450626 Utsube River Oil Refinery

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Aircraft

 Utsube River Oil Refinery

B-29

Weapons

22 x AN-M47A1 cluster


Event

In 1945, the Utsube River Oil Refinery, located about 2 miles SE of Yokkaichi on the north side of the Utsube River, was ranked first as a center of Japanese aviation gas production. The installations included facilities for synthetic oil refining (estimated at 37 per cent of synthetic production), natural oil refining, production of tetra-ethyl lead (estimated at 25 per cent of total Japanese production) and extensive oil storage.

Game Play

Join the mission at altitude en route to the target. Hide the cockpit view and look down to see the bomb sight.

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