3月4日
. f; W! z" ], d6 A. R% J/ R盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。7 \! o2 K+ @3 W6 p" e: ?8 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。
! s: ]) w' s6 n% p& {- q, [4 ~# cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast6 \- E# s* ?2 d, {: e' C
5 U n5 t' \ l+ IRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.0 X* [# ^! i( y7 k+ y. A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ S8 a! `4 n- ~3 _
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Japanese aircraft
3 _, d2 c$ Y; k& N Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Y$ T" G, w/ iAllied aircraft6 w N0 c( p& k+ Y+ I
F4U-1 Corsair x 18' j$ W( X% f/ ^! N
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 n, t! J2 v) ]8 k4 l+ O. P Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed7 l, e6 }: ~( S* u5 }, P
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Allied aircraft losses( Z4 T( O9 P, W% \ s5 E/ |' G/ y
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.
4 j* m% j" z- D; O. c' HEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed& W0 R {) m O8 z
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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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8 i" z+ |- h9 I2 ^ QRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
! c& N: T- y' a8 rEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft; I& n5 U" }. Y1 X2 o
F4U-1 Corsair x 176 c8 [, s, U4 H/ ]( T: ^
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Japanese aircraft losses/ Q- {! M$ }$ q
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# P Q( w" N- t8 }! w: a, ]$ a9 ]# _
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Allied aircraft losses
7 C6 u& t/ s( w+ w F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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, q% q5 {5 M y6 p- w8 l# hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 ~# @" G1 r; Y! _6 z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes; \' X6 r( R+ q/ F7 F: \' q
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- ^# I+ U$ ^+ n B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses3 S8 Z) M5 u9 e/ k5 L, Q2 n$ X. s
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground' _& o) F/ d7 f0 j9 c
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses5 X% v! C) _5 ]' }2 M
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
- \* E9 W5 t0 K3 e" i; e2 Y, Z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak' S+ [* F1 j. p8 r
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 S* X$ C, Q' H! r) h# {& ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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: v8 }' u8 P8 E$ b' }Airbase hits 53
3 U( h* c$ D* r& YAirbase supply hits 2
) d7 Z- T; {8 t, P* e2 u1 L. wRunway hits 1040 u4 C+ z5 ]1 P, \ i. _% m
1 M7 c9 F- c4 P% XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 M3 H1 O- R* r y5 e% W6 l! q
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& @+ o8 N0 G! {( r' tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: B. o4 P* j, E0 V6 N7 F- }
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes. n8 f n" F Q; M8 A
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Ki-84r Frank x 21 P4 w, r, d( u7 C5 l: G2 i" E
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B-24J Liberator x 30: [8 h1 g3 v& z! Q1 g
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 ]0 A% ?7 ]. u9 r$ G v2 K2 s Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
( G+ r) w9 B3 {. z+ U' C1 w E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground0 }$ X: |2 H" Q# c4 f/ c( F6 c
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Allied aircraft losses
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Airbase hits 14
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Runway hits 19
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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: Z1 Z" M7 E! h" W7 J6 _2 [# g9 BRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% Q" q- E' T/ t" b, \$ Q Y
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes6 y) k# M8 S! a' p2 w' [7 m
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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* G9 ?4 O7 W7 l- W$ wNo Allied losses
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Runway hits 16 |