近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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L9 |+ ~8 H& r- D) eEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: . t( ~$ e! J( ^0 I8 ]3 B
9 N0 q/ ^5 |8 k, D$ n2 [Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 : N3 v0 K+ U" N( {0 M! v
9 y$ w Q! b) ]. Z* Q8 ?2 bJapanese aircraft & Z* V% e9 f) o& c5 c- ^
A6M2 Zero x 14
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Allied aircraft
~ c+ x6 I1 UF4U-1 Corsair x 12 2 G+ \7 n+ i" g1 `9 D7 W5 O
P-38J Lightning x 9 % V, {& H/ Q2 r/ c( w; H. Q' F
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ ?5 k( X l: v0 `9 T% GA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 8 j7 h7 ? X5 w$ }
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged / C) ?- m" }/ v0 F
( f s" g- {, o& I5 `- ^5 TAllied aircraft losses 1 ]! c8 x I" d1 u1 J8 m# f
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 8 p4 N1 y' U' a. ]7 E$ K
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 6 l, ]* G) e' a5 ^1 m; D
Airbase supply hits 4 $ X* K$ L- r4 h; k
Runway hits 9
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! ~& ?# q0 }$ t6 @Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
( m5 a8 R6 F5 h0 m) s5 Vswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No ; Q+ _% o: _2 e+ n& X) l8 Y2 I' B$ M
that's a bad combo! : J0 S9 P' S9 u& v/ V Z. a% P
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 - `, r6 ?; `, P
4 U, [8 |: | ^+ e; j7 HJapanese aircraft
" m' B. x* V% A9 L2 b7 }/ N, g/ [Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 2 r% l- E* K% u9 o% W; L3 Z
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
( n" [6 k7 i+ S# m2 m. S3 sKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed . F' u+ O4 f$ w$ `
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 1 Z: S$ H* X5 T1 l1 ^
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 2 o7 i/ C- c: E/ B$ `! n
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ( `; D2 m2 U* x5 P2 n
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed * r& d2 n5 ~$ c1 S3 b
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ w- l3 }* a) T: g* h' C0 f8 k8 k7 P, w
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ! b5 B2 o$ g3 Y
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Allied ground losses: / I! Y. Z* b$ k. }" x
200 casualties reported / L" h: P. V6 A# N3 _# _5 @: A" u% G
Vehicles lost 2 4 H3 U5 I( l2 E1 e, ?
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Airbase hits 1 ' ~: }$ _" q7 t) Y a5 D6 U w$ Q
Airbase supply hits 1 $ r/ | z) j. m; B
Runway hits 7 ) A \" y7 }4 b1 `" b5 i% I1 n
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