近日来，新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战1 H8 i0 z& c" E7 y) h
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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2 p5 [4 z: j9 I+ RJapanese aircraft
. w0 x9 S8 B8 UA6M2 Zero x 14
6 y; \7 Y* W# ^2 i, _A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
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P-38J Lightning x 9
) Z- E) ^ k! K0 T' E, u3 X2 kB-25J Mitchell x 19 - ^$ u7 v- f u8 _. n
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Japanese aircraft losses
* `- m9 k8 z2 v, g$ H7 C( \/ r5 nA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 T+ q% G5 Z, o2 B
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ! N& w7 W& k- a
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% E) M1 `/ d: K: M _+ NB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 0 i9 ^! s0 h, f. k9 L: {+ ] p; N% ]
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Airbase hits 4
+ L9 X& K) y4 K2 uAirbase supply hits 4
+ M# V) K" N, mRunway hits 9 0 U, D- e. p1 ~6 r y6 F
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5 @5 j; p* Y1 L* m: t0 E) BOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The $ n0 f% V6 K. R3 p" I4 y1 h; p$ `
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 8 C# u7 s3 q) I$ a3 ~* E; o* g
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- u/ e# H0 k1 tDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 . F- O3 {& n1 R( Y0 q5 K
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Japanese aircraft
' C* A$ L! A7 YKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
6 a5 U5 g6 T2 o& B9 }Ki-21 Sally x 49
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5 ?7 e' k' j* ]) rAllied aircraft 7 @* Q9 ^) |. Q6 C9 x
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
% I! J1 O* m6 L9 ?8 vSpitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
' D1 z0 _! n: ~, w) W) sKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 5 C6 O0 F8 t9 P }1 z! N0 p
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. V% W3 b$ Y) F5 Q JF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
1 ^% \6 T, O7 k2 e; JSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged $ w& E7 {, I) c
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
& [) H; I$ c9 I6 s" {( wP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed $ ]/ H! s; W( W1 B! x
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed " X* I% n8 V; F; s% o
; {5 A. ^8 x6 k" ~9 w9 qAllied ground losses:
$ C. I+ I- J! F2 U6 j200 casualties reported
1 Y/ l, _+ Q5 G1 oVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 4 I0 f& T/ b( y$ L- ~
Airbase supply hits 1
( Q n) y4 O% LRunway hits 7
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发表于 2007-5-24 00:53
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