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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。 s! @1 T7 C: n* o" {# ` U A- i' k
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。" |* F2 h$ Z, v( h5 z; T0 `
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 [) G# o' ?' d/ b K9 G
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Weather in hex: Overcast( B; G5 J3 }: A, a7 o5 u, D
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
( a; ?1 s9 ]& hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 k2 l0 {% o! z
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Japanese aircraft
' g2 ~, T+ d9 ?- ?" K, \: x Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft7 W0 ?# ^$ u9 h% `
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses e5 e& e# S) p
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed& M; T7 O! n) @6 E* Z
( J& H V1 {4 [Allied aircraft losses0 {2 `# F$ [+ h$ ~# k1 k/ ]8 @
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed. @9 C3 v" O/ U* m* C/ z* c
- b, A4 O& f4 c3 M6 b7 A8 T- TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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! ?+ z" V8 O! g5 t* HRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
* y& g& C: ?, \% y" \% sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: r( {0 _+ }6 J0 h/ d- o* a Ki-84r Frank x 32# K7 J7 u/ ?3 g; z3 A/ L7 `- t9 A
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses7 Y% o0 L1 G {! ] s5 f/ u
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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; h$ t( d2 O' S& \Allied aircraft losses1 ^9 f( K. T( @8 A; n( d
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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8 n+ J% k0 Z- A5 LMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) o4 F% p+ U w- Z$ p, mRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
: R6 [/ e1 x/ T" Z6 K3 y3 c0 R, MEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 163 E ^# R' h) a+ r* e5 Y" X
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Allied aircraft
2 }1 ~( }2 B$ r' l4 I$ g' f F4U-1 Corsair x 17+ {/ }) c& k5 z0 F5 C
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Japanese aircraft losses9 B' t% r% _/ k* [/ L! y
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed$ @$ c/ I; u+ N* f9 s0 {
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Allied aircraft losses
4 a! V* c: a( R F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # I3 d) N) O: K2 _) P
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* \ L+ y( H8 @6 |( g' n5 X" l4 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 K. w7 t* W REstimated time to target is 27 minutes. }; A! Z- Q+ T5 `$ V
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 117; p4 V2 B, a' f/ J3 y2 j! F( a5 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ~) r) w* B/ E/ s( O; K9 _ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
& l. I+ e, q; j7 `8 b- p+ G8 A E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground; _2 `5 N( u2 @; `
) |) w$ f% S( N) q4 m5 \/ ^; z8 OAllied aircraft losses2 D& G* X' V+ u7 S
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
4 @( j( q6 Q! z8 a0 G. l B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak, b1 O: d' ? n
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 b' O9 E$ r% ~5 w; b4 J L5 f/ l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* T t7 u- v7 `1 Q. d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 t" h, ~* g4 G9 ^" V) q+ YAirbase hits 53
8 V; i7 n3 a/ h! K f2 m$ RAirbase supply hits 2
; G3 H3 ^" _( g! gRunway hits 104/ I1 u; H3 O' L# j: j
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& |: t" Z! w9 ?: y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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0 g5 U. K& \+ l2 b Ki-84r Frank x 24 J: d2 G3 R5 ]& F, E: e* N6 j+ L; u
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B-24J Liberator x 309 o- ^; f+ i7 D# q( E% C" Z
. ^1 _; E( m$ j" J6 K4 a- FJapanese aircraft losses2 ~8 m: n- |6 ^2 _7 F
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
3 m) S' W1 o* [+ @5 B1 f* P* { E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ h! j! H9 X, z! |
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 I5 ^/ \3 Y/ R" [
) B* G. O: I7 o, u8 }Airbase hits 148 m$ d9 [" D' f0 M l; b& w
Airbase supply hits 1
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! B. n* n3 A1 A% t; zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 |, c7 j$ s: O2 ~6 D. Q. F& U
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. M3 b8 Z" e7 n% g& i
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes( g: S% ]; A0 d4 D! p
4 d* G% w& ?( f0 M% ~4 xJapanese aircraft
! S" L8 d/ Y$ g! W/ Z Ki-84r Frank x 2! @" |: v% ^* Z% i$ N
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# p% G" \) t# S( s5 g9 o, q! ^ B-24J Liberator x 27: l6 Z* Q4 U3 c! Q/ l& r5 _
! H+ ]2 W( I! x+ K1 S) \* lNo Japanese losses" V( f0 F% O+ g5 S0 ?0 C6 L' H
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No Allied losses6 A+ |, L9 r3 W0 ^% l. `, a, E X
3 I4 S5 P/ U- l# d8 V, MAirbase hits 94 V+ G' S- k$ c- _( v3 j9 N
Runway hits 16 |