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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
1 q7 H2 H0 K5 K4 V r* `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" |; {0 M% J# j% j, o3 C2 wMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 f2 o( J7 p8 ~2 C9 t& k* z+ z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
- w/ B& a8 B- ~1 H3 Y) B! FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ [' M) ], m- T; J9 B" c( b Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
8 M4 h. Y9 l1 M4 w F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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9 t1 ?1 _0 ~& {5 [; h# y1 EJapanese aircraft losses0 \0 f; V$ o7 [2 W
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed& m4 f9 J P( R
/ k! @; N! L5 |$ NAllied aircraft losses5 R7 }4 v2 A$ E8 Z, P" L
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ D% k( g3 f1 a* k v1 ^, DRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
8 e& }( k( C% l {5 ]* CEstimated time to target is 8 minutes7 f: H; f. e" v2 ?9 X
% g- T# h$ f* _, L, a' ?& w9 gJapanese aircraft- n0 V8 H9 L8 X0 F' n* N4 G
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
, [0 f& ^, w! ?3 O F4U-1 Corsair x 18/ U9 k3 d5 h- u. Z5 `( q& {
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Japanese aircraft losses
- Y2 m6 ~% Y" F/ F+ R4 D Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. D: x! ~8 o+ _/ \% [3 r4 T) H- o F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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6 k, a. d! S* ~4 WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; n' E3 a0 E+ S" z1 B. iRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.0 V X' V7 @$ m# T* k! ?
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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$ y4 A! c- c+ ] {Allied aircraft5 D( d6 P3 B+ H+ e; `
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses# G [+ U, }& h: e
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e' A. O3 R' J* q8 _- ^6 ]9 \ F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, `2 T' S) X; R; B5 s+ n
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # ?0 A, ]8 n, S6 K4 e- {
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/ D& k4 |$ C6 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., {3 }! [. g* Q, T z5 x: _
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes% ]. q3 v, C& |
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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5 c( A9 T* P: S- ]$ w7 u: h. o B-24J Liberator x 117; a, E2 N+ D$ D: U3 O0 f
: _+ F# g$ }0 ~) p2 C U eJapanese aircraft losses
3 n% i' w2 |! [4 f Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
0 s2 b l4 U4 Y: t/ y3 S B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged1 p5 b+ F: e* L2 R" t0 W
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak- ~) L6 X) ?1 p7 P
5 P+ E# C$ j( ~( E) NJapanese ground losses:
, {5 j6 @* ^4 B" S 5 casualties reported
! ~5 u' E8 I% ~: g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 u7 \3 w3 e! K# h% J; P8 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 \, P1 c, u, `8 m- X7 v& b! F% U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, W" b9 H8 b+ n/ u8 o, bAirbase hits 53
% F0 M. ?, w, V+ x3 q2 ^Airbase supply hits 2
7 [2 v9 U) N: |# t6 |Runway hits 104
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. F; {( H. D& b7 w( hMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 r/ N! j- H3 A [+ f% _3 H. v4 d$ O
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes7 R- l' z A* L& g; y! h! z
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Ki-84r Frank x 2! G' e, u& J( M" q3 a
7 n9 q& F3 h5 O3 z9 `1 K% SAllied aircraft
4 E" C4 }7 q( ]" x B-24J Liberator x 30: Y2 F( q) S) i
7 ?& h5 Y" H; Z$ }& u. ZJapanese aircraft losses
* L( S3 R. r3 g Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
% t3 X' \, z: `2 Q- ]% f E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses6 Y& P9 E3 l! V" g: B
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged, m C7 H; F% X: o6 k1 O* S
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Airbase hits 148 s* a3 y$ ?7 o$ ?
Airbase supply hits 1$ v; c- p/ u+ F: k) z+ I) Q
Runway hits 19) \3 M2 E X5 V0 C. L7 Q: }
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ R$ G! l# p9 H5 h; Y
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! h& t0 N- S5 b7 lRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# r W/ @4 i1 M* ]
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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5 g* _( K) l& M2 f2 [+ H( X1 R) l4 Z Ki-84r Frank x 29 H- Y/ \( O3 e6 m, D: E
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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+ I, }8 u0 Q! j. `, v0 e( HNo Japanese losses. D* n1 _7 H5 o0 r) d/ r- e' I
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No Allied losses; ^$ G3 h0 z6 K0 H5 a0 w* [
! d0 q# |" T8 j( e4 rAirbase hits 9
2 O, h1 W" K1 r& C" cRunway hits 16 |