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)
3 I) i& E& `" cWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 M+ I x! K1 R* R% B. q% iRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 O- J: }! ^" rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
" b4 p m4 r; B' z5 [6 w5 YJapanese aircraft
1 s% J# s) M; {1 t. P B5N2 Kate x 132# y' ]. h+ ?. n$ ]. g$ S
No Japanese losses
L+ C3 A2 G$ Q9 Y9 B1 ~Allied ground losses:8 m$ }* M) @+ K& Z5 p
271 casualties reported
1 `8 W0 ]1 |6 V Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
1 g- E ?) q$ A: L& j8 M" s. J Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
& a' @/ j* M- y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 O" B$ L- g$ y) g1 j* n
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
2 h& w1 ?1 F3 h; P Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled); C# N% J6 }- Y0 M4 U$ q/ L( C
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# e2 v6 C6 \ E& V+ o7 _7 F" b" V
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' s% f6 g) H7 v) k, ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." p) z/ u [# |6 {" C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: Z$ W# V% W5 A' ~+ m0 A; q- YJapanese aircraft5 _) a/ g1 i8 o! W/ M7 o" s1 B9 J
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
+ M. l5 z& S# z: f' n4 Y I" cJapanese aircraft losses2 r+ O4 n4 m$ V/ h
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged2 P3 F# x6 x! V+ T- ?) R
Allied ground losses:
8 A& H9 d# Z. M0 W6 k/ U 142 casualties reported( {4 C" q L* y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled \" ]8 i- V7 d+ `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ F# j' b$ {$ c' G( n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- s1 Q0 X. { O2 Y
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)( h; Q8 E5 T# E
8 D! O4 ^' P. F2 TMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
0 X* Q" A$ c5 {* M6 kWeather in hex: Light cloud, N+ a8 l. Y; D9 K1 [
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
% G9 k8 L5 x( BEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
/ H$ F3 _ I9 KJapanese aircraft
! X- ]' f) {6 }4 E& t B5N2 Kate x 642 v/ H. `1 n) H9 X
Japanese aircraft losses
7 V* f* B' @5 g B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged* R2 w' b# T! Q8 s# E7 j! R
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. N( J8 D2 L2 S' ^" D, V
Allied ground losses:0 }( s& K: e2 ?) j; v
270 casualties reported7 c. a4 X: D- S6 Q: C; E ~: q
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
6 d. c/ V, O+ H( _- X% } Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled; n7 K/ g7 R% k7 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ^1 w9 w9 v* O/ J+ ~9 O* ?* Q
" J$ h5 @9 l# T4 u% GMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
% S: d3 D) ~5 |$ A$ V7 f. \Weather in hex: Light cloud# H l- D$ ]# ?* N" a
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
; y4 f! {5 b. F3 @ O6 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# H8 V; H" y. t
Japanese aircraft+ {! G5 g2 e* v- c% {5 K ^! j" j9 r
B6N2 Jill x 201 U3 J5 r* I5 a
N1K2-J George x 14
9 s3 j, u1 _ d- jJapanese aircraft losses# Q' A' p3 r/ u% R
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& R! T" k7 G6 E r3 ?5 o& [/ s B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak! K! \2 p! X+ f
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
1 p6 z$ T- l4 C! h H3 WAllied ground losses:! s; X6 _) l0 S
582 casualties reported1 ?+ d3 _/ g: _ }8 u: o- _
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
* z* Q2 I& o* M; Z8 _+ q' q6 I; U Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled& Y2 V5 t3 j, v+ r3 t9 F$ w6 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled/ M9 Z1 x+ Y5 c. w( z8 |1 ~8 N
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)- f) E, D* I# m' i; n
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled); W6 b) O. T% h
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
, C- R2 A( J+ G* WJapanese Shock attack% L, n% t1 i. e R$ j( U* t
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
2 C. ~- t% |+ S/ y' E& `$ ^Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314; n6 m3 r0 u) y" e
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
2 ~7 e n5 N, j6 u8 O* FAllied adjusted defense: 8
7 ]* @/ S, A. u! J1 q% }$ ~Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
6 u7 [! B: n& RJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!' t; @! @) `: i* k# d X) ]! Z
Combat modifiers/ `' f5 n, q2 b7 m$ z2 ^/ w! K
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)+ y1 W4 V$ R! `( Z( m8 @' t
Attacker: shock(+)
) T; N1 G0 x2 ]: rJapanese ground losses:
d5 P7 n9 j) q: C 93 casualties reported
& Q- J/ s1 |! c/ s% c+ D3 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, j$ }7 \; j' U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. A0 ?3 }0 A- l1 z" @5 _, ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 K, o1 R/ p ~8 l9 p. o
Allied ground losses:3 o) x1 T3 R' s# V& |
1957 casualties reported
5 v( b8 x9 Y/ E1 s' l Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled, l! t1 L/ I3 ]# k$ R
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
" j+ |/ z$ e/ G" Q Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled( a) Q7 A- G! z0 X
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled), q& E/ U1 Z: _9 O! Z
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)" m) [$ p: V- m; j3 m
Units retreated 3- s/ x; Q# b! Z+ a5 a8 W
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ z" @4 e; q/ t1 IAssaulting units:
+ e! s; _( Q' s. ^ x$ M% r8 `' R+ }! t) s 1st Tank Division
9 q5 E6 l$ P3 N5 _, V 15th Tank Regiment. N! ~+ @; t# Z$ J6 R, N, t7 n" ~
4th Tank Regiment; y9 ^9 O4 p* k/ S/ |1 @
3rd Tank Division/ j9 p8 o, _1 U: w+ M$ I0 ~
18th Tank Regiment, D* v8 {3 a0 z8 |8 F0 O
Defending units:; r U1 a [ b3 h9 B9 S8 U
8th Australian Division0 f- r6 o- m- n8 a
1st Motor Brigade" v* ]1 n( Z9 O% Z0 X2 a4 A% s
39th Australian Battalion |