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: : q' I+ Z" h4 z* f
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ?( v/ N4 V* h# Q
. B: s: u& S* A: Z) x* JJapanese aircraft 4 V- i1 K% g, E" m; ?
A6M2 Zero x 14
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Allied aircraft 5 ]- c. D8 T* z+ e! \* L) G- d
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 , q: A/ @; A4 j
P-38J Lightning x 9
6 B5 \, s0 B" R( ?0 L9 n. lB-25J Mitchell x 19 $ m" V' M2 s& S3 D8 y# g; n
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Japanese aircraft losses
" ^5 T t' A5 J7 r. F1 J% hA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged % E% T/ ^8 V& f8 r+ l
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged " W | |: n$ {/ @
" J# P0 y+ @# j) I% v/ K% jAllied aircraft losses 1 e2 l, u% g ~" A p/ y) _
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged * X( ?5 O6 K/ i- `
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 5 C. j- X) [ ~+ L0 }" D6 j
Airbase supply hits 4
# C1 f: L* ^% I0 ^3 LRunway hits 9 2 f2 O! h! K6 V$ x* K
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" {. M% j' p! }& `+ UOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
) D0 R* k! p+ j3 Dswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
" L0 E8 B! F+ B9 Mthat's a bad combo!
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. X. L0 D9 k. ~( W6 ZDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 3 O) N6 I4 A, I8 l
% |; |$ U! E* K5 P" pJapanese aircraft 3 a5 n0 \! |2 S3 B; R) p w- Z
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ) I, g( S" W0 Q! j
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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/ Q. M$ Q& j; j- t+ G! |2 ?& d% n1 zAllied aircraft " ]" `# t% J% O1 h# ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
7 C, X/ z) H; o* nSpitfire VIII x 11 , B0 n2 M Q* ]
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/ |2 \( b# B6 e- L0 N/ `4 M* u# `Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 7 T& a7 [ |5 h# o3 v, K
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ; v5 e. H% `- u7 l( \9 g
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Allied aircraft losses
; S9 _+ }& n! UF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ( U# B9 |8 F J' s$ H# t
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ \+ N* g( [% [Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
& n) W8 i; ?5 _ d1 V/ ]P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
7 \; }' o+ F3 @% }. S4 }% YB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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, g( D- d) }/ F% wAllied ground losses: ( X: S* n$ [' E/ b: r
200 casualties reported % J3 b0 F8 \1 B T8 P
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
6 P$ o2 P2 E1 {% a5 W& F. XAirbase supply hits 1 4 \7 Q- y% s I) {
Runway hits 7 0 [& K; t$ r% ^, W8 ?7 U
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