42年6月9日,1 q/ w' @2 ?* a- U, Q: J, `
* p7 ~" A6 C% v, F# _6 K$ yASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158. ]& Y3 h- k( Y' O( L5 j
日军SS再逞凶
3 D- E& c; v/ D+ s$ VJapanese Ships
! o2 y* W& U+ @6 j4 v) I1 c SS I-169, hits 11 V! l' p) j. J
Allied Ships0 i: g" _3 O* V1 K1 W
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% ~3 W* u" \5 O$ b$ @+ j5 F
DD Dewey3 }% d% i+ Y2 U, t/ H
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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 。" p. B! o+ s& t* `
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
0 P8 [# g# D* V9 d5 mWeather in hex: Light cloud
( i% J; A) {% e& wRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
, |0 @$ Y, Y, yEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
, P- f% J. j. rJapanese aircraft
: `3 C- Z4 G C' e2 E Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
o8 f$ y& Z! S9 Y8 R+ sAllied aircraft
) |! d6 u# j" E! w9 Q" g Fulmar II x 12
, c0 |: n. K v1 F1 S* X Hurricane I Trop x 31" j. T3 ?& {. n' W. u: q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
+ Y* h9 O' T8 k Hurricane IIc Trop x 6$ ?0 n% w: ~4 N3 W. V- S
Mohawk IV x 2
" P$ ~# G8 @3 m) H o' F( b P-40E Warhawk x 3+ A8 W* h5 h$ X' J, N
P-40E Warhawk x 248 D1 A7 N( l% I. f1 @8 C
Japanese aircraft losses
# g3 S( \2 K$ `2 ^ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed7 O0 A0 P5 c1 Y9 k
Allied aircraft losses
' X; q+ w8 I$ Z9 R g: p/ S! Z Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed: x# F" a2 ?- ?- c! @
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed. Y4 h4 T& k7 ^: p/ q& V/ a! q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 g* `4 A7 _0 o3 j( r
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
1 E; k, Y) U) d2 _0 T: ?0 @Aircraft Attacking: V. X* t( a! U; m3 P
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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9 u7 l! c; z% H+ @) FJapanese aircraft
2 T& J4 N( K C Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
! P$ |! f. |3 o/ k5 KAllied aircraft w4 C; C% I3 ^; x( T9 @; H
Fulmar II x 9
. b$ h: {9 _$ O9 ]6 x. L9 \- f. d Hurricane I Trop x 123 V: }/ }# w+ ?# B' v0 m% u/ ]3 |
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22 C6 T# d$ X" i L' k& D" U
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
" Y! Q3 `& u# ?3 | Mohawk IV x 2
* h3 G, Z ?/ a; @6 w$ c/ O P-40E Warhawk x 10) u4 n# P6 e' w( c
Japanese aircraft losses6 \/ j0 g' {% z0 }/ Q" G
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
5 p- k" b2 M" V* ?, _Allied aircraft losses8 @( }: Z4 Q2 _0 O0 i8 a, Y
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed, X w- R4 H0 V) `2 v) s
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed9 T! D* V- }# H: V( s1 J
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed) f$ R; X- |/ p1 w9 E. I& k; \/ l
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed$ Q" ?9 Z. V# J# {0 r n
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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7 ?) k3 |! [+ U8 [6 \6 TJapanese aircraft, n4 o) R6 n% o! p3 M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
2 |$ O3 [0 e, V; @Allied aircraft# n5 d2 t4 V2 l! c- A
Fulmar II x 39 h' Q1 }" Q$ p8 I( H, k
Hurricane I Trop x 3
- W9 J# b: F; t4 j2 x9 G Hurricane IIc Trop x 11 h8 Z- R% X1 A
P-40E Warhawk x 20 C/ E( i2 U( D! T& V* y/ a, ]( w
No Japanese losses
: U$ _3 {9 K5 X5 m" PAllied aircraft losses7 r; N- Z9 E) _) F1 L; A$ w) ]3 y
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed. V1 h: F, C$ _5 i, C% \7 g2 \# f
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed5 k) ~9 \# _2 z. G7 i. l8 D
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
3 t' d% {! J7 Y3 M P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 s9 _4 F& h2 S b9 s. m6 x. s
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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。. W4 s, x) b/ ] ?
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)6 B4 _. N1 w- {3 [6 F: ^: ?
Japanese Shock attack
% K+ V' X8 H* g4 JAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119: I/ g0 _2 K/ a2 v$ ]0 k
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138* `8 j# {; @* _5 g- `- ^
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
w3 g& z* F" j4 n AAllied adjusted defense: 1463
2 ]# s' @% ?& Z2 X- Y3 LJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
1 G0 V! \2 m) P! }& XCombat modifiers' v; N1 U9 |0 B5 V( l+ S7 x7 q. y m
Defender: experience(-). z# ~/ r2 @$ k
Attacker: shock(+)" w9 x$ O1 w; M5 }6 n0 Y
Japanese ground losses:2 Q" l; o) V+ t: d
17039 casualties reported( A/ m/ f# B5 r- A, P
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
% Z/ L+ N3 i) _ m* u$ o" Z: t3 ^ Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
! x# S2 J' M% A3 \: v Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
1 Q t2 x' H9 ~ Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
8 T3 u8 v4 q2 G( p Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)" O0 u* q+ f6 }3 ?
Units destroyed 1
! a# w" T1 g0 G x8 KAllied ground losses:3 I; v& n/ w7 I# s% l" P6 _
6533 casualties reported+ Q3 x/ ?$ @- N5 L
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
* j; D* t5 i' D Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled) O0 ], q4 h( X3 ] \) X& n0 W$ _
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
2 d% z, S% U. ]& Q* n: L+ Z Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)# K" q; u }* M/ p; `2 X
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
! W- @. F K9 r Units destroyed 16 k0 Y( V2 U4 b/ r% S: }
Assaulting units:
7 K0 C% |0 P0 ` ]1 c1 @ 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
# N {' U5 |0 Y! U( n+ m) p" z2 U) P4 T 22nd Recon Regiment
K4 n, t5 I8 T 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
$ l; ?7 e. S# I8 q 41st Infantry Regiment: c" C A, j0 s
4th/B Division" H$ n5 _/ T. z' p. v; |
52nd Division
5 E2 o1 \0 h/ P# q$ I, ^% }/ e7 F Imperial Guards/B Division
7 g: V6 g7 L+ t/ I$ V1 s& d 54th Division
% z2 F, D* O3 }. f* c4 s" h Imperial Guards/A Division, Y- f6 g% B8 ^' J( W6 X5 d$ ? |1 R
148th Infantry Regiment
9 ?% J. G1 K3 s4 j3 Q 16th Guards Regiment
$ L* u. {. X& m8 u6 G# C: L 53rd Division
6 u* I# u( b' `3 H" S5 ^3 Z1 Y# l! ] 16th Infantry Regiment
' v3 ]$ T( U1 {& z( z' r 15th Guards Regiment
5 W4 i% H* f2 D 47th Infantry Regiment
+ v' \# |2 r4 K8 D; u# d, v 4th Guards/C Division
0 b) r6 C# u; |; u( A* E% w# V 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
( L! i$ N3 d* s 9th RF Gun Battalion3 k( q8 G v8 u* v0 `
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion; o1 [- J7 D6 x+ A M" y
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# z, k7 `: |/ Q0 A) ? 8th RF Gun Battalion
5 ]5 b1 l5 u+ q; p( J4 [ 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9 S& r$ U+ t3 n. d" o3 d5 Q 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2 ^/ w2 u* f2 x2 ?1 q, a 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion3 D5 s- W/ p/ i, q
10th RF Gun Battalion
( e/ A M! a. t$ s' z) z& k ?" d 11th RF Gun Battalion) o9 J7 E. E! h- F! ?' R
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Defending units:
$ C }: T5 s/ J5 ~" t9 H3 `. ^ 1st Marine Raider Battalion
. u: @2 x1 r1 x7 h8 w3 C 84th Indian Brigade
, Z5 W+ t& y6 t# T8 ` 26th Indian Division# P z+ y; t/ t3 p- y, Q" _
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
" o# k, [5 B& ^ 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 \) P6 h( S7 N5 f% r; s4 w( e 22nd (East African) Brigade) n) {( o& n& ^2 A( _" D0 [
23rd British Brigade# r, r2 Z1 q) `( m5 } e5 d
182nd Infantry Regiment& u) P0 u7 Y7 ?2 F+ `+ }
132nd Infantry Regiment
( _6 |- L4 e& b5 X4 M8 T 2/15 Punjab Battalion E' V3 @' z8 |/ e9 S
164th Infantry Regiment& J5 ^* U$ q" f
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
+ @- e9 c6 ~( m7 K Kowloon Brigade: w6 |* N5 ?# ]: |. _: h
14th British Brigade, f% e) T5 P- v& v
2nd Marine Raider Battalion3 I g8 d z! q) k$ \1 W
70th British Division
. `4 U! M0 k: Q8 Y! ~0 @ 16th British Brigade
( o2 {" e. }5 o* I 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion1 W5 r$ b% f0 b' l# l# r$ e4 \( L
Waziristan Division
) X! e& n# P9 w+ \5 f$ a4 U 1st Marine Defense Battalion# z+ I2 `# s6 T2 F6 Y2 E' o
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
7 }) q0 B; x/ @& q9 N& h 2/9th Field Regiment
. @" V7 x/ @# V( t" @) `* v8 T; f4 ` 2/13th Field Regiment
' P% W+ Y l0 s2 D 6th Medium Regiment' Z, W; k1 R# Z
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion7 c5 l: R& q. z
2/11th Field Regiment
_0 L& v: f' L* q 181st Field Artillery Regiment/ {4 r. i' N9 x$ g
168th Field Artillery Regiment1 R" r1 E# W# H T
8th Medium Regiment |