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# k7 [; k; O3 O. ?; y/ s
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft & L0 d5 H7 D8 p# S5 \) ]" N
A6M2 Zero x 14
3 \* g& J; ^1 _/ CA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
- }$ C6 f5 ^0 i. P0 X4 HF4U-1 Corsair x 12 / k1 F) D) L) Y
P-38J Lightning x 9 ( C) J; o" X# F* @
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged : v3 n* c6 [. i; V6 i2 _! m
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses + \# B1 s# @3 {9 S- _" B/ ^2 c8 Q
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 8 W/ Y6 e/ \6 M% o1 E6 T) u
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged $ e; y0 M! w" @" H8 T& a
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Airbase hits 4 . }/ a* u: k n& @, k! I9 A% n% ~
Airbase supply hits 4
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
; B6 P) Q9 A4 T& }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 3 E1 B, q1 P8 C* ^# O$ t
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Japanese aircraft " q- a9 Q% L6 q. R) N+ g& a
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 2 l( H5 ]7 m" O' o, _
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ; ]) d; ~1 g/ O8 N5 D& |3 t
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9 : j1 `* z4 ~. [$ i( ^! g3 D
Spitfire VIII x 11 + a! o3 D" n; o) ~6 ~6 w& S
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Japanese aircraft losses . M, m l) r: [0 C" k
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
8 H( w: k6 u9 W! G5 Q: R1 @+ @+ hKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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# c2 e# k7 W, T' hSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged " |. W" k9 K+ W8 E) X x! y
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
8 _5 r( h; V3 t6 fP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 2 j* m% R0 @# _5 @- k* O% {
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: 7 x# r4 Z! ^/ @5 o
200 casualties reported ) H+ C/ {8 f& G! J: k2 |# T% Z/ T
Vehicles lost 2 % ?" E8 w! c$ B% f9 W
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Airbase hits 1
3 |/ ]: q$ H0 g) E/ d# Y( YAirbase supply hits 1 7 ~$ r6 i: g1 x4 k
Runway hits 7
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