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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
- D% N+ Y5 L( E) s/ w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。
, U. x3 ? J, }/ pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, R% ?# l* F" R5 vRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.) s; P% O$ Z1 n3 i$ K( f9 c0 x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, p! l' n9 @) N$ \6 z' J
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Japanese aircraft9 j6 [3 m1 N$ u2 C5 [4 @0 o
Ki-84r Frank x 48% J0 x/ w5 n1 I" E; ]
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Allied aircraft( P% A# I" p7 e8 ~% C2 t
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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/ A; O" s: ?' j; zJapanese aircraft losses% ]5 a2 x9 @5 Y* S- H4 }, F
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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. q* v* ]2 y* R# c' ~Allied aircraft losses: }! N$ Y% n& ^& v' I+ J4 h' Z
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed* ]/ L+ H3 R* N& h
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- ]0 U( Y! l) P \Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.# p( G' z# |+ L$ @4 x' U+ [; c
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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# F; w! e. Q5 q! Q/ dJapanese aircraft losses: Y. C0 O. Y a" C B# Q
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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8 i& V& i8 a0 m' DAllied aircraft losses6 U1 ~, ~+ o* K$ b' d
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed% E# W3 h+ f& l! N0 l8 |
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
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A2 u" w6 J" U! kJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 A8 X: M, c: ~1 F9 B' \/ R( i- k. x
F4U-1 Corsair x 17- W4 B- b9 {6 \/ K
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 a2 M g7 _: x6 d Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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W" t& F' p* ]Allied aircraft losses9 _( b" h l$ N. U3 T" I
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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2 V2 f, j! J, Q, fMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 e+ w+ j" @* r& P& jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& p5 x. Q% A. M1 P2 j& s" C+ h
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses3 Y" p0 v3 R2 V$ S) M2 T# z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground4 ^: ^ G# z' \6 Q0 _0 u _9 N
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground3 V2 L; a$ B3 Y0 d8 y/ F1 e5 b
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Allied aircraft losses
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5 casualties reported/ L" j3 P5 s; k5 s0 q, I/ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; s0 l0 L* m( m. y5 v$ s* T6 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: C1 ~5 F# F- j! \! l8 E$ I' H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
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! C/ u- [ a. J/ i' k" I3 l( _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 j4 J3 _; e- _! I+ k7 [Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 p4 v o6 A0 fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 \8 b1 L/ b/ p2 j- V( ~: Q2 }
B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged7 B+ A* m2 R X0 Z7 J- ~' v
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
& B# X2 W6 t. d8 ?' K3 p B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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3 p8 m: c0 d4 n; Y: F- gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! \. x" a# W( W. P# p7 |6 I. G
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: {0 v# ^) ]6 q; J! i3 P ^Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Q; o- R& u$ dEstimated time to target is 24 minutes% x! ^; R; X" I; Y3 f' ` m
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Ki-84r Frank x 25 t6 ~9 b5 s" R7 n% r
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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Runway hits 16 |