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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。 V3 k+ M) d) C 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。( D, ], z$ a# {: F; `% Y" y% W* ?5 h
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , }6 F$ y0 D: C0 L5 {
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.# ]" X7 w: c+ Z) }2 J( y9 R1 ]& N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 s% s6 F7 V* L; p% ?5 T# j2 y
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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) o [$ d% x OAllied aircraft
i& Q, h+ Y \8 ^ F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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' o: |- ~1 m, ~- `, E# rJapanese aircraft losses
j+ J, G' x6 X# {0 _1 t Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed6 C- F! |1 d+ V' E8 e& n5 W# o2 g
3 Q( ^, S" R$ [2 {1 dAllied aircraft losses
/ T: y, k, R. A- K6 z: G+ G F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed4 e& X, f8 W$ ?9 g8 C' Z: b
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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' m y4 d% _3 y0 S8 J3 k, d0 V& LRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.1 P* V) F0 |/ N) E) @
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes ~4 ~8 ]* B5 ]5 |9 `9 J! c1 C
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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: @6 j9 Z) j, zAllied aircraft0 P- M( l6 K+ M& k8 N% S9 N
F4U-1 Corsair x 185 t/ s$ ]+ }% k) p7 F1 `2 G
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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 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
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9 e$ H, H2 f) r& S4 z* U: LJapanese aircraft
$ t6 }* X* p7 S* [ Ki-84r Frank x 16
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5 ?6 H! A. k6 \, g+ Z3 g F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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& V: E6 J3 }; M. f$ nJapanese aircraft losses
* v7 ~) B7 n& z2 p8 T v' \ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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W2 n. B8 q) t6 eAllied aircraft losses4 o4 `: S# l d2 \( T2 e
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 U' d) p% A3 U; K# i$ l
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. {( Z$ y# j0 v+ _: j
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes# D& F" D9 g7 m
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground! ?9 w% B+ e& @5 S+ u( ?! \4 p
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Allied aircraft losses: z; t( L1 F/ M( f/ `
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged6 t9 x9 ~5 X6 @" b3 \$ \+ F
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:6 ?# N( a+ M" j6 G1 H. v7 b0 I
5 casualties reported
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7 e. y$ R# J4 {/ p% | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! I/ W& f. T5 X9 l3 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53; Z+ `7 P1 F% i' E0 r$ U
Airbase supply hits 2
6 G$ P4 }, [7 E9 {' ORunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - V7 G' {& v+ k$ |. k4 ?# `) R) |
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h a& h' F4 x" |6 ? X, @1 yRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& z: e; R# B' o" ?+ `% YEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2; U6 m1 ?- g% w9 S% i) f: T
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
% d0 m; `6 \, y* K% w9 ` Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
$ y: \9 z+ O* p# O) } E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) {: C& p7 |& U% y; L: U
) j E. i/ {: V U H: j1 B6 pAllied aircraft losses v6 y) L2 l! F' G9 k, N0 Z6 E
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 14
$ V4 x) c9 T3 `% G4 o9 AAirbase supply hits 1/ W* F. e6 X& A+ }
Runway hits 19
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 Z4 a: _9 j. P. W7 l+ t
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes) h% t7 ]9 Y3 E) n% {: N1 y1 i
9 @, l3 R+ ] A" U) h1 y$ VJapanese aircraft) a* E, V2 G. e( _4 s0 u$ a
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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3 Y6 d9 T+ \/ h$ `3 H/ a6 tAllied aircraft0 d2 b N) d+ e8 |
B-24J Liberator x 27
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* E5 @+ M" O. B8 W' m5 WNo Japanese losses8 C1 ?! B) ` z! ?
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No Allied losses
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3 n) K% Z/ x) B. h; tAirbase hits 93 R* a N1 |$ t
Runway hits 16 |