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)9 E/ m$ q% o' Y: o4 S+ |' M6 T
Weather in hex: Light cloud
; A3 C3 p4 L$ IRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# z7 ^0 d* Z( S$ Z" q+ V j7 r( \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
" @' q2 ?9 f$ W9 f- M& pJapanese aircraft
% @6 m: e+ ~3 }& ] B5N2 Kate x 1327 E. D) A3 z0 s# b# ~9 I
No Japanese losses8 s) s$ F3 |9 I+ L+ Y' V
Allied ground losses:
; [: c' g5 X5 `, r: m s. d 271 casualties reported
6 R7 S- C0 u2 U8 H Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
& q( R- E; u" L! E9 [ G/ ` Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
' X+ {0 t% N& e: E. t/ l2 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. c/ ^4 a( P2 c9 K Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 o& l q* s% @2 w, m Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
3 e$ O7 E9 C" [1 m( \Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)( x% _- N/ X$ b- I# y! U0 P9 {) ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud. l6 [6 @. p2 g0 \9 f
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
?* x+ w& ^6 o) \9 K* |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes X+ O, f+ B7 Q
Japanese aircraft8 [# ~0 r" B7 w
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 808 E# k# m1 _& s8 D
Japanese aircraft losses
$ a, E/ w$ _9 x# \! i Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
9 |2 c8 j/ \& ~, _1 tAllied ground losses:2 ?5 |' [8 ~9 o
142 casualties reported
& W2 m1 x6 f: u) Y4 i( n9 T1 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
% n2 S) N, t1 D% ~8 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ b* ]8 R' L& Y" v, K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 z) m) w* s9 f& D/ O
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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) Z: T) N9 x$ ^% a+ vMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' U: n4 @# k' Y" Z- T0 D5 kWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 v; @7 @1 t) s) S. YRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.# l' E! C7 o# a$ q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes1 H) f) z: K8 D F* ]2 o
Japanese aircraft
* {+ V8 _5 L* @" D( `( ~" n- e B5N2 Kate x 64
" {* X+ F9 N u. A }Japanese aircraft losses
; ` p% O6 E9 \' ?' S8 R9 T B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
; Z! j9 E0 M6 L# |: x" k B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: v( Y% m% E [; a) f# ]- z1 T6 Y' R; FAllied ground losses:
1 X- @. x" \: q% }6 t7 Y5 w 270 casualties reported! r5 ~) W2 Q W" f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
2 P& y$ Q% x; O% o6 x9 ]( c Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ V6 Y5 v5 f1 E( P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Z+ |: w- M- k/ w% Q/ Y2 m
: Y5 p) Z+ A. C4 bMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), B u: x7 | k* [
Weather in hex: Light cloud. ^) m* l* a$ N
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
. C, J0 j! n& k* F* |" _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 X! g' s2 j) X+ \$ d" k
Japanese aircraft
6 n$ Y# z4 g; h1 D- b2 B. [/ J# J B6N2 Jill x 2016 T/ X/ S. w e+ N# p/ n
N1K2-J George x 14
$ U& y- D7 H/ N5 U3 CJapanese aircraft losses
( n5 t7 j, T- k& w+ F, |" R# J B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& ?! E. ^) _' x1 E; b. c B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
3 T r v: G$ C" v) f N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
( r2 |; ~* J/ r9 `1 r; A# QAllied ground losses:9 p9 H1 `/ f" K6 ^3 C% u2 T
582 casualties reported. r7 L$ M2 y4 A. U$ ?2 ]9 V
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled& z0 |2 [! K0 w, ~
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
# A0 c, u) {6 O" G* A. {. z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled0 l# }$ @4 B; E# R
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
. Z2 C1 ?8 r# K4 [5 Q5 A Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
9 _7 z8 I4 n; |4 N, I& NGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)* g! O/ K) {6 s
Japanese Shock attack" _8 q; l8 G% b" Z0 Y) V! K1 ]8 ?
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811& p6 \5 ~" G2 J# P3 b7 F
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
; z, D* ~/ L" m* N s; XJapanese adjusted assault: 649
" [& c: o; a$ @( e8 b, GAllied adjusted defense: 8 : c& G4 z b! C& n
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
4 v- \- b. o* V& |3 SJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!% r9 Y( i* y4 [- w) y7 F
Combat modifiers
( f' Y! y. ^, |# |$ ]3 w5 cDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
8 Q, s' z5 o+ K* s! F' I6 A% t6 ^Attacker: shock(+)
4 c& B% c" m7 s" q, z' O/ jJapanese ground losses:! J' S% |8 F+ E6 D# U% j
93 casualties reported$ R2 h# m% K+ P6 {% j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) l a' L8 P2 z |5 _$ l3 B. i2 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! V6 E9 l ^3 ~0 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 I3 ?& {+ I# U2 P0 N+ Q2 D, `0 P
Allied ground losses:' j$ M! i. p8 d0 Y
1957 casualties reported6 j9 X0 A$ }( u$ V
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
- j& i6 _3 w4 l# w Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
, r8 \) k6 X9 I- ~+ U Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled- h$ W. a5 r, i
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
1 j! S/ V, a# z; X. O) S Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 E% O6 H; P5 k' [' t! ]) n% H1 W" X Units retreated 3
. b5 j, J; Z" b$ rDefeated Allied Units Retreating!) q* Z0 U2 m, @2 E' | \6 f }
Assaulting units:
! L; W& r! g: }2 x7 s 1st Tank Division
1 { o x- T. S5 m/ x 15th Tank Regiment
! u R+ f7 U" ?& a3 r2 P% j 4th Tank Regiment( @0 V4 S# f5 j6 w% ]8 S" E9 r2 q
3rd Tank Division4 T# y; q5 h' o w
18th Tank Regiment* p i) I+ B1 U5 F1 J
Defending units:4 t; f E' H+ ]& t8 F
8th Australian Division
# s( _- [! s d" C" F) E 1st Motor Brigade. M9 q' y0 Y1 u X* `2 |
39th Australian Battalion |