42年6月9日,
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,1582 U3 b9 ^5 O9 _1 @: H# Q
日军SS再逞凶
0 j# `3 }' P% zJapanese Ships
9 \* q8 c; J4 V ]! L& c9 d& F SS I-169, hits 19 C$ n5 N4 K* P' a1 Y2 I
Allied Ships
8 N; R; @" L/ R1 D( K# w DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: g5 D: O% k, s* I# N, o* Z& @ DD Dewey
# T2 h; `& `# w" j. c' ]1 H3 Z+ [; ?0 e; s5 Z
日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。3 T4 y% R% a6 F. N$ U) p# W2 J
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
f* p, f4 M0 W0 `! u. G0 d- nWeather in hex: Light cloud
0 r- b' Z6 o* E8 K8 l) VRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.' d3 X! @3 H1 N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' }9 ^$ f. u) s# w8 ?" l
Japanese aircraft
' L! w" o9 [+ M* S Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
3 |1 R9 I1 O! R9 AAllied aircraft
* ~5 S& r. P; J# Q1 P Fulmar II x 12" }- c: \' R6 j9 v$ n e- Q
Hurricane I Trop x 31' q" F& F E' X3 `8 X0 Y
Hurricane IIb Trop x 110 `7 Z" ~8 j% ]9 F! F. M m
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
7 R# R" t8 C" |9 U" T Mohawk IV x 2( X* V6 R/ O) L0 z# e$ l
P-40E Warhawk x 3
/ q: |) L: c- p0 a P-40E Warhawk x 24
- A% Z/ H! e- J. g- {Japanese aircraft losses
, U s3 }7 t$ n# r4 u) c* X1 C Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed0 A6 E# b# S1 [: D' [- K. ^
Allied aircraft losses
: U% C6 u( n, l: D Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed) Y2 T( P, w/ M" d- ^: T, `9 K/ b
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
3 ^& l% j5 C& D6 v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
8 t# W2 n3 G6 B9 R# C$ L* c, x6 G P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed; o8 K. p7 e) H
Aircraft Attacking:
3 X: m! J5 K. h7 X: O# a( d1 i 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft2 i9 i, U, y, |( u
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 298 o0 M/ o' S8 S \9 h- a
Allied aircraft
* X! h5 s3 z; c) ?! P1 ?4 k Fulmar II x 9
8 y- }4 j1 t0 J' V' K. E u4 n Hurricane I Trop x 122 ^7 O# m# u8 j' a7 F
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
% u3 B' d! S1 N6 d; _5 C% _ Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
/ c/ K% l6 e3 j) r [ Mohawk IV x 2% Z7 N+ I$ N9 m5 T+ J" ^) Q
P-40E Warhawk x 10: p) \2 U* D) q
Japanese aircraft losses
- q# H/ g, W( f) w" S1 L" L; Z Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed2 N4 z4 D; [8 p( z5 o, V6 t. ~
Allied aircraft losses" C' u Z: e/ G" I; O E' E+ r2 I9 {
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
2 U a+ M3 B, l5 m4 ~ Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed( v" ?; [$ ^2 A, j
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
% W; m: t( T) }$ L! c Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed' V8 r8 X9 J# ~- K s# F! U: g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft
) U* h" K w# s8 z Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 334 \& D, m# V& d, R5 \! t. ~& G
Allied aircraft
! V1 q6 L6 g* q& v Fulmar II x 3
% b5 u2 ?! a7 d( `: F+ T; D( Q3 R Hurricane I Trop x 3
# |( S. ~) f0 L0 V9 r) V Hurricane IIc Trop x 1 U$ R3 p9 [5 ]0 S( Y
P-40E Warhawk x 2
" _8 e( ? q* E9 I4 }No Japanese losses
: z1 W+ e/ U* m* [Allied aircraft losses" W0 U: q3 W R- P" S
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
) w& O, A3 _4 X( K# L Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed2 q0 |; n/ S. b: Y. K# v7 t
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed9 k# N7 f2 g7 H2 \
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: {2 J/ D3 j0 }0 R
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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)
* U2 e) e; I f4 o# C1 |Japanese Shock attack: O2 S$ M7 V. H# O6 f! c3 h& p6 V
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
4 z$ i Q- y7 _% N5 pDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
9 W0 x. J" Q5 F7 C2 m0 H0 cJapanese adjusted assault: 751
% x; d7 m* n' l3 N. Q+ ^ T1 bAllied adjusted defense: 1463
; y0 h0 ~. K- ^5 G( TJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
* b: S# _+ k) s* i# f' v+ u+ CCombat modifiers* [2 h( c) m" Y/ H( @! |
Defender: experience(-)+ k, n0 }$ J& {3 V4 ]! V d
Attacker: shock(+)) M9 t# x4 R$ a9 _
Japanese ground losses:
5 v) H" q; ]% A0 C6 g 17039 casualties reported0 a | n2 A, H2 A/ n4 f
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
0 t% w& g1 S; E* C( K/ }( N Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled, I, u, l$ h; L+ e; I; U
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
$ W/ }2 y, e+ D7 E f7 ~ Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
! n6 G3 w5 {& _& b0 I, S- j Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
6 a9 o/ g- z( b4 ?$ z Units destroyed 1
) y, q) s0 ~3 i) a# `- u# NAllied ground losses:% t& i/ f; C2 r/ o; S
6533 casualties reported7 c. j- |* C& V6 H# K: B' ]
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
; C4 D* f8 \1 _7 F: o$ h Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
1 @$ }* Y( P8 u) t5 k" W G Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
* u4 E* _2 O9 v% u, F0 B" j { Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
% L2 g$ S9 P2 d( K2 T Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)4 |4 Z2 d1 j: h0 }7 F& f' [4 U
Units destroyed 1
9 y& E; u) H$ j1 y1 H" x# l' A6 NAssaulting units:: G! d# v9 x: a8 g3 \$ A) i
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
5 B; g3 v8 f* T/ M$ b 22nd Recon Regiment
0 I- Q; {& A/ c 17th Indpt Guards Regiment: E3 s* x! V# L1 `' q
41st Infantry Regiment$ e0 q# P* p* z5 j
4th/B Division0 r6 S7 l/ }6 h9 Z) ?/ p, I, l
52nd Division
1 K! I0 p9 O7 b; Q1 f' r7 f& W Imperial Guards/B Division
4 f+ y5 L+ S$ u, J* G6 ~1 l2 \8 U 54th Division
, }; k, I& N* V9 N* N+ L Imperial Guards/A Division
6 u+ Y) D/ _9 }# W, k# p) z( p 148th Infantry Regiment2 z2 Y3 }4 F* H& N4 z5 f
16th Guards Regiment
4 p3 U( \& V- E- V, I" \ 53rd Division! X; R9 U6 [3 I/ n( K
16th Infantry Regiment" M+ X. W8 d6 k; b) P _
15th Guards Regiment0 w) d& G" d& I+ }/ D
47th Infantry Regiment
2 v! S$ ~0 U- B; t6 u6 g3 M2 Q 4th Guards/C Division- W; M( M7 r# Y7 M/ _
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5 y4 F) M; s: |4 { 9th RF Gun Battalion9 c3 R! ?; z' r! M% L
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
& `" C7 n0 D. ^- y 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6 F6 ?3 n8 y, T% ^5 ?# c 8th RF Gun Battalion
) c9 A% |% L4 F7 M 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ e1 z. I2 J& V B6 J4 ^! @* h 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
z: k6 @* w7 e 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion) j6 q8 \5 |% C4 W& ?7 v7 p
10th RF Gun Battalion
% y/ {& u; i/ b! n: C' j) y: ^ 11th RF Gun Battalion" k1 _ V0 i3 i" v2 f/ h& J: \, W
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Defending units:7 }/ J5 N* [1 ^( C
1st Marine Raider Battalion
@$ E. R! P% C 84th Indian Brigade( I0 q( U2 l; a
26th Indian Division3 @6 g! ?" z/ v5 `' p
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
# B: J; h; h+ Q7 ~. _ 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion$ c/ [$ ~& c$ u( }, T K
22nd (East African) Brigade
& V# \" O% t7 g' q9 E 23rd British Brigade2 a2 N& B1 {& r1 G
182nd Infantry Regiment
- D2 f9 P5 l+ \/ s 132nd Infantry Regiment' i) n7 X3 G9 J: S* b4 W
2/15 Punjab Battalion+ a" E5 A9 V! _7 C7 g P
164th Infantry Regiment
8 ~( u6 x% W+ S5 z6 r# v7 Z$ T 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
% U, M: G! P5 S2 w! c+ t Kowloon Brigade
6 ]' c2 m! S6 x 14th British Brigade# K" o5 d, B9 n
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
" T( t1 t0 d x' K0 j9 T 70th British Division% R4 l v' [: c
16th British Brigade* |! @, h/ n3 b K, ?7 y; J
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
- O( b' U. t4 o( u5 b Waziristan Division
( y* O9 d; x- M4 z- r 1st Marine Defense Battalion
- [' T. q+ G7 V+ c+ b) ~* L* m 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2 V, j3 L& b) p6 q% J% F: ^ 2/9th Field Regiment0 @7 L* U: N8 [8 M ^6 j
2/13th Field Regiment
$ @" ]8 ?7 M! N# O1 z0 c8 y 6th Medium Regiment* @3 z8 M* `% X. R% L
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; M3 S' [: R6 l 2/11th Field Regiment2 w- H8 F; `+ D1 i8 h& W" O6 I S
181st Field Artillery Regiment: E' U) B5 i6 y# B; q {- i
168th Field Artillery Regiment2 G* `$ a- \2 p/ s- [, @9 x
8th Medium Regiment |