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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
3 E' y8 x5 l, e% m1 ?8 w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。
1 \! G( D4 O0 {' U$ `Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 C' r8 ]! R: U* x! j' B* y! i
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6 } l/ N+ y! x* f* [" WRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.) c3 |8 d( x* C/ N1 q+ q+ ~3 o. J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 q# V( q# { r" W* a- i Ki-84r Frank x 481 }1 l4 a. s y' \# S+ J9 X& Z1 a2 q
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Allied aircraft9 u0 M# Z4 `6 [, c- i: r8 E
F4U-1 Corsair x 18! R& ]) P/ I, q
9 @8 r1 a2 B. W+ O$ k; A% w2 ?" iJapanese aircraft losses
& n1 P6 J* r- U% T+ w$ b0 F Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed5 _1 w, R" {1 o# T1 u
5 M9 C9 X7 n& J2 SAllied aircraft losses
w/ f' e- f9 S1 Y" b F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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. X3 E$ z# V1 r) X- PRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
* K# b+ s/ ~7 r2 ~* W" G6 Y& v: g; [+ zEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# v5 a6 l- l u H9 G
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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: }9 o: r7 q G$ `; z0 mAllied aircraft
9 p+ B$ b# O. ]8 P5 S F4U-1 Corsair x 18* J" k. R2 }& c4 y+ }
4 K4 j3 r+ K4 k7 N9 B$ ^: F: b" vJapanese aircraft losses
0 j% B) q* V/ h Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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4 Z% S# L+ n3 p7 S% M. o( S+ dAllied aircraft losses' f6 |0 \- U) T$ P2 c! H6 N
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed5 D+ o; f" o% h. [& b, j
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* I$ v+ x$ l- o1 {, wRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.' _( w1 u! f& {6 ^3 l+ H8 M. O. O. f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes' ?4 D3 E7 r7 {9 h0 R( D- V
6 S( @) c7 i$ j, V- l5 J5 wJapanese aircraft
: U5 S+ F; H% D _% [- m Ki-84r Frank x 16) F& e T6 \ B7 K( }$ R
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1 W& K+ Y# v: B F4U-1 Corsair x 17$ f+ i, H+ s1 G% i' O/ u- U
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Japanese aircraft losses) u& M" G* ?! J, C& Z* \; H S
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed1 u, X) t7 h) c& g4 U& c
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Allied aircraft losses
$ b) S1 A. H( h2 E0 e9 A8 @ F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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/ M8 [) c: p/ `0 ~0 r4 I5 M' gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 f" j5 V1 X' W5 Z3 `/ N' XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* I5 U" Z9 ]/ J. W( W" [- AEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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5 H' H, ?( `- m: I. mJapanese aircraft
4 w' Q! S, u* o; _, f/ M4 T Ki-84r Frank x 2
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8 B1 d6 p/ x" p6 x$ ?Allied aircraft0 Z2 r6 W3 {3 c r
B-24J Liberator x 117" H9 u% Z! v3 s
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Japanese aircraft losses
& J4 f5 s1 X' X' e2 s Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground7 _8 ]3 x7 a( p7 A' y& T
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground8 V4 u% E: _2 O& k# o
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Allied aircraft losses) V) N& Z8 I5 D1 K2 p" U* l9 [
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
. j# T+ {$ c8 n: S0 I B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:4 s# F# f- Y ~% @5 D
5 casualties reported
9 h% w+ h0 k, H S0 }# X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 }/ x; R, r( a$ ^; E5 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 X* L' O- `- [+ |) |/ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, F+ ?, j ]9 ]
1 r5 V, ~6 S+ j4 H% l; TAirbase hits 53
6 k3 r4 z5 l* j. `+ gAirbase supply hits 2' d( }- K+ X. [+ }$ H2 Y' [( R6 b
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 d% _3 {" B9 W# b, y! NRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% C0 i c- c7 M( P2 U8 M7 N D0 s1 mEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" [( c2 g7 l" l0 }% O( U/ h Ki-84r Frank x 2# r, Q2 Q! C: w" q' n3 e; A; a5 l( e
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B-24J Liberator x 306 P& W+ d& s; N, i
, i3 e& y. W3 R& p8 H; fJapanese aircraft losses
+ O2 o6 L& n- H8 F9 q' E2 r Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged! A! f ^! N4 a9 L$ N! j6 @; s
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
7 B3 O! k; ]% A, m# ?3 e B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged$ ~7 N! h3 s/ T4 ]
2 O. q* h4 v: tAirbase hits 14
, |7 z2 {% [+ J$ i, l% dAirbase supply hits 1, ?, N. k6 x1 A3 z
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: }0 ]0 H! R) ]! _+ JRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 c/ S' O8 z. X! `+ Q4 m5 NEstimated time to target is 24 minutes1 K) y+ N* a& d% ^- q3 e
% `% j; I' S4 P! a- `Japanese aircraft
( D6 }1 X4 \/ G( q/ h# w Ki-84r Frank x 2: x0 q2 T" t- v2 P$ P2 j( |
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Allied aircraft
% q, ?/ l& _6 a B-24J Liberator x 27( @2 ~: A9 @6 Z& X* p! X
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No Japanese losses
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4 w! A" L2 S1 s1 P. ~No Allied losses$ A$ q, r7 F+ ?( l' l4 \
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Airbase hits 9
! }* q8 I) ]6 G& iRunway hits 16 |