AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42
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' ]. t4 m( t& v% m5 y) X" x卡拉奇的抵抗超出大本营的预期,看来只有堵住了 。。。2 A0 s& P( I- U% T m! f$ }
1 t3 e4 }4 n& i" Q% ~Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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Japanese Deliberate attack1 [% {7 S7 U9 s$ i
, _$ o7 Q3 y3 P+ @5 g; h9 f L9 x4 tAttacking force 314750 troops, 3414 guns, 1339 vehicles, Assault Value = 11421
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Defending force 189570 troops, 3585 guns, 3844 vehicles, Assault Value = 4480
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Japanese adjusted assault: 4675
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Allied adjusted defense: 11377
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) 1 K: F3 H/ Q& j6 Q' B; C
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Combat modifiers
' d( [9 P/ B' sDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
* a1 e8 i1 I {$ n+ s Z' hAttacker: % u4 Y6 d) _8 g0 v% S& k0 m
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Japanese ground losses:# V8 i N: e8 W9 U K$ \* @
48307 casualties reported
6 J; d4 D& T3 T# j! J9 u/ E9 K- s- l) { Squads: 478 destroyed, 3458 disabled/ u+ P9 K, z' J. n' ]: K
Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 540 disabled' M9 a. r1 b$ W' D
Engineers: 59 destroyed, 521 disabled# t, G1 J5 d Q& Z6 o( }
Guns lost 500 (41 destroyed, 459 disabled)! K1 m! k% d6 H9 m$ b- l
Vehicles lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled)
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# r5 T$ {& O1 C# vAllied ground losses:
- b9 a( k( l- k; x* C 5126 casualties reported
! ~6 ]+ r; C( J2 n' v Squads: 45 destroyed, 378 disabled
! N8 S( H3 E$ d' o8 f& `: ^2 D8 O Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 269 disabled$ t! H; R9 m/ D# y. H5 h" l
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 287 disabled
. S2 W* f) ]% v0 H! _" w$ G Guns lost 380 (20 destroyed, 360 disabled): T) |0 o/ R' ^0 d0 Q+ q
Vehicles lost 121 (10 destroyed, 111 disabled)2 n: @9 ~4 |' n$ J
Units destroyed 6# @1 J6 z( C' W" K* |9 E
; F% | [" w) i+ ~: q( a$ x0 Z5 @" ZAssaulting units:
3 U# p J1 i; E: M- G 65th Brigade
6 {) n- a; c! j. m$ u 55th Infantry Regiment
5 L) h" R. Q4 B, x4 u, Q5 J 56th Infantry Regiment; P! P V4 w5 r: \* [
56th Engineer Regiment! o& R" ~- s7 e1 G" f$ n0 S1 [. Q
Imperial Guards/A Division7 R2 o: o2 |- O5 x5 R- C& R! n( N& P
9th Infantry Regiment
0 U- ?/ t% g2 A9 B8 v, z; d: N 21st/A Division
9 g1 m; K1 B( U- u Yokosuka 4th SNLF
# V9 S! D" B) q# V 62nd Infantry Group 1 E0 o: U5 z* w S0 ~0 W, L# `1 G
61st Infantry Group ( ]1 S8 K1 J. D
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
& `- m1 V4 H- m. [+ D 41st Infantry Regiment# D5 u0 E, x' `1 t
39th/B Division, p' Z9 W3 |2 i0 f3 m( H) o
6th Guards/C Division- P+ G3 ^) v: U% t+ v# P
24th Infantry Regiment
- Q9 i- l& E# A4 ~! H 55th Infantry Brigade2 H- R& ?" \3 \* g
48th Engineer Regiment* m: v2 f; u( i6 ] J
21st/B Division6 Y8 A: I; i, `% K( q
Imperial Guards/C Division
# _( E" \% Z, I' E 11th Infantry Regiment/ s& j! t* s# r, l; }
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
6 F% _( E+ Y/ S 21st Infantry Regiment
* V! N* |% |: W# R8 d) u6 e 16th Engineer Regiment; O) ~3 A# W% K7 I2 Y: G, A z
86th Naval Guard Unit: Q7 [/ f) z4 B& G Q4 o, X
Guards Tank Division' T/ ]. t% D: n2 a" G0 r+ a& T/ b
12th Engineer Regiment3 e* g0 q9 ~ y; Z, G
20th Infantry Regiment& o2 O( o% F" m8 E( J0 K
146th Infantry Regiment
/ d* h. Z* `# q3 K/ h# j 33rd Division
4 {+ F( k: R, K. ] h 38th Division
' l# d) k* e& F9 C- S4 H$ \- I Tanaka Detachment$ p, `% E9 J$ J$ j M
16th Infantry Regiment
* B9 \* h" X% A, L" B 113th Infantry Regiment
. i$ R3 d0 D7 l: f 4th Guards Division& w, ]$ O d. M4 o
47th Infantry Regiment
7 Z1 b5 D/ Q+ t7 O* `, d; i2 ]+ _6 ` 33rd Infantry Regiment4 u5 @& F: G4 l9 k
Kure 5th SNLF
% i! ?6 D8 ^& S2 P7 F 64th Naval Guard Unit( \7 G& D& j v% M% T
Kure 2nd SNLF
* ~+ L1 b; h- K 14th Guards Regiment( ~( {( ?% l5 X' K9 q1 b6 a' c. ~
17th Indpt Guards Regiment/ N6 e" r" f# |
16th Guards Regiment' [; f* m: }$ h+ [1 O0 Q
17th Infantry Regiment( w) n! \+ E, Q* M) b& V
54th Division6 s1 P/ X. O& D6 ~" x+ \8 j, e
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6 B( O/ q. n. M 39th/C Division
8 {' j7 G. P( I9 |4 C Imperial Guards/B Division
$ K1 h4 v& u/ ?+ Z4 S# v Yokosuka 5th SNLF
5 u9 j. o, z d9 M) q3 w4 L 32nd Nav Gsn Unit
7 K7 ~( W* i0 u% }( n5 {1 {- L 6th Guards/A Division' x" u- H' n/ s, @3 j) i2 G7 T7 d# [
39th/A Division
$ P! \( s4 G$ c5 e! Z( Q Sasebo 3rd SNLF
8 q+ W/ N- v7 g' F1 u 5th Amphibious Brigade5 p; _1 T7 _% {/ G
Sasebo 5th SNLF0 i1 k. F& Q [
2nd Engineer Regiment; E3 @' g+ ?2 S$ J: t% F: c
148th Infantry Regiment
7 t# J {( F D3 G8 x: H* U; F9 c Yokosuka Assault SNLF
$ q5 }; Q( X; _( |" b 112th Infantry Regiment
# g4 z! v. m: L' W 7th Ind.Tank Brigade
5 h) F; P& P' {. k+ E; l P 6th Guards/B Division
4 f8 }5 D: p$ _8 c3 P 5th Guards Engineer Regiment4 N _" s3 ~3 G4 a( I+ @, K
5th Engineer Regiment
4 d* f# r, z l6 r/ S$ `/ i 31st Infantry Regiment
7 `2 p8 _! K* u% a3 o4 h 15th Guards Regiment& x2 F6 }6 ?7 V1 X D' h7 g1 L
55th Engineer Regiment& I8 N$ O; A- `. Z) }
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment8 \- P7 A' [; o& D# a# ^. e
Sasebo 8th SNLF0 t/ e5 J3 j1 V( @8 L0 X
4th/B Division
( q; l* Q) O# y; |* y+ K 52nd Division/ C; @2 F# O8 T. `- z6 l
4th/C Division
) U2 j3 x9 r" |; `% Q 53rd Division
9 |5 b$ g* Q& A8 H 4th/A Division7 I* R) J9 v- r7 R& ?* s0 F
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 ^: R8 E% m3 O5 }1 P9 o 42nd Infantry Regiment0 O6 g+ R3 [; V6 n
67th Infantry Group
/ i/ [! Q5 L0 m" _9 e* `9 B( c 21st/C Division% f! p9 i" e. Y H. U$ t, @( ]2 |
14th Army
' p2 \: Z2 W* p u$ l' U. Y 5th Mortar Battalion
6 K1 C+ C7 g1 t2 g8 F2 Y G 11th RF Gun Battalion2 ~' d" B* j4 d! g$ t# g& A
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
) q( g6 f1 x) r; `6 ^ 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion; N. D1 D [" `, H% S0 r
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment: a/ g! H0 g% J1 x) x9 X2 K; }) X
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6 s: Z. o% r, { T 25th Army. J; {$ z# k6 [+ S' v
55th Mountain Gun Regiment/ U. @" d# |5 g0 u4 s! w$ V5 q
16th Army! r: H8 g& B, Y/ G
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 X w( j5 _$ i. @8 {$ ~) | 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion, x$ X$ M" H: A5 y) w* K
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
% y8 z7 ~+ f' D0 l, V 10th RF Gun Battalion
7 L* ^8 a) D+ l 1st RF Gun Battalion3 g8 |: v; D- Q8 r, F
Southern Army$ l* P$ c4 }, T2 R( q* F9 \4 R
2nd Field Artillery Regiment( t$ k5 d: N1 y7 C7 ?
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, `. s' G2 d/ \: A- E# F. T8 r
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
" O% }" O3 y1 Z" Z0 o% E 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 b+ d% k; N5 d& h! E! V 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion5 z& D! z: m& a$ V3 {
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
. J; D1 _& _( s4 Z$ y+ g 9th RF Gun Battalion% ^1 [1 o. R* T4 |% d$ s. \4 k
5th Field Artillery Regiment5 i/ r" ~1 X9 q; i6 s
8th RF Gun Battalion9 Z2 x" z* ~% ?3 u4 P
3rd Mortar Battalion
3 a7 j" v+ N( |# R5 o+ i3 ^" U 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
+ F% Z& v% B! e) c$ v# B$ d 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
* o; b. V8 ]5 i# m8 u9 n0 r% K 15th Army5 X3 {/ A6 t; o; I3 b4 m
2nd Mortar Battalion( }3 e, Z3 C, }% @& i r* T2 G3 X
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
. [+ J3 I+ W1 U& C7 N- ^ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment. \$ \' ~5 J! {. n& T& N
48th Field Artillery Regiment
& j$ `8 F4 E( Z- u3 p, [ 56th Field Artillery Regiment: r/ }9 p3 _/ p6 e
21st Army9 S' v2 _! X9 t/ D' X" X8 J$ m. _' ?
# f. c: Y. ]% W* Z* MDefending units:
: r6 L- b* v; L( Q( c- l 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
5 i) k. d$ B0 i# s& g; r9 L I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2 }; @' @5 o' i 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
, c! }# I9 ~' ^# V4 k1 k 46th Indian Brigade
6 X! ^9 v1 W& Y1 E9 u: e0 v1 t 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
% d0 A5 ?8 U% R% h/ ` 19th Indian Division
0 ~6 O( T, U B( ]" f6 A' e# D. a; a 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
: y& T: ` \% U% F. q- f+ e 267th Armoured Brigade% ?8 a8 N0 M" Z" v
2/17 Dogra Battalion( W+ o1 r9 @( i
63rd Indian Brigade
$ O, A3 h8 A+ J$ |1 S- s! P Kowloon Brigade
% ?: v @# T0 s0 t4 t! q" V h9 Y 2nd Royal Tank Regiment2 z2 M" J6 X8 e6 ~, l6 D' h4 o& O
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion8 d0 m) u5 e; Q9 M4 }1 F4 Q5 [& K
5/2nd Punjab Battalion9 s- R+ s% L" t4 }
75th Indian Brigade- {: e; n' z- S( g: C! ~
182nd Infantry Regiment) F/ }0 R4 }6 B; F! x) {4 j2 y
36th Indian Brigade
4 @+ s0 v& Z1 _4 p 3rd Cavalry Regiment
: k- m# R6 N2 H( [& r: I 132nd Infantry Regiment
- n8 g1 L' Z* I' A2 V" }0 A 7th Hussars Regiment7 i! _7 f6 B4 Y; l; r- t8 [
16th Indian Brigade1 i5 Z1 ?8 o) N$ a4 J
8th Indian Brigade: p. O7 U* Y& E. z: W
26th Indian Division
( |4 y$ U3 I8 L% V6 Z8 k. E0 _ Karachi Fortress0 I: a: Y* O6 [, E- v5 m6 ?
48th Gurkha Brigade
4 |4 R& j A0 K) e) T8 @. h. {! g2 Z 73rd Motorised Brigade
" O+ I" |# X4 E( x; E2 {- F4 J; P+ O 84th Indian Brigade+ h1 l- w/ @" L8 E; k4 { z
Madras Police Battalion
1 R: q5 l% @7 J, h4 Y+ l3 N 16th British Brigade
1 r$ z- S# ?. }; j7 Z2 q& o, R) e 1st Assam Rifles Battalion
4 ]! @7 j- u! F+ }" i8 u 75th IAC Regiment
% H; q. Y' F/ V; @2 z! o4 r h! W3 _ 70th British Division
& J" A+ T3 n3 {, l 99th Indian Brigade! K* G# `" m6 r. ?! \4 ]
20th Indian Division, F% F* X, X6 e' u
45th Recce Regiment
" r; o5 z- `) E' a 2nd Marine Raider Battalion/ g" k% X- ~8 S
23rd British Brigade7 \+ C3 F% H" k; y4 g
6/16th Punjab Battalion
+ t# t9 l5 H7 i/ \ 14th British Brigade
9 F" o+ K6 |* e& p7 ?3 a 4th Assam Rifles Battalion
# r# _2 A% V1 Y* A 50th Tank Brigade( n3 f4 y' S- i8 ~/ x7 B# m% E4 V
7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
) Y+ v3 K" j# d 255th Armoured Brigade
, B* Z$ E) ?8 t" q3 G5 o2 R8 y, \ 164th Infantry Regiment
8 U8 l# n# L' l( y/ Z& _9 _ 3/16th Punjab Battalion
3 D0 d. r# z& f6 U9 A& O' Z r 2/15 Punjab Battalion$ w4 k3 e i! k) ^( u* ]6 Y; S
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
- P* z' C r( d$ y& c) D 26th Indian Brigade
1 X" f. ]( [) o: u) e' d9 ^ 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
1 G$ Y% E) d4 C) m6 w/ V( X! @ 100th Indian Brigade7 F3 a! s% n+ c, [& w# D
88th Indian Brigade
9 b( v' O2 j2 ~" i& @ 28th Gurkha Brigade& k" q/ K8 u b( S5 N
6th Indian Brigade! l' a+ s. i/ x2 `1 Z% x
22nd (East African) Brigade, l: `5 X0 h, k2 g! |$ r
754th Tank Battalion
+ l: @% d7 K$ M% r: }8 t i" E RM Viper Force
) n9 o9 d+ ~' e1 d 5/14th Punjab Battalion
) N" g/ \# v( {8 ]0 S( ~ 44th Indian Brigade
, ^/ i/ H6 `' m7 ]+ _ 45th Indian Brigade
; }2 @# Q, h6 L7 S. s- `* k 15th Indian Brigade
2 A% z# G" Y8 d* q 6/15th Punjab Battalion& F: \9 H: e0 O) ]
23rd Indian Division
% q* S: S/ [, \3 g 22nd Indian Brigade' s( @- N5 P8 D" z+ h9 h
23rd Indian Brigade
* {. P# n; `7 j Waziristan Division9 O$ w6 `/ y" N( [6 T$ X
1/1 Det. South Ind
( h+ g! Y* h+ p& Y 208th Coast AA Regiment5 }; A4 e% d1 a" i* W
Port Blair RN Det 8 U& b0 \' v7 N) b2 H, _1 k+ z6 [
1/3 Ceylon Det 3 s4 Y1 X! R0 |6 h# X
94th Coast AA Regiment
( `- ~2 s9 B3 c) Z$ ^ 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
! K" X0 O$ n9 g% Y Tenth USAAF , s8 G" x6 K- V- A2 U: c
RAF 222 Group Base Force
O& D" F$ Q8 L e: V, K0 O. Z* k Sikh Construction Battalion
! w% }. g- j3 A/ X 95th Heavy AA Regiment
0 z5 t: B6 I* M, r 1st Bengal Construction Battalion% N& f. ^9 I5 c4 ~
1/3 Det. West Coast
, B4 L, J, S* ^ s7 [( s 1st Peshawar Base Force6 x- P6 ^9 p2 ~* b0 a
1/2nd Det Hyderabad
k Y9 E% J: W) G1 z4 X2 u! o 1st Marine Defense Battalion- X% [, B* E( X) S% x' r
3rd NW Frontier Base Force7 C$ X* D0 B8 r$ ^# Y0 Z5 @2 N
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment6 G+ N! D* _7 m) A1 Y3 D- n
RAF 225 Group Wing
7 O6 x1 E& ~6 B- [2 U Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion. C) i; t3 u; f4 C8 U$ |
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
5 \; R' d2 x" x. z, n6 [ 70th Coast AA Regiment' e) d: o) c- j* w4 e
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force/ l, B# F7 p: {+ ~3 _! g
1/2 Det. West Coast 0 P* h: F- W8 D# B/ G9 K) p+ Q
AHQ India & X7 {+ o' s' e E- N9 B3 j M
102nd RN Base Force& V* E. A3 m' f; |0 G
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
* Y! p5 x. @% N3 D0 t9 C 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment2 Z4 U! H6 B$ [
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 [+ l7 p0 M! h& m3 F
2nd Central India Base Force
! x) ~6 y1 \+ P, {1 d 24th Indian Engineer Battalion
/ F9 H. ~8 G, t. d+ K) ? h 1/2 Det. South Ind
: M4 H, v5 o0 W$ G0 J Pathan Construction Battalion9 w" u' l1 h2 N: [/ n' J
8th Medium Regiment
# H b" o! P$ @2 k RAF 223 Group Base Force* k2 w6 h) t9 p
116th RAF Base Force# ~3 p: \4 V' d
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment- j% `7 j& Y1 J% F) J
1st Bombay Construction Battalion1 K1 Z0 D& O/ J: r9 r& m
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
$ D0 J( j6 C: v1 k/ n. R! X4 H. ^ RAF 221 Group Base Force
7 v, m& A) d6 Q 1/3 Det. South Ind
7 F% O1 o* H( S 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
0 | ]2 n4 `* ~0 t u6 Y 9/8th Punjab Battalion
/ Y5 b( R' [2 b6 X2 }5 \1 P 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion" ?+ Q* W: d. K, l! C: L
4/3rd Det. NW Front 9 }! K; V* [+ K4 ^2 ]/ K- N( E
2nd Peshawar Base Force
# E- P/ Y$ p R( ?, _' y/ G 2nd NW Frontier Base Force" [1 i7 u! K% ]
2/13th Field Regiment
4 p9 f* @) i0 D8 Y* o7 r 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
+ C9 w9 C, o: y5 p 197th Coast AA Regiment: Y6 @! o, D4 y4 z5 d
Socotra RN Det
$ H% s) y2 ~7 l3 g. F! } 6th Medium Regiment7 q" h$ G3 c. G5 U* `
4/4th Det NW Front - P% v5 @9 P) R4 ]4 p
1/2 Ceylon Det " _: k* c. o# f c. R
225 Group RAF
/ h. J2 Z/ E: \ 96th Coast AA Regiment! ~ ~4 B, b7 N& O
1/1 Det. West Coast
) H4 j; h: I9 _( w; V( S6 P/ Z RAF 223 Group Wing , S, S$ r7 Y i# F9 ?. N' \3 X4 V
1/4 Central Detach.
( Y+ M2 g( v. P4 B7 f' O, w) Z$ e 2/11th Field Regiment, K( T, F; A; U' V! v* t2 O$ r
77th Heavy AA Regiment
( A$ g5 n/ \' ?+ `* N: F6 J% b 1/2 Central Detach.
' `7 w* w6 w; Z9 h0 F: s 1/3 Central Detach. . p& g6 K3 {9 }' g3 r
181st Field Artillery Regiment9 L7 x8 R, N7 v7 R; G! ]3 Z6 a: B
1/1 Central Detach. - Y, _' T. g$ R0 a# J
168th Field Artillery Regiment
0 @$ q" l! ?% b4 b* `2 f! U) r [ 1/1 Ceylon Det.
* S k% `% U/ S6 j8 L9 h/ S( X 1/198th Coast AA Battalion
! j0 {" W, X: W" t( i 23rd Indian Engineer Battalion" |8 b% S* B+ D2 p( v: x6 o
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment, W5 s6 K$ e% T) |' q
43rd Construction Regiment( V3 s% l2 J: u. r( @8 q
42nd Construction Regiment
+ ^$ i0 [( i3 i3 L 2nd West Coast Base Force( e' }, Q& X3 \9 t
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
r q4 l4 U& W; u% i0 M f 3rd Central India Base Force
7 I3 Q! g+ X5 ~; @: s 1st NW Frontier Base Force
% @, \9 }3 z' x# i) _8 s 4/1st Det. NW Front $ {1 R _- b* Y+ ?4 S
1st Madras Construction Battalion, _4 {, J E% a, E" F
RAF 221 Group Wing
' b) s& I2 {8 |' K% O0 w 30th Coast AA Regiment
, k' P2 K+ z, y3 A+ D8 ~! l' i/ D India Command * F+ I; k# I5 j. o
1/5 Det. South Ind # `7 B, U1 [9 |1 j; E
1/1st Det Hyderabad
8 E9 X& o: L; g6 c 4/2nd Det. NW Front / R, Q& \0 Q: w y
1/4 Det. South Ind
5 Z" p9 l" Z; B: l, e 216th Coast AA Regiment6 } R, T( F5 b, p
2/9th Field Regiment% c' B% [4 v4 f2 w: ]
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment! j' B2 i0 G$ D2 |: e( r" l/ n' X4 t
RAF 224 Group Base Force# q6 y9 \1 q; F
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment) D# P2 C9 ^; _( N+ J
223rd Field Artillery Battalion5 O) o) f2 O; @/ H) D- Q
21st Light AA Regiment
Z1 X4 `+ d- v1 O4 I0 i; z) h 428th Coast AA Battalion |