近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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3 k8 H( \! y& I, [Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ; v0 m0 {" [6 n0 Q' `' t5 z7 P0 A2 R
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Japanese aircraft
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, a8 o! r+ y2 E3 ?9 xA6M5 Zeke x 34
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F4U-1 Corsair x 12
3 ?3 A# V* q2 S) T0 yP-38J Lightning x 9
( j- h! H% m r- [/ t aB-25J Mitchell x 19 " ?$ b0 T0 d I* L8 l, Y) i$ j
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Y8 {- c, _" N& hA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ; D2 C/ n/ ^0 F# B
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ) o% I5 C+ E* {, G" C. X7 z
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Allied aircraft losses 4 o( ^7 A3 w0 D6 l
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 P! K; K2 ?/ S( |% T+ ~8 w
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
' W7 D, |5 J, M2 B4 [) r! @' ZAirbase supply hits 4
. A6 _7 v: _2 ZRunway hits 9 9 ~5 |0 K3 K0 q6 X. l
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" d" i6 t" C# f+ ]Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The & ^0 m ~9 y7 G9 u( Y
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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7 k7 W# s# C" y5 \" n. sDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Ki-21 Sally x 49 0 B( c" N2 D0 k% V5 b
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- O6 E2 _& a9 L7 f6 vSpitfire VIII x 11 . m K7 f# P9 L9 X! Y: Y
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Japanese aircraft losses . W) w* R4 f% G7 Q6 t+ o. L4 G. O
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
% j$ [; q; [4 iKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% B/ G9 y5 M+ W B% U+ Q* g# aF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 9 j' R& B% c( v- ?/ L# o% ]9 K
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
, o5 f2 ?& f& P/ T6 S, ]Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed " |! \% _3 e* G" X ^0 I
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 b- c9 U/ @6 o2 w6 U0 C8 ^/ XB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed - X2 O$ ]8 E! N4 K, ?/ V
0 _) L6 J& t% g1 Z9 ]; |% U; G6 ~0 RAllied ground losses:
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& F# G- t: E* g, U0 M3 A( y0 ~Vehicles lost 2
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2 A5 _. ~5 x/ l+ K+ w# E/ yAirbase hits 1 ( i+ B2 V: q% u$ a
Airbase supply hits 1
9 O" R+ ] ?) y/ F) [Runway hits 7 ; o' k2 H8 z9 q4 S8 W- p8 O
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