42年6月9日,
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158: y& \5 V* W; A Z* X4 y+ z& r
日军SS再逞凶! T7 m. ?1 r# g' ^
Japanese Ships
+ U8 t( T. P6 { SS I-169, hits 1$ |3 s3 _+ j, M9 A% {/ T6 C
Allied Ships
$ a1 m+ n& X+ y DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 D }$ P8 O6 b% m. [
DD Dewey
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, L \6 m) A' A; q: |# H! N日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。. Y# D! e1 H! A; K
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 # g# I+ y# z' f1 n
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 e8 }2 W3 W( r2 O2 WRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
m$ u9 p4 j+ s( _* O) sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes/ i8 e! l9 w# M/ r6 X# k2 i$ o7 Q' D* F
Japanese aircraft a7 U* [, y3 P
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
+ k& F4 x. a: g/ O$ Y( C, P% }Allied aircraft
& T$ I* c% Z) c1 w. I# D: T Fulmar II x 12- h" u+ x/ B9 Y" w- H* d
Hurricane I Trop x 31
. Y, b, s7 |( u( R" C3 F; R$ Y Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
# a. c8 @1 t/ u1 ? Hurricane IIc Trop x 61 q6 r4 ?% o( B) [" z2 k$ Q
Mohawk IV x 2
1 C% \" T a( B P-40E Warhawk x 3) q: @' w3 l( q* e3 R: T7 R$ e
P-40E Warhawk x 24
1 m" o& D9 u5 m5 B2 }: g! _& N1 {7 IJapanese aircraft losses: ~5 s6 T4 ?+ w: F
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
( J* H, ^& L# D& XAllied aircraft losses6 t( F! x' V/ L+ _, o5 S
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed% j) T3 F* A4 C
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed0 V9 Y0 e" f$ L. }2 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed4 J1 c B! E/ x; K2 L
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
& K8 q0 `( D* G, @Aircraft Attacking:
9 \ K. k6 M# ? 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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# _' d' g$ _+ b0 SJapanese aircraft) J, {5 m6 a) G8 j4 H8 |: h
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
$ X Q5 Y2 L+ @0 n9 J% M0 f) `Allied aircraft; F6 q; }- _2 W0 h- m
Fulmar II x 90 t$ n9 ~) b0 H- `1 m2 [# Z/ B
Hurricane I Trop x 12: n- o* x/ ]( F7 t
Hurricane IIb Trop x 29 t( r T( \1 b+ h" w8 V
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
7 `" j; E; f" b8 d Mohawk IV x 28 _2 N3 l2 y0 M* F; h+ z2 T- K
P-40E Warhawk x 10
- K1 K9 s7 f, ?) RJapanese aircraft losses# e! {9 @6 @+ r
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed, @6 {5 f5 B8 W8 t, U
Allied aircraft losses
: x+ _0 i! v2 |0 q- W$ m9 ^ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed( a# j8 n& m- M J0 v: F
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed$ t% Q2 t( Z' z. ~! J
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed4 E8 `/ x' Y. T- h0 t- z
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
% l' s5 @& ^! z; _ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ n. N2 D" j: [* T
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9 s' z9 _8 k# d" Z" |, z# o4 @3 V }Japanese aircraft4 ?$ d. |: k a& X k: M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33$ {5 V! l4 i r
Allied aircraft' L9 x1 A6 ?* }* q3 A
Fulmar II x 3
% s3 H) v- e5 U* D Hurricane I Trop x 37 ]" X& u K6 {. y! l
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
) ?& D0 h4 m" {) Z P-40E Warhawk x 2
; A7 n$ @! E1 bNo Japanese losses8 B, t2 F$ |3 l& P5 J4 j
Allied aircraft losses
* Y S8 a" f. l% k Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
. J& G; V3 P" c' ]2 a$ K1 A Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
4 P2 Z8 ]5 n9 t! G+ I Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed( g# h6 A( Y4 r: ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed. D+ p8 H% o3 d9 r- z
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W7 q$ M( b# M/ B- D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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# c/ I* G6 t' iGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi); [$ A$ n4 b9 {) w6 k
Japanese Shock attack
4 s" B, }$ V. d# K+ k$ B, aAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
. ?) E3 R2 H) p' x; d; @5 j. GDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
* C( X& Q7 V6 Q! {* ?: }: _/ @2 ZJapanese adjusted assault: 751 , i. L! A: i0 A, k, N* @! {
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
: d/ Q2 e- x8 z4 e# I/ d E4 ~3 |6 pJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 " c* ]; J- |" d! W* H9 ?
Combat modifiers
+ ^- I( J+ S9 h; V* M+ v0 DDefender: experience(-); j5 J; z! b# v
Attacker: shock(+)
7 j0 Y+ S1 r5 a/ {6 ?1 SJapanese ground losses:5 I3 w; C0 L5 l* f& k, N' M) H4 x5 r
17039 casualties reported
* c5 y3 A. F# Z2 n: A Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
$ {6 j0 y6 F. n0 o! r Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled A5 @: z0 }3 C' L! }2 K3 Y) i; b
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
: L* j: P3 }" v' Z Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
! N, A/ |/ }$ u! i; o8 K Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)# [5 J, z _5 O' X& g1 J1 k/ q
Units destroyed 1
. x1 H1 q* @' h+ t; f2 mAllied ground losses:
6 d: K* C' T- z& R/ m# e' F 6533 casualties reported
% V( A2 l5 w: A, R4 F2 d Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled& W8 F" x4 s3 ]4 M
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled2 s0 D) O; Y5 E4 M, [
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled$ J7 `5 K1 V% Q1 A: W
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
8 d9 {' P. U, N- h, | Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)/ x) c9 {1 O; x
Units destroyed 1- V, ?/ h# p: o3 ?6 l4 C! `
Assaulting units:% K# e: `4 v7 k6 `, R3 S. U
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 L A- |; v+ {9 d# M 22nd Recon Regiment
2 ?% k; K& {9 o, [5 t- O 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
: X5 p9 m9 _! j$ W 41st Infantry Regiment
6 T9 y7 v1 p" X+ V6 q4 {. b6 B0 @ 4th/B Division
$ B1 H# M. y1 c, }+ \) D" _& C 52nd Division% P/ {8 w1 x, C& F4 k/ _$ d% E
Imperial Guards/B Division7 z7 `0 C2 ^+ K, T& H: v* w
54th Division
6 d8 {* i. N) t Imperial Guards/A Division+ y& O! P4 e6 u Q. _ H; C
148th Infantry Regiment/ d3 \% [) B4 z4 R0 G
16th Guards Regiment! ]1 a) w5 b w% M7 Q5 V3 C
53rd Division( x- Y% L; g1 w4 S+ o
16th Infantry Regiment
9 x h8 N. c/ e* h0 Q3 I& Y; } 15th Guards Regiment
) `! J/ y1 E9 f3 q 47th Infantry Regiment* e1 P& C5 ~" w, Q7 k
4th Guards/C Division
4 l7 K: W) T1 X, b 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment E" [1 Q C" m( {1 m/ N9 h- P7 [
9th RF Gun Battalion+ k. X9 \, p3 K, S0 b& b3 k
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion7 H4 Z3 E% p) v' P
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
, a: ]/ A" a1 L$ Z2 U* @ 8th RF Gun Battalion1 q( A. W$ C+ \; m( n7 _
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) L" ^+ c C8 L0 `( E' C K
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3 G- `8 M) l; x6 k- k$ ~. \ 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1 x0 \0 `: s. k1 j+ {9 z; M% N" k8 e* K 10th RF Gun Battalion
# J7 o, B1 h1 b8 v6 B 11th RF Gun Battalion. V/ q# q8 l- u! i! N
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Defending units:7 o) i- n5 w5 g+ F1 E v
1st Marine Raider Battalion
2 w1 Y- |1 T9 c1 _ 84th Indian Brigade
; u! a2 ^7 Z, s7 R 26th Indian Division9 D+ p" ?. a, a4 Y# S! t1 ^
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion. P( y& S: x& Y
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
* k6 X4 r* H9 g0 [: g" G 22nd (East African) Brigade
9 j( n* c! u9 c; n 23rd British Brigade) _" q2 T) o! Y. n: i
182nd Infantry Regiment# \& j( I3 S6 V' ~. T/ ^' E! d' Z! n
132nd Infantry Regiment) S$ n: @& x7 q' x. o) `
2/15 Punjab Battalion
& U1 C. i! f1 j! \ 164th Infantry Regiment$ w* ], i% K5 G% F3 C* ~+ D- Q; M
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion$ B: k, B! n2 ]: E$ y3 W
Kowloon Brigade( Y7 b; B9 i( ]
14th British Brigade0 e# `: n. {4 f# u
2nd Marine Raider Battalion! |/ f9 T, I# r5 i% ]7 i7 Y! }6 E
70th British Division
2 [' p/ l R& j' x 16th British Brigade9 P' q: x1 }3 X! H4 b
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
6 o. {' v) e5 `: X* ]! @# B+ Z Waziristan Division$ }( _ x( d6 g
1st Marine Defense Battalion
" \7 H7 z+ G4 N, A. Q 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
$ ~2 `/ K8 ]3 ?* {9 o" ~3 j 2/9th Field Regiment* D2 Y6 q [3 U$ x1 ~$ n6 |/ r$ x
2/13th Field Regiment
) ?4 f0 K4 Z) [! A8 L: w" [/ P% a( B 6th Medium Regiment8 t- x0 q* q& U4 P9 I8 H
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion4 M$ b0 a+ {6 a$ W9 O
2/11th Field Regiment
. z. ^' u9 o5 [# t9 ` 181st Field Artillery Regiment
. z" K+ C4 ?0 j. I) F 168th Field Artillery Regiment3 e$ |: C; T/ q1 X
8th Medium Regiment |