42年6月9日,
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,1583 X+ V. ~3 C+ q2 E8 Q+ `4 V% r/ n( L
日军SS再逞凶
/ X6 U$ J5 x: X9 I2 qJapanese Ships9 G7 n; O% j( g' e
SS I-169, hits 1
% H/ w. s: G: wAllied Ships1 ]4 U& R9 r6 Z
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 E6 ?7 b( C, l& y& N DD Dewey
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0 D, u" Q" {2 a" b日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。 r5 Y# d: E) D9 q% V
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
C* U7 T4 U, a T7 @* O5 PWeather in hex: Light cloud
# j' w9 n8 b" T! PRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.0 S( ^) Q! j$ Y# ], Z' l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes( D/ f: n) s# g: h) x$ K
Japanese aircraft
: J" ?0 `% q* U$ b9 X2 y Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
Q5 t2 w# x9 L% E: G6 y6 A' u$ ?Allied aircraft
9 v- |9 [/ k. ]& H+ ]* s6 K9 _ Fulmar II x 12
" N# ]& I+ J U+ | Hurricane I Trop x 31
4 `" V6 t7 E8 m: f0 n1 W" Y7 I6 _ Hurricane IIb Trop x 11$ z7 E0 @% F2 b: J. h+ T* [
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6' p( A; f0 V7 Z/ `
Mohawk IV x 2( |( p0 z( c. K- g
P-40E Warhawk x 3, H) Q7 m& k; Q
P-40E Warhawk x 24
( a. L: G2 E' P- E1 `1 c+ V& AJapanese aircraft losses! |8 f: ]( V& r, a+ V' A3 o
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed% B. I0 @& o0 A% K* h; C3 X
Allied aircraft losses
; a0 k% w% y3 M z5 @ Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed& }" |9 V6 B6 R: f# Q) _
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
; p6 E: ~7 y! r- {6 b, \, T0 P/ m( p P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed4 R+ X" a, f$ u. ?4 v3 s" p, Q6 {
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed4 ~% n0 x6 F" u4 C9 |5 _
Aircraft Attacking:
1 _4 u5 q) w! y4 R1 h/ C& l+ S 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet+ m/ n$ {6 |% ] _3 z
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Japanese aircraft
% c0 x7 z! f0 t* @3 F Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29+ \, O1 s9 `+ w8 j" g' [
Allied aircraft
4 E" E2 V# v1 p! o( W Fulmar II x 9
! o1 ]8 k: C5 t; h Hurricane I Trop x 12
) g1 j0 H" t; Q0 H- k. L% ?5 J Hurricane IIb Trop x 25 v. Q+ V0 {0 G$ V0 `
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
- M9 T7 V7 h8 _$ T# G2 f, s Mohawk IV x 27 |! a1 ]: {! W) R1 X
P-40E Warhawk x 10! D: Z' w' B' L9 X
Japanese aircraft losses- w' Y: U' E& e3 ]' h: m K& e, z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
6 a8 g0 @( l/ Y1 y, M8 o" i( k$ G5 U( nAllied aircraft losses
3 K& h4 E& N! y. U Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) U' l6 m P( _' ~, b6 Y* O
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed5 `: Q" B, r4 C. z- r( @3 r" }
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed8 T* F4 O( Q8 D) U! O6 o* N
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed- i1 q2 ~; `# |% Q2 O8 _( I
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ w, P* C9 a& I
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Japanese aircraft5 e6 g- {- E1 v. N' _2 V
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
# B6 C* X, q) U, R1 [( YAllied aircraft
3 c9 S; C8 A3 x# m1 v Fulmar II x 30 v$ N3 c* t) T/ o1 L
Hurricane I Trop x 3* H4 _& r2 _$ D, s& D% s! p$ B
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1! @6 J* B6 V, C( b3 @- d& _9 @
P-40E Warhawk x 22 P, t3 C E8 `3 q4 y7 J
No Japanese losses1 }9 e$ J- L" Y; |, `" Y
Allied aircraft losses
2 I5 v' E& [6 t0 V- o/ y5 e Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
# O8 Q' e( Y+ S6 ] }* P6 p Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed) m0 P# e- ]" S3 `" i
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
3 ?( z: _: _2 S% c P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed5 c6 r3 k; i4 N3 i
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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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1 k7 e- F8 o, s W i e' v% NGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)) M" r8 v2 ^: J4 d1 i1 ~) X0 G( r
Japanese Shock attack; x6 _7 q% [# [5 a5 H
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
- p5 U6 A5 `: W7 M8 `0 }* IDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
. v* f$ w. e! H* h1 z% C9 VJapanese adjusted assault: 751 * H9 S1 V8 o2 f" D2 X6 s5 w
Allied adjusted defense: 1463 1 Q$ Q2 G3 E" n8 q% _ @
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
% n3 k2 m6 ~7 T0 X* kCombat modifiers: x. b# P7 j4 y! y! ?
Defender: experience(-)
7 f0 J$ s, o; f1 s; Y2 vAttacker: shock(+)
( |$ y8 o! i( ?" Z' k+ jJapanese ground losses:* a: m' J! ^( t( u7 v! x
17039 casualties reported6 ^- u* E: Z) M0 Q+ p/ X7 \
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled! p1 V7 @. P6 Z3 x! c( b: h, J# M
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled' w! l: q3 p9 @- x' a
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
$ A! P% E5 `; Z. ] ~ Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)3 S. w; c9 H/ ]( T' W. w
Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled). S7 r9 v2 Z7 N8 s1 Y2 o1 I
Units destroyed 1
' P; o. S* S0 o nAllied ground losses:
2 M. E4 e2 `& r0 P7 Q 6533 casualties reported/ ^! F6 B( v9 t7 u1 u8 B
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
( i4 V0 ~' A9 M, e5 ~ Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled2 {! e8 \. ~4 ^% D- B; E9 i
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled) f6 G2 i- s# H, ~9 A
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
: }* i. [! \& f! ?$ A z Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)# P1 |6 g+ a4 A4 z) K1 T6 s
Units destroyed 10 m$ E! w/ m5 w ]$ d; o/ e
Assaulting units:
% t' p9 h$ `$ r6 L7 K2 b6 d. l 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade1 u& }7 E5 Y: a
22nd Recon Regiment
9 J) Y9 d+ x$ ?2 A 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
8 Q" n3 j* W4 Z" |! f+ n0 J5 ?, R 41st Infantry Regiment0 |7 t- g: u0 m; P7 s7 }: z
4th/B Division
3 J. X) x9 r& [- h; h, f 52nd Division
$ ~4 N& L7 I* O Imperial Guards/B Division
# W+ D, s- k# | 54th Division' G3 ~! C/ L, d6 F
Imperial Guards/A Division; f: ~2 \- B2 F
148th Infantry Regiment$ _% [* Q+ h+ _! C3 `
16th Guards Regiment3 e7 x5 K8 B/ U k) W8 |
53rd Division3 l- V5 Z8 w7 {, ^% S& L
16th Infantry Regiment% r# t9 p; g" U3 f- ^8 N
15th Guards Regiment
1 t. ]9 M' P7 s5 B1 a& h k' y 47th Infantry Regiment
3 j' T1 j! f. a ?$ D- H 4th Guards/C Division
! H$ G6 L! _7 l n) A 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
+ L( f& z; j- Q5 z2 i7 C) k/ Y 9th RF Gun Battalion6 N' ^# o+ S7 u' v# v
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion) |3 Y; x1 _3 R
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion7 m0 ]# g" d/ R C: i5 Z
8th RF Gun Battalion
G1 t( I d- c4 `: C; K 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment; p( B- a& {! N0 F
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4 u* v8 G% N3 T$ X, r* A0 f 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
& G1 Z( x m7 w$ {( _$ u9 r' l u 10th RF Gun Battalion+ x0 T( ~7 M0 s* y5 n9 u* e
11th RF Gun Battalion; Q( u( R( y" D. h- t
& o# |, c1 d8 ^& P/ {, [Defending units:
u" M3 }# x$ P$ k' P 1st Marine Raider Battalion, G' {3 U, G% `
84th Indian Brigade
0 F4 w! D' A! a0 j; s) H. j 26th Indian Division5 ~% P! M; X' K( L$ y7 K
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion+ G u. k; a; E/ [/ r
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion: w' S8 d+ K9 a! Q' @+ z: `, c4 v
22nd (East African) Brigade
7 G: d! B( h6 t1 F0 c 23rd British Brigade7 B. N% k Z1 W8 n0 o
182nd Infantry Regiment' o4 l/ n2 F6 w S
132nd Infantry Regiment4 B- I# _+ T/ Z
2/15 Punjab Battalion$ k8 J$ C& D; o8 `% X
164th Infantry Regiment
* s+ I3 C; ]! e ~: o: ?/ ^ 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
" f+ K r( r* n2 K6 c Kowloon Brigade
- L& O1 t h) j$ V& m( [7 N 14th British Brigade3 i1 a, e, v" ^) H
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
+ v: p: Q( P% j% L- S& I! e5 J! m 70th British Division
6 u" c( {: P" |9 |6 P; D* o 16th British Brigade
( Z2 U9 J) V; ? F, Z5 y& Q! O 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
! b& O9 L7 a' {. ]8 _. H Waziristan Division
. O9 k. P! B3 l8 d6 e6 K' I6 b& q+ }# P 1st Marine Defense Battalion
/ L$ q: T% _! C, \! L& ]6 @ 223rd Field Artillery Battalion4 F! w* _( R; ?8 {/ E# P
2/9th Field Regiment
& X+ t: n P j6 d4 ~) p 2/13th Field Regiment+ }) l) G2 o# F4 X% I
6th Medium Regiment
) z" B3 S& i# p' f5 d: U R 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% a q2 \) t* m% T 2/11th Field Regiment: _2 T9 t( b* Q
181st Field Artillery Regiment
$ q9 }5 c8 d( H8 N# x$ S+ f/ }, k 168th Field Artillery Regiment4 [1 U7 e/ v5 t
8th Medium Regiment |