3月4日
" m) E2 E) L6 J8 C5 Q1 ]盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
, b0 x/ j5 N) q0 a) 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。
, u; v( J- C9 dMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.. F) p( N0 `# a* u* P0 C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ k/ f. _* S4 T( O( b0 I" s5 W3 ]
; i: j" } _. T l8 P7 aJapanese aircraft
2 u5 ^0 R; Q2 Y. X3 m, { Ki-84r Frank x 483 Y5 W8 N* p: ]+ S. b1 k
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Allied aircraft
+ v& u8 c) z" Y% }% x F4U-1 Corsair x 18/ H, `8 Q3 F! n5 a6 Z4 n1 O2 n
2 R! P/ Q4 S0 G- u7 ?5 ?6 h9 V# YJapanese aircraft losses
; P1 u2 @9 A# l& d Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed$ [# A( d p7 N. F+ r
$ c2 L! {, b1 M4 DAllied aircraft losses& V: O, i, O; ?0 g. [
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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; L8 o$ S. ~. R* ?7 @* u* |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
( C% |6 b/ R- M- B, e1 z6 rEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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4 N& S R0 N) E+ V Z* uJapanese aircraft
( f' B- \6 G. R% N( F. s9 {, e Ki-84r Frank x 32
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7 x- a) e4 c% T7 |Japanese aircraft losses3 d6 j- m& ~# r, I
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed4 T% j4 Y. A8 D. s) s1 r0 y- P
0 C3 h$ A8 B. V6 w" m) o vAllied aircraft losses9 H9 B' N- h/ A+ k1 z* c
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed$ `6 V# z: F: X8 P) V' I
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ _ H# ?( G" L' d1 P
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0 I' T- j3 W6 w! e. A6 E% y( ]2 g2 M+ rRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
+ k) j& d2 O) V* D9 ]8 MEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' [6 K# I O# i
Ki-84r Frank x 16
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1 v* {" p$ }& d1 SAllied aircraft8 }8 g- T. a* {6 Z `- J4 B8 W
F4U-1 Corsair x 17, U; c+ r: E) Q6 l) E
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Japanese aircraft losses
: s5 ~3 r0 G9 G) m: u1 G Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed8 H" l6 ?1 e3 t, z A2 L- z
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Allied aircraft losses) D0 @, B( Z7 f" N( z* |* z
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' e8 d$ v6 E: }
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 F; x6 L3 E( Z9 N% h# e8 HEstimated time to target is 27 minutes2 u) U+ o; @; Q9 H0 b1 N, w
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117$ `. M/ ]8 k) @/ {; ~; E+ V
: |" i5 n+ |9 p" X W/ G! BJapanese aircraft losses3 c+ j# p# d' w( l) c4 e
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground5 K5 T0 L6 U9 w
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses8 F ~- q& _2 d# t/ o; S
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
# S: W' H% K I+ E& \ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak7 G4 g) F2 H6 E& j% }
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5 casualties reported
' i) h* Y0 ~6 E% n' H2 s# x4 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# H. F: o8 `$ c1 C# n5 k; A. C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 _( ]6 }, h1 a8 H7 x) r% ?% n+ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53( Q3 [. R7 S' o% z) p3 S3 y' z
Airbase supply hits 2" g: K$ g5 ]6 U8 A
Runway hits 104- n( Y* T2 r- T4 O9 z
6 r. }: L* W! O0 o4 m( K& d) s/ [ PMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 [/ E; t" F* x2 s& Q8 @! nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 W: s& V: M. d. i8 G8 d E
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes8 c! J5 D2 n) O" k( L
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Japanese aircraft
" p2 C% h3 Q" S9 }/ f Ki-84r Frank x 2) H" G3 y! _2 v" V
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B-24J Liberator x 30& \ F% p& S6 V
% n. Y' b( B; X, O( CJapanese aircraft losses
i$ z( T& ?; X$ C9 y" M+ d- b' h8 G' h Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged/ p2 V8 M# W; N0 g) v- b8 }
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ L! i( I5 \ n0 i0 c0 ]0 [
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* ~9 Y$ U* c' N$ f3 ~7 Q2 A2 b B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged7 r$ g( c5 ~, Z) f' c/ p8 L" w
, y: d& l! Y3 v) K1 n% Y9 f# y7 jAirbase hits 14
$ a: z, W. [/ M, g' l6 h+ r) m$ RAirbase supply hits 1
& e8 `0 \# s+ d' j U2 Q( e7 r iRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & K' A! e# K; X, q- G
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 o2 T) U( q- Y& [
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes: i+ W% w2 Y. G: Q
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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No Japanese losses. ]0 \# `+ b# t+ I0 g8 F
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! Y' o5 F p7 a# H1 t2 L- g3 Y5 KAirbase hits 9
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