02/20/42
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7 K1 e- ]' s$ I" t. r; K) v今天,帝国缅甸作战正式开始,200架飞机从理仰光最近的tavoy起飞,攻击了仰光机场。发现米丘空军力量比前几天侦查的要弱一些。所以付出一些伤亡后基本重创了仰光空军, h; v' Q6 m2 a( m) V& O
( p$ [! j& `' k" ~帝国最会19架,伤16架。盟军被击毁75架,其中将近一半是在地面被炸毁。但这里面并没有看到飞虎队主力身影,虽然有一些p-40e,但数量很少。此战过后,下缅甸制空权应该8成被帝国控制。
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4 a' J+ B( U( f4 J, Y夜间米丘ca编队炮击了安达曼,河南国君继续吃药 - g( E2 D3 a) i: \
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9 Z0 ~) c) @* a( \$ QDay Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 74( O, v. \$ |9 L1 x: H' Q! \+ U
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 368 X$ f8 _* ]" X+ z
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Allied aircraft
8 ]! U5 Y3 G& ?% ~5 [6 ~9 nBuffalo I x 28# A1 w2 V" k) y0 w3 B& Y! x
Hurricane IIb x 188 B* |2 _: n# C/ t2 I
P-40E Warhawk x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
& U- W" E& L' x$ K$ vA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged6 I" w. S* [, g8 a! c3 T' {+ @
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged: ~# {3 t* J, i y, {7 e# X7 m8 W
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 12 destroyed
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Buffalo I: 35 destroyed
; X7 t$ {; S1 x- q( HHurricane IIb: 21 destroyed
! J, `: h- a+ |0 e1 a( h$ GP-40E Warhawk: 11 destroyed
4 M6 X( m* O7 A/ i" @B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed$ N R' X: E9 T# M9 {
Swordfish: 3 destroyed4 q& D7 e0 ^ Q. C9 R
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed/ R( B, ~+ y- [" d0 e9 H$ N2 J
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed F& N, E6 `; G S6 @$ Q
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Allied ground losses:& e( \9 K. Y" g c0 W, V! ^
119 casualties reported
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Vehicles lost 1 o+ o' t! G; l) Z {
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Airbase hits 21
X7 N6 q6 `( P$ U& M/ w7 wAirbase supply hits 4" d% W9 H" @% e, F% ?# y$ V, a0 N" p
Runway hits 48
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! v! c$ ?& {, p: I0 JNaval bombardment of Port Blair, at 23,34
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7 k$ [+ g- R7 f0 D$ GJapanese aircraft losses
& n) W, [6 A5 DH6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed
a' d3 j& I) C$ O" EKi-15 Babs: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: j& R2 K" ^8 b4 `2 e, QDD Monaghan c! }4 X- a6 }9 l
DD Farragut, d6 i6 A" R! X; y% H/ T3 b
DD Dunlap
2 N! Y: B) S" ]DD Drayton/ i0 N: ^; L- U" E
DD Mahan; q+ v- ]; v7 j
DD Benham2 X6 E! T. T: ~9 ~* u
DD Maury) F( ?. o; s' J2 e2 X: q2 N; J
DD McCall1 d5 A# F2 e2 C" _; F
DD Craven9 A5 s' U5 H* O! O; W6 Z* ?' W
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CL Emerald
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Japanese ground losses:( N9 y( {' k6 N" A! a; f$ [
673 casualties reported6 G) n3 G3 O) R/ T4 @# G& V, @
Guns lost 3* q- c0 N' `3 a7 C
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Airbase hits 12
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Runway hits 726 ?% S# ~% G9 T8 q# i
Port supply hits 1
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Ground combat at Honan
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Allied Bombardment attack0 ?' n$ {/ p1 n# ?; L6 d2 x
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Attacking force 117335 troops, 675 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3684
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) m+ O7 A! _; k5 B$ N$ vDefending force 110322 troops, 426 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2582. p/ ~8 X, e+ [- o! e; B. X
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Japanese ground losses:
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6 U' `, ]. g$ H8 k0 hGuns lost 3 |