3月4日
) J! N& w8 P% p7 B: J% s盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
" j! j% h9 L/ V% c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。
6 [: q O4 v/ I$ O8 |; r6 GMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.$ H- o6 K( v d: |& o0 u& R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* D" U/ J8 l* A4 z0 ^
6 }; {% `, p3 h. dJapanese aircraft% s+ U! a# g" H& j3 H
Ki-84r Frank x 483 ~& f1 C8 z, i0 _" A+ l+ n, F' i' {
8 K" |5 t% |" |2 k4 CAllied aircraft0 y7 z/ C! b& B- {' J; z( ^
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 \6 L. f3 F' v: w2 h2 k8 j$ Q Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed# C& i. f& r8 I0 F+ ^# T/ Q
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Allied aircraft losses) i0 m) h9 M. ]) V
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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?) c# b# u4 j& g; T' UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & d& t% E* l: M
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
6 ~$ W% u' n% S+ O' X& WEstimated time to target is 8 minutes( c1 w5 S% L: w& T. Y
8 c: s# C: E5 N, ~( AJapanese aircraft
% L' T- E7 m" s; F, g Ki-84r Frank x 32
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0 ?. Y+ g+ i2 D) {8 h F4U-1 Corsair x 181 ? [ `: ~, P1 y
" X' _% z9 L) D$ F) {! U$ |3 iJapanese aircraft losses
. M1 K5 Y% q' }& q, x G Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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# f; o6 R$ {% D* h& j: U) p F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed! V6 v: I3 }9 c' m
6 f$ _, E$ g, \$ F2 SMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 ?2 `2 E0 j* ]" r9 y) {
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
; K, @+ s; Z/ WEstimated time to target is 14 minutes# H4 n) U8 S$ B& d4 u
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* P0 L' s$ I$ X- h2 O Ki-84r Frank x 16
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7 ~1 H9 \3 C! S% x, ~; ~# p F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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. u$ w* C+ p! F+ y, TJapanese aircraft losses
g2 ^- _( C- F# J) e0 G. j) |4 | Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 z' M$ Y$ L" g/ \6 _
" U% z' Q! m* f$ P& yAllied aircraft losses
9 `6 x4 S9 f4 k ~( f F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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8 U' e1 {; ~) c+ Q3 oMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% x, l' ~3 n4 |2 ^; Y$ h N! o8 d1 jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes, i; z7 _' D5 q, m) d5 o
; ?6 i; I) L6 k& S+ MJapanese aircraft9 U" O7 T6 h5 E) b# z/ T) L# b
Ki-84r Frank x 2 v) ?7 T; R, e7 U9 N$ Y
$ L! R; O$ a+ C# e; Y0 G8 F3 kAllied aircraft
2 Z! M4 F1 z e3 r h# D; v B-24J Liberator x 117
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7 r+ w# j s2 O8 D C. H6 ~Japanese aircraft losses
9 `7 o, K5 m2 q# p* X) a+ _3 ]# \+ k* F Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
+ P/ b* f8 m" ]! ?0 d0 I E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses$ }: T6 D9 @$ j- `
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged" V9 ~' ?- u/ e) L0 E3 W) P' u
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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) }, P* H6 U7 `, u! GJapanese ground losses:
E9 {/ c( u7 q; }4 M 5 casualties reported
( p& m; Z h/ z3 _6 ]; h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: j* V8 ]/ |4 d9 E' n& n6 M9 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& A# V- C) v6 `. ]$ r, l( E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# k2 N0 R. A" ^0 j9 O( [' b$ q
' C, B1 N9 U' L0 _0 LAirbase hits 53
+ ^) h2 E" W, c& t, oAirbase supply hits 2" N- Z d+ Q/ L5 G" m+ b
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' }! _7 `/ G$ T' ~ M3 G
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' z& N R& B5 Y' X2 ARaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' k9 y' j3 C2 E. F! |Estimated time to target is 27 minutes' `8 E4 _3 f9 y. p6 S3 J
( S5 b9 W, i1 q2 \Japanese aircraft
1 r' n7 L% v7 J2 K1 S Ki-84r Frank x 21 g: [- \8 ]% E- h
% ?8 `' h4 Y! L$ o" Y9 f7 W2 n$ VAllied aircraft; U$ p8 o+ ~, W) |
B-24J Liberator x 30
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4 S. T2 o! r1 ?/ y1 h) Z5 g+ [Japanese aircraft losses
( R; g3 C) B! a$ L% W7 e Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged3 ]1 m& Y- z& \/ k7 b
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground! I L) s1 t3 s/ j: e# P
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Allied aircraft losses
+ r3 A* ~3 O2 g. e4 f9 \ B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 ^# Z" U! q" s- |! r4 ~1 P
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Airbase hits 14/ {0 K! ^ b: [. C6 n$ J5 n
Airbase supply hits 1$ y& s: z3 v$ N( V
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( h/ {/ L0 V% M& U4 E
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ o9 S' m" O+ q: FEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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1 W: T1 \' d. C) l5 B. C B-24J Liberator x 27" o3 g' W+ p4 O V* b: r
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3 r7 N- a, X- g- A! tAirbase hits 9
' ~: O% I8 i; E( B3 TRunway hits 16 |