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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。 |( E+ i$ \! C
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。
% ~, {+ y+ {1 G7 f9 R k& tMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 m/ w4 {/ V# o; ZRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.3 a3 r% @1 V+ s$ b/ H# d- t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) N# |. E, a8 u" \
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Japanese aircraft
4 X" e$ B" H" x Ki-84r Frank x 48
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d6 R+ H/ v9 X7 e/ n1 cAllied aircraft
3 B4 Q& w3 |! R. \$ j1 J7 c* j F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 }/ J+ w$ t2 [& a/ y+ R" h Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed e P' ]5 Q9 F+ X" s
# z! o+ F+ }/ q0 v1 d0 [Allied aircraft losses" V/ K3 c3 j& T) [
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed v# d" k" ]: W$ J! o
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+ _! F, o. p' ^" p7 S/ ARaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.4 B0 u4 P. i: V# F
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 328 d) R4 [9 U& U
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed. N2 {7 d3 C+ a4 v" a
7 J1 J8 m: z5 b+ C# z/ sAllied aircraft losses8 Z9 A J2 W& Y/ _0 ^6 S
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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% l+ f! l$ D6 IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 _4 d, L0 s+ g2 pRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.3 u4 ]- k- U( h/ H) S% j0 E) |& o9 n
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
/ @$ G' C( Q; B9 K F4U-1 Corsair x 170 K! C0 R: f1 M
( [1 d& Z3 a+ n5 k( |/ d& X0 |Japanese aircraft losses
) v. b! q3 Y) P* K% c+ q" O$ C+ } Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed6 M! ^/ J7 L5 E/ K/ V: L4 x
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Allied aircraft losses
3 S( G/ a) }% t/ \/ e, f; E F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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, g0 [2 I* y, y2 q* M! |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 F4 z$ Q, A1 z0 @
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 l4 ^$ K3 X5 u9 X' g# D6 KEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 ]9 J; V8 L8 B- e4 n Ki-84r Frank x 26 d, A3 |0 P1 Q: R
# G- j M6 a9 j( M W: |Allied aircraft" r3 P' U4 m2 t! B! H
B-24J Liberator x 117( E8 _7 i) |- q0 Y$ o" F
6 D) {5 \5 H0 hJapanese aircraft losses
! P v* p& {: A& ~: E0 ^( | Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
6 S5 Y' j' y& z5 A5 C E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground- n! [# h7 y/ c$ i9 y- ~" E& g
1 g/ @. ^9 I: C% SAllied aircraft losses( P' I9 ^& ?5 Z& k, `# c0 R
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
% Q6 n5 d+ P; L. a! c B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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. N6 I0 r' w# kJapanese ground losses:
0 G; L: l Y. a* h5 k! U" K A 5 casualties reported
1 G: X9 F( q1 v' A0 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 H4 z7 r% }( T; o: D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
K2 k6 o$ r9 |9 ?) N7 \5 U N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" U% `0 {. q1 @; J) v# c9 ?Airbase hits 530 E! |3 m- L7 y p$ h* o' k( G/ ~
Airbase supply hits 2: l9 B* Z; x2 z# u! T4 B& Z) c
Runway hits 1048 m' p3 k3 W6 s; S9 u
: L( \, H+ F5 mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - B8 l9 L8 o2 P: J
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' w7 j5 p( m$ w2 ]4 R
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes: D |" i2 K( j1 l9 ^
/ i0 \5 A+ M5 |# lJapanese aircraft
' e0 ~/ x" ?0 r3 a! D/ S' C Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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9 s4 z9 x( \7 \9 I- g( D B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged; i2 R0 \, J3 K; `5 b4 R: ]- ?
+ q& i5 _$ G7 M# uAirbase hits 14
" E. E7 Y6 ^8 k5 {7 IAirbase supply hits 1# V7 I7 [2 @$ w
Runway hits 19
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# V( b1 x# l' \. g* h. U q$ F2 VMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 Y m4 W, F/ x3 {# x; v7 NRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ T0 `2 c7 i( U* X- oEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2/ i: l; O' @' L# R3 J% B! U- H, e, l
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B-24J Liberator x 273 K. z& ]+ A9 ~9 h' o% E& i
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9
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