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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。; ^0 C3 l, c2 Q4 D) U, h- ?# S j
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。7 b4 A2 b, E# H1 d3 y
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
( d/ N9 [+ z# `2 T& Z' F% oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* o0 a H0 f0 l8 \, ]Japanese aircraft
M! V( u0 t1 r9 h' X& h$ N, m Ki-84r Frank x 48+ b5 `6 \! P6 k" a$ I/ E* L
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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2 @4 ]1 `% y% j: R F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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9 m" N* k9 T# ?, M Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed- C* }9 j P' m
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 s* G( n8 J- x, y8 i! o& E5 }
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8 R5 Z) s4 W3 @/ J8 JRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.6 Q! T; o6 Q$ X. v; t
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 q @( N) i- i+ M$ I# l Ki-84r Frank x 16
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4 O& Y1 h. X1 U F4U-1 Corsair x 177 R; |! o7 i6 r" Z& `: P! w" d, U
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# d3 G4 v b+ \- jAllied aircraft losses. u- x9 B4 q5 B% W7 G9 X
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 w+ X1 ^ y* @3 M* c5 s
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 E6 N# p. O7 E0 Q, I0 Y% ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes1 B5 N7 ~6 M3 n* P7 U8 Q3 S
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 1178 @& F8 O9 S: M7 Y" q8 J6 V7 [
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 V4 M0 n" K% }) q2 g8 a Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
9 N) {6 P3 [! R- C- ] E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses" ?2 u+ @+ x2 K% a
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged0 E3 W. H9 G4 m+ f9 G$ ^; R2 s/ Y
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak _$ ^* _/ S4 ^9 p7 c0 N
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R \1 x- V. g+ e% I) z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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6 R' I: d! t7 G! g) | mAirbase hits 53) g( h R5 N! d& n. r8 R
Airbase supply hits 2( ]. n7 |$ g7 C! V: O
Runway hits 104 l% Y: [8 P2 e1 J! l# a, j
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # X) {7 K C& W# n( ]: Q& U: Q& E
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" C. L% ?/ p, `3 V/ s t1 pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# Y3 g5 D y* ]
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes! U0 @; K/ D% F2 z! [; s- j- R( \6 a
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged) S& G5 H4 z! `5 a3 K4 f
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged4 s2 k$ f9 c9 {/ U- c2 ~7 I
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Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# j- Q; \2 y# U4 G/ u. e/ VRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 2! c, C; T: `- E" A
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# S: p6 d- y& h WAirbase hits 9- H' U; [: q% U$ F: \) j7 h% D/ U
Runway hits 16 |