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仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。# L/ Y, v. r5 e3 D" _
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
# Y7 F0 h3 F# U T8 T上午,帝国精锐分为两拨,db攻击了机场,而tb把港内成群的dms滥炸了一通。下午,tb再次出击,对机场实施二次攻击。可惜机场上除了有侦察机,其余什么都没有,帝国的重磅炸弹只好用来挖坑用了。上午被炸得12艘dms于当天结束前悉数沉没 * n6 C) f" ?/ ?% I/ X! c
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33: O' ?5 {4 ^! U e, v1 v& Y( t
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Japanese aircraft
7 t- M) j y. ~+ Q/ w5 GKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4! r2 U0 _2 K* [6 X. j; n- f
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Allied aircraft! ~0 Q! w! s% @4 E3 M
B-17D Fortress x 12! a/ O* t7 f+ ~+ k& R' x* b# [
B-17E Fortress x 101$ g8 i& U) Z1 u. h6 C- U
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Japanese aircraft losses
; a* [$ \$ P- ^2 w( gKi-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% }/ @5 k+ s- _' ?. D
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed- a( D# e0 h, z3 M7 M! w5 o
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed" |6 Y( f& m6 ]4 g8 ^& L
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed6 ^& V0 D/ C r @7 O3 Q- |: ^1 e
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed9 M# O6 J5 R0 E! n7 T* [# j& D3 S
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) p& c; A8 H; h2 s5 eJapanese ground losses:) I, d7 \& Q2 m% ~% b; H9 w2 k2 C
355 casualties reported
% b7 g6 h; k8 I; UGuns lost 5
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Airbase hits 3' k1 q3 R2 _( E2 y
Airbase supply hits 14 f* ~1 d4 h2 `1 q; W' W G+ [1 g
Runway hits 10& H+ A+ E/ o& ~8 ?) Z% r2 z
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- a6 `% P, i9 O- l9 Q( k) D5 {- mDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft6 m2 x" }0 y% {: O7 O* G5 [& f
A6M2 Zero x 15; E& V! \' X {* p* Q* z
D3A2 Val x 1560 F v% U" W8 S4 J7 a) M: ^- f& K9 Q
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Allied aircraft5 i8 m8 l$ K& ]# o& u
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses& E6 v4 C! k' C7 P
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, @! f4 | E' x$ o3 v% T# Y
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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Airbase hits 20
2 _6 x( n. O/ V4 D. r0 }* cAirbase supply hits 4: t2 H1 ?* e" e6 _5 V- r
Runway hits 184
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100+ t9 A+ I+ Z& [: k$ W- u
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Japanese aircraft
6 m3 W D6 ~" i! c7 g+ T3 lA6M2 Zero x 52
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Japanese aircraft losses
* b) T* B* J$ D. hB5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; l& q+ S8 t. W/ }. [8 X5 q2 m
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DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. m6 n6 C) w: s) f( B/ @5 P
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 A2 A+ _# a2 K5 \+ K1 DDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 a3 g L0 G9 l) {& i
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ~! I/ f e RDMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 F& k+ b+ ^+ C" ^- N( `DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' Z7 J5 @: s, W0 v% k' X! [DMS Dorsey
3 w6 X9 k. [8 E: R. r" _DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& O9 a8 e6 S/ w2 M$ SDMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 t8 x. q$ c7 Z# {9 N0 aDMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 v- N! ~: f7 u4 Y' d' WDMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 |9 j7 d. A. C$ a7 z6 y
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ]% Z( [% E8 O! R% [
DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& G" H; _; _% o: U# w
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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A6M2 Zero x 6
# r) ^7 c1 c& rB5N2 Kate x 171
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B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Guns lost 11 ]/ A; H4 k) l# k, E; S
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Airbase hits 12& v2 a$ d4 S+ W
Airbase supply hits 7
1 Z0 q+ U! p- `Runway hits 65 |