42年6月9日,
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5 `& V% [, Z) f& QASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158
, N( {- {; Y2 o6 x 日军SS再逞凶
/ A9 ?# S. q8 Q8 T* }Japanese Ships
% D8 b: }# e, I: N9 T SS I-169, hits 1
6 z0 j( @* C. AAllied Ships
) Y4 z* D; X" R) X DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 n( |+ k/ }. a; D g DD Dewey7 b+ `1 E! N: K j
- b& `* _. k! e# X日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。0 P5 N7 x$ k9 J- p1 z7 f: @" \4 d( k. U
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
( d/ ^* i3 [2 C, ^7 P: d( s$ kWeather in hex: Light cloud8 Z8 w( l8 |0 [4 y
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
' {" N% w0 I2 N$ Y3 nEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
$ J" ~& E* N. O8 }1 mJapanese aircraft6 ]2 q9 E, p5 \) H# l9 n
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 306 `0 n$ }5 L9 L/ i3 y
Allied aircraft0 T5 H; n. ?4 D3 i
Fulmar II x 12% L. n5 P# f: M& w( y
Hurricane I Trop x 319 u% a! F4 @8 A
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
- O+ m1 X* P5 R( E( A; i- s5 d) S Hurricane IIc Trop x 6! R) e% y8 s/ O# J. Q2 e; H$ P
Mohawk IV x 2# T P, j( f0 m
P-40E Warhawk x 3' `! _6 j( o3 _/ S$ k$ ^
P-40E Warhawk x 24
/ u7 F! {) w- }) C; L4 o3 HJapanese aircraft losses
+ p: j6 T; b `8 Q( H' b% F1 u% O Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
b# E$ K* ]% L) v s# w; _Allied aircraft losses+ m* D- A. I8 n3 E& b$ p# t
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
; L( S1 z# I3 |/ j ~5 F2 `& w) @* a Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
. R9 a; o% E$ v4 h% @ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ f& z9 }) x/ }( b: s P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed4 Q/ H& a+ ]' j5 [8 S7 r
Aircraft Attacking:; A7 d- U% E2 w0 \
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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% R4 q, |* j$ G7 O& hJapanese aircraft% S" J) v1 ], W- X8 ~: B% J9 N
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
) z& J6 R `: F* I$ }, wAllied aircraft- U1 \* h* J) ~; \; }. Z, F+ S
Fulmar II x 9* _7 u$ w& V u' l' v' {
Hurricane I Trop x 123 K; A, ?/ W0 s4 f: B- L. s
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
; J* a. e7 K* n Hurricane IIc Trop x 5+ T. K! }/ X% {# t% k- R: ?, Y
Mohawk IV x 2& s J1 X7 G8 |6 R+ ` D
P-40E Warhawk x 10
! O# l. A. S' w) h; L. K, S( lJapanese aircraft losses. D( w+ K$ g' o& x: W
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed; k" n/ j* @. p5 m U
Allied aircraft losses
4 d3 m6 o2 }+ W5 \/ X Fulmar II: 1 destroyed! u" j0 u$ b! d5 U2 n7 p: V
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed% X1 l# |9 W$ K- \6 _3 S
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed f- ^# G" k0 ^2 A) p
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
J4 q$ N' i0 N3 u, B/ ~( T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft9 v v# d/ l* _. y p# V. e% }4 W, |
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
+ h+ d) X) a7 \6 xAllied aircraft
6 v& ?- O* ?! K! @9 a" ~ Fulmar II x 3
; J- a0 a: d8 W; |! E& j Hurricane I Trop x 3 n2 Y) n) r+ v7 s+ ^2 e4 w, [
Hurricane IIc Trop x 18 {9 ` C2 \/ A6 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 2
# y9 Y' m5 Y- A ?1 T0 ]+ ^No Japanese losses
8 n4 z4 P% s$ |5 e, x8 y+ U+ vAllied aircraft losses% w2 k+ F. t8 _4 k% h1 X$ Z
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
0 p; i1 g2 x# \! p* r- z Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed7 G. f% Y3 H, z$ d1 L/ V+ z
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed9 @! M9 q1 E1 Q4 }
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed' }9 |! K. |. y& }! M/ F! `- Y8 I4 F7 X
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/ @7 I. V0 [* W% c9 L% G9 D3 A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。2 m9 Q+ E- F1 }0 I
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
' M6 Z2 C) v- Q9 `2 G! R9 sJapanese Shock attack
$ M" `+ l: d, w; T+ r* HAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
P3 w# X; s4 t& c7 p9 Q3 qDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138+ H: b0 D" Z. j' C$ E
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
P( A5 l8 J5 P4 y. OAllied adjusted defense: 1463 & A; u+ W' l; b, c+ Q9 {
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
* E! D" X" M+ m0 CCombat modifiers7 Y: g3 }8 \5 U d! J) B
Defender: experience(-)- s2 C0 A: x; [/ l
Attacker: shock(+)
& U O3 v+ S5 U( S3 ^Japanese ground losses:
8 J) x' |% G5 s7 s' t. B0 Y2 D/ Z 17039 casualties reported
, B: \$ L& P* h3 ~/ B Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
% W! @+ ]! K& Y. P2 I" n" K' q Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled( ~2 U' ~! D, S- J5 G1 b' K' W
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
) {0 p5 B( d9 j$ s1 y" Z% G& J Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)6 N v! S8 F4 r/ n
Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
% l1 R! W, ^* x5 W! q, p6 @ Units destroyed 1 R' i$ H. s9 h- E
Allied ground losses:: o2 u1 d7 m) H* q! ~
6533 casualties reported# f( Q' Q$ I/ @
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
" l* K h! c% y e9 C" `+ f: D x Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled( }- D5 t% _ a: O2 P+ ?% V
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
% `! E' r- L& o& l Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
. E1 \, c( E* u, F6 L F5 f7 |# Z Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)* x" b) y7 v5 P' r3 R
Units destroyed 1; p+ h c# A. y$ A+ w
Assaulting units:
' A. h2 p' l! B! K+ K 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade( n4 v9 c4 d% n
22nd Recon Regiment" ]$ F+ i: o. s( f- d# e- S
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
" T5 f& E" j( P p% G9 [ 41st Infantry Regiment5 D" }) m. i ~9 O0 r7 t
4th/B Division- a: R; Y' D& j1 n8 Y+ I/ N+ O( a2 ]
52nd Division
( O5 r. z7 N4 @ Imperial Guards/B Division
. A& b. V+ o' s- Q8 @5 `0 C$ k 54th Division9 v. r- |. q$ o3 { ?9 L# T
Imperial Guards/A Division
: \: y% p. F" w2 x5 P+ b 148th Infantry Regiment
! Q6 S& q7 u/ }: r f( X 16th Guards Regiment
C$ O7 t2 N" j: _9 j 53rd Division
- x& Q6 ?* Y9 { p 16th Infantry Regiment; o( w$ o9 w7 \8 [3 T
15th Guards Regiment
7 U. B1 l$ u9 ]% v" N/ I 47th Infantry Regiment
7 b+ `) S$ {7 ] r) { 4th Guards/C Division$ h( E/ R. F8 U& w/ ^
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment7 ?/ p0 Z0 A. g7 R
9th RF Gun Battalion r: y) g. b7 b0 Z: v) t& D
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5 a) @$ g0 W- _- g1 r 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion7 \* x% q$ |/ Y3 |; A, _- P
8th RF Gun Battalion
3 _. n J8 |" C2 ^( f6 [ 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 _: M: I3 w; v3 T0 S
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion$ J2 }+ j0 J: {
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion: [# \, I3 F) K( K+ M( z6 M
10th RF Gun Battalion
2 H1 \/ f8 c0 @/ S 11th RF Gun Battalion
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Defending units:$ g3 r7 ` z) q% c$ K/ C" o8 _
1st Marine Raider Battalion
" Y- p/ a2 Q3 g$ ~8 c 84th Indian Brigade
7 j, T9 a- T `, W3 n4 k 26th Indian Division
' ~5 G a* x2 R* _ I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion4 x: }* Y, V* o7 _0 c; {2 k
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion# ?- O$ W; \* O1 {
22nd (East African) Brigade" _% m/ R4 [! w7 r7 Y' r
23rd British Brigade( t& ^" J! V# c9 l" I7 J
182nd Infantry Regiment
5 C/ |7 g7 v- d5 L+ e% l# B" M 132nd Infantry Regiment- \( n8 U# V' F8 ?( `
2/15 Punjab Battalion
8 E3 Q/ C1 g: P: g, {% i 164th Infantry Regiment0 x, n6 X# j1 r" G
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion' u: l f2 X. K2 U; r- J
Kowloon Brigade
Y6 e; B: D, y* Y 14th British Brigade
5 [8 K2 S* P% c- W( G! V 2nd Marine Raider Battalion6 n1 @7 B* [( W9 e! X1 @
70th British Division
! L. f/ P3 |! Z2 ^ 16th British Brigade% x& k8 U! }$ J5 V$ Y1 s' o
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
+ c( S! z( |/ J; s( b Waziristan Division9 e1 J1 |, D' w# m
1st Marine Defense Battalion8 J7 P; N2 a# j+ f! U/ c9 n
223rd Field Artillery Battalion/ a0 w9 j1 {" z* ?
2/9th Field Regiment) c) Y6 A Z% i
2/13th Field Regiment
3 y* ^+ U7 K2 B# X1 B1 F& ^, A1 k 6th Medium Regiment/ O/ }" \' F" v1 @( C' d8 C& h2 i l: N1 e
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ D$ m' f8 h5 l) R8 y8 Z ~ 2/11th Field Regiment
* \; i$ ]+ X* ]+ F8 J$ G# j' \ 181st Field Artillery Regiment1 D! a4 j0 s* [. G! }! m
168th Field Artillery Regiment; I+ a/ j* R e s6 }0 }2 W4 S
8th Medium Regiment |