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)
# z1 ~! F0 _+ @- a, C: f' mWeather in hex: Light cloud
! f2 w+ ^6 |" q* r& f. h8 URaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# ^* j2 {3 ~' @/ `0 F, y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
* `) n9 U* j0 Y8 m. oJapanese aircraft, ~- e* ~& n) f% L7 i
B5N2 Kate x 132& N, d2 N% ~' Y- @8 C( g% Z% q
No Japanese losses
/ f# L2 S1 c- z3 V0 \* C3 t* ]) [Allied ground losses:5 ^9 n) j4 i8 }7 s/ ^, x/ n
271 casualties reported* u& f7 ~5 ?( I' y# S9 H* }; o+ w
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
( z8 E4 y. i# A0 J Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
3 q* ]# H- w* j: b) @- H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
A* L8 R8 O: Z0 T$ ^ Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled): \( Z$ |* X# d* V% y1 |: [
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
: V. ]0 G' I3 f) i- M3 RMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( S0 m8 U6 Z4 e4 O, V8 B! YWeather in hex: Light cloud' l0 ]+ t7 P* q1 R9 x; ~! p
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- A, M5 ~( r# c( g' C" `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" ]. R" o+ n( k5 }! b
Japanese aircraft# @' Z/ i W$ F* i7 {
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
9 O: ]* ?# Z. vJapanese aircraft losses
: V3 L: }8 J$ X% F+ ]/ X) h! w Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged* U/ j' I& N3 ]. I* w5 @
Allied ground losses:( Y/ {0 W9 g( n, `
142 casualties reported$ I; t! @ [0 U8 @7 }. Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled6 a- _: K u; @5 \, K9 z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
! j5 u* Z5 v* _, p r# p) ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 x0 W/ P9 ~* p0 M" c0 s, E7 u
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)9 V# B7 j- ^, [$ ^4 w1 e6 n' _
Weather in hex: Light cloud% o/ P8 {1 i$ G
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 p- `. J3 t0 H: B0 H( bEstimated time to target is 4 minutes& A& J7 |# r: h6 j6 G% m
Japanese aircraft
+ b% I* I+ Z8 N! n9 n# n B5N2 Kate x 64# E x& h3 [" j* A8 h+ n4 J
Japanese aircraft losses
1 J, C. a" t) t- ~4 c7 A B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
6 k: A, ~& j# C# w B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% G( K8 w, k B4 \2 N4 oAllied ground losses:* |7 W% ^4 [8 v4 B: X) P# V( k k* k
270 casualties reported
3 H; h6 { L4 |" R& j0 D7 ? Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled/ I$ ~+ a, A' h5 D; a( I# p% v2 X
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
2 I7 _! z0 }3 r: a+ K6 H& k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)& c! x& ~+ C) o7 q
Weather in hex: Light cloud+ V4 a& ~6 i* {! ~ @$ w$ N4 t
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.# o2 U/ k: e; b6 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# k6 \9 y) p, W! N. |0 v
Japanese aircraft1 p7 h- u5 \ z, y J- T- v* }
B6N2 Jill x 201( f j9 u) n3 z' s4 m& p2 p
N1K2-J George x 14
' z# x7 T# C( ~Japanese aircraft losses1 w" U' r; ]& Z; u3 \8 g
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
# J1 ]: ~* e& I8 I7 C% @ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak& c6 Z4 `4 V( T0 {: O9 o
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
. J+ a4 K0 t, E9 c; S$ zAllied ground losses:
, l% O3 {1 ^+ N8 D$ x 582 casualties reported- q4 Q# d! f; i" F
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
( @* F- p7 j1 c7 J Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
# V) q" R. E' e$ r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ F0 N' |( V; Z9 ?. C- x Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)" J8 N- Z: P( P6 P/ Q( r0 I
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)" e2 m1 i$ W( ]! J+ |% L0 F
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)" _5 X2 ^: b$ V1 ^' O
Japanese Shock attack
$ D6 i4 _+ a+ J1 _# h8 n/ p) DAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
, n1 u: {$ n& `0 ]7 p- V5 MDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3149 f( E7 i% J: M
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 0 H+ q6 r2 Y$ K; m+ g" J; M
Allied adjusted defense: 8
# s2 _! b, c- Y% i! K2 `Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) . n' Q9 a6 k8 j6 P
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!$ d: P2 R* d0 B) Q% x3 g, i$ u6 a
Combat modifiers' s9 _* f; a4 E, |
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
! h: O( v: r2 X* e( eAttacker: shock(+)* C, Q, l% P' J- T8 m% y. V7 B. |" U
Japanese ground losses:6 V0 Z( ~# s: R8 R6 @- p' D7 b% |
93 casualties reported) v; a7 |! k% I4 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% m1 V4 U8 ?( ^- c! X W& Y6 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: n* F f* |3 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 E5 x9 s7 U) w: I
Allied ground losses:2 d* S( B+ a5 F6 u1 W3 }: {5 s
1957 casualties reported. F5 ~$ q. N9 h& r9 ?* d
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
* W8 e9 W# ^" E Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled- y' V1 \! `+ k
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled$ L" V& |" _" T# M9 M, h$ e8 u
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled). u& z* |+ R6 _* o& T
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 S% f2 s& a7 x$ z2 w& b
Units retreated 3: g% P: k, L# x1 ^4 ]$ ~- B Z5 r. ?
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!5 d! C: {. g+ k! B
Assaulting units:
+ d+ c; K0 I! P* P# K 1st Tank Division- Q6 q. K" M0 ?- K
15th Tank Regiment6 v0 x* z( Q" K9 u' b* i
4th Tank Regiment
5 Q; W7 ` ^2 b: Y 3rd Tank Division
" D6 b7 I1 p0 v2 @9 C& Q 18th Tank Regiment: X" N p* I& V7 |) P
Defending units:1 v5 O4 f' B* j: ~( [
8th Australian Division; J4 l I8 m) C
1st Motor Brigade4 G! w1 S; J: H( k
39th Australian Battalion |