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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。) z1 p% h- f5 m9 m
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。
7 ?+ u% l) k, G$ [- EMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + ?* |1 Z8 G$ [+ w) |0 y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
( C4 N" I7 h2 n! {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& ~ o) C B& w d. h2 e Ki-84r Frank x 48$ p, G! t$ P2 @
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed+ J2 j l! A' A0 x( k
9 _1 n1 n- z- gAllied aircraft losses
0 c4 U% j2 b$ v F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 o+ S: y3 {5 m4 n
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" x3 C. ? Q) m+ n! V& bRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.! R) @# V* e2 K% d# a G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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7 E; I" E1 X+ M1 t0 \7 DJapanese aircraft
@, k% i5 p& @( o* Y6 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 \ c/ S- t4 H0 ? Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# Y* m! W( c9 ?
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed4 z+ d1 a1 g! [, ]8 A; f
2 j5 @. U9 d9 E% h y: T JMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. o9 G5 }* t! A, n2 tRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
- ]' a- [# a0 J2 v) zEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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+ n$ X' P2 g( a# ^ Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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' u* u; U; v5 P4 [4 `6 t; iMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, m0 c- S0 c2 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 y; W5 j1 g7 P; _% d: [Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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! z# ]$ v. y5 s& E% q, A1 iJapanese aircraft
8 X3 B' G; v( s% R Ki-84r Frank x 2) r4 S- V" l7 D# d% E/ {
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B-24J Liberator x 117. r" m0 z3 x0 A* ]1 S
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+ |. N B( Q$ L w Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground; k3 b2 l' j6 @! k3 ~3 H
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
R* _( ?* R: ]+ G' d" J6 B0 `4 q B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
8 R# p& x) J' Z$ k6 S B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 u8 T s1 K" n r a7 ~Japanese ground losses:
C3 ~' S6 O0 R) G( @# X 5 casualties reported% _4 ?' f7 s; _) V! ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' U0 s1 k/ [( n* v6 g! ~" b, o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ U4 j1 M& {/ M7 @Airbase hits 53
% V5 N6 x! v( Z6 lAirbase supply hits 2
/ o f6 t1 a0 [% O# Y! m# o' PRunway hits 104
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$ b2 \) C8 t$ z- |. pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 e# m: g# Y6 H2 i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 o# `& i+ U9 \) R# ?, bEstimated time to target is 27 minutes% \" E3 g8 X( w
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 Q( y# ]2 z% x0 F) O B-24J Liberator x 30
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground8 i! f6 w2 t/ M0 s( v, z
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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9 J! {1 H7 _- B" |, cAirbase hits 14; {0 R* I1 P, U% Q: m- j; e8 J
Airbase supply hits 1
# g" U9 m1 ?3 ^' M6 p; @Runway hits 19
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' z* S; w' g( E$ z$ E1 {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( D! o7 ?4 Y+ M8 P7 `$ M- q* |
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2( v. J! }0 ^; B' ?: L/ l7 ~
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# R3 r' d% ^7 p% j$ g! c B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 9
) ?! O- F4 i* m$ O) l8 ]Runway hits 16 |