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( ^' o/ v' M0 f; Q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。! t. p, d1 |5 G) N# j
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)1 u6 s) R/ E8 N; t7 b
$ l0 n2 F0 ]7 ~4 }Allied Bombardment attack9 E" E2 t# c& ^7 S! {: x+ R+ W
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194
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2 s) \7 A/ @: C$ ]Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604
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Japanese ground losses:
" Q3 z' d( F* n* [ 39 casualties reported
, w; J" @6 p4 ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
- P; W/ ^6 C* J1 o* i: l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' A% X1 |: Q: g. C! p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ h5 L' d4 f8 b4 D
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
6 b3 @" f1 o; E5 {$ Q. }2 c, V 26 casualties reported$ _ c+ J8 w: |1 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 |4 @$ x" B" ^& {+ j% e Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
! e1 p3 o" N( t& w X, M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 v9 g! n6 H) q# p! X5 ?% q Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 e8 n( W3 ]7 a" A ]
" }1 c) p6 X9 LAssaulting units:
+ S7 B5 B; [% L" H& u! T 100th Indian Brigade! `* [/ n. o" [: ]3 N7 R
2/15 Punjab Battalion
. n7 F4 J9 U" k- T3 H' ] 22nd Indian Brigade
9 K& A5 ~! x* U8 a1 B% [ Karachi Fortress. N. V) x* k4 N
2nd Royal Tank Regiment% L, N8 A, J; d& i {# N0 [
3rd Cavalry Regiment5 z6 k$ s0 I- q U* j
45th Recce Regiment
* J/ ]0 B/ N0 X u+ J 28th Gurkha Brigade; W3 G4 d$ f; O8 ~
19th Indian Division; B9 `, \# |/ r5 n
5/14th Punjab Battalion
0 F" a- Z2 T6 X [8 b' h) k 46th Indian Brigade
0 p7 r5 J! d3 j% T" S 255th Armoured Brigade4 l: s5 K. @ l0 i7 C( [! l4 `" N% |
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
+ o7 S0 N% G8 m- g, d+ t 2nd Marine Raider Battalion9 J/ o2 B/ Y L6 r2 @4 [8 w% V1 O
48th Gurkha Brigade5 L# j9 F$ F- ?, `4 _7 U, F9 D5 U
4th Assam Rifles Battalion
2 k2 i% T" z% b& n- k G 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
, p; m. |" n8 O8 k3 ` 16th British Brigade
1 j9 o1 q3 T. K, k( K9 a$ i 754th Tank Battalion
) B( E! `) k: t* t# I$ F" m 6th Indian Brigade+ h: U+ J0 @% [8 h. w8 Z/ _ D
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
" `" |- O+ ~' J/ u9 B 45th Indian Brigade
# I$ h! q: ?3 ?; }, E8 }3 A/ p# I 75th IAC Regiment
5 R/ F. \8 i* a2 o w 99th Indian Brigade1 d/ I9 m$ N8 S p! o$ w5 z& e
23rd Indian Division
: J/ { d/ |+ j& t9 N5 m 164th Infantry Regiment
0 S) O9 l( S- N: J' n1 o 50th Tank Brigade
, @% ]+ g! {, k2 p @ 132nd Infantry Regiment
1 W* C ^# C3 d, G# G& D8 {* H$ g) n Kowloon Brigade
; Z9 I# J4 Q. i8 J) U. }. f; R7 [ 7th Hussars Regiment9 ]" v2 P8 \9 _; K% s
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
l7 L. F( v8 @" ~0 L+ N 8th Indian Brigade% w% t$ C% |8 l
3/16th Punjab Battalion
% V: {6 g. H4 I5 d! F6 |* X) W 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
- ]7 l. p7 c K' D' o: |6 V 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion- D; M' q9 z7 N; r# F
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
3 N' E# p9 e- ? 182nd Infantry Regiment Z3 V% _& h- X+ C4 T
16th Indian Brigade9 ]8 G- J! K/ X8 |2 S. e5 t
88th Indian Brigade0 u0 `0 ^2 A1 n; ?& ?1 N2 k
44th Indian Brigade
! k" I( B2 {2 l: \ 26th Indian Division
& y: e1 W, \" P 26th Indian Brigade
+ \1 ]1 _8 v" \ 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
1 ]* b2 m/ K7 D) r 22nd (East African) Brigade$ @& ^( e4 U. F/ i
7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
3 q" Q/ \4 y( H0 ? 63rd Indian Brigade+ G4 W u+ G* U
23rd British Brigade
I* ?# q+ A _ RM Viper Force
2 s5 G" s# g4 N2 V- x: Q6 q 6/16th Punjab Battalion
4 P# f% Q0 u" N; Y+ N 267th Armoured Brigade. N$ l p: [$ g
2/17 Dogra Battalion2 e3 I" o& t2 V; O" ^. Q
20th Indian Division
6 H' _2 F. R+ @: | 14th British Brigade8 x: L4 {3 r3 }' T( a0 k
23rd Indian Brigade
6 E# U" v$ ]! r( c 70th British Division
) U1 _! f( Q6 v& V 6/15th Punjab Battalion) [: {+ x8 B1 P" M; ~5 y
75th Indian Brigade
# A! Z5 u) m4 G- N: W6 S o 84th Indian Brigade
, @) {" k1 i" k4 U 36th Indian Brigade
& c9 m3 E3 |7 P/ s& O+ U 15th Indian Brigade
6 A/ w h$ k& y+ y8 [ 5/2nd Punjab Battalion+ O! R9 a+ v8 M# Z; ^6 x
Waziristan Division
: Z2 {' T$ c* H; T2 G2 A- A 223rd Field Artillery Battalion% e4 i2 t: l. W* h9 |8 `
India Command
0 ?) {9 R/ R; c* M$ L4 g" e$ C 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
/ u9 T1 _$ y6 p) h8 z RAF 223 Group Base Force
5 r+ w3 A3 Z, x9 ~ 1/4 Central Detach.
$ J0 Y* N. N) c o/ W 6th Medium Regiment
; W" C! `7 Y5 \) J$ M! }& } 4/4th Det NW Front % c$ V% W; `! J# ~: L
42nd Construction Regiment% Q4 X( }# M- f1 d5 E
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
; T$ E( Q6 I+ I4 d# o 77th Heavy AA Regiment u4 k1 a$ X+ j5 ~1 m
RAF 223 Group Wing
2 g+ k( r v: b& W: _ 4/2nd Det. NW Front
" t9 R3 m5 z1 ^ Y* ~ 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
6 ^& D% \$ k* O 1/5 Det. South Ind
* \ ^" i$ T0 Q7 z2 U- x8 J3 c2 K 1/1 Det. South Ind - i" c5 h6 m @$ u( N# C) v9 a9 j
225 Group RAF
1 c, Q; w6 ^/ _% q+ s Sikh Construction Battalion" z4 l: i( H/ S3 e* z4 i+ i, s
1/3 Ceylon Det
3 _( K. e- W8 U6 k; i8 V! c 9/8th Punjab Battalion
1 W4 } B% s, J4 l5 `, y, r Pathan Construction Battalion3 l1 o, C( S s
Tenth USAAF % P( u) f( q: v$ ?* D: ^
1/3 Det. South Ind 5 I3 }7 l4 B1 d# d4 q
116th RAF Base Force N+ y3 L5 D* X: ?" p ?
102nd RN Base Force* E3 c( x9 O" a
96th Coast AA Regiment
& A/ k7 C- }4 O0 G 197th Coast AA Regiment
; Y. ^! j% t5 ]- u& W! c9 x RAF 222 Group Base Force5 E3 t, \5 G, Q5 }7 U+ J2 Z
1/198th Coast AA Battalion
\% L' _! y% m- G# ?2 w! t# } 30th Coast AA Regiment
. h: }( R9 Z* k0 z! K Y, v 4/3rd Det. NW Front
0 w$ X$ P; l" h K6 P, t 1/3 Central Detach.
2 Y- n1 `2 k5 K6 J$ x Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
) j2 Z. M! j$ Y! C+ |1 | 95th Heavy AA Regiment* }# n. H; Q* A
AHQ India 8 S3 I0 s4 l( A$ X# S1 y
1/1st Det Hyderabad
( ]$ d2 g; \- b0 ]2 E( e 70th Coast AA Regiment
$ O* t( s6 u1 o 4/1st Det. NW Front
- i* C! u' \' i- t' H 2nd Hyderabad Base Force6 I6 e0 T- G6 e5 `4 I
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
4 P4 r$ V% f1 Y! }+ [( V Port Blair RN Det . ~' J( N8 O! t( `
1/4 Det. South Ind ' I1 ], K, [+ E
1st NW Frontier Base Force5 |9 [8 F2 S; I" u. w
RAF 225 Group Wing : z+ c( t; E7 g& {
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment3 i. \7 Q! K, [3 ], a2 K
1st Madras Construction Battalion) A/ O% m2 W3 W% @2 V
Socotra RN Det 5 g+ O* G* I: `( \
RAF 221 Group Wing
0 A9 f& K: U0 f* E. L6 z: T% a 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
) ]+ N8 t$ K2 p5 n& P 1/2nd Det Hyderabad 1 @. K' ~: h: r' m. h$ U5 E
168th Field Artillery Regiment( v4 ^$ N0 o2 a1 H$ O1 _" I
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment- c) H0 S" Q5 `/ p0 p" N
1/3 Det. West Coast " f; J# y2 s& S o5 G* V! J: \* N+ R
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
! p. v0 ?2 j, f6 m" _0 t' h 21st Light AA Regiment6 J$ R: s! @9 L5 i
208th Coast AA Regiment
, }9 v8 g% ^. p- C8 g 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
& I, Z G6 ^6 N 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2 V( U& D- q0 Q: q8 _ 181st Field Artillery Regiment$ S0 X" E9 M$ E3 C
1st Marine Defense Battalion- p* P2 g( A% J2 E8 [) _
1st Peshawar Base Force
( G' U4 A% t; g RAF 224 Group Base Force( y# a! r: j+ ~# T5 w
2nd Central India Base Force- s2 S. b! Y$ C% s* q. o. ~) h
94th Coast AA Regiment
* |3 a" u3 T9 u( v 2nd Peshawar Base Force" j; s) Z; c; S, q, b! u* N x
2/9th Field Regiment
' R4 s9 l2 p6 e) h5 S$ f4 }2 Q! k 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
( ~2 w' {! L: h2 ]9 Z 2/13th Field Regiment
8 m1 |7 w( o( P 216th Coast AA Regiment
) z8 J0 b( ^* P, U2 X0 ?& b6 }0 { 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
" z: D! R: U b3 @7 D 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment1 X8 h, ?8 t. s' n$ r8 g$ I. x6 e
24th Indian Engineer Battalion) r& A }* X! N4 A1 g
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
: R! f5 m, }, ^$ S3 e- z 1/1 Central Detach.
# Z: _9 v' B- x& K( | 2/11th Field Regiment4 {2 |1 Y5 P8 y
43rd Construction Regiment
4 _0 X1 u: ~4 ]0 _; Z6 X' Z6 a 1/2 Ceylon Det : ^) `1 a$ N( [& X
2nd West Coast Base Force
8 R* L! g$ u* J6 C7 Y 1st Indian Light AA Regiment
! _0 r" y. x1 r2 U7 D) u8 ~ 3rd Central India Base Force2 O1 C* i2 s- ]- Y# V7 S) y
1/2 Det. South Ind 2 t% C9 f( ~! Q5 G7 D" A
1/1 Ceylon Det. + {: ]( a+ u" i! A, Y# C
1/1 Det. West Coast
' F% q J+ a# M/ y2 z# B 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
1 c7 d C2 f+ B8 e6 k 8th Medium Regiment
; a& c+ b7 Y& H c0 W 1/2 Det. West Coast 6 J( r4 k! l7 V" K' q- n
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
2 h4 _4 c8 a; l 1/2 Central Detach. ' r, p+ R6 J( @& B3 d" Y
RAF 221 Group Base Force
/ t4 i0 y, j+ O0 n 428th Coast AA Battalion7 V. Y1 Q! u' b
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Defending units:
t0 P D, ? h1 U 113th Infantry Regiment
0 }; _. a# a5 }- N" r: I- I 61st Infantry Group
/ A4 M9 u, [6 R$ W0 y- m( E- t 55th Infantry Regiment
7 [/ c2 A% W4 J2 M- f+ \' F' a 52nd Division
; t8 ?4 [# J* U4 I; ?$ u 62nd Infantry Group ; I9 b; N o4 r9 D# F2 f1 U0 z
21st Infantry Regiment
: Q. D j" _1 v& u( g4 |5 m 33rd Division- K$ h0 A) j9 `
56th Infantry Regiment
3 U8 L1 e5 Y0 W$ {, ` 4th/A Division6 K9 |1 q2 z+ ?7 z, s6 x+ ^
38th Division
9 n9 s8 e M! [ Imperial Guards/B Division
@5 w1 }" @, E7 Z8 ^ 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
. W! J9 d& a5 Q5 H& g 3rd Mortar Battalion
! v$ M1 F- h* _, v# O1 Y 5th Mortar Battalion# o* W# {9 {7 q- H8 G
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion0 E* j6 N( G% h
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment, ]4 b, S9 r2 l- \1 m# t X W& s
9th RF Gun Battalion6 H+ ?) V# u, Y% x6 J+ h, g. T7 ~
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion. V7 e8 ^ m, B, C A2 z3 {# |& B3 x
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion- o; _- q, K! f- h$ f% U
25th Army( `! ~- A( ]5 Y0 I. w2 C) h% y* }
5th Field Artillery Regiment& [6 E, v8 P$ I8 b# }% U# w
8th RF Gun Battalion
% Z: W8 S0 }) x E% V7 L 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment! I4 s l6 G6 a' |/ m4 w
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion" @0 g2 _( S8 J7 ]
16th Army
$ x0 K" O5 L1 `8 i$ m( a W1 E5 Q 15th Army
5 ~6 C' e5 R4 a5 k# b8 t 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1 g0 I* l$ T7 n' c2 f 10th RF Gun Battalion
6 O9 K2 Y4 v, `. `) [! S7 d 11th RF Gun Battalion |