近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ! S% C3 l( @3 K9 k. z! Y
: z& H% A; Q4 A2 kDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ' _2 E R4 {1 N& v
$ @- u; v; A5 C, R/ c* ~Japanese aircraft
* \# ^0 d7 X# q- C2 j" o7 HA6M2 Zero x 14 / p: r# B0 d r P
A6M5 Zeke x 34 ' E# r* o( E1 q1 T
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Allied aircraft ; `5 v' C$ {* B
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 8 m8 U( Z; x1 @' ~' v
P-38J Lightning x 9 . l, d9 i9 t& a( e+ Q: _1 ^
B-25J Mitchell x 19 : a6 g1 ~* H( q$ s
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Japanese aircraft losses
( a+ k( u6 ]3 A. x3 }. B# ~A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ O2 Y( @' L7 q9 xA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& A1 A2 }, g/ N& L$ s0 e! l+ ZP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged & D. g! A% e( J2 s9 O5 b3 }
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 8 e: W, A3 e5 {+ I" x4 X" w5 z
$ T' q- l4 k) P& [% Z2 C( E/ h# [Airbase hits 4 3 N u/ n$ N5 s
Airbase supply hits 4
. k$ H' z8 t6 f/ _+ GRunway hits 9 3 W. q6 {0 A3 b! ^1 S- L* J
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The - {8 m# J! g: N L) N
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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% x2 b5 y& B. _) @Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 4 T- H( g3 }3 j5 o4 e
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Japanese aircraft 7 X( ~' N- b! M; g
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ! G% k( E& S$ k: T2 t
Ki-21 Sally x 49 9 w' {! Z0 F/ n/ G" E$ Q! t
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+ G5 v, X! V! }2 OF4U-1 Corsair x 9 ; `: E+ _ I6 A
Spitfire VIII x 11 U2 f6 |7 S- U" @$ [$ K6 n0 v
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Japanese aircraft losses ; e8 v4 Q" z y& K8 _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ; p, |4 H7 d" }0 U8 D8 |
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 h# `8 T% ?1 a2 {1 W3 qF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
* g1 N& B1 }/ }2 q) CSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 J: i6 T( Q. vKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 3 t" V6 |* Y+ V9 k: d% l% u
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 1 t! |) D* U9 h+ R. q
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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8 N$ K% E' D" H, h8 KAllied ground losses:
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# E4 O; k, z( k8 a2 |' N$ z7 b# c5 cVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ; G5 i+ z2 e8 v& }% F
Airbase supply hits 1
$ k$ z1 p' g0 {) u* j' z: Q# MRunway hits 7
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