42年6月9日,
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6 ~, Q; H( a7 qASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,1588 |+ k& x$ w* @9 u
日军SS再逞凶" t! v$ @: `, E1 t6 X
Japanese Ships
( g0 `. \; o% D& N* {. D0 r SS I-169, hits 1; `9 ]4 k# q2 ?2 L, l
Allied Ships
0 X8 Q0 W- x; C; U DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! R' A1 o( D( |) a4 h
DD Dewey$ z) H) _8 }% J5 t
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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 。% G: }9 u( u) [: q5 I2 l* A
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ! ]4 D' ^! ]' E8 M% R8 t
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 R2 p, [% r9 u3 S% x6 S+ xRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
' N& q/ I' l9 Z2 e" EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
- R8 M% }4 F+ Y4 `0 rJapanese aircraft
" [" d! M$ w* h9 Q- v Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 309 r- n) x! W1 z$ @. S
Allied aircraft
9 h& X) U4 }; q7 Z" M# G5 [ Fulmar II x 12
- ?( F: N1 l1 f5 Z9 J. \' { Hurricane I Trop x 31% q. ~3 W c1 m* Y. b l! B$ l/ m! B
Hurricane IIb Trop x 115 G4 S7 y+ O- y1 F- Y0 M L! G! b5 Z. ?
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
0 h- g) l3 ~1 ^$ m" ]& L Mohawk IV x 2; f+ M, E0 k$ h% }3 ], U- @
P-40E Warhawk x 3
2 @2 v% ]6 c9 N h P-40E Warhawk x 24
% t' v/ ?3 d+ R( L" |Japanese aircraft losses
; O" e8 Y7 h8 E P" y Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
" [+ f- a5 |; tAllied aircraft losses5 r! z) h5 V- L$ \& i
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed% W( e, ~1 x. z
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
3 z* S" E5 y7 P1 S( c0 V' w P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 e6 Y9 \. r: }1 h- L; a
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed8 }9 B5 b, d6 k/ K, B. e, ^- `3 b: {
Aircraft Attacking:% b. @, K& v& L6 ~) c" j+ y& E
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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/ V5 A: L! x: ?/ ^/ Q9 V1 V. vJapanese aircraft
$ z. u% e: Q' f Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29& c1 ^& b h4 Q
Allied aircraft
|4 R/ o3 q8 ~ Fulmar II x 9- P! Q0 q+ O7 A) {) |, a
Hurricane I Trop x 12) ^+ R" z4 o7 \+ T5 U
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
+ z7 Q6 R3 W; v U8 x9 r$ K% } Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
5 n. }9 |) [9 }' T: x, K Mohawk IV x 2
8 C. T, r% J+ k! ]: x0 p( `6 Q/ \ P-40E Warhawk x 109 Z& U- M% @/ t
Japanese aircraft losses
( N. p% j& ?& A ?/ ?/ l4 {' g8 e' P L* J Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed9 x0 n! w, L1 ?, X8 N
Allied aircraft losses% U4 B# z X! i5 V
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
; U0 z1 G5 ?" ], ]1 x Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
+ {* z3 _! d1 F" n/ F+ B, `% y Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed6 p5 W4 e$ H9 j3 L) t
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed [5 o& M* P$ _+ Q* O
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( D; [9 F; S. H
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7 I2 p: {9 G$ ]Japanese aircraft
* O: U9 t( A! z8 ` G Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 337 K% S' t; H7 g/ e! b! |# Y
Allied aircraft
; X0 C: o0 U8 c7 G+ s Fulmar II x 35 I2 o/ H6 T* K, B& k& Y2 `
Hurricane I Trop x 3
/ h. f5 K6 D A, M/ }; w Hurricane IIc Trop x 11 t0 G1 }: I! _; w
P-40E Warhawk x 2
5 d! a* I/ C" }9 kNo Japanese losses
8 v2 x) q6 o1 o' _8 H: K! C: G6 BAllied aircraft losses' U& Q; r& ^3 ]% f: D$ x% m. |' h, k
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( h7 k2 a: x5 w. e5 M7 V Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
" u# J# g! y: p; t& ?+ n Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
# a6 X8 K3 B+ e- Z6 i* H0 K P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed8 [9 R! T5 q$ C' q, @4 A k$ I
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2 R: ]% @+ A2 Y- c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。3 s1 `) K, E! _: Z# ]2 D0 W6 @
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
% x- r' b% z- C' |3 w- n2 RJapanese Shock attack! e* o" Z$ a" v) |& z
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
D- W2 r7 L& R& S2 E j$ zDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138" l$ R% z/ q4 G% L% b5 t
Japanese adjusted assault: 751 * |& F' m& u7 I t4 q) }% p8 o& |
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
0 I2 H8 G9 q2 p9 y1 }3 QJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 ' J8 Z! E; U/ J5 z
Combat modifiers; I& ^/ Y3 [# u5 L$ g& A+ b- \
Defender: experience(-)
4 b! H0 g; ?) d3 M+ _* T* vAttacker: shock(+)
1 B$ L1 k( ^9 M" w! M# H9 o+ zJapanese ground losses:
- `* T* z: p/ m7 l, z } 17039 casualties reported
- Z" u1 V7 x8 H' @8 O3 J Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled3 N8 g7 K9 N( \* L Z
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
5 K# a3 `$ T' Q, { Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
- F0 B$ |# A* l, Y: [( H( H6 L Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
5 Y' B2 N: K+ J4 t Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
+ l( I1 I8 e& z6 ?5 g Units destroyed 1# X& K+ q! [/ A' y2 H5 r$ M& C
Allied ground losses:
9 W: q1 R& \! d: q) { 6533 casualties reported. a2 m7 H, d9 t
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
8 b9 q$ C! P4 ?$ e' r Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
7 b% A, U. O, S; T* b0 g" P Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled" `5 `$ ?1 o2 X" X5 e; K
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)& N7 U. y7 c% F& W ]/ ?; x( o
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)0 X R/ r+ k v: }, [- i
Units destroyed 19 H* c9 P R# H) C
Assaulting units:/ ?$ }2 e' ]" o$ w$ b
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade1 q: e% B+ F8 e \& {9 @6 {
22nd Recon Regiment) L* Y7 a4 Z" ~3 _, c8 e5 t
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
( L' o7 `8 Q0 x4 i 41st Infantry Regiment; T2 }+ t) u+ r- s9 H% w; j
4th/B Division5 j$ N# D1 d- } N1 B: {/ o1 E
52nd Division
2 n& ~) M- ]2 a3 J! d Imperial Guards/B Division1 N. D6 D" h4 j# r5 u
54th Division- b! y* H: F+ |
Imperial Guards/A Division
" x) _; ~5 f8 J 148th Infantry Regiment
* g# }8 i& ^5 l 16th Guards Regiment% l) p4 R4 m3 u
53rd Division
$ \9 S& ^. d7 c ]% P- j- X 16th Infantry Regiment
# l1 e" M6 H7 M% \. u 15th Guards Regiment
. {; D8 X2 N- _( ]' G L* k 47th Infantry Regiment/ a5 p) Y$ n2 ^
4th Guards/C Division- i! X P5 J, C% |& d3 G# ^* M
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5 S3 _, W5 i# L6 V$ L3 N: U 9th RF Gun Battalion
8 F2 P+ k: Z+ B) \6 x 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5 ?2 @- U' B' ?) O) w6 y M5 t% G 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion7 g) ]7 y' T1 A# K) q% k- `
8th RF Gun Battalion6 e3 h. l5 n5 r+ g/ Y: l' D( z
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- B$ q9 O; Y4 [# p
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion! e3 Q! T5 u: {% K0 T, D
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7 F+ t7 i6 u4 e3 ^( T: l9 u 10th RF Gun Battalion
" k' C$ K. E% t/ E1 n 11th RF Gun Battalion8 Q6 [2 _* q8 L! l N1 f# d
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Defending units:- K7 _6 I9 P- Z: h+ Y: m7 r
1st Marine Raider Battalion7 }2 ?9 T1 b; h& A, q ^% Z ~
84th Indian Brigade6 i# E" j x V0 ?
26th Indian Division' F# ?* l. J! ^: w4 o6 m% a' X0 X ~
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion E1 b; V+ l1 v# g6 o4 o$ v7 R9 T
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion- {$ r4 U0 \: |' z" n* `9 i
22nd (East African) Brigade
$ ?% B2 O' i: Z' p" g4 x 23rd British Brigade3 v& P7 V4 f7 U
182nd Infantry Regiment# m2 f" p: e. }
132nd Infantry Regiment
4 G. _3 A) B# m! | 2/15 Punjab Battalion
: D" o" p) e: U) c3 ` 164th Infantry Regiment! v6 J% j$ L1 N# D. n
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion2 i$ y; `% C* b! P' J+ Z
Kowloon Brigade
# G: t1 d& k, p1 A* b* j6 t; w 14th British Brigade7 [/ F0 p" ]. f, o
2nd Marine Raider Battalion: I) S& F) k5 P% M- Q6 x3 J1 ?
70th British Division
& B6 e# O! d, F 16th British Brigade
; `! n" K8 K: k 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
6 l& G9 v$ {6 S. F9 J Waziristan Division
( W& ]. s( Y9 I- }- N# K 1st Marine Defense Battalion, e3 L7 c: h! q+ Q' O
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
q3 b% V" n! p( I7 P) t) W# L 2/9th Field Regiment
& z9 P) W+ w* T 2/13th Field Regiment* f3 _9 ~/ A8 u$ A6 n @8 u
6th Medium Regiment
$ w6 @6 w f! p7 D6 ^4 _, e0 f9 e; f# K 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ ?! K: V" @1 N: q2 Z 2/11th Field Regiment' Z, X1 c( d7 u7 b
181st Field Artillery Regiment9 x; d; }+ J2 O- |, e- {; }1 ]
168th Field Artillery Regiment
- |4 C+ ]3 G+ N* W! O 8th Medium Regiment |