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: 2 d" D7 q7 K( \4 T- k
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 9 n; z& y+ ?* R
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Japanese aircraft % a5 A; W9 y! {1 F: L+ M& x$ x
A6M2 Zero x 14 ) K- X# b9 f8 v0 B7 ~0 b
A6M5 Zeke x 34 3 r* T0 S+ m9 x3 c/ L
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Allied aircraft
3 ?4 S1 f4 U2 z# aF4U-1 Corsair x 12 4 r- [$ Q# f4 S* q9 o4 ~
P-38J Lightning x 9 5 |) R! C( l: i4 P0 b0 u2 b, m8 V
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ' M2 c: W/ h4 c, k. o: `" S
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 _% n' {1 k/ `, m3 T% e. v+ eA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 |. G5 d( q" l4 h
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 0 y F( o2 a4 S# f) Q; |5 p
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# j( Y5 M$ I5 ~& p8 V1 Y5 SP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged + n! {/ _5 m" r+ E; G6 j, u
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged # h5 W5 o& B8 x; _ M
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Airbase hits 4 & I4 [% ~* ?* {, {& ~/ ^8 u
Airbase supply hits 4 - X Y% ?, a l8 n/ F
Runway hits 9 - [# V" Y( v. ]& D+ r
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 5 @8 G$ R/ \" ]- g. M9 b
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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9 q0 b# \# ~( [6 HDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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. I, o1 p' I2 M0 M0 F7 jJapanese aircraft
! `) l" c5 e' R+ q$ zKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 . s. ^- _ w9 Q& q% k
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ; z: y# n. X, @+ G4 a9 G+ a
+ q' @2 g1 {$ c; |1 L8 jAllied aircraft
$ G8 l# J2 k+ O2 D; ?& |F4U-1 Corsair x 9
! P0 u! p0 h8 n7 BSpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses , F- ]- z! ^4 D; s5 a
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 5 C; f+ e: \0 f- V" t$ H T: Y
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses / \5 z* {: J( p+ K. B) F3 `, q8 k0 C
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged , D7 `9 D: f* I" D3 I4 p. h
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ' \ {) e; p" ]
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
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" W) d4 A# e4 E0 B5 w& E6 DB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 2 z! g$ i3 @2 F* p- {& k
4 a# `' o) |, i0 K \Allied ground losses: 9 G! W) k; R7 u8 O- i
200 casualties reported
+ T9 ^2 f$ k3 N: i6 V0 |6 KVehicles lost 2 " J. R. Z* Y- B
) w, }! [2 l/ `; f+ A% bAirbase hits 1 7 H; m4 X) B5 t: h4 C4 z
Airbase supply hits 1 * C" J/ F! |* T0 ^
Runway hits 7
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