3月4日
& j& R& n; w) V9 r) e% S3 C盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
+ N, J9 ]! h1 |- t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。5 i. [9 ^7 G( D$ K
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' t8 f- {/ t( L1 A
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 y, L/ b% ^, e+ i1 ^
8 y: |, I. k9 `* z: z* |& `5 HRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
; [; R( r2 }) c, lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' R. h. Q' D7 B4 Y$ O1 J* J
Ki-84r Frank x 48: L8 ^1 p1 l: d! Q# l6 z
1 K$ O% k6 V7 O; N3 T3 I! a- i2 VAllied aircraft
4 `9 _/ M1 j/ M; ^( o F4U-1 Corsair x 184 |! X: d- J2 |0 G, e* G# g
2 E9 \' t9 h% Q% v9 zJapanese aircraft losses
; S2 v2 h+ p. e B+ Q) u Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" [& C& M! {, \7 F+ I/ ^0 v4 { F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed4 G! T2 J- ~. S3 v% w
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast. l. {/ t2 e" S
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.6 V& ]4 [" q, j& o2 D
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 _. F P- ~, Q3 S& O' f
) K+ o, r) ?: y4 _4 q gJapanese aircraft
) D) _: ~& o& X3 {" E R Ki-84r Frank x 32- J; C/ C& b7 G
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" H; B( \7 V$ y! d1 d$ ?' u F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses. i1 N3 C% A( O- m6 f: c
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed& G6 m1 v6 E! O2 Z; `% K0 ^6 p' t
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
( ?. G% j6 h3 f3 A1 H' ^) qEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 168 s: Z2 Q7 Y6 N8 S; s
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Allied aircraft* w% A% E0 N& Q3 e
F4U-1 Corsair x 178 M3 {* B0 _/ g k8 W& \$ K
" s0 f5 |3 k6 D( O; n" OJapanese aircraft losses$ N D# [) S' F- O1 b
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) B& y7 _: W/ x8 ~6 V
. g8 Y, s! t& l; Q. oAllied aircraft losses5 i9 p+ ?+ u! V4 d3 y, \, d
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed$ B( c% ~* {1 m5 E( E' H& Q
4 ~9 Z2 `, F. nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; _( ^2 `$ _ V: Y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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O# Y7 j K4 d Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft0 f$ x# x% Q Y2 H [; J. v
B-24J Liberator x 117! _( Q5 a3 h7 p- l2 N: c
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Japanese aircraft losses5 b5 ~! A$ {/ Z. x' U* [; s& H$ X
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground2 `: W" n% U; x- [
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ Z2 u" e4 s7 J& F+ SAllied aircraft losses: T$ }1 Y& C& Q, L* _
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged. w, r% f3 a2 D* j7 R. |
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak( f- [4 Q# h9 [! j1 Z9 M
8 Y) R6 R: L5 ^Japanese ground losses:) w4 d4 m# i. ]$ D
5 casualties reported
& H9 K& O4 g* u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 V5 O' ?$ b' h1 [- _5 t, H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 f3 J4 K3 k9 h# C# QAirbase hits 535 B) a3 k' X/ k; S
Airbase supply hits 2+ v- G2 c& s; k& V' z7 K
Runway hits 104# N2 x. i/ X; M& o( @: @
+ o4 r: R9 b+ {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 D; ]) {& W }" A. V+ c3 Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
. I x3 `/ s5 K: I B-24J Liberator x 30# e4 X2 x* @0 v- x/ C
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ B; J2 S. @( } Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged; i" G4 v! ^5 a
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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2 J1 ~7 e4 T* C9 j1 o# lAllied aircraft losses
( C2 z F* z D" l1 H( R2 n' D B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged' _! d; H/ L3 G; U' {; }& m0 X. d& F
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Airbase hits 14- _+ l% e e! N$ u, e% U
Airbase supply hits 1$ w# }- ~0 ^" {& Z% j
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' ]5 s* I% }( ?' k3 `$ B
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. {& O% `, {7 {0 x& J" {Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses x2 M! @5 W2 w* \3 R
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+ g% [' R( A6 \! k- nAirbase hits 9
0 Y3 V7 ]/ h% _8 [, {3 RRunway hits 16 |