近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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/ i2 ~2 h4 ?( o0 _# S3 tEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 8 v, n0 [" l d# N' M$ l2 h* a, ?# p: L
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 / r |2 e8 S/ j# r/ x& {7 K) g
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A6M2 Zero x 14 " o+ Y5 [% o" F3 ^6 `: ]0 X1 w
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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0 U$ L/ Q: L1 n q" V9 d* DAllied aircraft % @ |6 |5 U, {0 \ ~" F' W5 r3 N
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 2 j+ u) E, ^5 a% L0 J+ i+ s
P-38J Lightning x 9 - P9 I1 L9 g* ?" \$ b
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ; }* W* ~! A- f# A
0 B5 Z. U' @6 H ` Y6 tJapanese aircraft losses
{. d& E! V+ sA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ g) C( g* M) X. U) HA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 Q { |4 @' V% [/ aB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
9 n# D# j/ }6 F6 r5 p9 U H& K9 IAirbase supply hits 4 / W& ?4 P9 S5 ?; |) ~' c1 k0 e
Runway hits 9
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F5 g. s" w; i* l) M! f* W) m) aOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 8 `& N4 l9 l3 ?# n" ?1 I
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 6 u$ W& d$ G4 S# X* y \1 h
that's a bad combo!
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, X& u( }8 n! v* e: a- HDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 7 ^2 z: A0 F1 k2 s8 ?3 l* ^# d
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Japanese aircraft : ?( Z0 b. N4 Y- |% l. Q1 ]6 [
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ( h% ?2 K& \2 P2 [8 D( E
Ki-21 Sally x 49 + c, @5 B5 ]( z" f9 w# p
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Allied aircraft ( s* d8 M9 A/ x* g- ?- G/ M: N
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 6 p2 {& g4 X% D6 H% a8 G! u
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 l( N. Y* N( |+ M: |
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 2 d8 |$ ]5 k3 U
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 5 e) `: G( P ?# M7 s& v
7 h2 b( O7 W0 r! p0 TAllied aircraft losses & S) I) N" h) x
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
% G+ B6 {/ V. l" N( ASpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
( M4 Y7 _; p3 G& N4 K6 TKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 1 D8 I, M. X8 f5 ]; [* I
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
* n# m [( |3 z: V* k1 T8 ]- @B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed / L! y5 u i2 Z# O* N
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Allied ground losses: e. I9 }8 G; S" S
200 casualties reported
; c" Y, A+ S1 s. T& tVehicles lost 2 & B0 V: y3 M& b6 ~4 Y" J1 l# U
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Airbase hits 1 , M0 _ {% q8 g
Airbase supply hits 1 5 \+ ?* S7 n9 a* a2 G
Runway hits 7 / ^; S5 L. w n3 ]0 Z4 m# @ p
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