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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。/ c1 L2 G$ ` Q+ _) z
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。
7 o/ b" N6 @8 }, X+ r2 b& |* s! sMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( m8 i$ v7 a) e2 C2 t* h$ j& ~5 H
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.0 U6 ?4 ~! }0 e. V( t- |& t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' R- H1 u. K* P, N4 a8 GJapanese aircraft/ a0 l6 d) X- P5 d, l% n- M- ^
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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9 W% H: `/ _! o; M) L: J1 U F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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/ N$ m% v/ x& }5 `9 z+ iJapanese aircraft losses3 c3 s# V2 ?) \" D/ z, F
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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; o5 A2 o1 o5 ?* l' g! _% WAllied aircraft losses% k' \. ]+ Y7 ~* H
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ ^1 H& O# h' S8 a5 C2 L& R
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.4 _: R' z& r( k; I' U" i; d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: q7 F7 I/ s0 L5 f
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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6 \! v5 A1 |. I7 C5 G% Z" O" mJapanese aircraft losses
* I) H8 M3 W$ f, @" } Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed( v+ D; J5 R" g* M7 J
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Allied aircraft losses
3 B/ m# ]/ X/ | F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed5 y; \! a+ A" l+ F' |/ V9 w# w7 H
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' ~( @% ~+ G P& V+ D: e
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
) D/ b/ x, k9 U% a& v) p! E) xEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( Y) B: f( a% v# N9 O4 \9 x Ki-84r Frank x 16 {( H- z* c/ `' {7 `- ]
5 E1 d8 \4 p* m8 `7 q6 SAllied aircraft
& ^: s5 x, m7 h& S; L+ ? F4U-1 Corsair x 176 O! y+ E" e" E
2 | X0 e* c4 k- i, jJapanese aircraft losses
/ A) O6 S7 ]6 S( I2 T Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 j+ f. f/ M- `. Z$ p3 n# w
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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6 x) X) {$ V5 I% v/ yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 n/ d5 [* O% f4 z9 e4 e
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3 X! q; @, z4 t( _6 X0 a: j% tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 ]7 o/ \$ t6 z- I2 T
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes7 H/ E; x1 I% o6 V& k
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Japanese aircraft& M I- ~& l. @" D% o( }/ g! c
Ki-84r Frank x 23 Z( Z2 S3 S3 z
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Allied aircraft: K4 F+ k1 c7 c) ]" f) F# Q7 g
B-24J Liberator x 117: o3 u! p8 J) ^6 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 x' S2 p/ m2 @0 l9 n Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
# U5 V* {$ L, S4 b- C- @ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
; r! L+ u0 o4 M$ @6 I B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged7 ~& L- Y- @7 x: `0 J8 L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& r5 P7 Q; \1 l0 {; x1 N' v8 t) t; l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 `3 P+ b% l( H5 Z3 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 a- y* q3 ~: H, d% ?Airbase hits 53
9 f8 d! Y0 L; d0 J. JAirbase supply hits 29 h! _2 b: L/ @2 [& c/ U% X( m
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % W& ~ i. C$ T3 u" W
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3 R% _5 u) W" Y6 l1 BRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 b9 N( o7 t' M+ {1 b& [$ m0 B% QEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 Y4 U( E z4 Y" e0 B8 d# b W
: t: i6 F) i: F x) X) j3 mJapanese aircraft
, L( U+ L/ ^, F$ y& }, L5 A Ki-84r Frank x 2
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0 r3 S( F% [' M- \* B% n$ O7 r' r B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses9 D# ]7 X) T% E
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
9 M2 g: _! o1 T9 l1 k5 X% f- f E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground T+ H$ i& l4 J' Z$ H+ q5 k
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Allied aircraft losses" i" H* L- u$ K2 H) @) p3 w* Q9 e- _ Q1 S
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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3 G9 k8 d/ a! z; K+ m% N" AAirbase hits 14
# [. F6 p9 p3 ~8 z& k0 E+ {5 oAirbase supply hits 13 D1 T: ~! ^% S, K
Runway hits 19
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) _! {1 B0 ]3 z' A, w) z% ZMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ]: F7 v j& V) k1 f" P* m: V: w2 {
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes( S% H3 }5 f/ Z6 D( y
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Japanese aircraft1 | c3 ~ ?2 f( P8 C8 P: G6 [" d9 G
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses4 b# C" W* Z+ K& W
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4 L& J: G3 l1 W$ {5 L" d ]Airbase hits 9
. u" F3 I: K0 V% ?; }& ORunway hits 16 |