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)5 B, f) w" H7 _
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 u$ {5 D+ ?7 l$ {& iRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 t3 D3 y. _+ R; \$ P& @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
. | ?2 |' z( a* \Japanese aircraft& k. v. J5 h- P9 r5 N
B5N2 Kate x 132! D% `0 s/ T0 P! X, \8 i( O
No Japanese losses
6 i& n' x* h% n% vAllied ground losses:
6 X/ E' q7 n7 V) V" v( b& s9 }" B+ w 271 casualties reported
1 H- ]# v' M2 ~+ C4 ]2 N1 w Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled$ a; H% k# H7 R* d4 ]4 N# F# R
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled3 j. A( Z0 p5 @7 Z# O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 F+ c" t+ c! p
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
$ w9 b: J3 a+ q9 \ M6 Q8 V$ P4 d Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
( X0 h+ |/ b( J* uMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
! [- j' e; q0 L% K0 UWeather in hex: Light cloud
( _' s A2 M+ h0 o9 KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# z7 u1 |& P, I. n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ R; i% `8 b" e8 o# c
Japanese aircraft: { o1 T$ f, T
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
2 g' t5 N: c9 C% zJapanese aircraft losses
/ s( \, h" w T4 @2 } Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged1 x2 `1 P% b$ Z0 t- ^) J0 J
Allied ground losses:; {' |! k# Q. u' X$ x8 @# U: `
142 casualties reported) k* @: M# [; B! U7 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 Q5 J- `$ V( D1 m: z( p) Z& ~5 B% |, P
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* k. S- [) a: J+ x- J& h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 s& t! z/ n) ~9 j# b Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 k% i# S1 K. e4 u" j
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% {+ N$ s4 J5 ? B
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Y3 S$ ~- M O* X: `" rRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 T# A/ H- s% O" PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes# A( p2 F) l7 v" Z6 E8 P
Japanese aircraft6 H0 r! }/ o) Z4 A/ I
B5N2 Kate x 64- M2 l$ A }0 k, `
Japanese aircraft losses
" w7 Q: f8 w& [ B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged' o/ R' @6 ^: u; B p4 a
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
. N" P7 ]# v/ ?9 q2 R6 ZAllied ground losses:9 \$ f3 u; @7 j6 X; E2 f' n
270 casualties reported
# x# _4 c) m6 _ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled/ r4 H: o- t& J0 w; n
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled, |$ B/ d* @3 l+ {" N/ {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 @+ B% V/ g; S; ZMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
: D+ E: j" `$ d. wWeather in hex: Light cloud5 O9 F3 A$ I7 U4 u) a' v
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.7 |# N/ W' f m& I, X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 Q- z- L @3 e# Y! W' |3 ?
Japanese aircraft! G: Z* n0 R8 X- p8 H4 H
B6N2 Jill x 201
+ _% Y- b, H# X5 t4 [4 F" i- m Q N1K2-J George x 14* ]$ o1 \ P, I/ Z& `9 O+ @3 N
Japanese aircraft losses7 t7 p7 n8 ]6 ]; ^5 p- |9 \
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
+ x. j. l) c+ A9 D B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 p! @; W4 X: _+ p; o# ]3 t
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
2 t o; P+ O" p9 I, g- PAllied ground losses:, n3 B; t2 W# Z6 h+ u
582 casualties reported# ]6 I, U& ~( {' O% Z4 S
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled" [5 S1 K. d- Y9 c$ s/ ^+ e+ K. o
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
9 e4 G# [% d0 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! U' e1 \! `8 o$ l
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
$ p1 r% q4 W% ~% Q1 ^% q, p- p Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)& i) z% [( A5 k5 b
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)& Y1 ?+ J% f+ G' D1 w9 I$ E
Japanese Shock attack8 m& g% p, t. L1 a9 _; g' Y, ^; g
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811: O. r9 L$ J# x2 u: d, b
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314/ e9 L4 [; v. e& Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
U& X1 |: g5 v0 w* O9 u a9 k3 }Allied adjusted defense: 8 % A1 S& J6 u3 |1 u. T
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) + b0 D3 P- b! W4 E0 e. t
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! ~4 B" J X e$ Z. l- J8 L
Combat modifiers
8 r( ]; t# G! B. V# ^4 Q3 s8 zDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
! ~( J$ a' m4 ?Attacker: shock(+)' x; U( v" p! _$ Q; N
Japanese ground losses:
) q* E* q c. Z/ P+ R 93 casualties reported6 o+ x/ P- T' K2 d% T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 C' ^0 Q5 Z' A3 z1 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) H! v: {. u9 ?! G4 h5 V- A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: N5 p0 v! ^" d8 e I
Allied ground losses:
# w6 k! \; @/ c8 o) r 1957 casualties reported2 h2 m9 p0 `9 o% j1 X# g
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
; ]/ w0 B) r `1 n Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
) L% w* \; W' b# r Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ a' e M0 U4 v' `. b Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 m( B3 R6 C9 |# e K Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 |: d& Q+ k. y7 E+ A* ]: Q5 ^
Units retreated 3
( i' B7 ?: Q7 |: F5 QDefeated Allied Units Retreating!: W# M6 C F9 e$ k( T( j, }
Assaulting units:1 y9 p# J9 X: P( [8 b
1st Tank Division9 x7 U# r0 F* c
15th Tank Regiment; }* S3 @9 u* F% ~
4th Tank Regiment6 M3 m$ Z2 I0 g' I/ R$ r
3rd Tank Division7 I. S0 J3 c8 j; |$ T, r
18th Tank Regiment
" q/ c. J7 R% b' [ r* B! E* r* t) H3 RDefending units:
7 N" p8 _) y# T4 |3 I$ X: c9 U 8th Australian Division
" ]/ T$ {' B; n8 K( h 1st Motor Brigade
3 u" d6 ]; S/ d' W6 j 39th Australian Battalion |