3月4日
8 C2 K" Y, `% f1 E盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。7 I! }/ e4 j- m+ K( 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。
, P% w4 a) k1 O: oMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ R& h0 W5 g+ T" `) R! Y
! L% [$ \ r. d+ lRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.( a6 |6 G7 y0 s2 ]4 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* n+ ?) o; a. r+ {; [Japanese aircraft
% `% z" g# ?; j M# G Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
9 E4 Z1 p3 o2 J* ` F4U-1 Corsair x 188 p1 q' `9 h. Z& \. G ]
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Japanese aircraft losses* U5 J9 d$ Z0 x: c: x- f; O% k' c
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed; c7 [0 C6 }" u* R+ Z
+ Z2 x. V4 o9 V# E$ w8 t; X& WAllied aircraft losses, _- |0 D# w$ l2 \* [$ U' j
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * o+ I' X. l( r2 w# f) [' F
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 \$ H; h- T& w& C+ e W8 l) }
6 m0 f' w$ p6 ?Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
6 o& e) Z2 T) N4 Q: B7 m, YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32' L/ v# i; ~9 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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. ~ V+ V. g: a% H* R) `8 ?. QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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2 Q. n$ r5 f5 t/ E, V' ?5 l$ b& lRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.6 Z6 H* f7 E" @% P+ K: E* @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16$ J' f5 W- W4 x( d# W
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Allied aircraft9 V+ X, T7 S6 H1 G K+ n p7 q
F4U-1 Corsair x 17" p/ Z$ J4 ` A; u
1 Y0 s) b% a+ Z4 }Japanese aircraft losses5 Z, C3 o5 P7 j# I+ x2 @
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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8 M2 S+ h1 z* h+ s' d. P; t0 HAllied aircraft losses1 B4 R# G$ G. o# k
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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3 [" {5 q7 r9 ^* K4 ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 Y& Z5 L$ V J; b5 {5 x/ A
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# i0 ?& @/ Y5 K: iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* x6 S3 b \+ s* ^! P# u7 UEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, z7 r" C- ?: w5 k9 m Ki-84r Frank x 29 V5 u; W7 K$ u4 Q4 H* [
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Allied aircraft
5 Z! I( ]+ ?2 D8 t B-24J Liberator x 117* @+ j) i2 E& [: E0 v
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) R6 e6 }4 P% S2 N; _% X! G
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Allied aircraft losses
. W& z& v: ]- p# l8 `; g B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged3 w" ~$ @/ x( D4 ?1 q- }# i8 H
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
4 W$ n) D# r' |, v# C* q 5 casualties reported
* p, b# Y; F p2 u* d& Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 P( M! V* d- q& E+ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 @+ C& U4 @4 |7 ]! @* o! T9 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 ^2 g6 u; [8 CAirbase hits 536 `3 a; Z- A$ E0 y
Airbase supply hits 2
6 U! K$ {7 d0 r: S% D3 A% nRunway hits 104* Q0 J" [8 b% c4 p( S
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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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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 T6 M9 N( `, ]# q0 I# y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes$ g9 i: J* n8 M* g$ E
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Japanese aircraft8 A; { Y* M0 s! G; U' x6 l5 b3 s9 u
Ki-84r Frank x 28 t5 J g$ A3 r1 B" o5 S% T/ X6 X7 d
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses8 E% g# p% R& X" F1 b: L
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, G+ I4 |6 y: N: ^. o; u
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14) ?4 W4 O1 x# }4 B0 `
Airbase supply hits 1
$ j; O) A+ M: s/ n+ ^% k& }Runway hits 19
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" i$ F- C; e( ~: IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ l: ~$ t; h$ z3 EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2( z0 L" h* M$ l8 J" Y1 z0 ^
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B-24J Liberator x 27( _+ ?7 O, d& W4 v0 g
/ A! l& }/ @6 p- [ i- wNo Japanese losses0 f/ n' M U& W; A8 A$ t, u
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No Allied losses, c& C3 s) o& M) {( \( K
q u' i. Z/ x& l: ]Airbase hits 9+ w" D6 O$ Y; y% e' ^9 I: Q% [
Runway hits 16 |