42年6月9日,# J$ R+ K2 ?* N$ }" `# I
- m2 q" g7 T- I! j t& rASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158
% T) M' \& j6 i0 N& z 日军SS再逞凶
) _1 l! f8 k, a! ZJapanese Ships
" {9 _; B- e# I" z; X5 @. ~9 P SS I-169, hits 1+ `5 Z2 S' `6 C
Allied Ships
[" w# D ]. }* S' B$ G DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' S" s$ w' `6 u, B% [: j, z DD Dewey
" B! j" G4 t; }( r9 G2 i6 N2 [4 i+ f4 v6 Y7 U" A
日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。
7 u: n: A4 V* r- n5 z9 X& l2 u- rMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
. C" r: O5 y ]' K+ s% ^, u& F5 E' zWeather in hex: Light cloud
" B8 T+ W7 [+ k- i% MRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
4 C: n m, W+ g2 F, c% J* W6 F+ m# y1 rEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 ?( _) D' j5 G1 N- R: [! N1 MJapanese aircraft
( l3 l$ U n) a( e+ D- y6 T* n Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
2 e& J9 x8 F mAllied aircraft( ]. f8 W) Y5 I3 N. o9 x
Fulmar II x 12$ C0 |# k0 g- } _/ _! ~
Hurricane I Trop x 31
: L8 X7 a2 P) u) ? Hurricane IIb Trop x 110 C7 B! B" n6 m3 f0 \0 g5 |
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6. B- z" x' t8 n2 b1 M3 F
Mohawk IV x 2% k6 o2 }; E7 P% j% `
P-40E Warhawk x 3
% q& D, c7 N9 F, g! q# y& B P-40E Warhawk x 24
3 z( X' w7 N8 P5 OJapanese aircraft losses* K) \7 V b, _ V1 l
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed- r: \$ _1 z3 f2 F8 D6 B
Allied aircraft losses
, l( q5 o3 Y. T2 F/ x/ s1 K f# a Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed/ h1 E E$ O% T, X( t: s: t
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed. s& R5 H+ N; T5 A8 z! h
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 k6 }+ u0 w5 y7 X& w1 x2 i
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
! g7 m# Q% Y1 t) [) Y6 RAircraft Attacking:
% a% q' v7 E P 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft
# V' B6 t2 d2 B Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
o4 U* Y3 \+ ]# V' t9 H1 s1 N* NAllied aircraft. H1 J* m9 s& I4 v/ I
Fulmar II x 9
8 K$ @0 E" |& { X Hurricane I Trop x 122 H8 z3 [4 {) S, D' J; t- I
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
& c5 B! w5 S& f. a C N, \* w6 I Hurricane IIc Trop x 5/ w# `) x* X1 g ^% }4 d
Mohawk IV x 2; h* R! T8 L7 ^! q' F2 D
P-40E Warhawk x 10/ C k) m4 _7 F& H8 C* @; E
Japanese aircraft losses$ f* y" e$ P3 Z3 b) _7 Q! \1 r
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
$ |. R6 _; `1 H. @2 w" FAllied aircraft losses+ z$ q% m0 H$ C) p$ J- w* X9 P
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 d9 J& Z* {' D, M N Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
" y3 y. M# d' t/ l( s, o! Z Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
3 o x8 D% k0 h& k6 R; U Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed* D; ^4 n6 B$ ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& f9 V+ h7 Q3 m! {
2 f: O+ o; T1 Y; s5 v, J' z5 C& l" o" S1 z5 j" K# K3 d, H( @
* B; h% s1 ?* \ o6 C. r, G/ \Japanese aircraft) y4 v8 u6 I! n2 v0 Y8 h& ]5 b
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33! D$ e! G. U9 j4 U, a$ @
Allied aircraft
7 v3 Z, E3 G. I9 h7 x6 {! p Fulmar II x 3
1 m8 f9 \0 J" H$ Y% D8 O5 _ Hurricane I Trop x 3
/ F% R6 m9 b$ D5 k2 i8 k+ n Hurricane IIc Trop x 1# Q% D U8 Z: _! O1 v9 @
P-40E Warhawk x 28 t9 T z# W) c3 d4 f& {5 x7 F0 V
No Japanese losses
% ^# i9 Z$ s# l4 F/ NAllied aircraft losses/ z- Y" C( ]( B, y4 M& {
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed. j8 c6 R! F4 `" R$ Q$ I! j
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed- c( j. ~+ o! P1 @9 Z- t$ z+ ?2 ]
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed, w( |8 C! D! ^8 P: B. H
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed4 X3 N. ?, E9 N, j
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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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) `0 E4 w q3 i( GGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
* j* \; F6 I. F( O+ a R* LJapanese Shock attack, e, C5 D5 |2 H+ X
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
+ t' c1 Y* h I- k7 X% |Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138+ p) e- E( j8 w" [
Japanese adjusted assault: 751 5 t- C7 ~& j" q# x4 b9 P1 @
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
9 k9 Y8 V" X, x# OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
9 J# T8 g8 D% ?$ I7 wCombat modifiers
6 S1 Q# Y: v) z! _- U/ `- M' D" j/ O2 iDefender: experience(-); P7 _ C) _ z& K* j, h4 d
Attacker: shock(+)$ ~3 Y- v4 k, r, v0 `/ c
Japanese ground losses:
% d, M: a" `# r1 [ 17039 casualties reported' K& ^; I7 @, z# g( k: d7 h% a
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled0 ~: c2 R' y3 C( G: \
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
2 F& | d; a3 ^# r1 x# W) \, ]9 g) s( z Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled5 J4 U6 ?$ i" C! ]$ g
Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled) B- s2 E6 J# f. V7 c% X, G) X
Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ H j+ X; ?+ _6 T
Units destroyed 1" j- b2 N$ R9 i; I; l
Allied ground losses:
' d1 W7 p0 {8 ^ 6533 casualties reported
. N0 M" r* \: e" r0 l/ I" _ Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled8 \7 p d# f( \4 L- X6 F% e/ y6 K
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
. ?" v. B7 f6 O8 H2 T% {. r Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled% k6 E& p4 Z C# J+ V
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)2 }; t+ J* p8 U- r" x
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled), U0 F( g/ y) s! y5 S8 J% u, b
Units destroyed 1
' ~6 c7 I6 v2 E1 r3 n$ \3 OAssaulting units:
* v4 x2 m$ O i4 r, ] 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade& K3 S# a! F1 H
22nd Recon Regiment
* a; a: O* K) A! X 17th Indpt Guards Regiment, w. ^5 d& \/ j$ C. N" ~ W4 G: N
41st Infantry Regiment1 s% F3 Q' h5 t1 y
4th/B Division3 K' J5 K& \5 I5 | `. T' y* E0 o* G
52nd Division
5 n' o2 U& k/ T* p# Q8 d9 l Imperial Guards/B Division+ }) ~4 Q6 J; Z8 h K# L
54th Division4 }& i& }5 H3 _. |
Imperial Guards/A Division
1 h/ z3 p+ K+ R6 S7 F; A2 z! c. L! U 148th Infantry Regiment) L+ l7 U) T( ^( [/ h
16th Guards Regiment
" {8 o- w" y( o# g, e 53rd Division7 L5 U6 j# Z; `4 M
16th Infantry Regiment3 J6 K* |7 v2 f7 _4 e0 p
15th Guards Regiment
$ k0 b7 a* j/ f' M' n$ k$ N! \* ~ 47th Infantry Regiment. |2 y9 E3 L" l* Y. \* H0 {/ V1 [6 |% E
4th Guards/C Division
& M4 _$ c+ Q# J6 u2 O 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
& E7 G6 v8 R1 i- z4 o$ T/ Z3 C 9th RF Gun Battalion S1 @: g. r' f' L d S
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion1 N9 _1 j% l6 k/ k" g) T( u/ g5 @
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion6 e2 n L8 Y1 q9 d
8th RF Gun Battalion
# K2 J: c+ j F9 C7 U* i$ ] 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 @/ X! H" |& J3 @
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
0 ^6 \5 s# c( i% n) X! F$ P. ?- I 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 I) t4 I% I) h8 h! x 10th RF Gun Battalion
4 z! ]0 n% D' D7 {- I 11th RF Gun Battalion
# ]2 L" A! L! w8 ?) @' w0 J$ a, [8 W6 x & Z, U/ `0 {5 Y d7 B
Defending units:
. o- ]# b9 ~) b5 i2 a4 [& W' _ 1st Marine Raider Battalion: x. z/ Y+ g* d
84th Indian Brigade
" q5 ~% V- @# a 26th Indian Division
# t+ C( X' s; o# E: r I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion+ @6 R9 ]( M/ }, o& ?+ \" N; j
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
# O, E7 v" G C* v/ V 22nd (East African) Brigade
; R1 ~* P0 y; _ 23rd British Brigade( w$ y9 f$ h& L' C
182nd Infantry Regiment
r- p0 P* V4 {! M 132nd Infantry Regiment5 Q( A8 j, Q8 \. _: A) q; z; b8 B
2/15 Punjab Battalion: A: R/ j1 P2 _$ M2 F% C
164th Infantry Regiment' g$ r! j& P$ b* G5 T3 ^
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion5 p% Z" s H% J
Kowloon Brigade) x4 Z1 [3 U$ t0 _2 Y1 ^* i
14th British Brigade; @- W# ~7 _. j v# b
2nd Marine Raider Battalion/ |* L: {0 Y5 }: Q9 c- Z/ ~
70th British Division
, y, g6 l# G1 L. ]. m+ H 16th British Brigade
/ j, P% N* `6 I# {- f* N 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
u& |# ]' q2 s# b* \, ^) {! H) B Waziristan Division
* N7 i4 @$ S, j- v1 N7 z 1st Marine Defense Battalion
0 z0 b$ _. J; U3 |3 A0 [ 223rd Field Artillery Battalion# f1 t) i- Z1 |: V
2/9th Field Regiment
4 F: j7 D1 |0 Q8 X 2/13th Field Regiment
* \. y4 b4 i& p3 n. Q4 ?* C 6th Medium Regiment6 m4 H: G* J' F& i, V
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* B: K) Q' {- M0 ?- J 2/11th Field Regiment
; @; L6 ^8 d. ^' ^$ M! @- \$ l9 o 181st Field Artillery Regiment: n" }- P w4 S$ }
168th Field Artillery Regiment
0 O% i7 q/ b1 |: h, b 8th Medium Regiment |