06/18/42
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" p/ }: u- v+ r1 L仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。9 l5 W, d% C. N6 i3 l1 L( F
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
) U; S! l( z; V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 ! x# x& J9 k" h0 y- S4 T0 q. S0 X
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& Q4 V% t3 f0 b9 ?& [; |Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
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$ M* Y3 s2 X: S+ dJapanese aircraft
; ~2 w l% V, ?& Z' aKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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B-17D Fortress x 12
3 @ V) X7 w( Q' O8 eB-17E Fortress x 1015 F8 N3 |9 i. w. F4 {( A
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Japanese aircraft losses
. Y4 X2 V0 j8 I% [# n" OKi-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
; h0 W/ {8 c* m9 T; Z8 h8 z4 a5 O- }Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed
! E4 p4 {. U( m. bG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
) n; L0 z* ], bA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ g7 G3 C* V/ w6 u3 y
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
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6 @: {+ o6 K {& yJapanese ground losses:. E- z* m$ g8 Y2 g8 [5 H& S
355 casualties reported
* r. A) @) n4 S1 A/ xGuns lost 56 R8 ], G: [% v* |5 P7 F
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Airbase hits 3
1 @9 A5 [+ f% E; n4 w( o+ AAirbase supply hits 1/ F* _7 o0 i# p- ?1 S/ Z
Runway hits 10
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# w6 z( d+ d' MDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,1000 w( o8 H$ t* c- L
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Japanese aircraft5 W/ X* u, K% P) N. I3 C6 R& c# C
A6M2 Zero x 157 s9 u8 n7 d( M/ a [7 b
D3A2 Val x 156) v+ ~& @( C7 r7 l$ g) l
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Allied aircraft
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged; n X4 K3 E/ r$ b9 c
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Allied aircraft losses
3 j/ l6 q7 n2 q! e7 ^/ _. NPBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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Airbase hits 20: h7 K3 ]) }1 ]- g. ?' ?
Airbase supply hits 42 U( F) R3 T: O3 w' F# }3 J
Runway hits 184
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,1005 U+ P" i: U+ p* H* r
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+ \- P2 ]2 h6 S$ OA6M2 Zero x 52
3 Q4 \- n' G6 ^. X2 HB5N2 Kate x 193* V7 n7 n% q3 I& x. x4 k
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B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* w" `3 n/ L. T7 F E
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Allied Ships
( E/ E7 ^& D( E& {8 t, I2 E3 k& SDMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# n3 x7 ~3 k# l: W& @DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ n( s, s `5 f; S9 ?; B
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 Y# o L% j5 x- E. [
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( Z, s+ ^, P3 K' |3 Z0 b: z' ]8 q& [DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ x6 r! ]8 c+ K' f, xDMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- }7 i8 |8 R, N2 Y; qDMS Dorsey# T# M7 Z# s8 b
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! x) d0 t, |7 g( T9 \
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# [' O8 l: H% m9 N. rDMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# `( ?- | k9 W1 pDMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 Q% h2 h( S1 M
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 c, E- S) h/ L- ADMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. _; l6 ]6 h+ t4 p" m$ b9 m6 L
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
/ G5 y7 }. t1 o u0 e, sA6M2 Zero x 6
9 S6 ^" `4 I' N5 ~B5N2 Kate x 1716 |" `' J. ?0 L) {6 I8 C
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Allied aircraft
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B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged N" n$ N1 T ^5 V) i9 F4 n: A
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5 Z& X" B! b3 Y8 `' x5 V: V/ ~0 DPBY Catalina: 3 destroyed! D# F' {9 \; ?6 |: \; E2 b
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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5 j$ s! n5 U; X# A9 K- g2 KAirbase hits 12
7 J; w3 z) B1 A* C! AAirbase supply hits 7; j6 `2 Q* m5 v9 c8 `
Runway hits 65 |