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)0 r& x L2 r8 Z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) i. t2 ]- Y9 H8 J5 D7 [Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- U! F, p, v. ~/ R0 ^$ WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; v7 s' l+ g1 x) \) w$ I
Japanese aircraft
4 f1 B: R% O' o, B1 ]. x: C9 Y/ x B5N2 Kate x 132
) o1 g" X/ A+ T; XNo Japanese losses; w6 S' h f. Y6 c' D# f
Allied ground losses:
* V* N7 k* K- p7 n7 z0 B y 271 casualties reported" B+ v/ x8 |3 N
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Y1 X& Q. y2 ] Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled" D O5 T/ m- y: A3 b' S7 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* L# h5 A% p; o
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)# {3 [1 O" M o
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled); W) w* S v3 P
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 ?6 E/ m9 x& K: z/ L# s/ E
Weather in hex: Light cloud( ^7 i! {" j/ \% b* y6 o
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: R4 x: J" i, U, m, Y" g3 DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* Y9 j* @- ]# s2 M, `* s
Japanese aircraft* O% m: d' ~# W: \
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
: k0 G( L/ F0 W; _: o0 ?Japanese aircraft losses
5 {4 R. r# G3 D" L3 H Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged, r" b+ x! A7 M6 |7 B( T
Allied ground losses:/ y" U& T+ [0 |/ x+ j9 z- R# v* P
142 casualties reported
' ]0 M* [& M/ Q8 \/ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled) N; m ^; i% f% r. X$ A1 X4 R
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
$ p: N# [8 d/ h; o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% {* y* Z; ~: S$ [- u9 m
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 \6 Z1 ^' h( d) v5 @& x4 s
' r5 k3 P5 a) R5 N
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
1 G: {* e+ U0 BWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 x( z: N) Y1 L$ L; xRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 `" j( H4 o5 L8 V$ a3 f2 {' ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
9 u c m, X$ J. D$ jJapanese aircraft: T: }5 p5 W1 Y" ^
B5N2 Kate x 64) K4 f) O" K) |& f% q. C( h
Japanese aircraft losses
' e5 ~6 ~, e: `8 J) E" Z5 A B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
$ N& Q$ l3 R' [; I3 | B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% r5 U6 H) [3 T; b
Allied ground losses:. Z+ M% v2 N; H8 X
270 casualties reported
8 d0 \# B$ j }6 {+ [4 \; u Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled7 M7 L, x- h2 c% F
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
- V* G! j j6 R, \7 g) u) f+ |7 |0 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- m9 Y- N' r! ~ b
6 A) s7 c" q1 z- n# J$ u8 @Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 F" D+ b7 u9 |) q, B. F8 t( H
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 {8 ?; }3 a8 m9 t9 z/ B" @4 s
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
% F& }: Z& t7 u! p \+ M9 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
: q" ~5 f8 g) u; zJapanese aircraft
, y/ ?( o, W& e& n6 Q B6N2 Jill x 201% x* [ i9 r. U6 Y" N
N1K2-J George x 141 S) Q, r; f2 m
Japanese aircraft losses5 R6 r, N, C5 o8 g$ o4 ^0 G4 [
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
! t. W/ w1 h/ X5 [6 M# [, [ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak1 o/ x, L: I; S2 X6 [1 n: W0 ~
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged# `6 t% K) L @5 C* a4 K
Allied ground losses:
8 u6 q* t9 i8 l9 c* b) ?7 ~ 582 casualties reported
3 m- Q/ i+ [( ^6 E5 c# P! b Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
1 Q8 n# Z/ n& Y" A5 A Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled$ \ d4 v: Z2 {' ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; w% |0 ~& Q/ K8 x) a
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)% i' p' Y8 d$ V2 P6 S8 |/ F5 d1 r
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)/ m0 d& s+ o1 B0 F5 q. C
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)( A2 a% w* @( z- X6 F
Japanese Shock attack2 w& O9 g8 p2 v/ c/ i: S5 i% X
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
- a- Y! O" S4 y3 _0 jDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
/ B# E; \4 C* D! ~Japanese adjusted assault: 649
2 _) p$ Y9 d8 s9 K9 x5 O9 }Allied adjusted defense: 8
7 V _- A. F4 z* ^. v$ j3 a. L" u5 L+ a( mJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
% G9 c( i8 O: A) ~) n% O8 PJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!0 X7 u2 k2 ^. j2 p2 k) V! g! z f0 T5 U
Combat modifiers
7 L$ I6 x8 g; P3 e1 nDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
7 Q. j% m I( n. G+ vAttacker: shock(+)& h* H% K2 i4 ?
Japanese ground losses:
& N- A, g! ^; k) Q' h% a 93 casualties reported D4 d' S W2 U, G7 v: E/ F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
N. H4 h, R: j$ {7 Z- r9 S2 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& I3 w" y, c6 w1 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" H$ i* `. v7 h& LAllied ground losses:3 |; b+ Y: Z/ A$ M1 z z) ~9 V
1957 casualties reported' r/ o7 w- m9 p4 [1 ], H+ E
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled/ G" h- ]5 |9 N0 o' r+ b
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
) _( w1 z& f1 g1 X I, {4 N- V/ i Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
" O1 I& M; x _ Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! `0 V0 _. X* K" _8 C# S& y Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)& s6 i& ^: n `+ T8 T
Units retreated 3
7 K, G7 e# W1 f1 ]Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
% L% Z' f8 d" _- X7 s' lAssaulting units:8 x8 s! B& T/ `
1st Tank Division) U1 K3 o6 v, P" Y
15th Tank Regiment
! n4 F3 O( P4 c: ?% w. B) W. z5 _ 4th Tank Regiment f7 M' r3 ~8 L3 J9 i/ k8 S6 p
3rd Tank Division" ^% G8 f/ X( _/ {5 g+ A- A7 E b
18th Tank Regiment; w+ F1 H6 ~) P/ z
Defending units:
0 @. {5 ^# Y& s+ A& \' ~7 W6 G 8th Australian Division3 b; T3 b3 U0 z% r
1st Motor Brigade
8 Q% N1 w0 q! H" t2 `7 A4 S 39th Australian Battalion |