近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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7 H" _, b6 ?2 n, M. S. [Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 0 c+ w( ]1 ~* o6 z
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 6 ?. e2 Z0 C$ X. l/ }
+ {- S' \2 L& cJapanese aircraft 3 k# V A3 W/ i o) J( m' _' [
A6M2 Zero x 14 7 p. w" m- I9 C0 e3 h
A6M5 Zeke x 34 ! \/ R1 p. z5 \' p" K K
: a' h& ^' {9 @6 _4 c: @. s" QAllied aircraft 2 k8 d1 B- j0 ^3 P
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
0 n3 O5 z- }- x+ bP-38J Lightning x 9 7 t) @, n0 R4 J5 z1 Z3 K" @$ E$ [
B-25J Mitchell x 19 0 t: V" [5 C7 k' E6 ~ X
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( ]3 D u& n" j1 R7 v5 N4 n: PA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
# G2 \2 z: }3 G$ G/ J# CA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses , ~# ^% j( v+ N! @; Z1 r* e
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged + n$ u& X3 k0 m
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 4 o6 m) o, f& P- ?- A! K
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Airbase hits 4
1 D+ D2 Y4 `* a; v" ~2 u; \. @* LAirbase supply hits 4 * v0 i, U% t% |# a
Runway hits 9
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" n! m! A3 o! l3 c! z& y0 YOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
+ H' v- ?9 Q/ R* T+ kswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 1 ?, M7 \) A; O$ f' n Q
that's a bad combo!
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6 R( t! d% s# E, N/ t' V3 |Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 1 h9 a: I( U2 W
^# b8 c; m0 h! \+ kJapanese aircraft 5 H% i' {' E' d5 y: t! }8 @
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 + M7 l4 N( y' ]
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9
' k7 @* z: z1 K6 |/ f" USpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 o5 r7 _6 B( Q* n: D8 V4 N4 I3 sKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
7 u4 k& s: o5 ?0 kKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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& v$ m( I: N; `7 [( r7 ^" K, a! g' o+ ^; KF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged % \9 D9 j7 j$ P
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 5 d, A; ?: b$ O
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
' a- Q) Y; N0 t$ bP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! |5 z. D. _$ O4 O
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 2 A5 a, _! j y# l+ ^- o0 w
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2 $ Q9 h! L* t* e1 i
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Airbase hits 1
% l: V- c3 m @4 Z; j" vAirbase supply hits 1
/ g" t/ T( W5 ]6 E0 uRunway hits 7
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