06/18/42
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仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。- Z% ?) \" \6 @5 K4 o
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
/ o. |. `) Y: v+ ]$ a8 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* b) M$ K# r- Y* \" l" t
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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B-17D Fortress x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses0 ?8 D3 z6 S( L3 v/ O& d
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
( _# j# J: N, W, I) B" QKi-49 Helen: 2 destroyed" m5 W4 h* e) c" q3 U
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed# \5 {* y% Y- E$ X' D5 M9 O" |
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 r6 @! G# @$ r6 XA6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed( v+ O- N- N2 `
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7 }4 h6 C7 X' Y ?/ B: L: NJapanese ground losses:
" B/ N2 a& s, x( B7 }' e- `+ _$ P355 casualties reported
' }6 s4 u- e% `1 B* z4 {0 JGuns lost 55 X1 b! F/ S3 g, }# x: [
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Airbase hits 3
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6 [8 h3 I, R1 |4 G- U6 TRunway hits 10# }5 x- _1 o. o6 N& V3 }
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft* I6 D! i# e, |0 [/ X
A6M2 Zero x 15
' G# _3 I* w' S0 wD3A2 Val x 156( K2 a( o0 i8 h' f
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses% c$ S" N2 @, l% T3 P) `8 K
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged
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PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed9 Y6 X1 O N# U0 w' R
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Allied ground losses:
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Airbase hits 20
3 k3 R) P$ S/ m; BAirbase supply hits 4
6 L% w" S. {5 @- gRunway hits 184
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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A6M2 Zero x 520 H6 O; }/ Q9 A8 ?
B5N2 Kate x 1932 U3 D! n/ Y7 N; l5 n& R
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DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) v/ J2 L/ _, n# ~6 E
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* d8 X( Z# l2 c4 v6 ZDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 R$ J! ~7 m7 J3 K4 n; {: ~7 T
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' `0 d& E% Y0 n% V+ w7 b2 [9 Y
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: ]1 {% I0 n1 [: C9 o2 z/ EDMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 v. B7 d" }) W* ]' `$ ~, h! @# t! k) _DMS Dorsey P& d/ @, J2 d+ O
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 [; B! l" C8 Y) R1 H5 C0 `DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! \- }& z1 t _, ` \
DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& k5 z; q `2 a. I- B* K3 O/ |1 cDMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ z5 v7 |1 [: [
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" B7 W) v' C, n8 q6 j6 WDMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# Q1 o& n0 ]. x/ n y; @- B W
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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A6M2 Zero x 6% _4 b2 m+ r- b$ h2 \4 [0 ^7 D: H
B5N2 Kate x 171
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22 casualties reported
0 q% k/ p- g% K+ U( [5 |* zGuns lost 1
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6 {7 a* { o/ O, |Airbase hits 12, H1 g! ~6 f/ H: ^$ y
Airbase supply hits 7
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