米酋有心反击查特斯堡,却派出了一个不伦不类的阵容,拉出了核心战力澳军第八师,却又不给任何重炮战车高炮的加强,汤斯维尔几万人在后面看戏,明知有日军有强大的装甲集群,如果实实在在的反击则兵力严重不足,作为骚扰却又兵力过剩了。结果先是几百架舰攻的狂轰滥炸然后被2个战车师团轻松打成崩溃状态。一个主力师白白葬送掉了。Morning Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 n0 m& E) U' P' ?0 o) \& K
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' P9 I |1 u4 }+ L, IRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: m3 k( w" J& U% ?7 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& m% G4 e; N" y; Y" f0 t. B, q
Japanese aircraft
% }5 K/ ]0 {- } B5N2 Kate x 132
6 ~ R- V7 o" j$ ~5 WNo Japanese losses- T& G5 {6 O8 x$ x' W7 t7 ~8 F
Allied ground losses: E S' j- z, b- o9 E3 C
271 casualties reported
9 b6 P* D O2 k- @- y! l- [ Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! Q& r# \* M6 L1 E
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 P: Y+ O9 N1 k# h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% ?8 U8 h# t# }
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
! s; B3 T5 f) }$ k Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)7 h, b' n8 e m+ X" q
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" X1 ?) H5 }' e& F0 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud* n4 S" l3 L1 Q/ k% V( s+ W6 }
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ {% B5 m6 M+ j1 b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 \8 _) p2 B* q% Q' JJapanese aircraft
9 S) K. F: H' u* S: H0 B4 N Ki-49-IIa Helen x 801 l$ e C% c% S! d& ?
Japanese aircraft losses
: g2 g+ K. X) [/ `0 S: G Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
0 l `1 N* l1 M% u7 L; kAllied ground losses:
$ _4 t5 n+ V% z! s! Z, V 142 casualties reported
1 G) i) L& e5 u% b- p6 Y. K Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
1 e; K' l/ J" _& i0 k9 M* v Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled& G& G- |$ }9 t5 h& T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- z: j4 l( A7 f s& K' D
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled). B$ N# C7 h8 D# j$ F; Q- r
: I) w+ g6 k& bMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) b& b/ ^# a, P& j
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) K# B: G' G3 H: J. L( g' SRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% m2 o- \. I% Q& D
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes( \7 V3 G" O/ t" z
Japanese aircraft
9 G; q; A' s+ E5 i' ?7 _, N B5N2 Kate x 64
5 G: H. ? K6 u% w( ~Japanese aircraft losses3 A3 P" y" C! v4 U; k7 L
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
& ~3 b& Y+ _# ?7 z6 @# K% ]0 l B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& Y- s3 Y5 x3 \# gAllied ground losses:
5 e! N+ `: V) e 270 casualties reported
) k( S3 |/ S2 f( V; E/ ]) A+ w0 Y Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
1 ^9 C) y0 |! E5 I Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
( K" E/ ^+ p& e+ Z; \0 a& V; Y9 ]* g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ K7 g8 Z+ B+ ^# {! @7 J& a4 r
) `1 A ?& b, W) ?9 J; k* xMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
7 b! l5 }: Z) J% BWeather in hex: Light cloud
+ x1 v% |0 \: [2 k+ H1 N% x: pRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
' Y0 P: M2 B8 A1 J. QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
' g8 b( x8 U; _& A+ e& w( O0 NJapanese aircraft
; C3 T9 [" m% D7 _4 Q B6N2 Jill x 201
, n( {0 ]) ]& t) O' m N1K2-J George x 14
U! U; F& Y5 R& oJapanese aircraft losses& d8 c! e* l! r* V5 G/ Y. m" o
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
. S9 U' k# V& V; i; s B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
8 g+ ?# V1 K" W X; a N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
( H# o1 z/ b4 GAllied ground losses:0 @; n v0 O2 M# ^! w
582 casualties reported
8 `' f: N% P! }& \2 }$ N Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled- }. i% x4 W1 \& A6 O- ]
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled4 {! e% \, b9 v% G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ m$ d, l7 b% d
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
0 `, Z! C; w% {1 C) F% ~9 ] Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
! m. {0 e! n. D ^5 Y$ MGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
. P* Q# G- F2 J0 T* f" ~ AJapanese Shock attack
( n! w4 W7 |1 x& {Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8114 h' Q1 ~' o x
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3140 Z! F/ k' h- ^1 P E0 v) B! ^/ `- ?
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
# h5 E& ?: ?1 n" ~; I- m& z5 `Allied adjusted defense: 8 ) p: n* E9 N" S
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
2 \ p: }4 K& mJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 r* G& n) S+ W% QCombat modifiers7 y/ s1 U' d( Q0 N; u8 p
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)4 P- y7 Q, C+ u: ~
Attacker: shock(+)
7 a% `2 _# I2 Y! \5 _, Q5 GJapanese ground losses:
7 s% Y- k' C6 I% l" t. q; y z 93 casualties reported% L- e( u" S/ ]" a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ f- v: s& J: e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Y# z# S: x$ p6 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 @" K4 R; b6 c# `) t6 z% a
Allied ground losses:) e2 x H( T: g7 R5 [6 i. D
1957 casualties reported
" \. j4 M2 ?3 e& ?5 O/ T* H3 i6 G Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
9 `8 O4 o* i, y1 [2 i Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled: L. t* G) @" v- r8 v
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled3 P" {" C" ^0 n6 W7 W
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) x8 x! `: [- h* @% R, H
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 R; u0 f" b1 ^: G5 @
Units retreated 3
6 \" M$ L% @7 n2 R, WDefeated Allied Units Retreating!3 b8 B+ L5 X& m
Assaulting units:
& a6 v6 X u( N& z! } 1st Tank Division/ o, k( d' y, \+ g- v
15th Tank Regiment
+ S$ {8 J" {) m# P 4th Tank Regiment$ F, O+ ]5 T5 R4 X0 s1 e
3rd Tank Division/ m" K u5 a- r# b+ `4 Q V
18th Tank Regiment5 ^. P; }) E9 P& y% g! X; C7 S- `" X% H
Defending units:7 ?4 u: n1 k' T0 x# o& w/ y
8th Australian Division- S' m$ ^& @3 _& X( h' t O+ j. i# v+ O
1st Motor Brigade
t: l, I; b& g/ I- } 39th Australian Battalion |