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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。$ r. r; z2 E( Y1 J
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。+ [$ J8 c9 N/ U' ~ Y: e4 T
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + y& l4 H0 i. f& T9 s) e
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( m7 [4 Z y8 o. G) nRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.$ B) Y R7 i( s, x) o9 C4 z! Y5 C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 R! z+ u% l: i5 s Ki-84r Frank x 48
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3 K- @7 X5 u3 t; A2 }Allied aircraft! l) X' s& d- h4 S; b* W" g; J% R
F4U-1 Corsair x 184 a+ [ `4 q) ?* j k, z& s% q
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Japanese aircraft losses0 L% S/ l$ X$ T7 Y
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed2 ^: X5 [8 q9 _. r+ G& a
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Allied aircraft losses
5 M% _/ [1 l0 j2 y N/ A9 S F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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) Y* R5 K, n. f' j1 `; V8 [Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 l$ `+ @1 Y+ C+ M
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.* M a% M' p3 ?3 c
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes% P' R6 Q+ D7 b; I" o
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Ki-84r Frank x 32/ J* c( c8 R' K/ d7 s
$ H% o8 K. [+ ?Allied aircraft% ^6 S, F* `7 l. N" C
F4U-1 Corsair x 182 l: t1 ~. V( U' c! v |
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) a3 J0 a$ k9 |% H* r/ j
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed6 |8 {. f' m/ `; Z$ J
, |$ B' F! A F+ x0 {1 |" nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.5 J. ^! M- X- V: j. O
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes' S( z- H, s; R0 q$ ~0 Y
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Ki-84r Frank x 16( Z/ _5 f: d' c
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses( A# g; |& r2 r0 y
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed: t/ U9 f* ^6 N5 d/ `
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Allied aircraft losses% B2 o% r! Y- I' h6 D
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed9 L1 g) d' i8 o" [! Y& r' c
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 Y" u6 B8 J0 a) K
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes/ k' R( t' F8 X. ?9 X5 d$ ~
2 D0 o+ n) I0 d4 U0 DJapanese aircraft
" C" A" i/ X. l# |0 Z! j$ Q$ t" C Ki-84r Frank x 2
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7 [" U8 |2 k2 p7 qAllied aircraft
! v/ T& z; l! `- O+ T B-24J Liberator x 117' v7 X4 ]/ B( N1 b& R3 K
+ f/ K9 ` K- q' HJapanese aircraft losses
, b8 k7 t. v; N5 R* m, D- u Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
. h0 m( @, D6 M) X E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses2 a3 `5 p; E1 Z) J
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged% L! c% r* ?. X3 G
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak [/ D' z/ b6 p3 @& H" D
0 v! ]- S7 Y7 s! D* jJapanese ground losses:' `" {( X8 o$ H, b: M
5 casualties reported& e6 P0 d( x4 T2 u2 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: O0 B! Q6 n/ g, [1 V/ }4 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 Q+ t' E5 }9 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. {8 j9 w: T+ K# ~3 q1 h; ?
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Airbase hits 53
1 D, @$ ]! k* x' J% \9 W$ X' c' }Airbase supply hits 2
; x/ j4 A, a5 m3 _Runway hits 104
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- d$ h x% r( j1 r1 |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + B$ g5 ?6 i1 U6 E
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9 l0 ~* \* o' o: m3 d1 XRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 N% O6 q1 _: j+ wEstimated time to target is 27 minutes- b! { {6 P- c N$ _! k
/ `/ E+ O. c9 J* T3 H$ t8 kJapanese aircraft5 a, s5 Z, g: h
Ki-84r Frank x 28 I* e- b( e. u `/ I- |9 L
) W$ z' m; t+ W0 jAllied aircraft
' S0 {8 |1 X, J/ A+ Y: q B-24J Liberator x 30
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" ^1 ^% m+ U+ p4 S# zJapanese aircraft losses
! |8 @8 H4 g; D0 l5 M Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
. Q, T) q; K4 E! X5 ?5 W E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground* ^* O" N1 l: Q
) O* I& d1 q! r: R5 c1 _/ HAllied aircraft losses8 z1 \8 z% q( N" f" M% |0 H/ E
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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% J6 s2 \! H/ k* Y+ T$ vAirbase hits 14
/ v2 x) Q! f0 |( _+ EAirbase supply hits 1+ n5 F; ]: J- ^7 a9 x
Runway hits 19+ [4 W5 D& S3 g) \: F* Q8 \+ _; {
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 i0 l( x. Z Y! N
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 x- t; P5 L- {
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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0 w6 S7 ^" `: q2 U" L9 X6 @1 i: xJapanese aircraft
7 n; P: k2 [) u; G Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
& M% k: C) ]' i/ T B-24J Liberator x 27
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1 G9 W$ F/ U4 f. b2 q; e7 WNo Japanese losses) h J# a0 K2 D" g& x, p+ }
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No Allied losses% ]/ q( D/ E- Q" s2 h O
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Airbase hits 9
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