3月4日
4 Z- a: @, `/ M5 k" F盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。: [8 u- v' ~) J- ?- j, O7 h& 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。1 Z* q; z b. i" L
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; X; E% l1 S! b: cWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.) B1 A# a% m( g, f) ]+ x6 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes T/ x9 H E) {+ x7 Y( q8 M/ n
0 B/ F3 V) [3 j6 X U! yJapanese aircraft
- e- O! b" \% }5 i' H Ki-84r Frank x 484 v3 A6 Z- O8 V6 G$ p: t
1 d# ]7 @8 e- t; u7 AAllied aircraft5 p: S, O2 ~; W
F4U-1 Corsair x 183 w2 f3 K% D& M' j& _3 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
; Y! G2 j0 q6 z9 Z Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed. p7 c* M" y% b/ ^9 ]9 w
. X& e; y' q& M) b+ mAllied aircraft losses
' E' A. C" N r, i9 f; m; a F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed: R+ d' i4 ?7 S# ^7 W% M) b
9 J- [# p" o3 u# n2 zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.- W% \1 E. v) W. c& J
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes+ {) d/ Y1 ]2 p0 I3 O$ H
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Japanese aircraft2 u2 O- m( S2 v: S
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses, |5 k: W# b/ t( e9 Y' P
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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6 v! ?+ ]9 l9 g8 p+ CMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
a: L1 }" E- O4 D% O& I pEstimated time to target is 14 minutes) c3 Z7 y+ B& U$ ?$ ?
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F4U-1 Corsair x 176 t8 I/ a0 U/ a. i
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5 B0 A8 ^ c2 C/ ~, K Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 z# }5 L4 ?! K8 K( C5 s. p8 ?( i
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Allied aircraft losses/ @1 j: T3 u% { K( a' }: \
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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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.& Z. o1 ~9 }2 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes$ k) g5 j: ^7 N" S6 u
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 1171 n2 _# T# t. S% _! T) g" [
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 o; v2 q4 b+ U# R q Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
! [9 r0 R1 @% |% f5 f. } E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground: v, t$ I c3 R. N c1 K. ~
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Allied aircraft losses
/ y4 Y {. h8 Q) T B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged3 W0 S, u3 u) w/ S( H
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 x; x# m2 H; r& f- y4 m. N0 `! f
4 E) E- F# \; y/ E' SJapanese ground losses:$ `4 V2 _$ O9 g$ Y1 g" W
5 casualties reported+ C! S/ A) K, g& O: X1 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ q5 D; I9 M9 F# j2 f- |8 K* P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 A& d+ b3 x/ c" y8 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 i" M# N& Q, V1 X
* ` z, q! D$ ? ^7 DAirbase hits 53; I/ Y# I/ Q/ X" v4 q
Airbase supply hits 20 ~0 b% B- @! z
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: G+ s! Z, {* H! k) }6 _2 LRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: e1 l+ |% U _
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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B-24J Liberator x 30' M5 a7 @/ \$ ?
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged5 B' b6 y L, n! o; \
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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A1 c$ `: x/ ?Allied aircraft losses3 k& H! W; G, t' @% ^
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged$ n3 v6 }8 X* D+ N' }
- M& j$ C# h; S# I+ HAirbase hits 14" g: i* T' u9 p/ p( x* Q4 P" d$ L8 \
Airbase supply hits 1
5 Y0 c6 I* D- V- w BRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., g; m* b; p$ I' f: A5 \! \& D2 ^
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes2 |- F7 `9 A+ [( h( V; G
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B-24J Liberator x 27 {# b- U; N$ p8 f0 `
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No Japanese losses9 G* n P8 Z5 c: X8 c; `! c; M
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No Allied losses
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7 O' S+ F9 M: l/ {7 U9 ?9 `) x/ ~Runway hits 16 |