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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。/ Z/ F/ |1 J6 _
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。- j1 P6 n& I6 J4 q* v% z! C
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( p/ n/ Z# h) ]( B
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# B7 T# ^. k1 ?' J3 WRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
9 u! c$ P: u+ q! {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& f3 P5 {& n, a8 |$ p' Q
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Japanese aircraft
: l) m0 }" V/ q+ K* ? Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
4 ?) z( l2 U+ f2 Y( ^% v F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 W6 K* i9 F8 A5 B& [ Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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) {9 t& m4 n- O4 PAllied aircraft losses& K0 u6 ?, ^; d& i, [3 ^
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed d6 E4 L9 W! x
4 K1 v/ @; W$ K1 g {1 eMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , ?" R2 N' c6 g( T7 ?% E3 g
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.$ m( C- U& g3 r9 j& R
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft+ s, c/ r+ ~; }
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
% S ?' d! h- `' q" f Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% F/ I8 Z$ [) X" } F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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$ `* N: t# w0 T' @+ K9 }% a* \( ?) DRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
6 l0 d5 x$ H" h7 H8 n! M* EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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9 M7 g! r6 a0 C1 m7 w6 cJapanese aircraft
; s- c5 x9 m) w/ Q! p6 G! }2 g Ki-84r Frank x 16! \* Z' l" Y- P9 j
+ p* m! @' t9 d8 S4 QAllied aircraft
9 E# f0 q Y C( T$ [; j F4U-1 Corsair x 171 m( o- o. r3 u9 ^- ~. v
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Japanese aircraft losses5 M* }% I) v" z- ?9 _3 n9 P1 S3 G$ Y
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed; K8 u$ f) R* v- m( h) W+ g2 r
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Allied aircraft losses
! Y( h+ }8 J% m( Q# b" a; l2 g7 q F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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9 g h/ m# O4 f9 B( kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! ]% z% l9 M! q4 m: z# A# jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes8 R! u( i% }% k3 v/ C; p9 x6 }! u
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Japanese aircraft
1 d$ P6 J4 a3 }5 y: { Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft& K, {* k0 o* o n: ]2 X$ F
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses7 T( n( R9 [% y- a
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground; w1 f) Z/ U6 t: n0 D4 C
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses5 U, G- I+ `* w. _) Z* z
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
' q" m" ~. M$ Z; s# T0 }8 y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
7 B5 ~8 h; r1 [+ d5 d8 H z+ U- P% x 5 casualties reported4 [: A$ v7 U% w6 ^4 o6 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 r: `$ Y- g& W8 @; \: R# a; y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: n$ }6 C$ B0 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 m3 n# ^$ {9 @4 O2 F
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Airbase hits 53
( h& q5 ?! [& ?; x2 h0 HAirbase supply hits 2
- k* E/ {( {+ V7 z ?2 v% ?# [- `Runway hits 104: f( c$ M! r: a8 F4 Y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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]+ B: t( L8 x& {% U* p# e- t& wRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. ~7 R* ]/ e" r ?& p/ z" y% f2 D6 R
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" W& _( ~7 s% l* I' |
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Japanese aircraft
3 N0 t5 W5 p7 C4 Z r Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
( K& F; D$ Y- R E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
7 q8 ~0 H+ a# o7 G B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged: ?% E+ L! O) ~. R9 t
4 u Q; m' C( m/ H" T. S) w. [Airbase hits 14
: z: _% T3 @4 CAirbase supply hits 1! S1 G: |2 ]+ b2 e5 u& k
Runway hits 191 z3 L/ e0 y- f
' b, ^4 g3 f5 M3 ?) e+ e9 OMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 w+ Y+ l+ Z9 `' H: XRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) \/ g8 K+ R& S. w8 F+ _Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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3 t5 T, d- W5 [" S d- I6 Z Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses; X4 N* y) ^% K s* u1 ]
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$ _+ |9 H% @1 n1 X$ m) a9 JAirbase hits 97 y2 l7 y. `! r' m
Runway hits 16 |