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)
7 ]+ s C2 n7 LWeather in hex: Light cloud
: v+ @7 d1 B/ ^; J5 j% p! ZRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 V8 K0 }1 w3 J* r! I; n* D- ?2 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
. R' N4 b. h% pJapanese aircraft
- q! }2 O( m4 }+ U7 y0 ^* { B5N2 Kate x 132: [. z- C# ?# s; l* n! v- ~1 ?
No Japanese losses5 ?+ k# U" b* C+ N, s( s5 n1 E
Allied ground losses:
3 @8 o# }; \6 J5 O. k3 @4 r- q: q# _ 271 casualties reported
- T o3 y3 Z% Q+ J, ?, [ Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled$ S# |: o: w5 o4 p) P3 ]
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 [3 r' G T' z" F u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 z0 t6 O' _' F( V0 A1 {0 _; q! k Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)8 ?4 |1 {3 i% y# |1 o' W, E
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)( y; U) J0 O* Q& ?. z
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 j+ b0 B- I2 _+ D8 b
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 O/ d; u3 M) }2 e6 D: p
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* b- r7 c" s0 b: P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 ~& @$ Q+ M' l8 ?/ m
Japanese aircraft
) q' G; v! {0 ^1 G. ` Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80* F1 m, y" a& Z2 H" ]6 {
Japanese aircraft losses0 k3 }8 @2 V1 u8 d/ S- g
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
! o' ~' U/ t. }, j/ _9 g* F2 t; k3 xAllied ground losses:
# v2 f+ r* _4 n/ R- H. f 142 casualties reported3 d" Z$ x& Q! W. _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled+ p2 q* G7 A- B( X( u+ u. t! m, v
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
- u o+ s+ U+ p0 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 F* S: ]$ E/ h
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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2 X# v' R8 ?7 a Y. H9 B6 v* |Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 z: q5 W+ c. u7 o2 n, i7 w
Weather in hex: Light cloud8 N B- E4 d. U/ |+ A/ F* N H
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 x- h& X7 R$ K! W
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes; X+ ~ m w8 w5 ~5 N; i7 @# a4 T# S
Japanese aircraft
0 h& m0 P. m; u- C8 R M& v B5N2 Kate x 64
5 D X$ S$ E2 V$ C5 B$ ?0 h6 jJapanese aircraft losses
. L. ~, D2 {8 Y B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged! P5 p7 j4 |* m5 @
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 z) M, H4 ~: r* L, W( hAllied ground losses:
3 x/ `( x) _0 Y2 k" |8 J" G$ d$ ` 270 casualties reported
/ C8 |, o& I1 F2 j8 h Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
2 G' N8 d8 @4 c8 B Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
1 F! V, n9 [: A' P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 p' B: g4 b3 R# `$ s+ w
, |( P0 O# Q* m( kMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ P* R, l, @7 w6 ]7 p8 \1 IWeather in hex: Light cloud
% m% U* c! K3 e9 a) h3 {* c4 ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
7 I/ j1 P' \' D! y9 V$ d0 J' F: KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# O* C* N8 ]+ \ m0 u5 _8 ?0 i' DJapanese aircraft
; f0 {0 k# m+ T' Z B6N2 Jill x 201
* j: ?3 ^+ g5 w$ U N1K2-J George x 14
: s. d% e* ^- @, [, {Japanese aircraft losses
0 Y8 w- v% B f# S B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
B5 W9 O( x0 L) c B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: _7 p9 F2 ~* E) K0 _2 a- H4 `
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged" [& _' N, H3 z; Y/ j# _, f" I \
Allied ground losses:
5 [" f- B* ~9 G _ 582 casualties reported
" @" l2 {1 g" l3 [8 ?2 [, R Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled" Q! m' E: Z6 Q
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled1 U9 n( |; k4 e; s) R# X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled" c. `' p6 w0 I% i8 f0 T* p
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
) q) r! u" t+ c Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)4 J6 K" G+ G( y
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)2 ?4 M- r8 k1 f' n! v: s, M/ J# {6 l
Japanese Shock attack8 T H0 _! b" U7 h4 T* R& u
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
8 u0 Q! N. C2 d2 V9 {Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314% T! `. ]+ n1 u1 Q6 w8 H
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ( G ^; Q+ w1 ]
Allied adjusted defense: 8 - j4 ^: Y- I( j: i7 p
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 4 T5 r! j* }* N: X
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
/ W) X5 `% R2 O$ k8 }# ?4 B: M* ACombat modifiers
# l& c$ E9 |2 j2 B# p/ nDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)! T1 a" _$ z6 l( f
Attacker: shock(+)
. F0 e# U" w) N) }$ T3 E5 V6 w5 FJapanese ground losses:5 g) |3 F- s0 [" j: ]
93 casualties reported
0 B, }( A, D$ [! ^2 N! c Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% F8 g* D& s6 k: r G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% c* [- w5 d% g; f# j8 F8 `8 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 e) U0 d& \2 ^! N3 A( U# [Allied ground losses:: T5 I/ ]% k5 L+ T6 o3 x( l
1957 casualties reported
+ j) Y+ p: N3 u# A+ R Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled3 r' @: \2 g. Y8 g# G
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled' S' C6 L" B( S; ~( ~6 R
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled$ A: d: S: y# Z4 |# G, Y1 x
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; m v2 a; j3 z Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 x* L( L$ [. t2 p- ^3 i7 p Units retreated 3
5 e/ S8 @# d2 ]; @& ?Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
, H+ Y5 N# t& s+ B3 eAssaulting units:; u- M# x5 E8 w5 m! J& E
1st Tank Division
. j$ H I) [3 h" u, ]! B! U/ | 15th Tank Regiment
- L( j* N+ {! Y: e 4th Tank Regiment7 y9 P) U1 @1 s
3rd Tank Division
: m$ t7 Y6 ?1 w/ P$ Q& ] 18th Tank Regiment4 s+ X2 G9 E9 y' `1 F# V; l0 g
Defending units:) U, ]& M! g& t" T, r" i5 U
8th Australian Division+ n# u5 d* k' ~0 E
1st Motor Brigade
0 @3 j- ~/ x2 v( \5 D 39th Australian Battalion |