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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
: R. T8 r' C* |9 ?- G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。" `$ K/ B" r9 u. [5 O* F/ R
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ ~8 `6 Q# @4 _
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
0 v1 u. x# ?+ iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 {# q# P1 @/ T$ M
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Japanese aircraft) s8 ^- g2 }4 _
Ki-84r Frank x 48$ |2 d! l K( v2 h0 s) Z& l" p
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18) l/ l4 u* z* Z2 |
, D p/ T4 \! R4 A: L9 X9 OJapanese aircraft losses
% P3 ?8 u! i8 O/ j Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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: C% k" s( L" A. w/ U# fAllied aircraft losses7 w; c% w j1 x6 [
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed. P0 y( C' N# [1 @
; t& X# X. H C: P+ w. q; JMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 r9 Y& E1 T6 d2 q; N& a2 _Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.$ D9 l( b6 S3 C$ o* Y A1 M' k% g% V
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes R% }4 z, n7 k
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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! e# p! u: s3 R+ U) P F4U-1 Corsair x 18, w7 R K; I& b( i
6 Z8 H2 s/ k! ~9 EJapanese aircraft losses
) n8 d. Y+ L1 v; v* v6 A! X% k& U Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . N! H- g) V0 p0 K) i3 b
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; J) t0 t9 l+ ?+ j# w Y. x( G# IRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
) d l8 Q5 A( G! P; l2 REstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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0 ^, h/ f: ~1 z" i' kAllied aircraft
$ G8 K v, d( G- Z9 e F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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6 R, n+ _3 D! k: W& Z* H+ RJapanese aircraft losses
3 B6 \! \ A, N1 q- C Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed9 t9 U- h0 ]7 A% j$ Z5 k
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , N) Q* d. H) l+ }# Y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 Q1 [7 R- j, tEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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8 H* {% k- j8 ]' u Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
, u6 g& r$ l1 ? Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
" z4 o# Q& z( ? q E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground7 ]: w M! ?, W, I. T: C* }" b" |
3 v* T2 ]( G; y! c# `Allied aircraft losses
4 @7 q6 t( [- g$ P ?/ [6 @. n9 {; l B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged) I+ H- d! J% t l
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:$ Y% q. m; b) k3 x
5 casualties reported% n* W" F' }, z+ m1 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% J: Q O: O' u1 h$ ?* _6 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ U9 ?& a% `1 Z; c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% D5 }$ e5 _* Y) m7 w+ k
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Airbase hits 53 I @5 a- C' F2 h
Airbase supply hits 2
9 o( l" G8 K; [! }3 FRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# B* C+ h! y& k5 A7 F6 Z4 YRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ `# [: R: p' X" G
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" @6 |7 {. R5 e8 i$ |& {. b% s
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
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@* G' q( d; t% E E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged) V. a( [! T$ N% k! `# f! u! x
% k5 i. ~9 X: VAirbase hits 146 B! b4 d$ ]+ R7 e
Airbase supply hits 1
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! W0 }; Z) E# u( H4 q8 g9 xMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ U3 I' E1 t4 A% o; GRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., |/ k7 c N& G* {
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes x7 o% Q* @! `% D$ ]* _0 z
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C' j# C) f7 x% i* P Ki-84r Frank x 2
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" Q" w& [0 x; _( h& m 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, G; E; E+ }1 M8 L1 W3 F& Q- s
Runway hits 16 |