3月4日, v7 N, {3 m. p D/ v
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
X3 P3 C/ q8 S1 b! V& M, 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。; M" O% Z- ~: \, I, T5 W
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast" \1 l1 J- B+ p w0 K9 S% ^
6 ?& u; K0 Y( s6 URaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.$ A3 S! k) W0 X) Z. e3 @% h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" Q/ v- J2 W! A) o0 S( u* r9 A
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Japanese aircraft3 H+ V# R- W1 p9 J
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft3 B2 f9 \ E9 _* k$ P! [( c5 F
F4U-1 Corsair x 18" ?8 Q% Q! r% R) S
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% }! i3 m0 Z& O; \ Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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" ]8 O% Q$ Y3 O' a- m1 M F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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% n3 v& {) n7 L A L" |: ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- U `( a7 s6 o9 g" v% m, TRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
! p. T8 d) N+ W p6 AEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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4 ~" K6 m S+ {6 d+ F l/ q: aJapanese aircraft
& `; i6 @9 n. O1 N* k1 U; E3 o Ki-84r Frank x 32+ k5 h$ f; a8 c8 X
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 K! K, V u) i' a: b. u' } Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed4 H( J' T. x, Y: n1 E/ M ]
$ M& d1 Q* K4 U- \9 S7 ~Allied aircraft losses6 ?% l, K( F8 S4 [- N, L
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed4 Z7 W2 P+ b1 ]1 j3 r6 Z
3 I/ P/ h$ p/ ?6 F" y5 h, UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . @; m1 J; o( D0 [
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Weather in hex: Overcast; J2 I* F5 i: Y* l1 t& `
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.0 W! K6 p. h5 X( N$ N. j* b( C
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16$ _' E! k n+ k# P, C
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F4U-1 Corsair x 177 D) Y: C0 N* X
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Japanese aircraft losses D, S6 R( w, J
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) W8 e- _7 j" L3 R7 g" |
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed# l$ V3 M( i; G2 \
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + @, T* K1 i6 C" w5 A1 e y1 G
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 i$ {2 d1 J0 D2 N9 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ m) w7 R+ G# N- eEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
6 l$ c5 C8 A2 \5 C* @2 _ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground$ `* o8 _* l2 F' }
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged! d3 c: o. p9 D M" W8 E9 S
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak. X+ K7 O3 O3 R/ B
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' V& r0 G, k$ c. Q6 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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. |2 ?; }' [' i. U8 N$ y( i; EAirbase hits 53
. O$ w, l& V7 K2 AAirbase supply hits 2
8 d [7 |4 \6 b& BRunway hits 104# b% |& a! l; h; _) v$ I7 x
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( z& s5 M4 k- j% [! Q0 Y' [& s6 S
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7 _' c& G0 R0 H+ C( \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' s& ]/ k! c5 F6 t5 n% [3 z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2; g6 F( Q1 L3 L- j3 d
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1 A1 c; a7 P) s2 G) v3 }/ P B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! L) b. [6 i" o; l2 _2 S" S
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged$ y, _+ s* P+ J9 X
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Airbase hits 14. [2 F8 w! j* o, H% @
Airbase supply hits 1) {1 w+ a, V+ V3 Q& R+ e
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' D7 }. V4 I6 c
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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No Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 91 S1 k p9 ], @* ^
Runway hits 16 |