印度战场
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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。/ L4 H! m* n- c1 M/ e3 G8 A6 w
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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, s2 Q. _0 \- k9 r5 kAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194, O* T7 S0 t! `4 s0 d9 ^; ]- Z
! F1 J/ {: v0 b% n- a ?. @+ RDefending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604" T! b; v# m7 f1 x; u5 X0 A
2 b* o! C: s% R4 T* @; C, zJapanese ground losses:
0 B: K7 L: U4 Z7 Y8 v) N0 N7 } 39 casualties reported- w+ {+ y z* h; n; I
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
H) z. K5 c( o) x7 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 a8 |" u2 V9 s5 x0 l O' U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* b0 l9 b( v7 }( D Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:% W% P& ^' R$ @2 T$ j# c2 d Z
26 casualties reported. Q% G( \+ I; c* F& e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ~" }' K3 R2 {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" B. m9 d' h; ]# Y' Y$ V" b; m7 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* ^# B% W7 ^. d; T! X) S, r* v Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! @5 O) i9 m: C! j! H xAssaulting units:
4 m+ ~. E3 s3 s2 e' S8 Y7 X 100th Indian Brigade2 K. [. z3 A+ I, \: c0 G; {6 a
2/15 Punjab Battalion
4 @' m# d) J/ e3 e 22nd Indian Brigade
2 S4 C) f8 {6 g* W Karachi Fortress
$ r% k4 x1 {. ^" o1 ~% l 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
# ?2 g2 i/ u5 ~' } 3rd Cavalry Regiment
* X9 Q. s4 x8 y; r( \, O 45th Recce Regiment
* x6 S3 u& t5 [2 ~ 28th Gurkha Brigade. N0 Q7 } L4 m
19th Indian Division
+ A: {8 y' G, C6 w) ~ 5/14th Punjab Battalion! V: \ I; u: t
46th Indian Brigade
' F$ | d) ~( M2 w& e 255th Armoured Brigade4 q, X, P+ r( ~8 ~
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion; i) f- B5 r) ]8 n7 o9 K |6 n
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
/ q: ]1 d* x2 [9 a 48th Gurkha Brigade7 j: t8 W! N" g
4th Assam Rifles Battalion
( s a8 p% _2 x+ o+ ~' Z ]" F 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
4 c4 z% e" N$ ~# r5 P: t) [1 S9 z 16th British Brigade
. R0 X9 Z9 Q0 y: T( r 754th Tank Battalion4 i0 O+ L) Z; e* K
6th Indian Brigade: X$ c% Z# Q, b8 U7 t" y) @3 i
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion. t1 Z/ I6 Z8 Q* g k( f
45th Indian Brigade" f: n1 J1 Y o* M) h
75th IAC Regiment( U4 {" K6 X0 H& } F, t) d2 Y
99th Indian Brigade
5 P9 `4 L4 `9 Y0 C- s) Z9 o+ K 23rd Indian Division! c; `5 A7 U% ]) K1 x4 A
164th Infantry Regiment: [3 G/ d+ T; d& ` x8 {
50th Tank Brigade
! \% x& w) x3 r: C- J, q* T 132nd Infantry Regiment
& A5 M5 [1 S# |, K8 D2 X( r" h! q s7 m Kowloon Brigade
' }9 W$ r4 `+ v" U, I1 c' t 7th Hussars Regiment
, S7 a* B2 i0 I7 Z! E! \% k; x+ a I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
8 D- M2 W/ W2 y3 _/ q 8th Indian Brigade
* ]1 D4 a3 B( I* L# O \ 3/16th Punjab Battalion+ ]( X& u) P4 c1 B
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment# S! a6 J" N+ ?5 @
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
. p$ T, _; {$ F 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion4 L/ h: L h+ `& `* t" Z" }) \
182nd Infantry Regiment2 n/ s. N4 i! J1 O& v& o
16th Indian Brigade5 N+ X; ~: y3 e+ u" @0 H- t2 F
88th Indian Brigade; E. D. C3 n1 X- y1 _9 x
44th Indian Brigade
+ h0 H0 u6 N" e3 Z 26th Indian Division) |+ ^2 o# K5 M4 u' ]; Y* M
26th Indian Brigade$ L3 [4 b- z( r. S$ g# Z1 e
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
5 o2 b& g$ m& `5 R8 W! N 22nd (East African) Brigade
$ I. T3 c* v- h* c 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
+ A. B% D0 d' ^, X 63rd Indian Brigade
' P) X5 b7 r& [) Z7 _' P 23rd British Brigade' c% f7 |+ U" P' }% K0 s, \
RM Viper Force
. P: g, Y, e; T% j7 u/ X 6/16th Punjab Battalion4 {: `, F9 R" S& s" Z, @
267th Armoured Brigade( O9 [% _8 O) S, s0 E) M8 I
2/17 Dogra Battalion2 G6 X* d# h1 G# z. Q0 R/ y3 d
20th Indian Division8 u* U$ U# h; x& _
14th British Brigade, ?9 S* C2 `& P, W0 m, [
23rd Indian Brigade5 H$ b3 B/ v$ f- l% T
70th British Division+ a" U4 F# N/ ?- a
6/15th Punjab Battalion
: g0 [5 Z# _) F _' { 75th Indian Brigade
/ g/ c' p" H) F. P* y 84th Indian Brigade
2 h( k' Y. a4 Z6 s5 X; o8 F; N 36th Indian Brigade
/ j. d- M Q3 Z, a& k$ w; n! k+ D 15th Indian Brigade
/ D6 T& Q/ T6 g* Y! } Z 5/2nd Punjab Battalion1 q8 s% i i5 l, Q8 ?/ O
Waziristan Division3 w3 n& W! ?' Z" s
223rd Field Artillery Battalion2 S) G1 ^! b* b) a
India Command 1 S, f3 R% G0 h j: \& ^ v
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 \. ~1 \4 s% J4 p. @. p6 j RAF 223 Group Base Force3 F: [8 d" N5 a* v: X/ S
1/4 Central Detach.
+ ^6 t' e' ]! r; ^1 Y! @ 6th Medium Regiment
+ E% w: r8 }8 Y$ Y, W6 ~( n5 o 4/4th Det NW Front
/ }4 L$ y- U3 Y2 H, p" {4 P) a. [# L4 ]1 m 42nd Construction Regiment
& c% @. [2 q2 \7 \3 x0 q$ \% S 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 H/ o- `2 v$ _8 b 77th Heavy AA Regiment5 P( m/ ]9 s; _' c
RAF 223 Group Wing
4 Z* t* X( j# {* S4 l2 Y 4/2nd Det. NW Front
4 y- P2 A, \# P$ o2 [ 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
- B7 \& \3 r! y/ d7 I 1/5 Det. South Ind n$ Y. q5 l( r1 n! m
1/1 Det. South Ind
" s- |0 D7 H2 c: L* Q) Q9 \ 225 Group RAF , [# x! m/ @" M/ }% X) t- O5 X8 o
Sikh Construction Battalion1 B2 m7 c# _! n. h0 x
1/3 Ceylon Det % ?2 z, R4 x! K u; b
9/8th Punjab Battalion
) C( ~$ w9 I7 E' e# O Pathan Construction Battalion
0 K: v/ c/ w7 T+ `) o8 V Tenth USAAF $ g* Z8 z# y, n) K
1/3 Det. South Ind % m, H5 F. F% ^6 n6 a
116th RAF Base Force- w. v$ @# d; N5 o- A. A
102nd RN Base Force, J5 O* j& D, V7 B
96th Coast AA Regiment
5 M5 M+ ^9 \* t' e" _$ { 197th Coast AA Regiment2 V& m, F# W8 ]3 r" b0 n
RAF 222 Group Base Force ]* @8 {2 F9 d
1/198th Coast AA Battalion* A* l. @6 o& ]" B5 H
30th Coast AA Regiment
3 \* V% ^9 i G$ F. I' b% h 4/3rd Det. NW Front
# x f# S5 R7 u- E% k7 _4 a 1/3 Central Detach. * O* M' }( r( v. m" \( q" ]
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion6 ]7 q$ o: T6 a" m( s
95th Heavy AA Regiment
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1/1st Det Hyderabad 5 e+ o0 w. s6 g; j% p0 ^; s: v( R7 G* t
70th Coast AA Regiment3 }1 ^, A. u8 m4 c' v. C7 k9 ]
4/1st Det. NW Front ) J) u7 l ~' i1 P
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
% Z. x1 e0 F# E% q# ^. O8 r 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
0 c2 A8 W. ^/ ?! a Port Blair RN Det
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1st NW Frontier Base Force
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# Z! A6 y" f6 _! A# J9 ~5 ] 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment) O, v0 o4 p- L( |5 _: J; Y
1st Madras Construction Battalion
7 M% Q1 S4 }& H: [+ t Socotra RN Det $ E' v' ]% v- l1 S
RAF 221 Group Wing + I1 i+ b0 f S+ p6 q7 a j
3rd Hyderabad Base Force, g8 I# i: l, v! ?" Y! o. l
1/2nd Det Hyderabad & J# ]6 c! \ `! o
168th Field Artillery Regiment
: u) ?9 j0 m' D1 u& r+ f r 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
& Q# X4 V2 i' b l. O7 ] 1/3 Det. West Coast
9 R9 r/ {' F' u3 r 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
& @9 j N& J5 l w- }- t, Y5 G 21st Light AA Regiment
5 e( i, T5 U3 y J 208th Coast AA Regiment
/ [2 n! k+ a& R& {( u3 _0 S 1st Bombay Construction Battalion* G: N; i5 E4 k0 H% z0 x& p6 g
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
) {8 T4 P$ n4 q1 a* C9 |) ^$ v 181st Field Artillery Regiment z" F: i1 W2 l* c( H( Q
1st Marine Defense Battalion
' T2 g- E" M; C2 y 1st Peshawar Base Force
& v7 _) t x& L; S" F9 N: C RAF 224 Group Base Force
8 H5 J6 @9 M* L5 r9 _: K3 p2 N 2nd Central India Base Force
9 l H7 Y2 d0 j 94th Coast AA Regiment
, k# i% d( z% B 2nd Peshawar Base Force) q" b2 K6 c3 Y+ W n
2/9th Field Regiment
4 w0 P/ b5 V* ~/ R, n1 l0 D 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force, r5 T& J( X; Q! _ z
2/13th Field Regiment
+ F5 \6 x, y- i# a; ?% A3 ? 216th Coast AA Regiment$ y, ` g, f& _5 x
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
/ y/ p$ z' v, D8 o6 w \ 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1 ?; H' P. {: z! Y 24th Indian Engineer Battalion
8 l. v' l2 G7 ]: z% A 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
- l2 q) d* O8 u) y7 M 1/1 Central Detach. 9 @- ?7 X" P) r0 L, P6 S
2/11th Field Regiment# ?0 I- o: Y" B: H; m
43rd Construction Regiment
% c3 m9 I+ ]/ [# M0 u# x7 x 1/2 Ceylon Det ) S, ~7 ~5 }. O6 F" T
2nd West Coast Base Force$ g3 H; I1 X/ b# b
1st Indian Light AA Regiment$ R+ w8 G& v+ D. b1 r
3rd Central India Base Force
$ {8 x, R X) y 1/2 Det. South Ind
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6 J2 N5 k. z8 G' j: f 1/1 Det. West Coast + N1 G" D7 _) X; |2 W% z1 r
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
Y+ [$ V: ?' T4 H% z/ s- D 8th Medium Regiment; B2 N* d: e# i$ ~; G7 |/ R
1/2 Det. West Coast - [; V! {# h' ^
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
- J! d3 S, {* _, z1 e. G0 o. R" ?, Y 1/2 Central Detach.
6 O" K1 R/ N; V RAF 221 Group Base Force
8 A @& q0 S% n! r 428th Coast AA Battalion
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113th Infantry Regiment( x& O- G! y9 X" s2 U* V! Q
61st Infantry Group + u3 ~7 j1 {! P. ]1 z3 V& B+ W' h0 `
55th Infantry Regiment7 ~/ i) o) b2 B% E3 f ?9 A
52nd Division7 l6 f3 Z3 U$ B& }' C3 V$ v
62nd Infantry Group
4 N; U! ^. o @7 h0 | U3 h: P 21st Infantry Regiment# B3 y3 g p9 |8 T# |* j
33rd Division- m# \- r% l* D0 L/ D, O
56th Infantry Regiment. g. [# @. d. J' c. J# A
4th/A Division0 }* c' _: e% g% }; {
38th Division
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* b0 X- w3 ]) V9 M& v/ O/ u, E 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
" S, L! K1 V/ ~7 Q0 D 3rd Mortar Battalion, C6 \$ ]* a* K) E8 |
5th Mortar Battalion
* @# M. P# S9 Y* t$ Z. z 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion7 K6 @0 r; d7 c6 C3 }
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment- s& g) W; y# V5 D
9th RF Gun Battalion3 b1 C. z& Y! b% g8 C7 u! O9 z2 h
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
% f0 s. f- H7 m 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion. b& T7 a0 i5 _$ ^3 W
25th Army! O z4 E+ U5 T! T* @8 B- z
5th Field Artillery Regiment
1 ]* I7 S' K" `) C9 [. ~ 8th RF Gun Battalion+ `3 o% E/ a* o, P" J6 E
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment* T: V' \: f* s$ z
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
$ ?5 J1 z4 }6 S2 s% X0 s: ` 16th Army
6 n6 P# K# M, O, w: y 15th Army: Z! o6 I! g: Q6 c. `
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6 m! U' L8 p W/ ] 10th RF Gun Battalion
# ?- L! ^& D+ C6 @5 q. e; W 11th RF Gun Battalion |