07/21/42
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7 ?* e! Z, k% ?为打击米丘嚣张气焰,近日帝国精锐海航再次lcap曼德拉,击落超过60架敌机,其中包括33架p-40e。自损也达到50架
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( Y& s+ h3 q( @6 @1 j, KDay Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,290 ~& _1 M* \3 w# K
* u' Z( ^4 o3 ~( ~. pJapanese aircraft
9 f2 @6 `+ b! p* F) nA6M2 Zero x 30
4 I+ T0 X8 h: q% O; O# t9 c3 NA6M3 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
D8 ]9 y2 T0 W% {- [Martlet x 11/ J* Q6 v$ y( X, ]% t
Hurricane IIb x 16
6 Y1 Z6 T3 o; U0 W: n& KKittyhawk I x 16
4 ?. M9 u& u% P! f. {( \ TBlenheim IV x 24
8 b) h8 ~) [) H. z1 p' \Wellington III x 321 ~3 _' R$ g; k4 a3 R
P-39D Airacobra x 24
9 T, {; p0 ]- J) w" z+ O: {P-40E Warhawk x 46
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6 Y0 D, n* a) O, UJapanese aircraft losses
' ?6 g. G' ~* S; K: OA6M2 Zero: 34 destroyed
; Y2 d) f1 Z+ J1 t; {2 D) f( @A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- @) y4 u9 g! F) J$ K6 D5 ~Allied aircraft losses! ?- m6 b0 w" f f$ j
Martlet: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 ~% Q( W/ _3 l* w& Z4 @' @, d
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged3 B g0 w& e/ R* [4 e4 X
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
; G3 ^! [% ]8 M) Y0 j. \Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged% Y3 G/ S' o+ a6 p4 {2 I% W
Wellington III: 3 damaged
( Z! P( P5 ~/ k. @1 k! dP-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged5 J: i0 h# m3 ~( x
P-40E Warhawk: 33 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:& y+ S/ M. l9 F9 ]# e) k2 }% w
398 casualties reported
/ Z. y7 e& |& j! WGuns lost 59 [; A" a+ Z. `
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Airbase hits 47 B5 D- w. m" c) P; t9 J. a
Airbase supply hits 2$ n" @! H/ A U6 ^' [0 M
Runway hits 44
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z0 N9 @- D5 ]$ z: eDay Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
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Japanese aircraft
; ]" D+ q: ^! QA6M2 Zero x 2 P& L0 ~7 s/ |5 R6 \
A6M3 Zero x 12
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Wellington III x 6( C2 X# S4 ^/ N8 o% C. A: Q$ p# G- r
Liberator III x 12
' i8 M- `/ E; b2 q# I- AHudson I x 11& q4 y; o! e$ F2 `8 L* D
B-25C Mitchell x 112 l3 m6 Y+ l/ j" r4 T0 i( [
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 h& K3 b- \6 G# x+ d; `& gA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 x, U$ o/ H6 w6 h q3 g+ ^
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged. g; r; |" {& D" b$ B6 V; o
* ^2 J) ] b$ z+ g: }% DAllied aircraft losses
9 [+ V; Z, Y+ q7 |Wellington III: 1 damaged$ L" N" L/ I, i9 K
Hudson I: 1 destroyed( Y1 t* u) L- _. z) U
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81 casualties reported
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v; M$ _8 d3 A' D* O3 BAirbase hits 1 e$ C) r8 R& y9 w) z
Airbase supply hits 1 I; I( x/ m7 C' m; M; B& ~
Runway hits 21 |