42年6月9日,
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~% J7 Z: i- m1 @! K; VASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,1584 S' g! R$ A- \& A
日军SS再逞凶$ t" C- A- b! U* o/ y4 f& K! s- b9 s5 Y
Japanese Ships
; T% W6 f0 ^" X! n0 J; E2 g SS I-169, hits 1
4 ^4 n+ L: C! N. s J( UAllied Ships3 } ?* M, r# f$ n
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- M' m3 v4 f0 g DD Dewey8 s* a3 v) Q+ B. M, t
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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 。2 b" v6 P3 o8 R& o6 j( _. r4 I
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 7 ^1 Y3 ]3 t2 }# M" W8 D1 S
Weather in hex: Light cloud/ b5 [9 ]( n" e. Y, g' w
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.% x+ `- a! K7 O
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
% n" L6 p: @; e+ D- }& n% n2 s* t) QJapanese aircraft- B9 b8 V) w* A8 H
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30) X: K, G+ G: w! @2 ~. P
Allied aircraft7 ?4 W( v3 l N. I% q
Fulmar II x 12
% [1 A! f: d% J3 ]- w# n Hurricane I Trop x 31% O! }" x: k& J) N* i: O0 }
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
# O9 s- \" `; l1 j8 M+ c Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
5 o4 e, L$ h) x$ {2 l8 g Mohawk IV x 2" q, K* J$ {9 r) w* T* C& [
P-40E Warhawk x 33 `& U- V& n- q: @+ _
P-40E Warhawk x 24
1 G5 }. F* ` iJapanese aircraft losses
4 E1 Z% ^3 w1 `9 q9 j1 k9 o Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed9 a i- n; S& A7 c
Allied aircraft losses( Z: m% r$ m" K2 ~. @6 y' l3 G/ \
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed4 p$ [( ? r. i7 S- O7 e
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
1 A) Y- G) o5 Z# D* ` P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 }$ V1 v' Q9 }: D9 ] P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
K' t1 A1 v$ M- J+ _" a" }Aircraft Attacking:( O y2 q, x4 n( O
8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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Japanese aircraft
. C# @2 x6 V( l2 K' m s Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29# n2 m, l) H7 [/ W2 p
Allied aircraft# b0 O! h, z/ c
Fulmar II x 9- I" n( E* r n1 x
Hurricane I Trop x 12! ?3 S; g/ N9 c9 G
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2- C' Y" W0 q6 J9 j f% i
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
I6 K) T% E+ }: M2 G' W Mohawk IV x 2
0 ]% y2 f% Y+ `, S2 i; ] m5 r8 I$ K, s P-40E Warhawk x 10+ }, x5 A, ]5 e, o. {$ P7 @7 G0 j
Japanese aircraft losses
. O# I) S" z6 p Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed" q6 f7 r" @! f: v+ |# B
Allied aircraft losses
4 v3 s$ P* C' l4 _ ]* J( v Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 E5 g& O' ]6 f/ k/ d# _5 v Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
6 ^, y. R. H- O. ^! F Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed% E! n% {& p* u5 ^& `, |
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
9 }% o8 W3 v2 T2 c: E2 D7 S, J P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft
0 X- `9 x4 { G5 d' Z Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33; }8 \$ A" e0 S7 c
Allied aircraft. J* W/ ]. f9 {. ]% k: ^( L
Fulmar II x 3$ h# `& |5 Q5 a' C, i3 Z7 M
Hurricane I Trop x 3' u) s/ t, D @! a' B
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
5 d$ }/ W7 r" V% V$ x$ f P-40E Warhawk x 23 k* s/ \' V1 a6 w5 j/ \# U8 u
No Japanese losses: @# m% F, X$ U) A* S2 V& J
Allied aircraft losses
) b: a# @! W( H Fulmar II: 1 destroyed: \8 B7 u6 ]7 r7 |- H( n
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
) c% u7 r# }/ B6 h6 z8 q+ P Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
+ ]6 u% |! p; e2 S' J2 }" F; W0 @2 } P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed/ F! I% t% x' J: t
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4 \7 u3 ]' \6 L; b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。. v: B/ d/ \+ P& r/ [! U
- \- v: R5 z# g n9 ?6 c8 Z, BGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
( x c$ N) g& KJapanese Shock attack1 K5 R6 s k2 R
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119 x+ B' n W$ |7 V& s
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 21385 j4 c2 k5 n- D. A6 R1 o l! ]5 L
Japanese adjusted assault: 751 I# @/ W( }) \& @ v$ \3 `5 L
Allied adjusted defense: 1463 3 `' q0 G8 U7 d! Q
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
8 J% r6 I/ F& u$ E2 G4 ]' j- dCombat modifiers
% |' ^0 }7 y. Q: b# v% W1 fDefender: experience(-)) U) R$ j' k) Y; d
Attacker: shock(+)& m" O, A+ `8 o4 l
Japanese ground losses:% k N1 A4 D8 O8 i% |+ U. H! @- v
17039 casualties reported* G4 N4 p+ a( i- t: C! h- ?6 B
Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled* x( l2 N( f9 L1 d% Z% r
Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
& a( P5 R: m& {. y: R. K Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
" c- @3 Q; U9 y Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
# H& d {) T5 H( s Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
0 L6 Z& Z5 E# U6 J Units destroyed 1
: c5 c$ E: |9 [0 ~3 P6 P. g- Z+ eAllied ground losses:0 v2 W2 Q; r5 ]+ w6 g" V) F0 d
6533 casualties reported) m0 P- D8 K$ n' e( U+ p% f+ ]6 G
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
0 x7 r+ A6 x/ f% \9 ~4 |: t Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled% i; K0 C) `+ b- |, u
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled$ K6 w" t/ X V& D% f0 x; K
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)4 W. x0 b x3 R3 q/ I" O. z }
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled): w0 _! j! r! J1 ?4 b2 p: O3 W
Units destroyed 1
$ h3 \, `! `9 G( ?# B) `Assaulting units:6 W0 E' _" C( n" n- F3 ^& k: A
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
* I. S9 H) `& M/ G* h0 b 22nd Recon Regiment
/ f6 _7 m4 R" w. _: D) Y 17th Indpt Guards Regiment& f, k, Z& D7 O, C' y9 X
41st Infantry Regiment' I# c' R* d: K, C
4th/B Division4 e _6 O* L4 H0 M6 D+ o9 M
52nd Division
& e) y& r+ E0 {9 q, `. c Imperial Guards/B Division
. {# l; Y- w, d/ c8 }% c M* ? 54th Division. m! p9 O7 t1 Q3 d
Imperial Guards/A Division6 v% M; r5 N7 Q/ s- Y( @) c) }4 b
148th Infantry Regiment
& l* Y, u1 |, h( h9 ^ 16th Guards Regiment% P) ~6 e0 N0 s! G; z' L
53rd Division
) H3 Y* U$ n$ H, q. l! Z 16th Infantry Regiment
& q# X; \0 X& A4 u8 G 15th Guards Regiment
4 |4 V( e' F7 S6 W" ? 47th Infantry Regiment
1 w& E2 Z3 J( D: M7 l, x& I4 C 4th Guards/C Division$ s, y1 P0 A2 U& Q% j' L* ^* B
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
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3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion" x2 F% K, [5 @: b9 B5 r
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5 O5 o3 m) _2 x2 j 8th RF Gun Battalion
' R9 r; ?9 O7 a- C% e- h 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
( f# v* w- A& k+ E6 L# \ F 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4 [) [! b) S6 v 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
- z, d% ~' i. |" C# s& F( E7 q 10th RF Gun Battalion
& P+ f/ R9 E3 ?0 E7 {" l' ` 11th RF Gun Battalion
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8 M2 G; H. y$ g' T# q8 A' zDefending units:
z3 ~. q% D7 `9 x+ a% z. I9 r 1st Marine Raider Battalion4 Y! `! t9 C4 Y$ f: a& n; f
84th Indian Brigade1 ]- v/ f, p) X+ Y6 a: O% k- _3 o$ ~2 k
26th Indian Division
' A: A( s3 _, P4 R4 |+ Y ~1 ? I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion1 L" X7 y; c* ^/ F8 p% r
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion9 v6 q# ^/ @, o4 k& E
22nd (East African) Brigade
% E# ` I! \6 z& O t9 t 23rd British Brigade4 ]0 ?( n) G- Q8 [, r8 S1 U. z( n
182nd Infantry Regiment
t1 E" Y' ?$ y- y' ]% D3 C" n 132nd Infantry Regiment
& D i# d* H2 H0 o7 `) J 2/15 Punjab Battalion. c$ x2 q7 b1 A$ [
164th Infantry Regiment6 g, k6 S; o" Q; b
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
) Q* x: f+ i0 F9 ` Kowloon Brigade( \( `: s ~8 q7 Z, O
14th British Brigade3 f& ^ x/ a9 I1 i! E/ Z* I
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
" Y% J8 A$ V3 s) y7 ]) U0 z2 G& {, O 70th British Division
3 m0 Y: r9 h, l- [$ \ 16th British Brigade1 A" j1 L& j; U, J# `! t
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion( h& e% t, B W# V2 D2 ]/ v
Waziristan Division$ G' m; |6 U4 U* C3 ?2 H |
1st Marine Defense Battalion
( t9 `1 \3 x; J& F 223rd Field Artillery Battalion+ e Q1 ^) b# ^" g
2/9th Field Regiment
! @0 @2 u, {) |1 t% f 2/13th Field Regiment
2 Q, H! G6 Z5 |/ n$ } 6th Medium Regiment! o2 ^8 A# _! T& x
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion: b6 \* |" b4 I% b
2/11th Field Regiment
1 Q0 }* ^' u2 J5 y 181st Field Artillery Regiment
4 ~! V, q: L# W8 P7 y$ _$ | 168th Field Artillery Regiment
: c% o$ ^0 _% w9 C7 Z: b. [ 8th Medium Regiment |