近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战. v! V, I& {9 _) u( M, H! l' F) g
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, W" S, l) \6 Y. T( O8 g! GEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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1 _6 E8 V& s( p+ `8 Q7 ?( NDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ; X( A# U7 J W7 t6 G# l6 O/ V( h
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Japanese aircraft
$ L8 M* N' Y1 L5 e, m0 ZA6M2 Zero x 14 ) `( Y3 h, q4 _! c
A6M5 Zeke x 34 & i; E# L2 @# b1 F% x3 w4 z
: n) T' p1 s5 T7 a$ QAllied aircraft 1 `' b; E) W l" A, l" [' o; v% ?
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 ; ~) \( I5 d; p5 @ ?
P-38J Lightning x 9
1 A# P) x, Y' @3 F; V- j, UB-25J Mitchell x 19
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* t/ A' u/ ]+ y5 TJapanese aircraft losses
. S5 R1 v' n0 VA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 [- E% P) F+ a. a. u, T" EA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 {8 D/ ]$ B; A% W' }
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@/ C# J* j$ i) M- w. XP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
# M& V7 B2 [* S7 TB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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7 A7 {/ b% \5 E9 o( c, F6 ^& Q) lAirbase hits 4 ( ?1 @1 f/ j) M3 g% v
Airbase supply hits 4
5 \5 N* y/ b: p5 Y) DRunway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
6 F3 z6 k+ z) ^) O( ~swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
! v/ k2 u4 K$ j' n6 w$ }4 w* Hthat's a bad combo! . e4 r* E6 ^* W+ v! a' C8 H9 B- r
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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; E8 t I: d" S% b3 K2 }Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 7 o( r7 Z$ M' I$ u, e
Ki-21 Sally x 49 3 R7 U- G* @. L4 e Z! \
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9
6 k8 C* o( D3 @9 x, \( G# b4 P$ ~Spitfire VIII x 11 ! Z6 }* R+ c( Q
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Japanese aircraft losses / @" m: R( v2 O) k/ ?9 m! f/ M
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
8 h! C- _: @8 R/ y. f/ |Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 6 S$ v$ }- m* G1 r5 z/ F: [ B
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Allied aircraft losses 8 g" {; q8 X; I
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
1 ~- g8 e! f' K* Q% s" F, l5 kSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 X+ M. h5 ]- }
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed " k5 J! ]; A# p1 d* S6 k9 V$ V
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. }+ I3 R8 H( n$ }5 _. dB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed H# e4 j4 Q. y( \& [; E1 ?
, j* S- i3 \1 w( eAllied ground losses: / c* g6 J* R/ F x. F
200 casualties reported + {3 [& }1 X3 l9 C. o( a
Vehicles lost 2 $ p0 f2 }2 f7 a* u6 V
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Airbase hits 1 4 d r' G1 D' z9 x* {. r0 v" o
Airbase supply hits 1
3 l% j9 @5 x; K6 N# K! cRunway hits 7
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