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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6 c1 j8 u3 i$ I% S4 e7 a& AEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: - z. k' j/ W" D
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
/ `; N5 Y7 k- S' ~8 }2 P+ fA6M2 Zero x 14
* p: n7 J) y0 S1 sA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft " K5 D) U" u7 n M" l
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 # r' s% p8 {/ D! m
P-38J Lightning x 9
( h% w/ L& m5 }4 s' yB-25J Mitchell x 19 # m2 k1 V/ k; y# B( |4 u
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ O" _8 C. |+ CA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged : R/ ]/ _% C0 L1 Z; t: l
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses - x- t( g( Y6 G- b
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
" f* E n, F" z# g$ \6 N- K7 }- mB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged % n$ M% v ^4 X* m
# y4 w! O) g- v$ JAirbase hits 4
4 N; k1 u3 @5 c* ~9 i/ r* WAirbase supply hits 4
9 k) ^! I3 Y4 w% z, e4 R+ ^* _Runway hits 9 , ?2 [' Q" z) l8 N$ P9 ?
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/ B. q8 {0 i- l; }; x* _6 v3 q: ]Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
) Y$ h: U( v* s$ j' i8 @) d0 H# Hswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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) t/ ~) e, `) t9 M7 w# h* `2 _) ADay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft + T r; z, l8 f8 y/ v, d
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 8 c* y c: c3 @# A' {8 [) n
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9 / o" g9 V8 _* k5 R7 j$ \+ F
Spitfire VIII x 11
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# R/ C4 `5 v9 j( z2 j( EJapanese aircraft losses ( S6 ]* `" {% \( x. u! G: }" G
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ) Y: l) g5 p+ M$ \* M+ [! b
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 1 o! y. K; ]8 g
# D) G+ G6 f; Z+ A, nAllied aircraft losses 1 s* |- L/ a. Z6 z p
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
- }: K2 v+ [& ASpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 7 F* _# g7 i5 N H5 u
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
( W8 ]# d2 x# ]) rP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 M5 p$ n! j. L' _: A% b, GB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ; @! {- b6 M# @+ z! r# e& B2 H
) Z( t) J$ B# h' KAllied ground losses:
# h) i, T8 E; f% F; w8 D5 }& s! z# g200 casualties reported
/ d2 C, x5 L! L1 t! XVehicles lost 2 5 I# F7 ]: }8 Z7 v/ |
4 g) i' }) S& H# g$ U5 {0 ?/ LAirbase hits 1 4 G$ ~, w7 S- T
Airbase supply hits 1
0 {* j( B U/ t! G2 r, YRunway hits 7
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