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。7 I. `/ _2 _9 a' l9 r
& H5 c9 t) f) L! oGround combat at Karachi (40,8)
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% [) ?' [8 B" d! H; ]Allied Bombardment attack$ O" A5 m! U$ B% n
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194' F3 D* @: T: T: e- Z% }
) P* e4 j; c6 A0 b! Y3 kDefending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 26042 [) l* ~( t/ m8 Z8 z
' ~& p* P1 O6 x- g* _Japanese ground losses:
) q# A, h+ n4 s 39 casualties reported
: _$ s) K; d1 D+ {( a4 _6 O! j- ` Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled0 N% Y4 {" Z" O: I6 b# g5 a! l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ h K. T+ y! S7 |% T/ X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
m' x( B; C/ f Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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X6 ^5 K" \0 r& R( ~Allied ground losses:2 Z3 }* S; U d" P8 Q# C8 F
26 casualties reported9 |, u9 F. u6 [; d3 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( Z9 g2 |- v3 w3 A/ B% k. d4 }
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 V3 Y4 t3 Q: e6 U, G8 G" V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* _% c1 b' c5 x" F3 Y, B3 @
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), C( _' k2 ~* o. [- X) G; r
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Assaulting units:7 I: ]3 S( ? x5 V: |3 R
100th Indian Brigade
; e6 ~. B+ m" i. ?6 |6 S 2/15 Punjab Battalion" m( E& V& w0 h- v# b3 A
22nd Indian Brigade3 S4 a/ C/ z$ O- |
Karachi Fortress4 l# }4 F6 s2 I" n
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
9 u) o( L0 |9 v/ U 3rd Cavalry Regiment
& {+ h2 J) D/ i+ U+ |+ h% z1 B7 u 45th Recce Regiment: g( G/ l' d9 p4 v: O, p
28th Gurkha Brigade
# e# W# `" M" d4 T+ O; D 19th Indian Division
, U! c4 n: u) c: [8 Z ^ 5/14th Punjab Battalion5 w/ H3 ]9 b& d. G& w: J
46th Indian Brigade0 u3 e, L9 n( H3 |) ?- L; n
255th Armoured Brigade
D; F, Q, x1 E5 O3 }& @! B2 F 3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
4 T w' j3 x2 C; v3 T 2nd Marine Raider Battalion1 X0 s+ B5 o9 G% p1 b
48th Gurkha Brigade1 [; {# U$ v* h9 v$ I
4th Assam Rifles Battalion, e" ]: N$ M8 |$ w* ~1 d
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion6 n8 S X9 `7 S" E' V
16th British Brigade
8 I( C+ h, J2 y 754th Tank Battalion
, E. q; Z: S" t' r7 P+ h. i 6th Indian Brigade9 k- U# D5 F7 ?+ P
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
\. P3 e% n( Y0 v1 b, S6 M 45th Indian Brigade
8 R" q5 J8 [. `1 v/ _ 75th IAC Regiment
6 S8 I$ @$ y$ j& X- }! N* w 99th Indian Brigade
! x* o! d5 w. g2 v, W" K 23rd Indian Division
L1 i: [' q' p! b5 w2 b 164th Infantry Regiment
+ l7 P b$ c8 L x: @ 50th Tank Brigade: m+ b. j9 {( a) y, e# r. g( i4 |
132nd Infantry Regiment0 q0 n/ g+ m* G! x; X$ d; \. Z7 q# s
Kowloon Brigade
. {3 r$ K% \# f+ ]; \5 \/ p9 n 7th Hussars Regiment
u" N u9 O( V; f5 i" @, M. h I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
" R& }) h4 a1 w; t 8th Indian Brigade" h: Q/ W4 D' D% \$ q
3/16th Punjab Battalion
- y \& H( b/ T2 t 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment8 I" V9 D5 k- O6 H7 p( c4 H
2nd Assam Rifles Battalion1 _8 R1 c9 E9 U
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion, {) Q# W0 B# l
182nd Infantry Regiment
! Q9 {, M$ J8 }# @8 b 16th Indian Brigade1 B3 Y1 C. W0 m1 {; `
88th Indian Brigade
% S& t+ b+ B9 V O, ~: X 44th Indian Brigade" w [: b/ T1 o9 X/ Z
26th Indian Division
% Z' T! A, }. q7 E5 A. {) _ 26th Indian Brigade
$ j% L; W3 |6 I& |. i4 L8 ~. x 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion, Y! R n& z' A7 v+ z8 b+ s% w
22nd (East African) Brigade
% @, V& ^4 L2 R+ X. p$ S 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
+ f" ]5 `' |/ E# s# L 63rd Indian Brigade
# Y, t9 j6 \* ?( {" A 23rd British Brigade. H1 j; `9 B/ [2 U1 i
RM Viper Force ! N" M7 `; g- U2 r0 z- t
6/16th Punjab Battalion
/ x" y1 L% y- ], B/ J! ` 267th Armoured Brigade3 w/ S: K1 G8 {' I: a
2/17 Dogra Battalion+ o0 w1 Q1 @0 Z1 f2 d, x
20th Indian Division
+ D! b) i& m* C) [ 14th British Brigade
1 {1 \ q/ M' Q) O4 A4 g% K$ F& g 23rd Indian Brigade$ U9 D% P* H3 k2 T1 K* q
70th British Division; P( N3 c% J4 X" g8 Z- p" ]
6/15th Punjab Battalion
* z8 G, k d2 K* _ G" [$ l 75th Indian Brigade# C( Q% f7 D5 z4 u
84th Indian Brigade9 k! x1 r9 S: t5 Y2 R
36th Indian Brigade4 ~+ H3 w: d- x7 l
15th Indian Brigade& l: J/ {/ U- J% s/ f; V
5/2nd Punjab Battalion. X# i- I: A0 C; m1 W( R
Waziristan Division
, @) d3 u7 H! n( {& c 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
- N; b) S5 i4 N5 H India Command
. a" E' V& X3 D- w, C 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 A2 c6 _/ o5 _/ e: y: C
RAF 223 Group Base Force
6 p# ~& i6 j, M5 ?9 S% Q, Y 1/4 Central Detach.
A! j, E& z% X+ q# ` 6th Medium Regiment
: o2 S/ R6 [8 g3 p. ?* Q/ u6 z 4/4th Det NW Front ( r& o j. E2 G- p$ ]
42nd Construction Regiment
' l' r" c& P1 }( b! p 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment9 J+ p% \& n6 G: ^( S
77th Heavy AA Regiment
9 r5 W+ _8 F a5 o8 }0 o RAF 223 Group Wing - B/ Z: Z/ \7 w0 P5 e9 {9 h, y
4/2nd Det. NW Front
# z0 D- P# ~$ ~7 Z 12th Indian Engineer Battalion
( b/ T& Z7 J; [' ]7 i0 O 1/5 Det. South Ind - y" O m: ?( Z& D( h
1/1 Det. South Ind
, Q1 s c# @/ B# Q( Y9 q) _( w 225 Group RAF # i& F$ n5 R4 T% Z+ a* e& z
Sikh Construction Battalion
9 A5 Z" C, Y$ F8 {; b" w& n5 g! W$ p 1/3 Ceylon Det 9 m- b. u/ T. ?# }3 m! X V0 V
9/8th Punjab Battalion9 E# A, H- U( X) [; z. s
Pathan Construction Battalion+ g# A4 K7 }! |5 D! Z
Tenth USAAF
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116th RAF Base Force
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96th Coast AA Regiment; P3 W) j* I0 T* a+ P9 _4 [9 H
197th Coast AA Regiment& [7 R* ~; D- X7 B6 o) B+ C
RAF 222 Group Base Force
: [* n$ {+ t! l( g9 i) r* D1 ? 1/198th Coast AA Battalion
- n @0 [3 ^9 t- U/ z# Z 30th Coast AA Regiment8 D+ w, R1 n; g) o
4/3rd Det. NW Front
+ z+ @" Z" p: N' _; K 1/3 Central Detach. & R$ T: D1 p9 c4 U! c4 M& X
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
9 `0 D6 j+ g. [) v U 95th Heavy AA Regiment
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1/1st Det Hyderabad 0 ^% h; A8 ~- X# K# t/ H
70th Coast AA Regiment
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2nd Hyderabad Base Force2 A" i. t8 B$ U( U! C
810th Engineer Aviation Battalion1 t/ P* \' P+ K6 X0 J: o
Port Blair RN Det 5 ?) p k1 T, v- N9 | L
1/4 Det. South Ind ' ^% \) i% p7 @. G3 D8 _
1st NW Frontier Base Force
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2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
; G" G; i: v* S$ y, U4 T. T* y. Q 1st Madras Construction Battalion
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RAF 221 Group Wing
1 F3 x) Y( V. g. a3 [ 3rd Hyderabad Base Force [* U$ u& `/ z! m
1/2nd Det Hyderabad
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1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
" w' G2 m" r- A- d; [9 _3 {" g 1/3 Det. West Coast 8 D# \7 C: ~0 G3 @" Q7 X. z8 G) @- \
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment# R1 o! H f8 G; s/ M
21st Light AA Regiment
. B8 |; |: m1 j/ L4 L/ t 208th Coast AA Regiment9 |0 E: ?0 z$ H/ y, `
1st Bombay Construction Battalion7 U; }/ t y6 j: Y8 m
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
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% q- s i% x; T" n F# j) W 1st Marine Defense Battalion$ Y9 n: S! h6 C
1st Peshawar Base Force9 Y2 R! w' x+ N! i5 Q4 @ |
RAF 224 Group Base Force
+ a0 c" m# ]* K% w 2nd Central India Base Force
4 A& Q2 Y/ ~5 p( m* D2 d' Q5 ? 94th Coast AA Regiment
' E0 t4 x) n6 x0 W. M7 Y 2nd Peshawar Base Force
! Y. ]$ Z7 l Z 2/9th Field Regiment
# d2 ^+ z& O( Z, K# R4 s1 ]: Z 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
# _1 u8 O3 {2 R; [8 F+ j, s+ }( i- |* A 2/13th Field Regiment
4 [! V/ I' z2 `; A& ~ 216th Coast AA Regiment
/ J1 _3 L0 B6 ^/ I, }" b 1st Bengal Construction Battalion
0 e2 H8 t9 D( o8 k3 m; j+ b+ J 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment% n4 b5 t1 x! S6 ~' ~: V# H
24th Indian Engineer Battalion
8 ?& S- |1 q/ B& ~ 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment' a# [* j& x& O r5 \
1/1 Central Detach.
$ S0 u1 H L4 d- W0 c E8 ^ 2/11th Field Regiment- i! O. J3 W* y* I2 f2 q
43rd Construction Regiment
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2nd West Coast Base Force
3 h( f, r6 L' Y+ n& o 1st Indian Light AA Regiment# Q; `9 Y6 a& s9 I" @; H
3rd Central India Base Force
@1 W( i2 z6 b 1/2 Det. South Ind
* |3 j9 }$ i& }/ e% E% d 1/1 Ceylon Det.
4 _5 {8 t9 t+ r/ f( p8 Z 1/1 Det. West Coast
n; t* d! c3 V: p$ l/ G* x3 {6 } 3rd NW Frontier Base Force
4 u9 D0 H( w3 f& z+ l& ^ 8th Medium Regiment
- N3 \) R& z6 ]; u6 t/ W/ v& f 1/2 Det. West Coast
1 U2 i% Y- I3 U1 s 2nd NW Frontier Base Force
5 Y1 p- f6 m# D+ C 1/2 Central Detach.
! Q8 {3 X8 b# ^% }9 ]+ Y( { RAF 221 Group Base Force: q" Z! T) \$ f! ~4 {9 V4 @2 ]4 p
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
* [0 t& |7 Q1 y! p" P' t0 J 113th Infantry Regiment3 n5 r0 ?8 G2 D$ b, F" C t. g% m) j
61st Infantry Group 5 _/ h+ b/ N4 W/ X
55th Infantry Regiment" A/ {7 c0 L h* `- N- Q
52nd Division
% J: S( f& b% D, t4 J( T0 i 62nd Infantry Group 2 W) ~: m: T2 r
21st Infantry Regiment3 x, h* i4 Q$ z
33rd Division
# r$ G) M8 S+ ]. t5 t 56th Infantry Regiment
" l5 I4 g; r- a5 U2 n0 Z% C" r 4th/A Division
4 [; }, B* J& l- \$ I6 Y 38th Division
4 r- T% v; x2 }. o- `9 |# }( {8 ? Imperial Guards/B Division
$ s4 d2 Q- q L; s 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
$ s* T9 u5 i* y* b) A% O3 ^: Y 3rd Mortar Battalion
! V( d0 e$ h) L3 N 5th Mortar Battalion& f0 u. c# f+ ~$ p, i, P' [
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion" o4 t. L c, ]
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment% c) F- z0 s7 v9 H* ?' d1 y8 i
9th RF Gun Battalion
. [0 G+ Z0 q- R* c 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1 `0 {6 t# C! I6 X' n. [/ s 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# `! D/ f" h% p+ F% B 25th Army% T; k8 m6 x8 I8 d9 _
5th Field Artillery Regiment+ [9 c6 c0 O6 |! ^6 m- P( r3 D4 j0 @
8th RF Gun Battalion
8 g6 I0 @3 D8 \# _" t8 f0 G 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
! v. K5 v1 V. p" p 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion/ g9 i" q8 u" e4 A/ Y: V
16th Army
6 e$ r1 k# {% R 15th Army* q1 Z T4 I3 W6 O2 _
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion2 U# f$ A8 O, r+ W' r, R
10th RF Gun Battalion
8 C% W( R' N+ x3 [$ J1 } 11th RF Gun Battalion |