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)" h# a3 o' k a7 N5 O0 j- [' P
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, Q5 s. f8 G8 XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 o; |3 N* m8 ^9 UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
* b2 V7 X3 F' J, O) w/ gJapanese aircraft
( f9 _1 n; A9 L2 B. M- w9 _ B5N2 Kate x 132
6 P( m' r* b& v* K i1 n# V/ s- g6 ?No Japanese losses3 ]. T- b: U: L6 ?5 E0 A& w
Allied ground losses:
7 g5 N' X* i; C& n 271 casualties reported
9 _7 L) |$ q( c U Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
* D. l4 v8 k3 h" X Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
/ |- }9 K7 _" ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* A5 f- T8 L- R4 h0 c4 g# D
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)* `7 Q( y( M, R1 B6 x0 E: D
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)$ u. A7 R! ]$ e$ z( V3 B
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 ~- z$ B7 K0 w1 v; }6 \9 W; sWeather in hex: Light cloud! A/ z7 k* ~" Y8 A- g. {& s' W3 S
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." p% Y, ]& |: J6 B" W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ B0 v$ M, u( ?9 z7 C. tJapanese aircraft
' K+ } ^* Z! o9 Y Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
9 L" L2 B @, w( m. ~6 N! j: Z1 QJapanese aircraft losses; u. E4 V9 |( z: J& ?0 e7 w) K
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged- b0 g( V' X1 C1 _, w; m* ~
Allied ground losses:
" U) |, f* Y# D0 _ 142 casualties reported7 O1 X6 C, ]* i) S2 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled/ }, D( t' J7 Q5 p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 W5 _" G" x9 ?% p1 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ~. ?+ i3 [& q/ E) S
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 v6 q) B8 ?/ X9 G3 g* @
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% s; o& x r' l4 y# A, z
Weather in hex: Light cloud9 ~3 O/ Q `/ B- j7 X
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 i: |4 C: E5 r! i( U0 o. V# E+ Z) |Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
" h/ V: i" [* s$ x D+ BJapanese aircraft
5 T& Q, [( j9 c, e# U+ P B5N2 Kate x 648 q6 J4 u6 O/ z/ T- c
Japanese aircraft losses! A7 F2 k5 z* l/ Y/ g5 \' b
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
C8 w5 |0 K. Z/ ^0 b8 I$ [, A B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! S7 y2 M4 _9 I; B' s. k( mAllied ground losses:
O# _$ r! E8 |/ D% i 270 casualties reported4 i& l4 f \0 Q
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled) \/ l( f; u# H9 ]4 T) B
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
% t6 v" H6 }- u5 S, d* M m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ D R$ a' v$ A7 C
1 {. d; k' g: [& B1 Z/ EMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), S5 G- n; d% N: F8 W) p$ {
Weather in hex: Light cloud8 W( v M' ~- ~/ \% ?
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
# Z! T l9 ]" {/ }: [8 {) `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 x/ ?# {0 _5 c% }6 S, q
Japanese aircraft
) k' \' p. j- R# n7 Z( h, E7 q B6N2 Jill x 201
3 Z" l/ L9 i. H/ W N1K2-J George x 148 G" Q' ~/ P3 t) y
Japanese aircraft losses
3 m8 |8 [. ]$ B B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged6 e, {% s$ ^ \+ P
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
w3 \& G" Q$ Q N1K2-J George: 2 damaged& o5 Q' s. N, M- ]0 N0 q
Allied ground losses:2 e+ M9 E* H, g7 i
582 casualties reported
" B5 V2 h9 v8 _$ D2 L Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
3 ?; ?. M% E- G' r* ] Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled Z( z' [1 R9 @- ~/ S6 m+ x1 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! r! ?8 ]' M: D+ h7 X o% i
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled), x" }" P8 R$ F7 b
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 {* K7 A# G U6 D, R& [6 x
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
5 O8 E+ U) E+ F( O, t6 [0 |Japanese Shock attack+ W# r7 t* w8 Y* D9 ?# `' w
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811( F+ t$ o K j5 V9 g
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 F& t C$ Z, \" x4 a5 u
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
. B$ f( n/ m& V* YAllied adjusted defense: 8
% O7 i( I; z) X, f+ EJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
% g$ @9 ]5 P N4 n- }# t& P3 QJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# S& Q1 Y+ |& j
Combat modifiers8 B+ @- `' g; H( F
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
! l8 F% v; z$ g0 f; e# QAttacker: shock(+), s% n/ w/ e: l1 a
Japanese ground losses:. d% ~, y C% F
93 casualties reported& m) e' S- u+ @+ b0 P3 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 m) V7 b+ R: P' d5 f. S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 y1 A. K( N+ a( v# o: f+ r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 {5 N; P% ?2 h0 z5 ~
Allied ground losses:3 w, H8 r+ a/ z% O( A: Y
1957 casualties reported
) N/ F* t/ b) ^9 V+ X! n2 r7 N/ P Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
" B3 O3 s3 g, q' I$ Q Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled0 W. ~8 N! Q: C/ i
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 [# P/ ~, h* a Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 H% q8 J3 `" a' D Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) s, N% l5 i& [) O Units retreated 3! l; r9 I' b# h$ V. V" G0 k' T
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
) q# |8 x! V) L+ ?Assaulting units:
T2 m" G I& |" h% n6 q, R 1st Tank Division3 z, H9 {2 o, O, j- L
15th Tank Regiment V7 M& i- Z' R" z. m) x1 \
4th Tank Regiment
, ]% C, y3 x1 j+ b/ y, J6 L7 }. f. Y 3rd Tank Division4 g9 e9 C/ k) ]+ ]( q3 r
18th Tank Regiment1 S$ j. H) G1 {
Defending units:7 J1 l% `' R4 _* @6 I/ _2 p4 ]
8th Australian Division# R' l, c0 s \ b: u
1st Motor Brigade
; C: I3 L$ J: D4 m) T! D- H 39th Australian Battalion |