近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战9 p! B D! }# v$ M( G1 v6 R0 H
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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/ O' ^3 m7 H% tDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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2 F5 Y& i1 k) x0 BJapanese aircraft
5 O0 b& n8 z& f5 GA6M2 Zero x 14 # P0 q- M" @2 c4 |8 v' ?+ O9 }, v
A6M5 Zeke x 34 ; R% G1 E' k2 ~) n9 z
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Allied aircraft
- T0 ~& z( s. D- l! |* o" XF4U-1 Corsair x 12 ! c4 g5 r2 x9 F4 ?' Z
P-38J Lightning x 9 ) b8 h* j, X. Q& { |& U
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ) w7 s0 [7 r9 k
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 D! f' q0 G. [
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 J* H* P# i: G+ Z
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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, V& m) ~+ H; w" O0 I& EP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 B! \& z7 g; _: c1 aB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 3 Y7 W8 Z$ T ]( ~' v; N3 R
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Airbase hits 4
6 R/ U5 n# E! ^9 | w# `) mAirbase supply hits 4 . Y, g% f- c6 g1 b9 {& X
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The + P) [6 u$ P s- y
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 2 W: o% T8 J8 b
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Japanese aircraft
2 T; [! W$ t$ ^0 TKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
3 `. a1 I2 U2 w" g2 q, \Ki-21 Sally x 49 - ], k$ |/ S7 `: {$ S q2 Y: r( h+ o! \
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Allied aircraft
( z# ]0 U5 B% {& _& J! a, wF4U-1 Corsair x 9
+ ^6 E; Y# X+ Y# b- XSpitfire VIII x 11
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2 r- \+ l2 h6 x: MKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed $ D# h0 B1 V0 w/ N/ `
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged / x* X( T* K6 j
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Allied aircraft losses
4 \, s8 s, N0 t! NF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; C0 ~5 v1 w9 `* d/ A ^
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged o; {8 r' T2 _( u: y; E2 q
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed $ ^$ Z3 e- ~1 t1 H' q: B2 T; d
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 6 h5 P( @, X# n" I; B+ u
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed # Q4 J# y2 e# r& Q" v* `2 s, a
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2 4 o2 ]9 c6 k, y" q) A0 y* d& I5 m
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Airbase hits 1 4 I- I0 o' s7 W- x1 n3 c$ I; E
Airbase supply hits 1 : d/ a0 p ?- M4 Y" Y
Runway hits 7 0 v& x+ E- \5 E# } i* o1 a. L) c( N
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