AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42
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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 。。。
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7 Z8 c% W& u) ]& }$ A' L3 qGround combat at Karachi (40,8)' ]4 ]* C- R$ Z& K5 S# ~( u6 ^. F) n
% l/ j2 P" r% ?: uJapanese Deliberate attack/ K% P& t/ p: ]- [6 E6 j
3 B6 F2 }; @! h5 y1 oAttacking force 314750 troops, 3414 guns, 1339 vehicles, Assault Value = 11421: p4 ]/ z. t. y! w3 t( o
1 Q; g1 A9 F I9 zDefending force 189570 troops, 3585 guns, 3844 vehicles, Assault Value = 4480
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8, y7 O' X3 i. h, z
8 g( }& c; o& LJapanese adjusted assault: 4675
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* \& X0 Z7 i1 {4 V/ m' E5 ?6 XAllied adjusted defense: 11377 7 @6 d1 j7 C+ g' T D2 e
$ w V. \3 A; O; g- OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) 5 d, C' Y3 u' \2 F# j& H4 w
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Combat modifiers+ x' D$ m6 e$ R( c$ F* d- W
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
/ e% I. o, F6 z/ F$ z- nAttacker:
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4 v z4 N7 A# M6 l2 x' QJapanese ground losses:1 H; t) G1 B+ I+ C1 }6 k7 u
48307 casualties reported
+ [" O- I& }3 N- c4 m0 h Squads: 478 destroyed, 3458 disabled" b, o3 w( j9 m$ _3 T9 p
Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 540 disabled
) ?2 d5 u2 R& u% j/ B Engineers: 59 destroyed, 521 disabled( h' T2 s4 o8 k$ e- ?! [. u; S
Guns lost 500 (41 destroyed, 459 disabled)
# h- y, R' N# W& f% x Vehicles lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled)& C$ x2 ~ f; ]5 E9 V5 a& U
% X2 t3 I8 E3 F' D7 ~Allied ground losses:+ h# c. p! O" t" s4 b
5126 casualties reported/ n7 f, I y v6 R6 O
Squads: 45 destroyed, 378 disabled
5 b3 G: A! ], q8 u Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 269 disabled6 a* U3 l; T% [! Y, V
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 287 disabled& n& v' M9 b" ~( c; B; P4 c
Guns lost 380 (20 destroyed, 360 disabled)+ Q& R% L; j1 w0 ]8 ~! d! G9 x
Vehicles lost 121 (10 destroyed, 111 disabled)
) z+ L# Z' c7 u M; _2 M9 A Units destroyed 6$ V+ l* S! u% j/ Y
/ i) i! W' P2 @' z3 rAssaulting units:/ Y* g, c# e; n# a
65th Brigade
3 d( c' _# H( y0 q0 y8 i* N; U/ _ 55th Infantry Regiment
5 Z+ |) u/ I/ c% c. C; w5 ^! _1 l 56th Infantry Regiment
+ T& f W' p( i) O U 56th Engineer Regiment
7 f! C V: ^* S) D Imperial Guards/A Division
5 w, _% R! D% |+ G( V 9th Infantry Regiment2 ]) g* ~9 G c
21st/A Division
, U3 |, k- [4 _) Y7 n5 ` Yokosuka 4th SNLF) X) t4 U1 Z) s' q6 y& q1 f
62nd Infantry Group
0 p1 z7 `3 \* l) u+ o; [. N 61st Infantry Group
8 g5 p' c9 y( i$ Y 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment& a* u5 u% S: P/ B0 s( _
41st Infantry Regiment
! R0 S8 w/ J3 y& n9 y 39th/B Division! e# T& H, c1 B9 s
6th Guards/C Division( g& X9 R8 ^/ l- K4 r8 Q3 l
24th Infantry Regiment' u6 M; E c6 w2 V3 n9 w
55th Infantry Brigade/ B: R4 q' x7 n2 D7 m
48th Engineer Regiment
: ~( I' [, @/ j. u 21st/B Division% z0 i( Q) X; s9 {* [( E
Imperial Guards/C Division2 S* u! o0 m" a1 w% E
11th Infantry Regiment+ D+ _0 x& P/ i# |' I1 w3 [- B5 G
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
$ |. T0 z5 R- T3 d+ D: E7 M 21st Infantry Regiment
. B7 x6 ~6 {: \0 w9 ~" y& A 16th Engineer Regiment
( o! U& q1 O! y3 N d$ C0 y) \+ r 86th Naval Guard Unit2 d6 J/ q; @ Y$ v% L9 `( ^
Guards Tank Division
( x' M' \+ w' h8 J/ F6 s 12th Engineer Regiment6 {: V- P# D+ Y) u* j
20th Infantry Regiment$ o# `1 p5 i6 T. C
146th Infantry Regiment
3 f* l* l ]+ l" Q u; p: v: i 33rd Division3 x# N+ ?9 f, J- g
38th Division
# u! w( X) c/ A4 T( ^- y Tanaka Detachment
6 |1 h) C# a7 J9 d 16th Infantry Regiment' e' P6 k4 Z7 l* p8 Q. F
113th Infantry Regiment
+ w) x8 O8 L* |1 z% M 4th Guards Division
/ _( G9 O8 z0 K* R& f% a9 w* c 47th Infantry Regiment, g) Q- ?; u, L2 O. W5 O& Z h
33rd Infantry Regiment
. O* O- L& h+ Y' i; g6 s* w% | n4 B Kure 5th SNLF
: q# j; C9 E2 E1 a0 o& T- B 64th Naval Guard Unit$ e6 k# m4 H% T+ p( P3 z$ I
Kure 2nd SNLF 6 S, t$ z) P& A+ Z7 a" {
14th Guards Regiment
8 B& c4 y7 a/ C! w+ g. w 17th Indpt Guards Regiment3 S0 ?7 z; d) l0 t
16th Guards Regiment, e- [* K. `% R" D/ M8 d
17th Infantry Regiment( y. u/ I7 z% Q- X1 a
54th Division2 [* [* s) ^; y! r* q. A L
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade$ c! s5 n; y. {2 q& \- X
39th/C Division; G& N0 L& z3 t+ i- |
Imperial Guards/B Division
: l6 X% J$ Y; S Yokosuka 5th SNLF
a; T2 ~# K: R3 [# U- b; Y 32nd Nav Gsn Unit 5 u* W4 ]* u# d& G6 g& f5 r
6th Guards/A Division6 U7 j) D) _& z) c, K0 P
39th/A Division* m1 N0 C8 f, f- A3 a# @+ g8 c. e3 g
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
8 ]0 a w7 W* [; h: @. \ 5th Amphibious Brigade
$ H7 a# u1 N; V" R: X0 z* v Sasebo 5th SNLF
* ?# o3 n, a! b0 Q3 k4 ?& Z 2nd Engineer Regiment% S% _4 ]0 Y+ O! i/ Q5 ]% a
148th Infantry Regiment
( @9 U% v& x: w Yokosuka Assault SNLF
6 Y3 J5 T; Y( X( V; T 112th Infantry Regiment
# Q9 l( d! q7 B! `/ F' f 7th Ind.Tank Brigade
% Z8 @. i( `- s" K" Q 6th Guards/B Division
; w' K+ P. B& W7 Q- R2 l5 ?8 M 5th Guards Engineer Regiment. \; J% U& ?; m( F
5th Engineer Regiment+ z! S/ Y. s$ Q5 R9 \% K
31st Infantry Regiment( L; X. s# c+ T% g
15th Guards Regiment
9 s) C- X: N8 F% p/ z* I 55th Engineer Regiment5 V& _8 G" ?1 l( r% q+ `
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment5 g1 i; K9 `) J$ x9 v! d
Sasebo 8th SNLF
9 W. D4 |0 T1 G) [- s% I- @ 4th/B Division
# W+ ?* ~- _5 ^, E 52nd Division
& c( U( @5 ?/ l/ Y M/ Y 4th/C Division
2 Q F% k. F& s. s! \ 53rd Division/ y# s) q8 Q4 \* w* x z2 r
4th/A Division9 s4 u( @9 U+ P' p5 M
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
^: J/ U' ~+ ?. g$ c 42nd Infantry Regiment. E; d0 M2 g: @
67th Infantry Group
% r6 u) V- q: {1 j 21st/C Division3 o( Y" A# R9 ?$ }+ c
14th Army- [2 t, q+ c' p% X- ?
5th Mortar Battalion
" x" |& {* H" ]1 r9 k* l$ Q 11th RF Gun Battalion
r3 N; b" ^! k1 u1 h 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# D$ N& f) s$ X 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3 w8 H: O, v: C, j& L& B; r 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
" X* \0 u( E) _! Y% n2 r1 O3 T9 C4 p 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1 U: B* \+ q% P+ s# v2 s. @ 25th Army
& H( ~' [* ~& k( U' k- S$ } 55th Mountain Gun Regiment% a8 R0 y/ g. d; Z T& g0 p
16th Army
- S6 L/ G. U: U c9 j 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion8 p a8 C( U! _; j+ U# S+ {
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
# ]& B+ t h; y/ i0 A 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion- @- |* ^6 W$ c, a3 Y) R: p
10th RF Gun Battalion8 o( T- h( r+ k% T
1st RF Gun Battalion
+ o" [9 c' N: |$ x Southern Army
H1 P% z8 M( t( A( k6 Z" ? 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
, _ j- _3 ^% a 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- j+ w* s" y$ N0 M! q1 `# K* e# l/ M
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
* i6 J) {' S; S* A% U; Y 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment' C8 E6 C' J6 g" h
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion# o# X- U4 e/ o5 r2 ~5 }) W
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment) ~5 ^3 }. n( |5 T0 Z! T
9th RF Gun Battalion7 t- e9 }3 ~& [9 w
5th Field Artillery Regiment
' d1 t% q: d3 e( z 8th RF Gun Battalion
' g# q6 _, F0 n/ } 3rd Mortar Battalion+ f% y* P- i9 p; O- G) D1 S; B
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
, H/ {2 Z2 Q& B! O" H) Q2 g 18th Mountain Gun Regiment- d/ d0 b) G( }1 `' Q' O w
15th Army
0 s2 V! [5 p/ W) V6 e 2nd Mortar Battalion
$ a9 } e1 y1 a$ M' { 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion5 R, W# J( E; u* \( j% e
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5 {. i W8 X+ \5 }8 a* x 48th Field Artillery Regiment
B+ v( @7 \! S) }! l 56th Field Artillery Regiment2 M" Q( {0 T8 a! p6 a
21st Army Q4 M) W. C i( A7 Y
6 h5 M- a( g4 L: J/ xDefending units:/ [: |' X( q$ M, M1 T
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion' A) O- @* I" e, a) k
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion% n1 ^1 Q6 Y5 n1 h; T) E4 @- r
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion ?3 X/ c- x! k
46th Indian Brigade# O" t! F! D7 G g1 f: A
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
7 P/ `" _% W. d. J/ K+ ? 19th Indian Division8 r% m' a: R' X1 A9 W
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
6 w7 h1 Q& P8 g% L) T 267th Armoured Brigade
- y5 y/ y% d/ m 2/17 Dogra Battalion
! q+ ~+ @; T* w" g, f1 I 63rd Indian Brigade$ k$ R) }1 C# G. {1 W$ T
Kowloon Brigade
' `" D' K8 H* X3 j3 R 2nd Royal Tank Regiment8 k0 n' ^" b) l. G1 e8 w1 B$ Y
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion0 V: c: Q- v* W9 t# C# L
5/2nd Punjab Battalion x6 t0 f, L" Z& ^: k( s8 S
75th Indian Brigade) V3 [! y! Q* W% ?( l1 M# E- C
182nd Infantry Regiment) g+ \1 T3 {1 M5 ]% T0 x" l9 f
36th Indian Brigade
3 I5 S8 E6 r6 r0 _5 ~9 F& ?; _" S 3rd Cavalry Regiment4 P, R0 |& o- L% ?7 H% ^% n/ d
132nd Infantry Regiment
! |) D: e1 a; W6 B3 d 7th Hussars Regiment% u; H/ v: q1 p7 n9 o8 U% @' |
16th Indian Brigade4 B8 J+ X) ^1 A+ e& X6 Q9 ~
8th Indian Brigade1 s6 e: z9 Q% Q+ B7 _8 @0 J
26th Indian Division
R3 x9 l, _5 t+ o4 |3 B Karachi Fortress& e) ]9 J: k2 ]6 q2 S
48th Gurkha Brigade, A0 o% q9 F: n1 r, n3 W
73rd Motorised Brigade
2 `# Z* T' ^0 t. k; L+ @! S 84th Indian Brigade
/ ^# Z% }9 @1 b! G! M4 ? Madras Police Battalion
9 O$ k7 v. H1 k+ g2 m$ v 16th British Brigade
P2 S7 I. s w7 @! F 1st Assam Rifles Battalion
, w2 f9 J0 H* B( d" U/ ^ 75th IAC Regiment
8 V% v2 T1 m- o' Y 70th British Division. U! H9 ^, S' c1 R7 x
99th Indian Brigade
! f# F9 f- h# {" g7 V# p9 k 20th Indian Division
) Q' v' |' V5 d 45th Recce Regiment
9 P3 u9 K0 Z2 h+ f6 G& P! t0 o 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
Q( b5 A. P5 z 23rd British Brigade& c: ^2 `1 n3 y$ j0 J# j' F) Z, L
6/16th Punjab Battalion# w8 l6 J% S0 Q$ n/ }; x2 P
14th British Brigade6 ^& Z: e7 R9 P5 l: o4 U
4th Assam Rifles Battalion
$ j6 S* f# b7 w& K; } 50th Tank Brigade
! ~/ {( [# c4 U0 G: m 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment# `4 J+ p, G( p$ t2 O/ d3 N/ @
255th Armoured Brigade* s' N1 p* x2 X3 |
164th Infantry Regiment# X# j! u. U4 T' I. L
3/16th Punjab Battalion
7 e& b1 I( `2 b6 H2 o- M8 x7 _* j3 ^ 2/15 Punjab Battalion
& t. x e0 j, h9 v 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
1 [8 ]5 o5 [; Y; F 26th Indian Brigade! u9 E% @3 m$ h$ A* L4 v# k8 ^
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
5 ~" f, X: ^+ ]+ L1 E 100th Indian Brigade
. R' f0 a2 X, J$ p' R 88th Indian Brigade* N4 f% g; k5 d9 h$ Q# v
28th Gurkha Brigade
/ @2 U+ N' G- o8 Z% ?! x 6th Indian Brigade1 `6 N$ t+ G& q/ K' x' _: x/ {+ v
22nd (East African) Brigade$ I, @0 E2 P+ ?7 s; s' {
754th Tank Battalion0 ]# B P9 u m1 t2 ^* a
RM Viper Force $ N* Y! W2 T" o/ c1 U6 y. y
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3 T, k0 D( i) P# J 44th Indian Brigade
3 R% r2 h% h6 h l 45th Indian Brigade1 O- O W( \. A1 j
15th Indian Brigade
; z0 z+ {9 b* H$ U; B6 ]2 H 6/15th Punjab Battalion
, W1 B/ ~0 \4 x! K* w) {2 n( t 23rd Indian Division
) ?; U. R, f6 g, D/ r- J% Y0 ^$ _: \ 22nd Indian Brigade) m& b; ]6 ^2 a$ o" w
23rd Indian Brigade
3 e6 d, F0 D& b J' J Waziristan Division2 C( P# |; Z6 K/ U2 P \
1/1 Det. South Ind
2 c& {$ h, D. h2 R) ]4 o; x 208th Coast AA Regiment+ E# s8 M1 D# [1 U6 R. |$ x
Port Blair RN Det " X1 X% I& l, U0 R
1/3 Ceylon Det ! I- B v s. t+ d1 F9 k
94th Coast AA Regiment
. o% I2 I, p4 |, S5 G6 K, \ 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
" P+ x' v& L1 W3 A- o; x- x* b/ i8 V Tenth USAAF
) g; T9 Q6 t9 L1 A! @- i; A RAF 222 Group Base Force! v; U, C7 H. x$ L% @; n5 m
Sikh Construction Battalion1 u8 b% w- i$ Q @8 i
95th Heavy AA Regiment
! Z7 ~% w/ L& }3 \; i8 H 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
2 c8 {1 F: R6 @0 f" k 1/3 Det. West Coast
( N e, v6 Y" s& ] 1st Peshawar Base Force. h& f8 I$ ]2 o/ n; B9 U
1/2nd Det Hyderabad ! W( c5 g; L: R2 O7 n5 `, u* m# ^
1st Marine Defense Battalion
, h4 j: U/ J8 G( M- m* s" _ 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
. L+ a; T+ k. t3 P 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment4 O, D% X2 w- s- l' P6 E6 Z6 [
RAF 225 Group Wing
* u! V L5 J3 G Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion9 z/ Q: G& q9 g7 G' e9 a
1st Indian Light AA Regiment: J( N/ d/ y& i8 ?
70th Coast AA Regiment- ~/ m* }9 J9 J# b0 S+ \
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force$ S3 P) c! n0 u$ E; I5 r1 b
1/2 Det. West Coast
/ R, ?3 t; b: ?* I/ h5 D' d6 f4 W AHQ India " X) S) z& H/ ?/ C4 z
102nd RN Base Force
% U# X9 ]3 h& h1 J5 ]" j7 g. d* | 2nd Hyderabad Base Force
, i3 D' K$ W3 ?8 ^ 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment' u7 `/ A4 k7 }( k
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
! _2 M5 T; L0 L4 Y 2nd Central India Base Force( J2 W6 n7 E2 D5 ]/ \: p
24th Indian Engineer Battalion; ~/ n2 Q3 `1 T8 S- C- @5 a
1/2 Det. South Ind
% G* g9 {) Q. k6 Y Pathan Construction Battalion
6 @* Z6 b! v9 Y6 Y: D! @% d* X 8th Medium Regiment# H0 B6 R+ D X( O8 Y/ ?0 v
RAF 223 Group Base Force
. m. z4 t: u- m- O' z3 I$ v* K 116th RAF Base Force# E1 e4 Z: D8 F8 o3 w) @: h
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment# Q/ y1 q& d% u, X
1st Bombay Construction Battalion. z; k" N) u# x$ a
3rd Hyderabad Base Force: ^; ]4 y6 ]* v0 x3 @7 z/ Z% ~
RAF 221 Group Base Force2 x' y4 `2 Z0 I/ b
1/3 Det. South Ind 9 D9 X: G9 [, i5 w
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment) n1 ?4 z/ `6 o2 x
9/8th Punjab Battalion
& Z7 C8 q2 N7 p. [& p$ `2 }+ r 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion" C: _, [4 W; u1 r% M1 @, I+ q
4/3rd Det. NW Front
+ l+ X6 Q) w' ^; g: W6 b" R+ y( H6 h 2nd Peshawar Base Force
! w- d! V6 T* `9 R& f+ U& i 2nd NW Frontier Base Force
1 x$ V# M8 Y) C0 R 2/13th Field Regiment
6 F! ?+ U9 H- _ 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8 k9 D$ D, r: J6 n9 Q9 d6 o 197th Coast AA Regiment
1 ^. J1 s T! O# ?1 t4 w6 ]: ] Socotra RN Det
8 ^8 H" c. j2 x b" J 6th Medium Regiment$ C4 H, \9 p; g) \% ~1 f6 N9 D3 j
4/4th Det NW Front ( a, ]9 M3 K, d* Y6 h) s
1/2 Ceylon Det
$ R( h( a' [9 P 225 Group RAF
% a+ v# s' k; B& ~1 l. s7 d 96th Coast AA Regiment2 _% A2 d8 ] a1 T, m: k) }4 C* ~
1/1 Det. West Coast 8 B) e9 @/ d. j" _4 ~. Z
RAF 223 Group Wing 8 N3 {1 [" {" T0 C4 c
1/4 Central Detach. & j' [( j. n* d+ Q7 T+ s3 I
2/11th Field Regiment
9 D+ j4 J1 K5 [+ x" l 77th Heavy AA Regiment
8 {! ~ C2 ]: f: x3 J( A/ ]' T# s' h$ j/ ~ 1/2 Central Detach. 2 W% R4 J7 ^1 [9 i
1/3 Central Detach.
$ p$ C$ p' g. P5 K/ @8 C* G 181st Field Artillery Regiment
7 i( E5 N% a0 F 1/1 Central Detach. 5 M# P1 B" ~( e5 z% Y( t
168th Field Artillery Regiment
3 V) y3 u2 J* b. _; h 1/1 Ceylon Det.
/ t$ n3 t( e. S2 y& v% I" [# ^, M 1/198th Coast AA Battalion
: j+ j. w' C+ {, ~# C. Q 23rd Indian Engineer Battalion* l% y" s$ w8 O" Y6 U9 j
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
, q3 G; n1 Y# Z 43rd Construction Regiment
7 y) T$ r& ]4 E9 u 42nd Construction Regiment2 B" g) S6 T0 d+ {0 n, X
2nd West Coast Base Force
2 R: P- x2 N2 F5 C 12th Indian Engineer Battalion6 c2 ]" f* T% D8 E$ K
3rd Central India Base Force, f- B+ m7 ?/ A, d0 ?, i
1st NW Frontier Base Force+ g/ d5 C. P; Z4 c& q
4/1st Det. NW Front
$ n) ]/ Y- q% H+ j1 k, r 1st Madras Construction Battalion
* J0 `4 b& H3 C4 n. U! O: a RAF 221 Group Wing
; A5 I! n0 X6 e3 d5 B5 L7 u 30th Coast AA Regiment8 P7 N3 s1 N0 N+ X* G- ^' x+ s
India Command 7 Y3 V7 L; T0 M4 C' ~ f% y! Z
1/5 Det. South Ind 4 W, [: a# T) e: |" T4 |& M
1/1st Det Hyderabad
0 n9 S) d- d5 A& z 4/2nd Det. NW Front : A% W4 ^2 I- F! M5 G7 w( E
1/4 Det. South Ind # ?1 h% _3 d) w9 D
216th Coast AA Regiment
E' {4 o+ Q6 m; y5 V; I 2/9th Field Regiment
( z2 S% L3 C7 A# V2 J1 U+ \7 f/ U 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
" P# p- l7 e$ u0 e+ @# z RAF 224 Group Base Force, ]3 W0 }) s+ N3 M% u
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
, U3 j" l$ G1 q! o9 V& G- S 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
j+ N- g/ S) R9 c3 Y) s 21st Light AA Regiment
- K0 _# d4 I/ D; E7 f% J 428th Coast AA Battalion |