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)
( j0 T- ]/ j3 YWeather in hex: Light cloud$ i0 B* i4 X* _" I7 V
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' y+ f* J% g* D9 \2 Q, t* p" ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
d7 `% g, Q2 J) ^( j! NJapanese aircraft4 p+ L! w$ \+ q
B5N2 Kate x 132
( ~6 R& Z( ]( L9 M- n" C3 U' DNo Japanese losses
, A8 K" v8 A( f' X d2 d) q D; mAllied ground losses:3 g6 G/ u0 u; m0 z
271 casualties reported5 C. p% w4 \ \: ]
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled K" x' o' u# M1 c; V4 } I
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 q. U" v0 A. m5 Z0 e7 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. R8 H* x$ s L( q
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)9 B5 e2 @; F7 u8 {: P8 b; B s! v
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
4 ~5 \8 Z8 M0 p& Q: F/ X; z2 KMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
" t! Z. B4 J' w: nWeather in hex: Light cloud# t U7 z4 Z. `
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 K! G8 A" ]+ m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 @2 |, V$ f! r, Q' V9 p
Japanese aircraft7 R" Z& F( G5 b: F1 v4 U& G2 G
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
( m1 {( \) e4 E1 iJapanese aircraft losses
, C; r! l/ M0 w8 G F- _9 Y7 }3 N Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
5 D) r$ C8 Y$ U5 m% w+ c. FAllied ground losses:1 X2 B. k% M: x$ J7 [4 W, f8 ^
142 casualties reported" j3 I/ o' e. H, }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled, e/ P5 V6 h$ l# M- _9 [4 ?. t; z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ T* p( R% R1 A2 k H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 l" A5 v: z# d" Q% l2 N Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 _* j/ [5 U+ c n3 [ h6 |; ?0 G. c, c
/ h# R- A) ?0 FMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
9 j9 f; K2 |4 e A' CWeather in hex: Light cloud( d- _/ B0 i8 P4 e) z5 h! C
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
- |/ E) u. @% v7 v7 LEstimated time to target is 4 minutes) p8 e5 T9 I" F+ B2 C+ h
Japanese aircraft) a5 [( H% D1 m# u1 s8 s
B5N2 Kate x 640 p+ z5 M P! j( i+ j: p& d
Japanese aircraft losses: o* x* @% F- s- i+ i
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged% Y" [; |3 K) f4 b/ S
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak/ ]* k' C/ K& t7 K0 D
Allied ground losses:+ t* y+ J# J" _
270 casualties reported
7 B& }$ Z: \ P/ E+ f5 a! i Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled. }5 Y% a; X! X- E" Y' ^. x0 b8 d
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled) B8 Z4 q' N1 y, }2 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ n7 O0 p5 |0 s: SWeather in hex: Light cloud! W$ l# V* J3 \! w. V* Q& x
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet., a0 U5 m+ k% W( W2 v) Q6 {% q, t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
! q c5 T* L. P6 c, ?Japanese aircraft7 a) x3 ?5 s; M2 d6 j% [
B6N2 Jill x 201
5 u# F+ f) P2 f% K4 o N1K2-J George x 14 o+ O. |9 f# E5 A
Japanese aircraft losses; u& \9 |( W: k( R) b
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged: o; b9 E( N: C5 L1 g+ I h( T
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: F! {! U0 E! i, G0 E6 P1 ^4 `
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
9 u$ p6 G' f9 n% A: RAllied ground losses:
& E, E+ ?& b4 q7 |6 W3 e& l 582 casualties reported* V8 W1 y6 F, i/ [
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
# \6 v, [% J* ` Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
. g$ b' ?! _7 c9 x! b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& B6 f5 y5 V1 P# c6 x- e Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
$ x" z4 A# E& ^9 T$ A Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
8 e* Q* C2 W# b. u. TGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)3 m/ ?7 b( U- l+ e y/ M/ N8 N
Japanese Shock attack4 n x3 y0 x: o" p M) c
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
5 @# ]2 H$ E3 C# F: c% e; nDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314* k: N: G7 y; [1 k+ C
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 4 L) L- s1 K% V6 S9 X7 W. W" I
Allied adjusted defense: 8 6 H4 L; a3 i8 C2 i. H8 q$ t5 w
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
: I6 ]6 P7 q/ T; t. f$ xJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!5 j6 X7 P; N3 H5 ]4 V9 |& }% U( t4 p
Combat modifiers
, H3 l- x! b6 EDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)3 C4 Y' @1 d7 e
Attacker: shock(+)
Y7 ~ `. \9 [" F* LJapanese ground losses:- X* w* X- g" U) p) t- S- }
93 casualties reported
7 W: U; _, ~8 i. w. w8 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 |2 B$ A) j* s2 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 N( k% j2 `( V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 [; t1 e7 W6 h' UAllied ground losses:
" u4 D" A# _. [: A2 J 1957 casualties reported
6 E2 O8 e- v# o m Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled& e: A/ |9 X/ k4 ^1 V
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
( g$ o' I+ z. w! k Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled/ y0 _% t' K \2 ^: X5 [: w+ o
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 }* d5 j. ` s' {
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ F$ l1 @$ }: [$ F# i0 a
Units retreated 3
0 L+ h# ?1 R) S4 \/ i* qDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
$ e" _" \! x/ @# Y% s5 `Assaulting units:
+ g: r6 l0 ^+ J& z: q" [ 1st Tank Division
3 y9 k( X* C+ K! w# h9 O. W: R K 15th Tank Regiment: J8 l0 B7 b& Q, G
4th Tank Regiment
2 E4 |) y1 b5 ^( R! _$ k1 d5 Z; v 3rd Tank Division- ?; Q) [4 O7 R! o7 W" m9 m
18th Tank Regiment
$ J1 s) a' ~! A7 s9 q! ADefending units:' H+ w& S: ~& \" k# ^8 F4 M$ @
8th Australian Division
) y: |0 z3 H. K) V 1st Motor Brigade
. v2 T& e# h) B5 s9 A Y4 y) U 39th Australian Battalion |