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Bombing of Darwin (19 February 1942)Created by Cata Cauda (all)State: Public AI: Prod 2.0 with randomness Went public on 7/15/2016 Number of attempts: 191 Number of wins: 113 Number of likes: 12 Record holder: fatality  in 7 turns on 7/15/2016 |
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The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasions of Timor and Java. The town was only lightly defended and the Japanese inflicted heavy losses upon the Allied forces at little cost to themselves. The urban areas of Darwin also suffered some damage from the raids and there were a number of civilian casualties. The raids were the first and largest of around more than 100 air raids against Australia during 1942–43. |