3月4日: Q( e$ f4 t/ ^9 I$ I
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。. S; V0 z$ G5 X+ m
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。
. r/ U1 U4 M1 |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 u: O8 t; i) g- @7 D
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.& t: I& y3 T& [# i$ W/ S: ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# q) M( t; y& i) o* U* L
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Japanese aircraft
9 R; r k8 E5 T! S2 z Ki-84r Frank x 48
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18; a) Z7 n0 A& E
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Japanese aircraft losses [, i! y0 W4 V$ S* ?1 U {
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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$ ~2 A0 i% k6 o+ X; QAllied aircraft losses9 c7 `3 @ [- @ y' w% e
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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8 O+ [8 h: g3 C" Z* z) ~0 vMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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! p, @8 q/ H2 c" K6 GRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
K5 J/ I- d% }/ l2 M$ A% A" PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 K5 K( D4 ^) J' x
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18! k+ f! A% d/ }" G% C
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed+ `+ o2 p0 l+ ]7 V$ _6 r0 A* r9 @. M6 M
8 f. i' N, c* U0 H: rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 e+ h9 ^: V! K# t" M4 k* l* }! BRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.( K6 d* }) I7 U8 j
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16# F5 y0 Z* ]5 o
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Allied aircraft
$ n5 T/ v8 Y4 r: I) O7 \* X0 o F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 b! T! h( ~! H Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! G( E+ A: B9 Z, D$ e 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.
6 F/ A5 K. D7 a. i& m* i4 PEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 d. j! I' K3 P9 [" n6 f i5 j Ki-84r Frank x 27 M( z0 u: A' c* c/ H
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Allied aircraft
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+ P- ?. P$ C! ~4 |Japanese aircraft losses
% L2 d' I L1 j# j" d: X& l' M4 H Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
" E3 O- I2 A: Y4 { E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
$ I6 ] X% n, d" i& _ B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
5 k& @( H+ W- |4 x B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 _! m( k$ }3 t2 W! c! x$ RJapanese ground losses:/ r. a. a+ Z8 m6 J: M( i, C
5 casualties reported
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$ A: N/ l p* J" b1 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 M5 t8 r N# I2 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 x! N3 T. t) J B: c8 @
3 R+ z3 B( F- e: m; D: t; FAirbase hits 53( M( x' k9 Z+ d, K
Airbase supply hits 2
4 }! i0 j j U( z4 P- ^( y# BRunway hits 104) l; Z: a0 j! _
! `* H6 E9 U. }+ M* z3 _& uMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' H0 d* a7 n; A0 z" y$ A
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes6 m- U e7 n) I! [0 Q' t
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Ki-84r Frank x 2# f) X, b; [) ]
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B-24J Liberator x 30$ A* p s8 A! S' X7 ~. c
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 M1 ~. D- x# m3 y( `) u$ n- L! f9 t Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
7 C6 [; y' ~ h( S% ? E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses$ R; Y' ^, ^5 l! M) e
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14
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Runway hits 19. x0 @* F9 y' e& x
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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/ ~+ I( c6 `' i: F5 j4 l' r: {Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 k- l2 h8 C" s- F x: o$ `5 O7 ]! G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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3 a3 z, i2 M/ s Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
6 X$ N5 U9 g6 z8 l6 w1 X$ b3 ~1 r% d B-24J Liberator x 276 D( D3 U+ p9 b8 o
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% B1 ]$ b5 [! o1 P1 ^3 EAirbase hits 9
+ w4 l1 H1 ~& S* H- r" DRunway hits 16 |