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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。+ x/ W8 p/ N" N- t f7 t" m3 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。
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Weather in hex: Overcast& R9 c8 B2 s8 h5 t& g
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet." j& f2 i& v1 d# I. W! B3 V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, v c1 _! Z3 H
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Japanese aircraft
7 K0 W" r0 R4 G. V0 P% y Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
* q4 w3 i: {* j6 t6 Z, t6 J6 D* ~ F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses5 R0 @6 V+ ~- s5 k6 Z- {
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed4 P/ M, N) L1 h. x" j
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Allied aircraft losses9 \# B' R# h" L1 l! u: j
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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C6 z3 W8 U. X5 n- s2 z( hRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.3 Q; ]7 r5 e+ d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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: k3 L0 ]3 _# ~9 v Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
- s, u- \% {7 h ? F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses( Q! ~/ K2 q" u* F
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed- O7 Z4 E7 m! p$ A4 F
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Allied aircraft losses
& y+ o& m8 F* E3 b& m F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed$ x/ T- D1 f/ b0 a" o2 w7 N8 I
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5 \# M" v& e) U* E/ c# A$ qRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
+ t& }! n- d) f5 \& H* `& UEstimated time to target is 14 minutes! w* K# M8 m* d0 u9 g
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Ki-84r Frank x 16# j3 S! G+ e0 d U
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/ z. \* T# z3 M; R- Q# P F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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! Y6 M: }3 P. w3 h Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed+ y3 {, v. u$ r
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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% B: L0 Q$ F3 ]5 V1 HMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." k- \; v4 S; C8 G/ L
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes. L& \0 Y$ G1 y; u: ~4 J0 j
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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/ }& A! |2 @% _. |9 D B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses
( L6 Z/ u8 T& k. O Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
- Q% L' E' | _ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground: i, u# J; D% {! L$ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
) U+ l3 e2 X# Y2 R( X4 w B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
, `! E$ x6 V1 L9 X0 { B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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D. f W; m" T" U. [Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( B7 j; D+ |& A( K( ^1 l4 d: u5 a4 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 Y! R [- f9 R( d: Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53" c, j6 R0 V0 ~$ S% W
Airbase supply hits 2
H3 R \/ R* N. W: uRunway hits 104) o8 w3 o( ^; E% V
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& G$ s6 P9 V4 r' n! BRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 L1 |+ c4 m0 s H+ E ]Estimated time to target is 27 minutes% Z( `: D# w4 y: n% g& _6 Z
/ G4 E1 t2 l, O0 {' U. k" M/ PJapanese aircraft! ]' v O- p; |4 ~3 l4 W: l8 v
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
% f$ ~+ N& h8 H+ g* C. ]7 Z' Y9 T Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
* h a% T3 ^9 s9 Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground5 y( _' Q7 u7 [, B) R8 q
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Allied aircraft losses
; d, @, r Y! C B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged' h) ?- l/ I& ~/ q, ?0 V
$ P- y. E, x; P, J4 g% OAirbase hits 14
8 `1 R+ e& o) ~Airbase supply hits 18 r; Y4 x2 B7 \% y; s) m( f( S
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - s# h$ N O$ J3 `. p3 A$ q! C
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# p( E1 \& r3 b# p# P
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 24 B8 R$ y8 l$ H
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Allied aircraft
3 j" V. G# o: Z4 c$ O' ]0 {6 M& a B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses/ w T# J/ X) X2 s2 ]
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& D0 x/ _* b4 @, WAirbase hits 9- u# K' K, d8 S/ q- V( _
Runway hits 16 |