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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。& T( V( F) Q( 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。3 L2 U* h: X: f; V# R9 t
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " K/ E; q3 Z4 v, R) M- `/ p
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
* w, J. S& c, y. _6 W8 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 U% R$ [$ w" l# v* F9 V
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Japanese aircraft$ e) J! `- ` Y: N
Ki-84r Frank x 485 _0 v! j, }8 k8 m% Q5 ~7 y
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Allied aircraft9 j# F. N6 H/ L- ~: a0 J; U* e) Y$ ~# b
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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$ Y4 Z2 {: x5 b# |Japanese aircraft losses8 U0 y! l# R( H9 U2 I
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed+ h F3 @( }: q+ f" S0 o( w
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Allied aircraft losses
" j4 q3 O9 L6 K. } F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed" f {) z, d$ K8 B u: ]
: m' g/ l# `1 NMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 R5 o3 H8 [1 z1 \Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.1 b* v' ]3 Q a M
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
& ]( Q( P0 y4 T# `& l4 B! P9 l F4U-1 Corsair x 183 h* r# ?- \" {8 v
$ W/ a; ?# \3 y- v0 f8 q- bJapanese aircraft losses
: s0 Q8 }! @2 E i' F" J. a Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed& H; n1 _. m. A! [
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* A4 T) H! ?: a9 u' E6 P- h. D0 dRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
/ L5 R( F2 \3 y* O s' qEstimated time to target is 14 minutes8 f; G8 U9 M* d+ q7 \
5 z W" W) h" M9 X5 \% R1 f$ b) bJapanese aircraft
/ t3 \9 ]8 O- j( E4 _+ q3 e Ki-84r Frank x 161 ^ R$ u6 r1 U4 g+ y
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ~/ s3 l2 P/ l# e Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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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.
/ ~# K2 T8 n6 h8 sEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ]) E+ }, _) E) r7 {9 y% t- X Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 Q0 c+ w# r2 | E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground$ F( r. S6 f$ Q/ B0 z
5 }2 W# h4 d* e3 O7 rAllied aircraft losses
2 u) h! I4 e0 L4 }6 G B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged' O2 w% r- N' V
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:) n9 u- a4 l4 k, y
5 casualties reported
' I- q- h% C, B8 m3 V a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ?5 _' h# }, w( V9 u) M& K6 _4 j- ]8 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 B& ?7 b/ p) a! w4 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 530 b% Z) A5 ]: a0 W4 Q8 B, f* ?
Airbase supply hits 24 B- x8 L$ A- \5 r1 t- l, g) ]9 ~ D
Runway hits 104
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) f+ }9 s( W1 J( |$ uRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ e' u& U7 g3 s/ B% ^
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 L% K5 }/ f0 z- x3 ]! ~. U- M8 _
( c+ |' B+ X- p5 @6 T; i0 H5 hJapanese aircraft& Y8 \" W% n2 c& I3 A2 J
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
- j- j9 A" ~- a! K B-24J Liberator x 30& s& |3 V- c4 ~; l9 M
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Japanese aircraft losses, d' _+ @/ M4 R2 o1 i
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged; z8 v# ~* o) J0 S' T
' M0 O: N9 l9 i$ G6 aAirbase hits 14
V7 c6 m/ Y: M* d; eAirbase supply hits 1
4 `1 l. |; |! Q. B" g1 zRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " f; d: t& x+ \3 J3 N
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ U C% {8 Z/ H& i
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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* Q1 T: J2 v9 p2 Y) J0 {6 TAllied aircraft
- |6 O4 ?3 D3 z. E( v B-24J Liberator x 27
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" X) e! y# k! x+ FNo Japanese losses2 m0 G9 [- k- G
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Airbase hits 9; e/ I) G! M- W* F5 ~: i
Runway hits 16 |