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)2 W& j, T3 j* r0 j& J0 p `% o/ \
Weather in hex: Light cloud) M* J- Q9 z7 V& r6 C! p$ v( S# G
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- c; V" H9 v" A' f& K- j( kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
: y9 L/ Y: M0 Y7 h! E+ _Japanese aircraft) D, G0 |7 V% K) Z$ k$ x8 V# R
B5N2 Kate x 132$ K1 G+ T* T$ h8 W$ h; k! O8 D
No Japanese losses
, G0 h X5 }8 k7 L9 J) ?4 IAllied ground losses:
6 A1 Y+ K4 G. a" o' o0 A 271 casualties reported
% t" X& |: O: }9 ?3 M2 @ Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled% K- T& i3 @+ f% z- b" i' C
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled: E3 Q: ?% e v, E9 M/ f1 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ M2 ^! \1 K7 x/ B* w7 a Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
2 c9 j9 F( \" ^ Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
. j: z" y, i6 D) {- g4 j/ s9 O5 tMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ |1 T o; B2 j" X' n; H) N5 CWeather in hex: Light cloud# u& n' w- Q' P. U
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 H# R1 _0 ]# E0 i* d5 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 [( y: l6 _* p y
Japanese aircraft
5 U7 ^( g+ r; N- N Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
1 H4 Q* T- ]5 A9 ~$ E% nJapanese aircraft losses
7 V, N; T% Q7 ` B+ N7 V+ {! U# W# \ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged \# N; Q5 i$ u; |$ r7 s" P' M5 g9 I) U
Allied ground losses:+ }! D, N3 A( ^3 t/ J6 X# A
142 casualties reported
/ f3 x' w. d2 S" q Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
& x8 z5 a' ~2 [! q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled% N' v: `/ G6 \8 m3 ~# g* J% k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" H: u3 e2 B$ R% b0 A8 ~2 W7 p Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
1 i: G8 p& n; i" iWeather in hex: Light cloud
; a5 j S% R3 Y+ q% U/ [Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ N3 N& t3 b1 g. t- O4 O( I0 r$ pEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
. |8 m( j$ U4 a7 p& j: L& ZJapanese aircraft3 S* u) T/ C1 c2 i6 y
B5N2 Kate x 64* l- [& i9 J( @2 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
- L/ V$ w% D% D* u B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged# H3 M5 y+ y0 N# t, [
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* x U# s; o/ h) u5 D, `. Q9 q: @
Allied ground losses:
& s% a: M2 W! U1 l1 \2 o 270 casualties reported
1 O" |" q" y; f; v9 h Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled% b# O" l/ L- h& @/ {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled( ^0 ~8 ~' i$ v( U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 h4 X/ r& V! x+ t3 T! P: o/ QMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 Y4 \7 Z1 ^0 X% q( s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. p, d( \1 {2 X2 d' s5 }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
9 c( {* F5 k$ N2 q% J- ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
% T9 s% j* y* }2 YJapanese aircraft/ z* O% k z2 ? k1 M7 e l
B6N2 Jill x 201& Q+ [# `# v# y' R7 c w A9 f
N1K2-J George x 14
6 ^, [$ M, I8 \& RJapanese aircraft losses1 l- V) G# i u
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
1 R- `% J0 v( C/ H; M B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak/ K1 F) N: G, ]5 q" n
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
- t- ?0 ?% g. p8 iAllied ground losses:" A& r) Q- `& b$ p& H
582 casualties reported
4 ?1 D/ j1 C% {' G Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled+ @4 h& @# `9 H" u1 c: Q+ F) T
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled2 K& I, Q( G8 T4 r' w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 e3 s! @! Y" S3 y# h C
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)# h2 ?3 \9 f3 R6 E9 N7 [1 D, p6 M
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 b4 ~1 m$ f) f* y3 O1 d
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
# a$ }( c3 R9 t# t$ e8 d9 s) uJapanese Shock attack$ G' i+ Y5 _) i0 ], Q& \
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
( L& d( a T) N. f- FDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
+ }/ k$ d; q. s- WJapanese adjusted assault: 649
/ Q B2 K& Q7 Q( B& F* qAllied adjusted defense: 8 2 A! P9 O8 \- }, D! C4 M1 G
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) & L( p2 R& U5 n+ G9 |
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
+ v, w1 l. q; x, d# dCombat modifiers: T; | d4 E1 J" j" [+ R
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
: r$ R1 v( @, E0 j* lAttacker: shock(+); x1 Z0 J) G3 p% B* H; F# ~3 P
Japanese ground losses:
3 M: j; u5 k; v# B 93 casualties reported3 ]) t% t N: v- k8 ?" j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ G( c! t. Y7 I! Q+ Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 _; h0 u6 R" ^, }# P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 }% c! u v& ]) o4 C' r9 hAllied ground losses:
$ o2 y3 Y) j+ l6 J, k 1957 casualties reported
: b/ i% K( t' T; Q( e! M" J3 H& ?! m Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled) {$ L5 a- Y1 T6 x& X, t4 d6 ?
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
' u7 M t0 w* C2 K# g" C% H# f: z Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
# D2 N2 {+ I! D' B& P! L! T$ @ Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! g$ l! T4 w4 J- C/ [5 A Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)# K1 }& F3 ]7 W+ K& q x) Y
Units retreated 3, A1 {1 Q0 Y7 d) M5 T. Q
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
. M* B# F8 H/ G; aAssaulting units:5 J0 a3 U* i/ {0 Q
1st Tank Division. J. a3 k) J: Q
15th Tank Regiment' L. r2 p3 l+ c$ {
4th Tank Regiment
8 Q! z, G: M' `( y5 h( J 3rd Tank Division
1 J6 n/ K$ g* N, O( M: B 18th Tank Regiment5 |6 }( b" z( E
Defending units:$ {0 y0 P. s1 ]
8th Australian Division1 [* B* z L3 O/ s
1st Motor Brigade0 u; f& n' |9 r3 D
39th Australian Battalion |