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)
8 {! `' p, i- `Weather in hex: Light cloud
( {6 F$ C+ @ x$ ERaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' r9 `6 N- M' X- Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
9 V: @$ `' _$ _. I" ~* T- K7 t; XJapanese aircraft$ a2 Q( u' T" h: F) L7 l
B5N2 Kate x 132
, A/ `- k- Z# Z9 SNo Japanese losses
: V. o. f0 g A% DAllied ground losses:, Q8 u9 ~6 d/ t% l, ]. L
271 casualties reported; H* _8 j6 D A
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
( M* o1 M; W) ?8 G; C$ R# n; P Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
( j# E7 ^- d J0 B) v C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* P' |1 Q# |( [$ a' D
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled); r7 t6 v7 V0 m( L! q& M4 r
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)- O" V% R; {0 [
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 e: a, x# v2 X1 K7 J/ s
Weather in hex: Light cloud' l2 g' _, i$ l* g9 k0 }- e
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 i0 R0 D0 Q9 k) `/ c$ h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' x6 i' E4 V2 ?* T# P6 iJapanese aircraft; L. H: [2 A3 e/ ]6 R- O
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80 P( B* w' O4 p# ]+ R; S( }( }
Japanese aircraft losses
- q# G/ ?& b$ f0 s. ~ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged8 `; w- p5 ~* h
Allied ground losses:
2 P( r$ _5 Q8 V 142 casualties reported/ c& {+ E# l t# b! t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
: y0 Q* V6 ]+ a Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled/ r( e+ X; C( a3 v. K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 H9 [! ?+ A5 b& g( u$ j+ @7 a# p `& `
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' O# P2 k0 ?/ }
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
# m, q7 K8 U" [* aWeather in hex: Light cloud# h5 r. F" s- h& j
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 p. |7 Q3 {0 R" P8 P4 @6 j% @
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 T2 T' |/ G% W3 M: C1 l9 ^5 K; P
Japanese aircraft
- A# j1 t4 b8 H B5N2 Kate x 643 Q2 _5 b! F- o$ x( N% ^ I3 Z: A
Japanese aircraft losses
& y& A& v6 s s/ m B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
: U7 u8 \" N9 t! M& N0 Q B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
# k# ?# E, @# b, z" ~* WAllied ground losses:
% u* J Z# [2 b7 I. z( q) n# V 270 casualties reported- [$ Q, I( z0 ^# q" L# T) z9 ~
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled' T, r5 d7 `. _. k( D. g
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
/ X: h4 Z/ m) A* [6 N( {. m( m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% A: `: b: J/ W9 I9 T
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! _" {1 S/ X8 aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.9 b6 Z6 y1 H, Z7 y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ u( L- {: F# a; p
Japanese aircraft/ h$ s# @3 Q# x* x
B6N2 Jill x 201
1 w4 c% I2 C4 p5 q N1K2-J George x 14" _2 K; @& k9 g0 u1 K6 p
Japanese aircraft losses" O$ P9 W2 w' V" \! d4 f
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
6 U0 I) t0 w# N. R4 O, b' g/ V2 E B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
6 D6 G$ O K& u N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
+ n; k2 o" E# g0 X8 W- jAllied ground losses:& v+ A8 b' A, e) x+ `
582 casualties reported3 ^4 S* _% A: a1 E1 {2 T5 W
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
4 M5 p; z6 _6 G7 n! {% _) o( p3 s Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled0 l7 }0 V0 C& I& ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled* s( U, Z; h5 x' A* |* H
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
5 x0 q7 H/ T1 t3 J7 b Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)1 P; f7 W: k. q: V
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)3 E/ Q7 ~& @0 }* I6 S
Japanese Shock attack
! b, p) m/ o9 k, XAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
5 A- M' M1 t. w0 O5 q$ t- @Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3140 R6 u ?& ^. Q# @
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
: i7 c2 L N# IAllied adjusted defense: 8
8 L+ d' o0 [# k. k, H5 EJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
* F7 W4 e0 w7 |% {- ?9 @Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
, ?( ?# Z9 Y8 QCombat modifiers4 Y$ r/ _8 Q9 h( u. R4 Y3 ^; n
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)9 z% [' W5 I& `! h. E2 J
Attacker: shock(+)0 ] r3 @8 }' B
Japanese ground losses:
9 E h1 Q: y5 d$ `, h6 { 93 casualties reported
/ I8 S2 p8 w, p, c7 X; P9 k5 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 r% C' |: A/ F/ y+ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ w5 R4 k: i% I, M. \# O* Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% p G$ V7 D" V$ `" x; e6 PAllied ground losses:2 L( u/ r$ h8 a0 p C; n
1957 casualties reported; V0 \$ G% S) Q9 G
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
3 l1 E) H8 h7 e9 q) }/ t Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled# f4 z/ P9 Y& g* M) T5 ?3 S& d
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled. t$ q3 d. o$ W8 h# g; d
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ L% S, I( n6 G0 A: Y& z0 r Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! f. K+ P- E2 ~ Units retreated 3
8 o$ i% c( Z7 z0 X' L7 O: i a8 jDefeated Allied Units Retreating!0 [8 R& s8 O& t5 q4 K& I% I8 \8 w
Assaulting units:
$ m Q- ?3 g( y1 F% Y 1st Tank Division
1 ~2 r* q7 q& G7 ] 15th Tank Regiment
6 y, i. C" ^* {! ] 4th Tank Regiment( K0 Y; Q6 y, e# I4 \) a8 ], `
3rd Tank Division
0 J6 u% @% M. j 18th Tank Regiment4 y( N" ` T2 n- t
Defending units:: c' d7 t9 [4 w+ @" \# S
8th Australian Division7 e& N3 a5 o5 h! l: d
1st Motor Brigade
/ p2 O/ l8 Y* T 39th Australian Battalion |