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)
L) x x3 w5 m' A& sWeather in hex: Light cloud
0 @# ^; w9 @! u/ ]5 l. MRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# n; y. t" S. o5 c8 oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ @% G s% ~; y1 \4 }& K& H2 u6 iJapanese aircraft
& {: U" f1 M) d- g; _9 x% I B5N2 Kate x 1329 A* l: m9 V' Y) ?& T0 c
No Japanese losses& M& S& E, P. z Q( d# n, B; ?0 X
Allied ground losses:* D: I- o" l' x- |2 {) F
271 casualties reported
8 f- A( H9 g: @3 ^. Y$ [ Y. [$ \6 t Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled; ]9 w" i& _/ S T2 O
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
; w% ~* w S8 r" J# C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ o9 o% d* E6 M) k Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)0 O/ O( e& n5 C6 ~
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
! t( {( r1 c7 o$ W) |Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# n: C+ z" Q8 B4 L) m2 {( I# y7 B
Weather in hex: Light cloud) I7 o3 _3 r, i; d
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. `9 M! z& a5 q. X% B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
K3 o+ o4 F4 I1 m4 O, x GJapanese aircraft
* o9 h5 z9 p/ B7 S! t Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
0 s0 ^; R+ y% P9 B/ ~- VJapanese aircraft losses
; Z; H) C% I+ ]1 ?) u; k; x3 Q Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged4 a1 B; W( @; z- H9 \
Allied ground losses:
" L5 X. i) R8 R. W W1 P% ` 142 casualties reported
1 Y- O* P9 G9 z" |% v1 o6 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled2 l' u! R3 \* c4 s3 `* J
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
, q# T5 O5 ], k3 R, F) m) N( |3 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 q# t5 P; i% q% r
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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$ X0 y; R/ S! `# U4 _% k& _8 HMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
9 }$ |& ~$ `9 I4 ^$ B2 A- e! V; dWeather in hex: Light cloud
, ~3 ]$ m8 C0 }3 p% rRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 q& }6 ?) }1 B- c& PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
+ [: b8 V9 ^& r2 r( MJapanese aircraft4 {3 I4 i x) Y
B5N2 Kate x 64
: Q. A. r6 p/ f7 o# jJapanese aircraft losses y; K7 m3 Q- J2 d+ n
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
/ L. `# q+ }8 F7 P0 ` B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. U- X& U" u' E) a5 Y+ v
Allied ground losses:% W* m5 W4 L. A/ N3 H6 s
270 casualties reported
5 ?5 D2 X# N( J C# Q; [ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& D; F8 U& v7 |& ~2 c
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 s) P; r5 q8 e& K5 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 }% b3 t Q7 ~: `
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ K; F9 S; Y% N k: U: X
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 C( n+ {8 d d" m) I, {* wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.7 G3 L5 I' {6 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 {; @! d% J. i* K# u" t2 {+ G6 B2 |Japanese aircraft6 o' D {! p2 {3 o4 _" |
B6N2 Jill x 201
4 c% \, r p: g M. N2 l N1K2-J George x 146 {$ S) ^" p h- L2 l' k
Japanese aircraft losses
9 p, d1 B' q. H: P# L" s7 h B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged( {, G/ Z1 G1 ^) P/ t
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
: T: W N$ s. L9 p N1K2-J George: 2 damaged" F/ H# L/ f( b
Allied ground losses:
6 l# G/ A% M6 d; z7 k 582 casualties reported$ w9 }/ N: f- t+ I- B
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled" `4 g/ `& w9 I. ~' r
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
: U; ]% P, j j0 m7 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled4 h$ P+ t+ g; y% s- r% F+ I" `
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
) f4 Q# g' U# h1 K. a& t o( {2 f Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled). F: b6 ^& \( z; n8 P6 F" R& P
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)$ W) W q/ l! _) C, Y6 _
Japanese Shock attack6 c1 e7 n* c: G& H3 S1 Z
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
& L t8 ]$ n: W; q1 Y! p2 n! Q+ GDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314: t4 @' i0 i7 H3 S- a: A
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ! Y& U: j" X) G! K
Allied adjusted defense: 8
1 Z: p4 R5 b" P8 o3 T0 a9 kJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
6 F) n0 b3 j. [: l; |4 JJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
; F7 Y0 u: E9 Z2 PCombat modifiers
( W( H: n9 d: k( ~& W: g/ j2 [8 sDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
+ V+ ^/ c1 W! c4 W/ k0 Y% VAttacker: shock(+)4 P5 E c2 v4 O6 H0 z' U
Japanese ground losses:
+ E: \ C! [9 B. C' L 93 casualties reported
( K$ [* C- T; g& W W5 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 P5 t9 e9 x9 f! K" ]( `" m$ s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- W4 y( y7 k6 b g) L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 w$ F3 N( Q1 \8 ]+ ~6 c! }# Q
Allied ground losses:) Z& e0 C R, k8 f
1957 casualties reported
: k9 g# T) X/ p+ [8 ]1 Z Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled" i3 Z$ q9 v9 U0 c3 n4 |; e$ w, Q
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled: {$ ], ]* R4 p9 T" ?
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 B+ }$ v/ u; Q3 k& v& f Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( ]3 T& ?4 `1 Y$ B, \ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)% i: [' i4 b' n% ?
Units retreated 3
H N9 w/ G0 WDefeated Allied Units Retreating!3 Z2 {& B: u+ C, k) \( _2 q& ~/ M
Assaulting units:
! i- M+ l4 u2 x9 }4 ~ 1st Tank Division' H3 h5 j5 M4 ]7 R6 u
15th Tank Regiment
4 g1 v4 |) _$ A9 c! Y) V9 ^ 4th Tank Regiment
, M" ^; M z; N! a3 [! O3 g 3rd Tank Division! i! V+ C q6 O; e& y. @
18th Tank Regiment
( z+ N8 g3 R+ X# w5 kDefending units:% |) ]# a2 a n6 S! C
8th Australian Division" l0 Z1 z$ T) O3 j0 M' C
1st Motor Brigade8 S9 _8 y: l3 Z8 j7 s7 }: V0 j
39th Australian Battalion |