3月4日
, M' X. `0 l9 }2 U, ]3 e0 M/ V盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。" S1 F7 ?: `. B3 z. H$ \
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。
# Y7 P, t: V$ J; R' mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 m' u: r2 X& x ?! `$ |Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
9 k( |2 n1 I7 [. F% A J3 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# U1 p( e! E4 X
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Japanese aircraft5 x& p5 M4 O. V f: A; W9 w, r
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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- g t4 \' S4 r0 i/ h0 J5 c F4U-1 Corsair x 18: X; \6 ?* h3 B9 g# O3 x) l- `
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 Q+ W( u6 M/ G Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed9 a+ i! [4 m$ r. w# k9 h8 s* } G
& Z: X% g0 K V9 ZAllied aircraft losses
9 I& q# W$ b/ b/ P# b4 t7 C F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed( \! _8 ~) c T* U2 g% D( C
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % M1 _" E# K+ S
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.7 k; D- y( f! A% S8 V$ @& x: F
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 D' ]4 u3 w: U: L! z- e
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Japanese aircraft X% g# s3 j% _# S, I) H6 Y
Ki-84r Frank x 32. k( Q$ {5 d( v/ ?% ]
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Allied aircraft
6 `5 ]: d( J% D# _" h2 m1 c F4U-1 Corsair x 18) n3 N) M' d7 B7 G3 L; f4 C
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Japanese aircraft losses* Y9 }" q; r) A. h* [+ d
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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4 L0 o2 r" ]* F5 R; e) Y F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed0 S/ h* Z4 d5 R# D4 b3 x2 u
1 i: k9 e. P# _3 i n1 _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' ?: U6 Y5 N# ~% D/ y- H ZRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
7 ~. r& m7 M" o' wEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 164 }1 s% L8 {. E# _4 T& f
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses, ~9 |9 T2 j: w8 n8 B' p
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed- d0 g3 ?# k' X5 R& q4 c; T2 C
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Allied aircraft losses& a b% @6 l- k% ?: X) o0 L
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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/ p3 @3 c) J8 a4 fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; U& h; W: U7 W8 \8 t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes# C5 Q, ]1 h+ `% P4 B3 z/ ]- B! \
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B-24J Liberator x 117' ]6 _! k! O7 D, m: {
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
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5 casualties reported
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" W% |: @ ~% |1 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. T' K8 B% W* Q* q
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Airbase hits 53
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5 o" M4 D) f0 K! V- }Runway hits 104$ x/ w" r" p$ ^" B
3 V" q+ C Q* u, E; {5 W/ c; k1 yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( h0 c1 l% W3 E; Q% K2 v
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1 G: Y1 R, v! tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 P7 a: T- Z1 E% p7 BEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground2 H( Q4 `2 W4 f9 b
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i5 Z8 z( z$ t' ]2 V0 |Airbase supply hits 1; `+ j' Y% a; s# f% D2 y7 p
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.6 N3 |; E6 [2 c
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ F3 Y$ }! B& R% } B-24J Liberator x 27
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