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 1 J2 D' ^4 c6 @
A7 }, I6 ^! @; C( ]4 ^4 Q' xJapanese aircraft 9 ?' B: }5 p3 Q5 J
A6M2 Zero x 14
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Allied aircraft
# n8 f/ f2 K' E9 vF4U-1 Corsair x 12
; v2 V8 B8 [" y. i9 hP-38J Lightning x 9
S/ d" ` ?5 E# n- SB-25J Mitchell x 19 ) {+ F! T7 W! s
4 e$ u" {& \! {8 ~+ zJapanese aircraft losses ' w' a9 e: A6 V5 S) j+ H
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 f h; G: G' iA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
( L! X) t- c. G$ a% kP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 e# f# a7 x9 Z7 L& [3 bB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged / t/ k$ z s& I7 x
4 H5 M6 _* n" r8 D3 d5 f* lAirbase hits 4
, Y" v; Z5 @' K& N. m/ x5 EAirbase supply hits 4
& K" @9 k) A6 e. a7 URunway hits 9 ( y3 E& k" K" V; y" f5 n* Z6 Y
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 2 n5 E% D' k7 L& z
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No ) ]! X& h2 f3 j9 `4 t- V2 K; d
that's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 " c. H8 P0 X6 d. @& [- t
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* ]1 `. Q& |5 tKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 0 i+ y0 S! b9 U y
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft , e+ s! L7 _" A1 F% t$ g R
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 3 T, o+ c8 [5 l3 J
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 f" A+ e9 v3 h. h4 N9 }& p7 M
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
, V) E8 t6 E( a2 UKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 5 i* x. H6 j2 Y; G. E* o
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged & Z- O9 N* F: K$ l- q5 T
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 8 S% b, c F& A
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
E+ s' a5 V! _0 ]/ h, \P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed # E b3 q: p1 h3 |- M$ r2 n8 @
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed / n& G% T9 S! { Q* K( v
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Allied ground losses: . o9 }+ w0 }3 Q
200 casualties reported
" C5 ~6 n1 f5 Y7 N2 pVehicles lost 2 : U+ b: k4 C; i9 Q- T' S6 e
$ f* A4 t, Z1 O" D7 ZAirbase hits 1
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