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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。% x1 H) A4 I" o8 e& [) k
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。- ?& R0 I% E' G2 ^2 N2 d
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
- @3 }! @0 ]+ N' ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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& l1 X+ ^- s1 P" u: mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# V: u5 z# _& }. V) {( @Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
0 R% G5 s/ z4 ?% d8 E0 |. ?9 xEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 `5 A/ d, M+ \% z T+ M
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18* l; l0 p8 q* W, n- a% @7 K$ n
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed6 |5 {! f8 g' S8 @
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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- W- I$ W( V" [% j3 WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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7 a" p- ~" g: R5 \Japanese aircraft losses2 U! c3 Q5 d5 A- c
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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8 Q% T; Z+ F5 q9 zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % L" m2 h2 Z, c0 ]6 A# r/ G8 _. U! ~
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- }! z! ]2 M0 Q- S% F! h5 {Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 T& a, ]6 b+ i/ S
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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9 l% Z9 E7 b" o( J0 R2 DJapanese aircraft losses
% E, @' v* f6 d b# k' V Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
, w$ H c3 F/ j& ] c4 Z E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged4 ^% P( X+ l, M
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 `: S, {: v \: d
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5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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3 d4 f$ N. u9 \& Y, a! uAirbase hits 536 f+ p3 [+ u5 T- ]# P" T
Airbase supply hits 27 a# B t; r7 Q
Runway hits 104( Z0 h" l; U8 M( u* q* S
0 _* k0 t( s/ { ^0 T5 A! b }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 B [$ ^5 s, {9 d, {2 |Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 [( Y* i( E) u$ F' I2 G0 e+ X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 29 j1 C" X4 l2 {- O) ]- t! ~: M1 d
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Allied aircraft
/ I+ A. j( \8 ~ B-24J Liberator x 30& L! G! u9 S y( j/ U8 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) t. c2 y3 \" Q
1 ~8 r; V& f1 t" C* K( w, SAllied aircraft losses9 `4 k5 `5 n+ Y0 c" c% k" B$ z
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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7 ]( ]. m: N# Y3 VAirbase hits 14
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& D" U4 w0 @1 j3 DRunway hits 19
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! J0 z, M$ {% F ZMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ J& _, g; f m7 zEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 Y3 F9 [4 ?8 n- R5 G; rNo Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 9
0 y5 d; v, o1 iRunway hits 16 |