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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。' f4 \: t& m0 Q
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。
2 @+ q8 Y/ ]. aMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( g+ ?& A: c7 e( _
8 _4 H. {0 @9 J5 l2 ^Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
' I8 y. ], H7 `, |/ P$ m5 B$ ^% gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# M! B1 V' `6 F
' [' Y N! A, H5 O1 gJapanese aircraft
$ s4 q: e. H2 j4 y$ Q0 {2 T Ki-84r Frank x 48
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$ x( u/ ]( i, y* }5 h$ PAllied aircraft
w& _* f: I! p, A F4U-1 Corsair x 18: J6 E, Q: [ u% V( m' K3 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 |2 B4 x- Y! U Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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9 B( ~. T1 [+ Y( X$ Y' JAllied aircraft losses5 H9 S/ S$ Y t, e! j; p) x
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed/ ]1 D2 o2 L: o# Q. l
, E7 O. h M1 t0 j& c9 F+ |0 oMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.- M. F* r) E8 s) o; o% F- F
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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) c+ ]# i3 v( G5 o' X GJapanese aircraft
/ [2 v/ S; g- G I. Q5 E# O Ki-84r Frank x 32$ A1 f C0 O/ Z4 x' o8 W9 a/ F
' l3 |: d. A& H( I& U) }+ ^Allied aircraft7 _5 h" W5 a! a, e( g
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses8 w' @3 ~' N3 S) J8 U5 ]
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed f! R# M1 b! W) u% W
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; |( X6 J2 k9 N* b% F
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$ c# E/ _6 a# b* h) x- g: S) sRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.! W) a2 n7 Y+ J" i# l0 |' i- v, {$ J2 j
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes% V Y' ~4 w! A6 n
; g" L% \3 v9 {4 O# m# GJapanese aircraft2 P: L8 s' F$ o: D* e: f0 A
Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft4 r) v. o1 r" x& f$ i
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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4 K. d5 E; C; D' wJapanese aircraft losses
9 A, e6 ^6 ] B) X; I5 T) E5 E) P% O3 s Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed* k t7 H" F ~: D4 ~' \( q- a
* J1 U9 y, |& L6 Q% CAllied aircraft losses
+ f0 N2 d0 o2 z8 q8 t. X( f' ^ F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed# t t% j2 |& P! ?2 F/ p) x/ \% s2 B
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." i. T& s6 m/ t1 i
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2" `% ^" k3 G8 I/ }/ _
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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5 D5 C2 [' u/ C. ^" X0 j) xJapanese aircraft losses
6 X& W" T' g# _( b: O Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
* K! H' h) a5 t. Q5 S E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground$ ]2 @, |. V( H. j- Q9 y5 n3 D" F
: n: V3 e. L9 C3 DAllied aircraft losses/ G* a) A4 r: H: ^7 m
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged! s3 {- _( Y) C6 d4 v$ d
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 B7 f: D% p; w/ y5 r+ W! zJapanese ground losses:- t) d8 _4 X( n$ V0 j$ L" X
5 casualties reported
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' H% h! r r1 m; M# d! Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# W2 i+ v4 M5 b* s6 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 J P1 \; d* S$ ?2 Q/ b! r6 [0 f
, m& R. M0 y0 v% ^% c% e+ |) b! {Airbase hits 53
0 S7 g$ K) G7 p+ P0 B, G0 ]- U9 \& M% bAirbase supply hits 2
" I4 ^0 |0 y, T4 q4 I$ N0 uRunway hits 104, W% i! i9 L5 R1 ?! ^
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ z- U7 m5 i- {8 _5 l/ _( BRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 u5 y* f( Y7 w dEstimated time to target is 27 minutes: o# W7 \3 p, P; t+ d7 x
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Japanese aircraft
$ E! _ r4 A+ A$ Z8 R: L" \; m- A Ki-84r Frank x 2$ Z+ L1 u+ y$ \% u8 h
1 r1 f J8 H m d5 nAllied aircraft
+ [ i; t, j- _0 b) e% b B-24J Liberator x 30" F$ P. E9 O9 t3 Q3 h) v4 P5 Q% b
% F; I9 M7 f/ `8 n- ?3 y# jJapanese aircraft losses
/ k& K8 m7 C- P3 _5 k! I Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged, Q( M7 y: d9 o7 R1 j, a y' U6 R
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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+ t+ C& f# m" l. o# i: \, RAllied aircraft losses; l% m1 S e: m) c$ c0 o0 B0 p
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14# h Z, k# P& `2 Q6 r+ k
Airbase supply hits 1
8 K& K/ F; t7 ~3 L3 `8 \! G( t, v: gRunway hits 19
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9 ]9 O6 G' H1 R5 n9 f5 YMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 Y# U: f7 y, M& b# @Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* ^1 x1 d5 V# B& T9 Y
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes' F# g0 P) W5 t
" U9 N' @5 G1 U, I4 qJapanese aircraft
* k. @3 u. Q8 F7 f Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
: J& e2 l0 R% \( J2 \! ?1 u B-24J Liberator x 27% b( |& `& K* k# B% E- M
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' }6 c0 ^* x$ }9 C; W7 S' w0 q( lNo Allied losses. X& ?4 d4 e5 I
* J5 \, S+ X6 d9 h9 hAirbase hits 9
9 g' x# q& g+ n7 j; D- c' TRunway hits 16 |