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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。6 Q+ E. N! L* D1 Y
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。
' r+ F% \) w( G/ gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" F2 L3 H0 I3 I6 a# IRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
+ f- D% B' f" U& M L2 j. w( vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 ~: g: n3 h% A" P; }8 Y& _, j
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Japanese aircraft4 J6 a6 E) \9 W0 m: T5 L
Ki-84r Frank x 48% M* w% R5 X- j6 @/ C
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, m8 W# q: V; @* X# t F4U-1 Corsair x 18" ?7 ~8 Z, w. I' [. D2 l
/ L8 k. @. K& `9 \# r C" mJapanese aircraft losses
1 S0 A' o. @2 g Z6 ^- E Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 [4 F# y: a/ F# B- B( {; u9 V- u
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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6 H8 v3 i& N- \" @+ z/ L% lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.1 V- j Q7 ~" m8 L; J `% s
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes) [3 X% _: ^8 M
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Japanese aircraft7 ?+ J7 b1 N' b8 S. j E
Ki-84r Frank x 326 A3 S. M% p" `6 B% b6 c; R
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Allied aircraft
* s) ] g7 |% f) F& h( g F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses7 C6 Y# o7 n) V7 }% q
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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( o: Z4 @" @: t1 [9 h F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed0 g+ C$ x9 V* w
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - T+ @' n# a( u3 ]' D/ \. W
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.+ d6 J: {3 Q6 {: S
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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, Y, H! S* l2 `; X0 C3 ~1 sJapanese aircraft losses8 C0 t+ g' u$ d' l* R" l3 F+ G) _
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 y) y0 D$ Y! Y7 O$ a3 n/ a/ \1 a+ I
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Z& a0 W1 a$ ~0 \2 b9 i# K F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed: i. _1 e! n, q' A( y( v3 o9 s# a
" e: f. v( i# P/ }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* w0 W8 I+ q- E+ D- ?1 z J2 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( }2 |! V" e' q, G6 M
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* ~# ?; ]5 Y' E3 G) h
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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1 y" M, q: N: H5 pJapanese aircraft losses e2 d& m% v" N& o5 k
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 x3 G* O2 m8 Y5 ~; A% j2 O, B4 _ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground2 [) O1 g9 c2 V i. ^( ?
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Allied aircraft losses# l; ?! X# \5 V! D
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged; {3 ~: g0 D, `
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak% L1 T' m- _' s$ W; n
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Japanese ground losses:( l. B( b: W y i. _3 f' g
5 casualties reported5 U& E6 R$ i/ S$ B6 i; |9 A' W6 `4 M: e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 q r# l0 B7 F0 D \- ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ l7 J* k+ b9 ?# _( e, H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! }6 Z8 L0 b# W/ a6 |! S( OAirbase hits 534 y9 k* z+ k, n
Airbase supply hits 21 ~! J6 J# v* g+ C* ?) t/ f/ Q
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / Z* ^. R1 c0 k3 X* X3 R7 X' f Q; n
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. U% }) \* { U3 r+ U8 pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: Q! Z# V7 b8 J0 N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2 J" W0 x) E- S
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5 y! j1 m. `5 s h: W B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
1 i# O' Z$ k6 w6 J- H/ Z3 L E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground' ]" l5 q% ]5 l/ T4 b5 u \
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Allied aircraft losses0 s+ S$ _1 U4 G8 {3 m9 G/ K
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged5 E/ o; L$ Q6 Q$ ?0 r5 B8 B% K- y
1 B% c$ z. n" S; E5 R- U WAirbase hits 14
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8 X. s; I0 X, Q; L' `' x5 {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. s" Q9 i# _) J8 c7 B6 WRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 t0 E2 G, b, _0 R) R( `Estimated time to target is 24 minutes$ B2 v% w& v: r
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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% U- Q$ c; O. C9 |- l& v: GAirbase hits 9
1 x$ \* c1 x; s$ j% URunway hits 16 |