42年6月9日,; S' C/ a9 o5 D, w
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158/ k% q4 {' R/ T0 S% F8 |
日军SS再逞凶5 E9 ]4 x# {' W& U7 M8 k; c
Japanese Ships
; ~( @) A; `- `" P0 j SS I-169, hits 1
# ]4 W! Y5 w8 Z4 a; r- c3 G1 HAllied Ships
6 O' [8 t% l9 ?9 |2 r$ _ DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 h: h9 O6 s5 c9 P/ C$ D3 p
DD Dewey. e6 n. r+ i4 E/ N
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日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。$ n9 `1 P4 ^' G' q! i) ^
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 + _& e+ ^; y ^& e' X; z! q3 E
Weather in hex: Light cloud' f V; [4 Z- C# n/ A! M
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.- z9 V6 ?% v/ n" p6 E9 ]: J
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
' R! W [) u/ K5 a$ ^/ DJapanese aircraft
2 m7 y ^& \7 u3 V6 Z" U Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
8 ` R: w) [2 K% o1 E1 i1 zAllied aircraft1 z- P; y1 ^5 t, m f# B$ l
Fulmar II x 122 `: Y' ~3 ?& q' x2 c( ?
Hurricane I Trop x 31 V3 k" Y0 P8 N( j( s
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11, H) J4 H% e& ]* T& q" U* a/ k. v
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
9 m- R. c! p- i5 {1 Q% u Mohawk IV x 2
" w& b4 J3 y* A0 i% u P-40E Warhawk x 3
: o, T+ d' J2 F; F# R" r P-40E Warhawk x 24
" o( F% g- K$ O( K1 ~7 N/ l) N( V& S- rJapanese aircraft losses
% q s3 D& i+ N/ t3 h1 M0 G4 G Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
# ?- g6 x! R' p' H( d; ~Allied aircraft losses/ ^; e' I4 J A
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
2 _8 W+ [7 B: p8 N Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed- I9 E% H. W ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 ^& F a2 e% x c. B, ]" Q P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, `6 F. O- Y0 D8 }6 H
Aircraft Attacking:- }: |0 W# d( u7 p9 c g& n7 o
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft% s) M5 n3 }9 R: @' b
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
" L# h7 m J: x- i2 P3 HAllied aircraft1 T+ v* I Q1 W; T
Fulmar II x 9
& y# M) r6 ]- }# O- n Hurricane I Trop x 12! ]/ @2 {& [$ Q7 n7 O5 N! }
Hurricane IIb Trop x 23 Q4 s* l; a! g: C" [
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5' p8 B$ o3 h6 e4 @' `4 Y
Mohawk IV x 22 d9 J; U& ~' A: H7 X% D
P-40E Warhawk x 107 a1 j+ A! P: U% A+ _- n: M( E [7 U
Japanese aircraft losses
% B: v* G+ ^% V, N Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
. p- n! z' G% qAllied aircraft losses
! g# S, M5 u3 g! l3 l) ] Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 A; W5 x; W% h9 E& R, o4 n
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
2 B3 w: K$ a7 c Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
: w* u. u n4 U Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
& R) g) m& [6 H, K' `1 w' O P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ a9 I" X% ~3 ^- |! C7 D( N! Z
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- l8 I/ ]9 V7 y* Q" DJapanese aircraft5 Y, _, o: T/ b/ `& w. h) X
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
' |5 [; M6 d+ o- MAllied aircraft
+ }0 e6 R, t) Z7 \1 ]' Y* Q Fulmar II x 3
% H! p( |+ S6 \) {/ w Hurricane I Trop x 39 n& I: F' m8 M1 z% I9 s) ]
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
$ @3 c4 z& y' @* E6 Z, b6 W P-40E Warhawk x 2; |. D: |( _ M7 j- N& L( Q
No Japanese losses
+ L+ h2 b* a: z% v- zAllied aircraft losses6 H+ k4 R" w+ I
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
& {/ O1 s! W. v, A% n% F Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed3 ~1 h; d1 |7 Y3 p
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed$ U3 i8 g) J! f( _2 G
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed" L5 `& [0 W( g, y/ o! o0 }. }9 D
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同日,日军突击在卡拉奇城外原本打算迎击日军少量先头部队的盟军,此战日军大败,盟军打破日军野地不可战胜的神话。
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
t; O/ k$ y) ?* l' s2 pJapanese Shock attack$ z' l) t( y/ k4 r9 x6 i' g, N+ D
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
1 H4 A2 W4 b8 ~5 }' `Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
' _' s# s5 R t" CJapanese adjusted assault: 751 , ? a7 A1 H' a ^! T
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
1 s1 M) N. I& Q8 _Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 ) U- z( H; r6 Y0 u; q3 G
Combat modifiers: w" Q9 x# S; M% ]+ n. n
Defender: experience(-)
$ K6 e& b- e/ o1 X7 F3 K' I9 O' j: Q: TAttacker: shock(+)
- ^% N) F. I( ^Japanese ground losses:' J( O6 g% O( }0 h& C/ z# V' C) Y5 w
17039 casualties reported
- s" Z6 \8 t- A Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
( m9 W3 O Q0 M Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
# {) W4 ?4 O4 Z, k; y Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled0 N3 o+ h6 K$ f
Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
" I7 s6 k# z3 o6 \+ P" h Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled); D: n o6 c, ^ P1 `
Units destroyed 1% W- n1 A) l* N7 ~. y
Allied ground losses:- {1 S0 A; Y' J' H5 @, b# J2 \& p
6533 casualties reported" P: e6 G; s9 [" c
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled8 O* I: m% ^1 h' W, ~8 z0 o- z
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
4 a0 S, u$ c& D3 ?( G8 p Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled2 M3 a# J7 d; F
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
' r& u9 m+ f% e( l0 ?! ]8 b Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
8 ]0 E' l. k! ^' K. Y( o- p Units destroyed 1; W$ V8 O, T# ?, s
Assaulting units:! d4 {* p7 Y3 O8 Z1 f( e" T1 t
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
( j3 j0 J( z; G' u T+ p 22nd Recon Regiment
8 `( Z! B, f. q 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
, `% R( u' e. K1 Y 41st Infantry Regiment
* U1 f8 c# r0 w+ s7 I; r 4th/B Division# C# E5 n% y1 f
52nd Division
N6 d1 O8 j; @/ e" d# A Imperial Guards/B Division/ F; P: C8 X7 E3 P
54th Division& m2 |2 P; h- z% b: ~8 y
Imperial Guards/A Division+ r6 S! P1 W3 |$ _* \2 {( f: Y# k
148th Infantry Regiment
* ~' H; M- g7 j 16th Guards Regiment
, S4 [+ ], e' V9 \" m 53rd Division
/ R& s; n4 Y- o: x2 S+ n) p7 ] 16th Infantry Regiment
- d6 N3 X6 Q" Q' B3 w: N e3 J 15th Guards Regiment8 U2 Z7 W1 q3 I* v6 x! |
47th Infantry Regiment
% r0 ]' q- t! ?) r/ n& r- E 4th Guards/C Division. \) `4 P! g$ p9 K; S
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
% B. M# Q( E H/ `7 r 9th RF Gun Battalion
# q; X5 u n$ Q( u5 \ 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 j, u! V7 I( N; P$ k* e 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion$ a( E* a5 I9 d: [
8th RF Gun Battalion
9 x! u' s/ a) D& T& V3 d) r, R3 j 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( m) r8 ]6 a, w% y; b& T3 M( Z7 Q
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion7 r1 E6 r- \* \4 H u5 u
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
) h% Q5 q4 g7 W8 A 10th RF Gun Battalion
G$ o+ l0 {* J; E P 11th RF Gun Battalion
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7 a1 `/ I8 H* w- `Defending units:
& k' i' k2 @ ?& y 1st Marine Raider Battalion
" u) s: D9 B* q+ U# B 84th Indian Brigade
. P" I$ b8 k7 N3 { 26th Indian Division. e) t2 m) R2 Y" \3 R0 X
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
& |$ V4 Q1 y, T& K. H, J/ x 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion$ R8 [* a" M( X1 w8 c+ v# ^
22nd (East African) Brigade. Z) j/ O2 b3 }4 A3 r k
23rd British Brigade
2 `' J1 u) H' h1 h1 e# { 182nd Infantry Regiment- T3 V f8 ]7 | U- G
132nd Infantry Regiment5 Q& A* H+ ?/ M
2/15 Punjab Battalion
5 ~& w$ W# ^' h 164th Infantry Regiment; L( }& k& G6 @; p E* j
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion# n* k4 C% D8 c+ e; c; N
Kowloon Brigade; w J/ g o0 ~' X/ Z: w5 P
14th British Brigade' a: b8 ?: K2 S1 {6 B+ U
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
# n- P! r4 Q& n 70th British Division
* G. E, ]7 |4 p1 n1 f 16th British Brigade$ P$ L' y' V7 q+ R
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion8 T0 o9 o+ t6 G: M/ {/ |
Waziristan Division/ d7 B9 X2 K0 _) R
1st Marine Defense Battalion6 k/ I% H' B, |# p, v& R( ]
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
, B2 h# E' \0 L, v' F 2/9th Field Regiment
5 X# R9 Y6 c" ]6 j/ s 2/13th Field Regiment6 e' Z& Q+ G# G
6th Medium Regiment
: n, a& s0 U2 ^: a5 O5 L 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion! N3 q! t4 Y) E& O
2/11th Field Regiment
% N @- C& d; @3 J 181st Field Artillery Regiment
# d4 F6 w) b4 b/ \: J! A, F. O" D 168th Field Artillery Regiment
+ ?7 O! p' f- |4 z1 [; l 8th Medium Regiment |