3月4日
2 W* W v& n; Z- @' t1 c盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
" `3 K7 F$ t9 k& p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。: R0 s# K }& B3 h& O2 u
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 r$ b* a7 z- S; q! {
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.& c- d) |& o/ C, }3 M3 w. j$ N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* |: r5 \3 [0 H6 W( M
R1 O9 m" N# i4 tJapanese aircraft
( v+ l/ X9 |6 C; A! y! d Ki-84r Frank x 480 q3 A, R) M& r4 u% z7 H- @, t) g
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18' V$ v1 A" B; A
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Japanese aircraft losses
( c: b/ l) H1 O' g; b& ? p/ K Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 z5 d1 ~8 |# V$ L6 f4 u# c
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 R; S. j& |- h, x4 s/ z; CRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
" a0 V: d/ j1 C( AEstimated time to target is 8 minutes: |% u4 a1 C3 i |& W
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 189 z% c3 L; P, ~! m- ]* u
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3 f9 Y) @; t+ m# F Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& ~6 g% H" y3 b$ b0 \
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed$ u3 b5 w v4 ^- j8 h- a% p5 {
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
4 J9 H/ B4 M" ]+ k) GEstimated time to target is 14 minutes% S% w7 d/ k( E4 D/ i8 l5 X# A
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
# m6 j$ l0 X+ x6 v9 X2 k5 r Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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! s5 x# W+ Q. Z! \0 DMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; f3 d% U. v7 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# u1 U0 e3 |9 r/ _& e! NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 28 N: R2 q6 ]( T
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B-24J Liberator x 117% j2 Z3 Q$ g' f1 b+ k' f/ v/ Z8 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
) N$ G- a) o. s1 O9 u+ u) o$ t" ^ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground p9 y% E; |( q+ [
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground4 E* ]$ [3 W5 e9 L, B% D( _
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Allied aircraft losses6 e/ N6 h* E3 m1 Q! }) n
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged- c/ b4 \$ n9 q
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 a+ W; F' _" a! g! H) yJapanese ground losses:, z/ z7 [0 }2 D0 v3 E/ S
5 casualties reported
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2 |' |5 v& E- n+ ~: Q8 S9 K5 o7 s" y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( W* N* x4 P9 q* T }& w$ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. z$ F c& y: \" L" l! ~$ R
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Airbase hits 53" Q- A5 B) {7 v" a+ h
Airbase supply hits 2" e: v' v+ O& I* v Q0 H! D3 t
Runway hits 104: p: ?: t+ @7 _# U
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ d. g& l7 c+ |, D$ EEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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2 w# @' X0 \3 a [: w' }) XJapanese aircraft
3 ?4 v/ o( }0 P; e7 C Ki-84r Frank x 2- |6 J2 z! X# Z# h7 F; v: e) R
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
. C& m+ |1 h0 h# ]; r% Q0 b Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged- R6 _$ u$ ]1 j0 w
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses2 w% F1 }& A( Q4 I% |; f) C
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged: Y! ^4 Z% d8 M4 L
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Airbase hits 14
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Runway hits 19
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5 H, U5 i( p& M5 l% F9 nRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 {0 l$ [7 x, o; ?9 t" I
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes4 L- N6 [. b1 e; q; {' t
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Ki-84r Frank x 23 W4 a/ l( ^- T `0 n
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: P- u! a: m" b B-24J Liberator x 27& ~) A n, O) M
6 r5 |' y9 Y2 L9 z0 fNo Japanese losses+ z. J6 k3 u, D7 z
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No Allied losses" P% d6 G @% v0 [2 F3 j; j
' a( Q/ a$ @8 Z1 g* @' ?0 xAirbase hits 9
4 @/ G( u9 _$ R1 W# Y! F, IRunway hits 16 |