近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战: ^% b. O1 @3 Y8 N
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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( `* M& u% T$ D9 eDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft 9 E' r. }" |9 v8 Y$ e A$ R
A6M2 Zero x 14 , {3 g7 H0 z0 e3 L1 ~; w% j
A6M5 Zeke x 34 1 w K: C/ Q" `1 ^9 \# i ]( ~
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Allied aircraft 7 g2 Q& _$ X4 Y% g
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
/ I4 Z# [4 P7 r- o0 q( p, PP-38J Lightning x 9 % Y; I0 u, Z6 O# f2 E. p
B-25J Mitchell x 19 3 ~% g# I' M3 c, h- H6 Y1 l$ U
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged % h* y4 w% L0 `: Z% w5 N
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 W- X$ B4 m/ ~, |P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ ?/ y! Z& C# y1 R6 dB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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" Y4 x% k0 |. o/ ?Airbase hits 4 1 X7 F" H% I: ^, N8 o9 Z7 [; Z
Airbase supply hits 4 4 q" p) _6 J0 L: J8 m
Runway hits 9 1 x. Y5 ?9 {( A, y2 _/ d8 S2 i# t
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7 n" T' M" n# y8 q1 T- j- COur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The + v9 b" U- b# B3 h, A* u; P
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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% H; K3 ], @3 VDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft & ?- r, `1 {# F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 6 w- Q @/ ^- M- m* ]" y+ {+ U) h
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft % H2 J) @+ U% C5 K; o
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 1 s7 V. F+ K, K7 e
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 U8 {; U" K$ [9 w" T& p2 TKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- ^: l+ j1 Y; {$ X3 DF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 ~* P: |# r! \% YSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 F& {5 _# R6 a1 F4 VKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed . Y8 @) H' I; h6 R2 P6 O) b
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
! h8 B# O5 I. T1 pB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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+ w! a3 H4 g0 l+ l+ k, N6 @Airbase hits 1 : G$ C: U8 {7 ]) F
Airbase supply hits 1 1 v+ F1 C- e3 I ]/ w
Runway hits 7 6 h6 x, j9 _9 V" }: b5 R
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