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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。+ d% {2 r7 Y" z, Q- B
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。: ?8 {: @ G% I
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , J# J) F! D- f4 ]9 G+ ?
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet./ h! `& C! g6 Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( y" k0 D1 Y, ^1 K) ?Japanese aircraft1 s5 X& r5 ?- P% E- t
Ki-84r Frank x 485 e" y4 T2 I/ s: H
: k, S+ [( \: u* a: K( xAllied aircraft! J% b, Z4 Y& q( Y- W b" p% m
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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! m% j4 n2 q! s/ p) oJapanese aircraft losses
6 V1 N7 Y2 C0 A/ A Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed( f, M0 p! H- @* Y. }4 f& p
1 x2 P5 l/ x) ]/ [, ^1 ]Allied aircraft losses; B! ?; i: X& k' N0 [6 |& v
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed0 y9 m* F1 w# R) v/ P0 G
$ f0 i( l" L1 f, B5 T" LMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Z. S# f0 ~% iEstimated time to target is 8 minutes0 `6 P7 \! h2 F' F4 z" n
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Japanese aircraft
$ b4 f' f( b6 F3 H* v* f5 x0 e Ki-84r Frank x 32+ s' J% n5 G" E
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Allied aircraft
8 W1 q4 v1 S! e! r/ B& r F4U-1 Corsair x 18& X$ c! I# `( {6 s; k* k7 f
2 L0 v! m3 g" c. [/ `Japanese aircraft losses
0 P1 g( p& A+ P) `3 c- P) D Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' r- M6 R; C m' N! S4 C6 Z
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed+ ?9 q+ y1 b2 g# C2 q
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast, y1 H* a3 T: T7 ?
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
X* U0 B( N# tEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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$ K0 H( b2 ~6 G( n# ? Ki-84r Frank x 16
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, s4 i: ~" U) X( w4 _3 h F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
% Y* b: `' M+ H# }8 u# H Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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5 U& m7 ~2 w/ A" `/ @Allied aircraft losses- ] h3 [3 |9 {' ]* _' B
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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" B( [4 X* o1 Y6 X X2 |9 WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- b" ]( j8 y" N- |) a- jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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/ ^* q$ B4 ]& v t4 A' K0 UJapanese aircraft
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% H% ^: p) \5 D$ w+ s$ D& b B-24J Liberator x 117
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( i) R# T: {6 `* ?0 W! I- h) qJapanese aircraft losses
$ K4 h2 e- y6 k9 ]( u# V Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground: o2 y! ~0 d! x% e9 q- k
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ \0 S, |9 y2 l W
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Allied aircraft losses9 F- i7 Q# f* ]! J6 c0 E/ |
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
( q8 H0 }- c3 u* q' Q B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak$ N" H. I9 C0 I( y
8 y- p6 t) ?8 gJapanese ground losses:
2 F$ x+ [) W: c! p) G- [# \/ i 5 casualties reported
2 [" V% v k. p8 l, T# v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) q* B5 _' C7 G% S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' W/ d( W3 g* H3 g7 X# ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 X5 M+ D. j, M3 eAirbase hits 53
3 j9 v- v# i7 k; `+ ^Airbase supply hits 2
& d8 G: w# }! [' wRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) t4 Y2 U1 U' G+ h* SRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 h. A: F; e; Z" B" t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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9 c& Y2 o5 h5 Q! q8 O+ F# H- ^! v4 hJapanese aircraft
/ [( L3 O" Z- u- |' _ Ki-84r Frank x 2) Z, @) s1 x7 s5 U
W" d: Y, @9 Z5 ~6 p7 Z& aAllied aircraft
7 J( V* R* X& V' p) M B-24J Liberator x 30+ @7 ]( |2 H* d0 _, r2 l
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Japanese aircraft losses" l" f: I7 J$ L! t
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
. P8 J' v8 f5 G% Q3 F% f E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ i0 w* o2 S: ]/ l
1 L% E4 g3 q8 ^6 T3 [) q' b: Y1 YAllied aircraft losses
" k- ], S1 |% q" a B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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5 h( }; R) ?. o. N2 y ZAirbase hits 14, p* r* J) m8 m2 x
Airbase supply hits 1: W( l/ @" H$ j
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 F& Y: V0 \$ c3 uRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., s) f8 h: E6 |" @ l1 t
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2/ M" g* k: d5 I
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Allied aircraft5 D8 f5 i) k( a& `0 O
B-24J Liberator x 27
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" a7 a+ G8 n3 N& Q' S( SNo Allied losses
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! D: p7 \2 w0 x9 b% {# dAirbase hits 9! C* y$ S9 T; Z; |" k, X! c
Runway hits 16 |