近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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! s! i7 h7 y: i: H( @ }7 O5 ^# IEnemy 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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Japanese aircraft 1 X+ Z/ C9 m" Z1 X% n5 t8 R/ S
A6M2 Zero x 14
4 Q" c2 _" Q+ r6 V7 ~A6M5 Zeke x 34 . b5 J- C* a; u3 \& X% y6 ]) r
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Allied aircraft ; X+ ?& {& H, l- g) D2 F; t4 ]
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 7 c4 F+ ]0 H0 p8 D4 U
P-38J Lightning x 9 1 f& [4 M# z1 y9 I4 y. j, \
B-25J Mitchell x 19 $ v V) b3 I6 h: C) k+ z) a" q
* s8 P+ B |* i! } L/ J9 {. FJapanese aircraft losses
! U' S' @1 Z- i3 i( W- sA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 [" M( k- Q' MA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 F- f# K0 i, R5 ?. T2 \' `
/ t7 J: Q# J# Y x! M) D5 yAllied aircraft losses
" t2 t5 P* _* d4 gP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ b! o& l M" Y. y A4 BB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
0 g, H# I0 B6 |1 ~- e+ IAirbase supply hits 4
0 N0 T* I1 J" m4 y! j" ~; }$ WRunway hits 9 , L1 ~- U9 }- Q8 l! f3 B
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! {& g @$ ?! }, k$ ^1 fOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 8 T# m( r9 t9 D+ G& \+ p
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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' u( Z) A' u; e+ |Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft
3 e# C% i' l# W$ h$ U! qF4U-1 Corsair x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
: I ~5 c) v* s' c6 zKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses ; i" \7 w7 V! h* z% Q
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 C/ c8 v. ], n3 h3 V n# @Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ [1 ?" M: l0 Q5 n4 |& A2 {% @Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
! R# r |/ ?) o7 H+ e$ TP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
0 J+ Y$ z6 W: l/ D/ Y0 U( tB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: - f3 ]9 A; D4 T4 K! Z
200 casualties reported 4 u, b& s& m0 ?
Vehicles lost 2 2 I* c" Q* L% ^ `4 O. O7 J) Z
9 y! z) v3 I; _! IAirbase hits 1
5 `/ l! U' _( B! L$ }7 jAirbase supply hits 1 7 I+ X2 c, [) o$ J4 R) \
Runway hits 7 2 N/ b5 ?. C1 b
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