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)
; |2 l+ t6 I/ e% V& MWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 x9 y% X$ r* F7 w. h: H) cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, Z; G+ {5 } u0 pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
) ]6 O/ E0 I7 i' l8 S4 \( UJapanese aircraft* J4 B# O$ w P( j, Y
B5N2 Kate x 132
% U* N. e7 d, I) k% P( ONo Japanese losses
8 v% O& f2 }9 e1 _- m8 ]Allied ground losses:
- O% b: `" V" O2 u+ W 271 casualties reported& |+ f: W, g9 U1 G; T
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: {" }! o, v$ W/ o/ ~1 ` Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled8 T% w, U; J3 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% [6 e- T2 Q5 {! X$ j h Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 f# _8 s$ d; x% \
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
4 `. s; M* B. H b% F3 @2 V/ CMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)2 t5 y/ E* W8 \8 O
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 T# N6 V! g0 L6 {3 Y
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' r, x2 ?- _9 \6 K6 s- J- G* J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: {1 d R+ Y% v% G2 M
Japanese aircraft
+ H4 v5 Q! F) S+ Z Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
}8 i5 t% O1 V2 q3 |! x6 fJapanese aircraft losses6 q, {9 u$ U4 `& g
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged" l% {' R- b1 l
Allied ground losses:8 K/ n& P! @* _- Z1 f$ j2 W3 G
142 casualties reported
( ]5 o' h8 P1 S9 N, [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
% C( j) {! I6 T6 z& G Z0 Z Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
( @$ w6 y) `7 |4 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 x7 }/ D. Y+ _8 i+ m
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)5 `3 \' V R& p1 v0 v: }- J
Weather in hex: Light cloud+ a2 D C2 m* O$ F" F
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 L9 m7 |1 D% zEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
; z) C. w% |* jJapanese aircraft" |4 e5 N3 X+ n* i$ `
B5N2 Kate x 641 v2 X( [3 W0 ^2 x n5 P( V
Japanese aircraft losses* ]* q+ z6 X4 i
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged8 X1 A3 @. Y M9 J1 N
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak n6 z$ n* \; D& c
Allied ground losses:
0 l7 h/ q+ G+ p6 w* |1 W% O( a 270 casualties reported" C a# f) Z( w2 s% W' h
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled4 h8 v% K/ z/ L+ }+ U% h5 s
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled( f9 `; J4 [% z! x5 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* o! I5 y. O8 D. D4 v- SWeather in hex: Light cloud& ~8 J$ Y7 F% J- V
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ y! T. ~! T6 k6 [* CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes w7 j0 U: J. q& a
Japanese aircraft m2 v" E1 Z2 k: W' |9 W0 L
B6N2 Jill x 201
5 ]1 ^) S4 {! f7 y N1K2-J George x 148 Y+ G5 t" ]1 X- h, q! {6 Q
Japanese aircraft losses) U1 e0 O5 h0 {: g
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
- [2 X, @6 d3 _% @ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak. Q4 Y) Q# ?- X' P6 V
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged) h; |$ N! i |6 @
Allied ground losses:
$ F: J4 f' d* f3 Y 582 casualties reported
, i& b" e# w( g" X Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled4 X6 Z8 B2 z1 s. W5 N, @
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
. T" K* T# s# X' P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; F# ?# P* {% l% L4 I Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled); `8 q- j6 M! B8 J- Q. l
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)9 P4 c7 D# ~+ j9 W; ]5 t& F
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
3 ~$ B4 _; v2 uJapanese Shock attack
t4 ^$ u* I% D& f- ^4 mAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8118 `& x A! z* c# ^
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 h+ X5 B/ F( \
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
k" F% a: q6 ]; f8 aAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ i( f- N% r* I( [+ F1 I
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
* p( P% {' C$ b H3 e7 jJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
* w+ U% k) P8 PCombat modifiers, V( P; Y. B( m
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)% {3 N& X# Y# b4 j
Attacker: shock(+)
+ K' E X4 @: I. {( ~Japanese ground losses:# {8 U* m0 v0 v2 `2 p, ~9 v S- H
93 casualties reported
+ T, M& H" S; y6 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" R+ C6 M( ^8 L% e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ s! U9 k% d/ t% \( m" i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
g2 x5 X% }" q) t, ?" Q tAllied ground losses:
- U2 m2 r; [" f/ I9 e# I! h 1957 casualties reported
* ~' Z) |# O& y; U; U6 ? Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled# W$ N3 f5 \! q' K: E
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
# J7 z5 s' R8 _, p5 { Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
. b- x. y b+ v( q3 G. e Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 @1 z W% e9 w. | }# t' p7 E6 [
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! `( Q: ~ \3 E% A4 o, ] Units retreated 3
1 Q: D1 m" y/ D, \Defeated Allied Units Retreating!5 B) ]0 J! l$ `. E3 g+ y' e9 h& H5 Y
Assaulting units:: {% z; L6 t+ z3 {+ |
1st Tank Division
; b7 q& ]: S/ ?( B' Y' T 15th Tank Regiment
% p: B5 _2 }) G7 n* X- Y 4th Tank Regiment) E; ~( U) b# x/ u4 ^: D( d
3rd Tank Division% G% R4 _2 s( D; R1 Y' W3 B- m
18th Tank Regiment" T9 a9 j# S5 T
Defending units:- W! B d: t$ ^5 D" P
8th Australian Division, x4 K. k9 Z+ ~
1st Motor Brigade
* Q/ A. C, r) V4 U' v' g6 z 39th Australian Battalion |