WAR OF ATTRITION
EFFECTS BEING FELT
JAPAN'S HEAVY LOSSES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright.) (11.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The Japanese are beginning to feel _ the effects of the war of attrition in the Pacific, says Major Hanson Baldwin writing in the New York Times. In the past year the sinkings of Japanese merchant shipping have exceeded the rate of construction. Their navy has suffered severe losses, particularly in carriers. However, Japanese air power has felt the greatest strain. Japan has lost 1500 planes in the Solomons campaign alone. Her aircraft losses are possibly greater than the replacements, which are only 1200 monthly.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 22, 24 December 1942, Page 5
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