印度战场
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4 k2 ^' r0 [; @8 f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。# g- n* w/ Q. s0 p0 e2 L9 s
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)
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Allied Bombardment attack- k* ?2 `$ X Y
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194: z* d. H9 c& W3 c$ Q
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Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604
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Japanese ground losses:" U8 U, o$ s0 i% H( w* P" _
39 casualties reported# E# l$ X; o/ d# x! } Y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
" ?5 d2 G* d1 o5 g4 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- \; I- U, z" t, s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- c; i; q0 K0 \) d
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)' m- ], G$ x* h
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Allied ground losses:
: h( h4 B7 R$ I% u1 M- F: D( q, x 26 casualties reported
% S# D% W1 R3 V/ }* r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* X5 ^7 k8 }4 g7 `% Q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled T; x* f9 D) f6 S! V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 x9 c2 u! p7 ~' k, |. i3 h
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 }: V* V2 j$ v# v) F0 kAssaulting units:6 r6 d1 I; W" t, l
100th Indian Brigade8 z' j3 D6 U' ~4 A9 G0 T* D0 ]
2/15 Punjab Battalion8 u$ k" x8 k* V
22nd Indian Brigade
7 Q' o' w0 v7 h5 I; `- D) C$ f Karachi Fortress
) X i# }; ]( y) B( V 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. R) Y. H7 O, i$ j$ |
3rd Cavalry Regiment& a5 D9 e3 z: A. x2 b s& H- V
45th Recce Regiment% o1 o! g' E6 W7 Z
28th Gurkha Brigade7 l) x# | R9 v& R
19th Indian Division
9 ?& x( k f4 b 5/14th Punjab Battalion
7 K4 L# g! x1 v: l+ V# T. d+ A 46th Indian Brigade- l" ~0 c% a, Q$ d
255th Armoured Brigade
/ O) {# O6 S0 Y; e0 ` 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
, [' }2 l6 V* b; O. k 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
/ X' s l: g/ |0 M: x/ p 48th Gurkha Brigade0 x2 S. `. R; {+ Y( L/ w
4th Assam Rifles Battalion9 V2 J" b/ s, L Z' T" u
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion' |) k1 i+ M3 K# P5 ?& I! q
16th British Brigade
0 M( m$ Z; T8 R 754th Tank Battalion
) U: ^8 q! I6 b! ?- L+ x H' K 6th Indian Brigade
# f- J' W7 ^! v: e 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion8 c& ~8 }. u5 h
45th Indian Brigade
; x' i( D* D: ~$ S/ T/ o% q 75th IAC Regiment1 g2 S" Q% E: t3 W2 b, \
99th Indian Brigade; J7 T0 h5 Q- {" T+ S! C( X; Y0 ?
23rd Indian Division7 R% K0 V: q( Y
164th Infantry Regiment- j Z) B& Z& q" P9 ^) N% }0 o
50th Tank Brigade
$ w5 W/ u% t* { L9 n 132nd Infantry Regiment7 Q) N; r( }2 J9 {8 r/ I; d, o6 G
Kowloon Brigade
6 H0 \+ `6 x. F# @! F6 b: [# [ 7th Hussars Regiment( u _& Q5 w: R3 C
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
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3/16th Punjab Battalion% ~/ L% r: C# S; J+ F( m" z- l6 q% ^' t
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
1 D* ^' ~; v2 a" e 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion# L$ u' G- f9 ?4 M t" v
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
I# w0 }2 d! [ 182nd Infantry Regiment
0 E6 C; }$ F% t' d 16th Indian Brigade
+ \6 R9 ? W0 F4 V/ N 88th Indian Brigade
7 R% }- N9 B& [" Y* p! o% r6 \ 44th Indian Brigade
; o/ q0 L4 V9 x; w9 S3 U 26th Indian Division! a5 |1 j" Z7 f Q
26th Indian Brigade
7 G0 R4 M: ?' m a: L0 M/ E/ S: | 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion& [$ _9 Y% N8 S
22nd (East African) Brigade; l( k% G" `) ]2 x, E& w* k
7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
7 K0 s$ q1 N. [8 m; M5 E+ j 63rd Indian Brigade9 s) ^- v W- C8 t! R) Y
23rd British Brigade
' i3 ~$ N o y: z RM Viper Force
- \, Y" u4 h8 e 6/16th Punjab Battalion: F# F) j. z' l2 P% v4 s( o7 S! i
267th Armoured Brigade
' m& ?5 R: f1 s& c6 V5 Z0 m 2/17 Dogra Battalion& S8 c0 R8 Z6 k+ C
20th Indian Division
: B) G* b! v3 \, d2 I1 { 14th British Brigade+ R) A' j$ F5 J+ _, Z, ?
23rd Indian Brigade6 ~, t3 p) Z: s( a: u
70th British Division" Z0 J1 |2 r( N# b# P. i
6/15th Punjab Battalion
; \5 Y$ E5 x) o2 J$ g, _ 75th Indian Brigade5 U1 }5 l$ n$ ~2 [! O
84th Indian Brigade. T3 J1 {$ q) N3 w1 I0 a m
36th Indian Brigade
7 a, `- Y( y8 X6 I( i+ t 15th Indian Brigade x, A% J. T/ T: M2 h; u2 V5 r
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
5 n- G& E- a4 m; ^3 _ Waziristan Division
& h; T+ N* R; u- W: D# S 223rd Field Artillery Battalion$ X5 M8 o9 _" J6 ~
India Command : d: b0 m0 V* Y0 o
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion. Z0 j) v9 O2 F8 j7 y* J
RAF 223 Group Base Force
: l- l. W. b, s3 R5 m 1/4 Central Detach. 3 E) {' I' q2 Q ?
6th Medium Regiment8 a7 w% Y# c3 ]% T% Z7 f
4/4th Det NW Front
* ]& V, Y7 g" |" O2 R$ ? 42nd Construction Regiment7 c; ?; l4 Q1 }0 E7 o/ S \
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment, f( o; s l1 v7 S! n' {
77th Heavy AA Regiment
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4/2nd Det. NW Front
0 }5 F6 v. Q5 c( X3 j 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
. W0 A/ r' v0 D 1/5 Det. South Ind . S1 j) \; p8 \. E2 f- {
1/1 Det. South Ind
' W; r8 L/ H1 A% T7 U! T 225 Group RAF
3 C; G0 R4 n8 B' P9 j Sikh Construction Battalion
9 e3 a, {! O$ r( `0 { 1/3 Ceylon Det / u! z% ]; b# A, \' x/ V
9/8th Punjab Battalion5 U% @( q* ?- z# B9 \
Pathan Construction Battalion' p6 V/ u% J# I* B; _$ i
Tenth USAAF
. {$ e- G s# t% B9 t 1/3 Det. South Ind 9 S& Y& `2 C# G% x6 r
116th RAF Base Force2 h2 C7 e* Y7 ^6 e5 C
102nd RN Base Force
5 Y# A) I$ i* H8 L- C 96th Coast AA Regiment# K# _7 C( o0 U4 z9 }
197th Coast AA Regiment6 x% `+ s$ B7 }: u1 t6 |
RAF 222 Group Base Force" Y/ v$ s0 x- _; m
1/198th Coast AA Battalion t. j/ f; w) \% w
30th Coast AA Regiment1 f/ G. h8 L( l+ Y
4/3rd Det. NW Front
# l- y" T8 ^2 k8 t 1/3 Central Detach.
7 v3 b: t1 r6 v6 E- I" s9 R" g; ^- b Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion0 \& I/ L' S* _$ m1 A) O
95th Heavy AA Regiment
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1/1st Det Hyderabad 6 a+ d) }) _+ {% Y# t8 K" I
70th Coast AA Regiment( l" ]2 t6 m$ X+ G3 C# J% O
4/1st Det. NW Front ) b3 x! O. R0 |" a) ?/ d' ~0 f
2nd Hyderabad Base Force; Q$ h$ z# O& x. R& `" V
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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1/4 Det. South Ind
. G4 Y8 T, u+ [# V5 U, k 1st NW Frontier Base Force
: V, C$ `6 j4 `2 H RAF 225 Group Wing
& |4 M E; }2 Z) @+ j; l 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment! ~& Z' j, u& k/ [6 {9 V& D: Z
1st Madras Construction Battalion
1 n0 ^" J; M/ b n Socotra RN Det 8 X2 H/ }8 w: x
RAF 221 Group Wing
5 ?% J0 Q4 b& p3 t% \, H# f; _ 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
0 e2 D. I j; ?& {' u 1/2nd Det Hyderabad 6 B$ f- K6 K" r3 O
168th Field Artillery Regiment/ X8 p y( b7 k& e$ e8 {( r
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment/ |5 t, r1 \) ^! d4 \1 O! T
1/3 Det. West Coast ! M5 I) n* D; F* W, e+ D$ f3 t- R
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
z7 I; b8 ~8 [6 g; G 21st Light AA Regiment$ ^. q9 U8 R+ ^1 {
208th Coast AA Regiment
, |, v) n( D. j7 @; n 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
. N$ G% V/ V% `8 n& d 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment3 d; k8 x0 R5 r' A1 Q# b. P
181st Field Artillery Regiment
8 h0 D; v) z' _3 a 1st Marine Defense Battalion
& A9 L' B. I1 |: w6 C 1st Peshawar Base Force/ B; [( Q4 z( {1 M
RAF 224 Group Base Force
2 F, Q: j K- H: c! I [6 t/ ] 2nd Central India Base Force; f& H* n5 L' F _
94th Coast AA Regiment: a9 m* {) M6 }. a! [- K9 F
2nd Peshawar Base Force
1 f5 x- Z7 X( \$ N9 `1 ~ 2/9th Field Regiment" E! `& E( r1 m9 y, i
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
; U( v' f5 p1 I( v8 B T! b 2/13th Field Regiment
3 t! r2 a# ~/ ^ 216th Coast AA Regiment$ |0 w L9 C1 X+ m; ?+ P3 h9 J; c
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
0 b. O' S9 Q- Z- u 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment! C/ O8 [+ ^' `: V" @( y2 q
24th Indian Engineer Battalion/ [0 N, o7 B4 s! L5 `2 F' X
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
8 ^5 h: @9 t2 k+ z# s: K 1/1 Central Detach.
" Q7 O( n" w% M3 P9 W 2/11th Field Regiment
Z+ h5 l) M; y2 t/ _5 c7 H: W 43rd Construction Regiment
; M$ M! y- g: p; [4 f, A# |' g, I {5 E 1/2 Ceylon Det
% C2 i. y2 S& S8 G( e 2nd West Coast Base Force
& J2 z% o. W4 j+ J 1st Indian Light AA Regiment1 E, [5 b: N( P! G; P
3rd Central India Base Force
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; b8 B3 \' H6 I/ C 1/1 Ceylon Det.
/ Z1 S; y0 U: h; ]' ?- w/ [ 1/1 Det. West Coast 4 ] D2 J, u3 w6 t. s1 t
3rd NW Frontier Base Force- \4 U, E$ H! y$ a
8th Medium Regiment
! }$ N2 W( U" o0 ~6 R 1/2 Det. West Coast % g% _4 p- }, p2 |, ?" d
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
" a- i' x3 Z% Y 1/2 Central Detach. 3 M. t; n. b7 O. U6 A( P
RAF 221 Group Base Force- d7 P2 N3 T5 P3 e& k4 z( I
428th Coast AA Battalion8 t9 K8 v2 ~/ p' T+ e/ T4 e
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Defending units:
9 ]* _& A) M- } K. I7 s! T 113th Infantry Regiment
7 x- _! N7 x: k( F. h 61st Infantry Group 8 L& t& X2 P$ d" `7 ?; y1 {0 [
55th Infantry Regiment4 }2 f# }+ K# |; m+ U/ ~4 |; ^
52nd Division* P! o+ Q7 n$ i
62nd Infantry Group * P) d n% a/ z1 M5 i$ ]# J& ]
21st Infantry Regiment
* L! v1 ~- U' `0 y" J 33rd Division& t) k6 H6 {% r( g1 B' |8 K: M+ G
56th Infantry Regiment4 x# o( v( P6 U5 k
4th/A Division
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Imperial Guards/B Division
) [/ t. L( K/ I6 L b' i 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
d- g$ q6 w- P/ o 3rd Mortar Battalion8 T% s' [5 E! [/ ~8 I* y
5th Mortar Battalion
' Y% o, y, n0 \5 X( |8 G5 v6 w" _ 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion! ^' t% G" a- M' ?- |" o. t
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) I4 t3 M$ a1 @. _ 9th RF Gun Battalion
. {, m) t2 S& d( z; O2 G 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 Y: H5 v. V" ~' `# ] 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion2 j# T# L+ I7 i) \' ?4 ^; M; ~2 _5 P
25th Army
+ m9 V7 |- e# x3 ?$ t( x 5th Field Artillery Regiment
+ z( ~+ u, L7 B$ M 8th RF Gun Battalion
) S. [$ W5 K) S; O 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment/ } a) Z/ L' l
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
* a6 s* a1 @3 I9 K 16th Army
" Z/ v( \& R% [2 r 15th Army# e/ \( A6 a- k, q; D
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8 E9 o3 ~" \4 |) A0 R' }; Q 10th RF Gun Battalion' d$ W3 u2 V, H
11th RF Gun Battalion |