近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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6 ], D+ D9 ^6 Z4 V! M5 w8 bEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: - k+ E. f; o, j6 c
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 % A0 w3 N9 G% t3 E' c
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A6M2 Zero x 14
4 X4 c5 e' |8 c9 X7 uA6M5 Zeke x 34
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/ r5 M# `9 K* o: I2 i' a! Y CAllied aircraft
( F" \% d% l/ \$ T; MF4U-1 Corsair x 12
) n2 C X( F8 O$ M$ iP-38J Lightning x 9 n* r) J# P7 v" Y9 a* @- y
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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* a; [$ l" n8 M: r! rJapanese aircraft losses
n) \3 q$ X" U; G& U% w# rA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 U9 \# Y& }/ b. l# k, n6 {8 p0 |A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 E3 J. ~$ x0 l5 l. k# X/ q2 x9 CB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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3 m; p/ v3 r6 PAirbase hits 4
% t' m1 |) n4 ~2 F! S) eAirbase supply hits 4 0 W7 x$ X. a* A% p( |- e5 u
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
2 G0 _ J1 i9 Y) R; I% gswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
) I! R1 x7 h! f- ythat's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft + `% y7 j: Q3 u" A. D
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 9 ^/ P8 ?; _" o) ~% i1 _5 Z9 C
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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) M' V. |* o- {% m aF4U-1 Corsair x 9
8 l( F- l3 C ~Spitfire VIII x 11
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/ T, T0 J. M. C) v+ C; t0 E% lJapanese aircraft losses
' h6 s6 {: R$ j. }Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 5 ~7 C& r7 U& v0 Y7 ]
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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+ J( i4 c ^8 ~/ N) VAllied aircraft losses
8 W/ {5 L- q4 oF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 X3 r* |4 A4 B' Z% ^2 a" J# ESpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged " T2 b& g, D9 {3 \; M; M# p) b
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ' \% ?8 w# Q$ R/ c5 O
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed B* z% N' V8 i8 d( \
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ; {" O! E& t0 u" P+ j, U. ?1 w
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Allied ground losses:
& |9 A& L0 j6 y( d200 casualties reported , y- I. J' h) x [) ~; \, Z
Vehicles lost 2 # y+ c. g' m& q& H$ U) F9 S4 Y" c
+ f& d( f% J& i ?Airbase hits 1
6 M7 B" J0 D& r" w4 WAirbase supply hits 1
2 ^9 t% K; d% e6 N& _# MRunway hits 7
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