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)
# i7 R* B" q' h$ l$ F/ iWeather in hex: Light cloud8 C9 S e+ I! c& G+ q+ z+ N; X
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ w) [- P' R2 _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 C" I6 S$ G5 h0 f
Japanese aircraft
" \% Y/ S& J+ S7 a# B+ ^ O& U B5N2 Kate x 132
/ G* p0 H: Q8 }# LNo Japanese losses
! N2 }; k1 ~& I sAllied ground losses:
$ l1 H5 _ ^9 f: p5 i3 D ?4 H 271 casualties reported; ~6 `7 @8 i& B' u9 F! Z; I' J
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: g! O" J' W; z; _* X+ q/ h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled4 ]0 i$ r# J0 k$ d5 ~# n* I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. ^# O3 e5 Z7 u* e U
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
. a) c* v! t5 C9 N/ y Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
! t) ?4 v, t2 L4 s- G. JMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), e7 j, J: I0 R( U4 o
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ K4 Z2 n+ T& Y; t, x. m+ l; |' CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% L- x" y( |. r; h# b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ j7 @% s9 W1 ^5 RJapanese aircraft5 s+ R: G3 |9 j& `) D" L
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 807 z; [ Q' ^" Q* `! Z. J0 d; k
Japanese aircraft losses2 t D _& j' Y* Q4 m; P
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged$ `! f5 r8 x: P [) t" h. q( U/ F
Allied ground losses:
; O3 l6 g8 o8 c9 T/ h, `' c 142 casualties reported3 b( ?4 N6 B g; e3 ]8 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled/ `5 { y4 l6 R( b" B
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled+ e, y& E2 X$ R. @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 T! d; p6 o [. V Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# o6 I. l' t1 A9 _ F
# b) x0 r% t" M) c) kMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
/ {* F9 E3 h6 q: Y5 y, l$ TWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 `* |+ ~9 A$ E/ oRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ `# ?5 ~1 i7 Z6 B6 _7 H" H# U
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
! y P2 L' B; P2 Q! uJapanese aircraft: w# j7 I0 m0 t' v
B5N2 Kate x 64( R. X, v& R+ E- t
Japanese aircraft losses+ Z u* Z) X$ r6 [* b; S
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
r# r: c! j2 I B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! v; x5 o+ Y: u" |" eAllied ground losses:
/ Q8 L, f2 j! V2 w- c6 Q$ X6 m 270 casualties reported
; _! l2 v' R. C Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled3 F/ x8 c2 z9 R, u5 o8 t
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
3 {4 m8 @4 Y. E0 A, `5 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 q+ _0 a/ M; Q4 y+ w P' x1 ^
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 z& ` M$ W6 _6 Z! ]" L
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 F5 Q* f4 O+ K/ f, y6 H4 ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.) |" p! h: ?/ e6 N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 \7 V9 m8 f7 z6 _+ ^5 K
Japanese aircraft5 ^% u- W4 Q9 v
B6N2 Jill x 201
5 i5 k1 l* u: W' A4 ^8 M0 Z8 C! P N1K2-J George x 14
9 h8 Z* I6 Z0 w* qJapanese aircraft losses: L& v6 V+ v6 {& W& Y' H5 R4 t+ f
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
: p! c" t" z! D1 F5 u B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak* |* S: l* m3 n9 m, \( e
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged& s) s/ J% Y' H3 L) d
Allied ground losses:
8 k& n! ]: _! p( d' i 582 casualties reported1 ~5 p3 ?; f3 d: L% C' T
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
& {% ^3 f& t* r2 N! c( `6 b, ?9 j8 ~ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled! b5 b0 A' B j4 c& s) x9 v6 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
, m( i' x& f9 Z; l1 S Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
) h9 p& M! Z1 G4 H( F Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)/ x; w( P' h! q' C" N2 ^" i
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)2 ]: |* d Q3 R1 I/ b: @
Japanese Shock attack& W& i2 h: n8 Q$ Q8 w; O( c
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8111 `# B8 Y" I/ R4 i2 h3 j p
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314* t$ q+ v# I/ f0 s6 P
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
: ?4 }6 m3 x" b& v' bAllied adjusted defense: 8 - h! i' q4 K2 @% f1 m# q1 F
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) " b/ _7 _) p8 G6 f4 g* g% h4 k
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
; O! m! T+ M5 O% CCombat modifiers K. P& S/ f; |: b
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)4 _# w9 U) m+ V
Attacker: shock(+)
& X1 [8 U2 }9 VJapanese ground losses:" o9 C' u/ }3 M; K
93 casualties reported7 B6 ? N/ v. w! |; x6 G4 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. o8 i! R- `$ l3 e8 }; g" b1 x% d3 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ n% ?7 K) Y; P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 ], H9 z' B* q+ f5 I( _
Allied ground losses:7 p. U9 F; b& ^; j% T
1957 casualties reported
* y/ [1 @8 Y, f; c# w Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled7 q8 G$ R* b6 J, }
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled0 }+ j& V1 F% H( L# @
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 Z9 A; H5 ^ o7 q Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 Y, @- }- |/ F3 ]& f9 E Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 [1 @ g4 s; `2 O6 T+ R
Units retreated 3
! P6 y0 x# q' S) N6 B8 s _Defeated Allied Units Retreating!: S9 b8 Y. g8 V: E) n2 U5 s: _
Assaulting units:
( X. ~) Z" m% s0 f/ N2 a1 U4 l 1st Tank Division
7 f/ ~6 Y1 C- T. _; V9 Y 15th Tank Regiment
* e% p9 M$ T. ~% v& C0 r1 @0 d+ X 4th Tank Regiment
, [6 @" W2 i# k0 p! E" r 3rd Tank Division5 F, x9 i8 P& V+ r1 X9 P
18th Tank Regiment
. F5 g& Y) M! u* m! ]; Z- gDefending units:
6 T- p0 K+ X% c p! q: F6 \ 8th Australian Division3 }) H) C% d( k0 v7 [; G& y
1st Motor Brigade
% y4 C3 g5 S8 Z1 }8 J' D9 h 39th Australian Battalion |