近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战9 t6 X% ^6 V; t0 y$ q# T
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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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: @1 o4 c( J5 M' ~; ] N- y: ]# lJapanese aircraft
$ j1 ?0 O( ?3 TA6M2 Zero x 14
0 g+ s# @6 n+ Z6 ZA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft + W( r4 j0 ~% r- }: B' I
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 - ]) H j& Y1 p9 h5 i
P-38J Lightning x 9 9 |2 `' j( j" z# W h' ~' u
B-25J Mitchell x 19 2 Y: {* m% e! K6 C3 @) L }
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Japanese aircraft losses
( x( Z3 y" X) s+ `5 w, E1 w/ s8 ~A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 W" Z# ~3 @$ A. j5 J. D
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged R m( M% O2 p. D# o
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) r' n. E3 i7 ^, u8 nB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged * L& t7 M% k5 t' @8 g3 F, O% E% Q
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Airbase hits 4 * Y& y( P3 x+ u3 {" Q1 O+ m
Airbase supply hits 4
: @8 s2 g1 q4 U* kRunway hits 9 & I J# _0 f+ R
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
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that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
1 O! l( A1 ]1 s1 z. U* J% C" }+ VKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
. i# p M7 e1 o' p/ SKi-21 Sally x 49
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5 m' Z, u# {) X1 O- AF4U-1 Corsair x 9 ' K1 z. \6 d( V$ U5 C' F. o
Spitfire VIII x 11 " T0 w9 \! z8 [9 ]; D2 s
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Japanese aircraft losses
& e% r. e$ ?7 {Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
, i' K) E& A# sKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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, j: m5 k# h$ }! Y- }7 rF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 8 k# a: \: A5 o" V4 p4 D
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged $ Q" v& d, l1 |
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed + o- }3 S' i2 e5 K& O! D4 r- M
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ G9 f; x: G& X2 d; C# Q3 }( m1 uB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed % U# N/ R/ {% k4 P$ n# V" H
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200 casualties reported 1 z: I- B" u1 L( M8 I
Vehicles lost 2 6 e1 T; r; M2 g* N
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Airbase hits 1 4 J, j3 B/ t* \9 Z# y. |* d
Airbase supply hits 1 % O9 i# m1 r% h3 \: v
Runway hits 7 ! ?/ `: t+ c- ^$ c$ m
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