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 w- Y5 k/ @, C" @. `. WWeather in hex: Light cloud* @4 j) |2 _: {! ]3 r 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
& w; L- p% ]1 s; bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. L: B) y- p- C$ _5 T3 V& G 
Japanese aircraft 
8 m3 b) x1 j  u7 E( C      B5N2 Kate x 132; {  O: `4 m$ @4 a+ i 
No Japanese losses 
& c3 V+ r6 K% Q* J% C: QAllied ground losses:1 u/ X7 @6 \- Q* w: D6 g 
      271 casualties reported6 i! e/ r! E# R! f( c) i! q- j 
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled 
% _$ J8 [' h# U- X2 [         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled 
. W5 {& ^* }3 N' U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: L- ]- W/ i( a1 h5 X3 G& s 
      Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)3 H! w8 U/ }0 S3 I! `7 z 
      Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) 
9 X9 E3 O3 z5 U- Z) qMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) 
1 |. d# |! m1 W% q0 N3 z. O. G- S$ `. iWeather in hex: Light cloud 
2 k$ w5 T; Q4 n7 f2 H: oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* Y$ t) o7 D( c9 @ 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
) T0 L8 M+ _% }0 ~* Q' O8 \Japanese aircraft4 C4 a, A2 T: V 
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80( T) b3 r# T+ l! ^  S) f4 D 
Japanese aircraft losses5 v+ G$ H5 P2 A5 V% g 
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged; D" }. F5 \. M# z. C 
Allied ground losses: 
! ?) m5 f& ^, v. M; i0 P      142 casualties reported# v7 L2 L; z2 t: q, S2 }$ x 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled' K5 G5 J7 {8 _. ]/ }; p 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled 
5 t8 T1 E0 B2 r9 t2 Y$ E# V$ z2 ]* T) Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
  z$ }) z, i2 |% G. L  d      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) 
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" S( A+ F. d( s  H 
Weather in hex: Light cloud 
, n) j( d- ]3 ~* vRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
2 T7 o. Y" f! K, J4 |3 c" C3 j# ^Estimated time to target is 4 minutes 
/ t6 s+ P8 }* G1 {/ U! l: k' j4 |* zJapanese aircraft 
( _/ M0 n' p! D  K0 F      B5N2 Kate x 64) q! c% B$ n  l3 D% W$ Q! Y& E4 S 
Japanese aircraft losses 
2 T/ y8 J! K& E6 K9 [: d8 W      B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged 
9 S4 n; W5 D) N& ~      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak  Z. ^4 c4 r2 i9 @ 
Allied ground losses:9 `& q# P) E; l8 @. i- c 
      270 casualties reported  v4 ^0 G' g, C9 ?) L6 D 
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled 
- X5 b/ c4 ]/ L/ o3 o5 b" w* ]6 l% @  G         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled3 k5 `: a/ F- }% P( i" N$ H3 ` 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' d& `4 a, |1 `  P8 a 
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) 
( E1 }9 j; q" f% k+ a; i2 JWeather in hex: Light cloud9 \- Z  y( U: P, t+ y( K& ~ 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.3 H) d6 j, s4 f, } 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ z, J' J7 k6 B  Y4 ?& Q 
Japanese aircraft. c# r. z* j2 Q2 u4 ^. E0 f  A& i 
      B6N2 Jill x 201 
- m7 @% U( T$ b: O4 v! K/ K& w9 ?1 I      N1K2-J George x 14 
+ [) q+ `% x4 |Japanese aircraft losses' L( \) w7 B, ]6 h# o 
      B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged1 ~* [6 {7 C) z) x 
      B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak 
% f! d, ^" g; S      N1K2-J George: 2 damaged 
* J) l7 l; M! e# xAllied ground losses:( G- n9 h& t7 C$ N# n# D. S, [ 
      582 casualties reported2 h+ k# ^, D7 [0 F$ x5 r  f; _ 
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled9 X+ @1 T$ N$ A 
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled 
$ q2 o: c6 _7 d6 K) L! B         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled 
$ H7 i9 b7 r; X4 s' C' g3 m      Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ T3 K6 c0 d% G3 g8 I1 g  i5 K 
      Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled) 
- Z8 p' y  C- k0 h. H, S0 x+ BGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145) 
; q2 J$ |3 J' ^9 iJapanese Shock attack 
8 z* n2 ^/ p: M$ g; y& _1 ]1 LAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8112 I+ e9 Z6 k! c 
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 
1 o1 J( ]" @. N2 \  ^" E6 P- ?4 xJapanese adjusted assault: 649 ) o$ f+ I( S  J 
Allied adjusted defense: 8 # T8 K* b) }. ?9 r1 F, D6 X 
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) + T% o: ?+ Z4 s* ~; \6 V 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! 
* N( z1 u' a- G; s+ HCombat modifiers- k) p' `# C- b3 e+ U  ^) k% ` 
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)- b  `' i0 C# ?0 V9 n 
Attacker: shock(+) 
  c6 H  b' Y6 |3 n! D# LJapanese ground losses: 
6 T* ?, Z4 T" M      93 casualties reported* m4 Q- y$ I9 j% b$ O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
% X+ S  v4 t2 d0 ]9 s         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 U2 {- E- q! ~: Q0 o$ w1 X 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
/ P3 \7 r$ i4 [Allied ground losses: 
+ I6 J6 _% Z5 v' `9 L! I& Y      1957 casualties reported/ p" J  Y/ ^1 A; H4 n 
         Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled( [: ~2 u0 M' R 
         Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled 
* G9 j5 Y9 g" C         Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled0 h' @1 U# z  c! @- D6 j 
      Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
- v. b- I" z, {! H! \! G) ~      Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)- w$ V% }# s6 y' b/ I 
      Units retreated 3 
4 ]8 F: `4 R6 t) \6 _Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 
; E3 n$ X& m) O/ [% @Assaulting units:- j/ S4 U: C! E+ c- M; y* h& Z 
    1st Tank Division% P% q# A9 E& \& R) h$ u% ` 
    15th Tank Regiment( P2 k. q7 G- P/ c& H 
    4th Tank Regiment! i/ f9 \6 n* `6 z+ ^. z) j 
    3rd Tank Division 
' A0 O) I% j: d, L# h: I( u; t    18th Tank Regiment2 S# `* F. I: c7 ^, a; _. f2 i% E+ ?* d 
Defending units:0 \/ _+ ^& ^. }2 a. ?5 { 
    8th Australian Division3 W! S4 n0 t& M 
    1st Motor Brigade& `/ o: W$ ~- E 
    39th Australian Battalion |