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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
- ?2 h9 f; w7 l8 s+ q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。
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Weather in hex: Overcast: F2 `9 X/ j w! w. D- |
- N& F; F' X8 D }4 X7 W+ R8 hRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
$ y. L# g- U7 h5 t) ?% m# fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) _% I& L) \! o t
Ki-84r Frank x 48' F/ R0 |) Z& B( A+ X. |7 [
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# o0 s& f3 S6 m& u3 v) o1 [1 s3 l F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ S4 u5 L6 f+ D u5 |0 Y) s2 s Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed9 c2 W' | r8 }( E; f6 ]* A4 C
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Allied aircraft losses
: L$ z) L$ ]4 ` Q, s F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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) B3 T- x5 x) ?# p! e# y1 {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
' g9 D+ r7 X# Q) w& X x0 i8 k0 |3 HEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 \6 |+ g& r$ K Ki-84r Frank x 32/ g+ N8 E, D1 @
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses; {% G4 q$ Y* z+ A" q7 \
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed" q8 N1 c, c Z& b# R
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Allied aircraft losses
) U0 S, P& p6 E& I3 D F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed: O _- i! l7 {! Q7 P5 B5 |( C5 F
( `; Y9 ]+ Y" l; a" ZMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 Z" W5 j2 k+ w/ B
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.7 i/ _/ g' t3 B+ `. R# N6 U m
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 e3 E+ I5 J$ `) e, @" O$ l: y
" K4 ~5 o7 u1 O7 V0 p0 kJapanese aircraft
! T" r7 {, s- t y; c8 W Ki-84r Frank x 16/ C. A; S9 g9 z F
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Allied aircraft) C7 V# j/ f) r( _
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# ]) ^- N! m. q8 Z3 f; Q
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed! f$ F5 m* j( i8 ^
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) E, F' \1 ~* f/ G- [
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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6 y7 X) ]' Y( T4 pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) N# G6 Q& X' e* oEstimated time to target is 27 minutes; w% u/ i5 z( b& H4 r
: Q( o( i; C! a' u2 p$ P7 eJapanese aircraft
: S- G' o5 ]- m& b9 l4 q Ki-84r Frank x 2% D7 y1 o; _. B
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Allied aircraft
* W9 d. r% I/ r9 ?' B- L; n B-24J Liberator x 117! }& D( k) [, |& n1 R
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Japanese aircraft losses
" ^2 e; O" ]5 N' S: k Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
0 O/ ^( `& o. m% ]# y2 \ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground2 J9 ~ D! N9 `+ d, c, F- D0 _1 D
( e" m3 U `9 Q- m$ R/ G! t" g& t# k GAllied aircraft losses: T" q: T. L0 z+ z
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged6 m% ^/ P4 K/ D* R% \
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 j4 N9 o: ]$ o- L8 I! C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 y0 m, ^) k/ u$ q: m& lAirbase hits 533 ^" P, L( a1 Y) z& W
Airbase supply hits 2
: o, v9 w0 ^& |8 p8 c9 J. l; ]. qRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 T. T7 L9 `6 `) Y' K
: V5 u1 u% U+ |Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ Q z8 X( ^& g! C" r( c9 _- zEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
8 Z, i- ]/ {3 R8 D8 |4 U3 A- O B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses1 B& q5 X% K, q2 s o. {: s
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged& x/ f1 u' a2 H6 _
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses; I v4 d& e/ J% m# t) }- O
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged4 w0 k! p" M, p
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Airbase hits 14
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Runway hits 19
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% w0 L6 z; k8 M4 R% H+ nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ x+ A2 B t4 G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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$ d2 G8 p7 L# p! U E+ x' uJapanese aircraft% }. X* {0 g" ~2 E3 s/ e
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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1 q6 {$ t0 J" ^) TAirbase hits 9
8 Q# U% r# f2 I& A1 W# sRunway hits 16 |