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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
' _; \2 f# t; R, ?" T: f( E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。. ]7 w |# n( ^/ j: @- e b1 D
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- |0 e: t7 @% W9 P( QRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
5 r* U! ]+ N: u) ^& H) r& AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) u2 J/ y/ c3 O5 P2 j, vJapanese aircraft. _9 ^1 M1 Q+ o; S* {0 h1 j3 `
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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5 w o; {# u* Q$ G7 `4 s- V3 UAllied aircraft
$ r9 ` t* e8 P4 g+ u3 C F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
! ^! B8 ~: E. ]1 ?. i Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 v3 o8 O. j* X0 `/ X F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed1 Z- H* y0 e* J( W1 j, y+ r% Y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " i" d, F% q# F6 O, A
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 U% m: _5 P9 z, I+ L0 yRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.- y; s, t8 x# w2 h7 {& K
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
" h# K. o" s+ @& u F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed/ J z3 d6 @4 m% [! r
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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. ]4 ^" o! p4 \, b9 Q3 }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 ?8 ?9 W6 F* W$ E0 iRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.% e& U1 j: k( T( t! ^
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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4 o3 A9 C4 _+ j! J6 G9 X( g. bJapanese aircraft
( o: y! r- b7 x3 S Ki-84r Frank x 16
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1 Z5 c) V, |& R; a( | ~Allied aircraft
. Z4 V+ [4 ~- _" Y F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 j C2 ~7 _2 V7 R r5 e1 D
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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4 t. d8 q: g: r. U ], C# WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 T0 r4 l# C* M$ [
$ ~- D" t6 P, D2 DWeather in hex: Overcast
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& i9 O# z& j9 R, w' M wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 ` P2 n! {6 d. ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 i, Q& Y# Y- V5 ~7 c
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
r2 D7 G8 d3 s" h+ { B-24J Liberator x 117
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) o- _% D) p u) gJapanese aircraft losses
% ^" R5 @2 [4 b/ f* I Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
4 q! A! N; F% t) v% |/ c; p E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses0 l1 k" |- {- g
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged( l6 w' s1 S6 Q% M
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 Z X+ j" u$ k; Z
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ H) f* z% b; @5 c" W) [8 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ j8 R0 N4 A4 J" S( R& W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
0 F. O' p& P7 J; HAirbase supply hits 2
2 p( Q( W" A% B* J! q+ _Runway hits 104; p% K; J$ q9 l) u4 {
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 o, V; W# X& z' F6 F* m3 TRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., Y, x, R0 A% I$ [5 i% H$ q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes3 L- \. O5 [% O l
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ M8 a3 Y- G: Z, p B-24J Liberator x 30* x0 [8 _3 O2 u- z3 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses& \! m) @ [1 w$ F3 t j0 j$ O
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
" |7 q; t O5 |$ G/ s! r. r E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground' k& {. B& c& l5 R: u
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: t% z/ ?- b# Q8 t1 E& b: O6 C B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged/ |2 x9 C. z7 _ L+ k; I
- V# I- x- y0 ]) ^Airbase hits 14
3 h) C0 d8 B5 hAirbase supply hits 1" ]0 H& G) Z2 W6 \% b8 Y
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 h! E0 o9 ~3 |, m& ^2 HRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# k3 C# n+ e+ T6 B/ I0 F2 EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes4 f4 `; Z6 c7 Z# ^( U' O
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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) \ E; U, k) r+ `No Japanese losses9 |- Z" O" g f$ x+ c$ _
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9' Y8 k* V5 a' p' V9 p# u
Runway hits 16 |