06/18/42
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5 d7 y( E! J. A+ i& X仰光天气不好,造成帝国大批飞机在机场上当靶。) @$ L/ ?3 }9 d) m1 w" q: |
kb在休养了几个月以后再次出马,对坎顿岛狂轰滥炸。
1 b6 b$ I- {: ^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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# b8 O- y3 _) t0 d3 _6 x+ WDay Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,337 J0 w& H) C, U/ z8 K
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1 ^+ `7 d' Y {! X2 N7 H- g3 VKi-43-Ib Oscar x 4
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Allied aircraft
1 X3 ]7 A- j2 r- h, m) {B-17D Fortress x 12
+ l% I+ C7 p! xB-17E Fortress x 101. t6 T. I8 D H
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1 |" H$ t3 r8 M0 D, h/ i( ^Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& I/ J" j7 D0 k% |9 |
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed: h+ ~. F/ I( N" ^# u* g e
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
' }- A1 C5 z$ MA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ V4 S, K' G0 t2 N( s8 `2 }A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
9 A2 F1 O0 o" \& y: j355 casualties reported
- j# P. v4 }/ t/ H9 Z% oGuns lost 5
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Airbase hits 3
3 x/ G) @3 l2 ^. ]7 S% X9 PAirbase supply hits 1
8 W( m' H4 u4 H1 a1 {Runway hits 107 B: s' `) D" |6 o/ h- J+ ~. u
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4 Z8 b% V, e0 t4 r4 T" K' ]3 EDay Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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7 z A. D) N0 u% s! g, D u+ iA6M2 Zero x 15# @' B, a7 ~+ d1 L& V3 Q% B+ }
D3A2 Val x 156
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, E2 ~% w( q0 G; x6 _# B) G8 N8 RJapanese aircraft losses8 ~- T7 F: A0 S% W- X1 ^
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 25 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" Y: Y1 V# U g: x; |
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed1 n7 H( p& F* u$ e$ [6 g$ \8 N
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Allied ground losses:
5 `3 H9 A) X* {' m7 i50 casualties reported5 m5 ]5 K, Z0 e' T' J9 Z
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Airbase hits 203 t6 `9 }; L- z" v3 Y
Airbase supply hits 4* \. Q0 a8 T, o9 r6 ^; f G. p
Runway hits 184- [; z% Q2 u+ q( h: L! }4 x: x
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0 r) I# d, k3 j' C) P/ RDay Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 100,100
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Japanese aircraft
- d# B1 V) b) Z6 [A6M2 Zero x 525 b) t# m7 B% O# [& n9 ?/ O9 S
B5N2 Kate x 193
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Allied Ships
! d j) a# A; ]DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 `8 [- K7 Z# J# Y4 C+ k+ x) m @
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 i7 g% @2 y) B7 @3 u$ F3 ^3 V) zDMS Southard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ Z3 |) b9 ^- r5 O5 [5 |
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& u( e& t* N" p; A$ b. DDMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 w$ e5 { Q* \( V% L# mDMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( T: C1 r. r8 e) dDMS Dorsey8 r. L; |' o) n Y* q
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) r( G: [% e4 w, W( b% y' f& ^; M- wDMS Hovey, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 Y2 a- g; T# c, B- ~DMS Chandler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ {6 L) V& S, z3 u3 r6 A
DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& x+ M" p! }9 D6 W* ~
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 p6 t$ P; i. A! ^DMS Boggs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 100,100
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: _9 ]# K- C( n* X3 a1 nA6M2 Zero x 6
8 v( N, C! b1 c( M' j2 y; sB5N2 Kate x 171+ h% t! k7 y5 C& C: h
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 q$ F* p' E' M$ y1 b: dB5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed, a/ ~% z1 O s& W2 c
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Allied ground losses:4 ^9 Q# O! f* D1 `4 }! u/ E/ \1 ~9 J
22 casualties reported2 W, I4 a# a, g+ Z
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 12
; a% R( S' N1 r/ ?4 iAirbase supply hits 71 r1 J0 Y* b% c' y
Runway hits 65 |