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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。5 m% ~3 Z6 {8 j8 f
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。3 W! J; {- l. M! }$ t
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . f9 \ a" G: r H8 V
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& y }" N: P- A8 G# JRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.% a( b0 J* ?" @& u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
2 K' i6 s& u! C. B! \' [1 Y F4U-1 Corsair x 18) ?! z# s% D' q' {- {
8 ?% l, }6 }" Z$ c0 S: Y V) oJapanese aircraft losses
1 ~# c0 V/ U$ B! s Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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+ z. ~* k0 d/ N- @' O5 lAllied aircraft losses; m. {7 E# k. P
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed; t, W% h" R' d. b( O) n7 \( I
7 c* u4 Q% L( a* AMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.6 |% G9 b" G% ~2 R, D
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes; r& j& t+ ?) ?- E% Q8 F0 S
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Ki-84r Frank x 32* h+ \, C' N! b B. a- z
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Allied aircraft
8 l; p: m; f! b" a F4U-1 Corsair x 180 }4 m0 i+ C3 x* @
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) {1 W0 d2 F$ `$ M* f/ v' l$ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
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& l1 L* v/ `( Z/ oMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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( R+ k7 m4 X3 P3 o9 o% @0 VRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.# h7 T T% [/ K3 g
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes8 ~ S% B2 W0 Q0 x! K0 D
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Japanese aircraft
5 b* `- N/ b# T( Z( O Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17* j6 g v) L( w4 e
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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; V: x! X* ~ p1 U, L F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed' C" _+ C' \2 D- u
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 l4 j4 X% V& |8 Z
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0 J1 B* w( L- f, r4 `) GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 D& K5 s% n6 S0 K( k7 u; l3 h) bEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
" f: }! v( U# {1 H8 L B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses
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; s, M, J: ?* J E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground. n+ L8 p+ Q7 l; ?: M y) Y
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Allied aircraft losses( D' ~: Z5 e+ `8 e- V
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged8 n" d& {* T7 m6 F
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak$ c" q- v; ?; t: G
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 \8 }8 [# X3 m: U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 m2 g; V- [' \) |3 z/ v# } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 ^. E) j" q2 V4 K8 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: c( k D* V ~. {
9 F- G2 w6 e( }* g) Q. zAirbase hits 53: _0 g: b- v' |( ?- N
Airbase supply hits 2
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- o {( V" p# p; |" KMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" U# t7 ]' l+ Q9 D# ~ nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; K8 L, I. L: C4 \( C8 {7 AEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 P P! L5 h* r8 w2 s Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30: F! X" I4 ]$ {* I( N
3 e" @7 K7 L% {" j1 G. u8 sJapanese aircraft losses2 q7 T) z, _4 L4 ^/ `5 }9 t+ [
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
9 E+ m7 C3 L, n0 q3 G' @$ y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
6 B( n( T$ A- v$ c% @) h% ~ ] B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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; _6 V/ m/ r8 D S7 tAirbase hits 14
& ]/ p+ |% v1 r) N, @% g0 xAirbase supply hits 1) M+ }7 A3 G; k' O+ K/ r( \
Runway hits 199 o/ O6 N- ]: e& n' L; H' V2 Z9 x- {
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 N' P+ [7 C. X7 a5 {' W
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes2 i2 G8 h; U5 p: v7 A
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$ R+ H# Q6 Z' {. v" f! \ B-24J Liberator x 27
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5 F& a0 r# D3 g$ n$ v6 vNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses' P7 k# U/ ]- z8 b/ }1 P5 v3 D' G
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Airbase hits 9& T8 X! }4 q+ u5 i. V5 F
Runway hits 16 |