近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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8 j" j5 O% [+ W/ \Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 1 K8 i8 ]& m4 l5 V1 z6 J
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
" p4 i3 |- y' P) z) k5 PA6M2 Zero x 14 : r @7 P6 @$ k
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft / \: F! s" q3 `( g! P; u8 K- {7 L
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 4 b, Z9 M- z; {, y$ q
P-38J Lightning x 9
0 m4 }" Q: o2 g3 [2 aB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses ) U9 i- w1 ^* w4 B
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) V7 i- G. p0 I% rA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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, e8 z0 H5 x) Q( c/ M8 ]7 wP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 5 X6 Q- b& ?; q3 L: U3 E
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 # d% p0 _* j6 ?! ?) D0 m
Airbase supply hits 4 ' L g R* s" l1 @6 N0 }/ E
Runway hits 9 0 l$ D" ~. t4 {5 R2 ~
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8 I; _1 l; z2 {+ ZOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
1 W6 A; A/ @' Y& c! `( b% |7 y9 ^swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 3 @# `" R8 o# ]6 z" h) {$ _- ?
that's a bad combo!
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5 [1 G( {0 q* S4 tDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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( A* n/ Z% Y' Z6 ~ ~" PKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9 ' o( k1 b& Q+ L( t2 _
Spitfire VIII x 11 9 G& [9 ? A. _* z
$ n5 H7 v+ E( lJapanese aircraft losses 7 |% t; k* k2 t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed {7 t% O; a* A* c, q
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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, `% S4 d5 n1 `* ]Allied aircraft losses
5 o5 m7 t# p2 Q" Q; F) mF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & J, }3 v* K& L* k' i4 d7 U
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
9 f; C& o! I. a2 f6 r ~6 XKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
5 B: }- b o2 f! [4 H' G, |" ^P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed . R& P. l6 O x! n) L
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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3 w/ K0 ^/ y2 ~2 WAllied ground losses:
R( [# T& s1 F- B6 F; `- [( i200 casualties reported " X# a& W) L$ l" ~; U3 C- ?) Y( r
Vehicles lost 2
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8 N. F7 ~ o% _6 H3 C9 e8 NAirbase hits 1
% Z% s* o8 G' C5 x: a0 S7 IAirbase supply hits 1 ) _+ p, k/ d5 C# R2 U5 X& g* e
Runway hits 7 + T* @* [2 P7 m" @
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