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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
5 i2 C! k/ `! B) e: v" D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。! t4 A: X1 E8 Q) V: w# j: Y2 \0 [3 |
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.+ g2 I' B! M; F* t! ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 Y# x9 n5 p* k8 e9 `0 GJapanese aircraft! ]+ j( r; o) W2 W/ f! C* X
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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- J& N* A+ k5 h' h: \" fAllied aircraft X: u/ U) y% p
F4U-1 Corsair x 181 ]( h' ]; q3 l
: {! e- d! y# U1 `; e: xJapanese aircraft losses
% V2 J* y3 Z4 _ Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed3 x1 {6 l1 b( s- p( ^- ?
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. O" N8 t* }& M4 b F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed+ K0 O& D3 v! Y; Z% A/ _: v! g
$ K @. \) w; w- ^ ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # t* B$ s9 h v. H% L+ e
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.2 x- f& X+ B; ~1 ^% a* n
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 P; E( [8 x. J8 l* V9 b; G Ki-84r Frank x 320 b4 W3 Y4 Z7 I6 _0 }& H: d/ h
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5 n9 T# |. O; U) a F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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p3 U1 T' m$ t9 ]Japanese aircraft losses
# u( e3 U4 ~8 L8 a Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# j( w g' ~% ~- x k
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) o' ~( H+ B) K' [ F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' w5 U8 d' _, j' s! ZRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
. U' }" T; e2 H+ L/ O O: dEstimated time to target is 14 minutes; k' t* U5 m- {7 m7 s$ C) d$ q
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Japanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17! D! x1 \' l" q( A X5 I
% Z5 c$ _$ V2 q/ s# L$ oJapanese aircraft losses: m* ?" ^. \) Q" L. P8 e
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed0 H+ V6 u! Y! B6 k
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Allied aircraft losses
/ {! e7 Z1 U& [# E" B- q F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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6 O4 |5 M: f3 d9 W2 e2 E; Z8 v6 ?Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 Y) ]/ w& s4 r* h2 j% {" [8 d
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' i9 W3 @+ p' o2 I
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 N% ~' O" n. ]% g Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
1 I$ r7 w4 U# Y; v E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) K, G) c2 R; D
2 w/ w2 D0 @+ p7 }8 Y/ k6 d* VAllied aircraft losses$ S8 c8 Y* S+ A U
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged: g" h; s1 z; S! R9 n. b) ^
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( f9 a) W4 D$ l! X x1 M. c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- W; m) \4 n4 M e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. O( S) ^) o, G# `Airbase hits 53
; j9 D& @9 n% E; |: KAirbase supply hits 2
4 @1 A- N: U( j; URunway hits 104$ v0 e9 I- x I7 T9 C
2 A& b, f4 t( u- v3 RMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 Q# I, c8 F- C6 j7 o3 L1 E( h& J" J
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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# E4 y+ C" e: ORaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 g0 L* P: f0 ~$ u( l6 |: @Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
k4 \( r* y( g Ki-84r Frank x 23 A5 v, j1 ^/ Q' v9 W
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& \5 H/ k8 a) L Z& x- B& f B-24J Liberator x 308 r! `% x7 h0 G
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged* S7 k, }0 b0 Z$ W6 o1 Q& M
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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- {. o0 |& X8 }8 |7 J( ]- mAllied aircraft losses7 N# F h$ N& b8 {; ?4 x
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged V1 ~2 |1 d. p# z+ i/ x7 w* \
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Airbase hits 14
1 I% \' r0 }! A: M8 ]0 _' hAirbase supply hits 13 I* v4 o2 O. c, @, c& h
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. ]: m4 w" K2 Z" ~: \, p3 jRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% _6 @' H( k2 p, t6 K4 C/ TEstimated time to target is 24 minutes4 X' i$ q* A7 P, m8 _5 J
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Allied losses0 w6 m! Q; Z9 G, i9 h
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Runway hits 16 |