近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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3 O4 G5 P2 k1 }. C$ g* JEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft : [3 [2 L% u1 O5 G
A6M2 Zero x 14
3 X x& j( P1 W: z8 lA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
; Q& k2 x& R9 F0 wF4U-1 Corsair x 12 * ?# F) o2 O' W, @( X' |/ K: ^
P-38J Lightning x 9 0 ?, E2 [4 r4 p8 V4 b
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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' L5 o* L+ I& r* Q- [- l, SJapanese aircraft losses ( G7 k1 M& @% D' U" B. s% n
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ' c: {9 N, B5 J5 G
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ x1 o: L* z: p. s! sB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged - u( t# S1 M+ q% {; ~
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Airbase hits 4
/ ^* g1 l/ A% nAirbase supply hits 4
2 Z6 n. f8 X! oRunway hits 9
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+ O" }& s+ o5 o& F) Q0 C% `Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The . C* U, k* l% K. j0 a3 o
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No _7 M+ g& z @; [) m5 c; e
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 ' p. c0 I, Y8 r& X
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Japanese aircraft x; W: Q" o, L6 H0 T# F; }$ ? ?
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 . T! s W' U* L9 x9 p9 D. k- l+ `
Ki-21 Sally x 49 7 u, h( `; J% D
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Allied aircraft
2 ?! I. _" E4 Q/ S# X* oF4U-1 Corsair x 9
7 X9 D9 X# f, o! aSpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 {/ w2 }9 m# T6 ]
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
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W- I* g- q7 xAllied aircraft losses
9 a m4 t- _ H- @* B9 j' WF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
, f# j5 E! S9 B. w7 i: L1 ISpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ) {; }* R: T7 `; [- h' g7 p3 j
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
& K" e$ g- F0 i$ s6 YP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
7 F% B7 t) ]: r+ e' tB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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% p, a) z" F- [3 Z) L2 BAllied ground losses: 6 A4 ]' z' ?* ^( r% F; I) A
200 casualties reported
! u p: {1 N0 M' ~( | S4 N1 rVehicles lost 2 8 ~- ^( x. w! M; x4 f, l
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Airbase hits 1 D# M& z/ v7 Q( U- k: {, I
Airbase supply hits 1 6 w8 J! G- r+ N( C' ]
Runway hits 7 6 N0 @' ~! c5 X) n/ l
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