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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。+ ^3 |( x" b: Z" [1 t
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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2 W- t& H# r5 N. R' S3 G4 N# CAllied Bombardment attack9 m, z- p7 K3 I. l4 g/ g- n) E
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194
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' M9 ?4 F4 T2 e# [3 ~1 RDefending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604
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4 g# x$ |: {0 x( N2 iJapanese ground losses:
6 G. I1 U* r3 }# f. o; N 39 casualties reported8 B- ^1 [% s- t4 x3 f- j) O0 ^
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
, g! S6 p4 |4 J" G; a$ P( Y2 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 Y; r. }- b8 A- Y/ Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H3 M- \/ h* {! \2 t$ N4 v Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:; J8 l+ G s6 u( P7 a; \. V/ Q
26 casualties reported# l5 I! x. ~, u/ ]- a$ L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, M9 F6 e, D) Q+ f Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
l% \ |5 }2 p7 J7 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 C Z' F- b4 T8 `: Q% l Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled). w# }: ~1 B9 r( R7 A
0 z4 t J/ V4 e; C; @! lAssaulting units:) \* K5 ~/ S7 t5 X, h# |5 z$ A4 H
100th Indian Brigade0 y) n+ A% t7 a: g4 Q
2/15 Punjab Battalion
4 _' [0 m) d9 F7 {/ t. e: X 22nd Indian Brigade+ s# Z- \3 j, P6 c$ J
Karachi Fortress
$ t: `' E) m+ \0 C# e3 K h# G7 } 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
* f( Z( V: h% G% v; ], G/ u 3rd Cavalry Regiment: [) m5 L" S# {8 f/ X" b
45th Recce Regiment
. x0 O5 H; h/ w3 S" R) w, F7 Y 28th Gurkha Brigade
# `7 ]/ ]. G+ l. W 19th Indian Division0 `! p' D) A" t7 D+ K
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3 \; k7 k1 s9 Y0 X 46th Indian Brigade' |' [6 J( Y5 v% }
255th Armoured Brigade( b! H! B7 R: G0 P) k/ r( R
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
! Z& u5 D5 a6 n- r6 b* @ 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, y+ {! z( v- {2 t. V4 ?
48th Gurkha Brigade- ~6 ^: N# [$ v' }% m
4th Assam Rifles Battalion
* j* r1 d! e4 o6 c2 G 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion* T! B+ i6 ~+ [) K5 D+ W) w# l3 W
16th British Brigade- t4 ^7 I6 O5 r) q2 r
754th Tank Battalion
8 l7 p& y; J& M/ M$ b5 \ 6th Indian Brigade2 k V3 g, i, Y" o+ _
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
. }9 J9 V3 y4 K- v 45th Indian Brigade8 e+ h+ c1 k, L0 s3 J* w
75th IAC Regiment, c( t1 V4 R. W4 T
99th Indian Brigade' ^2 r/ j' d& J, E* n- H
23rd Indian Division. x' |" H! [7 ?5 w1 i# L
164th Infantry Regiment
8 ?: v6 w' J$ q+ Z# j5 ]3 B 50th Tank Brigade
9 H* D$ _8 }$ E g 132nd Infantry Regiment
; Q2 x( N9 B, L Kowloon Brigade; B. s1 p7 k% v
7th Hussars Regiment$ s2 h' V. I. z" A; p
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion; i- d7 \9 R1 u7 H4 m
8th Indian Brigade
& Y0 b M' m1 Q9 A2 o 3/16th Punjab Battalion
5 k) l$ ^" |9 i 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
7 o$ M, b1 u7 c5 ^+ b 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion" c8 U- f1 R* s; c" E. a
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion6 v6 V! N/ L _+ D; A. w
182nd Infantry Regiment
4 z" T2 a9 v: r' L 16th Indian Brigade
4 P+ }' r, d9 k 88th Indian Brigade
4 y8 l$ [7 ^" {& q0 {* X6 X& w1 o 44th Indian Brigade
6 I# W3 U4 ^/ \7 J 26th Indian Division6 y; f; I6 c6 L: n; e
26th Indian Brigade
1 q/ d1 P# l9 k6 N5 S, l 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
* T( B' t; B8 j: x0 O 22nd (East African) Brigade$ M& i6 P8 M! I" w5 d" x/ ]" v: V
7th Aus Div Cav Regiment) J% M. X3 y, b; Q [4 i
63rd Indian Brigade. ~$ ?& E8 u5 Z' e, Q# S
23rd British Brigade
0 d1 [9 Q3 I2 g4 `; X. A% N RM Viper Force ! v7 ]0 Q7 Z3 G4 V
6/16th Punjab Battalion x0 ?& |# ~; I
267th Armoured Brigade% q! B) g! J, A% A& {7 C6 k! a
2/17 Dogra Battalion
( K1 O) m$ |: d& R3 { 20th Indian Division7 w5 k. Q/ A9 y" `; `/ W7 m
14th British Brigade
$ g0 Q$ A% a6 b6 b7 U7 a! \ 23rd Indian Brigade% o) r7 Q m" Y$ Z2 n
70th British Division1 w" \& M f2 k' K/ \* K
6/15th Punjab Battalion8 ~. L$ b( {1 _4 @: f, T; M
75th Indian Brigade
$ B X+ k' Y2 E5 ~: ] 84th Indian Brigade, s& e f& m) M3 _8 C/ Q% i3 V
36th Indian Brigade7 a. ^" h* l) L6 X8 P4 |8 P
15th Indian Brigade2 O1 R( ?# d4 X5 d \
5/2nd Punjab Battalion/ _! u0 I$ A, n
Waziristan Division7 Y) c2 L: X6 @; R
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
' `( O5 A9 g" R9 i, E s _ India Command
1 h9 f. X, r, T+ g 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 Q2 ?( l2 `4 e
RAF 223 Group Base Force* H3 w& C) y, L" {3 P% A6 I! h
1/4 Central Detach. ! B+ D5 o$ G- }5 h9 ]) z' F* T
6th Medium Regiment
& Q( y" D4 L1 G4 w- N, l' R 4/4th Det NW Front
. O# y* X( U4 |( B 42nd Construction Regiment
- \! C: I/ Q9 L( ? 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
o* h: _' [& \* H9 L. @. ] 77th Heavy AA Regiment
3 H# `2 m1 Y9 C5 x9 W3 S RAF 223 Group Wing
0 b3 Q: J9 x; s" v$ d9 W( ~+ O! ^4 Y 4/2nd Det. NW Front
: F C% ?$ D) |/ q5 J 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
9 Z; H. O! Z+ Y/ i2 }& l 1/5 Det. South Ind ( Y3 O+ K7 x9 ]! Y. a- i# g! p2 ?; c- M
1/1 Det. South Ind 3 {* y3 y# U7 Z9 o) _$ `5 M* [
225 Group RAF
+ J. C' h' t9 W Sikh Construction Battalion; {6 X1 n( }6 {0 b, f: u
1/3 Ceylon Det 3 D. J. @4 I+ \* T7 {
9/8th Punjab Battalion5 O0 _0 E8 v: S3 a* {+ d
Pathan Construction Battalion- W3 q1 K: G1 ]7 y0 b
Tenth USAAF + ^7 @1 p: D; i3 y3 t, N' E& p- f
1/3 Det. South Ind & \6 p; V: w6 J' Q7 g# O
116th RAF Base Force
, j5 t$ d& V, k2 m8 Y 102nd RN Base Force) i' {8 o" x$ C4 ~. J# N& X
96th Coast AA Regiment: I% _+ ?( h+ J" X
197th Coast AA Regiment
Z( N$ j1 i- N3 z" G RAF 222 Group Base Force
% a- `8 @* B1 b2 ~% B/ l5 L2 N 1/198th Coast AA Battalion$ L& G8 `, [' D3 V
30th Coast AA Regiment
" G; M1 Z# ]( n- p* g 4/3rd Det. NW Front 2 b; ?' N" A- Y, J2 V
1/3 Central Detach. ! t, Y# |' ]& Z% l1 {
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion2 A4 E J/ u) l4 \1 @% O l
95th Heavy AA Regiment1 w% N6 I% t: H1 N9 e
AHQ India
6 G% ^& G% j& Q( T 1/1st Det Hyderabad ! ^" O) r1 K5 n0 ]* x5 M5 K) Y# a
70th Coast AA Regiment
( j3 F4 @4 u7 J7 Q0 Y 4/1st Det. NW Front
$ E3 t) Y& j8 D 2nd Hyderabad Base Force) A1 V# i$ T* {* ]
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
' z1 [, E6 }( ?- s! ?0 e Port Blair RN Det
$ G1 j7 u0 X# J M& R7 Z4 v- t! m 1/4 Det. South Ind
7 |' D [% p- |) `1 t6 L 1st NW Frontier Base Force
5 I O7 `& ^6 q% U+ \2 |) b RAF 225 Group Wing 7 X" {/ _2 D8 \9 {0 P x9 z1 l
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
) l1 a7 w1 `7 g) f/ s- _" Y h 1st Madras Construction Battalion
' V/ u8 [5 C% |6 O. z Socotra RN Det # s9 q2 P1 u% o: L. ~+ v3 ?
RAF 221 Group Wing
+ ^$ J- p# ]* K4 K 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
" j4 j8 z1 V. Z$ P4 y' a- @: E5 b 1/2nd Det Hyderabad
) T4 k, Y) l# W- @& m# r4 S/ h3 u$ Z 168th Field Artillery Regiment
% F6 a6 g( w% W" b- r* c 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment7 Y. D0 {4 }# A/ ^: N, U
1/3 Det. West Coast $ R% t A+ f/ p. R
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment; D4 B0 s% l) u6 M6 Y# H
21st Light AA Regiment
9 a" @) p8 ^: j$ Y3 S# g. c 208th Coast AA Regiment
U/ B& P% v C8 ~* W+ ~- t0 ^& \ 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
! |1 f% T$ J/ ^ 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
% R1 s1 K% n; U6 C( i3 b4 y% P+ O 181st Field Artillery Regiment
! R: D& k- f6 V( ^2 W5 N 1st Marine Defense Battalion1 V H6 T% j ~' t/ V+ g9 ?+ F
1st Peshawar Base Force
) O U6 J# d3 X: g RAF 224 Group Base Force
B5 h' E- i( l: D' R8 W) z; G6 Q. @, e 2nd Central India Base Force
& b: F+ B4 J' E: O, i: }" h 94th Coast AA Regiment" i- g! r; g4 R) R+ L9 o
2nd Peshawar Base Force, r& ^! r' Q* x! p: U
2/9th Field Regiment
1 i& e. Q0 x0 ^: } 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force* F5 A. H/ w; a( ?: `$ w7 ]
2/13th Field Regiment W4 |5 u; N: _; z% T8 \
216th Coast AA Regiment, t. p+ {, _ v3 z* D/ ~
1st Bengal Construction Battalion; h$ x, t7 J6 `7 U6 F/ J; W( T
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2 A+ \, t t+ \4 t( Z5 M 24th Indian Engineer Battalion
7 e- Z5 K1 O3 R$ h 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment) _5 f8 L; Z& F) _5 m. n8 @
1/1 Central Detach.
, w8 G3 z. T; ]- U) A 2/11th Field Regiment
# Y/ s, A R1 h) l 43rd Construction Regiment
" H, g+ P z% n 1/2 Ceylon Det
( t# x. @& Y8 i. C& J 2nd West Coast Base Force
0 Y/ J' l$ G6 e8 O( d 1st Indian Light AA Regiment
4 X& W& J, o" I, F 3rd Central India Base Force m# r% R3 t& j) d& z& i
1/2 Det. South Ind " p }2 h- h# N% h" j5 h
1/1 Ceylon Det. 6 Q. F8 T8 G9 D/ b5 s3 A, O
1/1 Det. West Coast
! B2 B8 S4 S5 P% I9 C 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
$ ^" D* L( E2 O* o" z# S9 d 8th Medium Regiment
" A+ R3 J! F6 Y6 U/ z H2 @, A 1/2 Det. West Coast 0 v7 q$ h6 E3 I' _" p$ _6 g: J
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
' e! m7 C+ ?3 ~/ h3 d" t f/ Y 1/2 Central Detach.
& v+ | M) ]+ ]' ~5 w" X RAF 221 Group Base Force: C4 Q& D, n: `6 O
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
# w( A9 s7 o; i; g( q( x4 T1 X 113th Infantry Regiment v- ?6 [5 @9 k. ]4 t
61st Infantry Group
+ o% e9 R1 z4 O. K0 ~ 55th Infantry Regiment
f2 C% x7 B& ?3 z# o+ ^: T& O; b5 V 52nd Division
5 T9 X! Z5 S7 R+ T6 U* W" o/ ]- F/ x 62nd Infantry Group
' Z4 {- N) r+ I, S 21st Infantry Regiment
: ^* P3 F! B& f# u% H 33rd Division2 y1 M+ L" a9 [1 T% p8 B
56th Infantry Regiment
$ [, }' {* Z5 F% W8 M 4th/A Division
8 j+ t- ]' d3 q, \ 38th Division# w5 e- q& F4 M( ^+ H% w" o) d) j
Imperial Guards/B Division3 B3 ]0 D8 w. z5 J7 [1 P
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
: S$ E2 l8 X% j( C, L 3rd Mortar Battalion
* @" X0 I& R" S$ N 5th Mortar Battalion6 E% _8 P0 |% q% r2 L' I" g
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion" r) d3 r) _0 `: }" F! s- H
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment( l0 _1 v8 P( u" A0 D
9th RF Gun Battalion8 m, ~3 h6 _1 P. @3 F+ g
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion8 C( i8 V) D2 a1 w2 T
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion/ x$ t1 ^0 r3 X
25th Army. I7 t. ?# p: d; @; l1 C% v) a
5th Field Artillery Regiment
+ |2 e7 x/ G0 Q* U2 q5 H 8th RF Gun Battalion$ g' P6 j+ ~6 C7 W
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment, y, e' s" i0 G# W* R: V
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
& S* S6 p' O- h' J8 H9 D) J 16th Army
* \, N1 X6 j o' r$ Y6 | 15th Army
% | A% q6 z" w- m; n/ t 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion$ H. d6 I8 f0 K+ u; ^3 t
10th RF Gun Battalion
! |* r5 U" X9 P, G) V1 K4 c' F 11th RF Gun Battalion |