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:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft ) q. G2 q# o$ \! K
A6M2 Zero x 14 * h; o5 ~4 W2 y
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft ) j4 i/ V) N3 ~, l
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 w- m V+ P4 o8 n/ C" g
P-38J Lightning x 9
* V% {1 m8 i" HB-25J Mitchell x 19 6 D0 B: S8 Y6 F0 F# m0 s, k8 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ _ h2 j: ^6 f4 _( D" \* s8 nA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged . C& b H+ `% D3 K/ O
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged * p/ p9 i' r5 S6 P6 @
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: V2 P' v; x4 @* d$ }) i% IP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged . A, }' Y! O! _; q6 {( L3 {
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged t3 T( p4 F2 b4 k( R
& l% C D+ q+ a& x& `Airbase hits 4
3 [: B( y3 }) a8 [2 F# VAirbase supply hits 4 7 ^6 X* ~ s/ |5 c0 q
Runway hits 9 5 a5 Q* m: e( V2 A" ]# t/ P" E
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 7 X( s$ n. J/ c2 E4 _% R) f" N
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Japanese aircraft 2 Q/ A: w* X" f" {4 w2 ?4 u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
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Allied aircraft : P, ~2 k k1 Q# E! \
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
. Z; l8 t4 L1 cSpitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 6 r; j4 v; Z6 P: ]# i; E r6 H+ j+ S+ Y
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% P- }0 a) C. \; |& | B+ _2 GF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged # Y7 J G8 X; F [# o( m
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 7 k8 P& z$ x6 P
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
% @! w+ Y- w1 S; M# _# _P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' W$ T& {/ Z& r; a9 j* jB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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2 v7 V+ Z& O0 |$ y, i2 MAllied ground losses:
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- r- G/ M8 x( W1 F; @4 ^Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
$ Z1 ~2 i& o' WAirbase supply hits 1 8 c! G1 N c( d# t
Runway hits 7
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