3月4日
7 j5 U1 D/ }: V% j盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
2 U- u3 O* Q+ O6 Q2 y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。+ k$ X$ D* P; e4 \
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 |3 t% Z! @9 P! ~* n
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Weather in hex: Overcast& O. l7 H$ m, M, g
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
; W N' s! R4 d3 C& zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ ]$ _3 U4 M* F' L3 ^* L/ R4 \( [Japanese aircraft: W7 N' }7 t% |8 o, i A) k
Ki-84r Frank x 48. I# M+ C( ?8 T u' R9 W
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Allied aircraft; b6 D H0 x! g# z
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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9 g4 z, D* Q1 E3 j8 eJapanese aircraft losses
4 v$ t% K$ B* c Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. ~. l. a* b! y L) c
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed7 [# Y5 Y2 w* f
' H/ x- U6 K/ M! d8 [' lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / ?7 q: p* n% K2 ?0 H: w3 k2 k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet./ `: I$ A8 s0 i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
" J+ c+ J" m+ N" C& b Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed2 V9 ~# ]4 W2 X
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ~' v( a7 n' B X* D F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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- T1 [& w# P9 FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' u; ~5 b6 i- z! j, a
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
5 _ c3 t4 [- }% K8 W9 rEstimated time to target is 14 minutes1 H- I& J- s1 o
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses( o* M# G* W" w
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses: D6 U8 L+ Y/ t$ y, A7 l
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed7 y% s; c% U2 n8 W4 ?. r
7 b+ M4 T/ {0 z- X) |+ _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 Q+ w! q8 E9 M! l7 `! ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 D5 t. ]: c8 m7 i- D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 28 ?& ^1 w& m& w; n5 l% m
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B-24J Liberator x 1177 M! I# ^: K9 u5 S
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
/ Y2 {# n0 V" P5 y, R E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground& `/ t+ A! U; V% ?4 z3 N! o
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Allied aircraft losses) D4 ~$ A8 c2 R* z/ X% \
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
2 Q: d1 L2 D! `" w B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak4 g1 r1 X- M ?/ n) g$ I
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Japanese ground losses:* H+ ?( u% J' U
5 casualties reported: r# t4 R* f/ W, b1 y( C7 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: k, j9 `7 f% G* x) P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 532 W3 i1 ^2 ^: ]6 L4 Q! B& ~
Airbase supply hits 22 X5 Y7 J. o! X+ s
Runway hits 104
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& h* Q8 r/ I+ R7 _: b) M- h7 O
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes, c8 Y6 a7 E# f- u+ r& J8 }& m
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 N$ T2 J0 `# m Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
: T- a8 H' b7 k E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses1 F" Y5 j1 I0 C5 p' k; j
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged( U [5 T3 B: ~0 C+ _$ |8 L
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Airbase hits 14! p$ ?6 A- Z/ k
Airbase supply hits 1
! B8 c9 S% L5 e+ {2 {- j2 MRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : d3 _% f2 i1 V7 z5 M! {
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" K3 _# I# l) ]/ h( k* RRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 e9 C7 s' P+ R1 M3 z% [% L- jEstimated time to target is 24 minutes+ k" c# `, A2 G _) m
7 U0 V) p# a. i2 P! }$ G3 `Japanese aircraft" F8 [% o# o' }0 h6 l; E f* _
Ki-84r Frank x 28 |& @/ E4 ?7 V& B
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Allied aircraft
7 Z# E+ W8 t5 m! @ B-24J Liberator x 274 v; D% k* K- ]
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( K4 j5 D6 L/ W) K% d9 ZNo Allied losses! W8 Q1 L. Z0 v0 e" Z2 }2 u
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Airbase hits 9
9 Q) b' F" Z; T/ r! T L0 rRunway hits 16 |