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0 d8 I; ~1 u" e) A" r0 n8 F
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' b) R! U2 p- o1 t! j% o5 FEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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) m! e- p# {( ^Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 & c* T% i; C( c# W. ^8 k1 f
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Japanese aircraft
4 |2 f. K/ i. n; ]4 TA6M2 Zero x 14 & G1 A$ D% h3 u# a9 \' j$ V6 J
A6M5 Zeke x 34 6 M5 `. V" u9 f& [1 j* R& w
; u3 h% b/ T K% C h+ JAllied aircraft " U! I! H6 t6 ~6 W
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 . ~, J: r/ K R5 d* F
P-38J Lightning x 9 5 o& n6 N5 A$ A; j/ |
B-25J Mitchell x 19 2 @, Y8 E3 R3 \1 |! d! S8 {
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Japanese aircraft losses # @. E- {. ]2 f/ }* P1 v: F, n4 j0 g4 X
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: o' D6 n2 J1 ^" u0 PA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& Q1 [/ B$ Q8 E& OP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ i& }; s" y2 u' C. m% E2 l0 q, PB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
$ a- q: X" W5 n5 c, z0 zAirbase supply hits 4 5 [% Y2 i. `5 Q3 S3 S0 c" L! ?
Runway hits 9 ; b, z* H5 W4 V6 u2 t3 n. y- ~
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1 P; ` B0 A2 Y [Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 1 u! [& J0 N6 N3 w/ s* p f
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 : \1 d5 k4 L% a4 ?0 D
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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m/ H1 d- G# y8 A; Q6 s) J! v% YAllied aircraft
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& |) d( F. A% L$ g: l; LSpitfire VIII x 11 & E' Z' w+ i: l
7 j7 }! q6 ~4 j' N& ~1 Z) `Japanese aircraft losses ' z6 `- H6 `$ |, Q8 V) f, i
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
$ D. T% P# g3 o! G! rKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged + X6 j/ Q: o0 J! O# o' X8 |1 l
# g8 _/ p! {! p8 W3 z. ]Allied aircraft losses
2 p2 k5 ?7 f' i5 u1 X, }: f" J! hF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ) Y% k) z/ u+ G# y( D. ~
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# ~8 l' j/ @; y( a$ {Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 0 s& I1 |$ `! U% l# L( U& P- {
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
( {2 p- O2 e9 g" j* k8 kB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 1 i0 s+ W8 T; ?, o
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2 6 ` g( B a1 u, A) ?
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Runway hits 7
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