3月4日
, v0 s3 F$ x% O盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。$ j! s. d9 C/ J; 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。' A; t# @; I9 p- r' N8 t5 \" y. T
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
( G. |9 T/ Y2 L4 u- `! S, M6 C: hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses) t/ R! S$ R- \3 F9 a
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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8 \ U8 m* M# i$ j& W% l. t% yAllied aircraft losses: ^7 F1 A H; o( l$ s
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed9 R' `& i# E5 i0 D2 {3 j# T
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 J4 j" {' h! o' l
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.0 F* H$ V* e9 C( o- |2 v
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- ?1 _9 ~4 x! q3 R
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed+ O: m- T3 _7 I9 N" l2 x
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed4 R, a& A2 }. e- h% s
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 ]$ I9 N% N; [0 ?9 ~
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2 F( L2 @4 m3 H6 X' tRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.2 l" E( G4 X! j/ A: c. T8 }
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! l6 D1 ?. F5 ]3 r2 G3 U( ]* c& Q
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Japanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17! v2 j" q% W7 Z1 t3 h4 k5 i* w
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed& w4 S# l) A2 x5 D: I' O1 n
$ C5 O; q# r, O" _2 V- y# zAllied aircraft losses* f. B0 W9 Q# M2 A+ L" W( g
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.4 L! U7 o# X( D) h
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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* }" [" b, @+ V2 C- U0 U B-24J Liberator x 117
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J; A: H0 l+ j. yJapanese aircraft losses
( {# ?1 p2 u+ ^4 |: i3 ]: D Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
1 o: ^! ]! t3 ~4 z' v E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground' P) |, w% m7 s3 ~$ Q
* ^ @1 Y% e8 F( @& oAllied aircraft losses
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; a0 ~5 a7 M3 t- ?8 d B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak z, x( d. V# g- ~
: ]& x/ C7 ]3 j8 e4 u7 a( KJapanese ground losses:( f$ ?) W4 S- `" N6 G. c
5 casualties reported
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* P; Z; A* a6 o. U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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" u9 w3 [6 R& [: E+ T" P LAirbase hits 53% {3 w8 W( E z7 H: H' s* H B# h
Airbase supply hits 2
6 b# I* M1 D% O8 F" v9 H8 z1 JRunway hits 104$ l- E n3 W; N7 o9 w( y7 z7 K
! G% R% Y) ^9 z. U& cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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0 ?1 Q; W) _+ l x: H' c) @) ZRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 \# y: q& b @) Q# _9 X% J
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes+ r4 ]6 ?8 m, M
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses& C! q* ? a) n6 z w/ f
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged: l) L/ ]: x, _6 A. S: a# U
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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; ]# n7 x0 p& iAirbase hits 14
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: C9 w% K9 t! M1 fRunway hits 19
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: [) }. p2 M- H% Z% FRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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7 |$ |1 c3 `1 S v B-24J Liberator x 27
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, d& E" b1 |/ Z/ y% ?% lNo Japanese losses: `7 u0 T/ @3 q5 D V4 N$ _- v/ Y7 l
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 94 Q& M8 n2 r0 Y3 i$ N/ C
Runway hits 16 |