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)3 X+ n$ a g, m6 J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* T1 M- q! k* I$ U6 J: B( O$ ~+ n, ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 v) E* b; E5 v4 E) i1 U& a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
, ~( B7 M& H! j8 N* i; f- @Japanese aircraft
# D$ `4 |% V, |8 T7 y- n. O' D2 K B5N2 Kate x 132% o% c' U# L% \" e7 F
No Japanese losses7 a H [- g" M, N( O. I V& O
Allied ground losses:
* U9 X; M$ f5 e& S 271 casualties reported
4 f# x5 }: @; P5 s2 D( M Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled# P% N$ z, \- I3 \6 W$ b
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 B6 n8 \) Z6 J( d3 @; ?& C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 X) b/ u2 I, F/ |1 ^$ W9 @8 j Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
) [$ Y4 O6 @" | Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)# N$ f" Z7 Z7 A! n, a0 {! j8 _
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
0 }% H! t$ v1 O7 |/ n1 KWeather in hex: Light cloud: v$ d* }9 o( [* T' P
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ U7 ^' {# X+ _+ |$ dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; w5 [- J( O0 q) U3 I
Japanese aircraft. {9 {7 |5 |3 V6 r7 }& d
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
: ^/ U/ y# r1 \1 nJapanese aircraft losses
! U" z+ j$ u# |3 n; c Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged; B2 H* ]7 w3 g4 }: ?
Allied ground losses:7 [) J K. g% }) h( d) [) B
142 casualties reported& @4 ~ z0 q8 R4 O4 W; W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
* \2 x* [1 X* H r7 W; Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 L+ K6 A4 y7 G( L9 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ?& {# f* p% d& X' _5 H, v H
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled); g( j' N9 _( C* V4 s
5 W( ^( M. U$ X$ PMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ R$ {* I( D: x. m7 w8 f. A/ L2 yWeather in hex: Light cloud* Y; d+ |3 ^ P: k
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., y" O0 F5 `. i; e2 e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes3 ]. L! P% j$ m* | w
Japanese aircraft5 I1 M, y8 r4 |
B5N2 Kate x 649 Y9 B- q; @8 j. l9 J E! J2 |9 A
Japanese aircraft losses2 ^ Z: e8 s% v, ]( b
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged5 y8 s3 ]+ R4 m$ C
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak) x) R8 }- n/ V; }
Allied ground losses:
3 g8 H5 Z- H5 Q+ ~. ] 270 casualties reported8 a( _0 A" J5 y& ]2 C4 T& R
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
3 r' n7 h* v1 G- v7 D4 ?! e Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled+ V6 }) q" d- I! l% w) t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 ~) V* d5 u2 U6 V! M# B0 rMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)! @# x3 t: E' b3 p" e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 M+ ~5 f( n* B$ N* z. ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.2 p, w0 d. x7 v1 D' O5 l/ n( U D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
" R, y. P9 V. [& D/ m$ s: T7 YJapanese aircraft
) _" V0 e. V" ^ B6N2 Jill x 201; G" C# ?: L& [ T
N1K2-J George x 14
0 P: `3 c4 M1 \. y7 O) f( a0 aJapanese aircraft losses' c) z; Z1 w4 }: f9 E6 U
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& ]! M5 Q, j& z0 h. n B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
0 E* ~% C; ~0 p N1K2-J George: 2 damaged8 a* n# z. }' K. u6 V5 @7 Z' e
Allied ground losses:
# A; T; `3 O; u! }/ U 582 casualties reported
) @' Q0 n. G% l# Z# C" u' _2 E& G Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
' y" r7 u, G& [# C) p, w Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled3 G+ h& F& D, |# ~# m3 d; E. d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled, d5 i/ @! p% i: K/ m8 l( ~0 t$ i
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
1 e6 w. y1 E {" X A$ {* w7 Q Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
# L$ H+ d$ y1 h) [/ [! A4 @" E5 bGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
+ k. H$ ]/ J; b& `% E1 r( PJapanese Shock attack
1 g/ N% B, |$ u+ ^3 Q: Z) zAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
8 k: k3 [2 a8 {% ADefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
4 {! D( y) u2 u7 U+ YJapanese adjusted assault: 649 / ] i* T5 K: F; p
Allied adjusted defense: 8 & i+ n8 w8 y9 z ?6 ^5 Q
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
1 `& Y7 f) u M7 a/ c5 CJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!' N0 f0 ?5 n6 d
Combat modifiers. [7 @( t: |6 Q* H$ w1 H ]
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
% l! c4 O& o' v2 j q% r8 \Attacker: shock(+)7 ]/ B* y/ A7 b3 v% y3 b
Japanese ground losses:
2 x. E9 ]) J3 b; ~0 {' G, t! R2 c 93 casualties reported1 \$ ^7 B( P) }0 ]0 G! g) d4 `% _! E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 ]% ?# A$ I0 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' w& p1 o v! A" h. H% `9 C# A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, e, @3 L! b$ z0 m. a
Allied ground losses:6 I9 R4 f( A' G; ]5 U
1957 casualties reported
* z5 K! {, `1 T# |/ B' t u Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
1 o7 L0 C1 M0 N6 p Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 e: i. L. E; p# ^9 P+ L! [' K Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~3 ^% m" q! ^. d4 g3 y
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. S- [ B' K, P, C% w! n" ? Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
D+ t/ x* p0 N% d$ {5 X) i5 m/ a Units retreated 3
: b" J& H& j" N8 Z5 SDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
; T# z% k6 l/ `5 V. S3 lAssaulting units:
5 g2 R4 G6 ]. I7 c4 x2 ` 1st Tank Division
6 {% o, J1 b# C5 M& F 15th Tank Regiment2 o$ ^; m1 S. G, H- v: w6 T
4th Tank Regiment |$ W. h7 ^2 u0 R" l8 C% W, a) q0 u$ u
3rd Tank Division. D* }! X [) c2 q4 z2 K q1 t
18th Tank Regiment
9 W& ?+ M1 s: J; X! w6 j6 wDefending units:
5 h/ ]* |1 U4 Q+ D; u2 k9 X i 8th Australian Division
6 M. J4 J( x+ z) O* |% |- H 1st Motor Brigade% N7 K0 N0 w9 |3 X
39th Australian Battalion |