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): g1 b7 Q% ^5 L& j! g
Weather in hex: Light cloud, h; F, \# F# h# }1 L- c
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# l' q# h' x/ k/ Y& E. AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
7 j p4 N) q7 n1 H+ o, {4 y9 d" [Japanese aircraft' x4 q l5 b1 X' y+ N) y
B5N2 Kate x 132
9 B% b6 B4 a$ g D2 MNo Japanese losses/ Q m/ D' V" N# G! m
Allied ground losses:% ?" |' S i% l9 E/ ]! V% h
271 casualties reported
0 ]+ S2 `1 e9 M- x Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled+ \: i7 S4 {( A) Q7 d* F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
. h D( w* N8 w( X- f: L+ Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 I$ n: t: f* p5 R8 {: @! G v* H
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)( a0 E1 m2 c. G, k- x
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)+ t i' t+ V `* [
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( r2 u2 m# W' _. j5 @& ~6 GWeather in hex: Light cloud& S3 U9 o, B1 T& ^" l: B% @
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* y* T" h) L) u) [; @9 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% c: |& g: ?+ w' {* z) z
Japanese aircraft
# q7 E$ ^2 c' l j9 I+ C) } Ki-49-IIa Helen x 802 P5 q6 {& Q0 W! ^* \
Japanese aircraft losses
! i1 ?. r8 H) d0 h- Q Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged( Z- s2 A8 t! c, s
Allied ground losses:
9 u0 E. |% [1 _ ]4 x8 y+ F6 q 142 casualties reported
?9 {6 k2 l4 `, N Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled" T5 c$ N( I5 }' i* m# O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
0 d* ^/ j+ d$ t W3 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' `& b) I( s3 F1 N
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ o+ t% V% L; X9 b% w
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)2 I; [0 {1 w3 g0 L9 R9 \7 N+ `
Weather in hex: Light cloud/ | h1 Q: c) B# n V' V
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) `" I* C8 Z; m. `% q" G( kEstimated time to target is 4 minutes, I9 V" W' k- W, e `
Japanese aircraft
4 a; \- N8 g3 \. C& [4 b/ g# P B5N2 Kate x 64
; e0 Q' l6 A4 p7 b7 P/ vJapanese aircraft losses7 f+ a6 D) U4 h: ?
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
* j3 K2 y, ~ G. U B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ `0 f$ } d: R5 c5 pAllied ground losses:
) P* X; U+ b- m8 J( V7 n* l 270 casualties reported
$ X% i. M. W. w. N/ A/ o. Z Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
2 {# w, ^/ e" }# L# `" ~% v Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled, D5 j( u; W3 D! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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G; _9 J$ M5 g) T& @Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) q( [3 p: `/ I
Weather in hex: Light cloud' i |5 s* |2 o$ a0 v9 R! @
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
" F! _! b! f. V3 a. SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. X+ q3 s8 L! _* P! nJapanese aircraft
+ _ ~- t0 y% A, \; ]/ _) P& C8 c B6N2 Jill x 2015 A/ L& V- u0 y
N1K2-J George x 14$ u+ P, K8 n8 A+ q4 |
Japanese aircraft losses1 b3 |- e' `# N: r4 _) R2 M. h9 K
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged1 F6 V" V- n) A0 q
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
5 q+ X6 K, {8 A5 v) N- H* L N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
6 {9 M: h1 B* D" [Allied ground losses: [. @/ n; P" Q0 }0 e
582 casualties reported
4 n$ k, y' X! p4 K9 P* w Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
% [4 d1 P, ~! ^1 B7 h' ` Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
) l0 H$ Z4 E0 C# ^& N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ R, A) N8 w9 O: ?/ Y. k% z
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled): ? R, V# v+ U9 D8 Q% Y# B7 N9 v4 f
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
]; r) H' [* P$ LGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
- T- }1 _" t( t+ K5 OJapanese Shock attack
- J6 h1 N% D5 G* _7 W9 \3 PAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
8 ?- ]- `1 W( P( zDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
( K# u/ A" f3 G3 Q- @/ EJapanese adjusted assault: 649
8 q5 X+ i& G8 z' _1 @Allied adjusted defense: 8 ' A) B% I+ |; J6 O! Y- T2 s; M
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) % a4 n$ p( n& u% c, h
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
9 A# v1 V2 m! r# C. jCombat modifiers0 r# y7 R/ K7 W; k' Q" C
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
" s2 }/ d: @ x& g* RAttacker: shock(+)/ Y8 m) d- B' z1 N
Japanese ground losses:
8 s6 T; }) d0 M1 B 93 casualties reported
8 B' K: W/ L* ]9 ?0 e5 L6 ^3 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ a+ L- F" R1 v6 S/ T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" K5 [4 b; n, E+ S M$ I1 }% W) H9 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& e3 q) L! U8 e/ J" F5 oAllied ground losses:
% c! Z. {: V( z1 k 1957 casualties reported- C+ Y( j4 w) J X" q7 C
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled6 C9 Z8 d+ ^' X1 ~1 `, z, H9 Q
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
# ~/ y) I5 m" c: O Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled; D4 D# D* a5 @0 `; x3 K( n
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 ^* `- w: J" O% M; S Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 o; L* u& @7 v Units retreated 3
5 d& H" g( ~4 W' c- vDefeated Allied Units Retreating!4 m( K: I; S' ~, j* s! d
Assaulting units:
; W# \2 o) D5 E* r4 A: m 1st Tank Division Y) x' N6 Y. ~0 {! z; L
15th Tank Regiment
, c0 ~: A: [( w' N# X6 H 4th Tank Regiment
( q; p! X1 I& _8 K- b" ? 3rd Tank Division' n: K! c$ A* @$ ]: n
18th Tank Regiment
' H$ D% O/ H/ c; `8 ]Defending units:: V' n9 g4 T0 v- R) e* _% G
8th Australian Division
- C; f, [# B9 E/ |2 C$ a 1st Motor Brigade
- c6 Z; r. S- J7 B! z l- k 39th Australian Battalion |