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)
/ w9 K5 n) v- GWeather in hex: Light cloud
" t3 E$ U* i" W/ l) p5 NRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 N7 h( Z' t5 z% cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, v; ]6 Y6 u, t0 y- G9 ~& \
Japanese aircraft" T, c/ m- `; V/ y% Z% m& q* K+ v) V
B5N2 Kate x 132
8 ]: r R! c& _/ z7 [% D. J9 X- xNo Japanese losses
3 ~; K( V' [/ S4 o$ kAllied ground losses:! R- s" D' ~, i$ X% l9 N
271 casualties reported/ a: {! F; c$ b e% @! Q$ L
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
- S; A, r2 w6 ~$ ~! W/ \( ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
0 ]6 |# u# N |% g- X& ~" v# t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: U8 q; H* \: _- k) K
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
$ W7 p, x- K _" C# v/ c' } ? Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)" D) ~( A( b# J5 |& V
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
3 F( {; k/ X6 Y$ \Weather in hex: Light cloud7 K& s. q6 U4 O
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: g5 f1 c& x' U% r+ }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 q* P3 ]# M' c0 E4 n
Japanese aircraft
) Z- H, @: G+ w# Y! s Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
- v1 U# s0 O( u+ @* K6 l% L' yJapanese aircraft losses
, V0 W O% Y. p/ m9 ` Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged2 g8 q. X8 F( N! _3 Z
Allied ground losses:
& R! s; z" [# |1 e1 d9 M 142 casualties reported& `/ s/ t8 N1 s: e' |/ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled: @( ]) w) I% }* I" y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 _% \) d+ `' N. m7 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z$ h# X8 ^# a+ J* O Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 d9 {5 P5 B# B7 q
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers); _. h G7 Q+ g; k+ w, m
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: {/ _ M, }# nRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 X3 O" L: q/ A* R* s! WEstimated time to target is 4 minutes2 D7 M: \/ d5 ^0 b* l/ ^
Japanese aircraft
, P! ?9 c: _% F% C3 x7 E# L B5N2 Kate x 64
: f8 M- U3 n/ j+ s; c$ w6 YJapanese aircraft losses+ N& Z% M3 |, h, S' c: s+ ?0 ^6 O
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged8 Y9 {* ]/ G" D0 s, t- P$ s
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 y- k. E4 z0 {5 ?0 v' {* X+ C' G1 rAllied ground losses:
4 f9 d( D6 h- a$ X: A 270 casualties reported4 y x# L4 A0 x1 ^
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
$ L% A* k! L; n3 \( Q( n Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled# ~) G3 ^+ _, ~7 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 {/ g' g. {: k* K+ I
& J8 S( o% n# P, bMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)+ T$ ^4 y" b1 X0 T' G4 [9 X; w* v: J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- g. s- d5 u' B8 RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: S% E; o u# l1 \6 m- l7 A3 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' `8 s. T6 A! D n$ s
Japanese aircraft
3 s+ t$ }+ s. ^2 V2 T6 e# g B6N2 Jill x 201
9 ^# N B5 U% x8 S N1K2-J George x 141 J& w9 S% ?/ d0 j- {1 l
Japanese aircraft losses
9 S& p/ ?, _( {( G+ [) Y9 j B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
3 N+ E \/ E/ @0 H5 `! A" U B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, K5 j$ K! q7 l: T1 z& p' c5 D
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
( D( h4 o% ]& V) R1 v0 `: AAllied ground losses:( ]* P* t" t5 b+ n& y) C# _
582 casualties reported
0 a9 D* U+ x5 x- v9 B- F Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled8 ~ @8 d0 o$ N
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
( g( X! s2 Z. \5 Z, w6 O2 A( K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled( `$ i2 G" N1 t( l% E; l* \
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
, _5 C: j' \) D' f6 A/ X Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
. C5 v+ o: T) W8 ]Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)0 K. l. x5 s% ?5 n% ?" Z- H
Japanese Shock attack) j; _% j1 d2 X6 a# H
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811; }; i: E7 l# y: m# O# }& `
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314; @. X7 L. I: G# S" Z5 P
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 . n! U2 j. B- j0 l; x9 U: F
Allied adjusted defense: 8 5 u- t; }. k' w' q" ]7 J& p5 I
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ' |7 v8 R9 Q' i m: g
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 t+ I5 Y0 ~; j) }
Combat modifiers
, r3 o% m$ P' N1 | j. X8 B4 hDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
" ^7 o* M) j0 z1 `+ A$ S& bAttacker: shock(+)
+ @* F+ \- ?6 f4 D8 Z/ f E/ rJapanese ground losses:2 z+ O- B( y6 V) u& l
93 casualties reported2 L, c' w3 d. s6 f) C' h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. |9 D8 [, A, j( h# z, Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# t+ c3 K0 n3 ^0 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" Z8 v8 e: R; x* q" v( N3 P
Allied ground losses:+ ~5 {6 S: W4 }, a8 N! Q& z( U' ]
1957 casualties reported0 O+ ?$ o/ k# Q. ~
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
& g" r8 E! c2 R- y- m; w Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled. p1 m0 T D0 \9 e" P( b
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" g% G- X+ T% d8 W# z+ x: W7 H" ~
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
6 c7 E5 x9 |5 H n6 ]2 Y* ]$ z* k Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 Z* ?% l/ c# C Units retreated 3
( X4 [1 Z, V& S7 I; mDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
, Z& Q" i. {% oAssaulting units:- K6 I& |; v/ C
1st Tank Division: L7 Q: X6 n, n2 ^
15th Tank Regiment
+ h+ G, y! ?: S) T6 g2 A' h# J 4th Tank Regiment1 `9 O, k) G r) f# f- B4 h6 f
3rd Tank Division
7 h6 M2 K. p( J- e2 r2 A 18th Tank Regiment
; J1 ?" X' k" w* P/ N/ }7 wDefending units:
0 G. @+ ~" F9 E5 j# [1 }3 \ 8th Australian Division$ m8 }7 n7 V( e$ H% R
1st Motor Brigade+ k" B3 N" x$ J% M* P# M
39th Australian Battalion |