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。 p. }, ~* c4 {! u3 |
/ g$ `2 q; |+ c0 E; ^Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194- C. Z6 c# A& Z
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Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604
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Japanese ground losses:* R: J0 o' o; N/ u9 H
39 casualties reported( F! U& Q* \- Q& r* V! f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
( A' K. [4 ^% y: W( Z8 i8 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 C2 o3 C6 z1 K* x! M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ C, X, Y0 T, D Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 g9 u( v* x& Z
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Allied ground losses:
' a9 T; a- X0 \& Y 26 casualties reported
- n4 l1 A! O- T, m* n Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 t, G4 i1 ?9 m7 ^8 F9 n5 G/ W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
( b& a( ^2 L% [. e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ b, @& _, O2 b$ B% ]' Z
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)! t& s/ j/ W# [( L% g
- m2 L+ H- g: Y: h& rAssaulting units:
0 e% D3 N2 G$ F: J 100th Indian Brigade
* L8 @7 d" @$ K/ G$ e, a7 H! G 2/15 Punjab Battalion& J3 U5 l- x+ x1 i; H. w
22nd Indian Brigade
+ T' H3 u% T0 L7 I4 t Karachi Fortress
/ V% O& A2 F& g4 {, P; @ 2nd Royal Tank Regiment) Q" E0 i7 J4 U
3rd Cavalry Regiment
! l; y6 S6 t) Z, e# S 45th Recce Regiment
: h0 s) a: u# N3 v( { 28th Gurkha Brigade
+ ] U# g! G: d8 A 19th Indian Division& l$ R" d% B0 O8 h: L& A) c
5/14th Punjab Battalion
: Z! V+ a7 u! n2 Z: B- ?( p( Y, O 46th Indian Brigade8 K: S" q# ~: C" `
255th Armoured Brigade
0 X9 b1 P4 h% U" D/ }1 ^; J 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion+ C: V# _% k9 o0 Q, _- ~
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
% f1 E8 `$ s' f! U* Z4 d 48th Gurkha Brigade
# Y, c4 Y( B1 {* k- A 4th Assam Rifles Battalion- k8 A m+ p- \& V7 x0 D7 t4 B
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion4 C! R9 l) y& y# u0 P
16th British Brigade/ P9 S7 k& K9 j7 _+ N
754th Tank Battalion" ?& u* L& v; R4 z
6th Indian Brigade
/ n9 U/ s5 T7 f$ x9 S' h- } 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion- h2 w* `7 J: t0 Q* \4 f+ c: X' \7 s
45th Indian Brigade
7 L8 s" V6 M9 W& n) j6 s 75th IAC Regiment
5 {. B5 x s, x) e" B! f 99th Indian Brigade
/ b5 R: s+ A0 h' A) V 23rd Indian Division
. ?5 f o* c7 n9 A 164th Infantry Regiment
. u" y; _. c/ W 50th Tank Brigade: o! {) e' A7 u8 x" Z
132nd Infantry Regiment
' `; ?% I% Q2 L% C6 k, B+ L Kowloon Brigade' }# Q8 h0 Z- V0 a: ]
7th Hussars Regiment
1 X- u9 p* ~; _1 g9 R2 v- ^ I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion4 W6 Z" o2 z* B* x8 A" _7 _
8th Indian Brigade/ Y) a7 l3 N% _5 J( ]- e
3/16th Punjab Battalion
7 ^/ \+ n* Q4 q0 W; }/ l4 S5 v 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment2 o3 l/ q8 \+ H* \6 o
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion
5 h7 {* D$ L9 i t 1st/102nd Infantry Battalion/ r- ?: S+ E* \
182nd Infantry Regiment' [; h `# f4 I0 I% s8 n- A9 K
16th Indian Brigade
8 Y3 [2 V! j6 J 88th Indian Brigade
& z6 h! g9 ]: H7 m0 l9 O. r" O 44th Indian Brigade
* d7 L- a8 K) Q1 D! u6 X2 t* N 26th Indian Division
0 w2 ?9 [! c6 I& b! S$ f& D, _( e 26th Indian Brigade4 F; F/ k" S7 j E
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion0 S" T3 Y f( u- R% ~* m1 r# l
22nd (East African) Brigade
@- g% Z; [% D- ?- O' D2 L3 n' Y2 W 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
1 q7 _/ ?& D9 Q5 i$ A, L 63rd Indian Brigade. |% O. O3 s0 n. x& Q+ C( B" h# l* L
23rd British Brigade& _4 ^1 r. g( K) ~' K Q$ q
RM Viper Force / Z6 s0 t. P8 s: [
6/16th Punjab Battalion
. v f! [3 E$ T/ S2 b 267th Armoured Brigade7 e! Y2 X% q7 E9 Q! i5 f
2/17 Dogra Battalion9 C) ^: X* X. m! G8 Z
20th Indian Division
) ?9 q4 ~" T* |! u$ ?% v3 y 14th British Brigade3 Q! ~ g6 h" M( D$ H$ J8 d" | ]
23rd Indian Brigade; W* \( X4 K) [1 r. l; R9 N
70th British Division
8 N/ [- |9 X I! ~ 6/15th Punjab Battalion
- }8 O% e' o9 {/ i( v# B2 ` 75th Indian Brigade
; @! E/ ^/ A r% ?. p) X 84th Indian Brigade
4 g3 e2 z! ~* {, c 36th Indian Brigade
6 Z9 `1 R: o. w+ t1 d# ` 15th Indian Brigade
7 X, |4 K( e; T 5/2nd Punjab Battalion a7 U4 {: g: x5 ]7 Z/ G
Waziristan Division
8 t$ y( H2 v+ W- M- H( q5 t$ g+ _ 223rd Field Artillery Battalion" n8 h: \4 H$ y# o7 U
India Command ' D( \3 h( e* l4 C3 y+ }
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- u& z. D7 z, x0 d, e9 x, N! F RAF 223 Group Base Force
, N1 t( `8 b* j; u5 ?) d( p# ` 1/4 Central Detach. - t1 v& W5 c" J" }* s2 ~
6th Medium Regiment. U9 @$ f; H$ H
4/4th Det NW Front
' y$ Y6 j' v) ^( p3 n 42nd Construction Regiment
9 s- G8 |$ |+ x 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment5 G# U% E6 g4 L U7 W- E0 E8 r- F
77th Heavy AA Regiment
5 D7 @9 b) B8 }) s& F9 t RAF 223 Group Wing . Z- m- b: s1 Y" S$ h
4/2nd Det. NW Front
/ }5 H. u8 j6 h 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
7 l0 {3 p6 o: i2 ` 1/5 Det. South Ind 9 G% l& H8 a; G/ Q8 X9 r1 e
1/1 Det. South Ind & e3 x- s2 V% M. x
225 Group RAF
: o' j# o, D3 n' H2 d Sikh Construction Battalion
5 ~: `0 q% W5 a 1/3 Ceylon Det 0 ]: Z+ A/ s! n# A9 @. s
9/8th Punjab Battalion+ J( F: Y; r( B
Pathan Construction Battalion* a `& [, J! b
Tenth USAAF & L% g2 N% G7 n) `
1/3 Det. South Ind 2 Z: | N' [& Y9 Q8 T6 y6 |. `2 ^
116th RAF Base Force5 ]! m/ `1 E; `5 z2 _8 O# F* q
102nd RN Base Force
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197th Coast AA Regiment) V i. ~- f, ?4 c3 Z
RAF 222 Group Base Force
. ^5 O+ r" c$ l. f# r 1/198th Coast AA Battalion
! |2 [* w' a# O 30th Coast AA Regiment
! q+ R/ o) m1 Y8 Z 4/3rd Det. NW Front
6 l! u2 Z X! j* J! v* A$ d 1/3 Central Detach.
& M; Z \3 E" v$ z$ l: i Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion1 j+ L. B6 v2 E- A
95th Heavy AA Regiment
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1/1st Det Hyderabad 9 ^ Y! W1 I. M: m
70th Coast AA Regiment! K9 r" x, o+ G+ ^5 a3 A) }- ^
4/1st Det. NW Front ! {# x6 W& [7 T% \2 h
2nd Hyderabad Base Force' Z/ d. [; ^* Y, P6 A: ?
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
' [# ?" L- U% \+ `8 f0 M5 G Port Blair RN Det
6 T& [* \) C" P# X: N J8 j6 b! E 1/4 Det. South Ind ; Z; j& d% j" h. ]
1st NW Frontier Base Force
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7 ~. G) r x4 k; \, b1 \ o 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1 R7 I8 K/ B) [8 [( Z- b4 q 1st Madras Construction Battalion1 `) g$ R$ u% F/ f& k+ z
Socotra RN Det
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3rd Hyderabad Base Force+ H' f2 {( G) f5 G. U+ `* T0 I
1/2nd Det Hyderabad
" ^$ b: L& _9 f 168th Field Artillery Regiment
) g7 g8 ~! ~$ t% g, O' a 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
8 P$ f$ }9 v+ S' S% m ] 1/3 Det. West Coast
; N$ l2 k+ A9 p( }( m. @, ` 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 t. ^" ]* ?2 L" ^, W 21st Light AA Regiment
+ x: w; B9 _- `3 b8 k 208th Coast AA Regiment
7 [, t: `' w j# F5 P) m' G" T) H1 | 1st Bombay Construction Battalion( W% N* o4 s3 R: j) M
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
: l' a6 t' x. X0 U 181st Field Artillery Regiment1 n. G& h' |1 h4 m
1st Marine Defense Battalion2 @8 m% b% v, s
1st Peshawar Base Force
* {3 U1 M' o7 ^2 T' E, P1 j; i RAF 224 Group Base Force
" l# l* b7 w: r! e 2nd Central India Base Force
4 i, D* Q( o5 o+ a* q 94th Coast AA Regiment
$ r$ X. X6 x" m8 N. q3 h) [2 Z% _2 c 2nd Peshawar Base Force8 C+ a* G7 O5 x% u+ Q' `1 r& J
2/9th Field Regiment
- p7 }; a8 T3 F8 L1 s 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
; Z) l0 y+ x4 K. I @7 \4 o5 N 2/13th Field Regiment# A- \6 T* w6 a, y e
216th Coast AA Regiment
* y5 E, U. A1 [: S; N 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
+ m1 I+ T$ M$ u9 \7 ~ 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment$ a6 h( `: D4 D: F) G
24th Indian Engineer Battalion t2 M0 u( r; s
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment% H g4 {) y! h7 F
1/1 Central Detach. $ S3 a. D" i( J) Y% B/ u9 ^# F( I1 y
2/11th Field Regiment4 t8 S0 i7 I9 `/ u
43rd Construction Regiment
1 p3 D; O" Q. m3 J1 K 1/2 Ceylon Det 9 P& A1 T$ k# h8 O, K' a
2nd West Coast Base Force
- n' {: l M2 {/ R; O 1st Indian Light AA Regiment4 d! Y( {/ y* b' F8 }
3rd Central India Base Force
, _* y! _* r+ C( R* n+ N0 z8 c 1/2 Det. South Ind
# e& m- p' J9 i. y# a 1/1 Ceylon Det.
5 l4 M3 }6 @1 K# \) f6 l( L 1/1 Det. West Coast
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8th Medium Regiment% |% c& T' C) k8 ]* r2 c
1/2 Det. West Coast , g: l! x8 {3 \8 L
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
# ~/ n0 \8 c) A( u/ o 1/2 Central Detach.
- p; ?1 D' R4 p+ A+ q: G RAF 221 Group Base Force
C# j9 T9 z* {' m& S 428th Coast AA Battalion& `3 F% e. b, {6 x' s' f/ Y" n
. W; q* p/ B$ k8 ~" JDefending units:
9 R7 q. `. h, M0 X* c 113th Infantry Regiment
$ W2 i, h3 R3 V) [# n2 N 61st Infantry Group 3 s D( k3 t$ b; I
55th Infantry Regiment4 g5 s' j8 f) h" Z! G/ a9 W9 p
52nd Division
; _8 A4 O" J( M9 Y$ k% T. D7 }, w 62nd Infantry Group * @3 l+ h6 a2 Y6 W# X+ K) \3 M& O& Z
21st Infantry Regiment
! q9 Y( k$ C& y" z4 S" d; j 33rd Division
) x0 M; B) m- z/ D, R 56th Infantry Regiment# [% d) p5 B; |) K
4th/A Division
2 K0 \ `5 l6 y. s 38th Division
' H" T" u: v+ K" U/ r1 d8 Y Imperial Guards/B Division
/ l1 L& U+ h0 }% V6 f d4 M 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- A9 ]* U7 S+ m. G6 q
3rd Mortar Battalion
2 O, j H! _) U6 B* {# o 5th Mortar Battalion
- d( y8 U8 j" P3 h& S. [$ X+ G 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
$ F$ ~! {3 D& R, |( l$ [+ ] 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
; e6 g- n; z3 m$ s7 [ 9th RF Gun Battalion
! t* p* w+ c3 K7 e 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion5 \! u) R; F. Q1 |! u3 c: ~
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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) O' ?8 G& z0 v4 f$ m- U 5th Field Artillery Regiment
% _; ]* r0 b8 F( z( N 8th RF Gun Battalion
3 f2 i8 c4 x3 Y) b/ }% P 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment; A+ s/ | v; | O2 ?1 X1 _$ ?
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion1 G* j9 L9 E. \) }/ \8 Y" j
16th Army
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9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion1 D7 q, G% g e; L5 R8 H
10th RF Gun Battalion* C- e, k% g$ K2 U
11th RF Gun Battalion |