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)
; n7 F) j; o0 W/ YWeather in hex: Light cloud# D) A% P8 X5 q9 C! c% D
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 S' t3 x" x. A& o/ d, {" t& A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
{: I! T9 Z2 m+ G, w- bJapanese aircraft
6 L$ P& ?1 p8 M* h$ }( \9 ] B5N2 Kate x 132
% t9 i4 m9 b& Q# MNo Japanese losses/ ] w, @* Q) ~8 J
Allied ground losses:
7 a% X8 p( H+ B$ n! @ 271 casualties reported' h! v& f# k* w
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
) b; l. f) U T9 H" [ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled1 Z/ h$ f4 T3 V3 D/ J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 p# I# C8 y* u) ~3 v Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ ]! I, Q+ b& X3 O3 K
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
( }2 a8 D& h- Z1 s6 xMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- V9 Z4 z9 {7 [) p( }
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- e3 |4 B: [) X8 _3 pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 ]8 ?9 S5 T+ y3 G2 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ R2 `3 `' v0 B* o( W/ X' [Japanese aircraft4 u2 S* J: Q$ ^! Y% [
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
$ M; j' \0 j% {/ i3 N% L( IJapanese aircraft losses+ f+ e( B" Y: q P
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged3 M$ ^) ], V1 b8 y% s) y" b9 M3 A
Allied ground losses:. p$ L' p2 C' D" T% z. J1 V6 [5 p+ J
142 casualties reported
5 M. ]% R3 o# h- ^/ ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
t& h2 |2 u& ]* u3 V+ B Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled! C1 i# i9 f( [+ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 X0 K8 `/ n! f Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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( ^" M N; a o+ J" KMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)* s5 b$ c" V( V3 a, }% Y7 q
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 T3 J2 `' a) H4 ^+ m5 ? p
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
- U4 f* b5 u8 q, M/ UEstimated time to target is 4 minutes4 s# u7 e% p7 P n- {
Japanese aircraft4 Q9 ^0 ~% L# `/ m) J
B5N2 Kate x 64
- n# l( A' [* g8 h5 Y% gJapanese aircraft losses
2 d" v4 y% M3 h2 f2 P5 V B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
6 S- ?/ j, Q6 X; j) f B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" E8 u* D, y( L: v. C! ]Allied ground losses:6 U6 r7 i" G# Y3 Z5 `
270 casualties reported
" \3 q% p( o$ B4 I; G* N& ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& F( T5 {( y) i8 [8 _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
2 P2 j9 o' d" {! J6 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), g& c/ V K3 n; @' Q
Weather in hex: Light cloud3 D9 r$ ^# X% C- v3 [3 }
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.8 v$ }. P" k, A5 ]) a# S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 `$ f2 }' @0 Y0 L
Japanese aircraft7 P% m) k, ]: e& B/ y0 h
B6N2 Jill x 2010 u( x9 Y9 S' C% N3 v
N1K2-J George x 14( J& K/ M& m+ Y0 J
Japanese aircraft losses3 A! ^4 Z7 Y. b
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
, a6 Z" X+ N6 m! u: f e B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak- d+ F4 {# u) N" ?3 r% O
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
! |6 O# X# `; g3 ^9 A, \Allied ground losses:
3 ~7 W$ q0 g" l2 I$ l 582 casualties reported' i+ }# D5 ]. D: J, U+ f: d5 W7 o
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
5 w/ e/ _. r( J) c4 u, o! R, ^1 i Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
. j0 b( z2 r# t$ k* c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 o3 S0 i% V0 \. v% g/ Z Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
; K$ u, J/ ]. p" @ U Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
7 ?* U' q( e) T' QGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)/ t, Z; J9 F. a- | S7 v
Japanese Shock attack
. |2 E- B( m1 M! d% Z$ _: V# yAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8118 |* C. J% r9 s Q3 z) e- m8 x2 k
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
3 h# O5 x/ |- p/ t" L1 qJapanese adjusted assault: 649
' q9 U2 E6 [( J! RAllied adjusted defense: 8
" B9 X3 y# ?; z K! b' }' ^: v/ pJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) & F0 m7 k) X2 O$ o
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!$ @8 g! m) T2 b9 s* t0 ]4 o. H
Combat modifiers
) i& d, Q+ J- b# A8 o6 vDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)0 e2 G# g* t$ v8 z2 S, R" a
Attacker: shock(+), m3 M! q+ R( Y0 x. f i
Japanese ground losses:$ y8 @1 B. G1 u- {2 s/ i+ i
93 casualties reported" h+ X! O% B! C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* ]1 |# ]: U5 s R8 W" ^; ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% r! Y$ S7 T, u' i5 X' D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 [3 z( {9 f/ ^
Allied ground losses:$ H( p: K) \+ c* k9 f
1957 casualties reported, ]+ h" ^9 ^5 E2 h$ |
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled/ f* M. b" I/ ? H4 f8 j
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ j0 S+ a; j5 b8 E5 ~. R$ i Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
) _+ F2 M$ d+ D8 o, G Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 W B% P8 y+ x, |, [
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled), ^, n) z7 a, Y% X. C
Units retreated 33 z6 \5 ]- o6 V0 y6 @1 W8 T+ C
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!, P4 _ J: a# Z/ g7 z0 y- P! J
Assaulting units:# [1 D' F c; g, }
1st Tank Division
' S4 _& @5 b' k 15th Tank Regiment
) q4 T0 y: D9 J! ~5 M 4th Tank Regiment* V5 b# X& \, Q4 h* s( A8 A
3rd Tank Division0 s5 ?; V' H+ s5 U
18th Tank Regiment
7 _0 \9 @) I( gDefending units:: k1 q0 |9 a2 S0 A4 y
8th Australian Division+ `! m3 [( N' F7 Z M- y8 g
1st Motor Brigade9 o6 n+ b- Y/ L) @* ^4 H
39th Australian Battalion |