近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战6 P. S8 a* @6 `# h2 P
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$ Q/ X/ N% e0 e4 W) B7 wEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: " Y' a2 @% c/ B$ t ]. \& `
( H2 m' m7 u7 e0 E1 b& r5 KDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 - x, Y$ ` q; z6 ~* i3 k
! t- @% h* M( ~4 K& b% AJapanese aircraft , V( f) J: H# j0 Q% z \
A6M2 Zero x 14 ) m- s7 }$ g. J+ w6 _; I
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft |# [$ b+ ^) F' M# Z/ n- G
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 ( c# w0 D! u7 w' Q$ \5 X X. `
P-38J Lightning x 9
* U: Y8 n: X$ C* s; z; _B-25J Mitchell x 19 ) K) U. q0 h* g
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Japanese aircraft losses ! r7 S. c% T" X
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 f p- G2 c7 {& h7 w, _! U4 X+ o f. IA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 5 K% r1 L* x% N O: I$ N
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged & }# c% K" C" N8 s5 h5 x
* @2 _! ^" y$ cAirbase hits 4 : ~/ b- y) H/ L5 D1 M% v ?
Airbase supply hits 4 6 i) E2 _. u+ F( }. \0 F0 ], X1 s
Runway hits 9
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) }% k* X' v: N2 ]5 K6 bOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The # b' G+ [2 @6 c, `6 ]5 R
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
, v# m0 A% C$ L( ?/ s: E8 kthat's a bad combo! # U J9 y& j" F- Y \8 Y$ F
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 ' M8 m8 A2 ^" V. b/ X7 T
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Japanese aircraft ; Z5 v2 o, e: x5 A% p
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
# Q) k6 V% M0 ? O0 i- Z1 UKi-21 Sally x 49
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$ r' t* k; E$ l0 N& h7 LAllied aircraft
+ {# Y( p" s2 R3 R4 HF4U-1 Corsair x 9 8 e8 v* z* p; o8 r' N3 A
Spitfire VIII x 11 % U0 f& o0 y8 r9 X; B* w
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Japanese aircraft losses , s4 M# u# A8 D1 Y: Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
/ }' l2 P: ?% B% [ D6 T* rKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 1 f4 A$ u8 V$ ^+ ^1 A7 d( Y3 P5 x
! e- ?4 w# n: \ f" cAllied aircraft losses * `! g" d4 F; W0 ]- x
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 i6 {8 m# |- m" f2 h, dSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ( ]- q$ K2 y3 h& O! ]
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed . t. K9 w1 Y- d. _9 T
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
! E3 }) e% {) [7 d0 mB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed % f, I8 q7 T6 b1 K7 }7 E
7 \# n4 N" l* |Allied ground losses: " o0 T/ V, q2 w. e0 C% W
200 casualties reported
l3 |: n! P1 ]9 {* a5 F0 D: [; @Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
2 A% r% \$ n! A y7 ~: JAirbase supply hits 1 ' v& Q% t3 ]) r7 p
Runway hits 7 " U! w8 K, a2 i: W, `0 ?9 A6 d
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