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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/ t% U& g6 y" ?' W* W5 WEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ) ]1 @- b' J8 F8 f1 Q) B
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Japanese aircraft " M% `+ `. U7 Z
A6M2 Zero x 14
0 v2 L6 c1 G6 MA6M5 Zeke x 34 2 F( Z# B: Q+ p/ f
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Allied aircraft / _8 j- [5 V) S% k
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 ( {" E1 Q9 |: Y0 x
P-38J Lightning x 9
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7 K' [1 K) G/ _: b0 ]( \/ BJapanese aircraft losses X1 v4 d* @0 B+ c, V8 x! n) {
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged k+ f6 P9 j7 x- v, o2 t0 E U2 I
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ! G, ]& @) o+ T9 B! P0 K
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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8 k9 o; Y% d3 @, `$ |( @9 ?Airbase hits 4 7 u. S! e7 S+ e
Airbase supply hits 4 # v k5 g0 x! k5 ~ O4 v1 i+ v8 G
Runway hits 9 / n2 Q# r; g7 x$ W/ ^
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# a: v+ B9 |7 t* E' {, R7 H, |2 lOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
6 Q8 ]* o7 W; G1 `" @9 eswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 * ~' D6 D! C6 ?- A* A$ Q3 Q# [! Z
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Japanese aircraft
4 ?& H8 Q1 R) W7 v, IKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
. V% o3 @- n, a! e: C- rKi-21 Sally x 49
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( U" t1 y3 P1 w, w% T! jF4U-1 Corsair x 9 $ G& D H2 w; L: T9 }3 y& y. f
Spitfire VIII x 11 0 H% i3 a- G* W' @ f
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, N7 V& L7 A2 L1 `* F% p2 j" gKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 I! [/ ?( |0 T0 e7 M; d' H. f6 G* RKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged % u) ^7 ^; f8 E
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Allied aircraft losses
9 {1 C1 @. h9 t# |2 _. p; tF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 0 ?" T0 k" H: z2 M1 O: E
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 1 d- y( \% z2 X( x
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed $ l( o6 R9 H0 Y& ^* T- Y* {2 b
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 U; O' [8 L$ i. S4 s, D! f" }B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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5 x/ g0 I5 }4 h; }# z/ d5 z) e, nAllied ground losses: 9 K7 ~2 A' m# F6 p& u. n
200 casualties reported
, W! ~6 Z; X# K2 ?- ~% p8 L9 pVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 % {# t0 o' i, G( Q2 \. w2 ^5 q) E
Airbase supply hits 1 7 c. r7 j% a' I: Y9 s7 M
Runway hits 7
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