AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42$ r+ a5 k! A$ E8 g7 n% S# S" W
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卡拉奇的抵抗超出大本营的预期,看来只有堵住了 。。。. T, i T4 o3 m1 a: |2 Q5 B
4 g& \8 ?& f2 I3 z* H& M& @ bGround combat at Karachi (40,8)
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Japanese Deliberate attack P- M5 Q2 W- F) d7 W7 z
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Attacking force 314750 troops, 3414 guns, 1339 vehicles, Assault Value = 11421" i# g4 ]$ p9 O; v% p2 |( i3 C
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Defending force 189570 troops, 3585 guns, 3844 vehicles, Assault Value = 4480
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7 [9 o" S" d& _$ Q( JJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Japanese adjusted assault: 4675 ( a" N% u9 B' C* P0 r
% \! P. U, G8 }3 bAllied adjusted defense: 11377 n0 k$ A4 B) e
0 q6 q9 E+ }8 S3 V+ Z8 xJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) * E6 Q" o; |, a! t2 C
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Combat modifiers
+ n% A4 H, O/ o& h1 l: {Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
: `% A7 D2 F+ i+ MAttacker: # E- ~8 [5 L; G- m8 I
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Japanese ground losses:
% S1 O. U; ^! d3 @+ H& V" R4 r 48307 casualties reported
# ~9 ]7 K6 _; Z0 l n7 X% [ Squads: 478 destroyed, 3458 disabled# W9 {; G/ [1 |9 p
Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 540 disabled
+ b4 n& ~0 @! n Engineers: 59 destroyed, 521 disabled3 M9 r2 B( g4 e% D8 D
Guns lost 500 (41 destroyed, 459 disabled)
) w; h; t1 s/ l9 j0 [ s Vehicles lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled). o. R" Z3 h7 |4 R( W8 U1 ]
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Allied ground losses:1 A. T$ y8 Z: c% C: T0 ^. Y% x
5126 casualties reported
4 d$ j3 |& [" X: T5 A) Z Squads: 45 destroyed, 378 disabled- r m6 ~% V3 }# `$ q8 u0 }
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 269 disabled, M* y. q. j" T# C# Z% Z2 {& k
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 287 disabled: M8 g; B( A6 ^8 j. n
Guns lost 380 (20 destroyed, 360 disabled)
# F5 M& D- k, d. l Vehicles lost 121 (10 destroyed, 111 disabled): N/ ^5 l. B5 ]8 \1 V' P4 P0 `$ V1 {
Units destroyed 6" W5 {9 X5 Z1 N; {0 Q. w( g2 J
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Assaulting units:) _# z1 q+ i+ }- M+ f" ?0 ?# ]
65th Brigade
: a( _" t/ b. Y5 N5 L* } 55th Infantry Regiment* y8 \8 T, B5 B2 p$ Z
56th Infantry Regiment% F$ z; S0 a7 E& w3 q. d7 x# a. h
56th Engineer Regiment% ]0 w% m# [7 I' n
Imperial Guards/A Division
- M% I: `. s0 F& s6 p& p7 @ 9th Infantry Regiment
' Z& Y4 M d7 a 21st/A Division
: }! z1 d, Z4 w- T( i Yokosuka 4th SNLF
0 T- }5 e# e d4 U, s1 e 62nd Infantry Group / M! {3 K! B( f# c
61st Infantry Group # m' @8 X/ s) j E* ~
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
8 H$ k4 A1 z, O- |0 d 41st Infantry Regiment
- X: W/ G' c0 g/ r 39th/B Division
. q: ?0 j; d6 A' t A1 ~: r 6th Guards/C Division
1 _- C; V6 E w 24th Infantry Regiment
# A# f( C* m: }$ }' I" p+ ~ 55th Infantry Brigade
# g+ E) i/ C4 p. ?8 K9 Q$ H5 |. E 48th Engineer Regiment9 B& E1 I4 ~, R* s; V [
21st/B Division, u' X, R+ R6 u5 i: g9 B
Imperial Guards/C Division
/ f ?% Z$ r- J6 ]% X' ^ 11th Infantry Regiment
- n. c6 N) k% s! G2 z+ m Maizuru 3rd SNLF% ?# i% `# O5 q: W8 \) t' Z
21st Infantry Regiment* h6 Z" W, E. N! ~+ x/ Q% ^
16th Engineer Regiment: i7 X; V4 W# a+ c# w. m
86th Naval Guard Unit. a9 j4 h, | j( ~6 D
Guards Tank Division
( F# T" N* P' C* n( H6 L1 U 12th Engineer Regiment
4 ?9 C) z3 F! n2 a4 `" @ 20th Infantry Regiment1 B" ]( _( [8 C) d
146th Infantry Regiment' B5 f: s* ?4 |* I2 _+ _- h
33rd Division. f# u. Z( U0 D! \3 r7 A, O' ]) f
38th Division
+ R7 o4 u+ o2 g* J2 g f Tanaka Detachment
5 H) M' d8 s1 P9 T9 S2 K" e S# [ 16th Infantry Regiment" P! e- E. _8 q
113th Infantry Regiment8 p+ L' U9 s% L' K- e
4th Guards Division6 p1 X/ Z9 P y& e# f. O
47th Infantry Regiment
* `5 }# j* j7 |5 f 33rd Infantry Regiment8 h# k& i& E) L/ s
Kure 5th SNLF; e/ v* n$ s3 ]6 ?0 Z# S
64th Naval Guard Unit, @) ~8 [' `$ v4 d1 {) J$ ^# a
Kure 2nd SNLF # H" r2 n' u' ?0 i0 f1 C
14th Guards Regiment" @! m% e/ K4 A8 y1 [/ A" Y
17th Indpt Guards Regiment; X# ~) ]3 [/ z: G
16th Guards Regiment2 P. n" s3 G* }) {
17th Infantry Regiment
- N; L# C; D0 u8 b4 f' u 54th Division
% ]: B1 W/ j# y 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade* h8 c( V1 {, n- {9 E8 C0 ~
39th/C Division
1 U% `! s2 ~( m K Imperial Guards/B Division+ t, V1 U; e( w/ n5 b- L
Yokosuka 5th SNLF! p) T z3 M! Q9 _: d
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
7 Q" k, ^% r5 f; l+ L6 p* U 6th Guards/A Division" }( ^+ V1 R- R" M. W2 F P
39th/A Division& I# {. E* s, F% p$ f/ {" R" c
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
. w K& p7 C; J6 X 5th Amphibious Brigade
# u/ w) i+ a- x, N. d Sasebo 5th SNLF4 m7 }: ~" y9 R# R. L5 v% O# ?/ J
2nd Engineer Regiment/ r* s" s9 Y" d2 g
148th Infantry Regiment
8 F9 {( I( \' d6 @ Yokosuka Assault SNLF+ @! Q T1 n% D- N+ a. w
112th Infantry Regiment3 ^/ c0 _$ E1 n+ ], G# Y$ z g7 ~6 W
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
+ c. R1 n0 m$ s Z4 P' k 6th Guards/B Division
8 e' d+ N; ]3 f 5th Guards Engineer Regiment+ D5 f2 L, T7 d4 T9 u; O
5th Engineer Regiment e2 B: _' ?7 r
31st Infantry Regiment6 Y5 a9 A& C+ y# q; u, |6 L9 d
15th Guards Regiment5 C L3 `/ u9 _* h, q
55th Engineer Regiment- I. L! n+ F- F9 Q# H8 h
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
8 n$ u: b" [# X2 m Sasebo 8th SNLF- f% d% x8 P3 C
4th/B Division
6 d" B5 K- F% c 52nd Division2 a7 k0 Q' \# z* k8 I
4th/C Division
* ^- p: G4 X, o/ R9 X 53rd Division
% u$ p n0 ]0 L3 x7 Q 4th/A Division$ j7 \9 e' t1 v2 [& s- S# Z: B
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
8 @* k6 \! j) J1 Y4 i1 T 42nd Infantry Regiment
0 z' \ W( t, b; ^" z 67th Infantry Group 7 x! |6 J1 w+ h. J; I
21st/C Division, X% K* q* }" h! Y0 ~( z c
14th Army' Z3 m- R( O! P( n% D. K2 ~3 Z5 s
5th Mortar Battalion& O8 S$ g7 }' `3 Z- o: q8 P& _
11th RF Gun Battalion
2 o* Q2 [4 {8 K G 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion- u& C3 r- s- U( q3 [. l) c
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion! |: j/ g M2 u$ I0 |% Y" u
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment2 B B! p, \. E
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4 L" h2 m [. W3 L" e, \' ~ 25th Army
4 a' j# G% _' c' i/ X" ^) W 55th Mountain Gun Regiment
3 C! S+ l$ ?# { 16th Army
: [- U' X0 F/ y! Y, z 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion0 t) J8 T2 s& B8 K& I
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
# _/ c6 V1 c' A8 F( | 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion" n- w! H4 u' ]1 v0 \% ]# w, e6 O
10th RF Gun Battalion
/ L# M; ]% e, n x 1st RF Gun Battalion$ u$ W4 c4 \, @+ `" P
Southern Army1 g% ^ u- z- s6 X
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
$ z6 n3 g9 x( |% ?7 z2 _, R! [ 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! Z. h8 ~, b$ p8 m0 E ]6 K' | 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
; P' F/ V4 N+ `/ A( u 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment( u, C5 Q% f# `4 W
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
, i4 M4 j/ a, J5 A A8 c4 ] 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) \! F/ z" p0 h# b3 q2 o% C 9th RF Gun Battalion
/ L' j" ~. h; N7 i 5th Field Artillery Regiment1 h3 X7 l1 z ^2 D
8th RF Gun Battalion
' S' p0 t* e3 A, m9 } 3rd Mortar Battalion( S- Y `) V3 Z% t4 G# f
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
: a: ~& V4 Q8 }4 B, e; s3 A! { 18th Mountain Gun Regiment( U" Z1 F8 K) v) o
15th Army
" h0 M$ c. W. d% R5 c9 b 2nd Mortar Battalion
. y2 {5 U; b0 o+ a9 q: |: r 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
S: g; F# b0 @ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ ^" X! `0 Z. { |: G! i1 Q& p 48th Field Artillery Regiment
1 r& g! X+ S# |4 r# O 56th Field Artillery Regiment* G& f( |6 ^6 r5 m
21st Army2 t+ g6 I4 u+ c0 C
6 O/ }: n- D" J% b7 F" MDefending units:
, W- k x! J. u# y 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
0 G' a& s9 v W G8 ^" Q I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion- [$ g4 v+ Y4 N" t) I2 e5 A9 v5 R* f
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion# B8 K1 ^5 t: {! B
46th Indian Brigade
9 n- p5 K' n; V1 D& L* z 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion0 r( b8 q- l6 h1 Y7 y
19th Indian Division
0 p) `$ s- ^, B- d% N4 W 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion" |1 d6 `5 w+ q6 U
267th Armoured Brigade0 w; C6 j! w# L8 u4 @- `" f# K( o7 D, s/ L
2/17 Dogra Battalion: |+ U: ~. S, C: L- G/ r1 r2 r: X
63rd Indian Brigade9 s) M& [& Y6 R
Kowloon Brigade0 B! [+ Y' ^& G- w$ c( y {1 ?9 ^
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
1 H0 }! p, W* M- v 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion$ t5 F* C' @* o- @ H
5/2nd Punjab Battalion: h) j! ^$ G# _ i: A( Q
75th Indian Brigade) F' X( B7 }3 p- ?5 e6 |
182nd Infantry Regiment8 ~9 \ z0 F: l, z3 P9 |, ]$ m1 M; A
36th Indian Brigade( {5 }% z4 x9 W G- \2 z
3rd Cavalry Regiment
: }" W2 b: O. A' O 132nd Infantry Regiment s0 j4 H J3 J9 F; G5 {( |
7th Hussars Regiment
3 N2 y0 x" Z1 m) {4 M) a5 I 16th Indian Brigade
h% x# X V! p- G8 v# u 8th Indian Brigade9 |5 Q @, r0 q8 [
26th Indian Division) q' Y3 A8 a' G( `9 F& ^# t& W
Karachi Fortress) J0 E* ?) _4 E- y5 l
48th Gurkha Brigade2 U, }" A4 E( b
73rd Motorised Brigade3 \0 y; O+ b3 A) P( A7 G
84th Indian Brigade6 u7 u1 g$ I' t) u$ u- g" C( @
Madras Police Battalion* V% I0 u5 K6 Z, p. S. ~0 t
16th British Brigade
5 z) m/ C" q) h/ I 1st Assam Rifles Battalion
4 ?( l; k) K" V, y. \ t 75th IAC Regiment6 H$ v, |; h& K! E. g
70th British Division! E z& L, B# N, d
99th Indian Brigade
9 d N3 Q' p, O R 20th Indian Division
0 n( @- t/ U: F: x 45th Recce Regiment
/ g+ X5 U8 [& M H0 W 2nd Marine Raider Battalion. s; [8 G/ W3 ?& W9 o+ a7 h
23rd British Brigade
# j; k, s) s! l, A9 U 6/16th Punjab Battalion; Z2 l. {0 D& Q
14th British Brigade* d( c2 O! w: F3 {
4th Assam Rifles Battalion- f4 X3 K0 r" d% W
50th Tank Brigade2 K& ]. z6 J8 d+ B) h/ a9 B
7th Aus Div Cav Regiment) e, y' G4 ?. q6 o& a3 M8 @
255th Armoured Brigade
0 X9 y% H; _' U/ w- e2 L8 Z4 N5 k6 K 164th Infantry Regiment
; B( K& }# a; H! v% j 3/16th Punjab Battalion# k& `6 P+ [* j2 ?0 }5 D8 `
2/15 Punjab Battalion, e4 n: z* i5 Q5 n9 W
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment. J6 k/ v; q1 J3 p! H- G: g
26th Indian Brigade& J; r4 |5 z! j
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
+ O* M/ n- k! D3 ? 100th Indian Brigade
. q; s6 D3 g/ l, z U 88th Indian Brigade
+ k" @' `9 B2 y1 V# U8 A5 P+ \3 q 28th Gurkha Brigade
$ |* C, ~% w" C) |$ U/ d6 Y 6th Indian Brigade# }: W! E/ o0 o+ i. y7 n
22nd (East African) Brigade' G: ^/ W. J& _) ^
754th Tank Battalion4 q5 k3 j& ?8 g/ X! N
RM Viper Force
' i6 k1 @& {' K! V E7 P5 W7 [ 5/14th Punjab Battalion
- [* l7 v& D ~. @2 H$ m9 e 44th Indian Brigade
: j6 g( J6 R7 Y; H, v 45th Indian Brigade
( ^1 Z' Z8 c9 N, g) B) Z( j 15th Indian Brigade
* k, |+ h. B5 w+ n( H* p 6/15th Punjab Battalion9 q! t) [' k: z' u
23rd Indian Division+ _7 A! r' ^' b$ R& Z
22nd Indian Brigade- _% k% T2 i% W# f) P8 t9 O! h' X4 H6 `
23rd Indian Brigade1 z/ H, b( {. O' |+ H' F7 f
Waziristan Division D/ {$ k j" r2 x
1/1 Det. South Ind
' n+ U3 \5 h, d$ o) ~ 208th Coast AA Regiment" |8 Y% X# o+ U/ Q/ ` E& x5 }
Port Blair RN Det
: i4 `9 o) {$ w2 f- h- t: y: v& P 1/3 Ceylon Det 2 O+ S3 U1 F+ A6 h. j' `
94th Coast AA Regiment# G: |8 M( E; V4 |, f, _6 ^1 B9 c# q
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
& g) ~6 v Z+ s& t Tenth USAAF
Y# R) v2 @/ i/ U* X4 ~; I' p RAF 222 Group Base Force+ N& {' }3 D3 S0 O+ K
Sikh Construction Battalion
4 H( b( V6 S. x, b% M/ X 95th Heavy AA Regiment
! q+ k u+ I: n 1st Bengal Construction Battalion+ R' H' ]4 Y: ^* r ]3 x8 |
1/3 Det. West Coast 6 U6 n. ?$ V% k" H& r. }
1st Peshawar Base Force+ k7 G7 I% b2 Y* T# D
1/2nd Det Hyderabad
2 l7 v' ^1 `. L# x0 d 1st Marine Defense Battalion _* I9 `: f) l" j8 p3 L) h7 @' p; l/ J
3rd NW Frontier Base Force- l1 H% |' P/ K
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment7 s0 H( G& h3 A9 |3 C
RAF 225 Group Wing * q Q8 }) l) f, n" y
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion: \! I" {: y) T8 }9 A X4 R4 o( }4 f
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
. p+ t: C8 A* t! T% R+ Z 70th Coast AA Regiment$ U6 f# X8 p) O2 y; b
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force X2 i: J0 U- B4 M) P/ X0 B
1/2 Det. West Coast
% Z+ { H. I# t7 D( e AHQ India ) x, u G. X- |; C. N! z
102nd RN Base Force
) k. m; }7 k4 E- y. M& f/ K3 i% ~ 2nd Hyderabad Base Force
4 J3 p, ^: \! n0 h# c0 f+ C3 g; K 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment) M# o) e4 ~7 W$ w: y
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 F9 ]" M1 x0 o 2nd Central India Base Force* T; D0 k; P' ^' ^* y! J
24th Indian Engineer Battalion+ D" J. S9 A, d3 }- k8 M' o1 R
1/2 Det. South Ind . d) p8 b Y0 a+ a O
Pathan Construction Battalion
8 z( w' V/ H% h! Y+ F 8th Medium Regiment; o- E* N/ r# ^6 e) R% d S6 I
RAF 223 Group Base Force
1 A! y( O! j$ B# i9 P 116th RAF Base Force
( S$ M X2 ~# m* Q) I 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment9 @; D5 X- P) z/ F
1st Bombay Construction Battalion( d- z+ l2 X& P: ^* z6 e
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
6 l; v3 D5 {0 E- V RAF 221 Group Base Force5 y1 |. H* d2 O* e, T! c r! R
1/3 Det. South Ind
3 W5 d! R# S+ k O* A" x' _ 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment& A3 Q* W, @& d9 s6 t
9/8th Punjab Battalion6 h4 \1 H- C; W9 y6 p
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
& z7 S# E/ ~- F 4/3rd Det. NW Front , ?1 H# e8 J4 @: S8 v( i
2nd Peshawar Base Force6 Q8 g* m! \# Y t2 \, [: k! m
2nd NW Frontier Base Force+ ?% c5 U% l/ @
2/13th Field Regiment8 V) B ^$ {/ T, H$ K' D
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment3 Y( P0 i7 l6 X. `
197th Coast AA Regiment
5 ^* u# D1 V) w+ ] Socotra RN Det
* M" j6 [/ e. Q% a 6th Medium Regiment
+ i t0 s# l4 o2 @6 c& H8 J 4/4th Det NW Front
8 O/ p' S( K. ]5 f, N 1/2 Ceylon Det 2 e! R4 s! l- V w( f4 Y$ m* z+ g
225 Group RAF $ h" g5 U# O0 A. Z: F
96th Coast AA Regiment
% [8 ?' l5 A# H# d. H 1/1 Det. West Coast 2 |. o0 l. j6 n9 m
RAF 223 Group Wing
% ]; f% X0 h$ J1 k 1/4 Central Detach.
: I- y- {8 s7 O+ B1 x 2/11th Field Regiment& n: v5 O. O& ]2 a
77th Heavy AA Regiment
. r. M: \: S0 Z2 Z5 ~" r 1/2 Central Detach.
J/ G1 Q! j( M/ [; n" d, W 1/3 Central Detach. - R& t6 F4 P% {9 V9 A @
181st Field Artillery Regiment
' V) f9 }- w# [2 B 1/1 Central Detach. - c% i6 l) D/ h: H% |2 ^
168th Field Artillery Regiment' t9 V9 I( d/ U u' F
1/1 Ceylon Det. " E3 S- R+ M i6 S
1/198th Coast AA Battalion; x- _: V1 u1 t
23rd Indian Engineer Battalion4 I' Y' j% g/ t7 K; W% A
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment a6 |, O1 f+ C4 Y
43rd Construction Regiment
$ Z& D( A: Z' G( ~" W1 q 42nd Construction Regiment
- J( f1 y9 ^" b$ W h 2nd West Coast Base Force$ H: e- m7 X2 g9 s
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
5 ~" R/ q: i# H2 j8 G$ v 3rd Central India Base Force
2 J2 I2 f: W; z7 |6 J$ M* |% [1 U \ 1st NW Frontier Base Force+ o9 X+ I! \- F1 `
4/1st Det. NW Front $ c& Q; z8 [% T M9 |/ R
1st Madras Construction Battalion& w0 T: |# Q s# C% p
RAF 221 Group Wing 8 k4 m) q$ z$ L* J. H) ?
30th Coast AA Regiment: m9 m- p$ R& S( v& ^: l5 t( ?; _- ?
India Command * S1 I% k, t( w) p; x3 h1 }! _
1/5 Det. South Ind , A, C$ h; O+ z$ W' h: W
1/1st Det Hyderabad
9 ^' S5 D/ t: N: x 4/2nd Det. NW Front
, T/ T {+ i0 j% e9 r2 N 1/4 Det. South Ind
$ D7 d% j' f' r& r t2 v( Y 216th Coast AA Regiment H% F/ G, q. Z# o1 o
2/9th Field Regiment; z8 ^7 j% z, R* n" L& [
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment) ~2 }. M" t' j2 a7 ~2 Z( |
RAF 224 Group Base Force
$ w& {* q' P, [( d% K& S 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
0 R/ M- H+ O N/ `$ Y 223rd Field Artillery Battalion* B# I) {. d l8 |
21st Light AA Regiment
; Z" Z* d5 {, w 428th Coast AA Battalion |