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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。* `5 U2 Z$ M$ H' X7 x! `5 ]9 F
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。! k8 t) N9 N2 y: n, q5 T, h. i. B" N
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.9 @) w$ `/ {% A* U) C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ l* D1 P+ X+ b# y" | Ki-84r Frank x 48
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18; g9 Y3 d; C+ N; \8 O
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" U+ z$ U8 m f. h F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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! Q% v6 k) N& nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
6 {" P5 P1 C; y( `! uEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18( Z; r- d# ` u1 n) |0 V5 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed( F6 a( L/ M6 G; t4 o6 G
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 16- ]2 O* `5 y. |1 z
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17- {1 ^! q. J; S2 y
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8 u9 g. {$ I( @6 q F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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5 G1 f. b- W% q) L9 IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 U0 U& \9 m$ O6 q# n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' y# j/ b* y9 `$ d
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
4 ^3 r/ y4 p( p0 k) k/ q( t E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground9 M2 Q4 [6 M3 `9 v/ R0 u
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o7 \' I" E/ O* d% H1 Q B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
) A4 Y3 v9 [) t4 {$ | B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 e4 W& k+ i- g6 u, X% l7 _4 xJapanese ground losses:5 A$ J: h& Y) J
5 casualties reported, |3 {% ^8 t/ J' ?' Q; R+ F4 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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r2 {- ]6 y6 H3 D: S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; J5 I, D) S4 t) O: M6 s2 G9 {, B
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Airbase supply hits 2
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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.; b4 |! D/ s0 n; b# W
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes3 N: K1 l( v3 M+ V: z% w. j1 r
P- w1 ^% F5 v, uJapanese aircraft
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* d8 m9 C/ N# C9 C' p, I: v B-24J Liberator x 30
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2 y7 q- H* |, ?, V, j$ K0 sJapanese aircraft losses
3 q, x( n3 c5 ?: T; ]. T, P3 l$ q Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
v/ d8 ~# x0 {, d- P( b( ^ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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1 U+ l6 }2 t9 |5 g5 I! `& B$ T: e! @8 kAirbase hits 14
% d( s6 [; i. z! V& @3 r- hAirbase supply hits 1/ g& s' y- }7 v1 x
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * |% Y5 k+ g; p. s ^/ M
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8 |# J- J% k* }- W* lRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 X' I: }, _9 V1 G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes4 S; l3 H1 Z$ p5 e
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B-24J Liberator x 27; p* C( d0 P2 ?
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses3 y# R D1 |) l* C* T
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Airbase hits 9/ E% G% N1 ^7 K9 N9 E' B
Runway hits 16 |