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)$ b9 a; c( h5 T$ j
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( a& H& o9 o* [; p! HRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ L+ H" N- o# i# W0 G; y. UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 Q4 I3 m. b1 \' e
Japanese aircraft
3 a" {# W# e) s) _7 O B5N2 Kate x 1325 { M+ }( a/ `$ V9 R) @ B) n
No Japanese losses
( ^/ ~5 T4 y/ YAllied ground losses:
" A6 w( _# F5 U' I 271 casualties reported$ s: F7 c' ^. g
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
% @1 M" L, |3 _: V9 l% I2 @% V Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 f# W9 k6 Y% Q/ F. e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. H% l1 |( U. ^: E; b* E' n6 U4 w Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
# ^. r' ?4 d+ B( Q( C' U8 s1 x5 l Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)) y4 ^- {0 s& S- m+ n
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
3 t5 W9 ]( w* E: P8 OWeather in hex: Light cloud) a1 t. i D8 W3 S
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 g) I4 e4 \' Z# Y) T! I: ^7 Z5 i" [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- @/ Q, W! K2 J
Japanese aircraft
% k) O$ ]" F5 ` Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80; S6 }9 k# U5 \5 R4 b2 |- L9 R8 V
Japanese aircraft losses
1 l/ K; Z% |- c# p Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
- t0 c6 g* m. V" a% Q) eAllied ground losses:2 I7 }4 M! h# k' @# d9 ^8 r
142 casualties reported* v! z& m3 z3 J. g) e1 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
9 C2 }/ j5 g |9 M6 s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
. p1 B9 T; _! f6 [: S7 _: L" _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 Q4 i6 }8 Q5 x' r8 Y
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! K+ g' A; }; q% k/ U
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 x1 A' A4 t- R" ~Weather in hex: Light cloud+ Z4 P# k4 o1 V& O; R3 h% Z, h* ~. }/ {
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 |4 m5 c' { b
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes. K" x+ T% @/ h5 U. {, s) L8 ]
Japanese aircraft
' z5 L( X" y4 _ B5N2 Kate x 64
5 o7 ~. I: C& Z; n9 H1 j* E- OJapanese aircraft losses" _* s J, K: |
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 ~( q% \& X. f/ e0 @ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& P! F2 f1 D, }0 |# mAllied ground losses:
! ], `9 s: C7 D1 P+ O, K5 Y! } 270 casualties reported
! o3 {% a' c1 M8 E1 w Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
1 y$ W8 m# w& y$ n6 |8 X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
% [# \4 a! P; e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ?, h' Z& f' y$ D) z- g% r
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
2 d, j/ G# y, Y+ U- j& L5 o: fWeather in hex: Light cloud1 l; L6 J2 k- S( N e% f- n' x
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
# j9 e4 C7 h3 M, w1 i& @2 [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 Q% S( H5 |: a, d d4 F8 pJapanese aircraft
2 T& S& Y9 A1 K7 s B6N2 Jill x 201, m( H0 x( a5 S1 L& {& g
N1K2-J George x 14( Y" y5 u) ?0 {: L$ Q4 M
Japanese aircraft losses
; R2 I5 e: l0 c6 [0 y5 T B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
1 i: s( U+ T9 f& V Y1 O$ G B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
4 [$ r8 Y8 E" z N1K2-J George: 2 damaged/ W# ^6 Z3 Q3 m+ g$ J& d
Allied ground losses:
0 ? L7 q# h0 e; e' O 582 casualties reported
' N' k- B* R( _6 e4 ?5 V A Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled8 ~ i( h1 A+ W1 {3 @: T
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled; e" D5 Q3 G( j$ b& H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ Q/ ^* `; i2 X
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
# G$ u8 h8 n7 T$ Z8 T9 i Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)' P& ^$ U2 L' y
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)1 e$ O2 L4 _; A- h
Japanese Shock attack8 q+ @4 a! F4 D5 w* M
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
1 s0 L+ x+ ~5 D( \7 DDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314* s, U, ` [) l9 ]. I; E
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 0 N$ w3 B1 L: d% l% D; b% F1 E2 r
Allied adjusted defense: 8
0 |/ b8 j1 o$ a) I) [, @2 OJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
# ^5 a5 z+ i! J. g- `Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!0 h$ A! V4 S) s( W
Combat modifiers% }% j4 [$ `3 E/ N6 \+ p h
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-): K% d4 Q4 {8 x) N; t
Attacker: shock(+)' n( c9 `6 h/ m+ m
Japanese ground losses:
3 z) N+ ]8 ?" ^. S! F 93 casualties reported6 z* \8 h3 t B, F7 h, h0 l- u# I- T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ @2 H" b5 j' `7 y; o U+ |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 A* f& z- G1 f- I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* U B2 F, |- b6 W+ X0 A4 EAllied ground losses:
0 A: O: @9 n3 m$ N1 ?$ Y 1957 casualties reported9 W _1 C2 v" W3 m/ N( K3 O
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
) V ?; r9 N9 x0 y; T+ a Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! c7 ?$ N2 ]5 E. u
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled) l8 G3 f# e9 @2 [1 Z5 Y
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! U4 e: |; |* ]$ I Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 |7 _/ n% B- h7 a: ~ Units retreated 31 T# m5 g) n' k9 I8 ?2 [
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
( H; V6 x# R# q& T3 e$ fAssaulting units:& k; w! Y l! Y8 U& i! [- a
1st Tank Division! e. A* z* i& S( h9 D
15th Tank Regiment
3 f9 }, R% C5 K! V& t 4th Tank Regiment8 O8 ]+ m1 L( P
3rd Tank Division: D) F- g: Y, A+ ]6 d) P
18th Tank Regiment
5 S! e4 y* w) ^8 J( JDefending units:
) [. |0 i+ |; M3 Z 8th Australian Division) I( ?: m: p Y# _2 g
1st Motor Brigade
# F! e) [( ?* A P! V- k 39th Australian Battalion |