42年6月9日,
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# m9 o5 A, s( U0 p# b6 UASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158
! a) Y% \ J7 w0 P n 日军SS再逞凶5 C2 u+ U6 g6 u6 s' b- i2 |
Japanese Ships
F# T! ^" w1 d; S( r/ Q8 { SS I-169, hits 1# j! S5 x! A& W; r
Allied Ships7 B) @) L' l# d" ]! u& z2 e+ U
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( x6 M1 Q' G h. K% {( Q DD Dewey
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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 。- \ o# o. w" E
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
b# b/ W/ c7 }! ^Weather in hex: Light cloud ]" r9 J& y$ d
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
7 f3 X9 o4 |( M/ a3 U2 k4 o6 cEstimated time to target is 11 minutes" c! k* z. h B0 r, v6 Z
Japanese aircraft, @+ x9 G6 v) u8 t
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30" i$ z: l `8 A7 I* P+ T9 G, R/ F
Allied aircraft* F0 u- O) @& [. y
Fulmar II x 123 r! u2 k* D/ ]# K# c( w& _5 E
Hurricane I Trop x 31$ r3 d9 r0 E5 K9 i, h; t2 k6 H
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
4 r( c+ H/ r! m. a+ t8 y9 x Hurricane IIc Trop x 6: Q% v& J1 N+ ^8 S9 \3 L+ B
Mohawk IV x 22 L- j5 c" W$ K" \$ Z
P-40E Warhawk x 3
& y3 D( i% @2 K o0 O! L, m. R P-40E Warhawk x 248 W. v6 R/ @' F& g
Japanese aircraft losses( h5 w; m- p) u" G/ f8 ^6 H$ M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
6 h3 K( [2 `3 b3 e/ W3 D. O$ KAllied aircraft losses( Z! |# D3 I: o/ J: x% l& L9 T
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
7 a. e+ O6 U) z+ s Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
' Y& W# E8 V$ s+ v& T* o P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ Q9 c2 z7 }% {- v$ k& P0 i
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
- N$ O5 D$ H( B. U. hAircraft Attacking:( F0 [( F$ l, n3 x" B
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet+ t$ ^( q' c! `0 C$ M# Z! {
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- B! C/ r0 v6 N9 K( j6 c( KJapanese aircraft# d8 B. e4 z. _- l; n: ^ y L
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
s) E$ A( X+ tAllied aircraft
$ o8 q4 M: x' Z C* ~2 l* T Fulmar II x 9
7 z7 M3 y- z. V" o% X& U- ^) Y Hurricane I Trop x 126 ]" U! O9 C. a( h6 W# ?; L
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2% T1 q+ b- D- G# ?0 i
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5) x$ z7 I" k1 r* O
Mohawk IV x 2
# j5 [# R6 i6 x! H) X& x2 U% B P-40E Warhawk x 105 T( Q) z, \& V# w0 X
Japanese aircraft losses
* {. q, E- l; P& l. Y6 P: C o N6 F Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
9 K+ y! [$ c" Q- l3 x3 TAllied aircraft losses' b5 G7 @. I4 G
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
9 o% ?% F7 Y6 _# O- B* d' Z0 M; N Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
1 H x! b% q/ I: \* l Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed/ t) n: A0 h6 [, {: g
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: r6 E* r( q; p. ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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9 Y* [1 {8 ?5 b5 ^# s' K" m0 n2 tJapanese aircraft+ B9 q7 l3 [: ?* f9 [
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
7 W' K- n3 }2 M9 JAllied aircraft
3 e, \& ]. r1 o5 M Fulmar II x 3
1 V7 {$ Z2 |$ Q Hurricane I Trop x 3
9 @) v( o9 `# G* Z, n Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
( m# j2 L1 B8 U( T* C P-40E Warhawk x 2
% }; {' @1 Q2 Z! {* L" HNo Japanese losses, E+ e$ k. O1 Y- H
Allied aircraft losses0 W$ Z! x$ p' X1 @, ]
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 S: y6 [ Z m. a' W* T# v Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
% H! `+ A2 ]' j/ u3 A9 Z9 d- m1 z Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed4 t: `% N8 M: { q2 ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 D( b G9 ]& P
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/ D. r: c- N* `& u7 D T* l6 S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。: \0 s9 a1 H6 |* Y6 A; U
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)+ L; z0 q) B Y" I
Japanese Shock attack
! v7 V+ R$ m8 I5 S8 H- _; jAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119 b) L% S/ k8 T% w7 e( H! I" y4 i$ F
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
8 s% @3 A" B- Q/ y; a4 Q" ^Japanese adjusted assault: 751 ' d' J$ J1 z0 t
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
! r+ s, u( o! q: `1 {" gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
$ @! W# L( s& }) TCombat modifiers! L. q1 |8 H* `" K5 B
Defender: experience(-)+ |$ v# ^: J! Z! U2 j
Attacker: shock(+)
1 ~4 ?( j7 d0 N) ^9 f, Y) P- TJapanese ground losses:
8 u l4 S* X; e# f5 | 17039 casualties reported
; t6 h6 ?, ^" V Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
; K" K1 H2 O% f Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled* K) m2 g7 f; q' s- B
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
4 Q5 F: k0 |* f: N Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
% Z9 ? Q* q6 I3 W Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled). `- j# H. C& x) Y
Units destroyed 1
$ T5 Q5 e q2 ?. pAllied ground losses:- _2 f9 c9 z8 M* U9 M
6533 casualties reported/ \- p) y4 ^4 q' U/ ?! }; Z% U
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled* A* T: m( P" ^4 R) V
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled) x% n+ }# K7 I) Q8 j4 {& }. e
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled3 X) Q l# M' P
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
( S" r) z2 }) m. C0 x. Y Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled); v. k" @# k: l& B6 b
Units destroyed 1
$ R# s9 X2 A- A- Q- ]Assaulting units:
8 \/ y6 |: V$ _; n' D 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade! y; M+ Z1 i. [5 c9 f% U, |
22nd Recon Regiment: O: ?" @7 ^" }$ P$ ~( S2 l
17th Indpt Guards Regiment1 X; \9 F: _! `8 p9 b% S( t# A5 ^
41st Infantry Regiment6 n4 C1 S# i B8 f
4th/B Division8 ~: b. v' T; `' S& h7 z
52nd Division
1 M' q3 A" F3 C) l1 \, [/ C/ V1 F Imperial Guards/B Division
, k. Z: o( H$ G 54th Division
& @9 _2 \5 k( x2 f \ Imperial Guards/A Division
: Q- M! t, g# X# ~: d 148th Infantry Regiment
6 G% s) x- l/ P' C7 r/ Q A 16th Guards Regiment
1 `+ A: h! w" V$ U- P8 Q& }+ n: @* u! P 53rd Division
1 b1 y; R4 J( i- ]* D- |3 U 16th Infantry Regiment
/ u. U3 c% \; y1 h9 [$ E 15th Guards Regiment. ^: k( T1 B* [* r
47th Infantry Regiment
1 j% }7 f7 Q0 P9 U6 p 4th Guards/C Division
7 V1 p7 v8 n# c% z" W: W 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment( c+ x9 y/ m I( Z- N
9th RF Gun Battalion
5 L1 H& f, y" ]6 K$ t2 G6 J 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion! U( x3 F+ [( }4 ]7 y
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
* @% e. ^& P$ v/ g- \& g 8th RF Gun Battalion5 T% |/ [# s% O! v/ z, S
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
& G2 P, t- K" `% T0 j6 D& s4 W 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
$ x* G: S7 {$ E: R5 d8 A 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion; |* q" G9 E r# G: r
10th RF Gun Battalion) r; U; u% E5 `- R' i
11th RF Gun Battalion; J* b+ W! n$ p$ b% O$ n
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Defending units:
3 ] X9 w) j9 w) t: _) _; k0 L' X 1st Marine Raider Battalion* D; a5 d$ J, x0 |
84th Indian Brigade% o9 h) c+ O8 [: D6 P9 P+ A
26th Indian Division
) X. @$ T( I) c0 l/ h% ]- i: V: I I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion: o# U6 D) y, D8 n8 w
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
1 ~ |; G% d% X& ~( B3 ^1 y, @ 22nd (East African) Brigade- l4 s9 Z3 ~0 b7 [8 `
23rd British Brigade
+ _2 V3 O9 K0 q; I9 z6 H T( g 182nd Infantry Regiment( Z( u2 p' W1 {* J1 z% r
132nd Infantry Regiment
* [+ D; n1 y( \& q 2/15 Punjab Battalion
; @7 Y& ]; Q+ [) J 164th Infantry Regiment9 A# o1 t0 v4 K0 a' q" {4 x
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
3 _& u4 ~, n! q: ]& P5 z Kowloon Brigade7 ^7 y% w0 f; M( ~" J2 Z# b
14th British Brigade! X& Y8 M" L4 m/ F0 w/ W0 u6 {
2nd Marine Raider Battalion/ [# Z5 f' A/ i5 v" g$ Q u
70th British Division) e" V! x9 Y$ X; |' z
16th British Brigade
2 L( r. V: X( h 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
! n# D* E( y$ a5 b+ | Waziristan Division
4 c; L, @! U; o. D$ R 1st Marine Defense Battalion
: _8 Z6 b/ P1 N# O5 h, |/ i 223rd Field Artillery Battalion" N! n4 U4 h$ S$ |5 d. e& c5 ^+ S
2/9th Field Regiment
2 K \; r# _0 h' S 2/13th Field Regiment
8 v5 d) A e/ T/ ~' U* D 6th Medium Regiment; t T" L$ u1 [& B0 y/ {! T) J& V
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% d1 X+ O$ k5 M" {% { 2/11th Field Regiment
' Y9 b! N1 J! V 181st Field Artillery Regiment5 a9 T9 j2 c) O' N: ^9 S
168th Field Artillery Regiment
T4 ^* |- m- ~8 Z, Q 8th Medium Regiment |