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: $ P- w, T4 |" w/ O
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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5 f5 D ?( k8 W3 [7 a4 n: @1 jJapanese aircraft
+ Y7 y( f& j: q4 i) `3 g9 xA6M2 Zero x 14
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+ p' n1 ~9 b/ _Allied aircraft 5 d6 W: M) z3 s5 y" ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 ' e" E; H0 y. M- v* O
P-38J Lightning x 9 ' H7 b. H5 \3 G+ B' e4 S
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
; k# w) q- N+ b) f: Z' S9 VA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged , n- d T! X, F, a
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 R. G# v6 c2 u! b- e% ^( @
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+ R+ m! R8 S; S& @9 AP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged & m8 W H. b: u7 a
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 1 [: a+ g# I. X% ^1 g4 b
Airbase supply hits 4 0 W {) W G: K
Runway hits 9 - G% H2 f6 I( l- U6 O9 C8 X* D3 Y
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
8 @* s5 F( m# c+ ?swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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7 \7 p- x5 T1 p: t5 gDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
" U' Y7 Y% D* c2 hKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 4 a" j B- t$ e8 ?
Ki-21 Sally x 49 # z7 b4 O# i& W0 x& F1 x; _/ C; ]
0 M/ Y1 b7 C( e& O5 t$ t$ _Allied aircraft
9 L+ Z7 q) ^. R$ ?F4U-1 Corsair x 9 & s$ J/ c8 w P6 V! C0 e/ R) D# T
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses $ ~$ Q& v: ^4 E) l
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 9 G/ c d+ j- M/ _3 e; T9 C' G
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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" L( M3 T6 }, O# O: b5 kAllied aircraft losses
4 {' d1 P: b( N- L* vF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 C6 m, p8 ]' N3 w
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ' e: ^4 v/ O6 `) F' D6 j
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
( x. `3 p1 f( ~P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: 5 k4 I& K/ T/ m
200 casualties reported # O* g' o/ N4 C3 N5 ^' G2 L* c
Vehicles lost 2 2 }( H! S7 J3 e7 ~0 s/ u
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Airbase hits 1 + s# o ~! z# M
Airbase supply hits 1
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