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). v8 P& L( ~0 ~1 z6 _7 [
Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 B2 p3 i6 Y# d4 b. _; n* ~5 z( W, cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." B) k' }! e* k! I6 e: X7 b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' p, a; S7 ^9 J2 _$ s4 `& r; SJapanese aircraft
& C. U- a2 `/ A; C9 `/ s" t6 r B5N2 Kate x 132
& d* U1 E. j8 v: @% QNo Japanese losses
: Z" n4 O0 Y0 g# | ]Allied ground losses:8 I+ r( G; i0 d, m, j% E
271 casualties reported
* E; k! X8 g$ A1 O# Z Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ V8 `- _( d6 {4 l$ t2 i1 ` Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 n$ z! [- u. A" N. K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% w6 ]0 w# N; s: u4 T Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 K3 g5 ~4 h, _" j- L2 } Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)& D( \- f& w I8 q
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. w$ F3 Q, `; U4 y% e, k, U) LWeather in hex: Light cloud
, S6 v0 f# ]$ t O8 v" G+ wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 z% f+ Z5 |, K2 R7 k7 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
) E6 H& f; {6 W6 FJapanese aircraft/ Y& S7 L$ N0 a: |/ G0 h
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
! C/ S2 Y7 `9 F" NJapanese aircraft losses
1 y; } d5 d7 J- } Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
0 f% Q. e) v9 lAllied ground losses:8 u+ s! ?! O- M3 F" o% t8 e1 W4 ^
142 casualties reported
$ M* `6 ~* I, q& D Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled9 q' B5 O, `6 v! g
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
' O" Z4 g& c& j: D d$ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! }4 S3 x+ {9 Z
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# G& c; O1 ?/ N; z7 z' E% X" V
2 I; \/ A; F* Y0 G, s" b
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)* D S/ h# G- I! N: ^
Weather in hex: Light cloud5 u: c I3 a5 ]# P1 n: O
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 l- i, B. ^: H+ h6 X @. F8 ~Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 W7 P' r5 t: w, a
Japanese aircraft5 C* o$ b( _% D* o% z7 Z! q! J" A
B5N2 Kate x 64
; v. o; V. i8 @7 s, ^Japanese aircraft losses
: ?8 v8 O, {( _, ?2 D B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged- p; ?. {: T5 ^4 S( C) z$ s
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( u. q' O2 \5 |6 s$ ]0 kAllied ground losses:% h: t6 H- I' {
270 casualties reported
. x9 |/ ]/ j$ A5 {) m& F Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
6 |' E3 Q2 u. I! z( w Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled! m. [/ U# C% G$ S0 I8 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ]* _ _) [! p; p8 m2 ~6 e5 [4 V. ~$ d* |0 Z: e, q* u0 _+ [, \, q" W
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( |; G% O7 b* q. S- p* o |Weather in hex: Light cloud
. Y) P6 j0 d* [# W3 b+ m. r2 g+ vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.$ H) H* R7 h: _6 b0 X& N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# k- x/ A, O1 E- J5 I2 A0 ~
Japanese aircraft
7 e c5 N9 F! c6 x' s p: B/ k B6N2 Jill x 201. A, W6 i* v' h8 }+ ?8 Q& q
N1K2-J George x 14" u0 e' n( Z) B4 u$ G
Japanese aircraft losses
% A1 y! g' E# ~) n$ i( x3 `) F) h B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& P8 o$ g! h M B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% Q7 F1 N' r- S% J+ g. \/ j
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
6 i$ \3 C) l. R; VAllied ground losses:# }( J8 L }0 ~# h7 w/ u) K0 e
582 casualties reported- A8 Q, z* P" R* |9 T5 Y9 g% `! u$ c
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
- u6 p' p o* b; n6 z$ h! q" e9 X9 V Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
+ Y1 C$ ~- v! Z( Q' n- L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 @, G j F$ c7 p- _& | o$ b8 W Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
6 @& E! _3 P& q. B& `: |+ B7 x Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)* V- x" o- K4 f$ V3 v* J8 V
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145). W: q8 l, w* |% K
Japanese Shock attack
& A z. n+ n. LAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811+ j' h# T$ R( a
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314+ G, `( }; N- |4 }9 t
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 + N& o0 Z5 m/ E# Y2 d+ }; h
Allied adjusted defense: 8
3 o# u$ d$ a K; IJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 7 d6 l! Z; \2 ]- [. u0 h0 O2 b6 {
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
, D& O4 H+ z1 @; [2 D6 WCombat modifiers
; Z5 x9 J/ d: |4 Z6 MDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
! L4 v R& R8 j% A5 g' U/ WAttacker: shock(+)# Q b* ^, t4 L4 L* ?" c! F1 s! N3 R
Japanese ground losses:" ~. \, w8 S* L5 U; h) S
93 casualties reported! R `% ~9 L6 M& x3 W+ `* |, p8 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 G( R. G5 p T/ _: V) m$ F* F: N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) d2 @- J9 ^; X/ x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 y Y% A( F) z5 b: s
Allied ground losses:
, x' |( w% J! t! F) V2 K$ W6 ] 1957 casualties reported% b! D, t3 H& H- @) B4 e' _
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
& c% E5 k! W+ y' p' p9 X" X7 _. N Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled/ ^0 N' `. _2 ]0 I) y* m
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
' c/ I6 F& L9 H$ L" M! D Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ U4 u& a' z" S4 b/ P7 |- ?, Q/ K Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, X& ?9 d9 g) p s* G2 ?2 U% A Units retreated 3
, l3 z" @! T5 l9 J4 UDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
1 y1 t9 A1 J# V9 AAssaulting units:# c. F4 `$ i4 E- ^# L
1st Tank Division) I5 y z, p+ y" R
15th Tank Regiment
" d6 ~$ P" G) u& a) O1 `" D5 X 4th Tank Regiment, x- @/ h) N- Z! V* _8 Z4 e
3rd Tank Division" a% O7 Q* k+ Y$ {
18th Tank Regiment; u1 l/ ]: o0 y. m
Defending units:/ S1 C6 ` x3 E) y- t! N- ?$ I
8th Australian Division; h# b1 V$ Q' U$ k) S4 E V" f- p9 ?, b
1st Motor Brigade
- {6 D2 ~( K* I% u 39th Australian Battalion |