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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 14, 42+ S( H. @% ~" T) X
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) p# `1 }( U1 x& K& U2 j2 k英,印,国军在盟军强有力的海空支援下,一举击溃了盘踞在卡拉奇半年之久的日军兵团,势如破竹般向印度腹地挺进,一举夺回了印度战场的主导权,堪称二次大战历史上最有影响力的战役之一,后世该战役同斯大林格勒战役齐名
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9 ?' W/ r& m7 xNight Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8: i/ K1 h$ H9 g" C/ _
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- f. U9 ?2 H }# R$ B BB Prince of Wales
* t; m4 t/ d; I, Q8 y BB North Carolina! I3 K, i+ n! U$ H- N- T) Q* f
CA Exeter: O# a3 B9 c2 Z" N* J9 A" G
CA Devonshire- H& ^4 L7 ]& X9 [; B7 s2 c
CA Vincennes
8 @# u9 O2 L+ z8 H/ |- L) y CA Quincy
4 [0 h4 m1 o3 r' N, z CA San Francisco9 d) \2 ]* a# d& F
CA Minneapolis
' N) H8 V9 U/ C' q2 d5 S CA Astoria! `* l% p6 W& p# u1 G" _3 W
CA Chicago$ h% j4 i- X( [/ h' z, l; Q. Q+ N
CA Louisville2 ?' T) f% x- `5 M0 g
CA Chester4 I% k! o( K S7 [' d
CA Northampton
2 Q; V1 h' r" j. D9 { CA Portland
( ?8 ~7 L5 x/ F6 \1 s" X DD Dale4 E$ o% U [" f* ^* n
DD Worden6 V+ ] U2 \* i8 B5 u
DD MacDonough
% s$ A: U& D( O- L2 s! D DD Selfridge
8 H/ { [* O% y4 l& y' z DD Cushing
8 Z) `7 L) T/ W! { y DD Grayson
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/ s" N3 ~) m* @Japanese ground losses:
9 L# L7 z) o5 G0 v2 p 213 casualties reported
8 E! H! y' k( H/ n" [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ D6 }8 ]9 ]! x( ~ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled6 r# K! F9 E0 @6 }, B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 M! O: M- l! V" K m# [/ T D3 C Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) w1 \' H% k2 _Night Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8
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Allied Ships& w" ?' S. s, `& X, `' x
DD Humphreys) |# S# A! y; }, Z0 f; \5 ?* O# g0 r; I
DD Norman6 E- S: P6 A" _+ e8 K; T
DD Thracian R9 ]5 }. E+ r+ ?
DD Thanet B! G* {1 ^. u. Q; }, h5 e% }- L
DD Tenedos
3 B6 L3 M# I3 B# Y! Y) ?6 ] DD Stronghold# F- X3 z- H% o( O6 D b
DD Arunta, z9 B. C9 d) W& T
DD Stewart* _ n( t# ?' @* x$ G, b% X9 i/ U
DD Pope
* }/ M# [! s( P) i6 Q/ W DD Parrott
! P0 c1 {* @% N C1 F/ H DD Paul Jones. n% N4 U" X" G) `' t
DD John D. Edwards
0 l( d8 S* h: V E) |' e DD Bancroft/ b" B ~2 V) l. v- |
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- N4 I5 W J& V: KNaval bombardment of Karachi at 40,85 a$ h5 H0 \' F9 _4 H. |0 f
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Allied Ships
! |/ D, f2 V: U" L' Z3 t* i8 B BB Resolution# x' T; D% c% `! A3 @2 x0 h
BB Ramillies
; Z# x% D0 P) Z/ m1 t BB Royal Sovereign/ r0 Y1 L1 K! k# ?9 K
BB Revenge
! J5 j" e. \' y3 V& J) l( _ BB Valiant Q$ M: Q# \1 J9 D5 \
BB Warspite
# N4 L& m+ c$ a, L( O9 f BB Mississippi* q- b4 d- k2 X+ t/ l- Z+ `
BB New Mexico* b- O8 q0 W& ]; G) @5 E
BB Idaho& o( x0 B" ?4 }
BB Colorado/ x" v2 }) H W9 Q3 @$ b. j6 X, G) d
CL Capetown
6 K* @1 f& O$ x, |" g9 X CL Caradoc" n% q9 F# X3 J) B* u- s, e
CL Newcastle
* ~* s, [; Y0 B CL Enterprise
( Y. A e; K+ p- ?* V3 P CLAA San Juan7 j, g' j* n1 }( x+ K" N% B- H
CLAA San Diego/ `8 W9 Q( l4 N
CLAA Atlanta
$ G8 q/ ]7 E4 i6 | DD McCall
: p7 H$ B* s( \& b/ m5 `' r DD Gridley
G, \# @* z: F) o' [/ ^0 z DD Craven
# H4 f- I3 R, h% T5 t2 C/ T DD Bagley& W# d+ c& l, x$ i) M
DD Russell& k& X/ z" z- n& ~
DD Mustin
+ ^& i2 J/ Q) z3 f& m1 t DD Hammann p: k4 c* T+ s! g( n5 j+ w5 X6 H
DD Anderson, q( @3 ?. \/ G$ D" V
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Japanese ground losses:4 }; j# }+ X1 }- V" X
1530 casualties reported
5 `8 v- a8 o: d( u, |) x5 y Squads: 5 destroyed, 82 disabled0 z( @ y6 Z: ~% F' w1 w. D
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 118 disabled2 c3 d3 u6 U0 }6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ G8 V; G) w2 f0 V2 Q2 \ Guns lost 38 (3 destroyed, 35 disabled)
2 H# l) u; I% W. E/ U Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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$ d. Q+ x' Y& H+ {8 tMorning Air attack on 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 40,8 (Karachi)3 B0 E9 `& M& ^9 b N7 q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, P; _. U7 h/ S$ M$ I0 [
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& ?$ n" k5 z* \* U- h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 [1 b8 F4 d+ u: a& EAllied aircraft. q' _7 H3 R0 l# ]
Sea Hurricane Ib x 9
$ L M- L; ]# w, k/ S: @% T2 V1 C Martlet II x 10
w; I* V* _4 G6 R( M Spitfire VIII x 23 b; E. w3 ^ p7 K% C; E
Hurricane XIIb x 21
, g2 `& w4 r6 y( p7 x P-39D Airacobra x 24
% s; l; |, _0 g, l0 j. I' i P-40E Warhawk x 28
- p2 e4 y! t q' `$ e& l F4F-3 Wildcat x 7: g% N% h; _0 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 69' I& q. d. v3 B/ d8 Q. _/ @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 105
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Allied aircraft losses
1 S+ J/ `' a, t( O0 x, C7 O: d; e( A! v SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 }( Y$ x* j' [1 s9 v
1 [$ t+ [) k9 y% A G0 E. ]Japanese ground losses:
+ f3 L$ Y! t) c5 X: ?2 Y 87 casualties reported
) G, u3 v' P0 u y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( p5 w3 X! W8 d8 a1 I* H! ]# a# J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled( q, q) ?1 p- F2 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: _ ^/ E, Y. e( j2 } Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled). t7 {- v- d. P
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' Q" N8 e( ]: f- h9 S2 T& VMorning Air attack on 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 40,8 (Karachi)" w/ A! {0 T. d1 k$ z
) C4 S) z9 J5 b eWeather in hex: Light cloud; c3 i4 F2 `) M! Y
% w! H: ~/ |2 F/ p ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: {0 {- w( {5 }1 _3 X6 ]: o) ?: GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Sea Hurricane Ib x 18
* D4 J8 G8 a3 y$ E; n6 K# n Martlet II x 6
- q' V2 l# N, Z" | Blenheim IV x 12
' G% Z' K+ Q. `2 x* O4 I Hudson IIIa x 126 u Q- k% e. v/ _8 w
Spitfire VIII x 160 {5 ~) |! Y; }8 e# H5 F$ E0 b% E
Wellington Ic x 95: p; O9 Y9 Q9 y/ Q+ Z8 D m: U
Hurricane XIIb x 124 _- n7 x( k0 ?4 V$ M* R
B-25C Mitchell x 376 A' a6 ?2 J: f5 `
P-39D Airacobra x 32
$ x; L4 Q: D( M: r P-40E Warhawk x 50
. G- E1 @1 M4 ]$ }7 @+ o; L F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
% K5 }& ?" N) j9 F& d. L2 d. | F4F-4 Wildcat x 62
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( e( U! o# i& N+ t Wellington Ic: 4 damaged
6 ]4 O7 i9 L7 b6 z) O1 z' J& { B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged$ _/ S& e/ R D3 L. [4 O
# A5 x+ h: M( T5 JJapanese ground losses:
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* J' y7 F n t$ V4 q2 o9 y2 L! h Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
8 \6 i, [3 X8 @2 P! ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 64 disabled
4 Q* k/ a; _, C9 [! [, P! e7 s+ s: K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 c* j: M4 R4 U4 v, M
Guns lost 32 (2 destroyed, 30 disabled)
& C x. U( f o$ y2 J! _! j Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
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2 g/ @& h4 `2 K* cGround combat at Karachi (40,8)
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" q: ^" R2 Z1 n, E: ]Allied Shock attack
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2 o8 ^/ X. P2 g' CAttacking force 206935 troops, 2918 guns, 3709 vehicles, Assault Value = 7706, B$ k- k: L8 }3 t2 s' H5 n: @5 y, e
7 r, z9 a6 a3 c- u. ]2 GDefending force 49436 troops, 591 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 1587
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, n; k' y+ i" VAllied adjusted assault: 9971 & {: b$ N+ d" ] A8 C
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1903
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 : U; r/ n& e5 Z# H- d8 G- u
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Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)5 s" _0 b2 K0 x7 j# c
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:6 a4 { X' N8 u3 ]5 J
9774 casualties reported; E5 ? h2 k( r$ X7 r
Squads: 239 destroyed, 261 disabled' e5 j3 o( Y1 R& [1 ], \
Non Combat: 260 destroyed, 103 disabled
( [) C) c6 z+ _0 _7 X Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled, F% T4 j A+ V2 n1 N
Guns lost 165 (80 destroyed, 85 disabled)
. o: d6 }" o7 ]( Q Vehicles lost 129 (60 destroyed, 69 disabled)
+ V' |* _$ S- u+ ^' J- q Units retreated 22
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Allied ground losses:# ^5 c! i9 C5 f( M% N3 b' ~ _
27536 casualties reported& ^3 \& i W8 v- a6 ]
Squads: 252 destroyed, 1923 disabled
8 ?' ]3 m$ z6 u* b Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 436 disabled
+ U. r8 i( h b$ `; W; s Engineers: 34 destroyed, 283 disabled
, F0 N H B" \* x) `' K Guns lost 259 (21 destroyed, 238 disabled)9 L4 h9 U! A% m n$ T: W1 Z
Vehicles lost 129 (12 destroyed, 117 disabled)
* u' [7 F0 a z$ Q Units destroyed 1
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!& j, J: ~+ h. e" X7 {& c, G
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Assaulting units:" z" X. _0 v3 p( H- V0 b a0 B8 e0 t G" J
7th New Chinese Corps$ [- v# S2 V1 Y" j7 A7 ~
Madras Police Battalion) o! m6 b# Q" I7 C: I
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment9 W, l3 Y( t: W2 I, |
200th Chinese Division% a/ `; g" \: E% ?. h8 z! v7 g) z3 n
31st Armoured Division
9 C: V* h% H7 r+ n* ^) K 36th Chinese Division4 e0 N( i, M8 l: F
75th IAC Regiment0 d$ d( |2 n" C0 m( h
7th Indian Division
+ `- `8 }9 L+ S2 @( Y U. Z 6th Chinese Corps
5 T$ |: y* V9 z3 f1 W 73rd Motorised Brigade
# f3 U9 H. b, J2 n5 q Waziristan Division
% e5 y y3 o! M5 _' h, E4 m0 W 98th Indian Brigade4 }' |/ p+ Z) o- S: {
10th Indian Division
, I3 w2 y2 _! G& ^ 6/6th Rajputna Battalion
* R- l+ f, E) X# r; U# K+ |5 Q 96th Chinese Division& M! ^/ I$ ?. i, r' t/ z& t
2nd Reserve Division
) ]4 d1 x @$ z- @) b 100th Indian Brigade9 g Y7 j M& S+ ]: q
19th Indian Division
/ F% l, U5 y6 e8 M8 ^/ ?1 X 46th Indian Brigade
9 J2 n, y( {3 Z+ }$ i 70th British Division
% H3 B1 ]7 N+ _! b& \/ `6 D 2nd British Division
4 k, q! | h3 J& H' \1 x 267th Armoured Brigade
" n* ? n8 W. F& n: a 20th Indian Division
) A- Z/ V6 I: O, }1 r( B! y) M* j 17th Indian Division
3 v% a. o. h" _: ]7 F9 V 26th Indian Brigade$ {- E! D* P3 {5 @, d3 A
254th Armoured Brigade) I% a1 h# b0 m& b5 i2 ?5 H
2nd NZ Division g5 y) p& T' ]& k1 u9 |0 K% u K
Punjab Division
8 P) I6 G# Q5 |2 O& } D 23rd Indian Division
W4 u) _3 |7 o- } 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion
: U6 p# t g4 p. Z) F& P Karachi Fortress
( `8 C8 L& i7 c# m$ _ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
9 p1 ^) a: ^, s/ a, X 1st Somerset LI Battalion
6 K! A% |1 q: r8 h 26th Indian Division# ^6 s: C8 O6 Y$ W/ M
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion6 h" S2 k; q y# k1 B' I" b
6th Indian Division3 l, E0 E1 ~5 J2 M* h6 o
8th Indian Brigade0 P+ u3 O0 v' Q, Q* Z
14th Indian Division
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5 d0 F! H/ @0 y) ^ 77th Heavy AA Regiment) d8 w8 x, ]1 O4 _5 N
4th NW Frontier Base Force' x% {7 u- T# O- t$ s
RAF 223 Group Wing
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1st West Coast Base Force5 ~4 n; k# V# `
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment8 Q+ @/ Q8 @5 w" {: r* R! D
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
5 E4 o9 @# v* H2 t. n T# ~- R 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
" }2 O T& C& K5 z: R Pathan Construction Battalion
; t$ w9 t* {/ c' O 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment( y4 w) M2 h7 h, ^& }+ h6 d
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment$ P8 o* b! J+ s+ C, g' w
RAF 225 Group Wing 1 w# v* K9 S- Z1 v/ j' b
2nd West Coast Base Force
) k' Z* L7 z8 | 3rd Hyderabad Base Force9 ]9 n$ J+ T3 F5 l% H9 ^2 D
1st Bombay Construction Battalion2 ^- A, s- I* d
24th Indian Engineer Battalion
* @$ Z" { e: R: Y* B 23rd AA Bde
1 P x4 W1 \* ^1 }- H; d/ }/ ` 1st Central India Base Force
7 d* ?' j6 H/ q8 x9 T 6th Medium Regiment2 S- {4 H& g/ G; @7 Z& W0 c1 X
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
: p1 A; a4 l4 N Ceylon Base Force. n/ s1 N7 \1 Y$ N% w4 n8 L, F, h
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
$ d% y9 k1 |4 N4 k 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment. g2 y8 f3 M, w( u
Sikh Construction Battalion2 H& \: I6 J2 D# q; E1 T1 C W
12th Indian Engineer Battalion0 |1 p/ Y+ }+ j Y8 D3 z% \. ?; C
India Command
! ~: f) U1 d# q) a+ ? 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment# ?# ?8 z9 y* E5 T/ {' F) p
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
# J$ e/ G& f% l. n _ 95th Heavy AA Regiment
6 G* W4 U- Q" f8 ~& g; H4 t 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment$ C W6 B) {1 F2 @0 f7 u- _
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment9 L) O" u% G4 q) U5 d. \5 N2 \8 H. G
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
( L4 O! T6 F* F6 u* L 1st South India Base Force: @ q& x& |8 A* n6 A$ j6 p( f1 Q
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ l6 P2 r( _6 l5 E! v/ `% V 1st Madras Construction Battalion" O7 J5 c5 O& U4 \" `
48th Light AA Regiment0 D, p- {# `2 Y: o$ L' J
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
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3 ?9 o) G0 s9 E5 T0 a mDefending units:
- r0 `# w8 _( W9 y/ J8 o; Z* n 112th Infantry Regiment
8 v: v/ |" W6 i" s9 ? Kure 3rd SNLF, N8 S0 b5 ]# L3 H0 n/ T6 A$ e: M
5th Recon Regiment
; s8 W! @/ O# S/ ]; j4 e& a 61st Infantry Group ) \- }( a1 j& R1 a' l% f5 v3 y
62nd Infantry Group & R1 E n' a- N: ? D# q. c+ w8 F
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment) p$ ]! N) Z! h( I+ X, |
64th Infantry Group
8 T/ p3 t: d+ W y# C: j7 f 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
1 g: G# H0 h8 X 63rd Infantry Group / m& u1 H' s( _8 G% `$ H
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
% H3 |- D! T+ t) f& \3 p+ [' h! d6 c 5th Amphibious Brigade
C1 a# D" j- `0 \ I" @9 ^: | 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 q# L- Z s3 c2 M/ Z. ^7 _/ ?. v
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 S$ U5 h+ r9 ]+ ]' v/ S7 n
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
+ m, V9 H! [) ~' A" d 5th Field Artillery Regiment
/ V( `: g( |/ Q( s8 ?1 ~. C: D 2nd Mortar Battalion* A/ P5 o+ r2 p, {6 K
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment3 F3 C/ v4 N4 g5 L t
14th Army
- S$ @8 W4 J% ?, w: E% L# N 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion3 A) |3 n( W+ y- B! x. _
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment3 ]4 e* [% \- `7 F( t
56th Field Artillery Regiment! b+ Y8 `+ u6 B- V
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment |
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