近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 9 N: ]) W) o7 m+ E* X7 M( f
: F6 B9 G# R2 [5 j$ ~8 DDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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A6M2 Zero x 14 4 J8 @ w. p* [9 U* g
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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& B1 l$ n) d' {* S* ]$ T1 FAllied aircraft
, W) N) ~) \7 {F4U-1 Corsair x 12 0 b! _$ ^2 U) c" h2 l! a
P-38J Lightning x 9
2 @% d8 `$ V% G b6 h( h* \8 [B-25J Mitchell x 19 ! c, [3 ]. Y8 y
' E/ ?$ P( g" `, R" n0 F, ~Japanese aircraft losses
& X; z$ m9 m) l/ l6 a" g& q! R$ ^: XA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ) S6 b* w# `3 o+ O. k% C
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged $ y% [2 \% M( a; c3 F
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Allied aircraft losses
. }' f+ t- S _( \4 s4 |P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged I, y3 t6 x' i9 q2 @5 j ?
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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% | n# I5 T4 k1 E( x: vAirbase hits 4
" e0 f# `6 K) I- ^0 g* }9 C+ A0 m8 pAirbase supply hits 4
" M( X# H; j- |( dRunway hits 9 * Y8 N! b6 Q8 u6 E
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3 \+ L( T+ T/ d: c: ]& \Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
2 f$ D5 r6 Y- h; {3 M+ |! b5 H/ }swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
, n! i4 _4 f- ]% h8 v0 Fthat's a bad combo!
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4 W) ^' S2 o. o# a+ `Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 6 v+ J+ k. y3 t' ~0 b. n5 A
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 11 4 \' Q4 z& I1 A" \9 a0 i
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed [2 Z; z4 W* n; h8 V2 _
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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4 V D: S) r1 D: ]7 h3 V4 |F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ' p+ G' U# c" V. t# S* }
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 C, ]% B, R) Z1 k7 @2 ~( f" u
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 0 H* @% ~, ^! z( Y: I0 K( T8 `
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; k8 ~2 D$ V8 V% XB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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* ^- e& D0 C( b: I5 [6 gAllied ground losses: 7 U( u/ D) n% Y# q( a
200 casualties reported
. o+ o0 V0 X L7 w3 |+ i# PVehicles lost 2 _; o9 C3 X4 C3 V
, n: g3 @ o q+ h" q( uAirbase hits 1
. }0 ?4 j; e7 f* E# S1 \Airbase supply hits 1
% ~5 B! Z0 z1 L' URunway hits 7
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