近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& _2 z$ y9 T" U5 J
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2月21日
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9 Y0 p! h/ Y: Y+ jEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
8 O- z6 h+ Y* C! p' j7 KA6M2 Zero x 14 # v4 f9 [7 W, D* B; R J8 _
A6M5 Zeke x 34 ) Q: G' o8 a) N0 `* Z% j
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Allied aircraft ; S# \" R# _$ G2 R
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 4 v: ~% T C. a: V. s; \8 C; E1 x
P-38J Lightning x 9 - C6 T0 O$ q5 [4 T3 V. {
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
% G7 G0 f: B4 n; V- A% p% ?' tA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 K0 Y8 m7 L+ |2 e: d5 E) N, WA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged " |4 e- J( Q' b2 i1 G+ S
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0 P/ c t1 o: u4 ^4 F. sP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 @: m9 ^& D% F; u) gB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 9 V% w1 n9 f& ?3 o0 O$ f7 \1 g
Y* |3 x8 D; ~. bAirbase hits 4 ! q7 B+ }" |$ O
Airbase supply hits 4 / X- C8 l c$ D8 k x) K
Runway hits 9 * A: z- ^: Z' G
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
7 D& \' `. }. N; bswarm 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
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Japanese aircraft 6 ?1 A$ [4 T, T
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 0 t5 o0 ~+ p. N' H( n7 C, m
Ki-21 Sally x 49 # a2 x& F. v& P" V. L
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Allied aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
. R+ S u: F+ ^Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
; R4 B! e D1 A! e: X5 hKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ) Q- H( [1 B1 ~" j' Y
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 1 P$ l3 d4 u, E& P0 A9 }) _5 n8 x
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged # B+ f7 t& q: K8 S; N4 r
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 6 r v2 l6 o1 t2 P# n: g
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
1 `+ n n" T$ s* P# l7 i9 gAirbase supply hits 1 & S7 f6 I( k% r& u3 P7 _& A
Runway hits 7 / }. a8 M2 D$ F
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