近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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# [1 z% \ z! r6 ?( e" rEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 7 X# a- s2 t" N: U+ U
5 V9 k& }- f& a$ [/ U" v! b4 rDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
8 @' W9 m0 p! ?9 G6 |7 LA6M2 Zero x 14
) K, L+ v: E2 ~1 o IA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft - a2 v/ I& E- a$ o6 v
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 8 F' X! _% f* A9 r0 Q, \
P-38J Lightning x 9 3 a3 I& T' `9 G ~1 i6 y
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 s# O2 s2 C1 W1 m/ UA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
# @% t: ^: ?, H/ NA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 x1 _0 M) ^! Z
3 J" @! ]7 w. [& fAllied aircraft losses
4 Z' _# ~ f* {5 b% y/ `P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 s9 @' b9 R+ \# O! w% O% fB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 1 c. |3 k! A1 }
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Airbase hits 4 6 W4 P( m$ b" q3 Q5 W7 w8 \0 ]
Airbase supply hits 4
J, l3 z* N R( V7 q3 r. HRunway hits 9 " Y) t% |3 O: d; t1 I2 N
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0 m$ U/ M( a1 c8 G; |Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The ( _: u! |# S% N; r7 T! v7 Y
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No C% L% F+ w5 S$ D0 x
that's a bad combo! |, {$ d1 e/ v3 V
2 V# W. t9 E% L8 M2 n! _Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 : f" j4 `6 e' C" N0 s
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Japanese aircraft
% a3 ^5 P, t( U5 @! HKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
) L+ M/ a1 x, m1 Z& e/ Q% @Ki-21 Sally x 49 2 ~8 U( [" E( e' A6 p9 D
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Allied aircraft 4 |2 o" H- V7 B' T6 U+ |
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 9 K( E% Z* Y7 ?
Spitfire VIII x 11 ! ]7 A9 l# m+ x: Z3 a
- o( P' |- c4 c& O0 xJapanese aircraft losses . O2 T8 E, o5 Q. U2 }% b
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
2 j8 M, C1 J, E/ l% S. aKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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& ?9 ^& P) z' v" K9 n. b- HAllied aircraft losses # B' w- D% C% h
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & t5 D8 ?1 Y# W, ]
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" x, |8 W& M! s0 CKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ' p- F' L% k* `# d. P
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 3 L2 h3 M% g$ q/ y% w
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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( n5 p5 F6 B0 ~) V" ~- VAllied ground losses: & S2 A, X, s1 Z/ Q# y2 K5 I1 M
200 casualties reported / s3 \7 \- `. G
Vehicles lost 2
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% R( @- Z; ?2 n3 r1 dAirbase hits 1
1 y8 V% \2 G+ u- a$ g+ }% U- [Airbase supply hits 1 & y" p' c* ?1 k, M' g
Runway hits 7 + L4 S; W+ y" ~+ s1 u
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