近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& K6 d9 q2 R1 V% `
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8 m4 m/ K6 j" A: m+ f6 xEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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* n6 ~: Q5 ]! w0 LDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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, v/ x% \& ~6 a# H9 t# FJapanese aircraft % X0 R, ~- D, t" t6 R
A6M2 Zero x 14 " C- t3 y3 c9 c+ Q0 c3 D
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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/ k ~* N3 v8 o# ?6 ?$ N6 Q7 M9 `Allied aircraft
, A& O8 q" y' J4 X0 d# z% `F4U-1 Corsair x 12 1 J v7 `$ x0 U6 m% n3 t
P-38J Lightning x 9 3 ?* e' S) R1 t) T+ t+ w
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ( w* |3 P/ N0 P9 N* |' s. j
1 ?/ C; |7 N( M4 Z" x$ k% LJapanese aircraft losses
5 v7 |9 R/ e. F z& k. TA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% c2 w; x2 z0 D1 |# oA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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$ @* E8 D% ~4 z: T% t! FAllied aircraft losses
' O; x. C6 [- Q. e+ g; {; q. jP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged # m: n# I2 c) r' A% r! t2 c9 v( a ]+ |
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged / F- I. ~. Q+ Q! A f% ~# N
; `3 G/ o" A0 ?1 iAirbase hits 4 9 Q* K1 U* K. P, ~8 t, O" G- _
Airbase supply hits 4 7 @$ o) O5 V+ v3 {( }
Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 5 P. D: `$ d; T9 z$ l1 A; x
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
- W u# y2 h, a* {& Ethat's a bad combo!
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 # r- y/ d" i$ v- l5 e# `
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Japanese aircraft % D# B9 a1 j5 k( F2 r+ O: a7 _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
{: }& Z8 e3 s9 y% t5 w8 tKi-21 Sally x 49 8 K# d( Q/ K% K. _+ ]& C
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Allied aircraft # k* y' p1 N: m) `$ }6 s+ L
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 ; s8 H$ M! s5 f) _
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses ' L3 I; j% I' x
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed 8 C( o, C3 t% h, O$ V7 e
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ' [& k0 n* _6 e0 G" w
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Allied aircraft losses
# B5 _+ o6 Q, QF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 1 y7 ^& F" }! s1 x
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ) v8 W; r. A/ p! z% `9 l/ P* ^4 N
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ' K) x; Y8 d9 W$ W* y
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
9 a C/ o6 H/ F3 w) B# }B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: . S/ W+ B+ H5 f3 q" u
200 casualties reported 1 _: Q% Z' N+ `% @; |
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
' G ]% X1 D R: i# {9 C+ s/ cAirbase supply hits 1
7 D% ~; R$ f9 a4 \Runway hits 7 ( ?" m( D4 `4 B$ v# ?" W
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