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)8 ]9 ], {5 x! k& Z
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 n& o9 {; ]4 a( j E$ T& _
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 F) s7 I! L$ D+ x, G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 R( O$ i3 L) ~- X- `& qJapanese aircraft
. {1 i( }1 l* l: Q B5N2 Kate x 132
0 Y& q- _# O t" CNo Japanese losses
- ^; E: ?; A# u/ X5 J. wAllied ground losses:
& s: J( d2 L9 U* n3 [ 271 casualties reported# H9 i3 q2 h7 e/ y
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled* j9 t5 ^/ Y4 p
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled `+ ?! I$ h7 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 A4 l* D) n. z. Z7 R Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
# H& S7 A5 ~! h" E8 J4 p Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)+ O# l" T* y" a/ q0 {* o
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)! a/ h7 X* \3 v# i
Weather in hex: Light cloud) ~) X: E) e3 S: f( V
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, { E) u1 w" B6 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ V- T1 p! Q' L6 ]& MJapanese aircraft3 {& Y& r n+ F2 R- Q' L1 @3 R+ s1 G
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
% p8 [4 v! \% H! AJapanese aircraft losses8 ?' \0 L" U# p/ _4 Q
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
; R; B( \* k1 ?Allied ground losses:
6 h" x' u# k: Q3 v I 142 casualties reported
2 Y7 D& c* h% R2 Z# ~$ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled4 O% v" G2 B) r( L8 ?1 y. l3 q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
% D$ x2 t7 W# E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ^# Y4 o% J- M! y8 s
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ g3 j- d- r2 B/ P7 N+ NWeather in hex: Light cloud
) _1 j2 L A+ Z+ F% S: C! c* WRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 z) l) p g' [$ {/ T( q6 }1 c. j: i
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes$ P1 ^7 C. E, }- e$ \
Japanese aircraft
* Y ?' F' M4 S8 B9 P/ F E B5N2 Kate x 64
4 x3 W% w* }8 WJapanese aircraft losses4 l6 A1 ~" [9 z6 b8 f$ y
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged) c% n6 c$ h3 N' d& E4 M
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* e$ v/ u( [$ i1 [2 c6 ~3 lAllied ground losses:
7 @! }& ~4 M6 J9 F! t j4 M 270 casualties reported' b% ^( _/ F% T. _9 L* N% }1 K
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled% j( a" [; e" R
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
4 E6 H: J6 ?5 L/ \, k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' o) P4 U: U1 F* N
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 n! @' ]+ K4 u Q3 R1 ?* J" {2 U
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet." I& @# ]+ a" M; f1 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) n2 j% K0 I3 d9 {
Japanese aircraft/ w' K1 M8 @; i% P* @, p
B6N2 Jill x 201 b# `0 d9 s5 {
N1K2-J George x 14! `0 o3 K# c! P5 d' [
Japanese aircraft losses, f! \* x1 l; {* C' ^
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
6 F* V: X. [, F0 D9 `! K s2 [ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
$ }1 J& D6 l4 B" r! i N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
' \( Z, ?- O+ u4 Z$ q4 K" ZAllied ground losses:
. E+ ^1 ^" E# \8 M M* A$ Q- a* | 582 casualties reported
% y9 ~/ h0 K' D% Q Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled% @: c1 [# N; g$ t! G0 Y
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
7 l; K! T$ V* e( t/ ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 z# j3 R$ o& |2 v: O
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
/ s1 o" y: s1 w( Z! d Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)1 A# l, g2 V' R2 I6 V
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
, w u S& G( ^# `, _. b8 wJapanese Shock attack
5 V% d$ d% |% y5 ?7 z0 ]Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8116 Y& `5 Q! I- }: I/ h
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
$ L. D' u: r3 p3 I4 e8 _# LJapanese adjusted assault: 649
: A5 {: X* u% OAllied adjusted defense: 8
; s+ [/ i- P& o+ @7 B% y9 MJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 t1 A" a! V+ ?# h
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
& |4 x* z8 L) {$ mCombat modifiers: V T' _7 Y( [3 [# [) A4 L
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
7 c" L' u' ^' i- f! T0 s3 cAttacker: shock(+)
5 b9 ^1 I. N, n# uJapanese ground losses:3 J. f* q; F# J- Y( f& A }' s
93 casualties reported
/ g! L- h( H; C. n! Q v5 R6 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ Y3 g; k& S$ L& W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( T% e, N8 E) Q7 z8 `$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ i) u! ^. W( }: m$ C! C1 x* t' E8 S
Allied ground losses:; z, [; n( ~+ c* X7 L
1957 casualties reported6 e# P4 G. j2 j+ F0 d S
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled' _# c2 n) Q! o% g7 @
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled1 N: O) n1 p ?% h' t
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled! m$ w$ l. y' h2 G9 r( c5 I# G
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
1 {6 c3 ]- D+ w3 w Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 K9 b5 M2 n( M* D7 b" c
Units retreated 36 ]! f/ P# Q+ _
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!7 _1 F& \% P- f$ G
Assaulting units:
7 ^* ^5 i% N5 B/ } 1st Tank Division- F; L2 n2 e; G5 y5 }9 e5 ^
15th Tank Regiment B; k( S5 h' M+ u8 l! T
4th Tank Regiment+ F h/ c' Q' w
3rd Tank Division+ G/ U1 I/ \ n0 |# O/ t# t- K
18th Tank Regiment5 z4 ]7 |- E; l+ f( M
Defending units:
1 g0 j- `8 A! l 8th Australian Division
- d* N% I6 L! q/ b+ r" n2 | 1st Motor Brigade
6 n1 D4 m% T( ] 39th Australian Battalion |