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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。( m8 _- s$ P" m$ S% f" w' ^' I# l
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。
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4 c: V; t s4 c' XWeather in hex: Overcast& X" `9 i0 J( t7 H; E# U" B
$ h f" o0 m8 j) w+ H! X; sRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
j" \1 _+ |" d0 L% ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: {6 d9 F4 w0 \4 I, ZJapanese aircraft
2 I& R3 Q7 F" J8 D6 Z% w Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft E0 }6 ^& \ Z* C& m! o
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ t f. F O* |6 [ Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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3 f; [8 U" D) o+ k. iAllied aircraft losses
# |$ Y# R, |# S5 q8 ]7 C F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed' g) ^- [4 n4 W$ ?* j" U
" V. H5 r+ Y, dMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast! m, J% V; I) P8 p7 F, [/ i
+ n6 @! h- W( N3 ]Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.7 S4 O, X% }+ R4 M& I% p3 g1 i& P
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. P# w7 U; L- h4 K( Y5 y
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Japanese aircraft1 j, l$ e2 o e5 E p/ e- p" M g
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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, @0 E" L% Z1 |& W8 JAllied aircraft3 T7 [% c' S6 s, s! g
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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* T+ O& t# o: j' gJapanese aircraft losses6 ]$ H P8 T# v0 C7 R3 t" ?9 C1 w
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed& [& ]' C; `$ N- h: e
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Allied aircraft losses- @( S9 S4 f* G8 P" T) Z
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 o5 y1 i, Z& e, q! S0 [Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
1 [7 Z& k( b' A! w+ rEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* K$ c: D: J4 f: u* j$ s Ki-84r Frank x 16
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3 C- v# v( u) K( m6 u7 aAllied aircraft5 H0 _! B7 L5 X+ m! n. }4 \
F4U-1 Corsair x 17+ H5 x6 h: N0 H
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 W- U9 E: ~4 k+ l" } Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# ?) Q- h! b4 Q9 k! n
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* X/ Y9 B7 Y% O. H7 ]8 a
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; i9 Q. g) p8 L/ J" b) i+ C, e
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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5 a( y9 l) F a+ UJapanese aircraft losses& [' _3 l5 l& d6 `
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
7 O6 Z# H; F) a0 }% a% J E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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' ~2 V0 d" j+ YAllied aircraft losses
) F2 R& Z, n! u9 L5 D6 m B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged$ s5 @: M$ L0 b5 W5 F: x- V$ z
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak- N. V n! \- o4 f. W
: x' m& a7 `" v T6 wJapanese ground losses:
8 }+ G; b& {' O* J, I 5 casualties reported
6 ?! ], b" j: M, v9 e1 v Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: E, @( i2 a; z, D* } l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' x: E, O9 W- g' b9 ^+ j$ D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- |$ Q! t) g) b9 u$ W: n I
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Airbase hits 53
5 R: i" H- _+ ? ~Airbase supply hits 25 y3 w/ a3 x5 ^5 \' U6 p, E/ _$ b
Runway hits 104- x8 v+ ?( M9 j
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 Z: X$ O8 y: s/ k/ I; G8 P, z
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Weather in hex: Overcast, K5 R% Y c/ f+ C
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ X# |3 v6 ^/ ]) e4 A; w% X: C& }Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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. X; o2 u6 h0 [: K" eJapanese aircraft) O7 Q) @* j6 L* B
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
/ J7 q( ?9 _. x$ [0 v3 v B-24J Liberator x 30
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( \* R2 m3 a4 m5 F& Z; d) C" zJapanese aircraft losses
) @/ r6 m( C! K& ~/ y& T Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged. o, j8 h* U$ x
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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" }) Q4 e: v- P2 HAllied aircraft losses9 i* i' x& e1 R7 p& S
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 \# f; U$ N3 B; D2 l
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Airbase hits 141 T. @ q8 r8 o6 T9 {
Airbase supply hits 1& V) e6 O, }& c7 g4 }
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.
/ X) L6 [! F! CEstimated time to target is 24 minutes* c7 v) y* O& Z; w
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Japanese aircraft7 ^) V# t! K L& |. R v) L$ l
Ki-84r Frank x 24 Z4 v D" r4 c) k
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Allied aircraft
2 q" L2 F& I+ |9 ~ G B-24J Liberator x 27, u( S: t/ h6 Z+ X( ~1 f
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses$ D$ {( T; B, {2 g9 [
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Airbase hits 9 Z8 L, P; {) l# f1 M
Runway hits 16 |