42年6月9日,; V* h# f! ~, B R/ F8 K
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,1580 {$ K& G, m% g4 O3 i+ T/ X$ E! i
日军SS再逞凶
! n1 K, O- G( f/ ]/ v1 JJapanese Ships& J8 @, T# t: C q. m }5 Q9 [
SS I-169, hits 1
( O0 j9 F5 K% k6 t' y ?Allied Ships
/ `7 S( f4 u# V- k- c t( i2 l/ U DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 {6 }$ [" }& g1 X, b) Y A
DD Dewey# N, @4 N4 I! c& P
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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 。
+ ~. p! W! p) ~. A9 j3 E, y tMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 r5 [8 `9 }% u
Weather in hex: Light cloud- D+ y$ P! V8 A; S
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.. v3 X& C) @& ]- B' z5 h) L+ l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes4 O' }: _6 t8 E
Japanese aircraft
: q) l1 r. h" a/ D5 r9 F# l( `; S Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 301 e# O; i" G" s
Allied aircraft
+ i$ [6 ?# t4 M2 m Fulmar II x 12
, |8 s, z+ x' [) h Hurricane I Trop x 31 @9 }4 a' r# K/ L2 M, V! A8 O
Hurricane IIb Trop x 113 Q! L: \+ {7 v) p
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
7 A& Q5 C3 ^1 p( ]; U/ Z/ C- E Mohawk IV x 28 j: T, j' `0 a, O4 d/ b
P-40E Warhawk x 3
# M7 f) j6 S6 p9 m P-40E Warhawk x 24/ _& x1 n f- i5 I( S
Japanese aircraft losses: C! V* ?7 ^* I) y/ o- }* M& S6 e3 x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
; C5 Y, k1 D" D& e( h/ j, [# ^Allied aircraft losses
9 @6 `. _$ a0 S. C Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed3 T5 \% S% z" W: A8 {: I8 b" a
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed, `: d! Z2 L, x' u! o) ~7 _0 @3 B
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
! F' B2 `" g- s6 o P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
* Y7 y9 P1 x5 z% G( X% TAircraft Attacking:
O" k3 c" l5 R, D4 b0 H& c 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft
: G) N- a k) [( Y5 u$ H- U Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
" |& B. a+ Q2 D; g" s# s! t' vAllied aircraft% A/ e% g6 V! U8 t6 [5 a, J$ x
Fulmar II x 98 j* I, L Z# ?$ \
Hurricane I Trop x 12
! O' X' d& C- b) ?4 d- S* e Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
( A2 Y- ] y/ \2 e Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
, Q* k) m* S1 q6 q6 L; e Mohawk IV x 2
6 C* n- k0 {, {) u$ D% x1 v. n P-40E Warhawk x 10! z/ B8 X- l, I, b' b- J! V
Japanese aircraft losses# j6 N3 e4 N: h
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
+ `+ L p" Z) b) a2 d3 tAllied aircraft losses
) s3 J0 U3 O& I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
& G" C, s& q( I; Q, d( x: C" b' n Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
. F X& u: f: G9 Z6 x7 |; n5 G Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
" m/ i" y4 P% Y9 M* h Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
/ k- j# ^. F" k( j, x7 e, { P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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* t: N: j- N. D; |Japanese aircraft7 p y' c" J6 d" G, b( o2 M# ?1 ^
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
5 L( M- R, h9 k- |+ rAllied aircraft
: q1 p' A& g: y/ k8 A Fulmar II x 3
% b# v* X* D5 s1 O3 b Hurricane I Trop x 34 |5 O* h- d: }7 j7 y& a# w2 ?0 R
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
/ C }3 n/ @& \* x P-40E Warhawk x 2# f3 ~, X9 n1 w8 H# T
No Japanese losses
: I/ c9 V! E2 y# vAllied aircraft losses
* Q' }4 c+ c' k Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 r1 ~9 ]8 x8 [0 h5 H3 n
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed/ g* p' v" R4 S, s& O- l
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
) B" L6 m9 A; V, s( e P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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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。( a4 }. e3 N2 D- P; T9 }9 q. L
3 [" _& M/ [ }, |6 CGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
$ b3 R0 N! O4 f6 F$ HJapanese Shock attack
{- Z- }' L/ D c! r X$ e+ sAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
: h' v1 e- X+ b1 oDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
( j1 |4 |6 f6 s' s; g; CJapanese adjusted assault: 751 % A+ e6 Y$ ~+ Q! w! Z- I
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
! A! r$ D( z/ |3 FJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
1 g% G1 N8 X1 L( ^Combat modifiers
7 j+ h) y" e3 P: IDefender: experience(-)1 p; Q1 B+ {! E& i5 [1 @6 G+ K
Attacker: shock(+)/ {, U; p& D% Z a- k7 n0 M$ O$ y9 I- x2 F
Japanese ground losses:
0 Z/ o$ @# i8 i3 M- a# s/ h 17039 casualties reported
: N+ j! ` ^* M Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
7 ~# k) X3 E& e% H Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled- s2 h+ W4 {' b/ f6 l& E
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
8 ?& S1 z: z M; }8 U: p* z Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
" c5 @% }- X" n$ {. {* j Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)) j6 W( Y: ]+ x
Units destroyed 1, Y, K' y7 P0 {2 K
Allied ground losses:
5 H! T9 M. g( b% ^ T! {; h- F( ]2 p 6533 casualties reported
' z) ~- M; ~! M" j) ~1 J Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled' |. F6 S/ |: a) K; y" F
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
4 K3 F$ {7 L# Y& ~ Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
2 p% |/ y1 c* ~/ f Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)- \- { @- z) @+ E! Z/ I/ N B
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
5 I& N0 i ^/ R9 [6 I* Z Units destroyed 1: N! j2 s A4 j) ~6 \. U
Assaulting units:
+ O1 r9 u. L6 k# j) O6 l: D. \0 A 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade: u+ d7 c/ A4 G, a8 ?2 p
22nd Recon Regiment" \2 A B2 k6 u& l; U" N( {" s% `
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
) X# @; p4 C# H" |. k 41st Infantry Regiment4 u* s! T l5 {
4th/B Division
0 K+ A' A5 C b% G5 D+ L& J 52nd Division" o+ q5 P; E5 P5 O+ w3 W/ R
Imperial Guards/B Division
! R; X, f& ?9 b* H7 k% i$ f y# `, Z 54th Division
: M& Q- n8 \8 v1 Q0 c+ _ f Imperial Guards/A Division9 Z8 R7 v) A! u6 @( D9 W, t
148th Infantry Regiment
$ D) A; {2 q2 i$ j" Y 16th Guards Regiment7 z( a) r% J+ ~6 b
53rd Division. K% t+ C8 L e& i) Z
16th Infantry Regiment2 Q; y3 g: f3 `0 D+ ]. j; b+ i
15th Guards Regiment/ x7 {/ ]( g0 L) V
47th Infantry Regiment
& B, G. F" v( T6 h 4th Guards/C Division4 Y, Y$ h! i5 Y+ C' `9 _% [/ a
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9 d% {0 ?5 o; w0 w R$ F5 a 9th RF Gun Battalion+ Y ^+ ?1 H" B7 \# L
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion) [% k5 Y; l2 H% b8 [0 w
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
) D( o1 d0 W/ b7 X r& | 8th RF Gun Battalion2 b3 ^2 E2 q$ E- b
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
" i' d* Z: Q/ p8 C) [ 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
! y; l! b9 ?6 j3 p' u2 ` 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4 K9 O4 }! X& x) U. h 10th RF Gun Battalion* a# L' e$ }1 m
11th RF Gun Battalion
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Defending units:- |! D7 E) T8 u* o6 B# f
1st Marine Raider Battalion
; R2 d. `: S, r& Y: Y. i 84th Indian Brigade5 I1 [& W% u. `) q) }& c y& @& @. H
26th Indian Division \- z6 g7 [; t! V! \
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion$ ]2 p0 U$ L9 d: l" O B8 L7 V! j
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
5 `" ^0 Y( e; y5 y0 q4 B$ l 22nd (East African) Brigade5 r, {7 F: y* M9 }
23rd British Brigade
: M, \8 G, q8 Q: K0 I3 q: ^5 ]; p7 t 182nd Infantry Regiment
; r; _* E+ Z/ Y! F0 u 132nd Infantry Regiment
& T* E j0 s) O; q' }4 H 2/15 Punjab Battalion
9 a7 @5 |0 Y! H5 y 164th Infantry Regiment4 ~0 o* e* p& }: K" W2 {# q
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 Q; q& r0 s8 |4 p# q# Q5 P Kowloon Brigade0 R* W4 \( \ X0 E: B% u/ M
14th British Brigade
8 r5 W+ g& C; l. r( ] 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
9 z) O' F$ `6 c) a 70th British Division3 f3 i; F i: f8 c
16th British Brigade
' g" K/ J8 u$ ?1 J 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion; m( H9 F) s/ j, y
Waziristan Division" X9 V( U% ^: t% l$ m
1st Marine Defense Battalion
. Q" F& |- C/ N/ ^: h 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
& m# c0 I- m' A8 H8 t& h( h 2/9th Field Regiment
; W, D9 n7 N+ [2 n- { 2/13th Field Regiment( M1 `7 G* `0 _; U
6th Medium Regiment
. V1 f' B7 S. L. ?' G* v# |/ E 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 a( N* }0 |" ?1 E 2/11th Field Regiment0 }" W4 |. C, I; n
181st Field Artillery Regiment3 m9 l3 Q! L& ]) O5 K O5 N) }$ h1 j
168th Field Artillery Regiment5 i" u6 c" P; N+ ]2 }
8th Medium Regiment |