3月4日
9 h) z& q1 U+ p盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
% k# `8 F% _5 Y3 R9 E9 w' O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。
- F9 F5 J. d* ?. uMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 O) }( w4 ^+ s# QWeather in hex: Overcast( d4 u3 b0 y# }! {
, C1 n( V7 F4 `9 [9 aRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
0 S; Z8 l, T4 N, uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. h' M( l1 B% V' V
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Japanese aircraft0 ]7 R7 \+ C( r* |# e$ h% L
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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! C5 w2 l4 W* B1 _2 tAllied aircraft8 G4 N2 l3 B9 Y3 {" @4 q+ N; o8 h) f0 @
F4U-1 Corsair x 189 C8 ]8 e) Y" D' M# {, |
$ l9 Q7 x4 ~6 G bJapanese aircraft losses
: D! H; Y4 o; k) ~9 O! a Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' G* h/ u( H7 n
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed7 l& e6 Y& o2 ~. F
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( N6 D+ R6 o) ]5 _
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet., Z: Q; @: u" d, F- Z: F+ E: t
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ V6 F) ~2 \$ ^# i, `/ d5 ?6 @
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft- [+ u% x6 y/ O6 e2 D+ Y
F4U-1 Corsair x 189 Z: ^ |! D. s3 S
& _$ `% S3 T) s6 P2 KJapanese aircraft losses, a4 }, L5 i6 ^, Q5 D
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) o1 M7 ~% h9 E+ x
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- C8 f4 N7 w% @ F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed1 \& P+ z7 w6 J) g& z- a5 l
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 X4 I" w# V8 c! d, \
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.& F; @( b) W) e8 }- C0 n. N
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes( i* n4 p7 }8 H" \
: K, u# J# n5 ]2 L" u+ SJapanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
# Y2 g$ N* n- a& [$ N Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 P) r: l& O- [
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Allied aircraft losses
3 }" M- C, I) h( M+ i% F# v F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed7 i5 ]. U* d$ F, N# V& ~" J# o9 s
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% |& R% U% |# a6 F6 ] E9 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# L; U1 [! t0 i w9 }2 k/ L, zEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 q4 [" W' q( Z+ q
# ]% d7 [+ Z: h; H- @Japanese aircraft5 B8 T4 g6 p2 e
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft5 n+ l* S0 O( H
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses, c8 I( \+ N( k5 T
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
( @/ R9 y3 M! O b' n8 L1 @! L* } E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground O( Q! m8 {3 N: }7 U
; r! L9 h' @5 h2 ]4 Y% IAllied aircraft losses: E0 m: t% D0 Y' t* i! k9 W* T5 m7 R
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
6 n7 \6 d- O! X I! N& q; l) @: @ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak0 ^/ S/ s2 X8 B, F7 _
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Japanese ground losses:
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+ x% X2 P7 M4 R8 W5 Q$ j9 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* ]6 p! ~) U( j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( [, J% P9 p7 D' m7 H9 T' V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! b% K$ u6 X `. Z5 q' kAirbase hits 53/ X4 w+ o/ M1 O
Airbase supply hits 2
0 `0 D% N# r7 U! SRunway hits 104
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" X8 z9 ]4 @0 P4 Z0 s! P3 L( UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ n3 `6 D* c( J/ I( O: N- F$ j; P
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# T+ \6 O' W t8 LRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# a6 c0 @1 ]5 E0 D4 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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% O! O4 I6 T9 {, c9 R! y2 kJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft$ g+ H/ L/ |9 L8 P* d( Y; G
B-24J Liberator x 30/ T+ H# l' i+ {% V
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Japanese aircraft losses* J3 n) w1 X0 I* Y0 H
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged8 X6 g0 h O/ }, W
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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+ C/ I: `# F; n$ r B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged7 Y$ a& a- w% L, I0 C+ X
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Airbase hits 14* T1 c7 K1 f+ n! }8 E. _
Airbase supply hits 1, F5 _3 d* E: F1 u' c1 u
Runway hits 194 _; g; |/ ~7 ^
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# A- _1 [! H7 P' D* JRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 Y' M2 }$ ] I0 s8 x0 FEstimated time to target is 24 minutes0 B; {! Z+ b# t
% Q% k0 W1 F$ R) nJapanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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: K8 S2 I' y; w& d/ b3 ~2 ^! O% `No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses% ?! j$ k+ w$ U! E
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Airbase hits 9
% T8 _, p# M4 k9 C! F2 ^+ yRunway hits 16 |