近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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7 s6 n$ O4 C- k5 w0 E% w6 P' PEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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1 h5 t9 u3 ^5 Y$ t; v: `7 IDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 6 P4 r) f& d% u
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Japanese aircraft
3 ^! y+ S9 [' XA6M2 Zero x 14 , t: j9 G/ d; E3 o
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
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P-38J Lightning x 9 4 s9 O/ f( u% S v8 i) a
B-25J Mitchell x 19 # f+ {5 Q: B% T) ?. B
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! [( `* `; d- n1 d# M. J& fA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 U' s8 s. G9 V9 g7 o
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ; V9 w; I: K. C
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6 k x) K, g- U% c( d# S7 {P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' G! ?% q% E1 E! y$ q/ O0 Q) b( UB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
, d/ S- Y- _1 V- q( wAirbase supply hits 4
& |; h0 @. i, I6 r" jRunway hits 9
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! p) C4 Q* J. q, W+ b3 @/ J/ ?) \Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The * S! G/ l* d C7 A
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No : s, _1 c& t# L: A4 l ^
that's a bad combo!
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5 d' o$ V7 v' S, `) j5 U# cDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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B- q( ]% L" FKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
/ R2 d& X: l) G1 \. u" TKi-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft 7 {9 E: J$ i2 F! M
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
9 q5 r- E/ x9 iSpitfire VIII x 11
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5 A+ ?) V- t- e/ S1 eKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
3 I" U5 c9 M8 v0 u6 ], _3 nKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ) ?5 Q* n" w2 S" X' |& B
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" K2 }; R- W& H. P2 @8 |$ w+ jF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
5 ^; w4 L; D" { g$ h! A1 fSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged - b/ A5 Q- w' ? h' a3 W
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed : D& \ G: {) C& Y4 r" |
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed ( S9 W' Y: u! ?
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
7 S- q: I: C& v$ z" f; p200 casualties reported : O8 o: a$ C8 z. m3 h8 _
Vehicles lost 2
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b; W" n( W# {. ?6 e! iAirbase hits 1
/ Q5 L7 L4 f7 A/ B, x$ hAirbase supply hits 1
S- J7 p, i2 j: n" _. z& {# ARunway hits 7 : c& m0 ]9 I* }9 @0 u6 j8 ?
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