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)
/ g4 U6 o5 W, u$ z5 N3 M1 n5 ]Weather in hex: Light cloud% d( v" l+ J4 E+ D! J
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ }* W! N) x9 K8 L% W& k0 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
5 A/ @0 }. ?7 s) w, |4 k8 pJapanese aircraft
: a% U$ A) `. C) y0 Q B5N2 Kate x 132 l- ~0 R p' O" d- o, S
No Japanese losses3 ~" ~" k. r& {0 h$ c. H, Q4 @! r
Allied ground losses:6 s5 E; X: d* p" P6 q- F
271 casualties reported
& O8 |) Y' J9 H0 K% [9 G! x Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! e% J y$ {* V( r" N* h
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
) r0 U, f" O) X: a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; J8 C; [ Z" @& @) I* R Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
& U3 m+ [( R0 a9 g$ } Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
( b( ^4 s# V: x: d& M& ZMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ p+ t! p/ E9 ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. N# x) L$ v4 F7 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. P [ N# G2 ?; B2 F6 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 `/ Y9 v% J5 O) Y* h6 {
Japanese aircraft/ A/ z. t) T2 W3 Q8 f1 M# {+ l0 s
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
2 C! O, U- J: i1 Y$ Y" FJapanese aircraft losses
5 s! j- ]' d; `+ N* |% c0 n Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged( I! B: H) q- r$ F$ b
Allied ground losses:
5 d% o0 _: p" e! Y 142 casualties reported
' G- s% _6 A) l, D+ F! @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled" m& ~; |( X) M, n+ |2 N: Q! w- c9 ~
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
# y- N, N2 S$ j. @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Z7 B( O9 A, d; H( w& k" G' [
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ I- e% Z% T. y# [. {1 K
4 G( Y1 i, l3 {/ e
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% m, N- g: [+ N3 o+ R: d: C
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! q% e7 f/ K" I2 yRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.# }- t4 U* Z' _8 t9 h
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes# _' j/ T3 s. M
Japanese aircraft0 w! @( U, Y) @. j4 C
B5N2 Kate x 64
, s3 H: \9 F* W. I- H0 DJapanese aircraft losses0 M( ]$ c" R$ H0 z# @
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 x1 V. J' @4 @* B2 P6 T0 K/ D B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
0 o- h i$ _ h& J) x% y. R9 fAllied ground losses:; }$ J; S' n% d3 W" u2 l
270 casualties reported
$ {4 K* ^0 P O; ]+ J: v Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
2 E+ B0 J3 z! ~+ J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
% ^: s9 r% f4 z/ e6 Q* A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?0 R; r4 R! m1 _. ?
2 e# u2 v: N6 ]3 v! z, gMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) R$ K; `, ^/ f& e, W$ B
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" u; `8 O! E! e* qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.# o' X; l# L( J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
+ n7 ~( l& g5 l8 yJapanese aircraft
8 _; b* F8 D- u a B6N2 Jill x 201
% \3 I. T( Y; ]% d* o N1K2-J George x 14
" h. M' \; B/ m, W- F( nJapanese aircraft losses- ]' b" ~0 K0 d V3 h& ]9 E( _
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged( Q8 e: T1 l: b* x
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak2 \4 q) S; T ~. i1 O& ~
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged2 @% J; r0 `1 k8 d6 S
Allied ground losses:. e& ]7 B7 P2 ^3 }8 h. x5 [
582 casualties reported8 t7 h' O6 ]) @+ A5 u. L
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
# o2 s) c l1 c$ t9 A- j2 k Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
2 w A' s: \& l( X( A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; k' [" j8 \ {- _# g. F Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)# b. \9 [! t! D; v: X
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
* P. [4 l& I+ O: eGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
, d0 P- {: H: M# k: KJapanese Shock attack7 `" t% t( h9 A( n1 [$ @1 b/ ~
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811! Q! j1 { i! r: W4 @
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
: v4 R# f3 F/ e# K! p' JJapanese adjusted assault: 649
% K2 G5 _2 Y8 w5 K, X( d9 B! PAllied adjusted defense: 8
2 X* A+ X7 u- o2 e, YJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 @& c( e% y! m: }* l( X5 W
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
( w. t, R9 V% s. R2 L% ]" MCombat modifiers
% ?. _' p+ ^7 Y% o: jDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
: E1 J& L# l! \) n+ OAttacker: shock(+)/ G/ m& p+ O- o; y1 {4 R- F
Japanese ground losses:
+ x& R+ a4 r% a 93 casualties reported
5 [/ Q2 n5 Q0 {8 l3 z( H Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 H# U: y+ F% x' R/ i: H/ @' o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- \; O( h' k& X8 N9 I$ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, m( B8 ?3 e d: OAllied ground losses:) U; }( ^% U# T* A+ B/ I
1957 casualties reported
9 Y! L" ^% |/ y9 ^2 J Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled+ Y- W" ~5 V) p( j) y U- o
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ n" P1 G1 S0 E8 p" p: l" T5 h Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled% {0 Y- P2 p; q5 p2 _; W
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled); ^7 E% {' T% v
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 `( {' R* M$ [1 A3 ?; J Units retreated 3) U! n2 h) @: r( I; o
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
3 [$ A& @5 i; V" `' W" i) XAssaulting units:
- H" S, Z' G: \ x( j) O 1st Tank Division
( b( {/ C# l* q+ N3 W% L 15th Tank Regiment% p5 g4 l$ u9 u; G4 M$ z
4th Tank Regiment
# U7 w* S, y) C" Q# N6 }$ v. h4 n 3rd Tank Division
0 ?2 y$ j0 Z" M1 T& @ 18th Tank Regiment' F* J) v5 \# ]% K& t
Defending units:
$ I$ Q+ Y; g6 _ 8th Australian Division) u' W1 Q6 [2 ?
1st Motor Brigade
: G6 Z9 F1 X/ n! b 39th Australian Battalion |