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)" O2 S. j; B& O; e
Weather in hex: Light cloud* @7 f7 ~7 m' y/ V1 t
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! c P; V4 u/ W2 A0 @) J/ {8 R* Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
W9 b5 k0 a: P5 u& F9 iJapanese aircraft
4 E \9 }; `, d/ k% x B5N2 Kate x 132
: u0 O9 S& u- ^! U( dNo Japanese losses
6 E' }) j# r4 i9 A' z& [! Z2 Q jAllied ground losses:/ O# Y; z) M# b0 B
271 casualties reported6 a/ V3 l/ r2 Y& s
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled5 v: b, c. t3 B: c
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
' w$ w- \' }' p4 `% T% C* V6 Y9 r) _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% Y- Y$ ]. z7 T( k Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ s2 _! g, g/ a
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)7 h! Y8 I# {$ }" C6 R
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
3 O4 |7 t/ e: f$ B1 p, O& mWeather in hex: Light cloud
V0 L; Q( a: e1 h7 Y! ~4 PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., C7 o' F' E' M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& S3 A( [; t0 h3 Y$ ^
Japanese aircraft V& i, S p1 Z, w$ ^, C" E
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 802 U" n, x; J+ J' V; O* ^/ O' f
Japanese aircraft losses6 a6 O- q- \8 b$ w8 o2 E
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged4 t9 Z, e5 ?- l
Allied ground losses:
2 C" e; A9 v- f$ t 142 casualties reported5 }! P$ x/ E. }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 T5 n8 ?& E; M6 G O: h: }7 e! K Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
/ e: s, d' i. u' E q% {8 Y/ Q2 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ z0 q' C4 g o3 \ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
$ Z8 |$ K" \/ [0 i% _! H' D
2 B" ^+ y4 P4 s& o& TMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# @/ t! O9 ?! D4 T* }) h; @
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 h' q4 s4 ?3 E5 s0 m( W( H
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., p( `6 n$ J1 o9 D" ]) g) t
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes% w2 Q/ Y2 I2 u1 o2 P2 I8 {
Japanese aircraft3 Y) k9 |! E( H5 p9 m
B5N2 Kate x 64
s# y' _. M! X- i7 s) q2 U1 P9 _# }Japanese aircraft losses
: B( M! c/ \; [1 W B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
( y s* _3 n$ X7 C. z B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 b0 a' u; O8 z
Allied ground losses:
2 l5 [& Z: T3 t 270 casualties reported
1 G+ R: g9 @- t Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled( `8 @# l; e- ?7 J2 q9 G
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
! }! g! v# C J7 m3 m4 w: N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 U7 U" \% P5 h) E' T9 m3 t
: y9 M; B6 G; l! D u$ u* wMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
/ V9 b% E4 a$ ^) U4 q2 D4 W$ EWeather in hex: Light cloud o B# C7 ]% _
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.- {5 d6 t$ `( A* `5 R2 J, d6 D; ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 w& R1 ~9 V+ Q2 K
Japanese aircraft) [9 S. A8 k; ~; |* w: }! M
B6N2 Jill x 201
9 A! i3 n* g, m2 X4 D/ `' d! }6 C N1K2-J George x 14
& S* j; y4 _7 l4 g J& RJapanese aircraft losses
* t8 Q0 e' K* C b& F B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged+ h4 K0 I4 X& f8 A. n K
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 B, G' L/ K/ B7 h! I n
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
) T; o' h/ S# Z' P) s0 ?! |! v$ oAllied ground losses:
) U+ Z2 v3 s2 R6 C+ `* ~" K 582 casualties reported
( S8 D0 M6 |& T Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
% A8 P" J3 X; {7 Y! t1 @# f Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" a0 \/ a! U3 Y3 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled5 i* I; I) A% f) S8 `- A/ y- E6 F
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
2 l; O1 D" U3 i7 n+ J5 d; K2 r) f Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 ~3 [9 F: M, V5 D
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)# e O5 b/ a% W: g' w
Japanese Shock attack* e9 V4 A9 S9 Z' R( e
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
3 \+ r) ]+ S7 q" ?* L) [Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314! {2 f8 x' p) n4 V) a: I6 E
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
' M7 y7 }0 V/ e/ Y) N% Z9 x& kAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ A1 x/ p9 J; ?( y' u
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
. W& ^& f/ I9 Q: dJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!+ a4 a/ E+ R9 {, \% m: g, w! D1 [
Combat modifiers
) z* X. f4 ?1 X9 U- W. GDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)% J2 ]4 c) q* W5 r
Attacker: shock(+)
$ c4 {+ W6 `1 J& aJapanese ground losses:
! U8 Y0 F8 L5 |9 f2 ?6 _+ F 93 casualties reported b3 H- H1 T8 `5 q8 l( p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* O, M4 k6 l( N& P9 w! L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 T! C8 f6 L# q+ ~* {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- s. L V! `1 R h. Z& P' N
Allied ground losses:
, J# w+ ^! j; Q, J+ ^ 1957 casualties reported4 y; k3 O3 } w# F
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled2 l/ E! y) m% y- l& d- U" S
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ K( |, f7 v9 U; Y7 r; p Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled) r4 M* a2 \7 H
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)( z) t6 w5 m5 Y4 l4 J: o ^
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 o* Q* R* u1 I
Units retreated 37 _7 [9 q# m s: I
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!' O' l; R' E6 H
Assaulting units:
9 J0 ?; B8 l2 d% ^ 1st Tank Division
( C! Z0 m5 C. F( I7 S! I 15th Tank Regiment
* X: _/ \. J3 ?- K. u 4th Tank Regiment
( B6 X5 J N2 o 3rd Tank Division1 Z$ ~( G* J! G9 @: g' _
18th Tank Regiment( I7 H1 ]8 b. j" z/ D6 v( ?
Defending units:
; }! a# b2 x7 t0 j2 N 8th Australian Division! e% }8 ~" P5 D! e
1st Motor Brigade
- b. e( R0 V- { 39th Australian Battalion |