06/18/42
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% E* [7 @& @6 X; t/ ^; P, c& U仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。
, U' _ N$ t, |' j6 w9 ?& j$ Skb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。3 J& z( |' D* D$ E
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 5 |" x, `' h' N: I3 y
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! n- H1 a9 [; G' M* ODay Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
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' a9 F: V0 r, ^8 yKi-43-Ib Oscar x 42 L3 G: a! F( U( }! }- {+ E
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B-17D Fortress x 128 r4 n7 [1 g* s& e9 @
B-17E Fortress x 101, }, M- _. N/ d$ \* J c* `
( t$ M" [5 G# p: `Japanese aircraft losses
0 T6 d6 `6 w$ `Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& q& t* q7 O9 R8 l$ V6 |
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed
; a7 ]/ `" F1 \. V( l/ S* ` @G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
( b! z. p$ K6 E C7 GA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# f$ i _( W% |% E# f) E, Z+ YA6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed& f5 [; Q6 {' }" z
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# H) {5 E* c; @% ], oJapanese ground losses:9 a) N2 b) V) c( w* y
355 casualties reported' k0 z+ Q, {$ M A3 `1 u
Guns lost 57 o0 S6 d! [9 ?% m8 s7 t3 X5 [
+ c: }: o5 K4 j3 {8 x( P3 XAirbase hits 33 a+ E9 S, o" F0 V% B" c
Airbase supply hits 1" e2 j( o6 m4 V) Q& F* B8 x K
Runway hits 10
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! ]; K7 j& K+ f5 B9 I) t$ uDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100$ A3 U( j; ^! Z( R" o$ x7 R# a
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A6M2 Zero x 15
" {( |! I( V; ^- DD3A2 Val x 1568 U6 i# S5 ^; L3 ~. h( f/ K
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Allied aircraft
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Y2 c5 j' h. A8 CJapanese aircraft losses
U( V3 I" x; o( {: `2 D/ h6 kD3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged( D( {1 E' Z1 d# y. }
& {+ s2 d( X+ rAllied aircraft losses
3 W# I7 W! x6 `9 R( `5 U! }1 ?PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed" w' g/ R5 t0 {1 A9 u. T; {9 {3 _
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Allied ground losses:
$ N4 Z! I, j# f( r4 [0 ?( A! j50 casualties reported
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( ]0 I5 S1 }2 U! s0 E# {Airbase hits 20
# b- ?8 l% q, B! r" }6 Q9 J7 MAirbase supply hits 4$ \* K; f+ d& L; b1 f: V4 x/ T
Runway hits 184
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0 I D. U" q. Q4 p( IDay Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100! W) I h. `* j' i; G. c
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# p, [) {6 D. i& @9 JA6M2 Zero x 52
* R9 l, R" \+ I# X d6 i2 w2 mB5N2 Kate x 1933 F8 p% X5 T3 s3 [
' f |, R8 A3 M& p+ v% q" H: [. D+ O; hJapanese aircraft losses2 G( R. g5 ] f. _# I% }9 C
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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# X* S+ h, m2 x' ]/ P# U5 SAllied Ships6 ^2 L. X, {. e* i
DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 e- g! S& ?1 r- D& i0 Q8 R
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ q- s4 G8 V% r) }" wDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 V4 z; T- L1 e, d1 }2 b2 D1 S- v" ^DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ A @* a p0 M- d( B) B8 w/ k) m
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. C0 g6 n1 c" tDMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* J2 ]5 R8 e* [0 E
DMS Dorsey4 g- R8 `0 y; o+ s m& [
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- d5 P7 W/ p2 A( l
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 D) r+ g( r* m
DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# b" E5 b, r0 i5 s1 d. v; zDMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' C: w# J7 ?0 _+ P1 h; a; n
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage d, F1 _4 G, S; L, W
DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 Q. D" `4 O* p- |5 h1 [* _
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 171" N* R6 Q4 B, ^3 y* h
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Allied aircraft/ I! A+ ^# ?* O! T$ \8 l
no flights* ?( y) R7 Q% d5 W$ N& y! w$ E
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Japanese aircraft losses
U; E8 G+ H6 G! MB5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 y/ V: K# q C$ e: D
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:' W9 ?) Q8 [7 k
22 casualties reported" R9 t& [' V g8 Q- L! l6 t6 s
Guns lost 1' w0 U% J0 u) u( O! z- U
9 {2 J4 m( B4 o0 OAirbase hits 12
7 I* ]0 L2 `( E9 U) @2 @/ E! fAirbase supply hits 72 g) S w, ~. Y& r& R( U. k
Runway hits 65 |