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)7 [: `4 n$ q3 c- s, M- ?2 d* O
Weather in hex: Light cloud! e4 m7 Z2 e" w; C' Y+ d* {
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ x' ?3 W8 c% e# j, x7 f/ h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- c, s: Z& f3 L2 @0 F2 m/ \! @5 S
Japanese aircraft
g1 j' _5 U2 \2 {0 U5 \* J B5N2 Kate x 1327 w# u- P) Z" l: `
No Japanese losses% m$ ~* Q/ G! ^) V, A; B* R1 ]
Allied ground losses:
8 \* x1 D2 X) t& B/ Q 271 casualties reported: L# V2 J# H, J/ ^. j2 B, j+ Z
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
" W9 x8 m8 R! L* \3 I Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled- h0 y& i; U9 C% M- L7 _4 d2 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ N R5 Y; p4 ~2 |3 F
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
* x* e$ T# ~. Y) s; A9 p& J1 i" ] Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)3 T/ _& C* N$ T6 ^' E$ b; V$ s( L
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- A- D; l7 _0 o0 [, l
Weather in hex: Light cloud3 g; q) ^5 q ?" Z" K9 C" J% K4 l5 L o
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ F9 M) c+ p$ [( U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 G D. L5 x0 b3 C* iJapanese aircraft
8 ?4 K7 H0 l; q: j+ e Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
. ^ T ]& B1 w) w4 kJapanese aircraft losses3 P: c/ w" x9 G: t, Z3 j
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged9 o E, `3 ?+ o7 ?0 g' }
Allied ground losses:' `: D5 L* @+ u% g5 e
142 casualties reported# z! e" V O" `) Y; B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
' N! O% D! z0 U! X" `; `$ d Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled% g P: D# V9 e: e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 C; F$ S; [+ N Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ P2 ~- H4 \0 w( q
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- S! j6 Y5 h- F& V3 V9 _7 E* C
Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 B" @( G; \# j5 |1 f& a$ m/ i7 K9 @Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; ]2 Q; Q# g4 J# x, fEstimated time to target is 4 minutes0 {0 o& S9 A0 M3 f1 m/ e
Japanese aircraft
) y4 b, n; h) G+ Z+ d$ x2 p B5N2 Kate x 641 e; \4 T" N* N
Japanese aircraft losses
- C9 [+ o m* z' U$ ^ B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
) O8 o" T {1 Y! r B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
' H: c, x4 o" h8 n6 VAllied ground losses:0 N! e( d5 V# k. S* s+ ]
270 casualties reported0 f+ O7 Y& C, C! C2 G1 |
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled; j, g) l4 e9 Q/ _7 p, u. q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled4 v. b9 q3 n. A, ~0 H4 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ D) s' W9 i/ [% z3 @1 [Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" c7 }& a; s3 e4 _) ]* L4 }/ ]
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 C5 r( W7 M" D8 V) C
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.* y [5 N c% V$ `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' j' b/ S1 T3 c5 z s5 z" B$ _Japanese aircraft
4 C2 v( r1 d! f B6N2 Jill x 201
) ]" K; B6 Z0 c8 M N1K2-J George x 14* V3 B! U! i4 [
Japanese aircraft losses' S- N* Y# Z% o- |, \
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
. j" q4 C' B+ N# N, M9 K B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak+ x% R& w- f) o, j- G( }$ q0 k
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
2 F' r: k8 P8 j. k8 Y7 ]: ^Allied ground losses: `2 K( S }0 E; t1 L' _
582 casualties reported
2 Z# [/ h l8 L Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
4 ^' y& c2 J2 i% w/ A; c7 k0 ~ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" C0 y$ w( F' m# A6 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! w% {+ i/ k& @ x$ v7 Z H
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
' n9 _) V& s5 H$ L2 r- _! f Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled). }. K3 J4 k& J4 U$ P3 L
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
; L% k( H- g6 B& ZJapanese Shock attack
F! H* k. g6 C `/ H: ~7 AAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
/ S& l% O# i; x5 q( D) E6 rDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314/ u- u( a# }; D
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 . t- ]8 T$ }3 X7 _$ {, O7 I7 V0 \
Allied adjusted defense: 8
0 z2 F$ n, q" uJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
, O. e- J& O$ a. v6 j) CJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!) \7 @' L, x, X+ k* |) x( G6 u
Combat modifiers' n- V9 o2 @8 g( }7 W K; i; a( S
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)4 u( h( b+ R! P
Attacker: shock(+)& v" E) Q* A3 F5 h
Japanese ground losses:1 p8 R0 o; c' X- ^0 U
93 casualties reported
9 L0 c- t4 X/ \$ w( v6 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. i2 F l' C2 t5 C9 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# i, k7 ~. T" u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& F& Q& g% ^3 o5 _3 r% O0 QAllied ground losses:- E' E+ [7 W' {' t
1957 casualties reported9 I2 e2 k* W1 I' [6 P/ i
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ j5 j" a9 U) T- A
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 y8 {- z5 B$ F9 I Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled* }. Y5 p$ S3 |' ?, X6 v
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 N2 i9 Q) I( k, n
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 [7 T* k; X- B, e$ e r! Z6 V Units retreated 3
6 G' ~0 m) W9 N) MDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
; ~5 c9 }! x5 ]7 S. B' r) q! a4 \Assaulting units:% H& Q! A* ]0 f( K
1st Tank Division6 U6 E1 U4 R5 m) O6 z
15th Tank Regiment
- P# v7 s& u% H. \& X k. D" O 4th Tank Regiment
% M4 s$ U( g9 W/ w9 F7 k 3rd Tank Division7 B* J/ j; ^" i: d! D% O
18th Tank Regiment
! V0 H6 w9 ]) Q) ?+ I0 q4 \% ~Defending units:
5 \9 W2 O% h' q1 M 8th Australian Division: ]# c- h$ M" h! o( S1 ?
1st Motor Brigade
6 w" c5 U) ~& A' d 39th Australian Battalion |