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) q5 u. O( P1 ^: [! m: S! d为打击米丘嚣张气焰,近日帝国精锐海航再次lcap曼德拉,击落超过60架敌机,其中包括33架p-40e。自损也达到50架
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
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A6M2 Zero x 307 T( H7 ?7 k( ~- K
A6M3 Zero x 35( [9 e% ?2 R9 T, \
6 E3 l5 ~% N c7 T% ^9 hAllied aircraft- M# o, E& j( w4 i; p# p J
Martlet x 11* l3 ^. X( ~1 h/ B# n% E
Hurricane IIb x 169 L1 T$ ^( d+ l
Kittyhawk I x 16& V) D8 L5 `: T- y
Blenheim IV x 24
: E" c, n" s0 c1 [$ A! S' M7 U3 N0 sWellington III x 324 w9 `8 I* m( a6 T: |' M% ?8 u
P-39D Airacobra x 24
: i- ]" O! a0 O% ?! B) D/ KP-40E Warhawk x 461 [% j2 q# d& h. R- ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ l& N( h* Y- \+ G& s: eA6M2 Zero: 34 destroyed# h+ N/ T5 w8 w! x4 v' W& H
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 g0 |+ l3 m( g- z% D- E7 f# }
Martlet: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ^1 W! e* i9 i8 L5 \2 g
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
( v# X( r h, f- h( BKittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 i: f( ~. d/ l d' ~$ j5 XBlenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged- O# D2 W, d7 x* l; l5 n% R% p
Wellington III: 3 damaged1 G% J) b$ {8 @
P-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
6 g& l8 s, N% o* E5 X398 casualties reported2 {# Y; v/ F+ V" H
Guns lost 5
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Airbase hits 4* x) p, s/ B# {3 m" i: f6 h: @
Airbase supply hits 2: Q; l3 f; c: |7 |- k, v8 o
Runway hits 44
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, @1 G" m0 o; ^ {8 J' ZDay Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29. l8 W! ?+ G! U% T9 `! N. `5 `- I) k
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A6M2 Zero x 2/ e9 J( f1 n: \ C$ y1 F
A6M3 Zero x 125 P7 O% `0 C' |3 c3 _
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Allied aircraft
: H5 X5 B2 E9 Q1 wWellington III x 6
d$ E$ e2 n" @' F( aLiberator III x 12
" V9 T( b2 g: N: ?9 R! vHudson I x 11$ T, r* t' A# F+ u& W4 ~+ q
B-25C Mitchell x 11
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2 }6 @7 ?2 z" GJapanese aircraft losses2 m8 n: ?) Q% Y4 ] R' W
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ }6 i! O# ^: l
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged
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Wellington III: 1 damaged$ [7 D6 Q6 _7 B8 s( U4 H
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
4 _ W9 I" R! c- s4 I5 c81 casualties reported1 ~: H4 k2 r: {6 H# r1 }
$ A7 k9 n- T$ s7 o7 s1 K* DAirbase hits 1
, p* o; I8 i2 w6 @7 YAirbase supply hits 1/ O% l* u+ |% V- G% X
Runway hits 21 |