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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# H; L9 D i& W6 O5 B P y2 {Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 2 @: d& G5 Q' \% ?0 c p
5 \2 @, [: u9 mDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 4 A6 O' K1 {3 X0 H" |* l+ p
5 q W! B& V: \0 [Japanese aircraft ( J! V, e% s1 I# t8 ]2 ~# T2 i
A6M2 Zero x 14
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, Q& a3 O7 u( _+ u7 |Allied aircraft ; j7 N2 r3 I, u r: }+ {' H
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 & K. i8 ]; v0 P/ s- A5 m5 T
P-38J Lightning x 9 4 Q5 _+ N$ _2 Z& `4 Y. J
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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& ]/ w! T& i4 W7 `Japanese aircraft losses
4 A% T* x+ j2 S7 j+ QA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged & H% ~: k, o2 w" m- \
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged - o$ N2 a/ T Y/ p/ d
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Allied aircraft losses
/ a4 p* O1 G) Q* h, RP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged $ X2 c3 `$ c, t& l; f
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged + n; U7 S0 n. \, E
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Airbase hits 4
6 r. j; R; s4 r4 h6 \; M7 oAirbase supply hits 4
! n' W# l. F3 d5 [4 B9 nRunway hits 9 / `' f% ?% Z) E! v6 ?& R
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) G9 B5 k; n. P2 a1 E+ [" P5 qOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
0 s) l7 m" Z u2 ^swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 9 S# S1 `( C" z, r
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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/ z# D# L0 r& m: s1 iJapanese aircraft
- {, K5 t. f/ f3 o, xKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 . C0 J; V0 A9 N* ]/ b
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft 7 x& W' U0 o/ g- M
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
$ u2 ~ p$ ?! Y8 N3 E7 ~Spitfire VIII x 11 4 k) T5 Z3 z+ k$ K* a
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 5 U2 w+ S- }% i2 g2 e' T( o" J
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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# y2 P4 f: m$ u2 f9 m( Q/ _* mAllied aircraft losses
" p/ u. k. d3 dF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
; s3 L; W+ M, ?% U' _: ISpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 s4 j) |- e4 i! `) J( z) CKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
# s6 B. d4 ?6 m9 l+ B# D }P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 9 Q) ?! x. g! i8 f3 z1 T: @
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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6 s# X4 H/ b& w5 `Allied ground losses: & Q5 Z. A. `6 S, z! _) n
200 casualties reported 4 i' t& U* y! j" }0 y
Vehicles lost 2
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$ h$ Z; h, H2 G, }+ o( X3 [& vAirbase hits 1
4 j& S! n: W) p2 tAirbase supply hits 1 2 u8 ~" B% l. W5 |9 h
Runway hits 7 1 z, y5 {1 M/ l; D* k" K9 O
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