AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42
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! f9 b; v! u# |. h9 D4 t. A2 C卡拉奇的抵抗超出大本营的预期,看来只有堵住了 。。。; f4 S! E) v+ G% D! U2 N
" j( a0 E& ^8 A9 w: t8 Q# `" K. _Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)6 C9 d* V; J1 t ?4 V6 {* L
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Japanese Deliberate attack! h% u& a% d' @$ q0 ]
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Attacking force 314750 troops, 3414 guns, 1339 vehicles, Assault Value = 11421
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Defending force 189570 troops, 3585 guns, 3844 vehicles, Assault Value = 44803 W! J2 o5 Y/ P3 w: R. z
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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% }( s$ [) m9 O, w! [) H7 sJapanese adjusted assault: 4675
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Allied adjusted defense: 11377
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) ; _3 V l: {0 T/ n
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Combat modifiers
- W9 _1 X' a+ Z2 ~! Y# y2 |% [* FDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)# f- r3 D5 p6 |% E
Attacker: . c+ V( z- n0 S7 D0 X/ ]5 i* q/ \
( Q" y# R0 S/ D7 ZJapanese ground losses:
) \' Z' \( \( M# [( C$ `! u 48307 casualties reported
2 C4 j& }3 K; \5 m( t Squads: 478 destroyed, 3458 disabled
" s/ |! C# M4 O' o6 n( h! N0 x Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 540 disabled# ]2 ^1 }2 Z. r' `. w0 z5 |
Engineers: 59 destroyed, 521 disabled
y e& k6 [2 D Guns lost 500 (41 destroyed, 459 disabled); z2 b& v r6 ~$ Z5 u
Vehicles lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled): V- Q& i" k: p8 c9 U
) [; f. { S5 xAllied ground losses:
/ A& \' J( \& w 5126 casualties reported
8 u% i5 i% K9 b Squads: 45 destroyed, 378 disabled
. G. {% [% R3 A' G: I Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 269 disabled
) k; R% r3 P {& T Engineers: 29 destroyed, 287 disabled8 A" o1 T, }" _$ ]& l0 n
Guns lost 380 (20 destroyed, 360 disabled)% i: P$ P! _7 V, u7 t* j, ]# h9 q) S
Vehicles lost 121 (10 destroyed, 111 disabled)$ q$ _- k1 M% r) j1 w! Q" d' b
Units destroyed 6
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Assaulting units:7 V- e) K) x8 x. O
65th Brigade
$ D8 T; c k5 M4 |4 r" R1 D+ e1 |$ @ 55th Infantry Regiment* D p, b9 {% J) ~
56th Infantry Regiment' o. o5 J3 y' Q- ~: f6 ]2 g2 L
56th Engineer Regiment
4 T4 i/ {4 `" W! u Imperial Guards/A Division# N- Z0 L' P' N z5 e0 d) A
9th Infantry Regiment/ }* x9 G6 Y x, c
21st/A Division1 H* I3 @. Z8 O' u) ~
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
+ ~6 J6 }7 w* M( A1 v1 k% \7 j 62nd Infantry Group
# W! Y3 @7 b1 f& ^$ E+ L 61st Infantry Group & G; o* }( f# M, R9 p2 p8 {6 R
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
i4 I4 c9 m- W% W$ P/ Z 41st Infantry Regiment* y$ X% D8 D4 n E* y$ w' ^4 g
39th/B Division
7 z+ S( k0 X9 c* f/ f# I1 } 6th Guards/C Division, [- S0 ]% ~' C- x
24th Infantry Regiment
) l) @# l1 d3 Q: A4 O 55th Infantry Brigade
( g. W& k1 E+ r5 ~ 48th Engineer Regiment# ?4 E. S1 i( @0 p
21st/B Division
! S( w" Q5 ^$ i6 i0 t Imperial Guards/C Division: {6 ^( a* @8 N1 N5 B" [
11th Infantry Regiment$ \# y7 G/ w5 ?7 o
Maizuru 3rd SNLF. C' C2 @! Q% m( ^" G9 ~: R
21st Infantry Regiment% I2 f/ T- x4 o$ _
16th Engineer Regiment5 ^( Z$ N0 B2 [7 L5 m/ [6 a* k' c3 [# `
86th Naval Guard Unit
8 X- K* o5 o3 H8 W& | Guards Tank Division* d2 m) b: H# m% p: A
12th Engineer Regiment
1 |1 Z) L# ]/ Z8 P# H# G# D! b 20th Infantry Regiment
7 y. o2 p& p6 r+ i4 M1 M 146th Infantry Regiment% P4 O' b. @+ C1 N
33rd Division
7 p; V0 T) X. w$ @* n 38th Division5 F5 T) A) d9 C
Tanaka Detachment& e; s, {8 f9 ?. @# X' W2 w* N
16th Infantry Regiment8 {8 Z9 t$ {8 u8 P
113th Infantry Regiment
, G( U9 D/ W. H( z# x7 G 4th Guards Division
3 _8 _) N4 g$ q2 A f 47th Infantry Regiment
9 z6 H1 ?- x/ H7 S( L 33rd Infantry Regiment5 m# Y$ z% o# Z$ R w0 Y
Kure 5th SNLF0 B' l2 d5 d3 v3 C4 a5 K0 w- s
64th Naval Guard Unit; M# @6 \, G, R% _
Kure 2nd SNLF " W) o8 E( S `. J( |& s2 X. J* c3 z
14th Guards Regiment
S: O$ {+ h U 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
9 x) z4 N; @1 { 16th Guards Regiment
/ I; e8 ?; L2 T1 @ 17th Infantry Regiment
& C0 G) S: G+ B" Q2 L& S3 w0 q( `5 ^8 Z 54th Division
5 W0 r( v, u8 K5 B 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade8 f# I5 i0 m. [9 F: S
39th/C Division9 c4 u7 M p( a
Imperial Guards/B Division5 c0 H4 [& l3 K0 e
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
' e% @3 I" N1 n, K# O4 i4 D 32nd Nav Gsn Unit 0 E( I6 p- {9 d& a
6th Guards/A Division4 e% m" n7 a% C; `" z+ Y& Z
39th/A Division; A) W# |" X" } a. k
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
& X1 K3 n4 _& S9 v8 I& U2 d% r 5th Amphibious Brigade
. [+ r+ k3 ]2 |, s Sasebo 5th SNLF# |) ?- W3 [; z. a& e2 D4 r; `/ X
2nd Engineer Regiment! b+ ~1 G$ c8 R+ X+ a
148th Infantry Regiment
$ v6 ?% i( s v* u+ g Yokosuka Assault SNLF
7 y* y% K) f9 e( Q9 @, ~ 112th Infantry Regiment
$ ~- i# X/ U' N 7th Ind.Tank Brigade
. P) _2 @: Y) z( n+ ~( ] 6th Guards/B Division! K% M; Q; L8 n8 k4 Z
5th Guards Engineer Regiment# v7 R2 W" a+ J
5th Engineer Regiment1 F- x; T# V4 v& [9 P; k" |0 ?
31st Infantry Regiment* |8 g( _' H. `* i+ J* L1 `& r8 D
15th Guards Regiment
+ S8 v6 l P0 z9 l 55th Engineer Regiment. O. S% z6 v9 r0 Q+ R0 F" n
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
( R# ]4 ~4 n1 ^, ] Sasebo 8th SNLF0 ^5 `( E+ o4 W% l. n; W" V- E
4th/B Division. L# ]' F( F* a
52nd Division" |% h! L7 i' j f7 h
4th/C Division1 H5 [6 N5 b, V
53rd Division9 k8 y! J) y0 L6 p+ C
4th/A Division6 ^0 Q$ K/ F* p% [+ i/ `- l
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
& t3 G0 k; T; A- B( l) W+ p 42nd Infantry Regiment
' V: o2 @+ R C8 j+ r) L 67th Infantry Group
) \3 P2 k% |9 L4 S) Z4 U 21st/C Division; u/ H3 z* F4 o4 P
14th Army1 \- h' i& ~* ]( R1 x
5th Mortar Battalion1 h7 ~- ^9 _( `4 ]- X. `
11th RF Gun Battalion
* {2 J, y; F7 F# `+ ^) u 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
! S+ z$ o/ ]3 K2 u& K5 n 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
& u4 z6 L) p* v% E! ~7 D 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment K, F+ O3 G$ l9 A2 w
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment& l8 J/ Z+ @' H- j! i
25th Army! i! y; A) F5 w9 m" Y2 z% L
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
( e* i% j( ?! Y7 \ 16th Army( a/ I" E5 c5 U/ a7 |& G
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion$ g, \% a3 n% G [
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
6 E$ K0 P( [, N. L; \# J 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3 h# V* P) Q6 ?0 n 10th RF Gun Battalion
2 V/ Q$ D) x3 j( w @ 1st RF Gun Battalion u7 |2 t# R- y% m4 X7 Y$ e% i
Southern Army; L' b! `* }' Q9 A8 q- W0 N8 c
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 {) D$ n1 R' s/ r 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 L" D Z b6 k* ~. R+ N* B 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion( d# E, P+ }5 r' ]
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 {1 a* M4 C! W; D3 O
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion+ T, \4 |5 b y# v; Z- a. l4 |
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment! _2 K5 @8 ~! p- N9 \; X7 c' Q5 ?* I
9th RF Gun Battalion
6 a/ O! ~" }( M/ [, h 5th Field Artillery Regiment5 o1 g }% g: O1 b3 S
8th RF Gun Battalion
* l4 n9 |1 H& x+ W/ v' h 3rd Mortar Battalion4 n% i$ g3 J' Z! J! L7 `* T3 Z
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
7 A5 `9 u" R# n+ j+ \/ b4 E 18th Mountain Gun Regiment P# z- ]% {1 K. ]- N+ k
15th Army
% ~9 Z/ t$ W5 t% N" C+ {0 v 2nd Mortar Battalion
; F+ k/ }9 U1 V: k0 b" R+ `* J' s 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3 I9 Q6 d) I2 |) i( u1 u% x" ` 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
b# Y6 ]" H! K! D4 |, _: E: [6 v# u 48th Field Artillery Regiment# O/ E1 D" O r; W
56th Field Artillery Regiment
6 l6 T# d4 B. p! Q 21st Army) N( x) ` z, ~+ J& R4 W. Y" X
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Defending units:
6 N& c- r; o6 n 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion1 c+ `) @; F# C
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion: E) N* u9 G# ?9 W0 H# X# W
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
9 k8 c4 X _. }2 s2 H 46th Indian Brigade
0 L: Y8 @6 h* b% M, s* v! h 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 H$ j/ c2 P' T& z) }% T7 Q5 Q9 o5 F! S 19th Indian Division
5 b' r) e6 s6 x0 A/ Y+ R, y 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
7 Z9 N2 B; M) Q0 Z( o- Y 267th Armoured Brigade
( v/ y$ {/ Q8 T: n9 f( p& m8 l 2/17 Dogra Battalion
, w7 ^# n6 k0 L' x& E" K1 K 63rd Indian Brigade: s8 _- o# J X* ~% [' H, ~
Kowloon Brigade) q# r& Q$ ~- _1 G8 |# s
2nd Royal Tank Regiment" C* }" B; z. U7 ~9 J4 b+ x
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
$ |6 E; Y) @9 _4 R 5/2nd Punjab Battalion
) x" r8 |* t( Z' X 75th Indian Brigade
" ?' s& p; X- |& o" e( j 182nd Infantry Regiment8 K8 a% l; G* c; ]4 j, ?3 l7 b
36th Indian Brigade5 ~ g" i- p3 \, [, Z% ?
3rd Cavalry Regiment
d/ I5 I2 `! W3 g3 J 132nd Infantry Regiment, K7 k [. P: |, Z) z9 i
7th Hussars Regiment
; z, S$ V+ o3 V) d3 v; h( R% ]8 x 16th Indian Brigade( y9 L. M1 p8 W) c
8th Indian Brigade- E. \- K2 f6 y/ h
26th Indian Division" u1 `) u5 x) N: i N, G
Karachi Fortress
. ^) ?- U* M) y, m( i2 M 48th Gurkha Brigade
; H: y+ X7 F. y H+ d 73rd Motorised Brigade; m/ I! a" q2 d) D/ |
84th Indian Brigade
# V, M# T+ y" ~6 z# | Madras Police Battalion; |6 q+ T# z, l$ A& q' {4 c
16th British Brigade
- D' J+ L: N2 m 1st Assam Rifles Battalion
7 ?5 i) y0 w! L; C9 i 75th IAC Regiment
( ?! p* C3 q! O2 E% H' \ 70th British Division
! b: \0 {, r `) T% W2 v7 T$ b+ b 99th Indian Brigade1 O3 K7 ]9 X3 z* p
20th Indian Division# \4 c5 O$ o8 e+ [% a8 r; Y3 J
45th Recce Regiment% W* m4 k' L* y
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
T# h1 ]' \4 y9 D2 g1 f 23rd British Brigade/ |% M, F2 K2 R
6/16th Punjab Battalion, R. [0 }% _, \
14th British Brigade
0 u) w% ]; \- j; g( H 4th Assam Rifles Battalion; V* l3 G3 C% Q! ]1 p; D/ i6 i
50th Tank Brigade
" V/ s+ `: O1 o o7 L 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment: i2 a2 G+ `+ [2 N
255th Armoured Brigade
8 j+ d6 C0 W9 b$ @& d, Q4 u! Q 164th Infantry Regiment4 V/ q2 m, |! j! w- }$ e5 y" q v
3/16th Punjab Battalion
; Y4 H K8 `) F( U 2/15 Punjab Battalion
/ N. T7 `& e3 K 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment- ]8 A- i: Y& a# h& ?8 ]$ Y7 S8 R+ z6 |
26th Indian Brigade
/ u5 u$ C4 h9 q, p/ h 7/12 Frontier Force Battalion, \% r& [$ e: p5 \: j/ N5 W
100th Indian Brigade+ i1 I+ U3 ]$ T
88th Indian Brigade
$ g7 e/ v# g" ~& D9 F- R8 Y0 z+ J 28th Gurkha Brigade
( t9 W7 l4 \# n3 p 6th Indian Brigade5 j9 D6 J9 a6 P
22nd (East African) Brigade# j2 v& L5 a0 C/ U- I. p* _
754th Tank Battalion% V9 A) D3 g7 n
RM Viper Force 0 R" T$ F8 r2 s5 G$ ?
5/14th Punjab Battalion, Z, B( S+ k0 h- R4 U5 a" ?
44th Indian Brigade2 C" f$ J& m( `$ Q( j/ P
45th Indian Brigade4 p( {" L& M7 W) ^
15th Indian Brigade6 L; Q; F6 L9 {& M
6/15th Punjab Battalion
8 ^8 _2 z7 X& b! I; v% a% }, U 23rd Indian Division7 [/ [4 \- }, u( O% `
22nd Indian Brigade
/ M: x8 L) r9 T0 c 23rd Indian Brigade$ R6 ^2 S( a5 z* J
Waziristan Division
" M: S ?- ? r 1/1 Det. South Ind
5 [3 k6 F8 `2 C- y- o& t5 P3 `7 ] 208th Coast AA Regiment: d# [9 a& N5 d5 l# c2 t
Port Blair RN Det , w8 |* i3 o5 n! k
1/3 Ceylon Det
8 k% Q# C. o4 T 94th Coast AA Regiment
5 G G2 m1 U- G7 c, \ 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment0 e7 a0 G/ ~! b% X6 e1 [. G# E/ ~; e
Tenth USAAF ' d9 C4 `* v3 S4 g
RAF 222 Group Base Force4 Q- n$ w& c/ w9 T0 j' F
Sikh Construction Battalion
& {9 F( e6 W1 _( ]7 A( u2 O( {7 Q 95th Heavy AA Regiment
4 C* t$ _5 z% s7 X2 j! T 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
2 l+ A- P5 p: X+ p9 p- G5 Y 1/3 Det. West Coast . F0 L* J2 L" k8 ~
1st Peshawar Base Force
& ?) T _. }4 X# C# a8 D" M# [ 1/2nd Det Hyderabad . ?- F/ j4 R+ B" E6 H* X
1st Marine Defense Battalion
# j2 L+ o8 T0 Q 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
( x5 K7 p, A+ e 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment6 ]* T7 c+ `% _' c1 A" ]
RAF 225 Group Wing 1 n8 y( s' J @2 \
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
0 Q0 t& `/ J: w( ]& p; } 1st Indian Light AA Regiment
4 _; J1 l- R7 D: h) v5 Q- { 70th Coast AA Regiment1 }, Y/ o& @8 C4 N- [
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force. F! i ~* W2 @
1/2 Det. West Coast , N9 l# o: H+ ^$ J8 y
AHQ India 3 f& O2 a: f: {& [+ O# U
102nd RN Base Force
% X2 V3 x" o' n5 y4 V; G4 } 2nd Hyderabad Base Force# Z* Z$ Z* j& B3 B; L1 k$ v
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment" m; x3 I+ @7 B; z5 g) j( U
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: x$ O) R, Y; I 2nd Central India Base Force8 F1 C& W! p8 E9 I
24th Indian Engineer Battalion
3 E$ ]- B' Q' M4 d, d) i) B! ^ 1/2 Det. South Ind & e0 V- x* E- L+ V
Pathan Construction Battalion8 p5 x9 Z; w) @) }" S% d( U9 i
8th Medium Regiment
6 N2 R% l/ s8 ~ RAF 223 Group Base Force. P* ~$ o+ ^+ B4 [8 k2 S. y: K
116th RAF Base Force
. C$ j4 d4 L% N7 S 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
- i# B+ c8 P) I0 p0 m3 ~4 \/ \ 1st Bombay Construction Battalion( o) y; y8 ~9 i2 q; \
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
4 b) a$ H# f4 \% [7 G& r. { RAF 221 Group Base Force
, p3 e& v: [( q% f% q 1/3 Det. South Ind
: j* W# J9 [: T7 X: q 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
. {# y/ Y1 a9 g9 v- n6 O4 q; e1 I! i3 ? 9/8th Punjab Battalion
4 S) l+ o3 d6 x' v) V' f 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion0 p3 I% p) ]1 Y; B8 a4 B1 j" l# _( ?
4/3rd Det. NW Front
8 h8 q) \: a! r: L0 H$ T# i 2nd Peshawar Base Force3 B1 Q% @, d: q
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
0 d/ o" h, `) J/ c$ E0 {/ Z; G 2/13th Field Regiment
7 Y# J- m$ E5 B& r" q) d 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
5 p3 @5 G1 p) u% p1 X$ D! d 197th Coast AA Regiment
# l2 i; B( v, |" k$ _) q( u3 ^' Q Socotra RN Det
m; B. h+ M% N- A- r7 m$ m2 v/ b 6th Medium Regiment
2 {# [' c9 Y3 ~# u8 D 4/4th Det NW Front
8 K% B) n( T1 T4 X9 Q 1/2 Ceylon Det $ ?6 b8 s& d5 _1 z/ }+ U C
225 Group RAF " p' s8 u4 K9 _$ V9 u0 |
96th Coast AA Regiment
5 V' f, \0 U- F 1/1 Det. West Coast
! C6 b" Z6 O7 [2 |( [8 b RAF 223 Group Wing
. r, B5 |3 b( s$ e) Y 1/4 Central Detach.
1 M0 @% K- U6 H, H' g% w* J9 P 2/11th Field Regiment
, w) `) n/ P0 d, I 77th Heavy AA Regiment7 E* K5 r5 }; i$ l$ {5 G; u
1/2 Central Detach.
l I1 U% P# M8 K- _$ {4 s+ W 1/3 Central Detach. L6 @( h- E# {* u
181st Field Artillery Regiment
- U( g# o/ S' C 1/1 Central Detach. - k2 f( u& v* j) E2 U" L7 e" T
168th Field Artillery Regiment
( D3 n6 U0 y9 I9 F* Y! D; l Y 1/1 Ceylon Det. $ b L0 z' Q# }; i* X
1/198th Coast AA Battalion
% a `. @0 G; Z! M& Q 23rd Indian Engineer Battalion
) K" V! c& F' Y e: y; r) |5 m 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
' R6 l5 |* y3 K3 S3 ]$ \$ G" u% } 43rd Construction Regiment
7 X' b2 f- [: Y% m! ?7 } 42nd Construction Regiment, Z* k9 d! h( Q- S1 \0 U7 m
2nd West Coast Base Force* W7 ^5 T: c: w8 `5 W7 @
12th Indian Engineer Battalion
+ `, ^8 H0 t; z6 c. ]9 s; J* @ 3rd Central India Base Force. V9 \, U- _5 E# A9 m
1st NW Frontier Base Force0 G" e; w! F) Y
4/1st Det. NW Front B# G/ b( ?: ^
1st Madras Construction Battalion
2 M0 s/ ]9 N5 ^* g1 P RAF 221 Group Wing
0 D/ F' s7 h+ o# Q3 l J 30th Coast AA Regiment& A: R' Q* i# u$ U' q
India Command
n$ c1 o9 j) |6 z* z U 1/5 Det. South Ind
$ x/ z2 b0 M7 C! p 1/1st Det Hyderabad
2 q3 k9 q4 b8 L6 c# c 4/2nd Det. NW Front 4 g& P5 J5 R# ?4 q q9 H! ]
1/4 Det. South Ind . n8 {: @1 o6 L8 y) X4 }3 [& m
216th Coast AA Regiment
2 q0 G; E/ \8 c9 Z" g; {, D 2/9th Field Regiment
1 z2 k( r/ t" f& E 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment; A7 v* k& [! g" n ~" X+ m
RAF 224 Group Base Force
E3 `) {7 A7 b 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment1 H# c4 r2 t2 C6 |" g2 p
223rd Field Artillery Battalion0 r0 d) p7 [+ X0 P6 @6 _
21st Light AA Regiment, D& f6 T1 J7 L+ x) `8 |7 t I
428th Coast AA Battalion |