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)
' z" I) r7 _ B' T4 T! Y; u+ `Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 ?9 U/ T% c5 E' x) z; GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 ^0 @0 D7 r1 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
' M/ |1 x# z8 u# L' zJapanese aircraft* K+ j( j1 g+ c( Z$ z
B5N2 Kate x 1325 o0 A! ]6 U: Y# e
No Japanese losses' U1 d% ?2 ]0 p3 H
Allied ground losses:+ A$ Y7 H/ e1 \( ~; j6 I U
271 casualties reported
: A+ @ v* A" @3 @# i( _* d Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
% x" _/ b5 e3 G' h5 e- X5 N Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled. ?1 p) k/ o; ~0 _) W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 d; _' }! Q' {6 M
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
" ]1 A" r/ z. ?- w- L( A Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
! X5 w6 V1 N: _. AMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
7 x! D- z* d: J9 KWeather in hex: Light cloud
& i# l8 u' [$ J5 P( rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 j' Z8 Z5 w+ g+ a3 g" zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 F9 v/ a+ I; c$ \6 W
Japanese aircraft0 J3 e5 E' J2 p- Y
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
! t$ v+ ~1 g) c; c0 ~% KJapanese aircraft losses
/ E, N! b" N% O3 P( n: p. e [ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
: X% e5 h: R, W; VAllied ground losses:; p& |, p2 F; P
142 casualties reported
0 _, F4 @! N0 s0 l G$ O1 ]; l Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled$ w+ R3 \- K7 G; F8 u- T( _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled! r* e/ K% D7 H. N& T. ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ C4 k' ~( d$ ~ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled), b% @( Y, u& B3 a
1 ? y. N7 p1 H' d9 e
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) j" F: j" r: r- v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( x6 h9 f* t2 E4 NRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ T* H! k0 a6 d0 X5 eEstimated time to target is 4 minutes' `+ ~5 x' E7 m @
Japanese aircraft
, [ I E# N2 V& K B5N2 Kate x 64
2 L2 ]1 M/ F5 v# c% LJapanese aircraft losses9 x' _( w" c5 n1 B! r
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
' {+ ~8 U' f" M/ ^! y9 r" H B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- V& [! X- f' i5 e& I. y
Allied ground losses:
+ t. {$ C. }6 N+ C9 ]9 \0 }8 [ 270 casualties reported
& \! l! W- V7 F1 S5 M Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
0 ?4 \* _3 _: g/ M% h( l# U Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled% f \9 O2 d& A7 @9 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 |. \$ n0 e% K1 V2 @" Y& w& h
1 u! o c) |/ ]5 ~) rMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
7 C& T* r0 E' U5 M) A Q7 d& WWeather in hex: Light cloud- F; c7 @, d9 @0 ^2 c
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
5 S$ o" J4 h; p: ?: w* [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 l- X0 }5 f2 }Japanese aircraft
/ U+ x' I) b4 x: d% x! U# q B6N2 Jill x 2011 y. N O* K' X6 g- G5 L4 o
N1K2-J George x 14
# g# ^3 T/ ]( X# P+ @' TJapanese aircraft losses; l6 h: W, `/ ]2 O- E
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
9 k9 H/ P1 j* a% g8 i3 X( O B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
2 [. D8 `' n9 k6 t5 \& y# _5 a- O* { N1K2-J George: 2 damaged# |7 l n# d4 D$ w! @- T
Allied ground losses:
- C F% \0 V% k7 t 582 casualties reported
" h, R- z B8 n; A/ Y, ?: L Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
$ a# l5 z8 I$ ~ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled8 o7 r8 Y% r7 ^6 {7 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 w! z9 [3 M3 P Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
$ r" b$ X6 ]; ]- M Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)* j$ Q9 _' l& {1 n# m) ]; m w
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)# m ]* E3 b' q2 z- T
Japanese Shock attack
- c% \; s: Z/ Y* k( hAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
+ _4 R8 ?0 ?! K+ uDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
8 T1 {/ t- x5 E. O; Y9 \: Z- uJapanese adjusted assault: 649
) t/ t1 {( B1 A$ n9 p3 GAllied adjusted defense: 8
% m _7 o* O4 }+ v& b( j+ {" ~& [Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 7 \% `4 y( L1 f
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!0 ^# d# t9 w2 ^9 x' s- U+ ^
Combat modifiers
, T- S" `8 \7 ]/ l y& o& J( CDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
7 `4 \9 G: q: k. E5 i& DAttacker: shock(+)
7 A, o5 x: g T" j) {5 t2 f; G" VJapanese ground losses:2 O/ u: j$ e3 G( W* H
93 casualties reported
5 ?" B$ _" U) f/ _' n Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled B: i j4 J+ N. V, l4 }& W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* I% J* q# x: [' F( |- w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( \5 @, r2 U7 f, G# U$ j0 ?Allied ground losses:
* y7 ?7 Q( }- O& P5 D: [ 1957 casualties reported
5 d) I" u) R! z6 w Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
; r: J6 E o6 Z$ E. p Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 a# O; O7 P! K3 V8 ~! I- m Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ^4 b/ [+ H& ]3 F/ D0 | Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
J' L- Z$ `1 I2 h4 i! c Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 s7 }5 U# ]2 Q% _& w. T Units retreated 3: r; k: O- I7 N( T
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!0 n; m1 }) |6 |6 f$ v$ ^
Assaulting units:& x2 q; f0 m: \" U6 r2 p
1st Tank Division
! {+ C6 U7 T7 f7 t" ^# U* o# I( c2 @ 15th Tank Regiment
! r; ?) X( I. a) f# k4 u. n% g, t 4th Tank Regiment' }# Y a, F) V% Y/ ^
3rd Tank Division8 P, e Q% b! I6 B! G
18th Tank Regiment
1 y) \- V# S/ y2 _ Z9 p# M' TDefending units:5 m+ x5 i. J7 l: r
8th Australian Division6 V& d( o" f @0 D* O
1st Motor Brigade' Q' `# j% d' ~, x4 `6 Y9 m
39th Australian Battalion |