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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。. w8 s @. H4 v$ ^3 n- H4 r
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。
1 ?4 a! W {9 nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
5 ]. m9 A& o. R0 o0 eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) w( [+ F- c9 b2 L Ki-84r Frank x 480 g6 W6 E8 M& e9 \6 l
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Allied aircraft6 J4 ~# P( y% b4 g$ z* r3 O" a- ?
F4U-1 Corsair x 18( _; X' c' R! q3 t' y/ M$ a
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V4 Y5 c$ z9 R# Y( M1 ` Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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0 H8 D& i7 D1 `* jAllied aircraft losses
3 |1 Z. D2 ~5 ~$ R F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed' N" `) g1 _: d+ ?0 x2 r
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" }1 V; u' k% i! Z) S/ GRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.; m3 ?" M s. K N# `
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 J* j, V7 l4 [/ ^ Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 189 }2 ^# v" C: p( D( g% w
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ _/ D, w0 S# R7 O6 w F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
7 A7 o5 u8 o: L! x6 T. HEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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8 L) Q2 e2 {/ j. h/ D0 G Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft7 |& d0 _2 x) h. L9 h& j
F4U-1 Corsair x 17/ J# @4 z% L0 ^% U5 d4 M9 k; H7 r
1 L+ k1 G* Q3 H$ P1 aJapanese aircraft losses
3 {7 u! b: c& K8 k Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed! J+ {; V, }) w( I0 k+ R$ t& X
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 ]0 E' p3 G# ]9 p. B, m7 z- tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ p# S3 W& x- }3 L! N' u
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes& m: w" l2 ^! d5 H
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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9 \0 {. O) V/ x( s2 X7 d7 L B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 T5 C+ W: v% k& A5 G ~& K Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground. \# r0 l# l# p; t4 P4 S( M9 E. O+ M
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground" F+ m, v% x+ |8 b0 G" _- n
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Allied aircraft losses
* L' i2 w3 Y6 f# f' o+ ` B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged" F' E# v; _0 G, N
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:( t6 N1 g; S: E5 v) W' D' @
5 casualties reported
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2 ?/ I a: ~! G: X' a/ p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- V7 D5 Z& ^" j5 P- O" X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 k4 w8 A& l4 V7 [
/ W; X& e4 i: j5 C* LAirbase hits 53
6 l/ J$ o+ f+ f% Q5 qAirbase supply hits 21 v! l4 V: ^7 W0 p5 F
Runway hits 104' u# ~2 d. Z! \# r
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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/ c6 s8 e' @' ^ E0 `+ F! KEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
3 a9 x# n; I( s9 h" T B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses" A! f% N' s. i7 h4 o) J
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged# M5 ?2 H9 e2 N/ [
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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8 E! P& L+ o5 n; b* SAllied aircraft losses7 P/ \% C# B. _9 m
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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8 O/ h" q2 F3 D& h& s/ g8 UAirbase hits 14& s: {! \2 y, @# G# N
Airbase supply hits 1% D e% B. e9 Y4 Z
Runway hits 19
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& S4 ]6 z7 @" ?3 |1 } SMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." k0 c3 r( T7 `6 I
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: R& _3 ]7 X% G% E( e; H8 G 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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Runway hits 16 |