近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战* |% F& v( }+ P) ~' J
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ) U1 ?7 ~1 P9 _( F5 z3 Z
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 9 f0 b/ H( h6 H, T
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2 K9 H5 k% @% ^' e; I! w! ?A6M2 Zero x 14 + z4 a0 q# ~: s
A6M5 Zeke x 34 7 n. @ w" J1 [0 v, } [- N" W
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Allied aircraft y, X9 B) B. w2 ?: T3 H' j
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
4 k, l7 |& p+ K' A. T7 N4 N- wP-38J Lightning x 9
* n3 T. w% ^2 P4 g/ d+ QB-25J Mitchell x 19 * G) _0 \* e7 V! e, m
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Z: t! N8 t7 y! ^, F$ ^A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 x4 q: s6 n2 B+ {" b1 o5 E- Q8 jA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 p8 Z o5 D9 @; q5 UP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 r' \8 u2 J* b$ T8 w
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged , `- u- V0 X6 K3 }+ _
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Airbase hits 4 9 I3 A6 v& Y1 _! n7 Z; w# F, R
Airbase supply hits 4
3 w6 P: x+ E/ }( G5 d1 ~) sRunway hits 9
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4 m) e1 N; R5 w0 uOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
' c) U9 d4 f# q5 V! D" {0 nswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No $ M3 w5 r, c( Z# Y
that's a bad combo! ( U: i3 H# n O( }
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 $ I" Y: v0 {7 I) G3 K
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Japanese aircraft
8 [7 D. N2 w- ]: l/ Z1 `. S" JKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
" ]0 C0 Q3 Y6 M0 gKi-21 Sally x 49 , o1 Q- [9 `" \
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7 x4 ^- Q) {, R+ l+ q+ a# uF4U-1 Corsair x 9 : w( r, n" V. u2 v8 g# _
Spitfire VIII x 11 # G. n V/ n. a4 j
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- D a; L+ x" l5 s* wKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
$ I7 j \& x# ^( lKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged , a1 g6 B6 x" i% W1 @1 V
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Allied aircraft losses 1 F' ]5 u3 O9 v- b8 g' @5 w
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
5 X6 C1 Y& x; ^3 b$ G$ b3 mSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 1 g' Z0 N3 h& T% |) w
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed % ~) d- ?1 u, |0 p/ d, _
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed l! e6 Z# `% C( W. D2 c# K
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed " c9 v: @" f0 \3 Y6 v4 d
* f5 A+ e0 A( ]# z7 n. u r. QAllied ground losses: 1 s' L; c3 V' F
200 casualties reported / a9 c8 ^ Q1 ]/ q* e) h
Vehicles lost 2 # X9 k- s I" p; ~8 x
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Airbase hits 1
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Runway hits 7
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