近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战/ a! W4 C' r, V9 i; k! w9 L
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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5 N# r/ e4 d6 i: I$ }: p9 CA6M2 Zero x 14 : o2 l" t5 O; D3 _# C
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
( A7 w7 ]0 U9 K: s" @F4U-1 Corsair x 12
/ A( l. R: ~/ y# f% iP-38J Lightning x 9 2 u y- f, O; `3 [9 E
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ( R2 N3 p" ^+ C1 w5 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
n" L; O& s$ o- V/ UA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged / V- q1 x/ {3 a8 y: t
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged - Z: T9 i+ [+ l F
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2 R. U, F- b4 Y NP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged : _* J7 }1 j0 f6 [2 p. c/ Y
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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5 Q4 a4 _" G% {' u C. BAirbase hits 4
1 Z" Y4 d+ C: e) IAirbase supply hits 4 5 _9 j Q& m1 H
Runway hits 9
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6 T8 }- K3 m- nOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The ! i7 s! L1 M' c& E, @6 l( n" i' m
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 * v0 e# n" c8 x/ B8 _4 u
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Ki-21 Sally x 49
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% q7 Q) S) d5 R1 C+ YAllied aircraft 9 ~5 D9 k0 Q+ w! t$ n8 a, d
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
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: V$ I* b% x1 P+ [Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
* p# J3 a K$ k) K' B/ QKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged " ]' Q; C/ s2 r. @9 ?6 K; @4 J
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
; k# |) d/ J) d6 m) hKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 5 |6 N3 t( K5 B3 R1 s; a
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 6 T7 H Q$ \4 n( ]+ t
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed * M5 ]* O1 O. T+ O" @
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Allied ground losses: 4 }1 J7 H3 H s+ y0 [0 ?
200 casualties reported . c0 J8 N+ F7 x7 w# x8 ?
Vehicles lost 2 6 B6 F8 G: @! v+ d w4 n
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Airbase hits 1
# O$ ^! {* M& S, o- C' IAirbase supply hits 1 - x' }+ [$ L! {9 g" S1 [
Runway hits 7 ; r: R7 N) M0 T( `" ^
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