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)
5 O. Z, Y9 W1 u* u0 M' _, hWeather in hex: Light cloud' n% l- Y( q1 C3 L6 j
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: l) M# b3 u& |; u/ x; K1 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
, f2 O( |+ E( v: P2 m# Z( WJapanese aircraft
8 K( S; |$ V, H9 T; E4 f B5N2 Kate x 1325 b( E$ ?; P6 b: U1 Y
No Japanese losses+ J$ o! n2 B9 U* x, H
Allied ground losses:
; k# A; o8 n+ f- @* X 271 casualties reported
" x' B& T4 G) k3 f$ h9 m Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
) m+ w' f5 k; b' l1 D Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
- `' M! T ]" `. v# z4 D& I; }( m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ m/ [7 r# n0 A# l: e Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)& g4 f# d5 y6 ^ ^
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
7 O9 d a2 W1 `0 A hMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)2 o; Y' Y& t. L, Y' _* n
Weather in hex: Light cloud! L) @9 w0 U L9 D- z& W a
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, w/ G2 ]8 i3 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, l# ^6 e* j, q. A3 v
Japanese aircraft
: X3 x5 o, p1 G; }7 L3 |* D. R Z6 } Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80 S- G/ ^# C, t5 q/ y( ~! o
Japanese aircraft losses
- y( [, W4 A' l* d; N Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged3 R2 ~; K! U. X5 p! {: \
Allied ground losses:
* @7 Y8 L8 U! ~1 |! e5 X 142 casualties reported
5 y; p, f( @& u Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
, O1 @/ |& E! G8 [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled6 \/ \+ Y+ `+ A, c% M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) g h8 O! s v2 H, c! m Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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7 h. g1 M, l7 j/ G5 k% f, MMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)+ A5 L. D9 A$ j7 b4 M
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 E- L3 W& O! [9 y, ERaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 J% z' C' v% {& M# O
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
/ d! e' a4 j' b) I# wJapanese aircraft/ u- }+ ~( i% K2 I! I3 f
B5N2 Kate x 64
. B! ^6 O% O) {4 \Japanese aircraft losses f l; M# t- h. x2 {) F
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
+ b" i* g: @9 ]8 p3 w- l' D B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak3 B( X7 q6 u% I. S3 K' l% ~
Allied ground losses:
& e' j; C7 G6 }: s" c& i5 z, S 270 casualties reported/ M( V) t$ Z8 y' u z2 k
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
; J- q5 `6 ?( G3 t4 b$ O Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled4 q* J# x" J2 D6 l' L( w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 K# _- Z) m2 |1 xMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
1 q; }0 Z) k4 U1 V$ c; YWeather in hex: Light cloud5 o* J) V( N2 _( ^7 z1 z
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
' V6 N" v% u4 Y) cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ h: P8 u! [* P, l* F/ W$ g- IJapanese aircraft+ { F) S' m5 b1 l5 b
B6N2 Jill x 201
6 S. R1 k3 F$ g# F; v6 I5 T N1K2-J George x 14
! r4 @% R, i" G V. CJapanese aircraft losses
) B9 ~/ ~1 b% @3 S6 r; m" X B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
) y+ k# j' l1 r B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 O! |1 m" B2 P* [9 M V
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
6 M: n- D& L: o$ }6 p Y/ y1 ~: {Allied ground losses:
" `' S7 ~8 E s' u" ? 582 casualties reported
4 H0 W! R" O0 F, p& x Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled( q' u4 \/ x s0 p. p" i- Q
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled) J4 t# A5 V5 \2 ]5 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 K9 ]! F+ a/ m t
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
" U7 ]$ ` X' J+ D; P Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled); O7 F1 W$ t: `+ O3 j+ }9 ^# n3 B
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145); F0 R* g9 q; g; D' L* D- m
Japanese Shock attack% y: P6 s, ^) X! c1 U* ^0 r
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
1 C% y* a( x, W" O3 d; V! lDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314& t7 o. s( F$ N0 j9 R. [
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
, N X2 r8 N# R; YAllied adjusted defense: 8
+ h! @& t B8 Z8 p; |Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
9 t5 ^; M: K1 F- t8 u" S, [/ u" ?9 p YJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# F; n/ L" k% i
Combat modifiers& p v8 a5 N: Z e& h
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
: [7 x) w% \. a5 d NAttacker: shock(+)
( i$ I# n( m* V2 c, Q, rJapanese ground losses:
$ \- k0 y+ q" u& j9 p, P 93 casualties reported
1 ?# ]+ R7 l! D" R9 b8 e# Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! C5 p. n4 `1 Q! ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% n8 H! X s* H' ?' h5 J. ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. ~4 ~: `; m- S+ e- _ \, Q& lAllied ground losses:( h+ d- ^5 P# T/ g. U
1957 casualties reported
, |+ l! X$ D* a( S7 e m8 X) Y% u' M Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled1 y, T* d; z7 x! A4 f0 G$ g
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 k) |6 ^8 Y' R; i: o3 V% h* x Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 H7 \3 X8 N# G7 [' n Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 E) \4 z' R' v0 H2 r7 l; H- W Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 P6 u. I$ ~1 i1 i
Units retreated 3
9 c- n& Z$ a a# P* nDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
0 A3 |+ E C, b n: J1 Q8 U( d- iAssaulting units:4 I8 k* K6 _6 y* q
1st Tank Division
. R" o$ [& \$ o3 m 15th Tank Regiment
8 c6 k! R/ A# u$ k, y8 @( C 4th Tank Regiment& R& d, V5 Z4 G. p' d* M2 p' _9 N
3rd Tank Division
5 m6 W, ~: p4 W 18th Tank Regiment- S$ {. t4 l/ k v4 ~
Defending units:* @* `8 ]( d4 l+ d: o$ B9 y
8th Australian Division7 @7 U( H6 k) L8 S3 t5 O
1st Motor Brigade
* [; i9 \# c5 ]$ \ 39th Australian Battalion |