42年6月9日,
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: F3 r! l1 A) d; q8 J- n6 n! MASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158. v* g9 z6 {% U: x4 b
日军SS再逞凶; s6 L& U( `! C) T% i$ h
Japanese Ships
$ B) Z+ D ~, V7 \# w2 H0 m SS I-169, hits 19 H( }) T# h( V$ [" G+ |& H* C* p
Allied Ships
# L4 H! _( A2 q: t8 ^ DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 V% S2 C% P" i8 @& T DD Dewey
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6 A: E5 Q& H9 _2 m5 t日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。7 m/ T- `* U5 S$ Y, I! L
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
+ i+ Z$ X5 V5 a5 X8 w5 t$ HWeather in hex: Light cloud6 {0 n- `% \4 u
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
9 T7 h& w0 F$ g* e. e5 z* YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes: {- b" P, b7 \: q: L; A
Japanese aircraft! u0 o; n# v& C, }
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
) s% e$ r" a8 v( L1 Q/ k2 A9 Q; rAllied aircraft
9 r( t' R9 Q+ r# q% B: D Fulmar II x 12; m9 H+ ?0 F" j8 Z
Hurricane I Trop x 31. n5 }% p4 w |2 { X" O
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
! e6 E# a2 x/ v& O4 a# w Hurricane IIc Trop x 65 j0 Q& r+ c& J
Mohawk IV x 2
- m0 z3 G% m% E) q% u* N8 a; A- u P-40E Warhawk x 3/ ]6 |2 k# u7 k' p: }8 D! {
P-40E Warhawk x 24
! Y/ I4 j5 e: T" v7 ?9 F; Q+ H bJapanese aircraft losses
3 l; ]6 t7 t' s( [ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed* X# q2 @& w* V( }2 X; U
Allied aircraft losses
* A/ [% J2 L4 `) J* f: Y Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
* S8 p, n6 l. s Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed: E8 U" C3 A m* \5 v( f
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: v, _. {9 }% E- p( {" y" m2 N
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed2 M) E T! K! V5 c4 ~5 u
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x# G* `3 O6 f& \9 D1 J 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet! l: s9 ^) M2 |' @+ N# Y6 T
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! v! ?) k& A, {* Z! Z8 v! RJapanese aircraft
6 E; J( F, B& q! ^; U& } Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
7 w& f8 j ?8 A- w+ S# Y _Allied aircraft" W, K V4 g T- v0 c* T4 P8 c
Fulmar II x 9- v, s) }3 W1 V8 e* J# ?4 Y) @
Hurricane I Trop x 121 C+ W/ @9 H# H9 U0 f
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
1 m8 k a' a9 F3 l' ? Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
7 `# B h* E& f/ J' n Mohawk IV x 2
1 n; U" Y! i9 \: X# l# S3 l P-40E Warhawk x 10
; l& _$ t) v2 F0 L, g+ [% qJapanese aircraft losses" R% ^, }/ T1 I$ M6 I/ ]
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
( _8 B2 o* K7 P& {6 G0 bAllied aircraft losses! m- `+ ]. q5 z' B. y
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
; \, \ C, A6 q/ `" ^2 ~ Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed/ ~" j5 F1 b) v+ B
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed! v# d: e: L, D' j% o4 f
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
, E% U/ d8 @8 m. f) f ?& Z0 s P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( Z+ y2 N& H" b% T
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. |1 |. r5 e7 o5 I4 A, A' UJapanese aircraft
( }/ v- q' K1 L! u Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33, C7 x; Q4 M: l% Q# O7 w
Allied aircraft
- j' p& K/ u- I Fulmar II x 32 e4 Y3 [$ x) w# V; J
Hurricane I Trop x 3
& K$ j* D3 d; {+ W# F Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
" f& \$ x. u. z; `4 U* S3 w P-40E Warhawk x 2
5 h M6 z; p. iNo Japanese losses
; {7 d% d. D. m, H8 }Allied aircraft losses
* `, [; D# N8 y6 C3 r# {0 I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ @6 c1 r) O4 o" V1 L; z' g
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
/ j! g5 m1 D. Z; R7 [ Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
: a* H& y [( p# H 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。4 i- R- B7 y$ Y A+ x- ]3 l& U: a
9 f" O9 r& E1 V2 w7 u5 EGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
' T% s/ T" T& X1 W* n; ~3 jJapanese Shock attack* A. Z! v9 ^0 [9 _
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119+ P2 p0 p5 X* b. g: z/ i5 k) C
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138: R3 s q. T7 m
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
\8 M: \- S9 t( m1 U6 |# _Allied adjusted defense: 1463
: m7 @" | n1 I0 ]* C) M$ lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
( J' k3 { S/ c8 ]+ N8 D+ z: YCombat modifiers
8 O! k- B: y/ e- P x* X, tDefender: experience(-)3 Y5 E( X, g( @0 F& I+ z( }. B( M
Attacker: shock(+)/ N/ |. g7 b2 G0 I2 h
Japanese ground losses:9 P- q8 c6 f3 C7 W3 l0 j
17039 casualties reported
8 J; Q% A2 H2 ~) G: b% b p! y Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled. K" r. p# N/ _; K! D* w
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
u" W( I3 P, H0 {' D% T5 f Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
" J: @/ F: ^% W( i Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)6 t7 R+ D- B j' \
Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled). n4 _8 g5 W/ z+ t0 {
Units destroyed 1
; U- Y1 r) B, E1 ?- C1 M7 k5 bAllied ground losses:6 M4 a" E; y* _
6533 casualties reported
2 x# Y6 Y8 G/ b Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
. V7 y: {! [/ _- H Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
9 T7 o% L* x2 d: l, v: R Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
/ X8 J. b) {1 J* \- O Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)0 s# {; v* A# f7 W6 ~
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)6 \, B8 }" C/ Q' O- I' Y# F
Units destroyed 1
( u! v* m a2 H5 _3 rAssaulting units:
, f# ]4 t! K- l4 E' Q3 e a$ B: b7 t 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade; |( R: j& A3 V3 m- @
22nd Recon Regiment! N4 g' B% v# j2 i; p: F3 n+ O
17th Indpt Guards Regiment( G" ?; y/ G6 d# O
41st Infantry Regiment& z& H5 ^! z2 k7 P/ r
4th/B Division5 A C5 X' k7 v+ g- _+ a
52nd Division$ x, q! u; A& @' X$ P+ O' |
Imperial Guards/B Division
' \( ~ G2 P0 R$ C) J& \' b 54th Division& u! j; x, P0 `8 R4 c( }
Imperial Guards/A Division
6 O' V! W: q& {/ y 148th Infantry Regiment. C, O6 F* K* C& X) F# i- n
16th Guards Regiment
9 j2 q4 u" u5 G 53rd Division
$ k! Q, i( `' m: h/ K7 ` 16th Infantry Regiment0 o6 W( [9 K7 V4 H! h6 B5 m
15th Guards Regiment
4 N3 D0 `8 u1 r" s' i 47th Infantry Regiment6 \; r' h! }2 C8 }
4th Guards/C Division
# N/ k. }: P' D9 c6 _ 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment9 E; a+ O& c; B/ ^+ J
9th RF Gun Battalion' X* ?- `/ {4 X1 l2 K
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion6 l8 j6 l- ~- q+ ~ i5 T0 ~5 z7 c$ h$ ?
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion/ A% ]( [5 S: e( N# w6 E- Z& m4 h
8th RF Gun Battalion* y% v0 |+ k0 S! M
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment* P& h5 s8 P2 k
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5 s; q" m1 I$ Z/ o 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
# z! g, f3 ~( X! W9 I 10th RF Gun Battalion9 w) z$ @3 Z/ k' k
11th RF Gun Battalion
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Defending units:
. G6 d% o* I/ k4 ^5 n 1st Marine Raider Battalion* q$ R# C3 A1 Z |2 k
84th Indian Brigade0 G+ _: Z N8 _
26th Indian Division
0 w$ V' X* u( l# {* y) K5 {5 | I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion$ n/ ?) ?0 A7 f! `" m! E& f$ u
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion* ]6 t6 J% {5 G
22nd (East African) Brigade
h) V3 e( j0 I4 S7 Y+ r: h* L 23rd British Brigade. X1 q/ \# _! E3 ^
182nd Infantry Regiment
, [- t- a2 b" N6 M' k 132nd Infantry Regiment r+ k, ^. L- ]' V; O
2/15 Punjab Battalion
3 X0 u* k$ S+ Q7 `% Y 164th Infantry Regiment
6 n. d, ?2 y2 L1 ^ 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
! ~2 k+ `! n) s( D0 l, h3 T Kowloon Brigade
( S0 I) H& _. R) m 14th British Brigade
* p+ C, T0 [$ d. a7 \' S6 `4 j 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
4 q. h" z& F9 d$ E1 G3 z7 a! }) J 70th British Division% I, B8 X5 ^% b
16th British Brigade0 w# a( {, S& N
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
4 H5 \3 i3 r% O- C" t8 O( H Waziristan Division
4 x+ \* `4 \& | 1st Marine Defense Battalion
, g# ?/ r5 r; t8 d3 S 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
) }3 m% t8 A1 t# D2 `4 m 2/9th Field Regiment* o' X4 D, u9 L$ z
2/13th Field Regiment
+ w' S. R3 f A; g1 u1 H 6th Medium Regiment: P1 L& ]! X% ?$ |7 x2 {* C9 Q
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 Y+ L! \/ E: t. T- L* Q
2/11th Field Regiment# ]' s( [. X# Y9 U6 K! n, O6 m
181st Field Artillery Regiment. S8 d# m) x. a8 I) ~7 c4 Q& a- v. j
168th Field Artillery Regiment
( n3 b+ y7 ?2 `1 ]7 |3 e 8th Medium Regiment |