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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 14, 420 _7 V; o7 ~2 U% ~5 D. h1 b
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卡拉奇大捷5 k. T) m# G: `" V! W1 j" s
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英,印,国军在盟军强有力的海空支援下,一举击溃了盘踞在卡拉奇半年之久的日军兵团,势如破竹般向印度腹地挺进,一举夺回了印度战场的主导权,堪称二次大战历史上最有影响力的战役之一,后世该战役同斯大林格勒战役齐名
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+ v1 J! X- D, K: Q7 sNight Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8' }4 }- @5 N7 l# Y$ y y
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Allied Ships
8 Q* S A$ n" k4 T D+ T- j, } BB Prince of Wales
6 G# H. ~( e: B1 p5 L, o BB North Carolina
$ S# C7 {" B- D9 I CA Exeter P, K E" b9 v2 C9 R8 h- e6 U" Q
CA Devonshire
+ e o! J4 ]& I- L! w- w CA Vincennes
3 n, t2 u3 G% h% J$ @8 K) Z% u CA Quincy
8 i& ]! t+ V, E CA San Francisco# x4 n9 y& S9 q v; _3 \# C
CA Minneapolis
# j" ]6 ~5 v% S5 o: H CA Astoria
; H1 R# y4 {+ R$ T1 k CA Chicago: z. u/ ^# g. \" k" m$ s
CA Louisville b p' y1 Z; C1 m/ n5 b& \
CA Chester
' Z- @4 d9 ]( r: j4 P- z6 c2 S CA Northampton) J, Q* R1 R- k: {, [
CA Portland
$ u6 I! r' T! E, t% h+ p f DD Dale6 m3 g& G2 d3 i3 t) S
DD Worden
; T0 |" @2 q2 V DD MacDonough
% Y4 l" F! j9 [6 J" Q" v DD Selfridge
/ U$ @, I( g5 _- }2 W DD Cushing
2 H; S/ M/ a' Z* Z" K DD Grayson
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Japanese ground losses:
5 @. b: j' g) ^1 i7 o 213 casualties reported
. a/ }2 ^' B' S+ @5 ]8 x* t Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
% ~3 F& X, v' I: \* V Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled
) o5 a" t& N; M7 p# A8 Q. k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% O; w3 ]" P: Q& c' L- M4 E Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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5 X1 x0 ?' W) k! X. q: C: NNight Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8# ]: o2 }/ H- z7 B
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Allied Ships) n% ?1 z2 B+ x
DD Humphreys
: Z: J6 Z& ?) y9 F3 A# c' c DD Norman
d: x: P. x. K8 S @6 v DD Thracian2 N8 s0 z" R/ Z
DD Thanet
# L% g6 j5 F) l1 M4 h DD Tenedos6 e9 p) p5 v& K' G0 V/ h4 @
DD Stronghold, e ?7 Q! z% m4 V0 O9 A1 d
DD Arunta0 k p2 p! [' M6 Q4 K" m/ \2 s
DD Stewart; l K3 y6 T; L$ L, o$ R
DD Pope. R# f6 b! m1 [1 c& ~4 P
DD Parrott
$ T. h8 v/ X+ U9 L4 `) v& L1 o& p/ Z DD Paul Jones
! F2 X3 m: O; P5 ~+ q0 z DD John D. Edwards
8 L1 U/ C( x7 P& v DD Bancroft
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( q1 q/ M0 t$ V H+ P% r+ v# D2 Z5 ~Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8: S" D6 Y4 S7 @, Z
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Allied Ships! s$ X: o5 w7 f- W; {
BB Resolution4 L* s% g* m; u5 i- r) t
BB Ramillies
# `+ @; r( O" x- V3 h& ? BB Royal Sovereign
, P' G4 c" |$ O! y, L( ^6 k) c# D BB Revenge
2 v! q7 u+ ` v6 ~; {* x/ a: f BB Valiant8 W r7 V6 C: h
BB Warspite
. Z( ~7 |/ L$ q4 N BB Mississippi V: W {( P d
BB New Mexico
$ x* t6 Z) k3 ]9 [( Y BB Idaho
5 X3 k H) z2 Q1 U! K) Z4 C BB Colorado
! _. A* Z" f* } CL Capetown
: d( I: E7 n$ N h( Y" b i) \' ^ CL Caradoc" _4 \9 t/ Z6 Y4 P" i- u
CL Newcastle
! ]( |& R3 A2 }0 h4 _7 ~: k( f, Q CL Enterprise
9 c9 t( r1 Z* W0 N4 t. q CLAA San Juan
) u8 u* `: L, Y# D6 E CLAA San Diego
+ s& g8 g0 D( m M; k) y( b! Q7 n CLAA Atlanta- a9 p; k2 U, [
DD McCall& t6 `$ ~, ^2 @6 c7 w- R) g) q8 m
DD Gridley
, G7 h7 g: u( d1 } DD Craven; l" E4 Q/ Y& G& ?+ S( \
DD Bagley' H0 n$ h3 \% g; n9 N
DD Russell
) I- ~9 j: ?1 a8 V1 M DD Mustin+ u% R* e$ x! r& }/ d; e A. o, g
DD Hammann2 |; t- C) T' Z/ u; C
DD Anderson
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Japanese ground losses:& }$ O/ A/ x* K. f) }
1530 casualties reported' s2 C9 t1 J) X* h0 c
Squads: 5 destroyed, 82 disabled. c" Z4 n& `2 v9 }0 T
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 118 disabled, ~* z, R5 `/ c3 a* B, k: l4 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" K$ Q3 s2 w* O c
Guns lost 38 (3 destroyed, 35 disabled)
: A# v9 Q( G* }, t' b# F Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 m5 x: E7 Q4 Y$ ^* j ^( i) t
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; k$ `- v! W7 X, OMorning Air attack on 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 40,8 (Karachi)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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) D9 C! r7 D9 |* {; cRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' O1 [5 N \! R4 d7 [6 P! f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' d# j- ~( K7 K9 o
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G/ @% l/ ]# m$ u; Y# V* Y) l. O7 _# uAllied aircraft
`& |) V i. v- ]8 p Sea Hurricane Ib x 9# I. x9 t6 M7 n2 V! Q
Martlet II x 10- v! o3 K8 ]+ R$ J5 N
Spitfire VIII x 23# t- S- X. l1 D! u
Hurricane XIIb x 21
! r$ m1 @ K' a- \0 s P-39D Airacobra x 24
1 G$ A3 {' c; \ P-40E Warhawk x 289 x7 {5 \/ \% T( a; t, W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
Q2 F7 W7 Z: X F4F-4 Wildcat x 692 ^) u z% |! S5 u5 r2 e9 f! w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1051 F% E9 J K# e, t1 C( g& N: X
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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+ U' R3 L3 t8 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: e7 B" T) E* j! d4 M4 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled" G; D4 d \- |: U% h: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* { [$ Z8 O) Y
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, at 40,8 (Karachi)1 o j# w$ u1 B6 d4 B3 x# ~
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Weather in hex: Light cloud5 f' U8 v/ m- Y$ H+ @$ R
( d9 _; O; K4 I6 WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 [2 a1 t4 A' q4 g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, w' A6 w2 C y) H& |1 d, r( `* a
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Allied aircraft
' F9 {2 c- p- w% s$ ` Sea Hurricane Ib x 18
9 Q1 [; h2 w5 W: N- ~1 p1 y Martlet II x 6
( v1 }( r" v/ v# q. v; M Blenheim IV x 12, j1 g$ U# p3 v9 e
Hudson IIIa x 12% w( d- [" v- L/ y" v8 V
Spitfire VIII x 16! e2 P Q9 J/ R* N% G
Wellington Ic x 950 r4 F% g+ ~$ P9 d( L# ^4 n0 @! l' u" c& g
Hurricane XIIb x 12; p* |, \6 H8 a3 u; V$ g* a' ?
B-25C Mitchell x 379 e% _$ |; N: O# q
P-39D Airacobra x 323 G! b5 i* Y D4 X( y
P-40E Warhawk x 50
: u0 v8 X$ e3 s4 O J( s$ J$ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 x4 ^: E3 i9 k* z3 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 62
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Allied aircraft losses
, `# v, ^' b) Y ~! q7 X Wellington Ic: 4 damaged
b4 v1 C; }( {: E9 z/ O8 n B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged1 B0 ^2 i( n6 d' ]' N
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
) |- P/ w% t" Y$ R5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 64 disabled. |' t6 o* Y5 ^" C' N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. h% ?# u; p# O: _4 N" J
Guns lost 32 (2 destroyed, 30 disabled)! F' j. B0 f z) w
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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3 R1 K; T7 n8 E2 b: e4 \Allied Shock attack2 c0 C9 b9 R |6 _8 f; k y6 e: L
A5 R; Z! R2 |# hAttacking force 206935 troops, 2918 guns, 3709 vehicles, Assault Value = 7706
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Defending force 49436 troops, 591 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 1587
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; s$ b1 k4 d9 [0 Q/ j6 IAllied adjusted assault: 9971
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- l# I+ {2 ^3 Y4 d5 m( IJapanese adjusted defense: 1903 * R- d+ w6 M' {: H1 c- p
$ ~1 ?% R: M, N: @+ v- N1 t$ E- jAllied assault odds: 5 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), `9 _/ S" \7 z
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:5 k4 F2 a+ q2 { [! B9 E1 i4 H
9774 casualties reported% u& Q" F+ j; J/ _ t
Squads: 239 destroyed, 261 disabled j8 z" J2 b# {* K; m: F3 V. c( D+ E
Non Combat: 260 destroyed, 103 disabled
+ {4 F( H( L/ v) [6 g Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 q- @) r4 ] j Guns lost 165 (80 destroyed, 85 disabled)
& t8 j0 o& y( h- [ Vehicles lost 129 (60 destroyed, 69 disabled); ]: X U: B( W0 w5 ^) M; D
Units retreated 22
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Allied ground losses:
- z S& S: ~, _8 |0 {% U5 Y 27536 casualties reported, z4 l+ K1 }5 y2 I M; b: L
Squads: 252 destroyed, 1923 disabled
& f( l: U* o e! l( W+ B; N Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 436 disabled
1 z# l6 m4 f3 I: p% b9 W; T; [ Engineers: 34 destroyed, 283 disabled5 z% A |. B4 A/ i9 a; c( [
Guns lost 259 (21 destroyed, 238 disabled)
3 ^+ y5 F$ m0 j, x) }$ \ Vehicles lost 129 (12 destroyed, 117 disabled), z+ J% ~2 M7 i3 H s+ d
Units destroyed 12 u s+ u- \' X! H! u
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!0 I* f+ Y" L ^. }6 v
$ z% {1 n1 f7 W4 V+ DAssaulting units: `6 O" M, S' {' \1 {
7th New Chinese Corps
Q' Y4 O& D/ F/ q0 } Madras Police Battalion2 q2 U# [7 u& |6 r" k
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
, ^/ s' W, l; I* ` 200th Chinese Division- C- O3 _& I( e) F
31st Armoured Division
9 X+ b# i8 {2 x( x7 h2 y" ~' i+ | 36th Chinese Division2 ?% C7 f2 F0 l1 x& N
75th IAC Regiment( y: ]0 Q* Z4 K3 k
7th Indian Division
$ v* e7 @6 c j. A 6th Chinese Corps% e" G6 e" S; Y6 j. B( C3 T' V
73rd Motorised Brigade0 d/ i& X/ {! u
Waziristan Division
: L+ O H7 z) |( V 98th Indian Brigade
* j5 c. a; c3 C# M 10th Indian Division+ ]2 p, R# j6 f1 M" M5 K4 w
6/6th Rajputna Battalion* Y! }/ K i& K6 l2 W$ z
96th Chinese Division3 O1 ^4 G5 R! k& [& q& m) F8 Q T0 Y
2nd Reserve Division8 K/ j5 f. i8 S' V5 B8 C* W. S
100th Indian Brigade- y5 I, ~- e0 P' H" z
19th Indian Division \) { I2 q3 n" z8 K% u
46th Indian Brigade
# [$ j+ F2 Q$ L4 N# J! j! A/ V. q! P 70th British Division' D X, B7 [' J* P1 O: b# m9 Y
2nd British Division# B0 r* h. f4 H7 ]/ p
267th Armoured Brigade0 F" \2 t; R; x9 F+ M. \8 E
20th Indian Division
8 S5 D' v$ C! b! z 17th Indian Division% [' | F7 h" n6 {% L, P7 Q
26th Indian Brigade
% N9 ~( N, Q; d$ y 254th Armoured Brigade
+ {8 x1 J; q! r/ j, H; y5 t# G+ h 2nd NZ Division
% b* c, e7 g3 ^9 m/ h1 z Punjab Division, }2 J, _; S- p- ~# f- [
23rd Indian Division I. L: m1 S) T9 t
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion3 Y% Y% d1 O* a
Karachi Fortress
8 l' A7 i& B: [ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion% S m9 o& S, A- `
1st Somerset LI Battalion' U4 D) V% |" }. h+ N4 O4 j% W: Q
26th Indian Division
- n+ \* U5 V! I+ P% J1 { 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
( z( R H5 C* a 6th Indian Division
- m8 L: o6 Y, ~ ~0 @& o 8th Indian Brigade# E- E/ R4 s! J' J( } x
14th Indian Division
: B1 M! F! F7 b7 \8 B 5th Indian Division
$ a& ^7 |6 k% H2 Q7 T# s# X% P 77th Heavy AA Regiment
5 e7 o* K, p ~+ f1 U: I 4th NW Frontier Base Force8 l9 p5 g7 P: t" o5 r
RAF 223 Group Wing
5 M( ]( b: u" K, V3 V5 g7 z AHQ India
% l" J3 V* A8 Y0 n 1st West Coast Base Force2 _9 d* k7 l0 Q; R3 H: |) `0 h
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
# K6 l0 o- a; m+ i% G. A) b1 b& u8 V 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
' \8 {4 v4 M1 P/ c6 ^ 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
# B q3 Q/ r* @4 o# ?7 p# R Pathan Construction Battalion
. J) x6 _" S2 ]9 _& b) h 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
+ A% B; r8 C: Q6 H 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment2 {' U6 D% i) c, M
RAF 225 Group Wing
9 N j* a8 S( P% \ 2nd West Coast Base Force
+ M2 P* }0 ]' v' r 3rd Hyderabad Base Force7 r! u# A, h |, q/ b; k5 P2 z& A4 M
1st Bombay Construction Battalion, \0 v0 o+ a2 o% s
24th Indian Engineer Battalion
" C2 \; ^+ p0 V, l! I# O 23rd AA Bde & R4 k. D; K' Q' |% ?3 q- L
1st Central India Base Force
( `4 R- D; K5 N! W) O l$ G 6th Medium Regiment
* N7 S) ^8 ?( {- \3 P1 P0 C 1st Bengal Construction Battalion7 E4 T; }: N0 U; D
Ceylon Base Force
v4 N; M0 a% l* V* X) U' [ 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment; @' Y7 a1 _9 L6 f+ b# y8 L
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment; v* ?+ m' \( e4 ] q
Sikh Construction Battalion) ?$ [/ c& t/ I. N: Z
12th Indian Engineer Battalion/ S4 }! e- E/ @' E/ M H
India Command ; k. V" u' W$ k. p5 v
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment% C- C. }' c# O1 I/ d F+ g# }
1st Indian Light AA Regiment! D' a0 W! B' w) ~! U+ M
95th Heavy AA Regiment
5 z0 h6 |6 M, _1 u 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment8 s( p/ G8 J3 c( g8 X
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment; Q: R; Q" W+ u; W4 ~" A6 q
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
9 J8 e7 @4 Y! z$ `; ]5 e 1st South India Base Force- N% D; F! h l" X$ M: `
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
6 Q: V& w' M6 G* v( n 1st Madras Construction Battalion7 q) l2 J' l& x
48th Light AA Regiment/ f! c$ C- o" ~
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment" t# l% v$ R& h3 U7 A
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( z4 r0 R3 h7 J, a( w6 `' M3 [ 112th Infantry Regiment
" W% R. z/ ]: t) ~2 p( g( c, [ Kure 3rd SNLF
, j+ v+ `9 Y* I9 f8 A) z 5th Recon Regiment
3 V& X( [4 x" ~5 @; m5 v 61st Infantry Group
- Z P: o" r" \; f* S5 ~ 62nd Infantry Group
: b6 c# x& x! @( E 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
# v. k {9 [8 T$ B% e: K- b 64th Infantry Group
( m4 j; l# M. L$ { 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade/ D' q( f+ l- X! Y( e$ v. R3 F
63rd Infantry Group ! w% j$ r& q1 k$ P. `
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy ! b$ ?+ U5 N1 H$ J
5th Amphibious Brigade
6 y9 C" p8 J7 V; h1 o* S# K& M 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 e; q, l% {9 G; n J2 O 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 t& U; A* n% z2 e# G; L5 `
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
; `" r* v w: Q+ P3 n# T) D6 b* w 5th Field Artillery Regiment
4 x' n& I: S$ c. q2 S M5 z 2nd Mortar Battalion
) P* F. h6 t9 Y% z) l 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 _# v+ q- n+ H. |# n; @ 14th Army0 ]& f: T+ V# v/ s. G& @
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
! W, d5 X$ M# C; ] 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
: Q" o" q7 l, l; B" C3 [. |0 q 56th Field Artillery Regiment2 i3 W7 z7 T% b
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment |
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