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 y) X( i* t+ D7 y, sWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 p+ c5 }/ _! cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ m8 }6 ?7 \# z8 q+ g% d& U$ I( bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! G* b* U; {0 j. U* A9 w0 t& D
Japanese aircraft( R( t3 z/ `* z7 a! h, z% L( ?
B5N2 Kate x 132; p7 L' u F' f' \
No Japanese losses
1 J4 W9 q8 D+ S @6 L6 l$ XAllied ground losses:/ f, ~ [% D6 Z2 o! F; m
271 casualties reported4 e. w5 J( V& `' k
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled1 P, w1 M. k: s; {! \0 n0 g: @
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled' D, q% @! l9 ]# w6 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& c7 s$ E! _' V1 L/ F1 W
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ e! A% z0 p, z
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)! h6 H, F& s4 I, e! Q5 n
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
5 T7 _4 z* C) c; DWeather in hex: Light cloud
+ T b* x! O5 k, x: KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& ` G9 R* T) ?* q& CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 l1 X7 Y, K/ A9 |: M$ t
Japanese aircraft- Y9 E% ?8 d+ j+ x- \
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80$ P. o7 H' H1 c9 J& M4 Q2 o
Japanese aircraft losses' ?; q4 N0 G# F* K& t# C
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged# F, ?" B% X; [; v' E% g1 O% d( f
Allied ground losses:. h) d! |( _0 w- u3 S8 {* j H$ v
142 casualties reported$ N, f- E$ x/ Y9 \) N$ U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 K- B* ~& c0 f! k/ D7 n" D
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ B$ Z+ ^8 S: f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- ?! P' `( C N6 @
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)+ ~; l/ N- H7 X
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 R! ~# G- I f+ V( ^( |1 t9 d7 RRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- e$ G7 q, Q& _0 G
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
[0 Q4 o3 |3 B, U8 u' L: ]( j' TJapanese aircraft
9 u% g+ Y( V$ `8 _/ } B5N2 Kate x 64
& D/ I; ]7 v8 l. }, v# cJapanese aircraft losses; ~8 a0 `( K7 W% ~* a1 Y, |8 I
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged& |0 {. ^/ M/ H+ S8 y
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! L% e1 _. _ W+ ~9 r
Allied ground losses:
- F2 E# l+ Q7 d; W6 f* ` 270 casualties reported
8 q; |- i& n, F+ F# M1 F. o, D! ` Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled; Q% p. }8 i/ O) L8 h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 K+ q, J1 ?' ]+ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ |2 A7 }$ W- K. m. P/ _& N, kMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" r5 B) P5 m4 u7 [3 ?: V
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& g0 j9 q2 X+ f. u1 f8 sRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.3 L5 ~) j4 A! F9 q3 r9 r2 b( V& J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, ^3 x/ z7 n S7 Z+ y' h
Japanese aircraft0 J U' _" d9 E3 o
B6N2 Jill x 201
& B) e6 h( g( ] N1K2-J George x 14
) S s. c! r) D0 VJapanese aircraft losses$ z8 M- m4 z' O# ~, `6 ^' m
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged* R( k" }7 N2 B2 j
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak9 A6 e, S" q& r" Z) j- b
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
* _, T4 C% Q! OAllied ground losses:) p' D7 a- D5 n0 h
582 casualties reported
2 b) U1 \& O- P/ k# ]5 H Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
! ^% ~5 r t8 }1 K! A Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled1 E. Y, P5 A" @7 G9 X& M6 M. K+ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 N3 x+ ^' P! j Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)* Q3 L Q7 a& u1 [5 `, v+ h( `5 s
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
- L& m: B5 u! q5 UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)1 X* d) h' A ~" L
Japanese Shock attack$ G1 c2 E5 K) _/ Z3 L) m+ J
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811+ x3 w) K2 K* J% y( b9 S2 z& o! O
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3141 m9 `5 E3 ^0 C. f; M( U
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
& X Z: Q4 R0 zAllied adjusted defense: 8
, q* P5 n# S4 ~Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 Q3 v5 B1 y& w! z: B2 p( M. f
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
5 Y) Q6 W" H, x9 ICombat modifiers
: x, w( T6 w" ^/ y( Z6 f2 [/ CDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
4 _& ~( B. n7 EAttacker: shock(+)3 a$ i8 Z' T) i
Japanese ground losses:: Y9 e3 K( | C2 V& ^- z# E( h! f1 k
93 casualties reported
0 G- ]7 u- y5 J( @- d. g+ e5 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" F" j- e9 E: X* l, e; s% T0 ?( u: \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
t3 O( ]0 w; }% W4 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ T* @# _$ r kAllied ground losses:( x' @: J- _9 I, f+ V
1957 casualties reported
- q( _% B* X! d9 i7 P* b Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled/ I/ e' K2 M2 a
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled: T% [6 A y* U+ [( Z3 e% c4 O
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled2 R9 G4 @6 z, S
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 P2 M" V3 _8 u! D8 l
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)" [+ Q- C& A! `( N
Units retreated 3" t2 ?0 l0 s: w+ r0 n
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
3 l* `( O" |+ W G ~Assaulting units:
' l, [* j$ D$ H/ {& s; a 1st Tank Division/ ^/ C- X: ^; z) D) a3 T
15th Tank Regiment
; u3 t3 s) ]/ I" @: I* S/ Q( w* S 4th Tank Regiment
1 Z- v$ S6 |% X! S# x& F, S* ^ 3rd Tank Division
9 ]: K! t/ Q8 n 18th Tank Regiment
2 ?- h# Y4 g6 o3 l, B% z. D: E! UDefending units:4 P" Q' b+ p: X( M
8th Australian Division9 g w. A2 Z. {* ]
1st Motor Brigade0 K( N( Y! F, t, w6 H2 }! _% ~
39th Australian Battalion |