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); y% A0 \' `# Y0 D 
Weather in hex: Light cloud) n* a8 U, [( E* f5 f+ Q 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
8 I6 m: c/ |8 tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes  n  P6 s. H$ b2 W& p" `' u. r6 p 
Japanese aircraft4 F; Z& @" h( t5 [# b4 r) i+ S9 l 
      B5N2 Kate x 132 
2 A% F4 `/ [8 g  s- ?# S2 QNo Japanese losses 
$ e. W% c5 K! c/ m- z/ t- i) aAllied ground losses: 
3 v4 \6 ?- O$ Z) C7 l6 I5 o      271 casualties reported" O; d9 z7 x% _& P/ }* o8 g 
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! B+ o9 x- u6 e2 ~+ w8 s) A 
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled 
. O4 p- H& h5 e" z& {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& b! b# L& E* g6 [* C# y& Y 
      Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled): p+ T7 x5 U* w4 h5 P+ y 
      Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)# n& ?4 K* {5 u+ x  j- J8 G 
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)  ^( ]6 }) q4 d; |% w0 B1 ^3 U 
Weather in hex: Light cloud 
' r7 P5 I( t; M9 h4 K6 f( u  ?. }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# u# k0 F- d' l/ w 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
. l* e2 l& ^2 u; A; kJapanese aircraft8 v% O. ~8 e$ b2 ~/ P 
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80+ W. d; k6 e6 \ 
Japanese aircraft losses 
7 ^/ b# Q, T( l; Y. t      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged 
$ N3 i) u8 p9 mAllied ground losses: 
' L4 E8 O1 t( `) t; ]5 ?' g      142 casualties reported 
, d* c9 F* P( ^$ Y5 O) b7 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled 
- ]2 Z0 @( T* H& L" x( ^3 Q) U         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled' \* T/ h. l! @- d 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ f& E9 U) L7 W7 }; d6 g 
      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) 
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers). g: V+ I7 i3 s( ]: a 
Weather in hex: Light cloud 
& n$ p8 e* K8 `; m' iRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
" B8 A; E5 A0 {. hEstimated time to target is 4 minutes 
8 V( X( y* X9 ^2 c7 EJapanese aircraft0 m1 N8 N3 `$ A! R- \- i 
      B5N2 Kate x 64' M* m  Y5 e% d8 w: J0 S+ j" M 
Japanese aircraft losses 
+ Z% J0 J; ]- R      B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged' R! Y4 P) r* v4 W; C1 E 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: f. P5 D- \3 p0 S 
Allied ground losses: 
) F/ g# V5 D0 G8 I; W6 B" s      270 casualties reported 
& ~: V0 B: n/ g4 K1 k% k         Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled 
" @! h+ a+ F& V, ~6 [# m: e* f         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled 
5 m2 Z# A% D% r- @* ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) 
! Q  Y. V0 g$ |5 ^0 t( AWeather in hex: Light cloud 
1 j6 ?# d& _6 }2 k" Q6 BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.) O" y9 c3 P# | 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 S5 a0 ]" E" w5 B! G- J. p 
Japanese aircraft( U/ n( N2 Z4 p0 e9 C9 W2 B& a9 h: O3 i 
      B6N2 Jill x 201; p2 g2 W- G6 }. V+ M 
      N1K2-J George x 14: }& m+ D' Q9 Y' f8 X7 r 
Japanese aircraft losses 
3 F9 S0 f$ Q: {3 D1 k      B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged 
$ z; C* |) |6 d$ ~  l7 j/ s& q/ i      B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak 
" B6 A1 f) A. n7 @( w      N1K2-J George: 2 damaged 
" b0 s6 I" }2 J; b, ]$ QAllied ground losses: 
: x6 [! S2 H7 ^: [) @$ u' Z      582 casualties reported9 @. N, G. w9 Y: Z8 L# s 
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled% n  P1 I2 a" G$ _! u 
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled! C  [1 K+ p: [0 Y5 w# B 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled 
; R8 w0 x2 i, J1 j& x      Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) 
) g- B! B3 N1 L( }0 Q3 L      Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled) 
6 t  ~' W- V4 o$ g* `Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)9 b; H& ?! d" b/ D0 B, T, ` 
Japanese Shock attack 
3 ?9 D& @6 b; z1 D7 T1 \& JAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811 
, \  C" k+ P( \; LDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 
9 V/ K- \( _0 T) Y7 OJapanese adjusted assault: 649  
6 \% ]% n8 D' a' zAllied adjusted defense: 8  
$ g5 g6 t. p: F2 wJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) - n, e7 h; C2 g# S 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!: L# ?- q! S' p% p6 _ 
Combat modifiers8 b1 w7 r+ s1 q4 D5 T 
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-), H( i& L: u- @$ r$ R 
Attacker: shock(+) 
3 d- Z3 K; Z. S: XJapanese ground losses: 
2 c- [, }- |" J      93 casualties reported 
$ v' q' D8 Y* C: `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ b2 {. X% u8 z  f$ V 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 p! K% P3 h. e6 C3 ~ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 r' G" u6 o4 O& d" m( g8 r/ w 
Allied ground losses:* V6 g( O7 R; @  x: l' x- y 
      1957 casualties reported3 P; K1 u1 B3 U7 n% A- l0 W 
         Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled 
" m3 l( z; `- C* y5 F7 I+ v         Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled 
$ j0 z# o* I( y4 f         Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled 
3 `" i: G) `8 Z# J* a, H      Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
1 c" I+ b# N* k      Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)- B0 U$ }$ I  {$ k; [  B 
      Units retreated 3 
# m8 H) E5 ?# x+ UDefeated Allied Units Retreating!! C* O- O: M8 D& v 
Assaulting units:; O- e3 B: F- v* w 
    1st Tank Division 
& K: p# J$ g) ~, s2 T    15th Tank Regiment 
2 X9 m# c: u* M& |6 f$ A" Y    4th Tank Regiment 
0 R5 h" `8 {0 m' h1 f  R' C9 C    3rd Tank Division# r: G* \: [8 z- a# F- d 
    18th Tank Regiment6 K. N2 V/ L* Z2 }- X; ~4 D 
Defending units:( z& S& O/ B( G% A+ L! p. ^* J% R 
    8th Australian Division 
' f) g/ A* h& v0 v    1st Motor Brigade+ J, y  I0 x9 o* D- Q 
    39th Australian Battalion |