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/ F' j+ E4 ?3 D% K) B8 hWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 O3 a6 [. ]/ u0 G2 j6 NRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. @: w) x0 u, O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ W7 B. o* e& ]! F& C2 GJapanese aircraft
/ F- u: n/ r3 J2 M7 ]- K0 [$ v B5N2 Kate x 132( L8 m, ~" e2 r W4 ^
No Japanese losses
0 f) f* X$ r. }, v/ z8 k8 mAllied ground losses:2 k# W. j( ]6 M! H
271 casualties reported
3 E; E! e) b- x3 m0 l$ ~ Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 `4 P! f' @' |4 t5 v1 V: O/ S Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
( w' l# o1 H. T% E# U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. O; z# a5 S- F
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
* b* Y6 Q7 K7 J! D2 @2 y Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)' n% M- G( y0 m& F7 _2 j3 q
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)5 Z% s$ a! d+ `$ s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ A g" w- M/ I. XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. p; m/ _+ B" }% K" [ N% D, ?: H4 B/ ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' l5 A6 E2 E) m$ {0 a* }
Japanese aircraft
2 _3 q0 b6 F1 E1 d: i( g4 n/ ? Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80/ ]: u/ [" Q, S; \
Japanese aircraft losses
& l7 n; v8 a7 }/ D Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged6 @3 n! Q( ^ S$ d6 ]' _; w9 p* R
Allied ground losses:9 u6 q0 U! h: L+ v3 D
142 casualties reported1 ~' B3 b0 V# v* A% J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
, S/ y2 \0 C& y: y: [( G Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
- E' \" y( X2 m; }! L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! v1 p7 P* N4 I. J Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): F2 A/ X" T$ \- v' |$ r
, W8 a/ b }& ^% ?: ~ R
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) a4 M1 k D8 j G
Weather in hex: Light cloud: P% |, H6 s$ U# ]: M; H
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." h3 S% o1 Z9 w8 @( M
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
A ]1 O9 A3 Q( r4 FJapanese aircraft
2 Y; U1 D/ s A8 V( K4 I7 K B5N2 Kate x 64
$ @, O9 D3 g8 v1 c' I6 A( rJapanese aircraft losses4 g- J) [! w+ E2 b! ^2 P. a
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged. q$ a) ]6 p; f9 T/ |
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
6 l8 J2 c' l0 q* |9 X5 uAllied ground losses:+ j2 k; |4 A3 [: g2 Z% F& k
270 casualties reported) T5 b# t7 L& M+ z& F
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
! n; F; ~* Q0 ]1 c) ~8 @ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled4 R$ ^7 G2 c G# C4 X& y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# }& E% p% U1 x) s8 {+ l8 W) N/ y
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
7 E% @- e j/ _' Q+ a5 BWeather in hex: Light cloud8 X6 [' Z6 S" o: }. U/ C# {! t
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.( Y( g/ u/ K. O7 G( F( A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: |: b$ _% `: R. h7 Z( j2 QJapanese aircraft
5 O" |6 w4 b' B2 V8 \$ Q" b B6N2 Jill x 201 N6 ^# m& i* m( b/ H% H ?" l- l
N1K2-J George x 14, B& B, ^7 y9 r0 ^' h& S* g
Japanese aircraft losses/ ?+ U( G: W# v/ D9 Q- ~$ `
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
; e- s' k8 c4 \/ W B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# n1 z$ N& B$ k+ F/ j! x
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged+ N, ]5 w) D5 P# l
Allied ground losses:
4 a: t8 n9 `9 Y1 \! X/ @9 ?! i 582 casualties reported
! I, ?+ A# l& I% J# I7 ? Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled. I+ n# @4 ]$ c- Z; ?
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
0 M0 i8 o Z6 q. Q- G" C3 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; Z, H5 v4 H( i4 C2 N1 i
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)7 E: Q% ?9 f# P. Z( D& G
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
+ u* K0 }- u( \) f" u% N5 H8 XGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)7 r/ R" V- {! B6 B" `2 F
Japanese Shock attack
' O6 Z5 A1 Q% SAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
% b5 D+ q9 J! Q: j9 |/ nDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3141 ^% Z) Z6 T; U, h* S
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
1 N F$ W$ i: | Z H6 O2 |Allied adjusted defense: 8 $ P: z& |: H# |
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ) `! N! S7 s0 j( V5 e& }* Z
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!9 p3 V) k5 V0 I$ E) O+ K
Combat modifiers% N& A0 L/ T5 `+ G. ]" j$ K9 r
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
7 _# b9 I6 @# _/ S) P' U- YAttacker: shock(+)
- `. M! N' V4 j& r! F9 vJapanese ground losses:
) v5 ^+ E; }, i( h. W+ V 93 casualties reported
! S ~- \ N& e# z2 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 b; T* O- Y9 N, m* Z. k% O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ `! V& Q4 s3 M, f2 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' j, ?) Z5 B V* R1 F1 C8 Y! u
Allied ground losses:
& J6 G* E- w/ G& S; p1 {% u 1957 casualties reported( V/ c: ~# B7 Q/ B1 D% ~, X) V
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ C$ U7 ^$ _5 z6 E, |! Y1 R
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! l3 @8 J0 z" r( `( X& q
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Z7 [& n# @& F
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* l2 T) W W0 A9 G+ W, E Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# ^/ A) S" j/ G! O- D+ a2 D! A Units retreated 3, ^0 q/ D/ G4 r. c- [( J5 o
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!' ?9 ~8 k- j, G- |' R( o" y; u
Assaulting units:. z, S+ ^# @. Q3 \6 K# y
1st Tank Division
8 z! o/ I% G. z9 a# k 15th Tank Regiment
2 ?' A9 a" k. B! y 4th Tank Regiment0 X+ k" r- |6 E5 \) ^. J8 i
3rd Tank Division" i$ U( B: M& I" s2 j: `, }% h* k
18th Tank Regiment+ Y( |8 j2 i; p2 m/ N. D# N2 i
Defending units:0 Y. N, X3 K+ N: ]' j: g6 [' b
8th Australian Division
: a, }- \! \0 S# l& C 1st Motor Brigade0 i8 P6 _3 @! o, E1 Z
39th Australian Battalion |