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)
' q! H ?: o2 q& |: ]' s; O& HWeather in hex: Light cloud$ t# }1 h! V- y
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 M) s* S% @3 L. m& `+ a3 F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 l0 S$ u: \5 J8 mJapanese aircraft$ v# A# M1 y6 u2 B; o; Z, F
B5N2 Kate x 132
, X: z' d/ a6 k! M: `, }No Japanese losses
7 m* F; K7 d4 u& h6 d& T0 V% wAllied ground losses:
/ e" I* s( l+ ~/ R2 g5 ~; y. x 271 casualties reported
2 }6 [0 F7 [7 G9 f; J4 l Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled, l( ^ b a7 [$ b
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled8 [9 [2 \7 M- I5 i" R G. ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 c% ?+ l+ {4 v( H) \* @5 P
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled). e2 I8 t* q# i$ `" U
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)2 g* c& i2 @9 u* Z1 G2 H& d( [1 i: O6 ^
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), B5 A+ v2 s# Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud6 C; X" o R4 ~4 U# l$ b4 v
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) R8 ^& V# D6 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 B2 Y' \; x0 eJapanese aircraft' Y* H; g" t! L$ J0 B
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
& s9 D( x% K* C& |Japanese aircraft losses& z) `0 o# ?' L2 m6 ^6 @" d# ?
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
) N3 \4 _# v! w0 P1 V* UAllied ground losses:
4 W' S( \7 {/ w$ a7 d* p* L 142 casualties reported
7 @+ J* S8 E4 z$ J! B \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
+ e6 `! e2 Q5 G3 V2 b; E& J2 w6 @ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
# C3 k; o: P/ Q" r5 v0 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* i* g- K* `' u+ | Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 A& s0 l/ O" e7 q, K/ U; O
' R: i& ~# c/ s9 l* z9 t2 fMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
" r) A) F7 c: [! T0 {# v; g) p& @Weather in hex: Light cloud. ]$ J% H* i' Q5 S+ M
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! i% n0 y; g6 s, P4 d9 u
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes- j. v' G, H& A/ X$ z5 C
Japanese aircraft
9 i$ [) B6 F; }# T0 M' \& L B5N2 Kate x 64
! |4 i, [- L6 B; CJapanese aircraft losses- h4 g* M0 x' O8 {! V
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged( U' T' M* B7 `5 R% k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: v+ f" f, H; x
Allied ground losses:
5 N% t2 G) M) R+ P: o 270 casualties reported! `, F0 ]. k6 u1 B; Z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled8 E9 ^4 l2 q5 G" j# D# v( q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
0 t+ Q8 @6 V [ {4 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; Y- g2 r* T- m9 s
) y1 ], d' b- y. ?; iMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, W# t% V1 o' R+ ^0 x% CWeather in hex: Light cloud8 K( N8 C& \, x, Q; j1 A1 i0 ]+ l
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.2 O# h" K& r) f h$ E+ q5 y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 N3 m3 T- u# g; J% b) v
Japanese aircraft
5 H7 z( R; y) r5 t B6N2 Jill x 201
9 r- k: X) F5 w4 R1 V N1K2-J George x 14' V2 V t# @& a y( ^
Japanese aircraft losses4 ]5 R5 p; `- h9 p- o1 T' T7 G
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
' _* l8 P0 e) D {, m( {$ Q B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
' _$ v: m7 ?: r$ n, ~) J1 V$ x N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
, Q- U1 i$ [1 i# yAllied ground losses:* M( K2 n; X: \' i
582 casualties reported
9 Z# ]* ?9 [" @/ B* d Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
: p ~3 k8 T: ^% x; i5 s Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled& K4 \: G* J& z+ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled m* S! F; d8 e. i
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
* N: _4 i( d. Z; d% H+ @2 V Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
" J& |& K* t g' J1 h# UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
+ q, f* a- D* W& O6 ~6 d- zJapanese Shock attack! ?9 ?# g) }" h$ }7 B8 X- Q
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811& ^( _1 y5 n1 @* y# s$ K$ @ H
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3148 C+ E; {/ }. e1 n8 T+ X+ n* N
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 . }2 y' [# f; i$ C H: q$ s
Allied adjusted defense: 8
9 n# V. a* \" ^* O- _Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 4 X. ]0 J- O" q" A0 I0 w
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!: F5 k. z1 t" `* [
Combat modifiers" M5 q6 C; D+ o, Y) e
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)" w+ \. l; d7 [6 W. e
Attacker: shock(+)
, S2 H( D- V" w( y, [# M2 j$ R6 PJapanese ground losses:
1 g2 a* N3 _0 ]" a% I, ?. W3 k 93 casualties reported1 l: h- r9 m; ~* [7 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 h1 |* M7 V& u) _$ Y# A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 g! }+ e+ g7 X d0 [$ k) L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% D% g4 X% Z+ w: [
Allied ground losses:
! T7 Z( e+ v* T1 ^, a' x, g+ {4 t 1957 casualties reported
5 }* v0 ?) V" q7 E) U0 j. J Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled2 W/ p: s+ u4 U7 c7 R: \ H: }! V) [
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled% t" R: k1 _$ d/ l$ d- X7 z4 B, b
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
" M; |# k4 N) b+ X$ Q8 I Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 _8 f* t& |8 [! G1 o6 B
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 O( D2 i2 u( C! ?3 E
Units retreated 3
) _% y- V; x, ]* Y9 kDefeated Allied Units Retreating!- K' V8 N5 P( p$ m6 k
Assaulting units:" c8 g9 ~( {' a3 _/ f
1st Tank Division% |* X' q; \/ Z. u4 O
15th Tank Regiment
! X0 ]% M& N. `3 f! @' @/ J 4th Tank Regiment. ?5 q+ r# j2 q4 S! E
3rd Tank Division
( s. O& M h" W' i. y1 e 18th Tank Regiment
) l# d+ g* Y. Q( KDefending units:, p) P* n0 F- J: c
8th Australian Division% U- s& I9 Q/ @# b% K
1st Motor Brigade
$ Y5 d. y1 i" L7 }+ d3 y 39th Australian Battalion |