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)! r! G; a0 X1 O% K" I) R& }) h
Weather in hex: Light cloud: v) _' c1 ]6 |0 X" j, N2 j0 `
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 g5 I+ b$ W) z0 R( [; @' vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" U& ~* ]2 ^5 W; Y! {, x9 o
Japanese aircraft' y3 E$ O- G3 `2 Y d! B
B5N2 Kate x 132
/ \1 l8 E1 q5 @4 aNo Japanese losses' z% ^) G: r' U
Allied ground losses:
9 C' U' N! T% ^. x# t; w! I6 k! S 271 casualties reported
, [. e3 R. z8 L8 y6 e/ J Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
! L7 V0 i! {+ e' Y- o2 T* C Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled8 w- r. w& r$ T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ x% N% e. [ N3 h% x$ P& C6 g! i
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) C6 q, L m8 E, i1 U
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled). R+ S: l/ q2 k$ C
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( d4 a6 Z$ H0 e3 W" l$ G/ FWeather in hex: Light cloud, z% e! A: m' G5 Y0 M% V
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 L& ?7 i8 n, ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 |% e: k x3 r" {; x9 T& G% z7 eJapanese aircraft" y2 o) h2 ], i+ O7 E& Y
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
8 D- Y/ @- ]% @) G& o# w+ zJapanese aircraft losses
0 l1 I# Q6 J3 ?$ l8 i8 i) j Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged: O" D% o% h. _
Allied ground losses:8 j E% Z' C6 ] U/ Z
142 casualties reported8 ^6 L, A- n" s/ y0 D, G2 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled7 J" e% H, `, I. b& \
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
1 r" O; B1 O: W! P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ? K& H, f8 d+ E8 C# ^ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) j h0 r, e& I
$ g$ B+ l0 @/ V" R2 U: QMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)5 D1 F( ~, P( N; i( Y1 Z' S
Weather in hex: Light cloud; X. U: |8 C, ^# |! }" y
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 Z; T/ Z8 V/ W: C( j
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
3 v! d5 j% N5 S( UJapanese aircraft
. }1 J% B8 n/ A& f6 w B5N2 Kate x 64+ e5 ^0 ^4 b. h4 M
Japanese aircraft losses' i/ [; \) f( T+ ]
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
$ ?/ B7 m# g; [7 w& w7 z B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* i1 l C2 _/ e
Allied ground losses:
# N U* `' k! k7 I& p9 t 270 casualties reported
& r+ O7 r3 ~8 P; ~+ l8 q) O Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& A% O. `% A- S' Q: A
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled' U: C" l4 F7 m" ?2 ?4 j2 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ i5 ^' K2 U9 X0 z* G1 [1 A
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 u; }1 C' }, I: uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.( L+ q1 t, d/ ^' }' c" }$ C; C- ^# k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ o+ v$ }" h \' \3 P" F H/ u
Japanese aircraft
6 ^! e5 |5 c. F4 u# }" g B6N2 Jill x 201
q; e; g6 c L# e N1K2-J George x 146 g& V% ^0 G; |3 W/ C3 \+ o
Japanese aircraft losses- \' v& b( a4 ~2 h9 t
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& z" M! h8 Q) C7 ^- d7 E$ l! n7 K B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
7 \; A) e4 U- b5 w6 O& }. x9 D N1K2-J George: 2 damaged8 i, f/ Z* d1 H; C2 }
Allied ground losses:3 L, E6 X. ]7 D; R7 W5 k
582 casualties reported" [( N' H/ f+ \9 ^* E. g; _# k
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
, s3 } N# T1 }) a& V: i; R Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled# o* w- S! Q+ z# w3 x, R) Y m, Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Q: n6 M$ r4 N" c4 w1 Q7 _
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)# |9 [0 k" o& j& n. ^
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 I5 ^/ y) W' i; M- T+ X( Y
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
6 U! U/ K z9 R- q8 z- [9 e0 {Japanese Shock attack& p, U" A& `; C& ^
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8112 z; j6 l# D: L+ a( z( M/ t& W
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3145 m/ p3 U/ @. F: G9 U( r
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
9 f) Z( J1 U, t/ l+ G* ^Allied adjusted defense: 8
: ^1 B4 q9 P5 ]$ z hJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ! h* l7 i X0 J: k% G- s+ W9 }) n
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
9 U+ Z) q; M& }7 c2 a, TCombat modifiers
5 Q x: f0 C1 f0 P0 D( Q8 C2 p$ P6 C$ hDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)) R+ k7 d, i+ }+ r: e. P& R0 H
Attacker: shock(+)9 P7 r; G1 L8 \
Japanese ground losses:( u' N( s7 d5 U$ w7 s
93 casualties reported
: ?5 ^5 [; z( a- a Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 t: `, }7 P+ r6 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 h8 l( @& k/ z0 `+ S0 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 G" D" t1 _/ |- d* p0 L! tAllied ground losses:( i. `: R _+ k+ O( F
1957 casualties reported
. q: u# | X6 u4 `% e' \' x0 } Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled, `6 _: H3 y8 [2 v: W
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled2 U7 N; o0 f1 K, W" D k
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
* d( v/ f* V) X* T( m B Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% G9 e! ]/ M: e! ^* [4 _& `' y* K Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& W3 [" J* j _4 ? [' C& z. L Units retreated 3
' v, B3 y9 h6 ZDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ y4 K2 _3 V, E; C- O6 _9 F$ F* uAssaulting units:" D( G% c9 v: V* a8 R$ Y
1st Tank Division
' Z/ I' H; B% R- K% C3 u 15th Tank Regiment
; [' |- b: E; E# P5 L 4th Tank Regiment
1 H2 _9 s8 S4 W$ g* o7 E2 e7 C 3rd Tank Division
% ?) K) Z) s* r; W 18th Tank Regiment
4 o* f. x! W7 n ~( Y: g3 ]# LDefending units:5 L3 k' ^ e: f2 k' p$ N3 o/ |2 o/ c( b3 B
8th Australian Division
7 A. d6 ?. u" S$ p# ]+ w4 x 1st Motor Brigade3 Z( a0 `2 n; q/ C7 s
39th Australian Battalion |