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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。( N1 d% {8 J; m% w) _- r
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 D+ Z+ d5 T; |( v* h/ ^3 ^ z9 aMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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% T1 H( l0 P* v2 t) M2 aWeather in hex: Overcast
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3 r# v; n$ h9 m3 [Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.$ w2 s4 n; W6 @* Y( T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 j ?1 S+ `( ]& D$ J6 c- T
Ki-84r Frank x 480 k7 j5 x% E2 p
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" Y- u" p- w* u% q3 O6 U: { F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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4 E8 \6 \# p& QJapanese aircraft losses- h7 Z9 S- v' B. F8 N- V
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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: C3 m, i, u# [! ^; ]* i4 }% } F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed! [+ @- H" a; A9 |* W9 q
+ L2 Y4 Y2 Y; d1 \+ Q" ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
2 @9 f3 i) R( F8 S6 I" w4 F k0 ]5 U1 jEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& h+ D6 t/ P4 D x% D
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Japanese aircraft
# W9 [: K Z7 s4 Q4 U Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
. k0 W; H8 F) y2 \% B F4U-1 Corsair x 18: n5 B4 k4 C9 c G X' u$ G
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2 Q' Z- L$ I5 T Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed5 h; S# i q- }) p! X9 r
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Allied aircraft losses
+ G9 E3 c- J3 V5 V2 m" r# @0 P/ } F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed# F- q8 R! d; f$ N* u3 u
; ^- U5 `- w; M" o% B- A& FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; \. c$ ~4 o3 `4 J- O& S0 C
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.1 e6 B7 ] r, H9 V3 c2 l
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# L& X; d: U9 W5 e6 {& o y% P4 j6 w
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Japanese aircraft
1 E9 n( l, V; L7 j Ki-84r Frank x 16% I4 u3 P5 D% y; n5 n: E# |
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F4U-1 Corsair x 172 T" e# u( d: P% Q' J3 ]
7 m8 n" L/ B' o8 S: a$ }Japanese aircraft losses% I f' X2 ?8 ]' N J) ?9 Y& P
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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$ K8 n% d0 Y i& X0 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( a. m. w9 R7 y0 n; aEstimated time to target is 27 minutes$ z6 |+ d4 t1 \' ] E* g- ^, z
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Japanese aircraft3 `( O5 W R5 y7 c! ]* c6 m
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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* p; v0 P. o' u8 H- e B-24J Liberator x 1174 J$ P+ n7 V: } f
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Japanese aircraft losses X/ g( V+ ^2 s9 G- r; ^
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
6 }; Z$ Q" m/ [7 _2 D; W1 Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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& q2 x5 H; A4 z& MAllied aircraft losses2 o0 ~3 P2 X# q, o6 q$ H
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
6 O) s, h" n5 D% G( G$ m- j3 r B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ y* R% W) l# E; v. L: m* GJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# \- d/ x0 c, b7 h- a' ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 n0 \7 I' @5 j2 {2 N- t9 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ z5 A/ v7 L8 YAirbase hits 53
, W% c) g, b$ v/ }2 ~* n0 jAirbase supply hits 22 t( h6 ^. b/ b* O; [
Runway hits 1046 G: @! N+ |* w9 z3 _0 _6 {
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + i- h. S; X- `/ u
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5 Z' N* O% m* j. s: G( t: ]! TRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ^1 ~; R' G/ E7 N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes) ~) T( _7 Z; {$ k, I
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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1 z2 i1 H6 X, X5 v4 F Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged0 o. b6 g3 l+ f
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) w( ]$ N' k8 b9 h1 N* `
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Allied aircraft losses2 V+ o; c3 u; w1 m, U
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14$ F2 B* M, _* R! w$ j3 w
Airbase supply hits 1" m* d; A4 N3 O4 {2 a p
Runway hits 19
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: B3 H# D0 Z: e+ ]- uEstimated time to target is 24 minutes( _7 f8 C5 k4 U/ x/ l
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Japanese aircraft
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/ B0 {: h) `2 h9 Z B-24J Liberator x 27& l6 X! F( K9 U4 u: N
3 I0 t9 X' H) @9 m4 zNo Japanese losses! h8 v. q- \$ x+ a
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, w3 |' g8 ^& ^* w4 YAirbase hits 9
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