印度战场 % G5 r+ ?6 y! o: t9 }( J$ r
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日军拿下了除卡拉奇外的所有基地,盟军近4200的战力,151只部队死守卡拉奇。
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194
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$ Z/ O4 d# @- g. C, @Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604 z7 [( ^: ^4 @& q
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Japanese ground losses:
3 W R* [% S& j* R) H 39 casualties reported
/ l7 U* a9 l8 }) E9 l) W5 K$ Y Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled+ C3 o0 g3 q# \) c" {6 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) i* O% ~0 {; g, f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ^) @/ R9 T, R* ?' Q) F% ^( F, B Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 \& x6 g0 X" D) p3 a' IAllied ground losses:
: i9 p1 F3 |, o* k 26 casualties reported3 W# k! x3 B( v1 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" b" S2 G3 ?) ^ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled# w8 ^7 T5 k1 d, s. Y+ d3 A/ B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 W% m5 h3 U: |- O( x* Z) h
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:- G( t0 I; W$ I6 j. D" w
100th Indian Brigade
) l2 v, U$ K# H; e& t& m7 P0 W2 x 2/15 Punjab Battalion, }+ H* Q% P& T' H5 y
22nd Indian Brigade
! l4 }# y3 `6 S Karachi Fortress
) X% L2 ]" _. P6 B& e 2nd Royal Tank Regiment$ W2 w- w2 ~% ^* S' _6 I
3rd Cavalry Regiment9 E, Y: L" O4 ^! T1 A# d8 u
45th Recce Regiment5 o$ e- P \: w# F' l) o* @: X1 ?! v5 H
28th Gurkha Brigade3 U/ ^8 }( l/ z. t
19th Indian Division
) c' {" H9 x3 w 5/14th Punjab Battalion
: c% o, c5 a7 @ 46th Indian Brigade
% X, l( t* h0 K+ c4 w 255th Armoured Brigade6 O) t7 X% {0 Y0 O: Y1 T% |
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion, p: b( D- z* p! K0 L5 {' V! D
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
, i- S4 E3 _2 s% Q 48th Gurkha Brigade
2 a' Z2 @* M* |; | 4th Assam Rifles Battalion
3 C9 q \/ J5 x 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
$ ^0 P/ C# u1 Z- G8 C) r# W) m& e 16th British Brigade
. ]! s! F- j2 W$ f5 r( S7 p 754th Tank Battalion
- }# O2 Z" H/ Y, g 6th Indian Brigade# L3 C9 w4 W; ^5 H' D& e
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
+ K/ o$ C) N# V3 k 45th Indian Brigade
+ Y; ?. L- L1 D. x# A1 E 75th IAC Regiment: V+ `# P n h% |: B4 b
99th Indian Brigade
7 W9 K0 v& F O2 `8 H4 ? 23rd Indian Division7 g; g3 E# @6 S% F1 @
164th Infantry Regiment
8 m7 h& c+ s w# X 50th Tank Brigade7 R2 Q* h' ^2 N/ ~' u
132nd Infantry Regiment
2 L" l5 c: W3 | Kowloon Brigade9 V" }2 Y. k& I# u* [7 \
7th Hussars Regiment2 R0 B/ Y% [( J: h- @* @! p4 J& Y
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
6 `" N4 B1 k& S1 r. ^! M* [ 8th Indian Brigade m' I1 Q1 \2 }/ L) Z: K
3/16th Punjab Battalion
$ m0 F3 e# |9 G8 H3 A 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment& G& |+ Y& D* e6 |1 V
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion* z3 r1 _4 z ^) B
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
3 m& f& X; _+ \" [9 ]+ L 182nd Infantry Regiment
. ]* J5 a# M3 T) M$ e+ } 16th Indian Brigade* ^8 B7 o: Q, K! a y4 o& s. l* N
88th Indian Brigade
6 o" q! t, h% n2 Q- e* n 44th Indian Brigade
0 v. D. M4 K$ G/ y- r 26th Indian Division
" m5 O2 a& j. u5 [5 X' D) t$ r 26th Indian Brigade
- p) H' c! C& x2 R2 o' V# y 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion! v- O t3 W' k( q' I: n5 _1 d
22nd (East African) Brigade
0 K. `/ H2 T# M$ T2 Q& t4 ^, \. s 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment5 G4 d. z) S* p
63rd Indian Brigade4 \% x; q" b( X; g9 y* `$ p# G3 z% Y
23rd British Brigade
9 r# f& l3 |, |8 t! g: }. n: z. k RM Viper Force
. Q7 a# D6 M1 l9 }0 [! Y% r3 W! _( J 6/16th Punjab Battalion, y+ d* {* w) @
267th Armoured Brigade
4 |9 H) x9 }& g% W8 S2 h$ q. ~, m 2/17 Dogra Battalion# {: O/ h8 C0 A
20th Indian Division
, q3 v1 ?7 O" W$ D, O 14th British Brigade
7 y3 B: l( ^" ?' N) D; K 23rd Indian Brigade
% E4 n q1 Z$ h. H/ S 70th British Division
4 n; F) h+ a+ ?0 y$ }( O& N* ? 6/15th Punjab Battalion. M C9 O6 i7 ]. s8 Z7 [ @; \
75th Indian Brigade
7 n2 T8 g0 G5 s' r) ~ 84th Indian Brigade
; }) \6 \! l+ \8 q* M9 b. A/ z7 i 36th Indian Brigade/ X" U7 X$ {+ |5 x
15th Indian Brigade& d, I$ h0 U" }4 h
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
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223rd Field Artillery Battalion( I/ i3 c5 {( A( T, y
India Command
6 O- J ? q m 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" F9 g- @% W4 U8 P' w P RAF 223 Group Base Force
2 `* d% q" Y" j O 1/4 Central Detach. $ P9 ~% {# D, F2 x ?$ D1 ]; I# x) o
6th Medium Regiment0 t- `6 s' M1 }- q
4/4th Det NW Front ! {/ Z. j q6 n+ l( {- M& i
42nd Construction Regiment
, ?9 W1 }3 _1 O8 l/ Z* U8 ~ 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
( ?8 a- l6 U- {+ T 77th Heavy AA Regiment) j/ h$ o0 y% c( Z
RAF 223 Group Wing
1 S" O2 X, W/ l8 @1 M) Y8 h) L( E 4/2nd Det. NW Front
$ u% b% L& H1 w 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
" d9 z( s1 H. J& D8 v* _/ X$ F0 } 1/5 Det. South Ind ( e: O3 j1 ]- s% B( z& ?; p
1/1 Det. South Ind
. n* W6 Y) x. E: w9 A& i 225 Group RAF
2 E1 G" w/ v& s5 F Sikh Construction Battalion
T$ h* \4 B* Y3 i1 { 1/3 Ceylon Det , W0 w/ o9 n# v' O- U \# A6 ?( N
9/8th Punjab Battalion
3 d0 ?8 N6 i. X1 K) W( O! o Pathan Construction Battalion
: L" e6 K" N' Q2 ~. h7 w% `. _5 ]. M Tenth USAAF 2 }2 r. e+ m9 ?1 _, G
1/3 Det. South Ind
# n1 }, d2 s& P( T9 F- B 116th RAF Base Force2 E( V7 Z" G; z; E/ ?
102nd RN Base Force
: j+ l: p s' h1 J 96th Coast AA Regiment
* j! ^0 ~3 y7 x5 ]8 V, e* b$ Q. S 197th Coast AA Regiment! }. Q" |1 `# R/ b$ O8 J/ d
RAF 222 Group Base Force2 W! U, I$ W: y/ d7 d; W! F
1/198th Coast AA Battalion4 _. S! D/ L" m5 t/ C
30th Coast AA Regiment
3 G2 j) h* H; h. H+ ^( L- U& @! I 4/3rd Det. NW Front ( Y+ y2 v9 F# e2 ^; S. V
1/3 Central Detach. 4 `. X$ c6 L) c' ~2 j0 |
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
}; b5 p8 a' m) C% Y p 95th Heavy AA Regiment5 f/ e& m# i& @( P5 H
AHQ India ' j8 h9 G5 z9 j9 s! {/ T
1/1st Det Hyderabad % X4 S2 t; [3 ]. b: Y: T+ g
70th Coast AA Regiment
+ I* `% [! Q7 v: e 4/1st Det. NW Front 0 E! }6 G' G6 A i [- P" f
2nd Hyderabad Base Force% w, }6 g4 q% h5 @
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
# |* @/ D% o8 ]4 K$ k) o: Z0 g2 m Port Blair RN Det $ \* `0 i a+ `) b3 l6 }
1/4 Det. South Ind
7 V% N+ I# Z, @! i, E* x 1st NW Frontier Base Force3 @: W) _3 W5 B0 ?& ~& F6 J3 F. `
RAF 225 Group Wing
7 U; i3 B0 b4 A' u1 k2 \4 I8 a- N 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
; j5 h: y5 V) f; C 1st Madras Construction Battalion
, c" S0 E' U6 Z# Q' a# p0 M n Socotra RN Det 2 _1 L$ o ~" | h$ R8 C
RAF 221 Group Wing
* t2 V' ?* V; X; c( R) j% W 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
& v8 N7 G' {. O6 g a g' x7 b 1/2nd Det Hyderabad 7 n; L* c% ~' Z w* F
168th Field Artillery Regiment
$ V8 t5 y, X! i* m1 z5 G7 D& F) u 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
& c- l4 M! t# p. ?4 S* } 1/3 Det. West Coast
% z4 u2 p( d8 o8 Z+ s4 l 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment2 F/ D; `9 d) w8 f5 U
21st Light AA Regiment
, K# [5 }# U1 i3 b# A 208th Coast AA Regiment
8 C1 ]. S6 e# w O! D 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
( L; l @; o3 ~+ X- t3 _5 c3 T 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3 v5 g# G3 ~1 t; ` 181st Field Artillery Regiment3 T( }, Z7 S; X5 @! |* Y
1st Marine Defense Battalion
8 s- S3 X" n5 V2 g. `& O 1st Peshawar Base Force
" N6 l$ d% i2 U) l% @: S RAF 224 Group Base Force& W# G" K- j$ {9 ?4 z& t
2nd Central India Base Force
% O: C' J y' G4 q; O7 p$ c3 b, k) Y 94th Coast AA Regiment' } ^5 E- m3 } k6 [) A# g0 T
2nd Peshawar Base Force
9 e7 P5 h4 n) [! H+ v 2/9th Field Regiment
/ b* [1 k, ?5 Z& Y3 D# B) o9 s% _ 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
1 L4 F: H; a* ~0 ?1 `2 P 2/13th Field Regiment
% b& W+ U' O( [. _7 U A) ~9 g 216th Coast AA Regiment
* M4 N9 |0 J7 S7 h6 @( t 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
* ]9 N2 D7 R4 A7 G+ G 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment" T e, @7 \8 P0 |* w/ V, S) ]' o
24th Indian Engineer Battalion8 `5 f0 X3 g" l- \1 U% r
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment. n5 D6 }6 y D: `: M2 F
1/1 Central Detach.
' k3 \; i0 D3 }7 }' c @ 2/11th Field Regiment0 k+ [6 ?! \3 H1 A' W& }4 K
43rd Construction Regiment2 a# T2 k& J8 @1 s! R/ p
1/2 Ceylon Det
^: T$ @; d; b2 l 2nd West Coast Base Force9 C. g; e9 |) k6 L
1st Indian Light AA Regiment8 k8 n9 A0 m4 |" W: b$ b) l
3rd Central India Base Force# k3 X. O/ f) L
1/2 Det. South Ind 1 f& h: } ]3 [3 F8 X
1/1 Ceylon Det. $ ?& D3 q! B" R7 n& j" N* m
1/1 Det. West Coast 5 r4 z" ]: Y6 I( _0 ]
3rd NW Frontier Base Force6 R% g z" e5 o% i5 z% c
8th Medium Regiment
8 d$ o$ d8 G' g7 r 1/2 Det. West Coast / b$ O. q, Q4 |
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
( @* I( R' H+ ]' j/ ~8 ?3 s 1/2 Central Detach.
) o* ~: b6 ~; Q3 g RAF 221 Group Base Force- X9 h' A2 z7 K5 o; [4 s& s
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
0 b. Q1 B9 f' |3 D" R 113th Infantry Regiment* G+ d. |$ T! R$ j! U/ E) |
61st Infantry Group 2 j9 G1 N& E. {0 y) Y
55th Infantry Regiment3 {! |* e4 p- T
52nd Division
; q6 o$ H( X6 @' @5 j 62nd Infantry Group + C5 r2 F# c* J8 A1 W
21st Infantry Regiment8 ~% w$ x. N. |& s/ I* j
33rd Division
: B* |9 j" b0 \( y/ d3 x4 d 56th Infantry Regiment
+ s0 f4 I8 _% r 4th/A Division
: \( c2 ?% o% p! k 38th Division, T0 I& s9 |% I
Imperial Guards/B Division
; D) l/ m8 k6 W n4 p# {3 v3 v 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ \% y- Z* L% C) h
3rd Mortar Battalion
/ q0 x D! u* _1 {( `! f, V2 j 5th Mortar Battalion, w7 I. x1 X3 h4 M7 T
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion2 T+ r5 L! V& K
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
* ?+ g4 b6 w6 J# a* K 9th RF Gun Battalion/ e3 I7 j. R+ U4 C- ~3 w2 q/ ?
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ `) Z' y3 p; |/ `# I/ M' b* f! O
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion- c) j T; V8 _8 v+ }& k$ p
25th Army ]" W" T$ D& H2 t' A+ {" w/ B
5th Field Artillery Regiment3 W2 d# _6 X1 a, A8 v( |4 H
8th RF Gun Battalion5 m- j* ~$ u4 Z
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment% p# ~1 C: K8 f
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion3 \# i0 j! T5 c, D) Q( z" B( d, [
16th Army: t( @$ c" {5 |4 R C6 p
15th Army7 v8 k/ j: ~) m% v" }7 D2 C
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
. d4 v L. C. B4 _% _ 10th RF Gun Battalion
' M/ C$ S& J, S) F& h4 U 11th RF Gun Battalion |