近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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2月21日
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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( r$ j7 f6 }3 g) U3 cDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 1 e) y. f9 U- y7 ?3 G% Q0 C
, Q4 T8 K+ B/ o( p, ^: BJapanese aircraft # B2 e: M9 W# R) p* m
A6M2 Zero x 14 - m/ f6 V- x* U) x; r
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft 2 o# b" \& c2 q( |: j# e* K
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
! ~8 ?& m% l4 M$ b5 A" Q, Q- A6 E$ n) jP-38J Lightning x 9 % e: i6 U& P) [, ^; c& u
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 A; i) a; N! s
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 3 Y4 I4 f% b* Y; m1 _* T' Z
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
- D7 v3 C! d4 X% e+ r% dB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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+ @1 Y) \- ^- \Airbase hits 4 2 \5 g+ A. D( P9 V. A) e1 C
Airbase supply hits 4
! r; I- S& i" }+ QRunway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
3 [1 M- ~: w3 S4 C; Y$ yswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No # }. x7 k" n3 V2 {
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ! V% I; N. E* q: {) v, `
Ki-21 Sally x 49 1 ^% M' Q: _" ]( D& j
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Allied aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 11 , w3 x9 a: `- a: o: h
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 W8 }: Z! c1 U ?/ l4 Z# S, _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 9 t- H/ D, J2 U- m4 z4 @
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged # d6 S; w% m! h' X5 \; v/ {
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" W0 `7 W; Z9 ^: \Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 3 A$ A: Q y% |& k' I9 O
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 Y4 ]+ h. _4 z7 x6 h% ]: ]B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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# J" S( K' }' n9 C' V7 }Airbase hits 1
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5 F( ?3 T7 X! P! j5 f }$ QRunway hits 7 ' w' E- b9 h9 D; ^) f
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