近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战' N2 }8 `' b, |) [) W
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ( O% c1 I% X; N5 j7 z; k7 O" D! a
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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1 S9 N5 B% K) |! RJapanese aircraft
* {) z2 }& ^ j: R; k3 G" fA6M2 Zero x 14
% g% V3 Z0 Z& X& s8 LA6M5 Zeke x 34 ( A3 o8 ^6 e, Z- `8 n. _8 x
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Allied aircraft " J$ h. }2 [7 w; b) W! o/ l
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 7 h ?+ f d- q0 f
P-38J Lightning x 9 1 ^: ^+ ~) P: F# x; D$ \/ c% v8 b7 A
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ' p" M9 c2 B: I
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Japanese aircraft losses @4 L# p) s& }6 p4 \* l
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged S, i. L' [2 [6 d7 X( ^7 W; P' L
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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! g0 J& C" p# _2 _Allied aircraft losses 8 G2 a' h: l& q r
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged " \- p5 Y2 A* e G4 c6 c6 u J
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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' [7 ^) s0 ]8 o2 e/ b' U8 `Airbase hits 4
1 j E) E' h: y) |Airbase supply hits 4
], K7 Y# b. g+ n* I9 b" iRunway hits 9
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) P6 t' {7 C" G5 s$ f9 U3 ~7 lOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
! |/ G H' B9 U* {2 x4 iswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
3 d0 @! O( n1 _that's a bad combo!
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& n0 j/ t- V' [: U gDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 & t4 S! }5 ~% z2 D
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Japanese aircraft ; o: R: w) u9 \1 g/ M
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
6 V8 o, p9 Z2 iKi-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft 4 v3 V5 J5 ?/ Y+ @
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
; g7 D, Q4 f$ z; s: ~Spitfire VIII x 11 + J: r0 N' x8 v) Q
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ( v* D- W5 f! b8 b/ i Z
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged * A5 @# l9 o; d9 C' n
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Allied aircraft losses
1 t: a& a, Q1 u! {F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 V' h q$ q* U; aSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
5 n' K& P$ D' }0 m5 l5 b. y) AKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed # M1 M9 G0 B. j, X
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 M5 W y8 W' R( _- o' G7 m1 P0 VB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: 8 H& c: x' @ d. U0 k! V N# e
200 casualties reported ! x8 Y, J, E9 Z. {
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ) @% V9 X4 O: w- M7 T1 k7 s
Airbase supply hits 1 / ~$ s8 Q+ D& o0 D; `
Runway hits 7
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