3月4日
8 K S; n5 H+ ]* ~/ @# a% m; \盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
; p' X* Q; J* O2 M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。
& z3 C/ _6 }$ C& n, z( d5 C. OMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
3 }( f. S9 o( w0 W# ^2 R- ?1 S7 Y# REstimated time to target is 6 minutes: Y! a1 B, L8 L1 G7 s$ q3 {3 G
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Japanese aircraft
" o3 D& [7 g6 o$ s. S9 v2 B9 R1 F1 T Ki-84r Frank x 48
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. r# k( h5 A: i1 GAllied aircraft- \" k/ `' G0 |% v' b8 ]- }$ x
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed. x3 y+ B" m3 U' q
; o1 k# k8 A' C( E/ gAllied aircraft losses6 c& P( g3 ]4 u* y) u( E: ?% W( d
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed0 B! G- S V- O2 ~" o
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.! P. N4 p8 v L( J4 `+ ?( f
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 \& @3 o$ U* t( `
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
2 `/ s& C! |8 M: [. J+ u F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed: m; h9 X! B9 A9 P9 M' ~
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( s: y; k, f( t1 Z) x* sRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.+ i$ `2 h8 A1 p( R- b' l+ j* D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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% a `4 |5 @% r F4U-1 Corsair x 17( W( s. M9 ?+ |$ V/ [" ~! u
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed* n* v: Y! e! [4 }+ f. N
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Allied aircraft losses$ \( w/ }" G' Z: H! p- v0 U$ Q
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 \& `/ i2 r" v! W# r/ Y% T, z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes/ B6 Q# T, I9 ]5 g' @6 r( u
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B-24J Liberator x 117: B/ V/ c& x5 O6 h6 S% T
8 ^5 U- D! A5 x. d1 @6 JJapanese aircraft losses3 r4 F+ \7 N- X' v" n! u$ x! h4 B
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground( J# |, E. S2 f9 }! r, b1 A
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
7 C# L5 J; ^' R3 b B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
S! \' z! w x/ h Z% x2 U B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t* W4 ^. e, T: A8 E1 g* Y# A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; N% V& B7 v* v- p# o' ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled a1 Q! _# x) L. r9 T3 Z/ r4 V
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Airbase hits 53: s4 N x" K( k1 @+ I" M- i. M
Airbase supply hits 22 O8 M5 o& Y! [) s
Runway hits 104
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/ |/ C8 z: S8 G' `Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 O4 X+ X" M1 [/ h1 p5 q8 \Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2 R+ C5 J2 h7 z
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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# |% e& Y" N/ r* YJapanese aircraft losses5 Z- k1 r; n) ^8 \
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged' t( N7 `2 o8 O, `: C
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 `8 O, o0 P% F, l* C. P6 g B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 p; m2 E7 ?( i; S( x8 C
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Runway hits 19
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* G) U I4 E9 wRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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' _% o; B* C1 O* H1 `# v7 qAirbase hits 9( ~4 T! c% `6 k+ s& [
Runway hits 16 |