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: / a9 `, K) A B
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ) m: t9 U- e1 v+ j$ E: o4 ]% n
( k6 R+ j _1 p, L+ RJapanese aircraft
{& U- m8 _# kA6M2 Zero x 14
4 ~3 b+ v c# ]! d1 C! jA6M5 Zeke x 34 1 O! m; V6 a' h5 L+ }8 a
* N8 {- G! Z5 d7 N1 c9 `Allied aircraft ' S R" _/ i" F [: g
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 , F- X: U) g8 x: {( C# z; z- M4 y1 d
P-38J Lightning x 9 : C) p* z: Y, V' A0 I- {
B-25J Mitchell x 19 . v* Z0 p; @5 \. L; x& ~+ `
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ?8 L6 j* v& ~9 t' G! X6 CA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 W9 C L( a0 q kA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 f1 d4 v0 Q7 T: [' H
5 z7 B3 H: u, Y( h2 Y2 o! bAllied aircraft losses
9 Q% h: ?' s; D8 j* o, _! HP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ C: }5 q. S% {5 U% MB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged : a j5 ]+ N A8 x2 _3 V4 w8 s
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Airbase hits 4
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Runway hits 9
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5 p: c' l' w3 q1 I! d" hOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 3 h1 p0 w7 \7 ^
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No * f$ f+ b: [, p/ R5 n ^
that's a bad combo! + n9 ^$ f+ T' {- i) [4 T& s. N
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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7 m1 @# s0 w9 ]" Q# ?+ ^1 ?4 oJapanese aircraft 5 l3 ?- ^# g( h5 m( {' t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 D' [) p9 g/ T) ?
Ki-21 Sally x 49 7 \/ W- b4 |! a& N, [- f* c: m/ p1 l
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Allied aircraft 0 f5 B3 P$ u) f( N
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 ' Q4 V# M9 b, M5 _
Spitfire VIII x 11 5 B) Y6 K; X' \" l6 D
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 l# W& e3 O" W
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 J: ^0 V( u9 R, l. S$ FKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged , m1 x d1 q$ u1 r# G
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Allied aircraft losses ! Z& \: {- h3 T( M% B) z
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged # a( ]$ n* h/ R- d* i6 e
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# o2 G9 I3 o) _ fKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
) n9 W7 f8 u5 T5 R% f+ dP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. b" r! c* m7 bB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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, N: W- w7 ?. G+ f( EAllied ground losses:
, W, }: y$ E; R, s2 }200 casualties reported
2 _ b Q/ h) v% ] sVehicles lost 2 ) W4 L {$ B0 P8 [, q5 G- t- I
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Airbase hits 1
0 y0 ~1 y/ H* h$ H6 C. hAirbase supply hits 1
* s5 J' ?* c0 \Runway hits 7 # K+ B) n" s% I- ~
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