近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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0 `) L1 H3 _. R- fEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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7 h m' ?8 E, ~3 @ i: {; c" xDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 5 x$ v5 ^6 v. J" W5 O# X `2 V$ I# _
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Japanese aircraft
$ }4 d7 G- I4 O$ g' RA6M2 Zero x 14 / L0 G; ]/ ?# @: \
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
+ X; I5 |9 F$ h. x. ~1 Y) {: SF4U-1 Corsair x 12
% T5 H, n3 R/ y8 sP-38J Lightning x 9
/ c/ ]$ |$ U9 J4 o4 X) H) r- ?* FB-25J Mitchell x 19 " P- t- L+ }# j; P5 Y
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 M, V& j+ P2 Y& M% UP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) l( h% w# t; dB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged ) r. {# _% C; ]
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Airbase hits 4 / x2 H0 X* Y. f& B- H: v
Airbase supply hits 4
8 [3 Z5 Q: f0 ~: y. q" g; ]) `Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 7 b- V5 Q" e A& m: Y6 I; `
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 1 `9 \! R8 A. k! _. w1 R9 t- O
that's a bad combo!
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( l2 K8 t6 P7 S MDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 3 U- f& p; D! T) j- G
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* c2 u: l2 m& p2 CKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
6 V) P2 x4 Y5 \; j( `7 vKi-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft : F; A h: s% n4 P2 N' A
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
- ?2 m# V2 C6 o" u: }Spitfire VIII x 11 " a& f3 ]: h. t7 ~/ ^) w9 [. R
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i. j7 P# N4 [5 s: ?9 T) vKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed : W7 I6 ?: Q+ F' ~5 C
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- B% C, E7 g: c$ a; q! p5 [6 uF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ! o S( \. V5 x' \8 |0 ?8 x# I
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ j& k- J/ A! ^# c6 f: M4 `3 AKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
- w8 N7 {0 l3 S& EP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 _! g+ z' [3 h4 T) B' cB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: : T6 M( Z- O0 X$ M+ F7 |+ q( j
200 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1 % W8 P0 f8 d) V* i) ^
Airbase supply hits 1
7 f4 ]7 L3 O- cRunway hits 7
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