近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战2 o X& M& ~5 V6 d- E5 x
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9 P7 A g5 o' g7 S: [) Q( JEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 0 q% x/ J+ V- j- U
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 : E8 y- [7 K1 q; X
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Japanese aircraft
- E4 v; {" d/ Q, ^; IA6M2 Zero x 14 , O5 g4 Y! b; [- [/ O% ?
A6M5 Zeke x 34 + z- E! P4 |* [6 \ O
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Allied aircraft
3 o: k7 e% H( C2 NF4U-1 Corsair x 12 $ B3 e: G5 g b# w3 s
P-38J Lightning x 9
4 K. R# X% @% Y" ~& VB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses & K$ G! h3 h% }4 j9 V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 R: }# T- {3 y/ g3 GA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 6 Z) w; ^+ }% f, B: u' j
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 f2 V/ l |7 o0 U$ ?) @B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged * |9 T7 S5 B) P5 `
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Airbase hits 4
) |- }" T( n" C! g( w0 \Airbase supply hits 4 : f1 r) B0 H5 ^! @
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The ! {; T/ p9 c, y" X( p5 N
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
' M0 c5 }8 V( V, V/ W) o. pKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ; o: Z' b9 \, }- K" M% G+ S
Ki-21 Sally x 49 . G) O7 {% V# |8 t" L
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Allied aircraft
9 e) B( M }; q C+ q1 U( \0 @F4U-1 Corsair x 9
+ J% r, D% \% `% q. ]# ^* ISpitfire VIII x 11
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$ r3 w8 G# s1 h* a3 m9 ~7 LJapanese aircraft losses ! f4 d1 S( X) a% n' z+ W2 s
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ( f/ Q+ m. b% E; m- Y, ]
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! g7 K1 g4 y1 _$ lF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & `% b% R* f {/ ]
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & q; z0 P- B9 z. ~! k
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed / G# h+ a3 B: x3 Y. n
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! l- S+ @, [$ Y5 Y% u
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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7 F2 I" `6 Y7 Q s3 f6 VAllied ground losses: 8 n- R5 w. a w; Y3 z$ T+ o- L7 }' J. m
200 casualties reported
3 Z5 q; V1 B8 ^2 W. BVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 - f( A$ ^+ P5 B. ]
Airbase supply hits 1 ' y) G" `: X% O$ k6 y
Runway hits 7 ' E2 y/ o9 \' p# W5 n/ `
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