06/18/42
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4 T# W$ n3 J \8 {/ L2 g仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。
; K' V$ \4 E# L" ^' Nkb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
# _8 @3 [8 R1 T/ v( q1 A7 W/ h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 7 J. @' c2 I0 u# T }7 O; X Z
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. h- U/ h, _. }9 r4 sDay Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
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Japanese aircraft
8 U$ x4 M% R2 [3 C5 v3 vKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4, G2 B8 J! g# U: X
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Allied aircraft4 h% s" p* B; `0 q @, {1 }: S
B-17D Fortress x 12' d6 i( P. z+ \& S( |
B-17E Fortress x 101
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Japanese aircraft losses4 y0 }2 R4 ~- y5 C; c
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 B5 D7 ^5 z& D+ k% hKi-49 Helen: 2 destroyed
( T7 t1 C! n- L qG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
( P: F7 u: T1 `. Q7 q: r$ S% aA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 l% d- N2 j3 u8 o
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
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355 casualties reported
, g& h, @5 G! f, }Guns lost 5
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Airbase hits 3& j5 A. P9 t/ a0 i9 \
Airbase supply hits 18 v7 ]' M% ~/ Y& a- P) w, n
Runway hits 10
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft0 n( O+ r' N A H4 ^( x+ j! I
A6M2 Zero x 15+ [1 `: f' K- S1 g- y& d7 B
D3A2 Val x 1560 a+ a. Z. q" R9 J; O7 @9 W
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Allied aircraft
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1 N" |/ B& _# C i( |, H6 S" wJapanese aircraft losses
6 P8 f2 J; G# y! pD3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged
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PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed( Q8 n. i- J% ~" v' O3 f; Q
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+ F# a p& U$ A7 f! G$ k Q50 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 20
; |* ^& l/ O4 D7 sAirbase supply hits 41 M2 s x& ?6 y
Runway hits 184
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5 O) G! b5 G4 n& u' P6 MDay Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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A6M2 Zero x 523 d) z; s! n4 o: G1 Z
B5N2 Kate x 193
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. [. G. r+ T! `7 y3 qB5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 m' U0 E- @* |4 _DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. R* N4 N; g3 x0 _) n% ?' ~
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage- o- e& \ Z" E: J+ R+ L h0 R$ Y
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; Z; c Q% n8 Y C' f. m# bDMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 K9 X9 p- m& f: ?+ CDMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' j. x+ a( I% q# r" I) s- B
DMS Dorsey& y3 [/ V- X" N, B2 ^
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 F" `. v% e& P4 z0 |; Z9 I2 G7 T
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" N7 A) u2 c& _6 a9 FDMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 W! @3 O3 K; j+ T: j
DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; j7 U$ x5 x$ jDMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: O* W% d7 I2 C# R* ?7 ^DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* I$ C0 c; f7 Z- Z' X
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
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% g n9 j( o) [" h# ~ q7 nB5N2 Kate x 171) u" R) N. d- s5 l) b, w
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Allied aircraft
7 P7 r# U9 f; o* g% c% I- zno flights
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B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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0 i: W2 D1 |% ` oPBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:1 |/ {" M; o+ `6 J# M" u/ ^
22 casualties reported
2 Z& ~2 R' j7 v8 ^& @ sGuns lost 1
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Z7 _" l( M, ?Airbase hits 123 p. W2 M* s( {
Airbase supply hits 7
B+ o8 [" R9 _6 q7 ]Runway hits 65 |