近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 * P3 s: {* |. @
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Japanese aircraft ( P: @; A/ x! P) \& t3 T
A6M2 Zero x 14 8 x: t# ]5 S4 F
A6M5 Zeke x 34 ; A4 V, a% g( I" s# n- ~: l: w, ~
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, h7 x, G C& d J$ R. `* O" wF4U-1 Corsair x 12
* V" y% e5 w' X9 R7 ~0 CP-38J Lightning x 9 9 _" P+ B0 K+ c5 Y4 X
B-25J Mitchell x 19 4 I, f& C& l( ]! T6 H
6 X% K: J a+ z' {% D! eJapanese aircraft losses ' a9 x; J7 K9 [' W1 v& P( T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ) A- g. g) [+ e# s2 C( b( N
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged . }( I1 f* v- |5 F; h
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Allied aircraft losses
+ n4 ?6 v# K1 n+ z: _; eP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ V: H0 _, \, T. DB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
0 R' r. c+ A, T3 z6 NAirbase supply hits 4
3 d' c! ~) W. V% I) p6 A" MRunway hits 9
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$ [" M2 }. V% _7 _+ nOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
, t( R0 ?2 p; p( u% G- Vswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No - \! }- E/ E. A" T2 s/ T5 h
that's a bad combo! ! y. y) r+ F2 f
$ J4 p0 k6 a$ D6 \Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 ! z J% C5 K. X5 q
% \1 I2 n; \1 e4 F/ JJapanese aircraft # G6 H6 X% o& O& I( g7 o8 H' c2 J2 v) J3 ?
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
. l) `" J1 q2 n6 N1 q- ~Ki-21 Sally x 49 2 {: ]$ O- E3 s% q8 L
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Allied aircraft R% n: x0 A3 R7 V1 o+ s/ g) u
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
% P5 K, H& C* F1 ]Spitfire VIII x 11 ' S* s% c1 T5 L7 u! ~( P0 L% e1 H
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! Z* k/ v. O0 U; [* d. j' MKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed * I- h; Q% [! W4 l: x( n
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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+ o; {; H' T9 mAllied aircraft losses 8 T2 q, \8 d. {' h# m
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged / @2 w3 o. Y. _1 Y. N0 C
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 F+ K% t! K9 Y0 a
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 3 [. C6 B3 J' V
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
/ f+ ^# `: d$ u& p- OB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed : F* T! B8 c9 G A' T7 `$ n, Z
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Allied ground losses:
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( h0 D q& l- y# yVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 9 G/ Y8 z; @6 f7 m
Airbase supply hits 1 8 @) Z( J9 M% d: V
Runway hits 7
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