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). P4 \/ y% {' [8 d3 Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* F" G# s: o' z# BRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# k5 c# q! w5 ]4 \6 c$ jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ @& [# V' a" u! r" T! C
Japanese aircraft0 D) }. [6 r4 V; U( e2 s. s* L
B5N2 Kate x 132! G( U6 v' ?2 S+ T" p2 b
No Japanese losses
$ h( s+ L" [$ _* i/ g4 W0 `: ]/ ^6 |) b% K) ~Allied ground losses:4 p+ u! m' a) n8 r0 Y' v9 K4 X
271 casualties reported
- X6 T) l: g3 R Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled+ [; V! U J' k% `+ Q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 J, @8 l3 l8 |; h ~* I6 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 f# w, Y' O9 s/ o+ U
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
' s% c, `) Z2 {4 m( \" M. b Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
/ l1 s) V7 F6 A7 ~ NMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' Z' P4 C/ E2 PWeather in hex: Light cloud
! O7 S! K9 } ?' j' R9 r" JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 T: `6 W( k2 r M- @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 a: f- P y4 z, B
Japanese aircraft
$ C+ W( k/ G* T7 u) l Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
7 ?% p* {: B8 @Japanese aircraft losses
7 A E. B& S% M9 y. L9 n Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
1 R+ D: p9 \4 r) G6 u! @Allied ground losses:
& o, N8 v u7 d) v5 v- g9 V 142 casualties reported
( ]2 ]0 \/ E$ h) x) ^6 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled. ?0 o* K+ S R8 k5 y0 m( `# N
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
4 M! _) X$ c9 y6 g+ d) G: g% _ r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' J0 Z4 g- r' M* V
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) g" h% U$ v& [) q% n
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)( {* X) o+ P4 U. e$ {
Weather in hex: Light cloud. b3 a7 k- S- \/ b. t% x, Y+ @
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
& w! y: d3 B P9 f9 ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
$ s; y; R/ Z4 gJapanese aircraft/ ^8 P& x% X0 i! p# k
B5N2 Kate x 64
) m! c3 z# h$ N) Y) bJapanese aircraft losses
; D2 f8 W. O4 s B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged, f! M; Y, w6 F. q. P
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ n" M& U* i G$ Q' D* n; E# p9 UAllied ground losses:0 S5 `/ J# u9 i; s0 E/ d
270 casualties reported8 B5 ]) c# X3 i8 R
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
- V4 x1 h3 Z- @ ^& _! _9 ~: C Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled* r; l0 ^2 z4 T0 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
6 r4 E, t' B' q# E$ g6 [Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 T* z b2 V. _# C" ?8 D3 JRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. ]1 w4 f3 T! a3 l( p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ |6 g9 }( N( c7 n0 H) [
Japanese aircraft
8 J6 s: f& a$ K6 `0 e5 y0 s3 o$ ] B6N2 Jill x 201
4 o* ~" ^3 ~! f N1K2-J George x 14
" `+ Y5 o4 b: d, vJapanese aircraft losses
3 L: z( d2 C, { B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged9 h3 v _" |" x2 C
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
4 I& |% w' ?- r; n, r \. L/ J N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
( I3 W8 k& t1 _# _. `5 x8 U: p8 H& IAllied ground losses:# B2 ~8 X; ~0 b, z
582 casualties reported) q/ t" q/ G6 y D3 {4 x9 z- Y1 z
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
2 O3 i; K8 ~; Y+ k! D8 b Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled7 J( H1 T1 o7 Q" k: T: }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 T, i' i( J0 E
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
1 \9 ] [" t7 g' t% ]; V3 l- Y Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
/ J2 r' K* _ \6 f0 xGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
5 X3 i" a( j T8 X7 k4 EJapanese Shock attack
! z1 G: r& `" r, `2 f: x2 ZAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
5 s- y' s# a* Q: u9 w5 H6 xDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314/ C7 z) `9 u) Y) e
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
( Q8 `) O5 h5 k' r2 w! D6 iAllied adjusted defense: 8
8 b7 x; A8 F; c+ w! {1 |. n* GJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) , S! l) z* I) F6 _4 `# v& i
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!+ W1 O; i' r- \) x& c
Combat modifiers6 i4 y, |; N) T6 t5 o; }$ q
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
+ N7 c5 v# v3 ~& N) o* B2 wAttacker: shock(+)9 Q8 L7 }0 G, B
Japanese ground losses:. o# Z- V/ Q7 F3 e
93 casualties reported! w; V- p1 H4 I- [4 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# Z, Z% Q" Q4 n# K1 b( v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: n7 t3 G4 A: {. H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 m7 l7 g# [# X5 u/ E
Allied ground losses:( B' ]1 V! N9 h# @3 Z0 a
1957 casualties reported( f- C$ \7 M3 O( j/ b6 H+ m1 v
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ Q5 b; p$ [+ H5 a2 K
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
; f) J ], z$ Z2 Q Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled- u, \7 ?7 s; }, p; N" ]
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 B n6 x. c* b% v @ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 m; i* x6 K) h' D3 d! G
Units retreated 33 B3 _9 Y! j# |4 ]. h2 |
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!8 w: o: v# F3 f, g
Assaulting units:- k' k: t( x5 f
1st Tank Division
# c+ C! k k2 r8 D- f 15th Tank Regiment
n: b7 K5 w$ s5 e+ z2 w4 Z 4th Tank Regiment6 l, {7 T& b4 M
3rd Tank Division
* `3 I: S' c& t7 c+ A, r 18th Tank Regiment1 i6 s5 G7 T: x
Defending units:
9 e! q. E/ I2 {$ v 8th Australian Division, D( \- c' c }. c) x
1st Motor Brigade
+ N3 s& }, J& U2 H. _ 39th Australian Battalion |