近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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C/ o9 F! {2 _Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: : T0 a \3 _; i7 b6 g% _5 J
8 g: z$ V/ @/ S& ]; I3 lDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft 5 o7 B" b, Q- z3 ^4 y
A6M2 Zero x 14
8 o: p3 ~: b2 X1 o3 l8 IA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft H4 V6 }3 v/ U
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
, k; v3 D/ i0 M% HP-38J Lightning x 9
R6 P6 W' l$ V KB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses # f6 L5 {$ t4 e& b0 e8 J
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: G. [( o$ C+ r6 f EA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 6 b+ T5 P- R9 a% n% _
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Allied aircraft losses
& k! j& h; h2 K& q* B7 UP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged * ]1 M2 B$ F ]5 D* W
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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0 q) _) U9 \8 v; M2 h: GAirbase hits 4 : r* }7 A. L. L5 R8 o/ i- g# N
Airbase supply hits 4
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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0 R0 m% m3 j3 B" R& a" g. C, MJapanese aircraft
1 `1 T; ~, m! s. `, HKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
6 |1 @$ Y& y7 y, o+ V: a6 C' gKi-21 Sally x 49 / G7 z1 ^) `8 }; y+ u" s) S7 G
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Allied aircraft + [9 z6 y( n8 }/ }% r/ I. I
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
5 G% e- n. T' J6 |' _8 ?4 _Spitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed % U: I4 t0 W' a g B. F T
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged . g3 A, }) q- O7 M( s7 {& V
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
9 q; d- w7 ]3 f: f% Z# \Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged % g- f! ~. ^& a4 o' o4 ^
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ' a# M* I7 D2 r6 U- g! w4 b
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed + K' @& A7 Z0 O8 M3 I7 C1 r
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed * S& B8 K& I: ^9 r I) |
8 \0 T4 M+ o% m' @8 ^Allied ground losses: 4 `1 V2 x' y- P5 ?! t9 w+ a, J t- v/ O
200 casualties reported 9 T& e* ]3 [0 A/ K; I0 j! [
Vehicles lost 2 - w5 f5 z. s4 w' K1 P2 R
) r' d! o9 I& G+ mAirbase hits 1
+ Q# O( P9 M2 h/ ~1 yAirbase supply hits 1
& @5 x+ B/ c( B/ yRunway hits 7
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