42年6月9日,
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" a0 N. \* Y$ _ F3 ?) YASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158( q O; l+ M& g# m
日军SS再逞凶
# r, J* ` r* uJapanese Ships
4 }& `+ L: }1 y, ^/ S6 o5 Z SS I-169, hits 1& E( Q# k8 L* Z8 p4 C: `8 S) R
Allied Ships- Z. d, @1 `9 }: x
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* O1 E5 k! B$ k$ m& t; h) ~ W1 m DD Dewey
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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 。
, o) q' }# D8 z H- D; @Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
& I4 Q0 z# [/ n0 N6 EWeather in hex: Light cloud
( g# y0 R& j) wRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
9 T$ r& A# F* E0 f% z5 zEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
2 Y3 T' m! ~. g% w0 @# L* |9 ]Japanese aircraft; s( s; [5 n# M! H. k: ^+ Y' t
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
9 g, E- u7 w: a, f% m$ ?Allied aircraft* Q: S7 H8 O# l, d# r$ f# W
Fulmar II x 12+ h# l# C9 P# M$ Z8 S
Hurricane I Trop x 31
$ a; [0 n3 ]. X5 ]: Q Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
7 g+ O9 P8 A! @' B& T Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
3 A+ Z- e8 d' o' j) e" O h3 o F$ g$ P Mohawk IV x 2
. @' E4 y9 X/ k a& m6 P% C" H& t P-40E Warhawk x 3
$ M7 D$ g) B" p: C9 o2 x( F P-40E Warhawk x 24
$ k0 `5 {/ M0 k6 R- c8 ~5 I; |Japanese aircraft losses
0 m, j* p+ l" k- x/ _" C Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
- j4 ^* m! g- O. yAllied aircraft losses
! a' Q3 f7 {8 Y8 z Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
& S" D# c6 U* L Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
! g+ ~5 |9 o; W0 s. F5 ?/ v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% h1 i( }8 r8 u2 a* D# }9 y x
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
- j3 p' u% J' T, ~4 E( q. R/ BAircraft Attacking:
+ r4 E6 ]) q! J3 E* R# Z 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet3 S$ x( h- R6 V; D2 m& X; R l
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Japanese aircraft
" o* M2 q2 O; j8 i0 i4 n& ~ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29+ \* r, X- C' b3 J' ?
Allied aircraft% W( t' }( n' i f9 Z/ J
Fulmar II x 9 q, m6 X$ r( T
Hurricane I Trop x 12
* o. d- ~2 q8 e" z) J: J Hurricane IIb Trop x 26 v% Z* z! P. S3 g! Z; Z* |9 n) R; w
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5. d! m9 i {8 |
Mohawk IV x 2
: ]1 R$ ?# I7 Q; l/ G2 x P-40E Warhawk x 100 ]* L: |9 M( A& n
Japanese aircraft losses
$ s, z% T0 G/ x% L& y0 C. b Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
0 m7 j* b& e, H( m& UAllied aircraft losses" E$ R. G3 p# G
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
z( X. u4 S" f2 h5 Z4 |1 t1 Y Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
% X- V2 B4 r8 N8 [9 i( ` Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed [9 B0 b$ V1 L5 L U' @
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
! Y6 m `$ d, e3 I P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33! c9 H- s/ @8 a0 ^& _3 R& \4 J$ }& {
Allied aircraft
$ Y; j% c& n# R3 P. f' A+ }: t Fulmar II x 3
/ i" y" R8 d# v3 d2 G" M' X Hurricane I Trop x 3
# _5 a) w5 g6 c3 ^4 O5 d# K Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
; p' n I7 G: U3 [ P-40E Warhawk x 2
# A* S: c, S+ b oNo Japanese losses& }/ P5 c4 P2 @# d6 B
Allied aircraft losses+ E" h1 s/ c& m$ p) v& J) \% ?
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
' z4 T( w1 H9 C9 Z% s: R3 d; M, Y Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed4 E; J& [5 a, t; T3 l
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed( A6 \' V" q7 y( ^; z2 D2 V4 g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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9 j3 K# C6 ^1 r9 w* 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。
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
. W |% w$ y8 q+ G4 h+ rJapanese Shock attack
% Q: b6 L. t8 l" R! Q: nAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119: C/ q2 s* }) w
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138- |2 z1 o9 O, D c$ r
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
/ `( V( S. u& }1 m' S8 XAllied adjusted defense: 1463 , C7 e# y5 t R5 N( q8 D3 K
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 2 R! m& Q3 s: @% I+ ]# n, l5 F1 K
Combat modifiers
7 k+ s, O# ^: TDefender: experience(-)
+ G* w% r& s. V% `* b7 rAttacker: shock(+)/ ?: {3 u8 K" K- n& w; j8 r
Japanese ground losses:3 ^% ]- j- f+ s) }5 m) v1 @8 o' R
17039 casualties reported8 q8 d8 {& }. _4 D0 b3 G1 j8 |
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
; ?3 S6 p; i$ z5 z" s Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
: s$ C4 b+ Z. ? Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
2 g/ R) l6 y Z Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
: E1 g$ o3 Z' W: U3 K- X Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
, I5 e) W( X% Q3 G! Y6 E; t- _ Units destroyed 1
1 v* l, c7 F* k; N; I5 Q" P- VAllied ground losses:
/ r& {! O1 r& h! _# G 6533 casualties reported8 g0 n/ ~: L$ x0 u* a9 X/ f- W8 }
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled i6 }& j( c+ g+ d! @# o/ m" H
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled/ @' d) S3 Y" B% Z# Z) W
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled) b4 y/ y, j* e( Z5 l4 N
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)& E5 r3 _5 z9 d. X0 Q" M/ J' e& O
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)# M! v, C% r4 s7 j6 F
Units destroyed 1
7 r) s: N. y! c$ RAssaulting units:3 M% U. r: f) K0 K
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade$ G) ]$ D; k& [
22nd Recon Regiment8 N7 ]- I; _3 g; ?" Q, P
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
d5 N! {: P$ ~% l7 u* D 41st Infantry Regiment' Q/ P; b4 W( z) Y$ I" V
4th/B Division' J* Y! B/ ?$ o: B
52nd Division
4 \: D* P) r. p$ p$ O4 @$ k# P Imperial Guards/B Division" t8 Z8 G$ |- ?) v+ m9 W4 O" {
54th Division+ ?/ g6 p5 z% S4 v1 X% j, L
Imperial Guards/A Division4 p$ F, ^+ n$ W5 O3 W
148th Infantry Regiment
+ l& x4 U. R3 Q7 {/ U 16th Guards Regiment% V! s( I$ f5 r
53rd Division
) j2 k6 A4 W I m! ~+ e$ v 16th Infantry Regiment
: M! m$ \7 s A3 [: c) [: h 15th Guards Regiment' {) j, m- w# Y" L
47th Infantry Regiment
2 K6 y: b7 {" o% N) [/ k 4th Guards/C Division" s, }4 Q$ T! A
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment1 i. [1 F" d) z) Y
9th RF Gun Battalion
7 Y( _& Q- j% j$ v" r) |" j 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion* g0 J) x$ d, n
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion& }' Q1 N* @; a) m3 j) u& o
8th RF Gun Battalion$ g! b" h9 Z) _2 C t
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) |2 D- I/ l V- B d. r
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4 z2 a" X1 X6 h" z# w$ }; l/ e9 N 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion5 C+ A& Q2 n- g* l) _+ h( ^
10th RF Gun Battalion
, h9 ~7 o. r" e- @ U/ ?% V 11th RF Gun Battalion
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8 ?7 j1 b7 [' n! |0 \Defending units:
, ~, d0 V/ L4 S1 A. Q- g3 Z; N1 I 1st Marine Raider Battalion' q- ?# |2 q- q5 C
84th Indian Brigade
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9 |, H5 I4 I6 ~' u! M; C- m7 D T I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion, E, s; b$ v& ]
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
" O3 I8 x( N3 w' U" J! P( l) B5 w 22nd (East African) Brigade
+ Q+ j, Z2 H4 S% E5 Y' d 23rd British Brigade: h: [. l6 o( O% K- `
182nd Infantry Regiment( |! \% W9 M- N' w7 R r# J z; F
132nd Infantry Regiment. A4 @: Y! X; W
2/15 Punjab Battalion
5 J, K* B, g6 c! S5 @* ] 164th Infantry Regiment
* _- E: x. R1 u 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion) i* x9 g ^# C7 [
Kowloon Brigade9 i4 `3 O" \1 R8 N: }
14th British Brigade9 o4 y3 q0 T: [: A6 N, D
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
$ Q/ m0 ~2 k6 f, l) R- ?) o 70th British Division" l2 Z( N7 {- h" ^" J, a2 `. [* v
16th British Brigade
# k* i3 j6 z7 Z" y. Q 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion e8 B& U& x l8 [6 Z9 r
Waziristan Division h3 i! Y: v2 \; J
1st Marine Defense Battalion# P+ Q q) z7 J; i2 v
223rd Field Artillery Battalion% T( A$ b$ U2 A+ o4 ]' V6 N
2/9th Field Regiment
- B7 h3 w8 C" y; p. G: I" Z 2/13th Field Regiment
# B! \$ Z3 |' d) r+ C- o 6th Medium Regiment% U) W' M# X: p( `& ]
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
$ u( x1 ]7 i! O0 }) W! S, a 2/11th Field Regiment
p3 ^, O; a8 T* I% J, n% } 181st Field Artillery Regiment9 J3 i! i& x0 {5 Z8 }
168th Field Artillery Regiment# }/ w: q4 v' n) A2 T# ~
8th Medium Regiment |