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)
: v% z( ]" R6 h6 f1 c" pWeather in hex: Light cloud* V% N7 R& H( z9 [
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ H0 B6 x6 w9 Y1 C5 ]; }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' H; A2 `+ X t' m! B7 [; {. ]
Japanese aircraft
% t, p! t2 M+ w; i, J/ ` z B5N2 Kate x 132
+ \% ] Y! u& ]7 c5 cNo Japanese losses+ K2 b" |4 W0 }, D
Allied ground losses:
5 q: ]; A. e0 v. y1 }" \" Z 271 casualties reported! C( o L' k `) U1 r( j- B
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled: H1 l2 z/ p; J6 B7 U
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled. d# s3 I. V4 n$ F* D- F% d) U+ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 e' u9 e9 r; q# s. V4 X0 C* ~0 i1 z/ R
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ q+ k( J4 m6 n( ^1 G I
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)" ?1 H; d; d; i2 i: M, e
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)9 [- | z0 @2 w+ v9 k/ O7 i
Weather in hex: Light cloud, x* l# m6 d y. v* k. o
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ D" Y/ b1 `( nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
( m" q4 F4 a; L) `* p6 I) I) n( yJapanese aircraft/ A( E ^( |8 Q- F# {+ Q
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
: Z, ?1 Z" X9 \5 ^: t' B FJapanese aircraft losses
$ F6 M w9 r+ s- [+ ^8 `- ]" n8 W Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged3 c( k/ J( ~1 Q
Allied ground losses:
" i8 H9 e g2 n8 R3 q' [4 V' P/ M/ @- d 142 casualties reported
5 G* e5 L3 P' A F Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 _5 h0 w' t4 q. _. e" X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled, v0 u0 G7 B( @' G' e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 J; Z8 i! c7 E' m: j4 F. ?9 C Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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3 ?" ^/ k/ O% ]$ q% v* [! q& @8 L0 rMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers): A) M- W8 d/ i' o* r& a$ R- c
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* v, I+ L. E) T' z [! G: kRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 r+ T6 j7 P& T
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 V1 H+ ^* r, |! {$ L# ]
Japanese aircraft
; z8 m$ d- G1 O9 Y B5N2 Kate x 644 ?3 x8 d9 A1 {+ L
Japanese aircraft losses; k' u. [2 U; n7 K( u; U
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
4 [$ x; R7 Z) F8 w# x+ M0 f. Y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak4 k' y( A- z- h- M
Allied ground losses:
- E; a( Z t/ r; ~ 270 casualties reported
! q' T# W/ ^, G2 H& U) C7 }( K Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled$ G1 {2 N8 V: ~7 Q3 ^5 w
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
# j7 j% m( `1 _9 o2 Z1 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 b0 S- n# _! |2 m: {% G6 z; J T& I( p6 e
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
4 I$ j; v" D) T. h0 r! I& [$ wWeather in hex: Light cloud: e. _" A% e8 L/ }' C
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.. z, \( o4 i* {8 o" k8 m- b% g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# Z' W& Y9 g1 O: H$ R' ?* q6 s+ m) TJapanese aircraft* H u% g4 E- g
B6N2 Jill x 201
8 c3 R7 ]! g7 F/ w( t3 b N1K2-J George x 14
, P( m1 `+ N% u8 S/ ?" E9 {Japanese aircraft losses& Y K0 t& ~* E" H; G
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged: Q+ [5 Z9 n* f/ b6 y8 S+ D7 q4 n
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
* P" [6 }/ L* V8 ~6 a* S N1K2-J George: 2 damaged, n7 ~& e6 M3 ~5 z" h, T; w* k
Allied ground losses:0 V$ v2 _0 h( H9 ?5 W# ^
582 casualties reported; ~% j& i5 _8 b' j5 Z2 ]
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled4 f/ p* ~$ ~8 B6 s8 E5 A
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
B$ k- V) V$ Z! @) w% r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ B6 s. `9 d- K+ C( j q Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)- O: A' n! Z" k5 j( V( V' K6 E
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
: e% V% ^( X: }4 M1 SGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)5 H3 c; m$ o3 i1 Y% d
Japanese Shock attack5 g" C4 U, U4 V9 V' N% n, U* a
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
, W+ g* R' K% L6 Y3 R4 r* ]7 jDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314( Q. `. S# f0 F. x( D" \
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
( \7 q, u# k" x7 b& B) XAllied adjusted defense: 8
r2 ?! z( T" S1 a' x; w$ HJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
! y7 u% B/ w1 B7 iJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!$ p' y4 v6 E' B! R) \
Combat modifiers& t) |4 j9 Z* a( l- H
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
: F: g& H2 J* yAttacker: shock(+)
7 f% M% G6 t# l9 I! t( q& AJapanese ground losses:
; V- h& @1 q2 {: \; e& ?* V 93 casualties reported: e! `& u/ U& B$ X( d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* ?5 e: A; G1 U9 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 s4 S$ ~# Z4 C2 J. q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' w. Y( T& p. V4 h( G# F- cAllied ground losses:: c0 ^/ ^$ ~# `+ a6 C1 B, y
1957 casualties reported1 i3 p, J# ?' f9 i3 ~3 O7 c
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
+ ?- @1 x' y( V+ W P3 G Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled2 R; J1 ?! z$ ~: q& S
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 f7 D# Z5 C* e- I" a Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 k$ {; B* g' s: h
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ I# I& k* p9 B' k" ]9 k
Units retreated 3
4 I f$ c- {/ ~* W) ZDefeated Allied Units Retreating!6 E3 P" h# d4 A+ F9 k7 L
Assaulting units:, s/ ~; p9 r& V, u: q* w: k3 W
1st Tank Division2 t: j* |# g; f4 F* t8 q; ]/ K5 [
15th Tank Regiment
2 f6 P3 r* n Y, F 4th Tank Regiment' }- k# H# A( q0 y6 t6 f
3rd Tank Division
) x7 C' S) p7 Q$ Z1 L 18th Tank Regiment! \) m" [6 {; W, K7 ]# ?( i4 u
Defending units:
5 A0 b+ G8 s9 t$ S% ` 8th Australian Division6 l. l6 K. J4 B: q2 x
1st Motor Brigade0 R6 y; ^ B6 N: p4 m
39th Australian Battalion |