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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
; ?: ^7 t! e% B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。
7 c! {$ v: {" M7 Z) lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast, S- [+ J7 A+ S/ |0 J
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet." e% D1 B; u. N- S$ P1 w6 `* G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. y' V( {* }% G" ~
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s Y Z2 \3 b* d4 u( } Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
' R1 k" [$ V4 U7 p F4U-1 Corsair x 182 U1 l* F* H4 ~( _6 l# `
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Japanese aircraft losses# n" p7 ]$ L7 t+ b5 f+ M
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 [4 v# k) l* _" `4 `; g4 q
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
7 h0 X0 ?8 U2 R& W, I1 W8 \: @5 vEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 321 ^; I+ Y; q& @* p0 e" ~
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* D6 _! r5 W) l' W$ a" \' }5 M$ l F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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6 y. q4 }$ f5 \, f. QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
# T/ i/ N/ A P2 P% r8 V# DEstimated time to target is 14 minutes' `# X/ i* k% I9 M5 s/ O% V
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4 X! l( V7 v# S8 m& ]3 e Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft0 L; F7 l" M) y& ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 17* [$ B* f3 [8 `, }, h' c4 l' C
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Japanese aircraft losses
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3 P% K$ {5 ?8 \: r1 C: \/ DAllied aircraft losses
' u) a4 ^# D- l0 j6 b3 B0 M F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed3 O, p5 e6 d7 I1 B0 e, P
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) w( |2 _6 d( D% `" g6 ?# NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! c7 |" o# `" i2 MEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 1177 v9 ~1 @, M1 W/ h1 v6 `
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Japanese aircraft losses- f/ ?: e" j+ D/ i, Q2 e
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground# [9 E k1 k. k: ]
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground# K2 L8 z3 Z3 n b' K/ u
K* E3 X/ }7 y( |" d7 RAllied aircraft losses* B8 ^) Y9 u$ r& L3 i: t, p2 l! o
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged2 }+ S s' w7 n' ~1 p* p
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:* A, u! e' x& p% @- u" U. h
5 casualties reported* y( |- Q+ N# K% f! z+ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 m& t! H J6 c5 ^; a. a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' a3 ?3 Z8 [; I0 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, l5 r) r& |* E8 GAirbase hits 53
, M/ z; q3 ~0 C- `$ oAirbase supply hits 2
4 b7 w* g/ w: NRunway hits 104) g& G- v5 a+ n0 R! q6 p
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* @, m9 H7 L8 z4 Y9 i! QRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. l4 w6 ]( r" j5 K+ ]) ?: jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes) S! M# @5 a: z4 q; [
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses E+ ?# S* \6 \0 G% t
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged. V& k1 {6 p( t( @) L8 n" W
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground- U& k) _) |- z; j
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9 }/ y, Y: f4 o7 w: h9 T B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged: |! k/ N: K% X$ p. s" t
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Airbase hits 14: ]5 t7 L* N, u- n! Q( f
Airbase supply hits 16 `: a" b$ b0 [# E) E
Runway hits 19
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; q. F9 b# I; q9 x5 }9 l7 nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 ]6 E' I6 e! K! G# JEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: p. o2 I0 {3 {5 N6 m7 @
Ki-84r Frank x 2! c7 T* `( y6 J W( t5 Z
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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# }+ N: H; S4 s* k8 v& tAirbase hits 9
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