3月4日/ ~/ C. s+ U6 f% }0 j3 s' K6 J
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
! G2 J4 i( g( A# a; b' }6 T驻守当地的一个大队疾风丙机队浴血奋战,和多个海盗扫场机队轮番搏斗,最终还是不敌落败,机场被4发夷为平地。这个行动估计是盟军登陆战之前的准备行动组成部分。
3 H0 r+ ^& B6 XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 W( ~7 p: q/ [. T* E
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
4 T' a7 F& W% O: c3 p0 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! e5 v, @2 J5 y# h8 @- [Japanese aircraft
% R) @# ^7 B k, n3 ~- h1 E. R$ ^ Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft" N h- b; j G: a( W0 s- A% c
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
! \/ @4 D+ W- r' S Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed4 `9 H9 W7 H5 @# }4 t
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Allied aircraft losses
9 w2 x- _7 U. a F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed; V7 _9 B/ N. ^. X( _% _: }
2 J( A6 b2 C! Y' j5 RMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.! S9 i/ g1 U+ i/ b F
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 Z4 v; b7 N" `/ \1 L$ C1 w/ _! r5 h
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Japanese aircraft
& a3 e% b" t5 Q$ A& b0 K3 ? Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft: R) e, y0 o% E; [
F4U-1 Corsair x 183 s2 I# s' e6 ?! Q- n; ~! M
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Japanese aircraft losses: ?: F+ {5 X k3 ~" I- r
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( a8 m3 X/ l. `$ ~7 s- w
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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5 [( h. I9 J. S5 i+ qMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' k+ F1 k- E4 G6 I1 JRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet./ r6 y! B: ?+ r
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes( E: L$ ^3 C8 A; T
$ T- Y- W# c' v- ~' hJapanese aircraft
9 W9 M. f8 _- T/ n$ J+ k Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft/ n& G+ O3 Z* _2 \1 @2 g9 m8 O( R
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses3 M9 J! k# S6 M/ O" ^ e, \4 b9 x
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 |" ^( ~% |" h) C+ q3 G2 P: p F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed! [! z2 l- Q' y1 B
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 Q! c" [' v' ^, f6 s$ p
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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; V& P! }2 o2 B; O+ `( c3 J% hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 @/ ]* @& C% ]Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft: q7 n! ~( I5 z
B-24J Liberator x 117/ n \1 w) `; U, x% ^# D4 _/ j
3 a' _, ` Z9 H) yJapanese aircraft losses
5 v! G" c; q4 }' O( U Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground, O- \: l$ M% c
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses/ a( N) S5 Y" y+ b
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged4 T0 ~! N$ A* }, b$ ]+ `- _! L6 v
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak8 D5 S! V0 X0 L* }7 y2 f
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Japanese ground losses:
6 `1 {2 S& r: a 5 casualties reported
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+ x8 K# O# k! k7 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 x2 K1 {: k* `! f1 a( @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# L& K Q9 a% j* [4 ^
9 S% G J! Y8 k. d& P2 bAirbase hits 53
( Z) A) D( W; j; SAirbase supply hits 2
% Q+ ]2 i0 |% y7 M$ BRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - c5 E, d2 v- M6 x. G: A
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& R1 K! t- d+ [; o8 i+ kRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! a- _& h4 f7 r( M. h/ g# L- J' ZEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. q( [0 O" F W' D
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
" ?4 h6 T1 m9 Y h6 E. w! t B-24J Liberator x 300 \4 D+ U2 f7 l3 h7 @
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Japanese aircraft losses9 d" _! l3 {; s' y; R" P K) r
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged3 K5 r; m ^: T6 D
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground q5 R" J1 H O) b& M
{9 d: H& [# m+ P: \5 d! c! }) BAllied aircraft losses. P' k+ t* D2 p$ t- B2 r! a
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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: ]$ P, n8 E; }/ IAirbase hits 14
5 G8 O6 W4 Y; v8 J) L. L5 YAirbase supply hits 1
$ r) R# l; p) I6 @1 qRunway hits 19' P) }7 r4 G: _! G! z
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! _. _. i" D3 S4 X$ q# L: B- i
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! ?( \1 }2 A: e! X5 w; {$ YRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# L; c: Z0 F1 G4 Z% k
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 F- c0 n- U Y$ f8 y; s- B" ? B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses* O& x( c, \1 j7 c
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No Allied losses
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0 H1 F, v( q5 f7 aAirbase hits 9
" T# \) o5 E* Y# A9 G) R# r/ | |Runway hits 16 |