近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战/ \$ {/ W2 ?' Q: ]0 G3 x; `/ J7 `
- G/ E; K+ c. X7 r( I& w/ ]( b4 ~2月21日- [- y, d# W5 s5 G- x! u0 t* [5 L, X- v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 _; {+ @1 F) A+ n5 _7 i( w/ a+ s J! H* FEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
" t8 {% X) Y6 R$ @; H" ], ^, t6 D, U2 w8 u1 L6 w6 U- \0 V+ W; i, V! H
Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 1 o. G( ~) `5 U/ p1 l; j8 S
2 |3 {! |7 I: C' _2 P, H! t& s
Japanese aircraft
6 N. C& Z* H L9 w! D; w& l1 |2 ?A6M2 Zero x 14 1 C7 ]8 m* |! j7 y& V' F
A6M5 Zeke x 34
1 G0 g; j0 y4 K# m* \3 w8 w/ n4 Y0 Z. {, d+ H% U
Allied aircraft - Q0 m2 X& }" U6 p( N
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 3 c4 n2 c/ z5 o& b5 O
P-38J Lightning x 9 2 `* F, @4 t1 E$ T
B-25J Mitchell x 19 3 U. } }: F; C. D$ P- `7 c
# V* q3 J$ U( _1 l: l" b& A- f
Japanese aircraft losses
# k: ~" M; \ U2 o8 F( jA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 {! B9 }2 L/ D9 a. gA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 2 R) z& X0 \6 Z- F) @; e
6 s Q, J+ f2 [- B' f8 `Allied aircraft losses
8 u: w4 X; |; a% o8 _P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 R( |8 ]# Y) w) Q1 e
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 0 Q: m9 g3 B* C
) G' D+ g- f) ]9 j" O; T
Airbase hits 4 3 \ O1 _, d+ P6 A
Airbase supply hits 4 / \& i5 i& [5 g' |( U
Runway hits 9
% C$ R0 ?3 l: @-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; f0 `8 R+ ~3 _4 b: P o, e
Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
+ e' O7 U; ?" A0 ?! N$ K" }/ Rswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
$ H9 k" S3 p; P& B& M9 Jthat's a bad combo!
* P3 J# ~; q$ C
# h6 j9 @. @+ _$ `! tDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 ' d: ]% @8 O! f
( J7 x% a" o, _% h- @Japanese aircraft
, o: h5 d( ]4 Y! [2 e7 \; iKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 " R. p' Z% K( M2 j' M. S. |
Ki-21 Sally x 49
: B7 f5 H' v8 F0 h& T
% k8 t1 w$ c4 ?1 TAllied aircraft
; X3 ^& ]# {' @+ {F4U-1 Corsair x 9
5 p% u. }0 p8 v/ B! Q4 c$ {$ ]Spitfire VIII x 11 - e. i, w) h3 T: O# n
0 K' L& k4 B; Z' X) @9 G, IJapanese aircraft losses
1 E# E; l6 P ^2 Q0 [* F- tKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ! Q: G, p# c8 _1 k6 U+ O
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
* _0 Z9 Y4 P: Q8 R g P
" }$ M) Q, \; x" U* }0 d p$ G) jAllied aircraft losses
/ x, a. v: s4 ~6 T, L1 u" ?1 @F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 7 C# M g4 Y: F9 J/ E6 e3 J
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 4 \* H$ K7 u# t5 _0 i: A9 n9 R; B
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ) _7 K# S3 v/ T) u
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- Z/ M* H: z( E" aB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
: A$ M! b( b6 C) C
0 T8 `) D" o4 r! k9 P+ ~- rAllied ground losses:
Y/ \% Y( I% T200 casualties reported 3 T8 V1 b' N" O& t6 J3 d; |5 n
Vehicles lost 2
; D# }/ D& q; w/ n* x$ C9 U! @6 o: b( t" n9 ]
Airbase hits 1 ( V2 }2 J3 @' v. e" H2 O, I
Airbase supply hits 1 ) }" M- A& t* w- K. P1 B- [3 X
Runway hits 7 ) E, ~$ S# g) z$ I# W
 |