3月4日
. w4 k$ M& Z* B% Q* L. y盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。6 Q/ d6 w) u, E# x
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。
m- }0 g: R9 z* e5 i8 HMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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! [: f) ^1 U1 t+ M# [: I3 |Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
# L" f9 R9 w' D( d# A( @- e6 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 J. ?0 Z) e9 c" R" t6 \ a
" }: `# W- G& j# x+ RJapanese aircraft
: ~* }: t& x6 Q& r: D. c* X- m Ki-84r Frank x 48
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) C; L& ~% r0 ?1 ^( ] F4U-1 Corsair x 18: ?0 Y& k0 o+ O% [9 n
1 U ^3 n; X' i$ A0 k( n$ P, g7 OJapanese aircraft losses: p! [6 n7 [# A& S* a
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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' k3 E+ V# F: A! Q3 J( FAllied aircraft losses
2 I7 w8 p- ~; X! h1 e8 B" p F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed: ~: }0 Q1 |# j1 O0 [) |& N. D
( K8 A7 J* Q* L% HMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 n- U5 _# o* e, u' k/ T `1 `" T
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Weather in hex: Overcast; x- ~" m/ e$ J: Y/ D% W' e
- [( n2 J; q9 p7 t# T9 U2 x9 g+ PRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
4 ~$ T P+ |# R' R( o9 TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 g6 r( n% A' K3 s) I% X) `- S
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Ki-84r Frank x 32& M: x' s# A/ F; b- a8 j% ~
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F4U-1 Corsair x 180 j" S# b8 h' G9 d, R1 \
0 k9 `2 U w5 F; yJapanese aircraft losses v% D: E- c" A2 |/ ^- y7 L6 S
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed2 o& @+ A$ y. t% h4 r
4 E8 X9 @; g, H. RAllied aircraft losses
8 |# W% V, ]+ \/ q5 c9 } F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed# d; I: s, X' i; A/ V
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 b; B3 Q7 f# d7 p2 z8 y6 vWeather in hex: Overcast& D, q0 ^. g" M: A7 r
( T+ e+ ]( m6 ?6 v5 yRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.9 i0 U$ O2 G/ Y' o
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
; m. g- P7 \6 k F4U-1 Corsair x 178 w }# p' l D5 R: U
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 H" M3 h; q, a; Y, ] Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed( T, X$ N5 ~, u- i
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* z, J; h) _2 Q9 q: F F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" o) y& W$ M& _( I. {- y- H: pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 X' a5 L* C( z2 ]: x. [/ c; l0 [Estimated time to target is 27 minutes+ ~& r9 ?# i3 ]" b# v; Y" _
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117$ g1 r# y' {( R0 u3 D; B0 s
6 l1 D& x0 J3 a- KJapanese aircraft losses
3 J+ ]! J: i; j- R: P4 C6 |* c Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
9 C9 b/ |4 w# Z0 B+ x E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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/ z* A& w. d4 h- }Allied aircraft losses5 ]. f8 {& e/ c/ @& h# }
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
4 M( w( |8 ~' k3 U* r B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:9 x+ L+ V) V1 @& y, Y- Y
5 casualties reported
$ E4 V7 w5 p/ F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 X3 C: E$ t$ M3 g2 }: x8 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 i" U$ Q& H4 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Y l0 g4 f8 D: h8 A4 @
# x( l/ s) C7 X/ H6 }Airbase hits 53% i. a" x, y {
Airbase supply hits 2
0 T( M7 c L4 S8 o" A( [Runway hits 104
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5 q: X+ J$ w4 M+ ?Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: d0 y H: ?% e& V* `Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 30; ?1 g7 v9 y! Z* u2 n5 b
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged0 k$ C6 Y. W1 j5 H# T! J/ D
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged; `2 t$ o: i9 e& L; `8 z. O
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Airbase hits 14
! j1 V5 R/ v" ~% Z5 g% D% [5 @+ xAirbase supply hits 16 g9 ^* t* w& g, k, A+ a3 N6 Q
Runway hits 198 D( X! [( o8 C% g
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) a/ `! j. E5 A' s
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 O/ s$ w5 P& B, p& z2 {
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes* s% f' F; R3 d9 p# h
$ K5 I4 I0 N, G: mJapanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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Runway hits 16 |