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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
* \( \6 a7 N; F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 }8 o/ E& u0 J
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , M/ K% v/ p5 Z8 D+ E7 B
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0 e b. [: ~0 t9 q- D' ]7 IRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.: J6 C8 a# J4 Z+ Y7 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 m+ P5 o9 |$ v! f
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Japanese aircraft
2 [, G6 y* a3 A( [/ R Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
7 n/ F9 f/ M) P# _* D- p+ z F4U-1 Corsair x 18$ B7 h+ `1 p# I# T& x4 G& D
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Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) I# Z& M/ c2 x5 k- B ~ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed7 p5 ]6 L$ a( ]5 _/ K0 r$ A' a
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 l) `4 ?, @; \, O1 U8 Q; b
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.% ~5 s- j3 j! z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 H6 O8 ?6 I7 s) a- M9 | ^' U
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Japanese aircraft
$ B" F$ X$ H# @. O; V Ki-84r Frank x 32
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( B! r) f% ?$ t# Q0 e5 ?& j+ Z- QAllied aircraft
) i4 h$ F6 k. a F4U-1 Corsair x 18. i5 [( h4 M2 V6 D6 y/ \7 p* S2 W/ S1 x4 b
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 F9 X2 j1 g! u: m3 D5 e3 y% i: n; G Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed |! n$ B3 E* |& Q8 b
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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4 }# P+ ^5 Q) X( M, p) b: s4 b) EMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- ]' j: `$ J$ o7 CRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.+ `4 ?2 K" H% Y3 S
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes2 F) m. p! K1 l
2 P! r! V2 F% tJapanese aircraft
% }8 @; O6 R+ Q# I Ki-84r Frank x 164 u( d5 ?1 A0 Y! k
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Allied aircraft
3 e) ]8 t/ W! R" T$ W4 q6 } F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ Q+ e0 ^6 k4 `* @) T Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed, y1 l6 {* @8 E, o
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Allied aircraft losses
; r4 r8 L9 s. ^& q/ K6 k F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed: I5 Y9 U& j' V; w, |4 s
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 x A. Y% y$ T9 @) h2 y
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0 I' a" _* i5 B5 D5 F! _9 ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 |; I2 G/ S9 S/ u ^* fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes0 l5 ?% d. c: e/ m; H4 |
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Japanese aircraft
. H4 G7 _6 ^' [! q3 n6 t Ki-84r Frank x 2
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. U0 R6 b4 W9 F/ X# M B-24J Liberator x 117" j, A- [. ]5 @ F1 p+ a- _% c
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Japanese aircraft losses
: t- e% i' i9 x$ r8 s Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground1 N$ \4 D6 V7 l" i' ^6 L
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) w' T, T$ n6 }
% t& c& W" b' F9 M; EAllied aircraft losses
! O8 B7 X0 g9 N, k6 q; X F" F; o B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
- W$ S0 f4 P8 R7 G/ t# M4 y6 j* k4 C B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak! u) S7 G/ L# I" x+ z
v; s/ t( S; J8 I7 q- q5 T4 J# yJapanese ground losses:2 @! ?! V7 |0 i4 i3 Q/ o/ g
5 casualties reported
" g& p3 t9 m# R5 e7 ^9 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 N$ c0 ]3 S4 n; B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled g6 { {+ c7 y+ y2 y! t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 s( ?" Y$ Y$ k0 V9 k: J6 u
3 a% N7 J% A& X3 }+ T4 S7 b, aAirbase hits 53
! Q! e' W2 Y( P; W! L1 sAirbase supply hits 23 R% K" w0 w, g* j
Runway hits 104
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0 W* ]1 h! b" a( f. r2 Y: T3 UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 ]1 j0 t) ~- aEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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3 S# e9 J/ j* EJapanese aircraft
+ H3 \* y* |0 W( k Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
& p( {1 _" n# v1 S( u. c B-24J Liberator x 30" r4 }+ A( y6 i. P9 X. J
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ~. M F* k- ~3 f. M) p/ M Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
7 k1 O1 d8 B! F) @7 u, y* q3 j E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground; _* w( a z7 I) ]+ O$ t | w
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$ n' m" i8 u* [. l B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 @& N/ a7 N# B& p4 @6 S
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Airbase hits 14* X o- b R. o1 ?
Airbase supply hits 13 [+ i& A+ Z# F8 \- |0 P
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: ?# I: W' U4 F4 e3 [1 IRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 k5 [6 l6 U& p: ]) M3 D# ]( n, }/ B$ d
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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( b0 d4 h; @, z. b% ]* \Japanese aircraft
4 m" _" M7 U @: y Ki-84r Frank x 2$ s0 a8 z c X7 v3 T
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Allied aircraft5 H& @6 A( G5 R$ L% M" b/ p4 j
B-24J Liberator x 27
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5 E! W, Q+ n8 M# ` z; _6 U' H4 O9 pNo Japanese losses4 i2 F; t8 O( y7 J/ C
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9
" s* n0 x1 {7 z6 YRunway hits 16 |