近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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+ C, @' E: x& X! t; u, |: ~Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 5 b1 h- H, ? C' _
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
+ B5 O( J1 ^ y$ {; L1 Z' [, oA6M2 Zero x 14
, i& M1 E0 A' A2 J) `0 E! \8 FA6M5 Zeke x 34
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4 y$ o1 W8 k* q" ?7 vAllied aircraft
1 ?4 `& s) t2 }5 Z* HF4U-1 Corsair x 12 , C+ w& r+ k4 Z0 o8 ~0 K
P-38J Lightning x 9
$ K( z- I. g' e" s# b2 NB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 F; }7 M6 S9 U; D/ c, I$ D3 t. {" qA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ' P4 d# h$ u3 ]& W% s. T. y* q5 l
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged * q/ M# w, F; _) ` y& k
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( e0 b; e: b! U5 t. ?0 o2 cP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
" [& T- r- r1 _* ]B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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+ A" S' Y# J5 C9 c! S) BAirbase hits 4 & s) k' `4 v q& N, H7 i8 s
Airbase supply hits 4 7 l' s7 [% T( u9 K: C' Y9 @
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
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9 \- r: y6 h- g1 w" Q5 T+ {' xDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 4 f0 a" v" T% J- B# R5 D. C- G3 ^
- [+ M( ^3 o. o6 ]/ TJapanese aircraft 5 ^ h% r; q! c/ y/ {% [: z d
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ; K( \; f& I6 D( l) Y* t: c7 c& `
Ki-21 Sally x 49 % Z. d& t. U$ e0 [
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Allied aircraft & ^4 p0 O# @! ?3 g, _1 ~5 _
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
0 j4 h* I* ?" O1 j: f0 U7 G' E+ r3 {Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses % z- C, Y4 O4 O2 S
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed % D) o& u: E Q$ u0 N9 s
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ' [; `: \, ?1 v! G
2 {& l/ `/ i; |" ?; ?0 @Allied aircraft losses
4 B2 Y) }2 [# Z/ \6 g7 r+ BF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged D' e/ K/ W: N' v; }* ^; h2 V
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & m3 {0 s& c7 @ Y0 E5 k5 m. N
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 9 s8 I- k! q9 x! @4 Z. G: [
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 0 W( h; N9 P0 F6 b
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed + n, [. S& Z H) M7 k9 X/ {
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Allied ground losses: / n: }7 d$ |5 b2 t1 i
200 casualties reported
2 K+ W' x% M( m$ O: d5 X- h8 gVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ; j2 J' B+ p. s7 C4 V# h
Airbase supply hits 1
5 }0 Y. u& |. Y: D sRunway hits 7
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