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); c5 O6 R6 f9 O. A" j) }
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 `0 Z9 @' M5 r, L/ @ X5 C) pRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 \8 v6 s) Q9 E Z$ F; I) I4 g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
* @( z8 I/ |8 J3 ~ Q: wJapanese aircraft2 @% U( H, A0 L
B5N2 Kate x 132# H) h: a$ N7 n2 g6 `9 ^! n
No Japanese losses
; O2 g, C" t) v T( U2 zAllied ground losses:+ o% m/ F& t) m" N
271 casualties reported
0 y/ b/ T: a8 O' F0 W Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled7 P) c& l( `$ x, z3 k
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
# p) I+ ^; Q" Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, k3 d. _6 A: Q U/ F! q2 } k! g' | Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
+ ]6 W. B" l6 ] Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)) c/ @: ]# r) X. g
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Q6 ?+ i" z: G; z1 NWeather in hex: Light cloud
# L! _ S; x( k+ lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! O2 j, u5 p8 s a; A6 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
! |5 w- L4 J6 K* M' L* E8 rJapanese aircraft
9 j8 v, X3 ` J0 i' m ^ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
; D& G" j& V) e! l0 a* E: h& F1 NJapanese aircraft losses, i0 I. V" v, ?$ R8 I$ \
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged/ n* K1 f( D: w9 Z* S w7 k
Allied ground losses:
# d" y% b' ?8 m8 k 142 casualties reported
9 a- A7 W2 D) C. S6 t4 l o Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled/ @* `/ X1 W! ^
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
' C3 ?" y+ `9 I/ _0 k/ R9 F c1 M+ @7 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: o( U1 i- R9 x9 u/ E% b Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
9 z1 K$ W" Y' ^# {! pWeather in hex: Light cloud6 y$ i* A% C. [ C0 i2 ?
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 y1 ^' G/ J" G2 c0 m
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes* Y1 Y: |: L7 \2 ~
Japanese aircraft
* \5 D! Z4 X2 l- a! r# v$ o B5N2 Kate x 646 i2 L) Y1 I A+ ?
Japanese aircraft losses7 R8 ~0 M; I1 |- F* a
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged9 x% f' X' w& T% K# B( L2 ]% I
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; D- n. G" o4 g5 eAllied ground losses:
/ Z% ^' P6 N5 K7 k5 G: M7 y 270 casualties reported; s6 m) O4 O$ e; v
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
( K, K( W! k6 g4 v' J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
0 ^5 @7 h$ ~2 ?/ s. x5 _6 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. I9 q3 T! p5 oWeather in hex: Light cloud& H" n. U; Q, u" F0 r
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.& h1 o7 b9 V+ _: X: G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- _. J6 S& C) I2 V( G, ?5 U( K
Japanese aircraft
3 V' ?% y, ^! G3 b; q+ y+ f: K B6N2 Jill x 201
l0 v; a+ o7 U- u! ]+ F N1K2-J George x 14
- O3 n- B# r, Z) q5 O0 } AJapanese aircraft losses
- k' e/ T2 J' G9 S! y1 u$ k) x+ J B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged2 f, U. c) Y x3 n& @$ o
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
- y6 c2 I. n" R! r# x# C N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
& F7 ]# q0 h9 d( [; U1 n* w/ XAllied ground losses:
/ A3 I3 L. z/ ]9 D1 U 582 casualties reported
+ q7 \! m) Y/ C3 |* x Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
) ~; I- I4 ^3 b3 I I* k ] Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled8 X( V" p8 K) b* z- Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 ?+ e* e. w& ]8 @- o: v" c' i% i4 Z
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)& G6 H. Z, {/ D( \& h
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)8 c& r- {$ [! _" _& `
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
+ v, Q& E: ^9 h. ]2 wJapanese Shock attack6 E+ ?/ O: ? O
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8110 k8 y: J1 n$ P8 ^5 b& r
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314. O! o. P0 G2 {: `" J
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 7 s7 x. r2 R8 U; }0 m
Allied adjusted defense: 8
. _: i1 j7 r7 [4 l# p5 pJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 G f' p* }& }& X- y2 v
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
0 I5 W, w5 f, QCombat modifiers0 K- h7 T' k: I+ I; m0 C+ m7 \3 o; m A! K
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-); s# i9 P6 o* q' a, P/ x! R1 W
Attacker: shock(+)/ h. u& R1 O& R2 N' C5 D0 l
Japanese ground losses:4 s) P7 R9 U* r( S/ E- w n0 R' ~, J
93 casualties reported
) ^: C8 r3 O2 k. Q" H n Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' z" b: Q9 t8 w6 C1 e, H3 Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) N, `+ j6 y0 f# o3 l) ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* e" p J2 s. A7 C8 U+ KAllied ground losses:
& n$ W3 P' O! N' e2 f 1957 casualties reported
) }# v9 ~* j2 |9 x4 V. K Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
! T, y9 `. D; R% l2 Y/ V Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ P# B; O# ~, g Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
) j8 Z) L$ H, D; I+ S& ~; E Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 S( U. ^* _! J- ~$ z2 p2 u0 v
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* L4 b" {, x0 V: x. F( P/ d Units retreated 33 e4 O5 e8 n" [
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!! K% F6 e: S7 _, F) q0 _2 M% d: p ]
Assaulting units:
1 E9 z1 i; F+ G; e7 Q8 K 1st Tank Division6 V: R1 A5 R2 ]; Q2 w
15th Tank Regiment
. r! Q) N9 c" z) n 4th Tank Regiment
4 Z4 G2 k1 y0 b& h3 x8 r$ Q 3rd Tank Division( T2 _7 C9 n" v- g" r# {5 {1 H$ F
18th Tank Regiment8 X& X" l8 x+ p+ W; s3 b" R" L
Defending units:
+ z' M! D5 @6 m" ^& C4 m 8th Australian Division
9 ?& [. I5 y% Y5 d9 a 1st Motor Brigade
9 { H$ M* q% D# F2 K9 \3 f! ] 39th Australian Battalion |