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)
+ E$ D- s: {& {% k$ @( XWeather in hex: Light cloud
" l* }5 f3 ?5 }1 r }7 i% {8 [) JRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ I2 ]+ `, f: h) g3 ]0 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
( w/ @) m: y# _$ EJapanese aircraft
0 Y( B( |1 N+ N4 t0 x/ v+ w `6 J B5N2 Kate x 132: C i. l$ W6 @, j8 C
No Japanese losses
0 n/ Y* t( F2 F8 i* }" f1 b0 gAllied ground losses:$ d5 {( S4 q( [7 b% |+ G- @' w
271 casualties reported, c4 u! x- u5 {6 q" I! r
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
* I: h+ F4 D C% `1 j" j1 M9 h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled0 t j1 F" @5 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' A; C6 G) Z4 V/ [' K5 R Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled). v: v- A& O3 n# J0 G9 Y3 ^
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
0 S; J' N, _2 j( w3 ^% t; u! `Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
# S! \5 L( s J0 \7 _/ GWeather in hex: Light cloud
( M# ^4 }- w: K2 x) ~, F* LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( v2 W' h" J) X( V7 p2 U7 e. Y% o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ K+ [. M- k& Z& f1 z8 ~Japanese aircraft
! [ n7 [) Y, {( E3 n: ~ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80+ R! @& j0 x; K2 P
Japanese aircraft losses
3 d) E" P9 X G+ j% f Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged6 I+ z$ W4 y! A) N2 @
Allied ground losses:4 |" `; W7 T- R6 d
142 casualties reported$ Q7 |4 ^) m; s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled( A! D% f" o) J e4 [1 M3 n7 a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 o6 J9 H5 ?& s4 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. f1 B3 H; P- [$ t: z" ]4 o7 \
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, P3 s% @2 i- B1 YWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 n9 f9 y1 ~2 D" C3 u' }0 yRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! ~3 e& z7 m/ W
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes1 C# J" ^2 S1 ]
Japanese aircraft! H" y- P( H" j% M
B5N2 Kate x 64
5 e6 b+ `( _" MJapanese aircraft losses% S( ], C8 n8 F
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
4 [$ P g; `. p- S; K B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( U ?0 v7 M% ? ~# mAllied ground losses:
& s/ o" @ E7 j 270 casualties reported- R1 u/ p2 B, [' F1 I9 S
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled% l& D/ r; K! v; [! r! J+ X
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled" t) X# y8 ?5 `6 J0 b5 c0 \7 v: F$ ]/ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, _9 g ?8 d$ y/ V$ [) OWeather in hex: Light cloud( S- \, B4 I1 ~
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
^: U0 C2 k( i2 X$ o% g9 w" ]$ eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 y7 B( T) M2 k
Japanese aircraft7 h8 @* L) S! b& P0 Y
B6N2 Jill x 201
8 w" n5 Y2 Z2 G& { R4 } N1K2-J George x 149 J0 s( S$ T( \' X. ^2 F( Q
Japanese aircraft losses1 `* i# T) O. P8 w" w6 O2 U
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
8 i! M9 P; w; L& J" k B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak9 F" Y' t1 O5 H
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged6 T- O/ z9 R, P! [ H
Allied ground losses:
- o3 h0 V0 U0 b1 G" F 582 casualties reported8 a3 n* m' L! R+ k1 Q
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
7 _" y: j2 h4 J! h Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
% S, T2 v: p+ K! Z/ F' p' ^& T, ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( |0 `) ~9 @, s9 X Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
9 d8 \, \ ^9 b6 i% ~ Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)5 i- L# |& b+ h- b7 Q/ X- a
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
) |. _2 D' V6 U& F4 A; OJapanese Shock attack
' s- i8 F: ]1 r! l# A2 r. @Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811# F; r3 B6 m/ d; U
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314' h) G" w) s5 h" a5 ]. X6 n
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
( I) J. X4 M! x# ]* fAllied adjusted defense: 8 3 o4 H8 L) M9 N4 ?6 h
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 n: Y% W$ K0 s( m" |7 d
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! o0 F6 t/ F! t
Combat modifiers
9 n. q4 B t" eDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)/ i, B+ M f8 I$ s
Attacker: shock(+)
. h7 v8 P9 C# gJapanese ground losses:
5 k- B4 m# g4 c5 k+ p. a 93 casualties reported
6 `% J: g8 u; K5 y6 q% m5 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 C/ O$ z+ j8 j; |+ s$ b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 d' a' Y$ l5 E, z3 s, i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, R7 z' A' W9 {; I
Allied ground losses:
+ Q$ }9 `! q$ w% K: V/ p4 J 1957 casualties reported
' ~/ n5 L& i& t1 t% _: C Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
' Z$ P" @5 z, s+ K8 x2 T Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
" |3 B3 W4 m" g& v- \3 T' a, r Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled8 d" U; ~0 F( t. n Q0 C
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 [1 C c4 x1 P: G
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 L5 {5 {# q+ m' _/ O9 W
Units retreated 38 s2 g4 x- y, q) D8 j, u
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
& w- v$ K& ^* b( k, d$ \, L9 BAssaulting units:9 L( J$ U2 Z% T5 G* W
1st Tank Division
6 h$ [4 r- a4 C6 Z 15th Tank Regiment6 `+ G7 e+ j9 z+ ]8 l8 f4 Q, S
4th Tank Regiment
% M0 q4 E, t& F* V& r 3rd Tank Division
- e3 h" \, i6 h3 _+ k 18th Tank Regiment
2 J3 ^7 u/ k$ }! NDefending units:4 T4 J9 T- r3 w- r4 X7 u; o6 J2 c! n
8th Australian Division
' \- f# |* @7 I4 W1 z: b 1st Motor Brigade3 f2 s6 v; j9 P
39th Australian Battalion |