42年6月9日,, N$ t9 k5 q' R' h1 d
g5 y3 g# [" M7 G0 ?- @+ U0 w5 I/ nASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158
F' V. i' l0 ~8 R' F3 ]! M 日军SS再逞凶" b1 h$ @7 X" }
Japanese Ships
7 n8 ~: t( v i' k SS I-169, hits 1& p! S. |3 b! ^& K" L6 U+ X/ z
Allied Ships1 }8 t' |7 y8 v
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 i: V& w4 @/ r& J4 C3 }4 g ?
DD Dewey
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( B2 {5 [ ~. r j6 y日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。3 E, u# _# F1 @4 K7 r6 W( A$ q% C& U
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
% W, L5 Q7 X& }; E4 uWeather in hex: Light cloud
* L) R3 |; K9 |Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.% b' h' T* u; |3 M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes2 X4 R6 q2 H# N1 S$ }0 O% @+ F+ N
Japanese aircraft1 b, B! {0 T! T# O& v
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30; b2 J3 d' M' k7 A) ]
Allied aircraft. W/ y+ S J5 w d# x& U
Fulmar II x 12
5 E" W7 F) _1 t( d2 z Hurricane I Trop x 31
+ w! J' ]% Y. [2 j% X& e6 N Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
; g0 u1 G/ n2 a" d$ p Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 _( h" q( g" E9 j, c* Q
Mohawk IV x 2
" L4 @' y( o0 _! P) \) p# G P-40E Warhawk x 35 s0 P* S8 L6 H& a; Y* N% u
P-40E Warhawk x 240 c8 y+ V# t; b% q( X! Y( v
Japanese aircraft losses" a; f D% M n0 R
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
, G( u% O' |- f+ o" @Allied aircraft losses
8 \/ U8 H, E# Q! D/ p% n Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
h! d, F0 }9 V0 ] K* s0 _ Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
! M6 p: s) w9 e- v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed- Y9 d5 t/ u4 U+ t
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed1 ?5 A W/ `8 T( @: g" l" y
Aircraft Attacking:
- ?" | K0 s. L" T 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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9 m* q9 m* R8 j0 t% eJapanese aircraft
; Y8 k6 y: M/ p0 G( w8 d6 _ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29# {6 z' ^ T" V- R/ e
Allied aircraft f( }& J; Z# \5 M4 U: `, \) ^
Fulmar II x 9( d' l8 u$ W( T, J' g/ E( u' R
Hurricane I Trop x 12
, @( {( M; m" x4 c Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
$ A5 q" q! o) e$ n1 K3 d Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
# n7 H2 D5 k1 t# k! n Mohawk IV x 2: t. R, C1 [1 j
P-40E Warhawk x 101 X" J9 l0 S- p9 {
Japanese aircraft losses3 Z, l5 {5 w, E9 m8 K2 U
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
8 @; {. y/ S1 g9 B l4 r1 DAllied aircraft losses
) y1 A/ F! y# c" ? Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ ?" @9 d: ?! s8 K4 L6 a" V' @ Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed" V; D/ ~! f0 u+ m7 T' k8 h
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed3 y! S. l) X5 Q. H4 P/ [
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed$ I2 k+ B+ p+ w& [) [2 x) X
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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- D1 b3 h' \7 V( P/ OJapanese aircraft9 g$ S9 {2 X2 I2 f
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33+ y* x( \" K9 D7 `$ \. Q2 R. D, V. P3 V
Allied aircraft; c2 k5 K& r' A3 h5 o @' t' e) v
Fulmar II x 38 f6 L) k$ p+ Z$ T1 X P. ?
Hurricane I Trop x 3
/ R! ~# A9 E4 Y4 Q8 j8 K5 g Hurricane IIc Trop x 1% R% I P1 p* n* S
P-40E Warhawk x 2; u3 y7 C7 L' z
No Japanese losses" r" @9 M% F/ |
Allied aircraft losses; `( m: g6 R, J7 f
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed/ t8 J1 E: g; E$ D+ I! t
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
( P+ q6 w) x4 N Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed |- y+ Y* C" {, G
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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+ @ }' ]- ^; c. W5 L. j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。/ T$ b+ G j5 F4 g
; x. h4 l/ w0 z S: h) xGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
6 o) h5 P6 g# e# y! o" YJapanese Shock attack( f. ]* l+ N7 M/ f0 p1 }
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 31191 e7 F2 j. i' {: _. B) o
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 21382 K* a" O3 c" O7 h$ a/ m0 ?
Japanese adjusted assault: 751 / E" H( N( S% S/ E( }
Allied adjusted defense: 1463 . P: |/ V7 V! q' ]* o8 S
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
/ X8 I/ J# G7 m2 PCombat modifiers4 C; }. S3 L( }+ Q% Q
Defender: experience(-)& h6 U, ]" f% L& x* h9 W4 h
Attacker: shock(+)% T- N* I- U ~4 r
Japanese ground losses:) o# t; }+ I' V( k$ v* {6 S$ w7 V
17039 casualties reported
) K: v8 U4 n, U Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
$ ^3 F$ `; s. a4 R" A9 Q Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled% g u4 J5 d. v# J! L
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
& y4 ~2 {! N9 f1 p; i( C Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
/ `, Y; f# a0 g/ l0 P Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)3 y/ m n$ A' ]; D$ E
Units destroyed 1
) p# l& p# k3 qAllied ground losses:" M: G, @/ ~8 I2 {, d
6533 casualties reported
+ }2 ?# N( I: r2 q* P! c4 N1 ]! Q Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
: B4 ~, H9 g# v0 n Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
( ~/ r" I# ~0 E/ n/ q0 _ Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled; s/ Y' }" m9 O0 x, t0 G7 s; v# K5 J
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)" S. y5 x2 E* \! s
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)1 F, v* T" O5 m# J9 L
Units destroyed 1
V' Q0 k" t5 LAssaulting units:
$ M4 [$ A# p" S' V* L 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ l% J/ g% p, S5 z 22nd Recon Regiment
+ w7 H' _& f/ Z* `+ ~ 17th Indpt Guards Regiment% F' o8 H3 ^4 b% P8 g2 x* |
41st Infantry Regiment
) C. Z* Z; j, d9 O: D* m2 V5 o$ B% {) \ 4th/B Division
' ^7 C4 T: K/ U 52nd Division
7 M T+ q b. C Imperial Guards/B Division
, i% C/ d& M; w! R) g4 N 54th Division
) \7 \7 N2 k! G; L, V Imperial Guards/A Division. s2 n6 l' h, ~' [' {
148th Infantry Regiment% ?5 A: S$ \9 m8 C7 S) H! P
16th Guards Regiment
, `* r. F4 X8 e7 e/ v 53rd Division$ P# w! A8 y, {- h+ M" {* E. ~0 Q
16th Infantry Regiment. d5 f" ]# w0 c7 `' w
15th Guards Regiment
p* `. z ^7 @# B 47th Infantry Regiment! {. d3 M# }) }: I, S: Y9 o
4th Guards/C Division) D' h: I, b- P$ v+ P9 F
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9 t# H( d8 Z1 g( [7 y 9th RF Gun Battalion
7 e3 O4 B5 H. v7 M( }% W' }0 Z 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion1 S; ]/ [ k S* ?) N1 q
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion' D1 x+ M- t- M
8th RF Gun Battalion1 `8 `; }, e' M9 L
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment z. ]+ ]* F6 x( Z [ z
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion8 Q. B# O3 Y7 Q2 @3 @
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion: l: m" v8 b O( A/ T8 G2 t- Y
10th RF Gun Battalion; [; \8 P2 t. \$ j* @
11th RF Gun Battalion+ t, J+ K: V2 Y% G+ x
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Defending units:
( x% e% w, [/ M c6 K 1st Marine Raider Battalion
/ q7 w& O4 {! K' M+ o ?7 K( l' { 84th Indian Brigade& k: I9 v! v* Q6 I
26th Indian Division' C4 Y- H( i* H
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion6 j4 ~9 B% `; W! p7 J% m( F
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
- w: R. \! G0 ~, |) C/ E4 K* C 22nd (East African) Brigade& Q& y+ S3 S$ d4 e9 W) N
23rd British Brigade: w8 j$ ^% w/ b& p) x5 e* J, |1 c
182nd Infantry Regiment, F% P* l% O+ g' s* U4 W( s
132nd Infantry Regiment4 A9 @3 j. ~% c! S) `4 ~4 w
2/15 Punjab Battalion" `1 [/ `/ x( e+ P6 d& e
164th Infantry Regiment3 X E8 o" ~$ h Z
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
8 g* B3 [8 m: H# g Kowloon Brigade
. X& H6 R3 _3 a. ~ 14th British Brigade: f' G3 R% g) o# \9 W0 `4 ~' e
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
: @) {: j) K( P a9 z3 T5 ]/ Q9 O 70th British Division1 e; A7 {/ r8 j: `4 ~7 H# v6 |5 @: s
16th British Brigade
( M2 D. L" ^, @8 V7 V* h9 Q# G 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
+ j) y" c& K9 |7 f$ B' N0 K0 K6 l Waziristan Division
; L2 b8 H* `& o 1st Marine Defense Battalion
* D8 y/ v$ ?2 a% K 223rd Field Artillery Battalion' D A6 Z: Q" k2 m% |6 X( k& S: J9 Y
2/9th Field Regiment( c! s6 a% T8 `) H
2/13th Field Regiment% V8 a5 a2 a$ d
6th Medium Regiment
6 J: d5 b# C- Q" a0 u 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 D. H& o' a" _
2/11th Field Regiment- K% V* ^/ b+ z7 F5 F
181st Field Artillery Regiment
) ] O" E8 y: R) Q3 s 168th Field Artillery Regiment
4 X+ Q, t/ g0 T3 P& @ 8th Medium Regiment |