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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
! q7 S" q) p1 Y0 v4 p$ L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。, M( ~( _ M% n
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! ~ t$ f1 v* z7 X3 v
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
5 e1 y! N+ z& f! |* LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, V, M+ h6 H* g6 h/ E R+ G
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Japanese aircraft ^& M' I% z- G6 `0 {6 D0 q3 B
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft& ]0 _' ^3 o: ?, d" k
F4U-1 Corsair x 18" z5 ]" x2 F# ^( ?& b/ j
* J/ o* Y. C; h% \) WJapanese aircraft losses* Q0 d% ]( e( X' t5 @
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed% \! i9 p! y9 X) J- `
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Allied aircraft losses' b5 w" ], }8 l/ F% a1 d1 t
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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/ U2 A' o& Y4 N. r! a( W4 _% G3 mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 b+ j1 B. U9 i" A# |. I- W0 O
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.3 Y; A9 W: r1 {
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32. k5 E, c6 D# |1 f" b
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Allied aircraft
p! ^& P* N1 C+ R' q9 y F4U-1 Corsair x 18& G, i- F" x, L$ w. [* T
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Japanese aircraft losses( M4 `, e) }( }1 B/ E: a* a
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses B/ _# s G1 y
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed: Q2 d' d4 V4 T
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 q1 }) ?0 M/ }; L
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. I; x8 N e9 K* X; O, \
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes- q# B t" y6 W4 @# m2 t' |
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17. V' O' k) ]& \- _" w) t
$ f& v* B0 ^% r' q- v; Z" SJapanese aircraft losses
3 Z6 l! W# y% Z Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ X9 H% ]4 Q1 I/ _4 t F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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' ]- E0 F$ U- w( g1 w! D; v4 YMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) B% X: k4 R) h( X1 a0 q8 Y! oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. X+ K% }( W2 v" e X7 y; t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses. f" F- P8 P% v; Y9 ^6 Y1 ]
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
& P4 u. e0 _9 k E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground ^& I" F) Q% Q: B
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( N1 Y0 W P$ _. T3 f. R B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged9 Z; f( V0 F; ]
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak% H: A/ v& b0 G
: X2 ?* i2 K: }# j' ?Japanese ground losses:' B2 W" V# M+ ~: w
5 casualties reported( ~( p( E# ]6 S' W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, d0 i, q5 D. ^3 x5 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
( _: |+ ~7 i0 z0 ?( d* MAirbase supply hits 2% V1 T. ]# Z7 I; B
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * ]3 E! G$ a- ]5 }" @$ b4 p7 k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 q% A+ l0 W( j% t+ YEstimated time to target is 27 minutes% F1 o4 P. d; k: h( c; ?
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Japanese aircraft$ @& n$ Y; `2 K
Ki-84r Frank x 2$ n% |! ~! A$ _
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Allied aircraft
w7 X! E- |% b' f B-24J Liberator x 30/ `1 Z8 B, x0 }0 [; ?5 s5 `
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Japanese aircraft losses% n ?! ]* }, U8 Y+ ]5 n2 I% @
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
2 A m% P8 X6 n2 x1 U2 o E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground0 E5 A) F6 B% f- d
5 l; {; o* ]/ |% V+ mAllied aircraft losses( x* Q$ s; A7 q1 `4 @1 ]
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged; N; u4 O% y: N% O
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Airbase hits 14
! t) s, F6 a, `5 ^4 ?# }Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 p1 b# a; U: g* x3 j3 Y7 P% e9 ~Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% a+ x, i9 a- E- Q b/ g. X
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, p% W& O, q; b* Z! H# l0 w8 J7 }
Ki-84r Frank x 2: z" {0 X4 h" T
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses4 \9 z9 I+ g* k
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 98 j2 S$ |3 k: S% E& D
Runway hits 16 |