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)
3 ]! @3 q* n& g) B4 ]Weather in hex: Light cloud: `$ c$ f) f _
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 f1 s4 I+ m6 X' V8 g* E qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 s6 u1 z0 ^) i% QJapanese aircraft
0 U$ v# T3 l! c- w9 s B5N2 Kate x 132- ^8 n" ^$ @! ^1 e2 c0 K8 @
No Japanese losses
2 m$ m; ?; o" D3 E \' y5 z$ u- mAllied ground losses:+ x9 }) Z/ B9 h) M+ ~1 J# o
271 casualties reported" W5 a7 s9 Z+ v
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
' q3 g4 V7 Y8 N0 F, E/ f0 [& R( k Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
, Q) y) m4 f6 u! n& _/ ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, v6 A' a. E$ S3 z" Q* i Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)9 f6 c* \/ e# X7 i6 \) U
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
; |" P" l, @* n4 s3 NMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. J* c2 f% `- m; |Weather in hex: Light cloud& [4 r1 c; ~0 o7 J/ T/ d9 d$ |
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) t5 H9 }3 b% f8 Z# N1 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 |5 b1 o, \( i p7 U3 \. M, [: TJapanese aircraft
* U' z0 e# h: f% h5 f Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
- ~5 }' _& y7 w9 f8 D# ?) i% ?Japanese aircraft losses
" S( N9 G, O ^( f+ [* k ^ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged% x R) d! g) |% l( P% ~8 q
Allied ground losses:
0 }) Z9 ]1 Z) a 142 casualties reported
$ |2 P2 X) x1 i3 d8 H/ y Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
b7 w9 o/ E& Z/ C! A Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled, q1 `0 K( l& k, N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled W5 p: w- @9 n# U
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): x* x5 ^6 i0 k, f
" ]" U2 k& C" `+ T& _ `7 _Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)( g+ ?5 V, f6 \. L) A
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 l# F4 P, ^) `* W e
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( l$ g; K! Q1 y( L# a+ zEstimated time to target is 4 minutes6 |" |# l* N6 _
Japanese aircraft
( c) { ^4 A; H5 ]' X/ W B5N2 Kate x 64
& C7 P$ S" E6 a+ ~, kJapanese aircraft losses
3 w' b' S" h' i5 ~ B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged- l* P# k. i Y5 T
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; l" @9 W% D* B
Allied ground losses:$ k) G9 f- y- ]! O
270 casualties reported. q0 z: C# @8 W' } O
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
' Q8 H' t( ?/ a' z) t J8 d$ N' q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 D8 ?2 f+ h7 _/ G- d! ^; \9 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( e/ k, N* G" _
& b/ w2 y6 z+ E( L" `) SMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. {) }/ q5 H5 _- cWeather in hex: Light cloud. S# L6 z" _, ]; V* W
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
# H# e8 y5 j& E* e# g; I( cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 s% F2 J6 F+ N; j. p6 y
Japanese aircraft
9 f6 C, P% @/ h& W B6N2 Jill x 201, r4 {4 i4 i$ E, ~
N1K2-J George x 14
1 C) {$ S# y0 T- j8 r& |Japanese aircraft losses! ?9 }7 c/ \$ H7 w9 {* t
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
* p5 V, B1 d7 [. M. s7 s4 V$ F B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: y$ `1 O: W& R
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
+ h' |- `* Z6 D, y$ o6 K* L* V6 n" S3 @! FAllied ground losses:
2 b2 H/ P9 _( M# g, J 582 casualties reported+ _/ T/ x' n# H
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
6 A. m0 W7 u0 I Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" p; H) o8 @& \+ b" u" G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: n$ A7 i$ R3 Q; H6 y& z
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ X, Z# J0 v- g S5 X- H
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
) l7 h6 p% K5 o2 I; ]6 E4 xGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)2 X1 l% p: L1 P$ q5 C7 C6 M
Japanese Shock attack) S# h, T- f; g& l! I2 ?
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
7 o' g. a: L# oDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
" u% `9 I: q! ]6 u9 [Japanese adjusted assault: 649
' ^; Y1 a5 G% z5 y1 _/ eAllied adjusted defense: 8 ) h0 b1 O s/ w0 J, D; ]
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ' q6 j5 t, f* B9 i
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
+ Z! @. P. s5 `! V+ v6 FCombat modifiers
6 q& U8 L/ z) A* s3 uDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
0 f$ \3 W/ K4 T5 g3 ^/ h2 y+ nAttacker: shock(+)% z1 b1 X* w% x) s
Japanese ground losses:7 o0 \; _3 z: ^% @8 X2 A
93 casualties reported* \9 g: U4 q1 q4 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& N' w+ t$ G8 ]' J( V9 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 @( L5 y- ?/ t. h" i( ~- T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ T, i+ _& `! |+ X# v8 f
Allied ground losses:
$ \3 K9 m) \* r0 W2 D4 ?4 Q( K4 [ ^ 1957 casualties reported
0 w: I1 a2 h7 U* \ Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled1 ?0 o3 Z0 S/ N
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 `6 J* a3 r0 U, u9 [! D1 M N Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled# j( C; I% E. q: M8 _) o
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)3 x. V- S, J: g* p
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 u* x9 w8 t5 z) ]
Units retreated 38 x9 P# n' t' I: R# l
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!) S" [" c. @. C* |
Assaulting units:
: w6 p' m) U+ X/ u. I6 S 1st Tank Division* }1 v: @* t* l+ d
15th Tank Regiment
7 B J' q3 V$ ] 4th Tank Regiment5 ?# y4 [ E! S
3rd Tank Division
* Y j' M; d6 ~2 C8 x* L" b 18th Tank Regiment X/ e8 v1 B$ a$ t
Defending units:* ?9 V1 ]3 D& g0 d1 B1 @
8th Australian Division+ Q+ \9 y( p9 |8 [: c( g( d% m. P
1st Motor Brigade
* `* }* W4 S) G2 e5 J8 p5 X 39th Australian Battalion |