近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战, }. O* J7 x( r/ T4 `" i. F7 d
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, E9 O7 ~# X$ L4 a: L4 CEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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3 r* @, c' g2 ZDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 2 s; _' H, \; t7 Q, e
7 j+ j* k6 G5 n1 VJapanese aircraft
& L# o- z1 J" W4 \, `. ^+ bA6M2 Zero x 14 5 @" R0 S2 W% `/ Y+ [9 u0 Y$ A
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft 4 I7 m2 m& l/ q2 n7 k% I7 E
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
! K# B8 X1 T6 U; ~) hP-38J Lightning x 9 0 X5 {7 w# ?1 x" `
B-25J Mitchell x 19 2 _" f2 c2 {$ B
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Japanese aircraft losses
. N1 G% r' T3 W6 @0 OA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ' m2 y! h1 r1 H! @; H n1 R
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses + [1 Z$ L8 q0 F/ e0 ~" W7 g6 @
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: v6 T( A: F% {9 |# s9 ZB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged ' E, k0 A$ y; ~- M
; B" P; B9 \; q3 `' b- l0 WAirbase hits 4
# i% y! u+ [% N5 HAirbase supply hits 4 5 ^1 _4 [) d9 T3 m
Runway hits 9
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( s. F6 i5 T' I4 POur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The / ] z$ U: Z; F! f* n; d
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 8 X! M" A+ l _3 N, T" M
that's a bad combo! , L) C( q, \- M! d8 ]0 e( r
7 v2 C; A! n3 n+ ^Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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" `4 g$ o' Z5 Z3 _Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 ) J$ g ?" c: U" F A
Ki-21 Sally x 49 9 V4 F% D; r' P, K8 h
1 {& R5 z z# U% x1 @/ ]! c& B3 h5 g8 zAllied aircraft - p: v0 N: T# I9 ~; ?
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 6 x, f6 q1 f* Q, P- r
Spitfire VIII x 11 : c0 V$ I# o0 W) D* p* l D- j: P
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 r( S- u6 B# v& c' A
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
0 j. d- @; Q! OKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ! M0 t: a3 J( C' H! E
1 {" T8 y; A7 M# dAllied aircraft losses
1 u# ?; r' K) P2 J- yF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ z( u" s P0 A' @5 c& k3 f0 I: s8 _Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ' a2 ]7 [% f, [! ~0 y& ^+ q) b( u
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
8 A, D7 v+ n2 e. i. t8 dP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed ! F& V8 Y5 Y& q |' \
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed : p4 x3 J. E5 l7 Q) e3 S
: i: i" r7 I3 _$ x7 Q# uAllied ground losses: 8 I8 y' X0 \1 k7 X+ B
200 casualties reported ; E/ k, P* B$ y: }& r# g
Vehicles lost 2 4 D1 u+ I; d$ l2 n; O3 j1 M
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Airbase hits 1
! k N+ s! E. i5 Z" }Airbase supply hits 1 1 U" W0 c; k9 A, h4 n9 ]
Runway hits 7 " i1 ~; l" c/ b0 L/ ^& L
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