印度战场 8 a& H$ j, y9 M( n7 n# b, e% Q
4 X. C | S) y f4 s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。5 L% O& r# [) D. E" P
) b( U: @: o( pGround combat at Karachi (40,8)6 W. c9 c* e, S, T2 h/ f
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194) ]9 o) c I" T/ Q' v; {6 T
) m) m7 |/ ]3 u$ d) {4 CDefending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604; z7 i6 n6 c' A: W" r) N8 X: G
! Z& K7 k' ]+ T; m9 u( Z \Japanese ground losses:
* N3 h9 F3 }+ E% b; y 39 casualties reported
: ~. f5 b8 g" f Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled& `. N7 n$ R9 p) a" M, T# F, J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled C+ C3 e( k7 k2 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% j- u" \$ A% b0 |4 `
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)* V2 [( z) v0 A8 q
3 V0 Z6 ?. H3 P; [+ Y9 C- XAllied ground losses:# N* T* {- w3 R. Q& Q
26 casualties reported* d& g B: E J! J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: o3 \5 S$ g d8 {+ g
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ]. n" M) z% w0 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# e4 E( I' J/ B/ E Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); [- x6 r: l1 Y2 a1 o$ J0 x9 q
, X& I; V; q4 h) ?6 nAssaulting units:7 W Y/ R# s* C8 ~: o c S
100th Indian Brigade
! \7 V) H7 u+ b+ j 2/15 Punjab Battalion/ V2 [8 [2 d* Z* j) t
22nd Indian Brigade& L9 X5 @* i6 j/ l4 |# {
Karachi Fortress% P; E9 D2 y8 d; f
2nd Royal Tank Regiment* y5 z6 q6 x9 ~; ?, i3 U
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3 t1 G; V! |& Z: u; ? 45th Recce Regiment3 V# `( X( B. l
28th Gurkha Brigade8 }& b" S6 d5 {( k% Z Q
19th Indian Division1 s. V1 k* A, Q2 ]$ j6 }0 Z
5/14th Punjab Battalion% P* a3 n1 s- X; v/ n
46th Indian Brigade
0 ]/ T7 T2 j( V 255th Armoured Brigade/ x( D. P+ N) S# j. B4 \/ y4 q: \
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 {9 J" l; t/ h4 V 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
0 p, I) j) g* I8 U8 p9 _$ H 48th Gurkha Brigade
/ M) R. v5 `; [' K6 F, A4 M- ^ 4th Assam Rifles Battalion! Y5 i6 {" N; Z c9 ?3 T
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion. _2 p4 F& O( y+ d
16th British Brigade
) I; K) u- U( P5 S 754th Tank Battalion$ y# E/ {. J7 B% M# B
6th Indian Brigade8 a1 t& d! g+ {9 b5 |
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
" ?# C- O {+ `0 g( z- F9 L6 _ 45th Indian Brigade. W3 ]2 y- U {
75th IAC Regiment
4 O w7 a6 K4 P( v, E 99th Indian Brigade8 Y. L; r, h- u3 G" H
23rd Indian Division. w7 b3 G6 A* K* k/ k
164th Infantry Regiment c. R. }+ a% h9 V# @+ l
50th Tank Brigade$ D, C2 w7 T+ y9 A9 h+ w5 A
132nd Infantry Regiment
. H( o' \- y. l$ a0 h9 o2 X Kowloon Brigade
8 ?4 C; F- @& u+ V4 M 7th Hussars Regiment
. d% R. L; Z5 G I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
/ n2 g4 k0 r2 I( d 8th Indian Brigade( s, R" L+ V( r e# h
3/16th Punjab Battalion
( a% P0 E$ x' z2 V3 i: b 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
^! T) P) S+ A0 g$ Q: ^ 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion% \' y0 p( }5 i3 {; f0 {! c; V" z1 H
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion0 H2 B/ q) ]2 y# v, W
182nd Infantry Regiment9 C+ I1 }, ~5 ~
16th Indian Brigade9 ]% R! A) h+ ?( L# S2 ]
88th Indian Brigade" ^6 ]9 B0 l% o) d
44th Indian Brigade4 M3 U) L, L5 n: S, v7 ]
26th Indian Division
+ ^ r4 O9 }9 {7 Y 26th Indian Brigade
- A. \7 N$ O+ Y5 @* e* ? 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion' Q( F& f) ]. |! x6 k
22nd (East African) Brigade
- ] v6 |2 o8 z- V, [5 N$ X 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
H; p& G$ z( V3 U' @. J$ G 63rd Indian Brigade; \+ _6 M7 y5 ?! m" q( \' u$ Z
23rd British Brigade
" U7 @" D6 p, c* K" z$ j& g RM Viper Force : s F0 Z# R4 X4 @- }5 u, N1 ]
6/16th Punjab Battalion
- ]/ T5 Y, T" p, G0 Q7 c, p 267th Armoured Brigade
s1 @# h# U) P; m1 O4 S0 F 2/17 Dogra Battalion
1 b9 Z7 u" y2 M' ~) I$ R 20th Indian Division
( v# T5 O A- U: V- o- m0 e 14th British Brigade
3 |$ `* m( g% j: k* o, E7 }5 U& c* t1 v 23rd Indian Brigade
5 o, g( [. I9 Y5 e 70th British Division
- a- U4 t+ b% |' r6 c 6/15th Punjab Battalion* S: X8 I/ |5 m3 `0 b8 a- @8 P
75th Indian Brigade" S- w; f9 o! I
84th Indian Brigade( _/ @7 h! i& u+ S$ h* G2 o
36th Indian Brigade
! W& ]' h! U @0 W4 L 15th Indian Brigade
6 G# F# q0 W1 {4 g; C6 r9 X 5/2nd Punjab Battalion
& z- d1 I4 {$ D; l3 Y4 q: q9 Q Waziristan Division
7 G& U1 w6 D ?0 n& g5 Z 223rd Field Artillery Battalion( w: M' a/ r4 u
India Command $ S+ _+ l+ T' K, |! K
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
# G/ Y4 j" w& _4 L% i. y; B RAF 223 Group Base Force+ R: o, ]3 b" T6 ]4 t
1/4 Central Detach. + K& Z5 J$ }3 U$ y8 H N
6th Medium Regiment8 o/ ]9 ~$ W) z% }% P) R" J: J
4/4th Det NW Front
7 {4 V2 o: C5 R. K 42nd Construction Regiment
( m/ E! |" H2 T: G 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
& C' e1 k+ l8 h+ |4 p$ Z 77th Heavy AA Regiment. @" F" C9 K' Z
RAF 223 Group Wing
$ d2 G$ T* I9 r( \' X6 n% G 4/2nd Det. NW Front
. t3 b$ D e+ F% r 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
1 O7 z# z. O6 v 1/5 Det. South Ind ! W9 Z3 H# q$ i
1/1 Det. South Ind 7 [8 }9 `# L+ b" ?# C7 F
225 Group RAF g& a+ C; o, q" D7 E% Q& ~5 E
Sikh Construction Battalion: o1 K0 S+ y/ `" [6 T3 z
1/3 Ceylon Det
4 `1 _5 u& I( k9 F- e 9/8th Punjab Battalion7 G+ v' z! d! V, V
Pathan Construction Battalion
' M( l! B0 `2 R4 X7 h Tenth USAAF
9 t4 J0 t, L- U' S 1/3 Det. South Ind
/ m J$ e8 M* W& e* K$ E% o+ @ 116th RAF Base Force
9 G6 d; i. L$ _% O 102nd RN Base Force, ~; f3 B$ m2 Y
96th Coast AA Regiment
' n; @4 a& C! l1 ~& J 197th Coast AA Regiment1 W$ ]( l( l( x% q& J( ~% m5 [0 \
RAF 222 Group Base Force
( i7 d& T1 H& ^) [, @: [4 m 1/198th Coast AA Battalion6 E! g2 M4 Y- R+ \: ]
30th Coast AA Regiment
) c6 ~6 t* F s6 c, ?6 E x 4/3rd Det. NW Front
O% ]0 ?8 H! U3 x 1/3 Central Detach.
. O& K# \5 v _. y6 Z Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
, w* i! G. |- n, ]& q' x& k7 P 95th Heavy AA Regiment
" Y* W1 w# A( Y" Y AHQ India
7 ?3 ]2 F o. L/ {) f+ n; u 1/1st Det Hyderabad ) m- ? z: o( _/ D
70th Coast AA Regiment
. T3 a' i V! O- v 4/1st Det. NW Front 1 r) ^" G* U! C0 y$ j" n
2nd Hyderabad Base Force" q/ t: E3 T6 R9 J
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
" u( i. T9 P" |' j3 M+ p Port Blair RN Det
) G- d$ `5 a! v6 E* t: i 1/4 Det. South Ind : `: M0 }' s7 a1 Z6 o
1st NW Frontier Base Force5 c; ^, M/ k( f1 A
RAF 225 Group Wing 0 x# ^: z% a# Z5 ` ~
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment% v4 v. t4 |. ~0 ~7 f
1st Madras Construction Battalion
" d/ Z, H9 P) {" q% ^ X. z' t Socotra RN Det 7 l$ a6 r3 V0 X3 z( F8 v6 \. g" c
RAF 221 Group Wing / l: G9 N# \8 m
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
: Z, o& {$ l: f; w; V 1/2nd Det Hyderabad
) s& F; z: C4 E9 G2 b% `) {4 a 168th Field Artillery Regiment: e/ j' Y' @. Q5 V
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
( \- u) v2 Y B7 R# q% r 1/3 Det. West Coast
; e# {( g' t; ~: S; z' L! y# s* R 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
" r% a3 H, y% j2 Q9 J" X a 21st Light AA Regiment( c6 V' h+ j( _' `
208th Coast AA Regiment
; x2 g M! ]( d# P6 h- F1 D2 ] 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
1 s: `6 q" |3 h, v; Y. z3 ?- x; J 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment. O# }. m9 J. e0 U3 o5 o- W, V
181st Field Artillery Regiment; D$ @3 N" d2 r' ~$ m
1st Marine Defense Battalion# a3 }9 X8 U# V# V/ J( o
1st Peshawar Base Force
$ j/ F- l8 x( ?# P RAF 224 Group Base Force2 k N: b, E: k% B/ L: Y
2nd Central India Base Force
7 z: n/ _# j& N& _+ c4 X 94th Coast AA Regiment/ h# M/ y5 c% b! R) n
2nd Peshawar Base Force
) ?, x+ a0 c8 q# T" P V 2/9th Field Regiment+ A2 I$ u7 T+ W1 x- K
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
4 C: E0 I) @: N 2/13th Field Regiment
+ G7 \( M/ r' G; u/ I& c" X 216th Coast AA Regiment, i9 j- x: k7 M/ J
1st Bengal Construction Battalion0 Q0 n. E* U" }& n
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
4 T* O! D" G, A 24th Indian Engineer Battalion4 u$ b1 B/ N$ R+ ] y9 f. }
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment) N _" |9 a& Q( H. ~+ b
1/1 Central Detach. ! n0 e8 w& X! P6 L
2/11th Field Regiment
, r& z+ I* R7 O3 \6 \* V. F 43rd Construction Regiment
. l I! Y# o9 e6 p6 J8 X0 G( P2 v 1/2 Ceylon Det # d5 k- i; {+ Q, T- L+ i& c
2nd West Coast Base Force6 @% ` J/ u! K7 F$ C
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
0 Y J! n9 o5 A3 I 3rd Central India Base Force
5 ?" L$ H" a8 s& w 1/2 Det. South Ind ( ^/ a! V, l/ j7 l0 |# X
1/1 Ceylon Det.
2 }, N, G/ g- g' O; A" a* p) I" { 1/1 Det. West Coast ; q' y1 b( |* L" h |! n/ D0 ?
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
$ ~9 x b+ R) n! Z; O; E 8th Medium Regiment
7 p9 m! @( p. }! m. S2 K 1/2 Det. West Coast
( l! u' p" r1 }( \% ` 2nd NW Frontier Base Force
8 R; a0 P4 _# ]! B, h 1/2 Central Detach.
0 ?# }4 b7 H0 o3 ?2 y! @) I RAF 221 Group Base Force [6 a0 V% S; m' l0 I: g
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
* k( _0 C C$ c" \- s, f 113th Infantry Regiment4 {/ m! W6 ^0 Z5 ?
61st Infantry Group * E0 d& s5 M( }: S2 r' L: b, n v
55th Infantry Regiment
' y! o! I7 Z+ ?" M0 x 52nd Division
$ t" Y: [1 O! q 62nd Infantry Group
2 C* l. l: l; x/ o8 f! K% ~ 21st Infantry Regiment2 d4 s; K0 ^# ]4 N6 d9 y7 c
33rd Division# _/ Y) D v4 ]$ g$ Y
56th Infantry Regiment
6 b# G* H, J) Z0 ~( }& r 4th/A Division9 z2 w f9 {6 k7 D
38th Division
+ K- @( J* c: f, X' \ Imperial Guards/B Division
( c: L4 M- }' h0 {; O 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( q% o+ T) A* O* f0 ~ j
3rd Mortar Battalion
3 ~4 {8 z! h/ J6 `+ z 5th Mortar Battalion$ i# s) H+ ^% X2 V+ I' @
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
: w3 N( @% G0 s1 Y0 v3 m 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment/ r0 I* K, Z$ N+ T9 {, B. H
9th RF Gun Battalion
/ p& _# ~9 a- d( K; i 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ f, [/ X' U Y) |6 Q( R
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# v' M! a, V! N8 \ 25th Army
4 q% F! t( o6 u- B/ H0 M$ F9 q! h 5th Field Artillery Regiment# o( B% L- H3 K( ]
8th RF Gun Battalion' F! i. r) j( P2 P2 @
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3 n+ e2 d8 J7 i 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
: R! n: h9 f$ E) W; j0 c- c 16th Army7 X2 L0 V4 R; E! d5 E' f9 v" @3 y
15th Army/ T% _4 x& \% V# U* |) R
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion6 R6 f4 y4 h# X8 l- D& A
10th RF Gun Battalion
0 J8 B7 I/ Y t5 O 11th RF Gun Battalion |