3月4日
& L8 \, ?" W7 u* o. Y1 F盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
+ D3 r$ p. B8 A& B8 q2 a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。
, q' W3 {3 C* D- R' ?! I9 [Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 g, M$ \8 i4 u8 F- b; N+ n
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.* ?5 \5 X2 }# a+ H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( \8 A+ D/ C- _2 S8 L/ D) i1 x% |" d- B
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Japanese aircraft
/ B+ @; G# t7 t Ki-84r Frank x 48
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9 e, g+ b( o% W4 f) q1 \ F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses1 G; K8 P& F8 ` n; }
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed- J& F+ d2 G( [" m% E
- ?/ Z, N$ S0 n8 a3 \ `) v: P6 R7 aAllied aircraft losses/ w, Z" j0 U6 ~2 J7 t% ]
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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3 \& h+ d5 x% d$ q, YMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.- B6 {1 x7 K1 m9 g4 Z' Q
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes# G% t# O& S9 e5 B
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Japanese aircraft
9 y! B' M" i3 _. b Ki-84r Frank x 32, {) v9 I0 q# h6 `
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' t% ~1 _( O) `; l3 v F4U-1 Corsair x 185 Z$ W: F2 } }
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Japanese aircraft losses1 H! d. y1 k2 b
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed& b- M0 x: H$ p, ~
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed+ o4 f( x" L& o% ~5 m) Y' ?
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 ^# D+ M* ?8 h5 r, q7 d
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
0 @5 \8 q/ w6 {: o. W( x0 fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes1 [' G" K, f+ ~4 G
0 Q! Y' M' y; @1 WJapanese aircraft
8 {* ?$ L( n* D# J( a5 d! z1 e Ki-84r Frank x 16
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0 v& ]6 |) R5 hAllied aircraft1 S7 ~6 h( ~. K
F4U-1 Corsair x 17& l! k9 l! c( c% {
' y) |( I- ]# _# e* \5 |0 S/ s; PJapanese aircraft losses
5 A4 j' \- q' b5 u9 J6 m Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! c% f- F3 j+ f' [/ G ~ F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed2 Z) `. T5 ~) i i
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & G( G* v8 K; \! H4 C
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 a% A, X! ]" j4 XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 a) z9 Q0 a2 A0 c/ h4 s( d: a& [/ T
Ki-84r Frank x 2 q8 Q3 a* x2 F6 ]
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B-24J Liberator x 1170 b* y7 u& a3 j1 @7 g Q1 g. M
4 h. d7 S, d6 a6 o: HJapanese aircraft losses* r9 S; a$ e ]! B
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground$ F! s7 c& J0 w
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground8 z; P0 t3 @- [( q
3 V5 ` A/ {0 F- h# ~4 }Allied aircraft losses$ z1 _2 o/ D5 a; P" j2 T/ t( {
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
& p8 e" \9 S- E* b- L+ v# S) I3 R B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak# ~$ }" w. k9 j/ T
0 S4 t7 p1 _9 m, m1 vJapanese ground losses:
# Y9 O; [( U/ H! F: F 5 casualties reported
$ N& `4 M7 e2 E0 y. t) ~3 n* N( Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ?# e1 ^' Z; G+ t) Q$ f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 s5 _* G2 u) w" o2 V( {2 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53- h) Q5 ]) k. ~& W% n; r; D, A
Airbase supply hits 22 G- [& p. }* k" U1 x A5 y5 F, [' b
Runway hits 1045 w3 }3 p: Y* L' c1 h
6 P O. P& b5 j6 |8 |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) F( j) P4 N7 T2 y) JEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ V. ~* @0 L! t Ki-84r Frank x 20 }$ k4 x, ?: Q6 g, O# x
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1 G( A9 R& R, g D H) t! r' C/ e8 d( j' M B-24J Liberator x 30+ q* ?$ r, O1 G1 S
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Japanese aircraft losses5 s9 ?6 z; H, z* h, v7 ]* @1 T
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
$ j- _% I, L4 z* S; o: E2 D E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ y3 G1 q2 s! @3 i
: k2 q# }5 r0 @# F$ B" M& @& ~- c6 u4 MAllied aircraft losses
# O C4 W! M( ~/ Z B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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1 I6 [. o/ m- E# {2 S$ J, N+ pAirbase hits 14
) N4 g# ^- f. z, ], yAirbase supply hits 1
' Y. d: G, v! {' b- WRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 L+ k( T% `, m5 e* m) M
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 L5 W* W$ C% Y" R2 x
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes9 h8 \ W0 A$ }# m4 Q
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Japanese aircraft
; W; ]; L7 W3 \ Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft9 _+ \) N% P' V5 w' Z
B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9
3 K4 r$ M6 q. k; D; URunway hits 16 |