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 B& M, w6 ]' O2 _ j* @5 vEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 6 y: G2 ~( z6 G# Q1 o# _/ j
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
+ s2 ^* H3 a. OA6M2 Zero x 14
* [- x# H7 {0 {* E" qA6M5 Zeke x 34 0 @# j c0 h! e& }$ |& P5 w: ?* U: o
' E- M# x3 A4 d( cAllied aircraft 2 h7 b2 _$ j; D: j. e5 J1 h' i* T
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
. {1 m; t' s" x' B1 ZP-38J Lightning x 9 , R! }8 e; P+ e1 t$ c
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses . ~3 L2 ]" d" i- V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged - ]0 k( D2 ?/ n4 M: ?+ ], |3 p+ t% H
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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O6 q ^7 X6 u+ ~+ b7 a; W4 F) xAllied aircraft losses 9 q$ I8 @# N7 A0 ?# m4 I
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 s- `5 i1 Z* u9 ?. JB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
% }6 @$ P6 p$ o" }* a5 b) aAirbase supply hits 4
& ?$ G) u9 d2 [) X( I' xRunway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
2 g6 k3 i g" G* i7 {: vswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No , u$ o9 h0 T+ l( C
that's a bad combo! 6 M! q$ `6 C; F' A d- `+ x3 g3 |
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
% D3 |. n' R4 n7 N; s- ?$ UKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 # ?& E8 }6 x/ j# P
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ( a2 D1 ^: v/ ` I
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+ _& e9 L1 X/ B l, }. P' n: i4 kF4U-1 Corsair x 9
5 _: Y) j$ [0 u+ {% E6 GSpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses # b5 `1 J, t; \) s' \. J
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed . S5 o7 [ {, I$ I
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses - N( j) V* P9 Y! l, P& H+ s
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
* d/ c9 z/ [! F9 d' iSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
; a/ w+ W8 y# l( |Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 9 @5 N/ |1 j7 ~) B; B1 W: x/ b& u. r
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
" p2 a. _1 I# @( O/ P2 `B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: : ?) e1 b) @' [
200 casualties reported
& o! U x4 p2 W- R1 NVehicles lost 2
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7 e+ `9 M6 D4 u, b' oAirbase hits 1 6 J7 n7 ]) ~9 E. P. U8 q! v
Airbase supply hits 1 8 f# h' j, m' k, V9 s
Runway hits 7
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