42年6月9日,
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158' ^5 H O* b8 n3 G" ]1 C+ Y. x
日军SS再逞凶! Z* q" u4 D4 f# k, _
Japanese Ships
3 _7 h1 h7 A% e! W SS I-169, hits 18 S% _( u5 N5 M
Allied Ships$ x5 L1 v8 Y' h0 @
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: O0 L8 `8 I; G/ {5 Z2 G+ q
DD Dewey! ^! x( g2 ^ E- p c" b: V
9 D# J& Z5 O0 x3 x: b0 g( F日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。* m: M% E: n$ G# I
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 - { s9 K; l, v7 }! e! ]/ d
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) a' p. O+ f8 X! R; E9 G4 iRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.$ o& \. n6 U' X) q. D: g+ Q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes& V$ U- s9 _+ d% O4 q0 r
Japanese aircraft
. {& B2 b) ^6 |8 ^4 s Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
$ k" ]1 s$ E5 p" y( b& c$ ^! Q! OAllied aircraft
- U/ U/ J2 d, |, V7 T Fulmar II x 12
8 V; u# V1 B7 x% r+ s) U. |- Y Hurricane I Trop x 31; k5 ]5 ^5 d. D
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11+ U% }, Q+ p( R# G9 ]! W
Hurricane IIc Trop x 62 u3 x- J$ W% |$ Z
Mohawk IV x 2, e8 V2 ^1 J, U0 v$ d5 l) {
P-40E Warhawk x 3+ x% `0 ?, u( Z3 T' k' S) T
P-40E Warhawk x 24
! f% f' z$ Z2 {7 ^" X9 B, lJapanese aircraft losses
" r2 b" T/ ^+ e! o Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed. V2 S0 x- [ Z! q; B
Allied aircraft losses
/ h- j( T2 n4 r: Y# D3 t6 P8 W Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
4 f0 q7 A1 n, U' R. w Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
0 \( @1 ~# y, b) }# T& e0 I+ T% [5 }8 ? P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
) p- j' r6 I' Z0 d' s# T! [) d P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed/ M0 i' q2 G- u
Aircraft Attacking:6 U; c9 M6 O9 r8 \
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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+ K; c. B2 Y9 oJapanese aircraft
$ I2 M4 S z4 t `0 v Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 297 \3 l6 ~) S m
Allied aircraft4 M+ d5 }" N% L) p' ]) s
Fulmar II x 9) ` E( P; G3 i k
Hurricane I Trop x 12
- S. N7 p1 D E; k" a" h# Z Hurricane IIb Trop x 2$ s8 l! y9 i9 K: l# `3 l* T8 X# N" P4 Q
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5( }+ l1 m- C5 a |7 E$ B/ _3 j5 H
Mohawk IV x 2+ ~2 A+ C* e% s$ f x Z
P-40E Warhawk x 10
+ o h' q6 c: }Japanese aircraft losses6 b2 H( P4 f6 K2 W- s
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
- g4 R: G7 c$ ?- K/ L; DAllied aircraft losses
$ ~; B/ g' p( D Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) j0 y C# t+ N3 }
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed* h" M; G$ A n
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
! o5 j9 @$ ?3 O Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
6 n3 W0 a( z3 S/ H" i P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed2 S' C6 }: t/ J) j+ y s
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Japanese aircraft1 \& U# M5 {9 ^3 \5 q" v6 |$ L: ?3 L
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33$ b7 Y# Y% |& S8 e- t3 I5 Y! U
Allied aircraft
4 J1 o, ]) ]$ K5 V Fulmar II x 3- j$ V: c. y) [, d
Hurricane I Trop x 3
! J* l, y5 V# T3 A* z0 y Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
+ T: t. }) B/ w) j P-40E Warhawk x 2. j" m! j/ N, }: p6 I
No Japanese losses$ \9 a9 e* o5 b# W; x: L: O: w
Allied aircraft losses
: i z3 F9 j% J5 N& @$ a) h$ L# w Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
! d [2 W0 T: q Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
3 B. m. s4 [% e1 d Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
7 S! W' \8 q# B! P$ H, S- `0 D P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ n/ q% m$ u* h3 c5 ]9 f" U- u: R& X
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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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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)- F1 H8 K {3 k7 E8 S# L
Japanese Shock attack
+ C6 H& }1 f7 f- TAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
! G; T" [- j: l; _: m: \6 \: cDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
; C! `. U* Q/ Q0 WJapanese adjusted assault: 751
% }' e: X2 x: z9 m1 B* y% |; Q, U) nAllied adjusted defense: 1463
9 N8 r5 s& s- \ @) QJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
5 r. C5 [4 S: ~8 ]Combat modifiers- c! [3 [0 P" E+ |. f' \1 R
Defender: experience(-)0 v* V! u+ p s
Attacker: shock(+)
1 m, L. O& `+ ^# i! k0 n' F4 b" RJapanese ground losses: @$ ^9 ?4 |" b* d- K/ y3 u
17039 casualties reported
( Z+ M; O; S5 s- \8 ? Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
' s! \" I) c; a' _9 [3 Z Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled; d# p/ Y: Z" d2 l; D7 s; o
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled5 R1 R3 B( A+ q. R
Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
/ A F6 R4 d3 X+ a6 {4 R Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
% `6 b5 ?/ P+ @5 O8 A Units destroyed 18 E# n" x4 P% V
Allied ground losses:
* A# v, h" b( v) U/ O4 o5 k( m4 e0 _ 6533 casualties reported1 }6 l2 D8 u0 o; z8 V! ]
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled4 x9 y( {% \' b
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
* L0 H* t, }. N. l: P) g& J, o* c2 {& L Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled/ W5 V$ z; C0 Y' M3 p+ e: {
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
0 r# v+ [6 @, J# O Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
6 g# H3 |) Y& G+ i Units destroyed 1% y' K9 K% u; s; h: Z0 g
Assaulting units:
2 x. [( K4 q7 A: x4 A+ v 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
3 M# t) X- i3 [' [ M; \ 22nd Recon Regiment
1 ?0 W) P- ]9 t7 M1 A' D 17th Indpt Guards Regiment9 k. b8 E U }, o% C: m d
41st Infantry Regiment Y+ C+ C* K7 |3 C ~
4th/B Division7 H5 L+ o% e# E0 r, C% r
52nd Division- | X: n1 _8 S B" k5 k
Imperial Guards/B Division
" V% S) m/ b0 S: |$ ]: U: @ 54th Division3 P4 c$ u! T8 a4 n6 {
Imperial Guards/A Division
- V# i. D5 Y- p+ V2 j) W 148th Infantry Regiment8 E4 W7 @7 f- I- s9 f2 m8 ~# @& I; ?
16th Guards Regiment9 I. F2 [4 }/ z; V4 Q/ l7 F
53rd Division
8 @4 P2 n% R! @9 D 16th Infantry Regiment2 A1 ?( r4 P7 D5 {; I
15th Guards Regiment3 {: \3 M( G( Y1 U* F4 T
47th Infantry Regiment
: D' k+ c0 Y# y a; w1 q7 N 4th Guards/C Division
6 N' c |+ J: [7 G 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment3 h) h5 C& A' `2 L
9th RF Gun Battalion
c3 e( H# {5 L, o) K 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion4 ~0 Y0 K# g1 P+ D$ i1 l. K
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
' I, A- w7 y3 N, Y y, w! j 8th RF Gun Battalion! e, o( g% A) u' _5 \% t# _
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 G( p7 ?" P) E$ u3 h: Q 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion2 W9 R/ O" Q u- V1 Q* `
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5 S) W! v1 T& r6 _6 x l 10th RF Gun Battalion
3 H. f: D* _: w- q$ L 11th RF Gun Battalion
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) _+ I5 R5 |, t" SDefending units:0 h6 z Y. _" c/ d o" |% _9 D
1st Marine Raider Battalion' T! {/ X6 n: g4 G2 X( ` V
84th Indian Brigade) M& \ K+ M* [
26th Indian Division
9 n- h+ m# x7 T I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
. h" X, ~, }, j1 X 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
* T6 c$ ~! B! `/ M4 [ y4 e 22nd (East African) Brigade
7 R/ N$ j+ B4 e5 c+ s 23rd British Brigade
" I$ K/ [3 R! R' Y# R9 z+ f+ J 182nd Infantry Regiment' r7 Q+ l2 O& I( S( {
132nd Infantry Regiment; U* I3 u1 e3 X' y7 L/ c( w
2/15 Punjab Battalion
# U+ c3 G* y+ c: G$ o5 m1 y 164th Infantry Regiment3 U) U( }+ t$ v3 q8 F$ Y
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion8 N7 s. Y M$ O0 T- L! s4 K
Kowloon Brigade
) M/ `2 U' r9 ~$ {* u" G: U1 h. i 14th British Brigade4 V6 i8 M0 i' a6 W" Q: J2 n
2nd Marine Raider Battalion# d- B4 |& D: j, T+ u' C5 L6 g
70th British Division, @; B+ u0 F' V# ?3 l
16th British Brigade
- M# x, K0 f: C- }$ ^2 Z$ d 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion9 i8 ~2 @; S2 V* ` T P4 y
Waziristan Division
, n: M# Z( N. e9 ?1 h 1st Marine Defense Battalion/ w( s% c+ K0 K7 @ R
223rd Field Artillery Battalion$ p/ V& I. p: K; N
2/9th Field Regiment9 g! d; `5 m2 I. O
2/13th Field Regiment' Z$ s: R& D' ?! \. U9 ~% t) C
6th Medium Regiment
! n4 j% N0 a! g7 l! Z4 C. | 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- q6 @/ ]3 T/ w( W2 g% S& V 2/11th Field Regiment2 Y3 N. A6 g6 x0 D
181st Field Artillery Regiment
! S# c7 W( L0 z6 Q 168th Field Artillery Regiment$ Q& D2 N/ g: O& ~% r
8th Medium Regiment |