近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战4 k# J* H3 O4 w# ~
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2月21日
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: # Y* \/ l, o6 c1 h1 K1 B) U& j
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft ! e. U& x: p$ B' ?
A6M2 Zero x 14
1 K4 z' B" d- P& W6 `+ QA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
- O8 e- c# ^5 M$ ?F4U-1 Corsair x 12 9 @. |# g' }( O% ^: U6 j/ ?
P-38J Lightning x 9 0 l! ^+ H, y9 F
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
' I* x* u# g7 u- _A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ( o# t# a4 o2 o3 E
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged - d- e! y* @, l1 K% }
$ }- s) x) {8 K1 j) i# XAllied aircraft losses : {$ d. _6 @* N- Q- g9 M
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! C; l$ v- ]* AB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
+ [+ a, o# l3 z6 lAirbase supply hits 4
$ f' g" @+ x, m6 j3 r- aRunway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The : u! U4 j) X) R8 y! T
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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5 R- _- e/ S' g ^Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
7 }% m1 S9 l* `! vKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 - x% J8 F9 S. }8 h9 g$ _) c/ D
Ki-21 Sally x 49 5 q7 c5 Y; p( A, }: _0 m1 K& ^9 L6 {
9 f$ o) s- P8 r7 u: p( DAllied aircraft
$ q) R* n" T, E+ Q" d/ QF4U-1 Corsair x 9
# L. H: Z5 Z5 @- A( A7 ^. B- SSpitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 5 x7 u( y; c6 s/ q3 \% g9 E
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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% @% ~( `2 J( H) V+ e5 X- aAllied aircraft losses
; U. Y4 p/ C( iF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 Q- q0 {, w- D0 kSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged , I' H: S5 |5 ^8 Z$ @$ V
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
( [) X# G% b, k: u5 @8 a: d# g9 LP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ r- y O: T# z2 xB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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5 f, J, a t: C3 s3 ~/ Q1 c1 NAllied ground losses: 1 L7 j: z" ~4 C; m' x0 h
200 casualties reported
( B* E2 B- X% f% nVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
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Runway hits 7
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