近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战9 p7 }! l0 m. F; h
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! R" C& I( F5 x k }2 eEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 9 N5 o5 B" t. ]) O; w9 O3 E2 b
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# F3 Z. C+ F( e& @Japanese aircraft
! H" p& D7 x! `5 g* z$ D, `7 @A6M2 Zero x 14
9 [0 ]/ n) m$ x4 A: vA6M5 Zeke x 34 3 O5 _' o( l$ P
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Allied aircraft
5 D4 K9 C" x: o: U. w: CF4U-1 Corsair x 12
7 m, I" W0 x! I8 T( @. S- bP-38J Lightning x 9
. _3 d9 n; d1 M M8 u- O9 q$ i8 tB-25J Mitchell x 19
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0 L8 E2 E, O# V4 D/ p/ tJapanese aircraft losses
. _6 ]) q/ I3 v* `) mA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 y0 c4 d7 t. B7 D$ c0 C0 u
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged V. k! X6 Z( w8 H# u$ i
9 ?6 l; r" ]( d" O$ L* `Allied aircraft losses ~+ F6 b! _; \% w& u' M' _
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ X( B' f5 ]: l/ D! eB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged ( Q( \ p: W" f- G9 t3 { [8 p3 L
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Airbase hits 4 ) V) |. X6 K1 u0 a5 F
Airbase supply hits 4
" {3 l, T9 G9 XRunway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
: b: c+ U) c, `5 i1 Z- _8 dswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No 4 s- j3 L2 m5 C
that's a bad combo!
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* b- D! m4 ]9 e+ R+ qDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 + w; c7 x5 T {" R. K
. Q i; K$ n" x( l' cJapanese aircraft 0 J& V' C) ^, D9 S! B' Y7 X6 F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 : a: D9 Q8 X- i
Ki-21 Sally x 49 % [, C" \& a' D
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Allied aircraft 1 _9 O( ~) a: K6 ? H8 \8 Y
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
' ?9 ~+ M& `1 `1 QSpitfire VIII x 11 7 U8 u! }1 C2 K4 K4 d
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 E& F' n# J: S" }0 d# g/ ]) b4 q3 }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed . g2 n- q5 P& F) G) c5 H
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 M" U" {$ h5 j1 D$ _! f' V. y( QF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; o/ P, x; Q+ M7 G$ {7 z0 G
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ( ^3 b; x6 v; p% ]4 ~3 R/ z
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed " i3 f W0 {* V: [9 a) ^6 Q, I
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed " j5 l3 F7 W+ g `* O) ]- }
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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& ]4 @* k9 ^0 U. V7 H7 b* n1 }( `) pAllied ground losses: ( E1 C8 M* ]1 c! R& J( s
200 casualties reported , Z4 H+ p- \/ x$ ^% l
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 , Q1 F% S3 k% u) r, R( q. e
Airbase supply hits 1 7 l: Q/ t; s/ [
Runway hits 7 + B, ]. x7 }) I5 w
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