42年6月9日,8 I5 E) r. H% O2 X# w0 W
$ I9 Z4 H, M% E# N3 Q! yASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158
/ q2 h6 b9 i( b3 U 日军SS再逞凶" L- }, u5 T$ t) f, C
Japanese Ships0 \+ N# U# c, Z& k2 f
SS I-169, hits 1 x6 z4 ^( t* m+ s! m5 B" y
Allied Ships
- n7 b3 v4 D5 R( V, U DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" q1 u5 G# U7 o% q
DD Dewey
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$ ?" C, i, O! m% w$ s日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。
7 n/ D8 m9 F+ V8 G4 c8 ^. S+ IMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 , e8 D a( L6 ^% C: ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud) q& K1 [* y1 @
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet." m8 N, @. Y$ F% q) _
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
& e$ i2 U+ l- k9 U2 lJapanese aircraft! Q. b Y9 q: I4 A; t0 c
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
5 W: i: H* L! m% c/ lAllied aircraft$ f0 D/ [ w# X! L
Fulmar II x 12/ y$ D$ {7 l# Q+ G2 s% o& V: y. K" Z
Hurricane I Trop x 31) e2 U( V3 I5 F, n5 U
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
; z! O! h i Y; F2 l Hurricane IIc Trop x 64 P& i5 W7 }, c. L" J
Mohawk IV x 2
W% a" o/ `2 S5 Z5 B5 A P-40E Warhawk x 30 [% B2 v+ n' y8 V( B5 F. @$ ~& [ x
P-40E Warhawk x 24
" M3 _7 g9 r+ q4 Y% w2 ZJapanese aircraft losses
( r2 } Q9 F& g' n5 h0 P Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed- v! N- a) m% ~+ p( ?
Allied aircraft losses
# s1 i' ~, u/ S, F; w6 V Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
0 n0 A) `. u$ F, y' [ Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed7 R2 L3 B O. p; u; M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
9 L- I% k& x8 g8 M5 o- y, e P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed2 G3 p7 e2 u, J' S# k8 N
Aircraft Attacking:
( N0 Y( | d0 U& K$ y 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft2 x' c/ V' p/ O0 w
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
( s0 d+ \" z) Z' @) J7 M4 \0 @& j$ iAllied aircraft
+ x& u! Z0 x# @ Fulmar II x 9
- k2 t+ d1 c% E e. T$ B* { Hurricane I Trop x 12
: `2 O/ ]; | o, R& d! x: N* v5 S2 C Hurricane IIb Trop x 2% y: u/ k$ v) k: f
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5, i8 r8 a- ~5 B
Mohawk IV x 2
% C" P; ~" A% w1 E' R' ]) A0 ?& P P-40E Warhawk x 10
" r* K! k8 ~* i* [& c, e3 xJapanese aircraft losses
+ ^1 X' L' m2 |* Q" c) @3 T+ r Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed) E; F( P; c5 C* |" q7 |6 m
Allied aircraft losses( w/ r$ `$ Z3 W4 R* g
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( D' n z& g" U. K( `$ x Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed" h+ K8 z& x8 n/ B* R% b
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
( D" i9 H7 j1 \$ |& s) {, \ Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
0 N6 A j9 {, E1 K' m2 N' K P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed- s4 Z- W. Z! R: ]; L. ?4 U ?
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Japanese aircraft S* r- B$ A8 `5 z7 g; t0 _
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
9 \& @$ @( I& y6 U4 nAllied aircraft, C+ e; U+ Y( C1 E2 n" f9 a
Fulmar II x 3' t; H+ u7 Q* r. s$ n# H
Hurricane I Trop x 3
+ \+ V' [0 f0 b9 Q# }+ i8 V Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
; t& I6 q `; C7 f, L; i/ Q P-40E Warhawk x 2
1 o# C: ^' k) d, N- P5 Q# ONo Japanese losses
" R7 o) K; l5 NAllied aircraft losses: B# r/ L, B$ Z( W5 }2 e. k/ Q
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ a- e% e; g# V/ c* Y Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
+ f* R% Z' f; Z Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed2 F* W9 ~ j5 K C2 X
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* A2 ~2 g8 X z" y
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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)
& H0 S! M$ e: y8 j, |5 QJapanese Shock attack$ V) D- V+ U) b* l% L3 @* _1 c
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
+ k: i6 {+ g, \+ I9 GDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138+ [: y- B, Q* i; ]# p
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
& R2 ]" ~) U6 sAllied adjusted defense: 1463 H# W B& A0 W" w
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 ) i( L, }: j6 `$ v0 M3 m$ }: M
Combat modifiers4 h! m5 S3 {+ o) S
Defender: experience(-)& b3 o! @% T$ _1 X
Attacker: shock(+)
# f+ I: z; m: m3 C/ [' yJapanese ground losses:
7 S& K, r4 Q! E6 G: r 17039 casualties reported
& v! K* ^ ], L5 u$ l) I4 O5 S Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled! _3 X8 ^: P X# R
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled; s8 v* Y; F+ M8 o8 A; `4 D4 |
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
0 ]5 |8 w( n' z% n& Y% H9 d6 Y Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
7 w2 O3 D( T) t5 k+ u! j Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)" H- e# P) B& {, L2 ^' ]% W6 A
Units destroyed 1
9 F0 Y! _: H# X6 _Allied ground losses:
4 Y) n1 V9 h' W: y 6533 casualties reported
3 H7 x0 q ~& T Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
" j( F/ M/ I8 }9 e Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled! [3 i) M: x( Y. B! o Z% T
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled( F2 T: ^1 V( I) ]
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)& K. p: D. e2 C
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
9 ?; P: r" ?- O: v Units destroyed 1
+ t8 u8 B# g# nAssaulting units:
?4 C& K/ o" x 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade2 L- C" U# i+ T: ?6 w. K. {
22nd Recon Regiment
. Y: v: o& m: z' z9 \6 W0 u 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
& F: ^" e a0 L5 b 41st Infantry Regiment
- P* l# [6 `, r" Q 4th/B Division. l2 } B2 a& Q8 B: D' {
52nd Division
% J9 Z2 C. O6 v5 h! s Imperial Guards/B Division
" b# m. V6 B; Y' [$ E2 I) U 54th Division2 W+ |, z( ^8 v9 W, o& U# J) @
Imperial Guards/A Division) K# y. y; m; q7 ?8 @
148th Infantry Regiment/ u6 K, r* |! a; o3 O
16th Guards Regiment
0 \5 w- V. C" l 53rd Division' Z; h# W) O1 F* x# ?0 m% h% P" {( B
16th Infantry Regiment. S0 a7 l6 q* m# l
15th Guards Regiment) x& |3 D$ i( E; H9 H0 M* e
47th Infantry Regiment
# }1 M: _2 {! p! z F4 c 4th Guards/C Division v& L. Z9 o h: z' N
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
H7 k4 _5 n6 F 9th RF Gun Battalion
, O0 R+ W$ t5 D& q 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion3 d- A0 P7 o+ g! _! k& v
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion# b( x# ]! E8 R' f2 {
8th RF Gun Battalion# G" m2 C4 E5 G% \ R9 f S
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ a: B4 i# q( I
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion! q9 {' V2 L2 ? } X! [) X6 j
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion" Y& j# M5 _, d* E
10th RF Gun Battalion
& o" E/ A3 n1 Q& a. i! \ 11th RF Gun Battalion& a+ k' u1 ?- {! s) S% I+ I
& g. V% w2 ]. Q' X- @( H9 EDefending units:% a% N- {3 Q/ F: b$ m& @
1st Marine Raider Battalion2 `" ]/ J/ l/ Q7 {2 D* q
84th Indian Brigade7 {, v' V- r! B
26th Indian Division. S1 I) p) z* Q& R v3 M. G
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion* D. l1 W# j; C. Z5 V
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion5 {: t& n6 E. l& Z$ [9 X& N
22nd (East African) Brigade
3 j$ T" _# {! U 23rd British Brigade
0 b! f" W, @; b- P4 _) j7 d- u 182nd Infantry Regiment
/ }! f8 f3 g1 M1 ]* l6 }! C$ Q, U 132nd Infantry Regiment( l% l- V1 {7 q+ X1 ~0 t
2/15 Punjab Battalion, V7 M* @6 f0 o
164th Infantry Regiment9 z' i2 M6 w/ a1 u9 b/ l6 J m
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
6 J! L4 l" K8 z1 }! B! D Kowloon Brigade& E1 E( J5 y& l' b& h2 P
14th British Brigade
6 b, M4 K# n) F: y 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
* N x' v2 P2 y. N 70th British Division: ~. B6 P5 u4 W5 C' Q# u
16th British Brigade
2 ?8 b# R* f; P4 [5 d 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
% z/ ^1 }7 g. \ Waziristan Division. B0 U: c+ K4 j4 c7 P7 y9 Q
1st Marine Defense Battalion
N/ A' z7 a2 b; U9 f e 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
1 B+ K1 ]+ I4 L3 ]: t g 2/9th Field Regiment
' n1 D9 D& a: F" \" Q1 ?5 ] 2/13th Field Regiment
$ j1 F; `8 W8 ]8 J5 a 6th Medium Regiment
. |. \' o0 G3 ~8 a& t1 f 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
S9 `8 s6 L; ~) j 2/11th Field Regiment2 A# r. ]1 |$ L/ l g; q
181st Field Artillery Regiment
5 E. }( x6 s1 [9 f 168th Field Artillery Regiment
1 R3 [" ?- N W/ E4 Q, p6 ]& y 8th Medium Regiment |