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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
: A2 ]+ I- p6 a6 q8 S5 R$ u: r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。
5 D$ l* g( D! c8 H- I7 gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 y8 T2 B' Q& O
4 n1 p3 ^& e) g/ X9 SWeather in hex: Overcast* Q6 X# P& ~, _. I/ v) t
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.3 r+ ^7 m0 K, a2 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& p3 h- V" h5 L$ Z' p
7 L% D6 Y' r0 @% yJapanese aircraft$ n" o) {) `' t8 ~' g; g9 P
Ki-84r Frank x 48' R3 X9 Q" I9 d
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Allied aircraft
9 w. q" U: v1 r9 ]- A; F; d F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
; r$ y* x1 o) b0 A: B6 Q& y Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed+ f9 L+ X' ~' d) N" M% \. Z4 k/ Y M
; i# C/ T3 \( X8 O7 h7 YAllied aircraft losses
! B, w, O* L/ k7 n* T/ P' u3 R F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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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 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
% i2 Z% O' W9 E5 BEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% b1 i; q. s# l* j Ki-84r Frank x 328 P4 K {" x# t8 J5 ?" Z
1 _- K. k3 r! C& J- d6 ^Allied aircraft
( P, l, P- _* J7 w0 z4 l& }+ R$ y F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses9 A" v5 Z9 Z% t/ z: a
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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1 a/ B0 b( Q& J; ]4 f/ j$ t- B4 hAllied aircraft losses5 ?5 O( K- r; F; M6 b9 d
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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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 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
/ Z. O. O* K" a/ e. f w% }5 CEstimated time to target is 14 minutes3 m% K1 a6 e. f2 ~8 U
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Japanese aircraft
) I) Q7 Z, b% G3 z Ki-84r Frank x 16; d7 ^8 x4 y7 |/ x- i7 d
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Allied aircraft+ `( q* I! d3 U, B/ A% a2 }
F4U-1 Corsair x 17+ `( M4 i1 j% j1 W2 e
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Japanese aircraft losses& a9 q+ g1 P* e% s+ r9 Y
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed; q! Q) X6 k6 \, P: ^: z4 c4 ?" T
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Z4 V- W [6 |' ~/ i2 r F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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9 g1 N Q1 ~5 E9 |' S+ R1 bMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 O% s/ B. W9 n/ D; `
( |/ d% B+ Y+ `& gWeather in hex: Overcast2 z6 g" H: Q+ I, _" j8 Y
- Y# {0 ~6 W6 A" F8 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ T: |8 ?4 S8 e% cEstimated time to target is 27 minutes ]5 c5 m' n. [
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Japanese aircraft2 i# ]/ I6 O$ e+ A! H
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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) Q! t4 |0 y9 dAllied aircraft
+ n j9 O" D6 c3 U+ C" ?- W9 F; Z: N B-24J Liberator x 117! }' c+ U3 p: b* Q! ~1 A8 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses+ l; z x; j7 }: m% ~! w
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground" I( N5 s2 O$ c2 }, k* P% a" y/ I
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Y; B+ y- j$ U* ~+ N B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
- F/ E2 ]/ s8 k' l! o/ p+ V$ v. N# s B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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' d$ e: m; B# V u' A. { O! |+ @Japanese ground losses:2 E) d0 g, ]3 o/ X, o
5 casualties reported
2 }, o$ w7 F0 m0 h- i. X7 q( z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& U4 O" q$ A: ?4 m/ g/ D7 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 [1 @- F, A) x; Z$ U3 M% O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) i d2 ]5 f' m" k6 f yAirbase hits 53
$ Q; u: S5 _5 A( d6 ]% SAirbase supply hits 2# W0 Q; v4 \* m- R# W6 P
Runway hits 104
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; ?- ]- T* P2 q) cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 D( _; n: ?, c. j. M
9 j7 B3 Q2 R2 p7 N7 {9 M% @# dWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( H3 N# _" j' f& \7 X+ K% X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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8 ^3 \. K7 I: I p; Z/ xJapanese aircraft
+ r8 |: g3 y' E. n- A% t7 h, z Ki-84r Frank x 2" t- Z9 q* A* Z$ P8 T; _6 j/ [
, G. a. z7 {% D3 E8 jAllied aircraft1 |- J/ j/ q- f+ l
B-24J Liberator x 309 L9 ]- C7 W" r! c. D' @( i
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Japanese aircraft losses, y' ]3 Z2 _( @2 ?& U! V+ k
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
7 t: d& d; B- w# c. s# o1 U) s E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses4 {5 Q# ]8 _$ Z' v# h* O, v% X: k
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged8 M6 r; J+ {- H* d5 m9 Y
$ r7 U/ m" @8 ~' ~Airbase hits 14
* G+ l# d' e; oAirbase supply hits 1
. z( S9 }* _& sRunway hits 19; |2 ^& ~% y8 Q; C# R
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : c4 x) D0 @" ~ q1 ^9 W" ^3 t
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, W3 F) x: q% K, Y- @Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 A4 V: k/ j k
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes2 @7 }2 t5 Z- s; L# O, j, O7 W" I
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Japanese aircraft1 m& Q$ |+ ^5 e% F
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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7 }) y, K0 ]# K+ j) NAllied aircraft7 E: W/ Y( o- u. i
B-24J Liberator x 274 v! S9 e7 B) C, y$ w/ {, I
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0 ]( T" ?9 G& LNo Allied losses
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x7 f) R9 L0 DAirbase hits 9
0 m& L+ C7 |: q. n1 MRunway hits 16 |