近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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2月21日
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, P0 t p/ i- p* w2 F9 @" {. J( iEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 9 j3 x& |' u* T$ M% M$ N8 Y
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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9 d# a2 j. D4 m6 P, w- M( ~Japanese aircraft . l9 ~0 u4 ?4 \8 v
A6M2 Zero x 14 ) p& x! I0 O) W: u n; V0 O
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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9 `* m/ N( l2 A3 u' J* aF4U-1 Corsair x 12 3 v' G+ b4 I, a- u3 n8 ?0 t
P-38J Lightning x 9 2 u+ ^3 S: N' z1 ?; Q+ ]
B-25J Mitchell x 19 $ H. B$ Y7 N" d% u
2 i2 j `1 N& j' |& yJapanese aircraft losses - L5 [; y+ ~- Z- Z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* w' T! q2 v v* J5 k. o. K0 f* ^* s. xP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 t4 I1 n+ A' X+ ?& j/ H$ O: D) c% bB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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) X+ j' L$ z' n1 O1 KAirbase hits 4 ! H; w# m, {' j% i
Airbase supply hits 4
, Z4 R/ y" H9 b5 M( ~2 M$ {% QRunway hits 9 , G6 H1 f: x- z
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 2 a& d# t/ T& Z2 {
swarm 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
4 \- g/ q5 j* }, x1 ~Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 9 D) J! L/ x: j. n r) @8 U
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft
$ m% E. g0 t5 ~9 R7 MF4U-1 Corsair x 9 E4 G# D3 I0 R5 U* V
Spitfire VIII x 11 : h+ E w: P3 ?! N$ [
0 P. y; g3 v9 _* j8 J/ J* nJapanese aircraft losses
: W; q8 u/ {/ P$ ~2 r0 h0 j' G! ?Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 H+ P: ?: o/ y7 b: a9 K5 fKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ) v' \7 M! D8 O& v5 u" C9 z" }, r) V
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Allied aircraft losses 5 _- @ s1 L. W& @( M0 O. Y
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 Y+ m# E( ^' g5 Z1 E- B3 pSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
( }$ p9 k8 u6 v% Q* X4 ZKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ; S* t+ j2 X X8 z/ i0 q6 i/ O
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
& g/ b+ E m; y- z* A6 C3 ]: AB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ) ^5 o$ R w$ T, o8 }( W* c
+ A1 p9 T* O4 \* ]. eAllied ground losses:
( I% D$ |" Z1 K: i1 ?/ B8 U+ S0 f200 casualties reported
+ Y/ i! K$ V; M A, D9 O9 `1 VVehicles lost 2 # J/ X; B- g# O- m5 g/ x* V* r
/ f, Y$ A3 |# e) R6 lAirbase hits 1 ! M: U3 R# H" W
Airbase supply hits 1
* a. O5 u' d# ~7 HRunway hits 7
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