3月4日
# _2 |& r) p# y! N& i) u3 B- q: @盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
9 @" a& T' l, ~8 T( D1 {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。4 N7 s' U1 }( v
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; X9 @4 h0 n$ y. i8 e% @Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. g8 J9 z0 M; P! |; b( W6 J0 n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 48
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% N2 ~0 z9 u5 t/ N7 i: t) C F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses4 f3 x0 e) P6 s
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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9 D0 ?2 A* d! [& d# J& ]Allied aircraft losses) W6 i3 h9 z/ @
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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1 i+ U. J$ r2 v4 E$ X2 [& zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.0 [8 Z! w# l1 t8 ?* b3 z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 L8 g- W4 b! K- i
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 i& K8 n0 V; a8 j
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 |& }0 J' G" p; \ s8 g% |$ PRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.) s, b& Q# ]9 O
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses4 _6 z9 K$ H7 w' g* U- }/ ~+ U
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 s1 B/ l5 c( D, H6 W
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed6 {- ~+ S, \$ r* c4 {$ e7 ^4 }/ L8 _
* r4 O, J, |4 h8 i' e( O3 cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ U/ K6 f; J, E. U0 D4 \Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
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1 P& g# T' i' d8 ? B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
9 z, H7 Q% ]( J. x) B B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
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7 e3 a4 |! h G* j) f3 VRunway hits 1046 o! R$ X4 B) j' U5 Y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 X5 V) G( T) J: {! C$ F3 Z$ c* w
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes2 ?1 N3 Q; q6 R1 l
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 q4 U4 u3 _' x6 | B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14
1 _* G) M$ B! ?/ Q8 l0 U( t' KAirbase supply hits 1
; b) j7 _5 J4 L" oRunway 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., k: h; k( |- Z6 g% r I% m
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes7 B G+ U/ r3 _, [& O5 ~
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Ki-84r Frank x 2! ~# _- I/ h- ^3 w3 c9 e
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4 x# I) E! l _ B-24J Liberator x 271 r) |, H$ G/ p: K7 l. g/ k; c" K7 Q
0 E0 w/ R: I$ s! e+ O3 YNo Japanese losses
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9 z0 b& C5 p9 F% V2 K! zAirbase hits 9# r7 L, y9 K) t5 `
Runway hits 16 |