近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战0 _5 m {/ u+ `) ?: ]
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5 R$ T2 b7 e$ c( M3 D/ m$ y! O( `Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 2 o- R; _" O* w
" e6 [3 ~5 u J6 ]- s6 WDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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$ k! y* k3 K2 J. yJapanese aircraft 2 w% X# ?8 s5 i1 u: J) o* J
A6M2 Zero x 14
; O! Z$ {2 Q* ?A6M5 Zeke x 34 ! b2 j |/ k0 e& K x
. P. [5 Y2 B/ ]4 xAllied aircraft S5 E6 b! f: W& Z% Y) }' J7 p
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
8 ?. L+ j* Y2 gP-38J Lightning x 9 # J0 c: t* P5 S
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ; d* e0 }, B8 y
2 B! v6 L6 K' _. |9 V" hJapanese aircraft losses
/ e. `, a0 ]% c' Z5 Z. z+ v! _; x9 NA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged - i% _) W; e' O- L
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ' j9 G y1 F2 |- ?% K1 T
+ d1 a1 d) A" N7 }4 NAllied aircraft losses
+ ~5 D$ f! ~5 p: }8 `P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 `4 y" V% J' F
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged / g2 s4 Y1 @6 ~0 J$ j' r' e0 ^
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Airbase hits 4
5 v/ C7 e! k/ }4 C/ n' kAirbase supply hits 4 2 b2 l0 x! i) m! L, ~
Runway hits 9 n- _& ?* X. N. E9 i3 z
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7 c* p1 z& N4 eOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The # N, E" z, B# s7 [ z7 |; C
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No . Q! m8 n/ c6 l' |1 e/ Z
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 , Y$ U1 r/ ~5 R6 u e' Q M( D; m
- S( c! R% S: bJapanese aircraft 8 C, B) a) c. j2 ]( y( Z( ^4 C: @. r
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
( y( m' S# L" Y3 YKi-21 Sally x 49 & G! T) G% f" ] Z4 T) B
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Allied aircraft ! R) t T- ?5 Z4 w' R
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 1 ]2 O- Y+ S& j
Spitfire VIII x 11 9 z. ~! @9 {: r0 |
; }3 q4 r. p& j3 \/ [. j/ ~Japanese aircraft losses
4 d: s+ p5 X! Z3 P5 fKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 R& }, O; e- z3 ]% h/ G1 C. VKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 b9 o1 z3 _, wF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
( f" u3 z- H# i% g4 Z( i/ K# k: ?Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ m+ U1 m. z" A) fKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
" `$ A% w0 m; }7 MP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed & s. T g* W5 \0 H+ ]& K
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed - ?* k' A; D( o8 f4 W+ k& M
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Allied ground losses: 5 G. H" @+ v0 x3 j) v/ ]2 t
200 casualties reported + Y4 K5 n3 t1 g4 W W. h
Vehicles lost 2 , G! b* G9 ^: v. N" k! t+ Q z
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Airbase hits 1 , l0 y+ K; U& m, J4 v# b8 f: }) }
Airbase supply hits 1
# T3 v7 O+ l5 ERunway hits 7 ! C* M% v5 p) e" m
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