3月4日
. c' a9 N5 w; o: d4 z+ c2 ]; ?盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。9 @+ S0 C4 S3 ~
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。2 w, p( a/ |+ @+ R
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + {* g2 R+ i9 r* A
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 w, @6 Q5 x. J- W6 z
: V# p+ R2 |# m: N0 M+ E; \Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
. `* E, p) O: o- s& B) b4 M3 `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ }- \3 u9 A3 h) }: X& X
4 Z* ^- S# t6 v% ^: R+ Y9 C2 [" \Japanese aircraft
}! X5 @+ U" H) O Ki-84r Frank x 48
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. G# C, O3 e* Y! WAllied aircraft
# k7 e: E( b4 y3 Y8 K2 g F4U-1 Corsair x 18$ _9 z7 P1 ?9 i0 Q7 V5 D
E( }( q) o& I, g% M! m3 SJapanese aircraft losses
2 e, C- Q* X# w Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed8 l X1 a4 t9 P% n
2 v; i9 P& i0 D+ S: _+ u% TAllied aircraft losses
# H; D, Q7 J& }- j F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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, r y) w, H* HMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
4 `7 X: l, [! v5 U0 K1 X. tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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- v/ D Y3 j$ |/ h, xJapanese aircraft
; {4 s0 X- s7 ^ Ki-84r Frank x 320 Q5 L, t. r. e# Y
: r/ P& B( n9 @4 D$ ]Allied aircraft: [% P' g8 m; c$ g
F4U-1 Corsair x 18( L: s- H2 E# x5 k
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed! g6 m* l. |' V, T
+ f$ F$ b u/ aAllied aircraft losses
. E6 T/ z- i% U' O F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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/ d7 x* P* ]! \) n$ j: yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : R" }: l k4 |' }# T/ `
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 _- [5 m# ]2 D! \
1 C* L2 o- r6 R3 xRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
$ ^0 w; a/ A" ?# N% ~Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 T* E8 l4 {# C- z- ?! p' _ Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 Q7 K$ o5 R! E q! [4 @ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ U: A) E: K% T, u( ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! K# }) k) L! H3 B, }+ ]0 cEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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! Q; h# l) D1 G5 d7 w! YJapanese aircraft
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4 f" V8 j* Q6 ^/ V) W2 _Allied aircraft1 o' f, ^% x1 ^4 }, K+ r$ L
B-24J Liberator x 117
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8 g4 E5 W% i7 [& p( ?* x( `) kJapanese aircraft losses
' j/ Q; `1 H& v( Q: L1 t Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground) W$ g d" R0 [
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground. @) p+ `: n! q; q' H$ g
, V) c: @3 o; pAllied aircraft losses
2 t1 j r9 ^' w B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged; \4 q5 A {- \0 }" g# ^
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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, `. X1 j4 y9 H) f4 V* v- I2 QJapanese ground losses:
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6 w! Y$ \; ~0 h" a+ a7 J0 I2 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ ]# m( D3 _: }( ~4 Q0 y1 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; c3 ~. c: @6 a- r) r+ s6 Q7 M
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Airbase hits 53
& z, _3 }& p0 l& ]3 B& L/ z7 jAirbase supply hits 29 D5 ^( Q& o! y
Runway hits 104
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i4 y$ f9 |. r$ dMorning 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.
( [, J* {( |! j* UEstimated time to target is 27 minutes$ Q4 V+ B( ?) }6 o. f: _+ \
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
& Y9 D3 B/ i. @( d; Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground# [: ^; X# Y, _8 r
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Allied aircraft losses
7 i2 J7 S. B# \/ j0 H6 j! \, c! e B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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" ^5 K0 X1 g$ R! { J; OAirbase hits 14/ {% F- y! ` T. X3 k. s
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 B X9 \1 h5 u, R/ C" R6 Y8 w* ]Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27$ {: ~3 w1 u! q- Q% H
% l/ L4 Z+ H5 j w1 L0 d2 VNo Japanese losses
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9 L' ?# F% y6 P9 CAirbase hits 9( H" S! z5 H0 S$ s
Runway hits 16 |