近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战! p2 r% p- X# c6 N
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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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" I. L1 J5 @" G1 Z, Y+ k& Z: s3 fJapanese aircraft
8 a4 K. a) z0 h2 |) EA6M2 Zero x 14
2 M1 Y: O; H7 t0 z2 Z7 ^% s9 ]A6M5 Zeke x 34 : N/ \# w# J; }% x K! a
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Allied aircraft
; j) i8 \! p* `6 @, @% {F4U-1 Corsair x 12
$ _4 Z$ u% ?9 C8 ^2 c/ T. IP-38J Lightning x 9 5 z) T/ ?: Z B3 Y+ ~9 O
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ( Y& @: B- A( m+ o( U
3 U7 X/ ~$ J' U$ U7 U; _& EJapanese aircraft losses
- j# E1 U3 }# [1 p8 SA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 5 V: T! ~0 x. m9 O& I z" l8 k
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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/ x1 L( _' j9 }+ S" cAllied aircraft losses
) N' u/ m5 d6 E+ ^P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ) N2 Z/ B" d: a0 [4 O
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 ) V$ F4 n, T% X$ R# I
Airbase supply hits 4
7 f7 Y8 F+ z. _2 o9 CRunway hits 9 1 r1 D3 n5 U. {. M) U( S
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7 Q) E! k7 q, V! {1 ?" N7 b: {8 F/ h8 VOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 0 L5 ~& Y/ w! u' f
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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& g7 z3 y# L6 p& [, z9 GDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 # W( g& R, N. t' G: G
8 q! m ^5 A5 V/ V/ P- j0 hJapanese aircraft 7 M! o7 t% O8 l) S+ c2 D3 O
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 % D) A/ ^5 X/ _+ B( F% I) R8 w
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ; d: _5 ]: l) u' ~7 s& o. l
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Allied aircraft : V- N; v% `- f' l' O1 K4 u, ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 Z: b; {- b# [8 M& a. c
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ! z' v; X/ z3 j8 Y' i# ^
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged , ^ p0 a X; N# X: [
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Allied aircraft losses
: ~3 K; z) k( W9 CF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
7 q o3 H. @% s' s, |Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 1 P9 z/ ?5 U- U6 ]' i8 I
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed , u C( k5 j( X1 g7 {7 C: M
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed * a' H0 m: Z/ ^
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed , n+ e( r$ a( G9 E0 H E
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Allied ground losses:
0 t( v7 g! P: x* X200 casualties reported 6 Z8 ^0 h5 p6 N6 R9 J
Vehicles lost 2 . ~6 `# l4 \. P, Z
) `( I% R2 s, i% }/ BAirbase hits 1 4 f) o8 a7 _, V- s
Airbase supply hits 1
6 g$ B2 a U9 c3 MRunway hits 7
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