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)
1 M2 u. Z2 B+ w# bWeather in hex: Light cloud) Z( O% ]! P- j' I# R5 K. B
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- Q7 O; o `0 B" s8 N J3 X( U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
, ]# \* I5 L2 {# P5 ]9 {8 r) NJapanese aircraft* `. q) m$ H, O9 L7 E ?" e& l
B5N2 Kate x 132( l$ U$ _& J5 w$ p; N
No Japanese losses
) f6 @6 R" Y p/ J- B2 S" uAllied ground losses:
' o6 k0 s% Y4 Q 271 casualties reported# K' d% M# e# }" g9 A! N
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled0 i0 ]; S: X" z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled" y+ L1 X$ }3 E* b/ V* X- `" G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, f8 q) p* \* x4 H' v2 P; M Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 T$ C8 ?. r+ Y( x3 y7 _6 `1 A
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)+ [. S' m7 M1 [* ^1 W
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)! p# n: N- M$ E6 K$ M
Weather in hex: Light cloud8 u- {( ?- \" t
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ {9 p5 _, P y- FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes" x; S0 D' k) u6 ]; l( D) {
Japanese aircraft: R$ z: |, }3 W# e3 |4 t
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80 Z) J0 {- |4 @. l2 W9 K: \' }7 W
Japanese aircraft losses
1 ]9 ]; R8 u$ ?8 W% T# z Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged* `% [! p/ |2 F
Allied ground losses:! d! @8 u1 u. z9 H4 x
142 casualties reported) `* O9 @% V* ?5 ]5 t8 D, Y; ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
# ?' O* ?% l* q( R$ k; R Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 N% a- S6 a5 Z+ W( U) f1 D( V% O' ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' M8 O' N4 P3 U e# ]- H+ z# ?( L Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
7 V4 H$ t1 Q0 E: x6 w7 i- B3 Q4 y e4 c# b( ^8 R# k7 G
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
/ Z! q6 e8 Z: f- [$ l* X0 ?: ~* k$ P) uWeather in hex: Light cloud
9 P) j- _" G- c: [2 `2 x: P! w ~Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) _4 T; \( B9 B* IEstimated time to target is 4 minutes6 I( u( E, Z9 S/ a" l+ \7 `
Japanese aircraft
- G7 U8 @, N0 e B5N2 Kate x 64. D( p Q/ g+ n8 w
Japanese aircraft losses
/ x# J) w' X* Q3 V4 | a B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged" z% J8 @/ w) q( n( x& E
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
) L- _7 E' c) B% ]% q* u+ jAllied ground losses:
! s2 f, j7 E6 d2 M; c5 B" c6 C 270 casualties reported
, l% A R9 ~4 X* @& ]2 e; N Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled. P6 L7 s+ t+ `# y% M/ {* h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
- K. k' W: [7 T) | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, _* w! j F- g$ c0 a7 s; f7 Z
0 _5 I6 e+ @- _1 P/ _Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' s; [$ R+ |0 w) |! ]Weather in hex: Light cloud5 q: `6 S: Q4 l0 i* ]
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
0 H& W. Y" K0 D/ b' ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ J5 H1 V% k. v" E
Japanese aircraft
0 Z4 F9 E) {) o$ C6 t$ r+ J B6N2 Jill x 2012 {$ v/ h8 n* l/ x# Y8 Q
N1K2-J George x 14
# E) w4 n1 O; r% z& @9 ~* ~; C# aJapanese aircraft losses
! a) |4 j) r5 c# ? B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
x1 h) h1 O* x3 Z( K B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
1 M; @, A' ~/ K4 r3 R7 | N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
' S- D8 K4 E! DAllied ground losses:8 q# L& C9 o8 F- l D& U4 |
582 casualties reported% j1 ~) B, T/ r! C- R- ~! \
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
" t o0 F5 F9 N$ p, u8 L3 o* ~4 r Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
) Z6 e+ S, C- J' s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled/ l5 l* Q: \: @6 \
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)4 O, s8 D* I' W+ l* A7 g6 C
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
: v. J( E3 h F- z2 j9 H+ A5 k! KGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)5 f1 r- `, E& ^
Japanese Shock attack3 ^# `& o9 M% d- O. y; l" K2 K
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8110 b& T5 `+ a( N1 v! w: F. i
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
; T; _. w5 J0 L- T' A+ P/ OJapanese adjusted assault: 649 7 y; K8 r, C- R' E6 ~
Allied adjusted defense: 8
4 o z( C0 u/ [2 \( ]2 A, \; o4 RJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 J# y5 X& \9 ~3 w" L' q' u) S' Y5 u" ^/ N
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
. s& Q; j! m4 L. {$ ^# s+ x% _Combat modifiers
4 Y# d8 S3 ?% Z& W" T. tDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)8 w G" d: _- q
Attacker: shock(+)9 Y+ _$ o. r0 V' m, p& a
Japanese ground losses:8 P/ M' b4 t9 q+ F N Z) l0 d: o
93 casualties reported
7 }/ h7 y! x) [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: m: ^. h) N( a! T: H( J4 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- d: m$ J7 E* L+ U" a: o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 g$ D. a, t% `% m) ]5 I1 Q) MAllied ground losses:3 H, s% F3 y! b. F. ~" u
1957 casualties reported
# K4 p+ Z. c$ }# e Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
: H, z# |+ D2 r+ J& h: y4 W Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
; W& i+ a/ `& J4 H, U5 J Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
% v0 ]5 \1 l) H V Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled); S" x$ N2 R8 p( u3 S
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, |' z5 ]/ L/ Y) m. C# Z Units retreated 34 j# w, H4 q* {" g9 [
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!. _! @. {- N7 z7 a, C% }
Assaulting units:. k* s7 S& J# D. P
1st Tank Division4 @# h1 y% c( ^& |
15th Tank Regiment
/ b3 |9 |% V3 S, f 4th Tank Regiment) M; j1 N( ^! V; {3 g
3rd Tank Division. n# f1 A2 v, a* U# k
18th Tank Regiment8 K4 G, J) V$ B) V7 `( Y7 B; @7 V
Defending units:
3 `, O2 d1 C7 I) r 8th Australian Division
8 w5 J0 a# ~4 W1 w% S- Q 1st Motor Brigade# R/ D1 ^( [4 u) m
39th Australian Battalion |