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ORIGINAL: Cathartes

Every now and then, when a night bombing attack occurs and a MSW clears mines, some of the destroyed or damaged planes from the night bombing bleed into the MSW event (note the following combat report just received--boldfaced item). This is from a PBEM, CHS, latest patch:


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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Liberator III x 24
B-17E Fortress x 19
B-24D Liberator x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Liberator III bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Liberator III bombing at 10000 feet
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TF 1171 encounters mine field at Suva (83,117)

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator III: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Kalgoorlie