42年6月9日,
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158* }0 j0 b' D8 V. _ B# ~
日军SS再逞凶
) ]4 ^. x2 |: m6 K1 D2 q/ FJapanese Ships
( S) P9 R0 F) P7 _ SS I-169, hits 14 S8 q+ p) x$ l8 G* d% s9 M/ `( ^
Allied Ships
: g1 Y0 O: V% h- W/ `6 b; |) K DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 h6 R3 C' ]; J7 t& ?* H0 X DD Dewey
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. t1 r8 V$ B5 u日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。
4 w. X8 T2 U/ ^8 x; xMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
3 S5 i' E1 z' p+ h" I0 w. rWeather in hex: Light cloud
& H) c0 \/ X- v+ r, i+ wRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.4 j2 T; ?( K4 E5 w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; r: O$ Y+ ?9 R9 Z( e- L7 y
Japanese aircraft- h) w6 Y$ J7 V6 l7 {# \1 w6 B) d5 g/ W
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
, v; c0 S0 P0 f4 ^Allied aircraft7 i+ I6 M G& K% \
Fulmar II x 12
5 j8 \! C2 P/ W# ~7 U! D& _ Hurricane I Trop x 31 v7 A& c. M* X, J) ^/ v" M' V
Hurricane IIb Trop x 118 r- L+ m, N; R' g
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
# s' q& F5 w, A, {$ b Mohawk IV x 2
# J2 O3 L+ a4 K* T- H P-40E Warhawk x 39 n% z, E1 ]6 x% [9 m7 |
P-40E Warhawk x 24, r" P! l! b# [3 j* e6 U" f3 K; n
Japanese aircraft losses- A: ?5 ~6 j9 R/ _) v
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
/ i6 e- Z/ c1 z9 I! aAllied aircraft losses! O8 x9 T5 F i
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed8 g- k. T8 M0 e# Z ~( d; _, \' k
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed6 { j b) G0 k- v+ d
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- v/ _( G! z3 C( f P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed! v4 a. L, s N) r6 q
Aircraft Attacking:0 _5 @0 Z3 o; z5 ]
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet2 V$ C- g a, \9 C* n3 d
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: C9 s( B4 u! r$ B: DJapanese aircraft C( L' {* a. Q: |" h) w
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
8 H; U9 Y1 U; a1 ^% o2 Z8 b0 UAllied aircraft
1 [, ]; @% j- w+ K1 e6 d& b6 R Fulmar II x 9/ ~2 b8 M7 P0 N1 f$ A2 j- E9 s# Z$ F) `
Hurricane I Trop x 12
- n2 N+ _* l% m+ Y# I Hurricane IIb Trop x 2/ m# ?1 B1 e. q
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
+ `& q1 `; a1 _9 |1 f% V Mohawk IV x 2# Q! [5 ]3 y+ H/ w
P-40E Warhawk x 10
( S* p c5 K7 P# H H% e8 uJapanese aircraft losses
, p. E& K$ k5 y. y" W; N7 f$ ~ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
7 T: r' [" z+ r; [" b }8 gAllied aircraft losses. b! q8 j* t0 ?
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" a' w2 x- {5 |$ C
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed0 @, O" c# h5 i7 [/ U$ ]
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed( U& q3 {3 K/ o. M
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
1 y( P- i8 @0 t# | P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& `0 `- t$ D3 L- X2 a% H
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Japanese aircraft
9 u: J E* B0 Q+ Q. Z/ W! L3 P Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33: a2 B- b0 ?! D" B4 f4 I7 i4 f9 o
Allied aircraft
( O8 L% T$ G- P% A+ S Fulmar II x 3# x: k A7 q) U# _7 G8 J
Hurricane I Trop x 3
E/ M h# |6 [8 {4 i7 ? Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
, }7 ^$ @4 [0 L | P-40E Warhawk x 2& \) q+ L# T0 d! a
No Japanese losses
. s! [2 ~) o% O+ b/ v6 @6 _Allied aircraft losses7 M6 G0 r) F R4 |% q- I# d
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed1 r) G5 F/ q/ @5 f7 m
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
. b; ^/ G$ ^# }+ \8 ^2 D" v* d) Z Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
* Y* _1 Q. G/ f- Z, Z& I: C6 m3 M P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: u1 k! C3 @- i& ]
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5 k: G& S; |2 ^7 a; |. q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)
, l6 g, x/ o4 j' j X3 B# V c# DJapanese Shock attack
1 q9 O& b1 D6 sAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119% A4 W0 y) _: f( F1 `
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138- b& \% h" }' n' |; F/ \
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
5 s4 L4 o4 G: vAllied adjusted defense: 1463 . R' _$ e/ w+ J
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
4 Z5 C3 ]1 |& b9 k' L# q xCombat modifiers, {* D* Q4 ` v* N
Defender: experience(-)
2 \8 Q3 t1 j. _Attacker: shock(+) a8 U6 [% v$ U: x% S
Japanese ground losses:
/ j9 H/ r7 _% K9 R7 e 17039 casualties reported5 G" b% h7 i& S) R; B
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
) L( I) C% f+ A Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled! U4 h8 [2 l3 f4 u. N
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled) p8 n7 ^4 p, R( y# E/ G- t
Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
; h' t/ [6 X" V+ G: |/ {0 } Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 u: g9 T( |8 R' R7 Z5 y Units destroyed 1
9 e& B. ^( K. W! xAllied ground losses:
4 [6 O- n7 A2 c Y; ^, c" L4 H/ J 6533 casualties reported
: m5 G( U9 A! T0 x Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled5 }0 i5 D) b+ R
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
% V: N- m( R3 U Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
+ d, Z6 M# ^6 l3 S$ Y) j) F: i Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
7 v' \* }4 \3 ^) U* G Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)+ u& h v! o0 E( S$ f
Units destroyed 1
2 c- m3 h9 |+ [- AAssaulting units:
' D# x4 W# A- Q& P! B# f 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ k: L1 u+ P4 |: i$ w* f6 {& ] 22nd Recon Regiment
$ ?/ o' _# p3 v$ C. @! v 17th Indpt Guards Regiment p! h* `" h; _6 v7 y% p A! c
41st Infantry Regiment. d3 P- t$ @4 [# ]. I% ~' G
4th/B Division
* n C9 A1 A1 [" |; Y0 m, U* A, ` 52nd Division, ?9 o. Q+ c3 w
Imperial Guards/B Division
/ H& M/ k! g. t M; r 54th Division
) C: b/ ^0 i" [: T: M7 t1 r: |/ V5 R Imperial Guards/A Division' k2 S, }$ V% S7 |- ] N x
148th Infantry Regiment
# \+ ~5 Q/ U; \1 C3 S& d) v4 [' n* m 16th Guards Regiment8 j$ V$ ^ W- ?1 F& j& x
53rd Division6 [5 z0 S# f6 H6 g; y G( i0 ]+ G
16th Infantry Regiment
" x2 X( g4 a& Y 15th Guards Regiment
& I' e/ l. F% D 47th Infantry Regiment }+ Q" C, a2 s( S/ T7 q
4th Guards/C Division
3 j7 i/ A; |! ^$ [' n 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment W/ _" m4 o' a: E% B; \
9th RF Gun Battalion
- l) ~! K% a8 r' L6 U 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion" c+ V6 `" s% F/ n3 S, l
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
: F% a, v) B* B' f$ G/ F 8th RF Gun Battalion
: t( x0 m! _& a. `2 g& p0 ] 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
. X) e% c/ s8 q! F" D# k# U 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
- W7 D) S2 X; K; E 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion, e% \; K! g/ ]/ S, K- V2 _
10th RF Gun Battalion3 o! @0 Y! V2 Z/ v( @# l& _0 _
11th RF Gun Battalion; A' ]+ X! O5 [: t% G
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Defending units:
$ H6 d. Z0 x2 z0 U, D8 i: H 1st Marine Raider Battalion
7 i" E: V: q0 C3 w6 R% r4 n 84th Indian Brigade
1 j4 O' O1 S% V1 o7 L 26th Indian Division
$ W. [( D/ K& w2 R% h" ]8 I2 Q I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion% ~, u& `! f$ H; d0 V
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion7 ^% A/ m( |* {8 ~4 Z, t' M
22nd (East African) Brigade
- e# |* x6 p; d# x 23rd British Brigade
g4 j( |' l- e8 X% w6 B4 O 182nd Infantry Regiment# e! D+ P! c1 [% L& a/ X! [
132nd Infantry Regiment% D% T! C/ M" C1 |+ @3 ?1 b
2/15 Punjab Battalion
- ^1 n/ E' k/ {9 V) D( C; X% u+ o- S 164th Infantry Regiment
* o1 W: G. |$ n 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
, n8 l4 `8 \1 s- D& q' } Kowloon Brigade" w0 D% d" d1 V! D6 }. L8 h: L
14th British Brigade
1 {( L6 G( V3 b! X( D/ o+ a 2nd Marine Raider Battalion- v( ?8 J' `3 S% E% X# I6 w. n- W
70th British Division3 s' [6 z( Z$ s
16th British Brigade3 @$ b7 Z5 H- ^* ^
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion3 z" ^' E' I# G6 h2 Y8 l3 M
Waziristan Division9 Y& G6 J: m# t0 u h
1st Marine Defense Battalion
2 q, C- d) k6 v 223rd Field Artillery Battalion3 c$ A5 ?* {) W
2/9th Field Regiment; Y% i, d0 g5 g$ d) Y
2/13th Field Regiment& a* c) C% M8 j: b: j$ E1 D( h
6th Medium Regiment
3 F! P/ h( E$ X. ]0 s# ~: W# o 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion" T6 P; A5 J6 P. \+ L4 p1 l
2/11th Field Regiment& c5 p$ @' z' u9 q% }$ e2 A8 q
181st Field Artillery Regiment
2 M5 a4 d& `. x 168th Field Artillery Regiment
% [1 g, `3 y4 x& C. C, N 8th Medium Regiment |