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- o' _3 A# _$ \1 u仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。' O, X/ G3 S+ ?
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
" o8 I0 \# g/ [; u+ C: [5 P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
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
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Japanese aircraft
0 _3 `5 U5 f/ H$ qKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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Allied aircraft5 g; v! ~( D! w
B-17D Fortress x 12 a/ _8 J7 q: _; ^/ \ |
B-17E Fortress x 101/ `7 z- u# H( h8 T
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Japanese aircraft losses) R2 b# {% [. d3 b) @% H0 a/ W
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
1 T* O3 M7 X6 ^; [! KKi-49 Helen: 2 destroyed
' C: @. A5 P- v: I: S: e* r& ~G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
" C" [' R1 g6 w" L& R- E" UA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed9 B( P% `% Z' S/ ]
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed0 R' h- ?; N( I3 C, U5 E. n
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Y3 g" z7 U$ ^+ K2 X( a% w8 \, ^4 SJapanese ground losses:
4 S7 Z, V1 m8 x8 Y' g1 S! z355 casualties reported
) x, Q, K- Q6 MGuns lost 5
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s" A5 v; C! g# v0 B( I$ l9 FAirbase hits 3
" V" L+ ~ U& t; S$ F- tAirbase supply hits 1
/ g* v+ m g4 R" FRunway hits 101 g. S7 e& ~( }! @& x6 t
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& C8 Z! }/ T" SDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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6 \. p) p0 i$ g- c: G# L4 J, lA6M2 Zero x 15
# y2 R+ }" _+ {- E% |1 W( mD3A2 Val x 156. F- _* N( W1 E% Z d7 H
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Allied aircraft
5 t; p. A6 ^5 n" `3 U! g3 Dno flights6 V; Q4 ?2 T6 i$ M' K
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 v9 L1 ]8 ^' g8 J3 g" cD3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged7 q% G# ^; H4 p
3 q5 @$ `" |1 G# P7 ^( C2 UAllied aircraft losses1 }; @5 @9 M# T
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
7 k8 D" @, {7 |50 casualties reported' e/ g; `/ a* i& c5 [
' i6 j+ z( m8 T& FAirbase hits 20
! X+ H% W1 Y( M# s/ nAirbase supply hits 4
3 A: k( I( t* W* z9 YRunway hits 184
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft3 A4 D" `+ m1 C) U
A6M2 Zero x 526 o b1 |2 \; M) ?: ^7 o' P+ O
B5N2 Kate x 193$ L, }# Z1 t @/ P& s
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Japanese aircraft losses
% j$ E1 K5 k B* J) }! Z. xB5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! y) B/ p; }3 n: e/ S1 p7 z, g
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/ L% a" P* k+ ]DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# p' a* c; Y9 _$ w3 X
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% {! v. ^4 f, u& j" w: p" p
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 a* B! c! ]6 P0 D6 T0 A" p' B
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, p9 _- {: K7 ^! K6 l! N& V
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 g" D& a) \: e n6 x& E
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 |1 w. H0 M* ~# ]4 C% W/ _
DMS Dorsey
7 |4 X/ O3 B( k' s! d9 k* kDMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* {- ~5 k! w5 MDMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 b0 a( m5 p: E* A8 U
DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# X9 s' I5 e9 x4 N2 TDMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! C8 _- V- ]* v) A: y- V# XDMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 N$ D" p: m/ q4 R/ @! m/ HDMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' i/ B, k' e9 b' R$ B O
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100- s' n& L! Q; }& Z1 f$ x! E
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3 m: J2 k. @4 x/ R1 ?+ IB5N2 Kate x 1713 `5 t3 b! W5 W, l
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Allied aircraft
4 n& T! u% m/ d/ H# C! jno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 S' c; @1 _7 } pPBY Catalina: 3 destroyed' d2 U4 h! Q' c2 l% a
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7 [ Y/ V! _/ j( K4 {Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 12; M6 \4 N* U( H6 J, c2 J# U/ s. E
Airbase supply hits 7: {2 e& y/ A/ u8 I8 M8 g" g
Runway hits 65 |