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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
7 c6 R [2 K! W) I7 u4 \5 D _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。/ M. K& L7 R [( d3 L! j
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
- c2 P# |. d& R" q1 lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; z( i; ^6 a! d% O' w3 h$ t. ?
# h& b# R7 n# z P/ x- o6 IJapanese aircraft
/ H6 k; M! K1 @: { Ki-84r Frank x 48
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses. R }! }( S( g6 Q4 B
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed) w5 s# v ]: A' n" k4 w
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7 Z0 ~8 y( x4 @ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 j/ V; C4 }& n5 O; d8 N" C& fRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet." _0 p$ B/ [/ {5 S$ U
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 |; `+ J* ?3 \1 p0 n8 f
! k% `( H( ~) I; ]* e) J; d/ FJapanese aircraft% h3 K9 e9 a, B! u* O2 f
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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( p5 _; F/ d5 ?) }. q5 A Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed0 Z6 }7 ?/ v9 p, `, J+ W9 D
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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! L; {/ C+ h, ORaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
# l2 ?/ j7 V* P' t1 \Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! {* A$ \! i# a1 G, V
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! B$ S9 W/ G; B1 ~- s- M Ki-84r Frank x 16 |5 {% L8 P- Q: |: T: X9 z( k1 `
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
* f% T) k+ m& a% b8 A- w' { Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 }$ h3 W: k+ i; L! p5 l
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 |4 r2 I1 I" k( _0 `8 kEstimated time to target is 27 minutes! r, k4 p" Z, V e! M
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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( L7 o( ^0 _, u% T" eJapanese aircraft losses0 ?3 o: T. Y4 Y3 ^
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 C2 l4 k8 D h E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground, v; T5 \- A1 k5 |1 U/ d* m3 r3 |
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" k* O8 _4 o2 t* T' G B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged: s2 _! r+ c I- D( }
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:" W5 b% ~0 I! S) B6 Z. y# W
5 casualties reported+ h1 I/ ] r/ C5 J8 g& }5 T% y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B6 U7 w5 V4 Q$ n2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
* X* [' A' U# b D; sAirbase supply hits 2! c4 G; r* Z0 ^/ I2 m( K* }
Runway hits 1048 X7 X- X; x4 j) U4 G
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 b' D. @# r9 d" B8 Y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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3 t1 B4 Z, _' uJapanese aircraft losses: c6 N ^2 H3 u& }
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged0 ^9 T4 N* O. B5 ~! x' c
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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0 {$ z' l# R9 n: m2 G B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged: ?* N) w( [% O1 A
0 k: x- _+ r' L8 T3 B; p0 IAirbase hits 14
. a% G6 @3 Y! I( z& s: aAirbase supply hits 1
# J$ E0 ]. B: E0 ` lRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 O3 ]* J- _: c* jRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 \7 F3 {7 L* | f+ |! L
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes6 [& ]9 H) ^- w# j, c
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No Japanese losses" c* t9 T# a3 k7 M
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9: N/ u) U& h' z1 K$ k' a
Runway hits 16 |