06/18/42
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( e* j+ i1 ^) ]. H4 l% r仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。7 W# Q! g3 i& f- N0 T7 j
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
5 v8 }9 ^3 t/ ~3 m8 s- _9 ]" z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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" R: [* Y5 c" ^4 Z- |Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,339 J* @/ r7 B. j
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Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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B-17D Fortress x 12$ |9 q! Z x) K+ K
B-17E Fortress x 101
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Japanese aircraft losses
# M6 d" d+ {7 RKi-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed) m+ Q- F# a2 {1 i- O8 E0 c6 u
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 o' o7 [7 z |. H/ f( ^
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
( A5 p1 k- Q/ L355 casualties reported
3 x$ M [: c/ t& A' o0 d/ e. OGuns lost 5
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Airbase hits 35 \1 v |% q+ p, @
Airbase supply hits 1
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# _) L: R @7 z3 dDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,1001 b! |( y, h0 N3 L
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A6M2 Zero x 15
/ E9 J" x1 {2 Q3 C9 I% xD3A2 Val x 156
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Japanese aircraft losses: X. Q7 M2 r( K4 L& s9 b
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged/ b. r7 n$ x- I
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Allied aircraft losses
/ Q+ ?# v6 H# a: W Z3 gPBY Catalina: 1 destroyed( T/ j5 [ b% ^
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50 casualties reported$ P& p! z/ I1 z$ ]5 ]" q" K2 {
! V; D/ {5 U/ vAirbase hits 20
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Runway hits 184
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$ e* [8 F4 S% S! GDay Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 193
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Japanese aircraft losses
( E6 `( \; r. \B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( J+ m4 `# z( ^4 H8 s5 o- C; Q `, sDMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 i/ g5 y% x2 z+ A; L3 i' hDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; y7 g" ^" G0 A
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 T% c% M4 F o( |! l+ `0 W5 k: @
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* f* v( l5 O! S4 H. h" S! h
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 o- K5 g3 A5 e- H% c$ [, w( BDMS Dorsey
8 Z8 N( M5 t5 T/ S- wDMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* v1 b0 m) a0 \6 J
DMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 X0 q! i8 J. I" `& E0 ]
DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 b, d: g5 o* G1 v6 ^ K
DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. K1 [+ A0 \. ]/ B4 L# F5 S
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 |6 g* V4 M- d4 f$ jDMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 o: [( g# T3 a$ H/ a
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
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# B7 [$ i# B6 O$ t g; ^Japanese aircraft losses+ d. i4 v1 ~4 n0 m
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged w3 F( L ^9 o7 p
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PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed; M, F9 Z6 r# S: H# u% p
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$ h9 k: g) B7 x- G6 dAllied ground losses:9 O& F; H' u! g7 N& N
22 casualties reported
4 U3 G' |# B+ W) y9 ~( `5 v9 J4 VGuns lost 1
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+ M0 _% r0 {2 t5 o" a0 sAirbase hits 12) r/ ?1 G& }. v/ T' `+ y8 N+ f; n' J
Airbase supply hits 7
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