3月4日
7 X+ n R* f9 j. G6 u0 t z9 L: i1 _盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
6 }% C3 F8 Y, U/ r r1 a1 \ M* [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。
/ C5 l$ Z3 ^7 Q1 v" N$ FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 y, M: T" |3 `" e9 U1 C6 Y; U0 X5 K
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.) N8 i. Z1 t1 F# y# ]8 b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ U6 K) U" Y" {; Q0 @8 D. k9 h
Ki-84r Frank x 48/ A9 T7 ~4 p& E' g3 S
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
# B9 d+ B. Z" q {$ d$ g Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed# l( A. G1 A" H/ a# [
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Allied aircraft losses
6 V* }- z+ {; c2 `! O F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed+ D9 O8 L# ]' q4 S+ v+ P' u* H; T% a& H
1 S6 c5 E6 O8 O, TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 J8 r0 m8 w+ B k8 `" n
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
, V, Z; B! b9 S S2 {2 OEstimated time to target is 8 minutes# E8 _" R! \$ L
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8 ?- q- \" r$ l1 F) O# u Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
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1 N/ J9 r. V* _1 JJapanese aircraft losses, v# ^% r7 x7 m1 S
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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! C0 P. _/ p/ a. W) k* a$ QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 y9 x. F, p2 y
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! o, m: d% t+ R: |Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.. O' B0 P) F/ A7 ~9 S" G4 G3 j, h9 @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft9 a2 U/ m0 @5 q: G
F4U-1 Corsair x 17( p* v. q" U% T, k
( `+ V# w. v4 Z9 l$ X1 sJapanese aircraft losses) m3 p; W F; R8 m, p
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ H/ s! c# G3 L' E- v9 N
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed; ~. ?$ M5 w, f5 w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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" q2 H& x/ ^) J% L8 RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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D% p( o5 u5 x" L; KJapanese aircraft! x t# {% F+ L: E V
Ki-84r Frank x 2* f4 K% u" I( L4 F J
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B-24J Liberator x 1177 H) O1 m) [: d+ J
8 |9 r2 k/ a6 |1 s. R: Y% m# J1 e) iJapanese aircraft losses
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses- }3 n$ U; i5 @( ]
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged1 H7 M9 u+ Q. Y! _4 S
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
8 c+ o1 ^! }. d1 j2 Y/ N, e. i 5 casualties reported
$ o" X& O5 t- q% y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# {# O* j4 [. c: Y# G8 H; O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 A2 G E$ t$ _' e! ^, {" b; B( v/ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) W9 T1 f) W5 }( P; q
) M* l+ z4 c' i, l% n* n3 u0 G! IAirbase hits 53
- C# b; r2 c( B2 G0 E6 d* YAirbase supply hits 27 |- s* e5 G7 u2 `
Runway hits 104- X, |+ h+ @$ g- X
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 U$ c" ^ B7 `
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- f# {: H0 c8 |$ a7 f# oEstimated time to target is 27 minutes1 `6 v0 I6 u% _, Q* F
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Ki-84r Frank x 28 j: t- u( K+ ~# y) P6 T( M$ n$ g
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses& f* K- y# \& O4 b* [& W. I8 R# g" f
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged* [% n+ z: I% r6 K; K% u
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground: z J: m& X/ r1 ?* D' |- K3 j
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( G* b: p$ B$ E& S% i. J" w B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged0 O* a, ?" S/ P0 @0 b0 a- N, h: ], x
1 m/ V p6 J* k* g1 }# O2 ^Airbase hits 14# E& b8 x( ?3 ~" T' {
Airbase supply hits 11 X# b' F+ Z u1 w- [7 Y! e) m* {
Runway hits 196 H Z# ]$ W# B0 i' } s
4 e" `* i! ]9 V% Q. P6 dMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 p9 L; C3 I1 V0 n
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0 f8 K- I/ X3 ^& r; o0 A; C* x7 dRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 N# |8 U7 q0 G0 b* q# g1 REstimated time to target is 24 minutes" }( w s) Q5 N4 i7 r+ B# e
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses5 {+ i$ s, y8 q% r9 W
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No Allied losses
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/ i' e1 h" A. l' p8 r3 uAirbase hits 9& r+ G& i l# v1 P o! f# {
Runway hits 16 |