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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。7 {- \( l3 z2 @6 e
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。2 e# v" r0 {# F2 j
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ~: z* o* @, q8 Z! H
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Weather in hex: Overcast# e" I; t) h8 A! Y+ a# q
4 ` t8 [0 b+ u2 M* Z2 R1 E( ORaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.- P3 j: Q0 \8 M# ]$ P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 w8 J' O3 A) o9 h% v: \
Ki-84r Frank x 48) j/ S: D1 t) s+ f* v4 Q/ ?- d
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Allied aircraft
" ~1 S' c6 r* b0 T M F4U-1 Corsair x 18- }3 a5 j2 ~" R9 @+ o/ x
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Japanese aircraft losses
' ? l* ]+ u P/ ~4 V Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 \. ^2 D7 \0 C+ X5 F4 S( ~. q
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed$ y# c5 }; a" @3 [5 v9 b4 I
0 }4 `( j! v rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
6 m: T8 `: K6 R, t# wEstimated time to target is 8 minutes7 f; A6 X" q7 [/ I% P' g( e2 a
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Japanese aircraft
! v0 Z# h, u# p. V Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses! o& X/ n/ m2 k, q$ [$ e9 _7 q
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed1 C7 B/ n: }1 v6 o7 z4 a+ w
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; ^" k8 I2 h2 F$ ?. r F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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: B" R- e$ c: j( ^) OMorning 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.
) l7 I: t- e: X" i/ K9 j& _Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17- J+ o/ S7 Y% ^
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Japanese aircraft losses7 A& ?/ s8 m+ H$ Z
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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" R0 p$ H7 y3 s F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' ^3 F0 e, |- xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ A0 L% ~7 R. g/ l; j% gEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2- `5 \/ c. @# E% o1 ]
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Allied aircraft
" H! r# Z0 @4 V( { B-24J Liberator x 117" }9 ?1 X8 N( \" ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground7 \; s* K6 H3 H3 f0 C' [/ e7 I
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged! }1 U/ B8 a! E7 h# N: \
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 casualties reported( C& B- G% S- ~( a% I4 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" a9 ~; _. o9 z( s5 o& M7 P/ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 k5 R5 \5 p9 x0 f1 P' G" Q) r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! o0 t* z# p, K" ?) D8 jAirbase hits 53
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Runway hits 104
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& h. E& A! g; _) U) v/ A& }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 q/ |3 U: V/ U+ V) ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes8 I! C: h5 A' J' |- b) Z2 _
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Ki-84r Frank x 2& U# b) ]5 [9 H' ~6 d9 ?
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8 z W$ R6 S) f0 A" d9 b4 {% k B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses' \) Z( d4 s7 G/ c
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged% k& ?" t4 ?6 j
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged0 ~. g5 b4 `% k) w D' f1 i
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Airbase hits 14 ~3 y( u6 N6 G% l8 Q
Airbase supply hits 1
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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.4 _! k) u. N& S( z
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 27& Z W9 n# f/ z$ ]) b. C8 G' O
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Runway hits 16 |