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) 
; n: q/ Y- k6 {. e1 Q! I5 `Weather in hex: Light cloud 
& a2 f' j: L, a9 rRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
1 X' u+ l. N: T# I) {5 [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 
+ l0 |; t, B4 s3 y7 \: QJapanese aircraft& C; H# a( m: V0 B; w) ~- F) D 
      B5N2 Kate x 1328 }4 w- ^4 S4 K! }) ?# H, }2 s1 g4 d 
No Japanese losses 
. K1 L9 H- @* u6 N6 [; H- e; nAllied ground losses: 
/ {  w* ~% X% P8 }% R+ j$ E. Y3 w      271 casualties reported 
/ x3 v- C$ i! D- W( o. l         Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled 
' i2 W$ Z  J, T4 ^' A& s; l         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled 
4 R) I+ V9 p2 ?  k; m& I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 z1 c! B- _* b" M; H 
      Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) 
6 O2 k8 p, e' c- U* H- ~' l% |+ L      Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) 
5 _7 ~  ^+ I' G% f5 l$ RMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) 
7 w3 i$ L/ n# Q0 }# jWeather in hex: Light cloud) ~/ B7 s4 ^: w1 g) k$ k 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
. G9 W9 ?3 Q/ D# H8 L  }' eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 y0 @6 G+ o3 }7 W9 u% K1 e 
Japanese aircraft7 k% i: N1 M  ^9 F6 R 
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80# W7 F. H( a/ n3 ` 
Japanese aircraft losses 
8 e0 V4 K# J2 F1 Y1 l8 t% U! S) s      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged 
& U% V/ a- V% w7 rAllied ground losses:; o1 L+ v& s8 x7 p6 p 
      142 casualties reported9 L2 t4 T2 k+ X1 o 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled2 z6 r) d( Q0 F! K8 i9 r 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ a2 ~9 C* Q: S% h- B0 ` 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 M- i- W9 o; E5 D- E 
      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' p2 K: o7 A8 d. L6 x( K* ^ 
 
- _, t9 b0 u; H* r' x6 eMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers): l* g) J+ t3 Y- j$ k) v 
Weather in hex: Light cloud. @- P$ v1 h+ l, f' Q1 N 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
3 R/ p, Q' T3 C( v6 |" `- `, gEstimated time to target is 4 minutes 
; l8 j+ }2 b( Z6 C9 \* PJapanese aircraft$ r# b5 W% ~/ {! f6 N 
      B5N2 Kate x 64: e) M6 c0 k. o5 U8 v& W 
Japanese aircraft losses+ c) a( a9 ]7 P+ j1 K% R6 E 
      B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged 
& L; ]4 D) p: y) a9 d      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; n% i+ K$ Y, m3 A. A 
Allied ground losses: 
+ O5 E8 h8 H2 y+ y      270 casualties reported& |  q% S1 @, H4 C  D 
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled/ a$ Z5 X! c: z) h1 L; _- B 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled 
1 L  j# a  A/ Y* V" X* A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
5 s+ T4 |9 m2 g8 Y. f4 ~4 N9 ~# i! Y/ S1 t: J1 g5 r/ q 
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) 
5 J# y# \+ p; B. b% o( T! I! MWeather in hex: Light cloud 
7 q; g! m. ^9 A+ g0 q* gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet./ a2 ~7 Y6 H. i. | 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
2 ]! Z" e& M: t* cJapanese aircraft 
; I1 [' E6 ]7 C8 X      B6N2 Jill x 201 
2 d' l: w& }! @6 U- @0 Z      N1K2-J George x 14 
+ |! k% o7 ^! K1 X  v- w: F0 MJapanese aircraft losses 
# A9 |4 N/ P, C      B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged 
+ W3 f2 h* x# H. K      B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak 
* n4 V  S0 `) z- h! Z# t0 W      N1K2-J George: 2 damaged3 M; ?2 ]" ]/ _& G# K 
Allied ground losses:# `* a4 r* m; G! l% c 
      582 casualties reported 
; @- T9 q7 \$ n2 k! S         Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled 
7 R5 `+ U/ e; D* \- P1 x& L         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled 
0 c! k# ~. e8 R0 k% f8 F8 M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled& [4 D, l) O4 D2 R* N+ f1 Q 
      Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) 
; D3 _# L% N: v' K      Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled) 
) [, f( Q, Q; x, W) d  ]/ E  TGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145). e* C7 {" Z& ?% x, L! a; k 
Japanese Shock attack8 l& c9 q4 N3 ]3 \0 V 
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811" L/ I* N: A8 M9 _ 
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314$ h- j+ v, C' A( s( F+ J( d3 b 
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ! a1 l4 w% [2 r9 i/ z9 L 
Allied adjusted defense: 8  
/ Y; `/ ?1 n4 I  v& eJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)  
8 C% c* z# u+ e( y; P3 b' XJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! 
9 f$ k8 t! {+ f' \: o" [+ I2 tCombat modifiers 
; V8 _- a: b- {5 JDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)" K8 H7 O! z! F4 J5 D( o& ?: B 
Attacker: shock(+)! C. j+ b/ s7 m9 y* @# f, N 
Japanese ground losses: 
) p/ I/ q* P( R: x( ~      93 casualties reported+ E2 C% y2 N3 a" y$ K 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
/ x" R, K; y, R( E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
) t1 S) r5 X, `6 f& _2 ]: N- D         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 O# B9 z- [" A  g* f: f 
Allied ground losses:& }! A1 X* v8 i, X 
      1957 casualties reported7 F8 f4 G- c7 C0 f; ~ 
         Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled 
  U" b1 X' J4 E0 T1 t$ Y         Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled 
# U, ?: }$ @+ j/ k  c0 X         Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled 
: y( y) l. W  r  N1 l# g      Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
" X2 [0 I5 `, b, M) B  O      Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 i+ x5 o- @; [& T1 i0 Q 
      Units retreated 3* b$ `, X* K& d7 h2 q 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 
2 M+ V7 z* v! k" gAssaulting units: 
! I8 j  O4 O5 [& Y2 N/ d/ X    1st Tank Division 
4 j: P& S% R8 X    15th Tank Regiment  }3 c! `' i/ z) f6 [8 N; L# J) A5 ~ 
    4th Tank Regiment6 Q8 m2 q, `3 Z/ B 
    3rd Tank Division 
3 ~* g( d0 r' V  a* [4 f    18th Tank Regiment 
3 A, p# T: \) CDefending units: 
- J5 Z% Q, G( X$ p& z* y    8th Australian Division7 w5 I* p" _! }$ ] 
    1st Motor Brigade4 x, j* z; {: F% N# [ 
    39th Australian Battalion |