印度战场 ( F% }( `0 l6 O6 m& b& e% i" o
; O- w$ b0 ]' c; ]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。
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Ground combat at Karachi (40,8)- [1 b k, \3 x- J' t* w
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 97148 troops, 1659 guns, 2251 vehicles, Assault Value = 4194! x( v k: v9 H' n7 S6 e
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Defending force 86375 troops, 935 guns, 594 vehicles, Assault Value = 2604' ?$ q$ W0 z0 g/ m, g3 Y9 s
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Japanese ground losses:
$ |. l& N, x: I. I o2 M 39 casualties reported1 h& [4 a7 p( f$ [/ o0 ]5 c# i
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled$ n8 U n1 M- c, T, ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% A8 c6 J( Q1 t+ w _3 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 d; ~1 [+ Z, F
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)% D/ h0 g% E) Q
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Allied ground losses:
8 G9 `1 n& u$ P) K 26 casualties reported
% V5 \2 B" t# l( S' @9 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 p* i) r- {; v2 L6 n6 G Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 o3 Q; t6 J$ D9 j0 v! r8 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 K1 a' {$ y9 r [* f; L
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:. |0 D* l9 H: O! @0 @ m: c/ `8 B$ h
100th Indian Brigade
4 p) i. `. y1 F4 I' j8 |5 g$ {1 ^ 2/15 Punjab Battalion
- R1 U% y; } H" e) p( Q7 M 22nd Indian Brigade
4 X1 I" Y' y p Karachi Fortress7 [- U0 Y/ [8 A- n
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
- l+ j9 {1 q! c" c 3rd Cavalry Regiment
! ?* _7 e& W1 A3 W) S6 e* z 45th Recce Regiment
o% }5 I* V9 ` 28th Gurkha Brigade
' @# P$ H9 I8 Q+ X" W 19th Indian Division
. R$ V' X# P8 i& d7 n 5/14th Punjab Battalion
. F; x1 n# Y* m6 u5 | 46th Indian Brigade( L& [4 d; D2 M" b6 M, i9 j
255th Armoured Brigade8 u, V. K6 g9 m" {$ R: `
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion: s0 q2 S' G; t, T' o! [
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
/ V& K$ D" b6 g( D/ v1 ]# { 48th Gurkha Brigade
: a3 V E( |" M1 w! v m 4th Assam Rifles Battalion
3 b6 S+ L. J) g. |& Y2 ?6 E" ? 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
6 t1 ]; v v2 E# T" p2 H7 o) U 16th British Brigade
: E6 w8 @ W7 |( r, Y" ^+ t 754th Tank Battalion0 J. k3 H1 H& f: e$ g! s/ q
6th Indian Brigade; z- T9 \/ R& U, X) i2 `% ]+ W
7/12 Frontier Force Battalion3 ]1 F5 \4 J! f$ {3 h4 F9 q
45th Indian Brigade M) e( P1 @4 h" V& S% a
75th IAC Regiment
+ N$ n8 ~ ], x9 X# K" Q$ o' }* n 99th Indian Brigade
# E8 |( ^/ ?* h; ~6 [! | 23rd Indian Division
9 Y) R$ b6 x6 y. W* n' q 164th Infantry Regiment
1 D* B# A5 q. }( \ 50th Tank Brigade3 y* ?( [9 ~5 x( Z* E; M# c. c
132nd Infantry Regiment
- @$ I* X, V5 |! n$ F3 i, O Kowloon Brigade. {# E2 _7 w/ _& ]* J2 {: i/ B
7th Hussars Regiment' g: {$ B3 f7 t7 t, b* u7 u; ^
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion9 I9 \2 Y& c' |$ X# R
8th Indian Brigade
* J2 |+ {0 t/ ^ }( ? 3/16th Punjab Battalion7 v8 U7 G. N. y8 K; q
2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
, r6 [( k8 L \- t ]1 _ 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion# z1 W/ E4 u3 A% V1 W% {. [% O
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
8 w, l& t8 e" `: M 182nd Infantry Regiment
8 I, g5 E" k$ N6 h9 Q 16th Indian Brigade
+ W4 x7 ~' J: ]+ G; Z% N8 X3 K 88th Indian Brigade# F* k: A0 }6 t4 R7 l
44th Indian Brigade, |$ R7 L+ x$ e. \- V' T* D. p
26th Indian Division
: B' M- q/ n5 Q- E9 j 26th Indian Brigade
; Z9 d3 m0 c o3 O$ I) Q' A" g 641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
* K: P: N9 q. Y; d$ w 22nd (East African) Brigade
6 N* }" `: u c! l 7th Aus Div Cav Regiment
- k% c9 k7 F5 G/ f. j, d3 D. T- B 63rd Indian Brigade$ U- W/ O: U \0 l1 }) h6 f+ m
23rd British Brigade
* L: V3 t) t, l- C. O5 e o) c RM Viper Force ' Q0 t* H5 f4 d9 ^0 E
6/16th Punjab Battalion
) B0 Z1 C3 L& M5 q. U 267th Armoured Brigade
$ h* G8 p2 \& e) T, J 2/17 Dogra Battalion
+ N5 E" [2 g9 E' |+ ~' k 20th Indian Division
* H5 X8 v6 ]4 X! F; C3 Y+ ^/ ^* ? 14th British Brigade
* F% _4 Z; A6 H( i, t+ n3 X 23rd Indian Brigade. |/ v2 ]" @* o* M, X
70th British Division c" A+ v$ e4 h
6/15th Punjab Battalion
7 k! C- I" z) n; F4 _1 v1 n% e 75th Indian Brigade4 h: N- S) o; [6 W5 S. [
84th Indian Brigade& ~3 {7 D2 d3 I ^8 h$ `" ~/ ]
36th Indian Brigade
& j$ G' j0 Y ]. D! F a" ~8 E, G 15th Indian Brigade" w6 H' t X' @$ Z3 F7 J" L; I
5/2nd Punjab Battalion0 n0 q; E1 \. N) _7 t
Waziristan Division- C8 t; T0 S$ z$ L5 f9 a1 g
223rd Field Artillery Battalion- _( w+ J; R" U w4 Q
India Command
+ \5 F5 g; z3 |, V. P 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
. X* h; p+ C j4 U4 ^. _+ o9 ^ RAF 223 Group Base Force
9 D8 [# s* u- f: L 1/4 Central Detach. 4 N7 \ }8 \3 m
6th Medium Regiment: N _" |$ i! A3 {; p
4/4th Det NW Front
: R% u0 f* u$ U4 N& s 42nd Construction Regiment$ I J7 V# v" m1 k
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment+ ~: |% q' s. V$ N# P
77th Heavy AA Regiment
2 f% o9 T! Z; d: f2 P- ^, o RAF 223 Group Wing
! y. N! |" a! r1 M 4/2nd Det. NW Front
% i+ \( i; I" e4 g K! k$ Y 12th Indian Engineer Battalion: y4 q3 H- H8 D
1/5 Det. South Ind
. F1 ?, F1 _( n7 [! e7 [ 1/1 Det. South Ind ; q5 m) G$ y$ F" z A# \' j7 y5 V$ l
225 Group RAF
7 {, ^$ F8 ]; L/ V- n+ m4 z Sikh Construction Battalion
; C$ R8 L @: k 1/3 Ceylon Det
8 Y. I0 M* u( Q2 q: c s4 W" n 9/8th Punjab Battalion
8 m9 Q. U$ Z- t" _& U0 J+ B t Pathan Construction Battalion
/ \" E R! g A. S. z# { Tenth USAAF ( V' C/ p+ E4 @2 K5 `
1/3 Det. South Ind
9 f& ` z" `; h 116th RAF Base Force1 z% F( _9 ]* n x
102nd RN Base Force
/ S V2 j4 u2 `" s' n; O& z 96th Coast AA Regiment- W- |1 i3 k! V- i7 z% s
197th Coast AA Regiment
* r; {# x+ M- j+ w' V. S1 i$ O$ I RAF 222 Group Base Force
. w+ L' q8 d6 m$ V a. X; g$ P/ b! R 1/198th Coast AA Battalion$ Y5 u6 Y$ ] E$ t+ Z7 i
30th Coast AA Regiment' e" c3 `- T. o4 l
4/3rd Det. NW Front 2 ]' h# w( J/ w$ ^0 _- z
1/3 Central Detach. 7 M) r3 h+ C5 V
Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion
$ J# `& r% i2 o4 I 95th Heavy AA Regiment. D& N* Y$ [8 @; L6 ^6 h. c# R
AHQ India
, ]: K: n% `! z 1/1st Det Hyderabad
9 h6 [6 R7 J, J- ? 70th Coast AA Regiment: c* l* P& E! e# P/ v
4/1st Det. NW Front ! j2 b0 a' ?/ Z L3 U& a' W
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
& {! r& L$ y! g2 n" c: e4 { 810th Engineer Aviation Battalion, [2 n! \$ B W' ^7 I
Port Blair RN Det
0 Z3 ^( A! ^# }% J3 H1 i, U 1/4 Det. South Ind
2 |. X3 g p: ? 1st NW Frontier Base Force/ G# E6 w3 s A2 n% e6 F1 M; D
RAF 225 Group Wing % I1 f @* \5 }
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment. V: G5 P3 ~3 e: I' c5 h6 d
1st Madras Construction Battalion. _# o' Q+ T5 S! o( H
Socotra RN Det
& c# i3 V2 Y8 d6 f+ s$ V RAF 221 Group Wing
4 [0 N: z; B; \# }1 \; ^ 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
9 U% w/ y9 {( o& v3 V3 | 1/2nd Det Hyderabad 6 a( N0 W( R6 u0 W: G' K
168th Field Artillery Regiment% T7 H! o3 s' x( s; Y+ w* b
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment. p7 V0 I, E3 n. {" w+ ~9 a3 I3 q
1/3 Det. West Coast
6 f, }" Y' w( n- L 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
, A' D; c0 u/ \8 ^ 21st Light AA Regiment% M8 m( X* y# ?' A, b/ w1 O
208th Coast AA Regiment
5 ~+ B3 K$ s$ w: E 1st Bombay Construction Battalion3 K# T8 ?3 y1 H
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
: \$ v* K, r" F) | 181st Field Artillery Regiment/ G i' n$ G- @+ k* @# j0 G0 T
1st Marine Defense Battalion1 T1 V# R1 i& `1 z
1st Peshawar Base Force6 }1 M$ W$ s" G8 m, L# T
RAF 224 Group Base Force
8 J, I; X Q) Y& _' }9 ] 2nd Central India Base Force/ F: [6 F2 p- }3 z1 U* J5 l
94th Coast AA Regiment0 z% e1 @/ ~; h
2nd Peshawar Base Force
/ U; `4 _( E" I$ K' t 2/9th Field Regiment
( L! n% \, k( _. E 1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
' m d7 A+ U/ D% e7 o 2/13th Field Regiment! U2 u- W( U% h
216th Coast AA Regiment, P' [( d* t6 m( {. ], x. k
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
5 }- L3 S" \" a+ @/ G$ ? 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
b; k1 [& v# Q9 m* E" o4 b 24th Indian Engineer Battalion
5 E2 l% V4 B6 S7 v 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
' m z. a: x1 y7 U4 u& t% W 1/1 Central Detach. + r& b8 T) u0 Q) ~
2/11th Field Regiment9 g8 {, o9 Y/ p
43rd Construction Regiment! w* n i/ v" U0 t
1/2 Ceylon Det % k' A6 S8 q/ m" W, s# X0 q' Q1 ^
2nd West Coast Base Force
+ N5 T6 J L* d0 X 1st Indian Light AA Regiment" v6 U: V5 G3 q/ U; n6 c% r. f
3rd Central India Base Force! ?2 B$ r; J! |8 A! n6 s) d o$ i7 V
1/2 Det. South Ind
5 J( }5 |, p* T; j0 ? 1/1 Ceylon Det. / n" g- A; ]# X+ ]8 F7 X
1/1 Det. West Coast 1 g K$ w6 }% T( v5 k& m
3rd NW Frontier Base Force
& p t; M8 K4 [# f5 N 8th Medium Regiment
; d/ n9 _/ ?7 |' g0 W$ R" N/ ^( W- W 1/2 Det. West Coast
) \, `- \5 | @: P" N L 2nd NW Frontier Base Force- g, h4 L, c' H+ m" x: E4 j2 s& ?
1/2 Central Detach. ; e$ l: |. U5 [5 q
RAF 221 Group Base Force7 `4 p1 a- i' ~4 o
428th Coast AA Battalion( V- ]5 d; {) u `
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Defending units:
! X) N% Y" p! W 113th Infantry Regiment
4 d" z/ [2 F, {; i7 Y. ? 61st Infantry Group
# J' k: W. v9 X% N* g 55th Infantry Regiment9 i, ^7 } a7 ]9 T; t0 e$ V7 U% L
52nd Division9 b9 x5 p. s1 ]7 r- ~5 U) ~0 q
62nd Infantry Group
6 X9 `6 |0 ~* v' {) I# A& D% K" E 21st Infantry Regiment
; L) A' H+ v6 G) H; z1 [4 m 33rd Division6 ?& c# X' \+ O9 E
56th Infantry Regiment
# {- Z2 J7 B8 b& T" { 4th/A Division
$ O+ d3 v [' M8 \1 x Y 38th Division R/ K) s' h+ o
Imperial Guards/B Division: l1 z6 P# |7 l. ?
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment; P0 L/ V' p7 f$ [
3rd Mortar Battalion
7 ~. r" F/ M* S6 L0 J6 W 5th Mortar Battalion( c) `8 n) l c( y
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion; |( u% v0 g# U
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment z( \0 V0 |) \: K1 O" a, G1 x' I! u
9th RF Gun Battalion
( _2 \4 K! x: _: R0 k7 X 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7 t/ ]" L3 Z& a( t! N- Y. X 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion1 @& F: g0 n% p- D
25th Army. ~/ {, k7 H# W q+ ~: i
5th Field Artillery Regiment
s; O5 U. y$ Z8 a4 h 8th RF Gun Battalion
1 w! G% s6 J9 y8 U: d# l 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8 L/ R1 W/ w/ |* Y+ |( ` 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
: ~1 E+ d+ M+ b6 [ 16th Army
1 j, t) @; s7 W' f) c R) D 15th Army, G7 ]. ]! T5 |2 d, p
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ h; H* q9 a& k5 ], n" @
10th RF Gun Battalion9 Y. N" Q/ F4 v) ]* S) ], ^
11th RF Gun Battalion |