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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
2 w& R2 C' ^5 B0 j0 |% L! V1 T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。
/ i% q3 j6 W6 K4 ]) D) uMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* K) L* Z& ~" o* QRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.7 y$ `) N9 c9 {& r! ]8 H$ O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ L2 G! [0 V3 iJapanese aircraft
; J" g' w! Q# \* u1 s2 ]6 v Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
8 s- u; f; O7 p* | F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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; Y( ~( r! S" i! J' N: zJapanese aircraft losses0 t6 S3 |. Z" `$ ^6 z' \$ n- y
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed7 f; L- O. W W4 M' D% a" K
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Allied aircraft losses: F3 Z, j+ R2 F+ @! N: \5 u1 ]
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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3 O4 L- y! X; E- A/ j0 P! H. c$ O( SMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.- d% f1 H8 L6 s2 ?* ~
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 P6 B2 e4 D7 C, k8 H0 O
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Japanese aircraft1 d; O2 Y; ~9 r. I2 b" r
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18) g$ o9 G5 L0 ~+ O! W* W# [1 ]. G
' F% q: E6 p5 N. BJapanese aircraft losses
9 H- o7 x" A5 L- h i8 p Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 Z9 f7 o6 o4 b, u' a3 S
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0 b4 ^) M1 O. x F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed3 f: L9 e! F8 w6 N2 j4 j4 C
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1 a t# X& G, \2 v( D7 lRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
" h0 U: B2 @7 @ B5 V2 y( {0 EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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: y+ C# V) L5 d9 T' q F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 m/ j* w' u5 u. R F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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) Y8 \8 p* [+ X8 E0 oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ n/ F2 x; }. |Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 L; |7 h5 V* Z6 p Ki-84r Frank x 2
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0 e2 v5 s0 W1 y5 ^5 H B-24J Liberator x 117
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7 H( Y0 b. ]: x7 L- J Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
5 s( C0 K1 P. _* ~- B& t E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground2 } `4 P- h# v; F" W
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Allied aircraft losses# }, y2 p' m# a5 c7 o
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged7 U. {1 \( O5 C7 a/ `% k+ L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 w, t9 M) I. K8 D3 D5 S# h/ C5 m1 eJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" q/ d. W* f% B0 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& }+ ]; c/ N+ O4 R8 P5 N" S% D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* d0 K% T( F" `# d4 h. `! f
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Airbase hits 53
' J; b4 U& _- E4 d$ MAirbase supply hits 2
9 h H* A8 P' @Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / n4 D/ a' q4 ~$ b* ^8 ~& `
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ a" w, ]* k7 t5 b' j& T& [5 T2 X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes9 `9 k* B/ p! @) a% v
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
! r, f0 b) w- c% _# S/ e B-24J Liberator x 30# K7 C& {2 {4 L* H- L( ]
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
# `! g4 | c7 s. P; N E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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/ K% P4 p5 n5 ?) I! v R B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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+ {/ _! M3 C; Z- r( ]/ wAirbase hits 144 [. C6 f ? D, Q6 d
Airbase supply hits 1/ N# M- Q5 J' {7 X: U/ @
Runway 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.7 P: j5 v2 k$ O! h
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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2 W7 F- N) F; j6 R% F+ X4 H7 T, d" BNo Allied losses
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Airbase hits 98 r8 p- W8 H, G: i/ `0 Y+ Z
Runway hits 16 |