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。" o. a" h! ^. _
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
# I; J/ k5 Z. x/ 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 % Q0 m p+ g8 P( U% c
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33* ]2 Z9 s' I! J& n8 ]
+ m! k1 O1 ^8 j1 { QJapanese aircraft
/ ]' y( i5 o0 uKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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5 q9 P5 n# s* Z5 oAllied aircraft% G1 g+ p. @2 d3 {- b( {- E
B-17D Fortress x 12" ]5 F. ^' r, R: I4 c
B-17E Fortress x 101
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 G1 J2 J: h: R/ t
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed8 |. t1 Q9 D' k
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
5 P$ |3 w. O+ {* w. ~A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed" L f. u! b- a5 f0 p1 ]) d
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed2 {) f! w0 _+ h$ w0 d
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 5& K/ W% ^6 t; J2 B+ c
. K, s! ?8 ^4 ZAirbase hits 3* a" F" o, z5 v7 a( ~% ~
Airbase supply hits 1
" |6 [# N/ b" BRunway hits 100 R2 T. {9 O$ j# c. H( g$ C6 u# m
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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A6M2 Zero x 15
$ C& P* _% U. X% vD3A2 Val x 156
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Allied aircraft1 M: [0 H# K' C
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
- [+ b+ T- M; W" ID3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged5 x% ?, Q' r X( j' S+ a
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PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed2 ], R. K) l9 J; j' Q
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Allied ground losses:
1 B% r2 B9 D. b3 t2 O+ K50 casualties reported, R; {9 {' y" Z# R" a5 p5 U
# t9 J% J/ G( z+ }9 C/ nAirbase hits 20
! k& |" d# ]4 u% l6 ?Airbase supply hits 45 w* M9 o# s, L- ^& z' Y6 x
Runway hits 184
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
+ S: D- m( O* P0 CA6M2 Zero x 52
7 z8 C! x$ Y- Y2 J3 g; N2 p5 K) m' MB5N2 Kate x 193
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B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" z/ _; n- ~: u/ L2 mDMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% g6 {! H8 O1 i, J# B4 \5 bDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z+ V. _) `" B {$ D% iDMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* D5 g0 f7 P$ o2 a( v
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- m! m" G9 E0 r! V; y" p% m
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 s+ |1 _+ h0 m( g* @: i
DMS Dorsey, H; a. Q% m4 C$ g. }3 k3 p0 K
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, f7 q7 d$ a! G
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ G$ t9 b% v+ N% ?DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 b1 u) Q, k {1 S% Q, Z% }DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 o( `0 a' @2 s. {& }DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, _ D- q' E* v2 t6 [" R7 t6 [DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100' ?7 [' l# d8 k+ J# e$ U8 Y
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B5N2 Kate x 171$ C- W1 D$ W8 ]: w
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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! h* K6 l" ?9 h# Y$ kPBY Catalina: 3 destroyed# o! Y' ~( A: H- J; T
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Allied ground losses:5 f" i* s7 [0 l Y- m- J7 d$ |0 U) D
22 casualties reported
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- L5 b4 z4 @! I7 V; aAirbase hits 12: u' g/ [4 F, C4 `4 p2 @* a8 t8 n
Airbase supply hits 7
7 b6 N# a1 B# R1 `5 o) cRunway hits 65 |