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)
/ D! x/ L1 e6 fWeather in hex: Light cloud
$ I6 y7 |9 k; p1 |6 d7 eRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! x6 m6 d Y3 e) n: hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 s. c; \; g. _8 [Japanese aircraft4 M, Y, X& g* [3 E& l k. s
B5N2 Kate x 132
, P/ f+ d5 s! ANo Japanese losses" z0 |$ v' ^4 x/ G
Allied ground losses:7 m! X5 a! v9 ^/ Z1 R' @3 o& a4 O
271 casualties reported
. E- }4 U7 P6 {, U0 }) A0 H Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled% `2 \; W, g* E x, z. E) D
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 t% E @2 `8 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' ~/ Q$ q+ i. v, o7 o* L Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
y. q# G6 }- s- ]/ D Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
, }% q1 {. `1 f" I& ]8 CMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)7 A( T3 v( o; O
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! u+ a) Q1 D2 ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
s7 U* @. C8 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 j$ r+ v) j [& A2 Z
Japanese aircraft9 V ] C) K R9 |0 o0 Y/ t: e
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 801 g4 p$ l* V( X3 w: o, k
Japanese aircraft losses
- U' r9 a _/ b3 A Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
4 S6 O6 |8 m& [& gAllied ground losses:
/ [" ~# @+ c4 p% W; C2 `& I+ w 142 casualties reported8 O6 w/ u5 ^- |; q9 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
0 G0 _4 G* ^. V! L0 l8 R& ^ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 s: }2 N; u: F( P/ h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 s# {' r9 w F r( y4 v0 J0 |' g Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)& } ^" k/ ?, V7 D' Y \/ l
3 F6 x5 e3 m9 l3 E' y$ ]Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 y/ T2 s @4 W' ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud1 g6 t% s) D v0 t. l: x5 O1 f
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) a& O# o: S7 IEstimated time to target is 4 minutes1 c% _: e; R; N( T& y' c
Japanese aircraft7 p' e: x/ v3 U3 D0 Y n( z
B5N2 Kate x 64
: V; E/ I6 n' _; ?" x) D- ~) UJapanese aircraft losses! h5 [; H( m" i: I8 J6 n
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged8 f' [, i m- f% R; F* c$ l+ o) w
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 z( ~, e4 R' C6 r/ `Allied ground losses:
( Q2 ~1 b A/ |6 | 270 casualties reported3 L5 T; c. r+ n( y; ^1 e& T
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled z. y. F5 c; W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
, U2 n$ H# h- Y/ q# G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 I+ R/ k2 ^5 z, |8 a' D
d, G! z0 w; e% k, o kMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
) S0 v, H: z; sWeather in hex: Light cloud# P% W( S! R; e6 Q
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
) `+ W! v' ]+ U& d9 w$ t6 n/ y0 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
' P, J2 A! s' [/ a2 j* i2 K; IJapanese aircraft
. |! s& N5 q+ n1 ^- a7 O B6N2 Jill x 201
/ ~% a% ?# Z, }- @1 }/ V N1K2-J George x 143 r3 w1 \* `! {, y! s+ `
Japanese aircraft losses
, b- f, y( b0 p, Z' D, M5 z B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged. M( W$ L7 u5 C- {
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
: [5 y/ L% |6 Q z$ x' r N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
2 D: N& `6 h# O3 }6 |5 n. HAllied ground losses:
4 n4 k% [. m! i3 T 582 casualties reported
A/ s) j0 S$ q& {* P Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled+ k( K8 j- U2 O9 s7 h
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled2 |- a$ M: f: H J5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 y" Y0 u; U% P( F' a# s& r. Z Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)3 {1 B4 k# q5 b& M
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
1 }) [( I. L4 u; `- O4 o) yGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
5 \' g& p' ]2 I: wJapanese Shock attack* h# c9 j! S% h7 F2 W
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
5 t [# ]7 A: v3 `Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314- s1 T9 F4 d6 W) n6 G
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ( x2 a) [/ Y, A8 q$ N$ I* C0 C( j/ m
Allied adjusted defense: 8 7 ]! a) v" V8 ]" c
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
, Q, K, S4 K6 I' j" JJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!) m4 T$ D6 a- h
Combat modifiers
1 x8 @6 p/ C7 {! d, h; I! wDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
6 G) n( R2 V8 c) iAttacker: shock(+): f( r* V2 a4 u4 T. K
Japanese ground losses:+ t( e$ r, ?1 f" v
93 casualties reported
+ h! u$ H& ~/ v1 w1 R4 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- f$ h2 l8 ?2 Z5 D9 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ I0 S: F2 c5 g: J Z @ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
p) d" X6 e: W/ uAllied ground losses:
g# o( }/ T. F4 z 1957 casualties reported
; g k, u5 A+ m. R. C Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
% z$ X* \: L" L8 C+ A Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 C5 J6 G4 c: I h Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
* B1 X% g% S0 o Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 Q0 M) ~$ _6 ]) y; s& w! Z Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 I2 L" u3 v( a) I Units retreated 32 E$ {9 V. H& q: r# d0 V# v
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 i$ n* {/ d( K( y- t. f) a: VAssaulting units:
5 g7 i; s: I- m# ]0 Q% e% J 1st Tank Division
0 K0 l7 B# `5 o3 }! P9 Y3 f8 K$ k 15th Tank Regiment* I9 F# t3 @" h
4th Tank Regiment
}0 Z+ G2 A: W* z1 r; Q 3rd Tank Division
! r' _& s: J6 e, c6 ^& z/ A 18th Tank Regiment! @1 g! C8 z7 y/ Y6 Z6 f( j
Defending units:% a P/ O# v5 Z, v
8th Australian Division9 R! j$ H* k( d
1st Motor Brigade
& L5 I5 [3 S/ F% O e 39th Australian Battalion |