3月4日
4 o4 c4 C! Q" q0 c+ d# Y盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。5 o# i6 h8 v9 N# {1 y
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。+ L/ S0 U4 I+ z7 a# ^
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 a7 z) d4 P. F" G* I2 r, _
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet., }8 ~7 Z* V# i/ U# a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) o% E! z2 t% a& S5 ^ ^9 b, b1 M* C
2 N& {* y c+ AJapanese aircraft8 r6 }5 [# {( W4 ~2 C
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
) ]. k9 P1 Z$ M- X7 r+ K F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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- w7 I0 V0 O, j+ |7 I2 U2 h9 f+ UJapanese aircraft losses9 j0 n. v- g$ [/ u8 q
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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6 V; E% v+ Z: Q! N0 \' TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - {1 O/ \1 R$ D- u$ ?$ l+ K+ @4 k
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
w# _" v4 ^! Y, hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 {1 a- \: S; s; T
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft4 P7 E# @2 ]; M! d* h
F4U-1 Corsair x 18* x0 ]/ w; K; p8 U* y1 D$ c
* u! \* I* ] e. hJapanese aircraft losses+ E3 r$ n$ G6 g1 \% ~
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 b0 y5 R) w* e. d8 |# N! a
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed) G" a f/ |9 E; _# ?4 {" D
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- {2 J6 x. {) ]) W$ A2 h8 B: wRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
1 S6 h) W6 N+ @Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 G3 S4 {& T- t% L$ P3 y
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft+ z9 @' |& k: ^* v3 _/ O
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed l9 }; M, b. b1 `0 R
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed: k, z) R9 e# [) o1 G
" H0 j$ h% a: n! E4 x1 ~. eMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # [7 r4 Y$ U* G* y L2 a- }6 @
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& D3 u" o, X) N1 v6 {9 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 u9 g. x* `) f2 P! bEstimated time to target is 27 minutes2 x5 B4 A, y9 B2 Y4 ^5 J; h9 f
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Japanese aircraft5 |3 C; M0 s6 M
Ki-84r Frank x 2/ H5 h7 a2 A# a0 y- O
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Allied aircraft
( Y& O l7 k6 O- C% ]/ c& M9 R) C B-24J Liberator x 117
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9 n! B+ K" Q- r$ z! w' Z, xJapanese aircraft losses
1 o3 ?- [- e5 u5 c Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
' {/ p) {1 B l. \ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground9 h" M0 Q! |+ U7 @2 h3 Q7 l0 w. J+ b
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Allied aircraft losses o3 k6 k4 X) p- E2 I6 y
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged+ D0 e- a0 _; g1 s# j8 t: p: h, I
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak3 N8 I, m3 R) c+ I
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Japanese ground losses:" o. w r' G5 f. ]2 v7 q7 t2 }% m
5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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a6 L3 z3 ~5 }9 C+ X7 F7 s. hAirbase hits 53
/ ?% m; d) t1 _$ ]Airbase supply hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . J6 c B' G8 N) ~$ H; T( c" R
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& E' i& R: [, Y+ WRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 S9 M8 P! }, m5 _Estimated time to target is 27 minutes( ~+ ^% u7 `. }5 q' ~
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Japanese aircraft
t. {( F) N% o, `3 E Ki-84r Frank x 2% _( ?0 V- D; a
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Allied aircraft
& q, I: K/ _7 s- n; M B-24J Liberator x 307 x$ g/ |" H' Z* `& P! E
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 n* ~9 ?( z1 v; l8 y B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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) j' ?, i# w/ b0 VAirbase hits 149 o/ q3 K: m2 V) z, G
Airbase supply hits 1& w# w9 _6 i7 \ K" Y/ |" j1 N/ @/ H5 s
Runway hits 197 l9 X4 r' J. w1 b
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- u3 V3 f3 f+ a' h" ^Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 S2 A- F0 Z" E$ Z. M, a
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 {+ N; P6 S/ b- x
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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4 R: Q4 o7 d3 C7 H5 P% z5 B; _% c B-24J Liberator x 27
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, I. M* F1 c2 c& v; L- t4 DNo Japanese losses2 z g- l! y$ E6 O( C
! R, j1 { |& D! W4 e2 f% W7 lNo Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9$ a. |, i. G" ]- }, s
Runway hits 16 |