07/21/42
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. s/ t. q W/ K" X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. V2 j" p' u( `* A. L
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# ]- [; y% }9 e- n7 QDay Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,296 \2 U0 K6 `; k
0 M' G( G$ D5 b. _Japanese aircraft3 q8 u7 o9 U! L5 M+ {. Y) P
A6M2 Zero x 30
) B$ B2 s: u' P; H* ` UA6M3 Zero x 359 x! Z% U, `" }& l2 u; l
% @# e, H' m. M1 d+ f1 AAllied aircraft
1 m/ i" f" M$ c9 q$ yMartlet x 11
/ \( ]' U6 {* ?# i) c3 qHurricane IIb x 16
1 F, [3 {& p0 r$ t& R6 ^* kKittyhawk I x 16) {$ }6 u6 b. C4 i# L( n3 Y
Blenheim IV x 24
% x/ `. u* K" x- j) F# B- C( h/ gWellington III x 323 i/ b" s! U' _) }' q& h3 |, L8 x
P-39D Airacobra x 24
8 s6 \/ ?2 T: _P-40E Warhawk x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ^) U+ {- ^( I7 a. `A6M2 Zero: 34 destroyed
, @: l" ^" v3 u; x; G$ K! Q5 fA6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged! r j2 W4 n) _, w+ o1 f9 d7 n& L
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Martlet: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged4 x8 j' a0 @* Q* e; |0 L
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged- ?( T9 Y, `7 ]" i; u& b" Z) K$ G
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged0 Z9 U: M# p2 o+ ?7 b
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged' ?2 @- I% x" f7 F8 U' x+ @
Wellington III: 3 damaged
f% U1 ]/ V k a0 m4 y' HP-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged6 Z9 b% G G' w& k' d) }' g8 {
P-40E Warhawk: 33 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:" _$ B: T$ X4 r9 C" v ^$ R
398 casualties reported/ z2 W$ P3 [* ~; Y G0 F4 t
Guns lost 5
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# ^ Q* s$ N& MAirbase hits 4! }6 q' A4 O: X) c6 U. \
Airbase supply hits 22 N' I& q. W; m7 P$ A! G
Runway hits 446 ]/ `, D7 m; k
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
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0 k% B3 J/ z6 f. c) j8 {) BA6M2 Zero x 2
! W9 s+ A5 K& a! w6 j* {/ J: PA6M3 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft+ w! S- R! l4 x. ?4 d( V t
Wellington III x 69 M! U+ l6 _6 G0 K5 r) p/ s
Liberator III x 12
3 W" ~% r* a& l+ W& Z- w! UHudson I x 11
8 M3 G& y Z7 @, ~6 c* ?/ }. T, @B-25C Mitchell x 11
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7 u3 w ~9 L0 F1 R+ z0 J8 _Japanese aircraft losses
7 C( P* `' V/ m5 IA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
! q6 R. y; K8 G. P6 XA6M3 Zero: 2 damaged7 D* i1 K0 l- ?$ k+ J5 h) ~
6 \" k5 d( L$ A4 x4 a% r# ZAllied aircraft losses9 L/ H' [) a9 X/ |2 v
Wellington III: 1 damaged# ~) N7 V" R7 d- ]' ?) [
Hudson I: 1 destroyed$ J5 R, P6 v( g9 h3 L9 g) A2 G0 z
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81 casualties reported
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9 g9 Z7 J% X4 ], v3 l! ^/ iAirbase hits 10 \. @, k* |7 f `
Airbase supply hits 1' A( S' A2 j- k
Runway hits 21 |