42年6月9日,) n( E( ^+ v/ ?7 L& B+ t& F9 b
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island at 169,158$ }& ~* p3 i: u" X
日军SS再逞凶
" W4 F. x6 [+ ^Japanese Ships
" I0 \+ n5 Z; L% X7 n& U# a SS I-169, hits 1( C" l( l; b9 n# o, R* C; ?8 {
Allied Ships
2 g1 L; r" L! Z6 W! }0 Y: X* d5 } DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 I k1 u* I- O, X6 |- g DD Dewey
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* y- [$ i) ^5 ?% c! b2 J日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比 1:3 。8 s! ^# P5 L* o8 f, f
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
9 r ~: n& C( i( ]5 d. E" nWeather in hex: Light cloud
, U6 }& g% v( n b$ L& p; gRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
; h( z- q& y# @4 D9 bEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 e% C7 _/ F/ }$ J; r+ C4 [ k% oJapanese aircraft5 T$ S0 N; [ l% k( c/ ^
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30$ Y3 O; c, k" ~
Allied aircraft
5 T: q$ }* F, m' T2 o0 e Fulmar II x 12( i. P2 y0 n- ^
Hurricane I Trop x 31: ~- |* r$ n- _( d7 F ^( [. x
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11: n* D8 [( K+ J" o$ u: E( t; U' k
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
+ K6 @- z: I6 t4 U- u Mohawk IV x 2
" O2 |+ f+ u1 V' @# c P-40E Warhawk x 3 f/ V; O, w0 g2 Q% R e, o
P-40E Warhawk x 24
) i) e# J9 V7 v# ]- R% wJapanese aircraft losses
& n9 |) p4 d( C8 e Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed9 |6 T, z B/ N* m4 E
Allied aircraft losses; @/ G& l) R3 S5 o( N; F
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
- q! K& r$ Y6 ?5 f Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed) `' z1 y% y0 N& ~- v5 F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
" P: J* A( O# {2 E: ^% x P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
: i" C R1 T* T. Z4 h$ V6 |Aircraft Attacking:
3 M/ E2 v# Q# R5 f- Q; [' n/ ` 8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet2 O: ], C8 C8 g. z) U4 C5 {% U
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Japanese aircraft
" S# B6 P4 P6 W5 O3 f% i2 |$ ] Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29' i& y5 E2 ]! E0 k4 d5 R. e, l) T% \
Allied aircraft
* L$ U- O" x# t' U" X5 E) ~7 c Fulmar II x 95 @8 S7 I) z4 c8 [, `
Hurricane I Trop x 12- Y$ z" H( C, ^& `: x. I3 x4 G; m- p$ U
Hurricane IIb Trop x 25 O! d; v7 n' m; U1 v0 g
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5; [2 v3 s6 V/ [8 D2 w* b
Mohawk IV x 2. [9 H3 x$ S3 A8 H
P-40E Warhawk x 10& ~' \' C5 L& s' k+ a& G$ |! k& \
Japanese aircraft losses
1 n- p$ U& q/ Z% t( a, e+ j! p/ P Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
& N, M# J: ?# \% t- q EAllied aircraft losses" L( z7 z' @2 Z, a% A- M
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
+ A, N- z6 c5 B9 d" d# c0 X' D# l Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
- ~: k6 [9 S2 z( W$ |- @0 b Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed( ?& I, t% s6 e) C3 U* z
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed ~$ u. \8 ?/ e4 [5 f& A3 @) l7 I! b
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 h' k ^% P! ?3 P1 u p
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Japanese aircraft
, @" l6 z" c+ f" u Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33& v6 f8 G$ i' }4 s
Allied aircraft
9 ]4 b. Y' Z" q. V _" F* D3 P Fulmar II x 39 c8 }; G5 u6 ]
Hurricane I Trop x 3
( c& A7 f4 y0 d Hurricane IIc Trop x 1- O5 u. w: W1 p) b1 X3 C
P-40E Warhawk x 2
( _) l+ u2 U7 E% a( {No Japanese losses! c s8 V+ y6 @
Allied aircraft losses7 w# ^6 y9 [8 i6 B8 s$ W
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed, q. P$ a9 r( U( N4 f5 ]. P
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed; _/ g0 W" n+ ~
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
8 ]6 T. s1 V" t8 }. \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 s5 x l& j0 p; }" P$ l: 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。3 c. p! s5 R/ ^; l2 U5 Q2 v
9 J% x3 w& A/ @* wGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
- A4 |# P4 b, L1 \Japanese Shock attack2 }. d8 X: R! b
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
- f9 K8 t$ \" }6 O6 R; m4 ODefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
' n* Y# R# X$ Q1 o: ]Japanese adjusted assault: 751 & L' I" u1 d9 _5 B6 O
Allied adjusted defense: 1463 % f; z5 r* v9 i) U" Z
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
' E! O2 N+ _3 l: h9 QCombat modifiers
3 k/ l, x7 `1 y" kDefender: experience(-)6 j1 x5 _. d2 Q( v
Attacker: shock(+)2 }5 Y/ h) |9 K7 q' a' [
Japanese ground losses:
1 c: N8 I% y3 O3 B 17039 casualties reported
0 H* r# p5 }# e6 d Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
+ `* C5 l K* ~" r' o Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled! W4 u: r; a$ L( _8 H
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
- ?2 p7 ?" K9 Z! ~8 Q: [/ j3 N Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
3 r; o! k- D; x: e/ A Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)* ]+ f5 P' N: V, G
Units destroyed 11 ~3 c4 w1 }# ?- ^( u3 a6 ]
Allied ground losses:( L a5 W+ Q1 ]9 H: d( W
6533 casualties reported, W1 Y' \7 W& T% [# C
Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
6 t$ ]; Y0 O1 Y Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled5 d9 a7 [2 N; s+ t3 Q
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled. L1 A* J6 M, h
Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)* [( [" o4 M$ c) ]
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
3 [/ w+ F# q* S Units destroyed 1- l8 p: I. w2 Q" c
Assaulting units:( O4 P" p0 u, h0 M+ r" }" u7 e
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
o! Y5 Q# z; @6 Y 22nd Recon Regiment0 {- f1 X, z% s+ j) ~
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
9 V: ?/ k2 i5 z" C9 C 41st Infantry Regiment
4 [: b2 `, T4 L5 L% X: ]/ [8 ^ | 4th/B Division
2 g, J b$ W, V2 u- ?% K* v0 d 52nd Division
+ y% g9 p( O9 O, \ Imperial Guards/B Division9 W* L. b, x4 V/ d% o' g
54th Division# [& u0 H( i1 y& E
Imperial Guards/A Division5 H* \ d$ R" ^4 v8 L1 ?
148th Infantry Regiment
( E e- b# ]7 |: D3 s4 G% M( D 16th Guards Regiment
9 G9 z) w2 k( _& n* C' i$ _ 53rd Division
q- s9 R5 J( c4 N9 t 16th Infantry Regiment
2 ^$ _0 J1 o" b+ _: k* t! j 15th Guards Regiment7 T( w. ?; ~' i l
47th Infantry Regiment
# u. u! q" [$ A% k6 s# D& V 4th Guards/C Division+ W6 R7 ~1 @% r
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
[& j7 p1 ^& m5 A3 V+ q 9th RF Gun Battalion; y8 y( v; ~6 ]! J7 J3 A
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4 a+ B' [( n6 D 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
" H( z% ~' E* w! d 8th RF Gun Battalion
7 G, p3 F. b7 r) o6 n5 u 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment j1 A& I' I" w6 K, a2 [1 q6 w4 S0 b- v
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion: D" g9 C" x; F( Y
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion' z' O( Y) _1 m% D/ w: z2 }
10th RF Gun Battalion/ \- N$ `% Y* O9 e. I* C m
11th RF Gun Battalion, {6 @# C! J9 U. `. S
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Defending units:" H& v/ Y; ?: g
1st Marine Raider Battalion+ Q7 T+ | u0 b/ n# a7 s
84th Indian Brigade. ~: O& I/ w7 s. R3 b
26th Indian Division
/ \: r/ I2 r6 }- p- [. _3 s6 A+ L' C( L6 R I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
& P5 ]) R1 r9 k 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
' s7 k) m3 T" V2 G0 _ 22nd (East African) Brigade
6 p; \* O/ o& E+ U 23rd British Brigade$ [+ }% }' o1 y* y k% \3 l
182nd Infantry Regiment
+ K- ]+ |3 e7 A; I5 v5 \! K 132nd Infantry Regiment% b. Z: {( Y1 n/ M! v3 {6 D$ l. W
2/15 Punjab Battalion
, {& _( }4 C" Z0 R) @; c 164th Infantry Regiment
( i7 ^% ~8 U! y; H# f, l 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion. R- u0 r7 A# B$ x& i
Kowloon Brigade; O0 j1 S3 n7 _# d
14th British Brigade" b: a ]/ D& p) q; ~2 r; {7 h/ ^
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
7 y+ D$ ?# p6 R4 _7 h3 p+ h1 s 70th British Division- J* ?6 ?* w$ B( J8 V
16th British Brigade1 O3 [- C2 U4 L0 S: x+ v
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion$ B! Z8 |) N$ M! |0 h* g( g2 J
Waziristan Division
3 X( K* y, s3 ` 1st Marine Defense Battalion; F2 E9 R9 I- Z! b/ T
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
: M$ z& B1 L- D' q5 n8 l' a/ e! J 2/9th Field Regiment* h* x& P' g7 R) U9 f- e6 d
2/13th Field Regiment- p9 E- m# q1 Q2 |! a/ r
6th Medium Regiment9 w5 d0 z P$ y) n6 y5 x$ m) Y8 ?
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 `% t& r! J# e9 Y0 V5 n( x 2/11th Field Regiment
4 T7 e- U5 S$ w 181st Field Artillery Regiment
9 ^( ^4 E& e! G6 y; e2 w6 @ 168th Field Artillery Regiment$ T p1 f$ T- P/ [
8th Medium Regiment |