近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战: W+ k- M8 |- x; {. c
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: / {9 f- z w t$ ^4 {" j
. ?3 H/ H0 X J% h% D4 k4 rDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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' ]! g6 q3 ?/ }$ [7 C' FJapanese aircraft " v* P9 g" S# }* c4 \" p
A6M2 Zero x 14
; R8 x# G8 F" s5 dA6M5 Zeke x 34 - [. A l: f% {7 B+ j' g' a
! o% ~6 ~# Z0 i+ D9 iAllied aircraft 7 f) r7 i+ T; r) t% Q8 N
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 / z |- L& s' [) y. w
P-38J Lightning x 9 1 P4 P0 p9 n B8 S; \8 t8 S
B-25J Mitchell x 19 1 a: |: Q! Z5 G0 c# X
; ^* i: {5 V0 a- Y3 ] S8 i- H$ `' CJapanese aircraft losses ' J. ?( R# i+ K$ W O8 H* y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
* K( d( V( k! ~& ^/ j# H1 l' RA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ) L* Y/ P% B3 v9 n4 `8 {% [2 k
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( B1 A: e0 x# E, A: M- BP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) [9 S- M! h1 x9 Y6 k; `" mB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged " U6 D+ |2 q; _6 x7 H; G
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Airbase hits 4
y7 F; ^) p( m* `Airbase supply hits 4 " b7 O0 h. z$ R% u
Runway hits 9 6 T% z( I& `! @( d
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
$ x/ `- {4 g7 _+ @; @) U) Pswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No / ~8 K$ F& _6 X- r0 B& x
that's a bad combo!
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; n+ k; r( k5 ^, w# O" XDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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/ }1 h% S! t9 | KJapanese aircraft 5 S: C \2 O+ l) j. Y, ^
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 2 \9 i* G5 K) W: B
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ; J2 ^. g( u3 A* k. y
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Allied aircraft 3 _5 w; d' x+ a5 R3 h7 z* |2 T
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
: c) G+ R/ a/ `! JSpitfire VIII x 11
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2 Z( S/ l; q1 T6 R {# A VJapanese aircraft losses 2 a6 s" M+ X- m, s! O
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
( G. d" D& J$ h1 | ?4 n( g. c- XKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ! ]7 v' o% l8 N2 W) J7 H
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 0 e9 q, p, d8 S7 ^
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
, v/ E* c- @- j: L `Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
7 T9 z# w1 U" H# j- f! D* M' OP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 9 \$ `" o6 t+ H! O6 G* q2 G
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: 7 a' r* o+ m& w- @2 Z, Q( P
200 casualties reported 3 q9 }5 x5 h8 k$ D$ t3 e
Vehicles lost 2 + [" u7 y6 ~! q* b1 G
! q- Z- H+ {" G2 l1 ]5 IAirbase hits 1
2 H/ L' m- Z; p2 U7 s8 q7 W( NAirbase supply hits 1 9 X4 h) I* O# A8 _, E1 r5 Y
Runway hits 7 ; q3 o8 o. j4 C+ ]$ M ?
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