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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7 C. q# e6 M- [( V- E6 U) X& DEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: - D' _) Y& }( J y0 m4 m: s
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 1 r& S7 y" ?: e7 s, A: \7 y
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Japanese aircraft 9 S% G) N# x; Q. ~* i0 f
A6M2 Zero x 14
P1 ]0 s; o/ P8 SA6M5 Zeke x 34 , X2 o! u- g( M3 |( u9 m6 C
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Allied aircraft
; u/ Y+ i) m. ^3 g2 NF4U-1 Corsair x 12
0 I, O+ a! F$ t7 fP-38J Lightning x 9
2 y+ q& [# w$ u7 WB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses & E6 E) N' g. e& q. S
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 V: _8 H9 Z$ k3 z4 ?! Q
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 [/ ?* ~. V7 t! lAllied aircraft losses . p7 ~0 S2 ~& a9 C8 p. \: s }
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 t: [4 q. T9 T4 yB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 8 j0 f- G) Q' }( I& V, W
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Airbase hits 4 ; ]: k+ U4 x* R# @7 ]+ r' W& l
Airbase supply hits 4
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 9 [1 X) O# v' g( O5 r$ ?
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No # @8 X7 n' z. |3 U: j
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft 7 B" a7 R+ A- t6 |3 n# Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 / J$ m& p5 D8 F/ h a2 a' N
Ki-21 Sally x 49 & M4 Y1 {5 B2 u' `, w7 G
, f$ `' j: y0 ?+ g# f8 jAllied aircraft 3 Y( o, e' D5 P+ X
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
z) }# s) A6 ]Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses - k g0 F5 E% _0 c0 k/ d. F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 5 z- R# m2 W& d# Y: w( Q
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged & f6 ]9 A! j& B& ?+ |
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Allied aircraft losses
# ? ^$ K1 t, X- ~ xF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ) v a, @# {& Q$ j
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ( n; E$ Z2 a3 |" o
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
8 a/ U9 L* S) B" JP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed % Z- Q" B' ?1 S: s/ g+ M
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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9 H% D( Q! G) G! G: o0 IAllied ground losses:
- j# U* d# d, O+ E, b200 casualties reported
! f1 t: B5 C' S6 T9 PVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ( @; z7 g# H+ r1 z8 N1 a
Airbase supply hits 1 8 o0 x3 G& ?* J( k; p; s8 o
Runway hits 7
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