AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42
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9 a: ^' ?+ S! n1 @, s/ i% M9 D- j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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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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! [$ C1 X7 f1 Q( NJapanese Deliberate attack ^, ]2 n5 @8 O9 O; v$ s. V+ r! _
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Attacking force 314750 troops, 3414 guns, 1339 vehicles, Assault Value = 11421( M& c7 V( O, L" }* @! ]
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Defending force 189570 troops, 3585 guns, 3844 vehicles, Assault Value = 4480
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' W' _- c, h, p* n1 C( B7 ZJapanese 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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2 t2 n3 c& k- gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) / w: f7 V5 w: d, `
/ e: h) z$ E5 Y) ~" vCombat modifiers# B. K+ M1 D! I6 q' m
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)! n; d( I% R4 ^ Q
Attacker:
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! S c0 u9 M8 M, T$ e. n( `Japanese ground losses:
! ], ?$ C( u; y; s( d) l 48307 casualties reported) R1 X* F: p, s& X
Squads: 478 destroyed, 3458 disabled! p( X0 v% |' E% \7 L) D; y5 Q
Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 540 disabled- d2 A7 I" A+ V" u. \- F
Engineers: 59 destroyed, 521 disabled
7 j2 e( J7 r" C8 P9 H- ^, O Guns lost 500 (41 destroyed, 459 disabled)
3 z3 _8 n7 X' Z' t Vehicles lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled)0 [- l- n9 _$ {+ B* c' X
4 a4 B1 J! U; l/ t% yAllied ground losses:- d2 P" r4 h1 e, A, Q
5126 casualties reported& s$ N( M& l1 Y& ^: T6 {! ^" k$ `
Squads: 45 destroyed, 378 disabled" `, y+ c: {* m" C
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 269 disabled- s: B# L( O0 ^) H
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 287 disabled& Q. E3 E: {8 F: l- A- `7 w
Guns lost 380 (20 destroyed, 360 disabled)" k6 C$ H# B: D) L; ~1 R
Vehicles lost 121 (10 destroyed, 111 disabled)! y* i6 v0 d( ~/ [2 ^" u5 }3 b8 E8 r
Units destroyed 6
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Assaulting units:
# q0 S' c& ]/ y5 Y }9 ]) D 65th Brigade
6 P) K5 f" m3 D* d0 Z0 O# T4 ^ 55th Infantry Regiment
" L, @+ Z# p& Y& U# F 56th Infantry Regiment3 z) n5 k8 Z& d7 C
56th Engineer Regiment/ _) q, I5 |" S+ n( k7 a
Imperial Guards/A Division
6 s# T% [: _& l1 E4 O 9th Infantry Regiment
; I1 r) m: s: G7 ]: Z/ G 21st/A Division
$ d+ e& u4 o/ Z1 _$ [0 v3 {; A. |. p Yokosuka 4th SNLF) y1 q1 Y* y! G- B* S: Y8 ?
62nd Infantry Group
* n0 F, p0 ` ^; Z 61st Infantry Group
8 m9 }! o( U; Z* i7 }3 |$ P' | 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment9 h: t$ t( h4 j( p* Y
41st Infantry Regiment9 C( @2 D" a+ n$ Y& W( n
39th/B Division6 ^9 d3 u- y! V$ Q( C
6th Guards/C Division- H/ A4 g- n, c3 X# D7 m2 W [; Y, L
24th Infantry Regiment
& ?$ e& ^: ^2 z' |* O 55th Infantry Brigade) z* L8 z7 s' ~% d9 `
48th Engineer Regiment7 A+ T4 N3 J5 K# y3 z/ F! s
21st/B Division
( l) u; H# [7 Q* Y4 ] Imperial Guards/C Division- x- Z0 j, \0 M( p! p
11th Infantry Regiment) z; q5 t$ }' J4 o- s* x
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
9 _2 _: Y7 |( m7 L 21st Infantry Regiment" R( c: n0 E# n& X! ]7 a
16th Engineer Regiment8 L7 t+ R7 Y# K2 X3 ^/ ^6 k
86th Naval Guard Unit
3 M4 `+ y# P2 G; k) ~9 P7 L8 [/ U Guards Tank Division6 D/ u f1 G0 ]
12th Engineer Regiment& ~6 S: u- y7 R% @1 K/ |5 o
20th Infantry Regiment3 R5 R7 y0 }: P7 ?7 _2 T
146th Infantry Regiment% }' H# {$ G, `- n
33rd Division E2 a3 z7 U2 i
38th Division
' u+ z$ Q( B- g8 c0 ~8 H3 Y* c" T: J Tanaka Detachment
' K' x# c3 S' ]( V 16th Infantry Regiment$ G9 F' g4 J3 `8 l
113th Infantry Regiment
$ ^0 N) q" H" U6 c$ ` 4th Guards Division# Q* `; W' v' {" J6 ?8 L
47th Infantry Regiment
6 J3 s! F0 v( I! ?6 x 33rd Infantry Regiment
' ~6 d2 \% l, S$ E Kure 5th SNLF/ o" D( U' O- H# w; J% c! z
64th Naval Guard Unit
5 k: F4 r) t7 H8 |3 l k+ G Kure 2nd SNLF & I/ ^* E5 E+ f
14th Guards Regiment
/ O h4 P ~: m# S+ ]7 W 17th Indpt Guards Regiment- w# ?% [: V, {
16th Guards Regiment
% \: M7 t0 G# Q0 m% m1 O: m 17th Infantry Regiment
8 h- h {- o: O8 n4 t* s0 K3 O 54th Division& e$ O! @" z; X8 x0 P: C) M$ A
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade( s8 n$ P" ^1 S1 Z0 v
39th/C Division
8 G9 O5 d6 D# {+ w4 \) [& N! I. h' T o Imperial Guards/B Division
3 |. Q- K/ x9 Q% Q3 d Yokosuka 5th SNLF
/ ~- e! t1 E% W* o5 }4 g9 R 32nd Nav Gsn Unit
# O# |' u! b0 k; f: Q 6th Guards/A Division
* ^7 L/ m1 L! O2 T" E$ V |2 L 39th/A Division
& A$ y6 k/ M; g4 j3 O n Sasebo 3rd SNLF
, H }. t: o) Y! u h9 D7 a/ F3 N I) E 5th Amphibious Brigade
$ h+ w# k {( A$ K Sasebo 5th SNLF, x. z7 B9 U( S; ]
2nd Engineer Regiment
7 d0 _# E! w* F5 |) ]; R* Y7 ` 148th Infantry Regiment
8 C8 T/ S, ^' L1 @* Q! { Yokosuka Assault SNLF. Y$ M6 U) X3 k7 ?3 T( z
112th Infantry Regiment3 x2 c _* L g9 \0 C" p
7th Ind.Tank Brigade4 \- J$ e' ^' N" A6 @; _$ ^
6th Guards/B Division
! w+ Z' g. I6 u' [9 e 5th Guards Engineer Regiment
; Y7 O( @" m0 o3 b, v 5th Engineer Regiment: E/ i/ X: q8 _& y! F) z/ D
31st Infantry Regiment
; L8 d: U: Y0 u4 L$ B 15th Guards Regiment
6 l, F# W, n( E 55th Engineer Regiment2 r2 l7 {: B% k; g# d7 B
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
$ j9 i9 {& b- W" Y: l* {6 r Sasebo 8th SNLF
5 ^9 _/ w7 G) _5 w 4th/B Division Y( I4 ^) `1 w& r9 e
52nd Division
" W& R- G8 v6 t 4th/C Division& i8 a" E/ w3 a9 m9 u
53rd Division
4 o# b8 O! M4 l& \5 @1 V b# ~; N 4th/A Division$ m/ m6 b* f0 T Y4 v) I X) b9 C
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
0 b1 q1 {" ^4 r$ ^& ]. E! U; K9 j$ e2 c 42nd Infantry Regiment
% j7 u3 W5 S0 s( j _7 a 67th Infantry Group 1 I3 {" v) g6 G g9 \ X3 r2 ?
21st/C Division3 p/ T+ U0 Q: f, {8 x+ D; j$ H
14th Army
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0 p* y' m" ]& y% V( k& P# I 11th RF Gun Battalion$ J6 S" F% N+ O% Q( _
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion$ M0 ]9 k+ E: q* g( F5 N
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion0 }2 v; k& ^; ^' ^$ y* C/ T
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment5 l- v7 J$ @3 S3 e: [' v
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment; e6 _4 H! B# u
25th Army8 C4 M$ P( F3 t! X4 D6 g+ S
55th Mountain Gun Regiment. ^" R, \$ w& E- C0 N5 H
16th Army
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/ z( q/ S6 V; ]+ m, I 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion6 B, U* C) N: E2 J: b6 a9 A
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
, P# G# k' ^) C+ N! Z# T! d 10th RF Gun Battalion
+ N2 }5 u# C4 w 1st RF Gun Battalion
- q* [& A0 V* Q# y8 X! e- E" K Southern Army* A" n7 U! u2 E9 ?! C9 p' Y6 v
2nd Field Artillery Regiment; j G# D+ @* ]8 r: m: T" \/ c
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 f: V$ b8 A# F# z4 D7 s4 j
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
! s1 k7 c7 A* R9 M! {$ b 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment m2 o3 ]& j7 E! z2 t% h! d! N# w
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion; D, P1 D w, b+ S4 x& S$ T
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 A9 E! I8 {; S* y" E
9th RF Gun Battalion' Y* t$ d# s! m9 n. t
5th Field Artillery Regiment) \& X: `' M2 C/ ?, D' H, }! x
8th RF Gun Battalion
. P) K* \; o G% a! S5 j, Q; ~ 3rd Mortar Battalion9 [% S: t' B3 \( s% J* w2 {
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
2 a0 M2 T m5 V" Q% p" X 18th Mountain Gun Regiment
# o' m. y7 ?; I 15th Army3 V" p+ \1 m" ]0 B* U
2nd Mortar Battalion
5 b7 E% O6 b# e 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5 P' {0 [5 l, o5 ` 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
\+ b( N' \& h) z0 z1 }* d 48th Field Artillery Regiment
; W) {* l) i0 r$ k0 Q' T 56th Field Artillery Regiment
9 Y& }5 G! b( Q+ m& m* h9 g% D 21st Army
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M8 [& g6 }8 ^* ?Defending units:* [* x, O! x8 B; @! \6 k H8 r$ o3 F
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion, T% O. P* u0 M) ]5 B: v0 R" T$ V
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion$ |9 L0 \% t2 V$ ?4 R
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
" F+ f- m* g k5 v: i. K' V" z, t 46th Indian Brigade; Y& a/ w7 Y" m$ m: d m; v
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
- t, d+ t" R; W! y+ S5 o7 _ 19th Indian Division9 D) o4 i' l2 C: p; f
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
; ?; y- D2 h( n h G( z7 s; o 267th Armoured Brigade8 S8 C! R& f9 I6 r/ A; h
2/17 Dogra Battalion
( g& b7 o" t# ?/ c% s7 h5 g 63rd Indian Brigade
! Y$ R# v# ` x- v9 z, g Kowloon Brigade
- \8 }8 b! ?! c5 R% K 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
7 r+ Y7 L3 G) ] c. [$ c$ l 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
/ H2 c8 X# g: e- I* v/ }' L 5/2nd Punjab Battalion6 k% P% Z. G$ x5 Y" T7 U
75th Indian Brigade
# C' r' A" `3 z3 }) X5 a+ Z8 w: I 182nd Infantry Regiment
3 N$ G# I4 N( @7 p- v# G 36th Indian Brigade
+ m8 J4 T5 Y" m' q- T, I 3rd Cavalry Regiment
# c7 {. T8 U! }3 C* ] | 132nd Infantry Regiment
; \4 q& }; U# x$ a0 i2 {& T8 `4 e! D 7th Hussars Regiment0 q. L( B6 r+ i! K# [
16th Indian Brigade( |& O8 b' s6 V* K
8th Indian Brigade
3 @, O# l2 w0 y! {5 ~0 _9 a& |9 ] 26th Indian Division$ {$ P7 G! u- S/ o
Karachi Fortress0 w2 M0 p7 s( `9 T
48th Gurkha Brigade
! }1 F) b& x7 ^6 C1 [. I% n0 T! \ 73rd Motorised Brigade% W' G$ ?0 v! `6 N: e
84th Indian Brigade! c- f! a$ G. L4 M! Q1 s: w
Madras Police Battalion
; w# l2 y0 E- e8 I3 L5 ?) e5 b1 y 16th British Brigade4 |/ H: n. [1 |7 r* G
1st Assam Rifles Battalion
: x) I, c& x$ E- i+ k; B1 P7 p 75th IAC Regiment1 Q# r3 b5 ~! l* {' u% A) U$ W g
70th British Division2 @. A5 H. h. Q( R# F
99th Indian Brigade4 x$ x! `3 R7 g& `& o
20th Indian Division
9 H v8 X' w/ q( |& [0 Q! V 45th Recce Regiment
( m4 b4 n$ P* I, Z; h' Z& \. H- H5 M 2nd Marine Raider Battalion9 m( }" A( o" J# @
23rd British Brigade) j- n! z) Y5 X, M5 S. S
6/16th Punjab Battalion
/ f t) f5 E; [) k9 p 14th British Brigade1 j! {+ Y) e: `& a- q4 G
4th Assam Rifles Battalion
% y+ w) X6 J! f' p: h 50th Tank Brigade
1 ]* }' v% Q; Q. ^: k$ P 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
$ j, ?5 ]4 |) j# X8 z4 Q3 Y 255th Armoured Brigade
/ l3 ^* n6 V4 a$ Q 164th Infantry Regiment
8 r, i# P" W% X6 s G" p$ p; {; O 3/16th Punjab Battalion
- B9 v$ c* u: e9 e 2/15 Punjab Battalion
$ u9 w3 v5 t, I# U' R% q2 m 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment, N) o; d$ G; X% N, @
26th Indian Brigade# a/ X; V X5 I) j& y
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion: d% p; Y* g) h, E0 S( ^0 x
100th Indian Brigade
1 k$ w( u0 t' ~! ? 88th Indian Brigade
' z& n, m+ N+ {* U9 _) n, t* a 28th Gurkha Brigade
g! Y' ^( q1 Q' d/ A 6th Indian Brigade/ o' p( _" \0 m7 K
22nd (East African) Brigade! _5 _+ Q+ B7 ]7 q* [1 \2 a
754th Tank Battalion- w5 W4 c7 V1 A) W* B' c
RM Viper Force
& W( W+ l/ k9 A( L 5/14th Punjab Battalion
# W# A4 a/ c- D6 i 44th Indian Brigade
; D* g8 `4 Y0 I" ? j: K 45th Indian Brigade) e ]9 a3 b$ S) ~( w2 l' T! u! ~
15th Indian Brigade* u ?/ T) J9 q! T+ h
6/15th Punjab Battalion
' y! Q4 j# | }6 J3 R 23rd Indian Division
) S: z+ L/ j8 J! M# c# z9 J 22nd Indian Brigade8 `! @ H: I6 R- L' J
23rd Indian Brigade
4 j% N* U t ` Waziristan Division1 ~2 x0 d% T. k" c6 D6 c# C
1/1 Det. South Ind # t& H3 K; P+ W7 k" w
208th Coast AA Regiment$ ~5 _! y' }: @& D2 l
Port Blair RN Det 2 p3 w5 {+ P& z& ]* C
1/3 Ceylon Det 5 ]' G/ g! G9 L5 k. c; j0 H
94th Coast AA Regiment
- L: N( m, K* L9 ` 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment4 b. m! l6 u* K% k& d+ N
Tenth USAAF
$ ]5 u! x) t% o* h RAF 222 Group Base Force
" `; k$ R$ K! X Sikh Construction Battalion4 ?, G9 N! ^4 I& ^+ k0 z
95th Heavy AA Regiment- w, l6 m3 q6 j% [
1st Bengal Construction Battalion9 f& d1 M2 R. _2 v: w
1/3 Det. West Coast
: X. p1 @: q4 I 1st Peshawar Base Force2 |0 I4 D" g& W; Y
1/2nd Det Hyderabad
- r- Y2 B4 B( `) Z9 o- @ 1st Marine Defense Battalion
( t0 f/ m' q1 c# _ 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
( X3 B( a, u" n$ {& `' T q 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
e6 M1 k% Y/ W7 k; S, k RAF 225 Group Wing
$ s* S7 {/ |7 H Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
. X u( s2 v4 a! b4 g0 S/ D) C 1st Indian Light AA Regiment
; l. Y) ]: {. w4 H/ [& u( X: C1 J 70th Coast AA Regiment
% H7 N ^( n" a! e3 t! |$ L y 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force6 |, r) x$ n' _; g, d& ~
1/2 Det. West Coast
& E, H$ [" p/ @$ m0 e AHQ India $ R* f& `) ~( r+ }+ ]' M) e) k) A
102nd RN Base Force
6 ^* D' c7 \$ @! M/ B 2nd Hyderabad Base Force
. n4 b" ?3 I4 t 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment' i) P- T8 ?; H
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
! l5 S# h' ]; F$ O, f' y/ W4 \ 2nd Central India Base Force
) C* D( \& K' b+ K1 d 24th Indian Engineer Battalion/ s& i0 g0 S. U( G. V6 d
1/2 Det. South Ind
/ }; H8 p$ s0 x1 R% @$ F Pathan Construction Battalion" w. s$ I v' P3 e
8th Medium Regiment
: h8 j9 }0 h% N N RAF 223 Group Base Force2 H1 G& j* _8 R9 ?/ `1 _
116th RAF Base Force
. n `& q: q6 a+ T$ u 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment. @3 X+ e8 i4 m/ n, v0 I
1st Bombay Construction Battalion$ O9 @. U/ G- z. u6 E3 j
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
: T B8 V# D* ~; @ d9 V# c RAF 221 Group Base Force- Y2 c4 F i5 e1 W
1/3 Det. South Ind $ y) y, b' A) j" n( M
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment0 Y& k0 H+ h7 d- |
9/8th Punjab Battalion3 ]/ m4 E4 P! I( I. Q8 r- x6 e3 O
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion. b7 g! y7 E8 D" v. i& R/ w
4/3rd Det. NW Front , w, V6 \7 R0 b8 @+ g
2nd Peshawar Base Force/ @0 ]. |& s K# h
2nd NW Frontier Base Force% L: b& Z- ^$ }2 x6 g5 \
2/13th Field Regiment0 a9 _% Y9 o; L) `, u) `
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8 G* ^, l& P- H8 f9 H 197th Coast AA Regiment
6 z1 h+ c5 o& n: P Socotra RN Det
, } ]. {, i1 z8 M; G) a4 b 6th Medium Regiment5 Z$ \; m, }" j
4/4th Det NW Front 9 T7 u, `9 \4 |7 {
1/2 Ceylon Det + n6 q4 H5 [( ^$ ^4 X$ `
225 Group RAF
+ ^4 U$ m. @! p8 B: I 96th Coast AA Regiment
4 a" w' d7 l$ \! Y3 ~7 ^ 1/1 Det. West Coast 2 t9 ~ R8 b5 i1 T2 I) }- E9 M
RAF 223 Group Wing
6 S- g7 z( L" J" f8 } 1/4 Central Detach.
$ d) |# y- f n0 i0 b+ n 2/11th Field Regiment- B- L( O6 p9 M; v' v/ v0 W% E
77th Heavy AA Regiment$ @4 ]8 j S, i: D. [. w
1/2 Central Detach.
) q" G- `' Q' n, e 1/3 Central Detach. ) d3 t6 h4 |/ P: c; }/ K
181st Field Artillery Regiment
! f5 ^. O+ _: d" M2 T 1/1 Central Detach.
% Q# H$ L# M7 p( @# R 168th Field Artillery Regiment
R6 b0 W3 y( D3 P4 a( T 1/1 Ceylon Det. 6 H) C* R. [# G) d3 k; F
1/198th Coast AA Battalion- c4 ~2 M7 }) }* E3 f/ _# F/ B* f
23rd Indian Engineer Battalion! e' Z0 X1 d8 Z; _
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment" O X$ U# Q; r8 f" f% P( H, I
43rd Construction Regiment7 [2 Y+ F: c) L: J7 L
42nd Construction Regiment. J2 }0 G. d9 l( K4 w9 ^
2nd West Coast Base Force# `4 Y: [" ^( C. a4 y
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
?6 N; ?8 R& ]1 ~. K 3rd Central India Base Force4 b6 ?- c) [' A1 X4 Z
1st NW Frontier Base Force
3 N3 z3 Z; ^ x% m: p# `( \8 s8 e 4/1st Det. NW Front
1 R2 w& k( l2 ~8 B5 N0 B# ^, x 1st Madras Construction Battalion
6 ^6 o$ o V Q8 c# y# i RAF 221 Group Wing
6 H5 o+ [4 A, A7 t7 b6 Y) y9 k; ^: A1 Y 30th Coast AA Regiment
/ ?6 A" G0 r' u8 X! ~( x* f V India Command 6 ~9 b5 T8 Y; U4 [0 S( [
1/5 Det. South Ind , R9 r* D( r& ?) u! a* Q
1/1st Det Hyderabad 7 K# U1 C+ r1 Z4 T# Q$ q+ b
4/2nd Det. NW Front
- d8 v( w3 ?2 S- N4 g } 1/4 Det. South Ind ' m4 |4 W* T5 _3 F+ g0 T
216th Coast AA Regiment: E+ q- P6 X" E: Q
2/9th Field Regiment
) l1 {6 X! e8 D7 s9 C- C2 R 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment* w& M. q1 g6 V0 F3 z, J
RAF 224 Group Base Force5 G9 l0 a# V. p0 Q5 g$ N) g
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment5 x2 U6 l. ^* R
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
8 ^( ?0 u* N; l7 s 21st Light AA Regiment
$ X7 U3 L k; w7 ]; w6 Y5 Z 428th Coast AA Battalion |