近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& X/ R' F( p _4 {) p7 B) a( h' i
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: " N$ f. g$ O& c9 A7 u1 u
0 S$ h' q' \% x& V) `) QDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
E* p. e4 R# o7 SA6M2 Zero x 14 7 K' T' i1 F; q0 U2 U0 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
) \- ?; ?: X4 l5 xF4U-1 Corsair x 12
1 \1 Q& c/ j8 d1 g8 zP-38J Lightning x 9 $ y+ K& o" i0 L2 V8 T- ]+ o
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ! o: A( J8 r) z% V: J3 Q3 m) h
9 m+ r$ p1 g+ X [" I+ f L9 EJapanese aircraft losses
# o V& A- Q3 p+ W" y3 g& aA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged : C% E5 ^" j5 z3 Q+ s
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 8 k _" P6 x) A+ _3 N+ O$ [
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
- r) k7 x$ D- b' p$ o: Y; G) yB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 % C# L6 L0 w: ?1 a. R; R4 X
Airbase supply hits 4 2 ^. p2 \" o3 e5 }. ]1 H6 f7 e
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
" ^0 l. i' n* v/ e& X6 N# z$ b0 cswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 6 b8 n1 ~/ F$ h$ b
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Japanese aircraft ) s" m! \1 R! L: v1 i
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
' [% B8 }: J4 m1 T' X4 P5 bKi-21 Sally x 49 * n6 J1 G. y. T A$ Y
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9 2 w9 w8 [, @0 \2 T8 A
Spitfire VIII x 11 8 Q* _2 z- V1 Q' o
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed [& V7 F3 s+ u9 i2 f1 ^! \
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses % Z1 f, S, K% q$ z7 X7 G
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed , ]. B/ s7 k: s7 M. D( J2 D# I( K/ T
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' G$ F% y& V- H- J# }B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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& ]9 W% b: \7 o" Q/ r1 `Allied ground losses: * F6 |5 W$ Q3 T1 K1 ?
200 casualties reported
# P% K0 x" m. {; |) ]Vehicles lost 2
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8 S' x# f! n0 J' \& B# q a9 v0 y2 I$ dAirbase hits 1 ' [0 `6 A& f0 X$ s0 e5 ] w
Airbase supply hits 1
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