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)
M' r7 V" a# c# \6 K `/ m6 q# _Weather in hex: Light cloud
) f% e8 o) z( e1 m/ XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ Z+ p0 O; k, _# REstimated time to target is 7 minutes# [6 Z* F4 Y Y d% b9 @
Japanese aircraft5 s* p" N1 ^0 X* ~. v
B5N2 Kate x 132
! `% D: H2 a, ~* [9 l( lNo Japanese losses
/ H6 E$ X. ? ^8 s: H& \" p. fAllied ground losses:
) ^9 y0 Q2 T/ U+ A+ G8 H/ T 271 casualties reported) Z5 M/ [- P2 P5 d
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled) [, k5 Y0 c2 f4 w4 K P3 D
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
! O& x0 ~* }) p' j; T9 F6 W! H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 [- P$ o J k. [
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
1 t: J ]( m% s; g Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)) K& t! i0 L0 {3 U
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
7 k2 ^) T( a) |6 UWeather in hex: Light cloud" o2 m$ r1 [$ Y/ t$ O9 E' x
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 [. R D5 E4 k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; ~8 |" k, f! o3 h' l8 n, P( ?2 E" h
Japanese aircraft
5 \" C3 L% b) j1 R Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
* m+ L2 G7 G6 a! [ r" F5 FJapanese aircraft losses% X8 P8 J; L3 L8 g
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged0 I8 g2 E/ w: t: O
Allied ground losses:) p- b! |$ Q; w
142 casualties reported
7 i% o/ N! W7 V: R Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
7 d8 S5 L6 l- H& c- ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled7 Z% P7 @$ ^8 u5 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: _, o- u' |/ q6 {0 j Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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! N: [1 j2 S3 h/ k( _Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
1 O1 I4 G4 c1 v' s8 n! B. @, c# o; sWeather in hex: Light cloud7 |" ] L6 J# ?$ C* A
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( {* T# D" Z( ZEstimated time to target is 4 minutes# z' a# K* R% G' v# g: ?
Japanese aircraft7 Y- s! y/ Q" P( a: I; [# k! _7 n
B5N2 Kate x 64
" T$ ?9 I) m8 g! M( W0 h9 M% g. {Japanese aircraft losses
0 X: U+ `+ Q) U. Y7 ^' A* P3 ?0 S- G B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged8 P; U* |0 r9 Y8 y6 C, D2 ]
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: N7 B/ O6 ~( VAllied ground losses:5 |, O' N) G$ Q( d
270 casualties reported9 c8 _- ~# v, t9 {6 f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled5 Q2 y; E$ q$ D' V; |) `: ^) w0 N
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled; r- w& }& y5 u5 I+ e4 n# p2 p5 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, R. k6 m! v1 ~; W
- `1 F# x/ {& ~: i, r: G" uMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 s1 Y8 \" F: k/ {
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& j# I! j8 U) a& L$ m, p6 ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
) p; h: K7 X3 C6 [4 |! F( |8 OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 X5 q2 |: E# BJapanese aircraft
: n% A; \" J$ q4 p/ X/ d B6N2 Jill x 201
% x4 u' A+ {6 U+ F: g2 m+ v* `! n8 K N1K2-J George x 14# e) T f7 m$ e }! u2 y
Japanese aircraft losses
7 W$ p! \9 O; x) N0 v# K$ w, s% { B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged! J3 B, N$ v" G5 x) r# D
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
, L T5 S6 _) Q* o N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
8 p3 N: s) ], I* E/ W9 dAllied ground losses:: J& |8 z U9 K: t# _
582 casualties reported
: Q8 ^, H% r. V; P- B Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled6 g X" k5 X" m" X* y+ Z0 d
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
- n% ~# V0 B" v3 K' H* Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 |1 l/ b4 _, ^8 R Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled): C+ d) n1 F4 t+ h; @
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
0 Z3 U- }( i% q% @, ?Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145). n r2 ]1 D) d2 B, J
Japanese Shock attack3 C T, k3 q) m. O" v
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811& W! B: X" P- I$ W7 e
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
# \; w8 {2 o- B: _( l% ?Japanese adjusted assault: 649 7 [* \) A; \- L
Allied adjusted defense: 8
u& E+ R" l6 Y, {+ J, gJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
0 Y* d5 G3 ?* E( O% N. n( EJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!3 H+ N0 C9 G. t2 C, @+ T5 K
Combat modifiers
; C: t9 u- f+ {; F0 FDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
) F8 w- q t0 c& ]+ yAttacker: shock(+); j* H4 r# f+ v, T2 e+ L6 q" O, o
Japanese ground losses:
4 b+ c! q/ B o$ d& A 93 casualties reported
4 k' @ B: f* k; R+ V# U3 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 g! p# r( |4 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
f( ?. |+ f+ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! }6 q% G4 Y# Z8 F- h. E
Allied ground losses:
9 b5 p, c" p/ o( y# X" u 1957 casualties reported# f0 `1 o7 K: P5 f, R' q# t- g7 i
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
; ]* G8 a) E8 v Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled4 G& z* d9 ?* P
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled# a* ]" G5 [! V6 T6 _7 f& J
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ k& e$ j- ]" Q- d, K
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' h0 L5 A% Q5 Y$ H7 R, x2 l+ _ Units retreated 32 H( \* O* ~$ { p
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!6 F$ l( g) V6 p# j6 z- |0 S \, _6 r
Assaulting units:0 ?: ^* p& Y5 F/ {. m, ~ N q
1st Tank Division
7 U; V9 s. F4 U* S, q, i 15th Tank Regiment
; f. L$ ?! Y- Y- b! f5 V, |3 K; [ 4th Tank Regiment
! ]9 ~; \6 W, J7 u7 W 3rd Tank Division
1 k% j6 X2 x2 | 18th Tank Regiment6 {1 r7 e$ g0 x4 K
Defending units:, j- a6 |/ Y0 k! P7 _( \
8th Australian Division, |' T$ |& Y+ [3 a# w0 a
1st Motor Brigade8 Q, ~- z! D; g5 ]2 Z8 Q u
39th Australian Battalion |