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 E0 I: R8 I* t; Q1 d7 P$ A8 `- I( `
Weather in hex: Light cloud# f) N; \" z6 t, O1 B+ \
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ ]! Q+ p; m6 N. X; A5 x6 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! u6 Z, D4 r6 R4 ?/ l% H9 @( b/ Y
Japanese aircraft9 ?, c2 @. u6 k E! l# Z: e( j S
B5N2 Kate x 132+ \0 E, [. V5 h7 J7 N( F' `
No Japanese losses
* ?7 ?+ d! y9 V, O; |0 g+ x: q OAllied ground losses:! J' k: l' C3 b6 A
271 casualties reported$ j( J* i. Y0 y' {% a
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 n, \; y: {" n6 m Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
0 q2 W. T4 Z' H# K# j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( `: e8 z# b/ `$ O( I8 L* N Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
6 G$ Z9 a) l* w" ^# z% n Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
. Q9 |5 x* E) T& v! O, K! [Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" b" L& i1 I5 W' R4 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) t6 I, C6 G9 iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' g t1 k9 o1 V+ D8 G! i% ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 h4 f0 r$ A$ @0 Z: o' p1 \. a
Japanese aircraft( a. w3 K3 L1 b$ e- P! l- r% x
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
+ A, R; w: z! mJapanese aircraft losses& ]6 O* ~ Q d9 g6 [7 B+ g* R
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged2 T- w, \! q2 y) Q0 s& K
Allied ground losses:
8 }# I! D X% E# G! V% g7 v8 ~ 142 casualties reported6 `' Q$ H' e- R2 J& ?% I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 t+ ]* p" \) M7 p* N Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 u" _' I; B6 Q, m6 M, L; s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w8 h0 a- [+ i C$ A- X
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 V; P9 H9 M# F" o5 y+ C; Q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
e8 Z7 t4 D9 F: i9 LRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ ^0 U9 ?- l! P$ C7 |4 [( v; B
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes; x* Q; ?8 n, {6 d- a
Japanese aircraft9 ~# L8 N) t/ v6 k5 t. ~$ @
B5N2 Kate x 649 h7 V a% G3 M! N J2 u) ?( [
Japanese aircraft losses t4 r: f/ h: o3 s- f) j
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
( F! P$ ]8 y2 z' Z4 j B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( k) G9 O0 E- R* F& w3 K5 B7 `* XAllied ground losses:( m6 f5 g+ u" N: }. [+ h& N! |5 K6 W
270 casualties reported
# o* @! g$ n- z5 C& t Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
6 y& j3 M$ d, x4 x$ L- i Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 g1 ]1 e8 x u; C% o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers). C6 P2 x7 _5 s& t. f2 R
Weather in hex: Light cloud. k+ |5 z, t" u' u7 P
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
/ [5 }* b3 M; K- g, t$ DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, j9 G9 }- N; zJapanese aircraft' f5 L6 v3 g8 A5 G
B6N2 Jill x 201
" u: y C6 A1 G" ` N1K2-J George x 14/ N @; k0 }$ c
Japanese aircraft losses
6 e* G; Q6 f' ]% n9 u B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged" n; Q3 k7 t% z( a- E7 Y. Z! ~
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% D( y1 J0 ?. o' c0 G5 Y, U& _9 F# s
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged2 R }/ W! n2 W. X! `+ J* T
Allied ground losses:6 j4 n4 G7 p' v5 w; ~" Y
582 casualties reported2 D+ ~" P' V$ s: { G* A1 C) }
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled- |; d/ v/ I6 d1 q4 j
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled/ U5 H' ^( S1 F5 G: h* W0 g0 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! K& y2 r- ]. [5 q" X+ I3 ?
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
! a# S- R9 n0 J& U% X7 \8 k Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled); l% E# X! ^% k R% n/ { k
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)+ ]9 I* T# S3 w
Japanese Shock attack
3 U/ s0 O1 K7 f4 h# Q# _. N8 lAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811* s/ e+ d, J) J' J5 v) K& E
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314: K, a6 y B% ]$ u; T# |
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 7 s; a' ?$ u( y( Y
Allied adjusted defense: 8 9 M8 E2 @, d; W/ n6 b% g
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
' S$ _' ~! u' K8 U# i- h3 ~Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
' f, c9 H, w0 ]+ ?7 h/ yCombat modifiers
& V: q% a: H- i7 V+ ODefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)$ a, C) U7 l& K4 f. `7 f
Attacker: shock(+)
( L Q5 V# o6 x6 M x8 YJapanese ground losses:
3 O: m- E4 Q, l/ a3 }/ @1 n 93 casualties reported6 A7 b# H; M/ ]9 h/ H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* s: D# V3 E- \0 E$ W( |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) S& F0 I, i3 a! ~1 C( G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 T' ]0 S) \4 i4 r; j
Allied ground losses:
8 f' K. `7 m6 w 1957 casualties reported
4 l( B7 @1 q4 D. g1 v Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
3 l" _4 n: e0 E" g, C' E# h4 b Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled/ Q+ S1 {# u/ t* e/ _( r
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 A, g+ v" k) M! a1 Q0 p2 C Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' ?+ @' ]' p% w3 V Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 g% u4 \5 u7 f1 _, n Units retreated 3$ A4 y" @% R' Y. ~5 \1 u7 s
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ g% @9 f6 f, ~; K( hAssaulting units:
8 C. P7 K a, W& V- ?/ r' G 1st Tank Division
. S; R& O+ D" C5 q3 T 15th Tank Regiment$ o/ P# j5 p+ ~1 u
4th Tank Regiment
- X/ o0 G/ a! |. q/ g [ 3rd Tank Division5 o- R/ |/ q, M( ]' ?
18th Tank Regiment5 f5 q, q1 Y7 _( P
Defending units:7 O, p J; e. K
8th Australian Division
0 ?( e5 |) H h" c6 v4 b& e 1st Motor Brigade2 n3 R: g* c1 Y& G( C: @
39th Australian Battalion |