11月20日,大和等7艘BB编队再次信心爆棚来岸轰毛淡棉,仅仅击伤160多人,易被炮火毁伤的后勤部队在毛淡棉守军中数量并不多,所以日军宣称的岸轰策略完全是单向的 YY4 h2 V. }. }0 n* D9 k N+ z
' k6 [4 U4 m+ I 天亮后,国军会同英军和美军从曼德勒起飞50架轰炸机,追上仓惶逃窜中的日炮击编队,重创轻巡洋舰Yura,中创2艘,继驱逐舰队后,轻巡舰队又成为日酋的消耗品。% K6 }6 f6 q5 a+ p$ Z3 b+ y7 H
, i5 L1 f2 f% I3 m+ Z; ?6 TDay Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,344 d5 c: b1 o y$ i( s
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Allied aircraft
% ?$ }, H' u+ d& \" Z& yBlenheim IV x 15
$ d- q6 p: X9 `, o: D$ XWellington III x 22
& [" ]2 ^ y1 x; H7 d9 m1 T: DHudson I x 6$ o& }4 O: A; \1 W
B-17E Fortress x 5 Y9 d% y% @, ]% W+ ?
IL-4c x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
( i+ C; ~/ Y% [- WBlenheim IV: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 w& v0 H# I7 V% d! TCL Yura, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 E( J- C" B- ^3 lCL Natori, Bomb hits 1/ L; u% d9 ^8 L
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 1, on fire |