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)
$ u% A; A4 D4 Q. d B W: } ?) M/ XWeather in hex: Light cloud
_. l4 u, b7 q# y$ vRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 V( P- X6 p4 j2 ^& V9 v5 m bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! R) H7 f" F; A# }, {
Japanese aircraft h' w+ B3 {$ m; O* m
B5N2 Kate x 1323 U: U/ [. t" w
No Japanese losses
% R+ d3 n+ \& y8 [- Z6 _Allied ground losses:) p; q" Z. V. V3 D7 u! b& I T# s
271 casualties reported$ \/ A8 Y$ w; @1 {/ i+ R7 V# k* M& }
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled' Y, X8 u4 V; W9 n, z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
; r; V/ G2 s- A: D/ } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 g7 l! X4 B$ Q5 c5 H. _* X1 \ Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
- W5 u% ?! H) b! Z: y* D) Y Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
' Q3 C: n1 J4 R |$ dMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 U. _- \: }4 T$ e- e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, {/ |6 Q! p0 bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) o+ P+ d' b( T& m7 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 w3 y. e! y# C5 I* mJapanese aircraft
+ N+ \0 ~) w" \ h- r Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
- h; T5 [* p& c' b0 @Japanese aircraft losses- Q( R. E4 n* r; Z# v+ b# b2 o
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged, C9 s& j+ R# u( j) K2 S' W" h" a, V
Allied ground losses:. t& m- @7 k7 N5 {
142 casualties reported
8 }* p: m4 C7 ~( z- v, Z* q Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
) V% t8 Y% L* M/ U& @9 x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled/ z7 L' ?" K6 B8 C/ o6 Z s3 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 b4 S5 R" g' A9 c3 e/ j* M+ P Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 g E& A/ W9 r) B2 j
$ q7 d" a' r4 xMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ ]7 v* c: P l( C
Weather in hex: Light cloud* t% N8 i+ j+ o
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 w6 m5 \7 ~/ \# J: q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
4 j1 O) C c( R9 A8 eJapanese aircraft$ c1 a. k, B! b
B5N2 Kate x 646 r0 r C1 {2 p2 I9 `3 a( Q/ o6 Q
Japanese aircraft losses
/ ^( X3 e" [# x' j B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
9 F) {7 ?* o( y4 ^& c B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, f4 V! I& `4 Z0 \: L
Allied ground losses:" T: b: p- k5 w
270 casualties reported) h# L8 s) a8 T6 v% A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled3 o" t: ]2 }. E- g4 W; h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* k$ O& E, s; w$ h9 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled k0 T4 ]) U$ U6 E4 Q
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)/ P" ? m: A; i- U9 \, ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: G7 \/ o4 Q7 x- }$ I+ oRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
6 J% C7 q1 N2 ~4 m0 qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; {% v# M. S$ B) s& J+ t! c- SJapanese aircraft+ K( x# p; b/ H. m
B6N2 Jill x 201
) z v" F- O% V& G2 m; _, m N1K2-J George x 14* [( ^7 x0 _9 p& I; s! P5 \
Japanese aircraft losses
! A2 v. K% N: q; [: V) L: u1 p B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
; Y1 m+ A; n4 L6 E8 e3 |+ L2 ~9 @ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
! n& Z/ M6 O- t2 W+ ?5 Q; g- Y+ t3 e! y N1K2-J George: 2 damaged! t% l1 X5 z* m* o, J, J
Allied ground losses:! Y# q# }. L. g$ i8 {
582 casualties reported2 V8 [; E. w7 I' M* H8 b
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled4 V4 Y) d! {, o) S
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled8 Y' t9 A) d; R; w9 I$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 Q' L9 ^3 E7 ^4 _) `' K, J* g x* y Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
; j* O3 \/ l( ~ Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
2 [: e6 ]8 g7 l) NGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145). w+ p1 p! o7 K" z. | q
Japanese Shock attack
4 e; q' n) s. X' p: m3 tAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
# a1 L; H! j y5 u; n" mDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 s4 t" R; J( l2 Y0 |! I3 C# z
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 1 f% ^: A( d; z- N
Allied adjusted defense: 8 " X0 }3 w8 V1 h; i. r; }
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) # p3 f" K: m! ?- @$ d1 ^
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
8 e" {! K2 o# B/ }Combat modifiers1 M! v& B7 ]4 x" F% R, h
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)" X7 s+ d9 m8 C
Attacker: shock(+)
5 I+ E7 V" _7 H+ P dJapanese ground losses:
, i$ U) a$ S+ j( t 93 casualties reported
% d! V6 o. R) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 }& f6 G R. j) G5 {6 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ u" ?) ]) N8 L( i% V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 n! |) @; i- _& I% O( u
Allied ground losses:
# p" K9 b# A8 g# g 1957 casualties reported9 k( U b; F9 [1 I6 G
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled& H; u" O/ D: j7 C6 ?2 E% T. A* @! D
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled0 ~' z- J& K8 i8 f& Y
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
& Z) g% H( t" ^$ u8 @! |7 | Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# H% s0 f( ~7 x" F Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)" h6 i/ p, A3 W; `& V9 o$ H4 C
Units retreated 3
G7 L+ R* K% o- w HDefeated Allied Units Retreating!8 D& E& E. o% [" A5 B
Assaulting units:2 ]5 Y# e% N% ?8 X7 b- O
1st Tank Division
3 |7 n* }6 M* ~" b1 b# P0 l. m" J# i 15th Tank Regiment" L, i9 d) X b- D1 n6 x* d! y
4th Tank Regiment% O/ p: [2 p: Q! P4 y! T1 f' ^& r
3rd Tank Division
/ r: v3 _) c# ?7 K& ? 18th Tank Regiment: G5 m( s% d/ u, M# S! @" Y
Defending units:
6 _; |% v9 l6 g, s2 `( z 8th Australian Division8 o" g3 ^$ g p# }. y6 X$ }% w; p
1st Motor Brigade5 \9 j3 A" z. n! } s
39th Australian Battalion |