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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。& V: a7 p4 U* C2 \
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。0 {9 N9 M( g5 ] ?5 ?( o
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. ]# c4 }; y& q8 O8 W% X& F# M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 486 t. W: E) }$ g, q) a9 v; w
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Allied aircraft* \, a1 N6 k( f9 Q* S
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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$ U% R6 z& E0 m4 D1 A" BJapanese aircraft losses
' j0 [6 a5 u& x* T, i Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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3 O& V/ w) N" w2 f4 D. u) ] F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed# y# F, b, F9 m/ j! {& Z1 S8 O
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , N) O/ y1 F& Y) \. @) l; Q7 v
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: v1 n4 J' s; Z5 n: O& U2 g- vRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
" x/ B4 }) }) s5 t9 \' aEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
: O# }, c! `8 W: r# v Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 l6 g! T1 q, ?- l. l) k& n% u6 ^ F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) I, ` j& G) s- }4 K7 m
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.. h2 u; O, O4 ]0 l
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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- S4 f/ k1 q0 h F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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B-24J Liberator x 117- }6 B* B, y1 z0 w% R0 g# V
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
( q+ J7 z3 ?& v4 E% x" | E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground( f% }8 V9 m2 w* k" y
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/ p4 `, E8 _/ k. K$ T4 K B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
4 [; g, m2 i. P* { B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 h7 o! A J- t3 H9 K7 d, o8 xJapanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) [1 ^' u6 b8 X( j3 o# [
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Airbase hits 53
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Runway hits 104
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/ ?8 C2 P3 x6 v; C+ H/ p+ g$ _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 p! [0 U& C/ \) _
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 |# d& w; w$ [ b- v0 }& K
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14! C% F- U" W- s% i+ w- P
Airbase supply hits 1
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: `9 n% G6 D% i% k# u5 W$ rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Airbase hits 9# [7 M! Z- p3 t3 b% }+ ^
Runway hits 16 |