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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。: {/ H9 S/ X( b1 K3 b" Q' {1 D3 q
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。
- h0 z& ~% C. p' _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.! ^9 z3 U/ Q+ B' x- n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 {4 p; A w/ _) {5 v$ l$ }
Ki-84r Frank x 48& U8 T* e- t" m! t! d
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Allied aircraft
; A, V2 p/ ?: O. v( E6 n F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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D; ?5 {4 C! M! M2 v. xJapanese aircraft losses
- }+ w# g5 f0 J0 a+ U: z Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed1 D u+ P6 A W
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Allied aircraft losses! M7 k+ b4 t" F; o! {7 L7 ~
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed6 \1 p. i) S4 Y) k) r: [$ I
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 T0 h" m3 Z" G9 B5 p! j' Z, WRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
# O- L0 o6 P" `1 OEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& v4 D9 U9 Y M/ P7 I" f, [. B0 L2 k
% Y0 \: c4 Y, ^5 q# ~3 B" |Japanese aircraft1 U# u$ P' t5 R
Ki-84r Frank x 32% Q3 B$ L# P. x, l" h# ~- M6 g+ Z
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Allied aircraft4 B$ I1 P! r* X
F4U-1 Corsair x 18$ ^6 F' q# ^; m# ?
* y- Y! N& Z% \7 rJapanese aircraft losses5 h/ A0 u+ `; J. G* y _
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( x, V8 T5 L% e F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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& z* ^- \; K2 e" b1 K! a+ f- {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 V, J# K* z) m" bRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.5 Q% Z4 K8 t) j) z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16' ~# i4 i2 P G7 \+ H( k9 W! ~5 A
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F4U-1 Corsair x 171 T, d+ r: }0 T- K" B8 r. ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 W/ f3 h% Q, l8 j/ T) e# ~ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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9 m: P6 z7 p$ {& }Allied aircraft losses$ e) m* B; l' v1 W5 x7 j& s
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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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.' h9 L/ ~* y3 X1 W1 N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft T) t- h; t5 p: w1 m: m
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses3 o" M/ y! K- z% }
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
# H9 o6 a" N8 f! z! \4 ]# a3 D E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground: O, S2 C1 c" ~# e
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Allied aircraft losses
" v1 @$ \$ p w! J) f9 N4 W! w B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
% z$ p. z( X0 Y5 q! ] B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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% U6 A/ g/ y9 P$ K( DJapanese ground losses:' e5 ]$ e$ c% u L% x
5 casualties reported) p, N5 k. k* b6 b; W' m) m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% a* E0 |8 S9 k! L. D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H& M* p4 k9 q7 v0 h7 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53$ R9 }; N7 f4 X
Airbase supply hits 24 l$ G2 l( N; X! @
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + {3 e8 Y; b1 S2 ?
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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: N( S3 U5 P2 r3 S4 P7 }! R* QRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 i6 H* }+ q/ I# O; YEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 k. S) V' D: p
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 302 p' E1 \/ v/ x% @
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
3 p: V/ p/ E* r# u" H) Q; w/ [ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
* E& ~& [1 ?4 L# n) q B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged9 G! S- T3 Y* P( \6 C+ K
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Airbase hits 143 J+ \- Z; |% r0 q0 p2 D9 p9 ^
Airbase supply hits 1
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$ y+ K0 O" D. [0 IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ R) i' O( K0 K! _, r# XRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% a9 _; Y& O7 [" b& V
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes+ q5 N3 c8 x: V! r9 b l: m
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Japanese aircraft! E. B( M( p" V6 Z, y- T
Ki-84r Frank x 2$ T1 X, x1 o: e1 k Q
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses. A5 t# R1 ?0 e6 C
7 G* B9 d& b1 MNo Allied losses: H4 x2 d1 o2 _6 ?7 E* y. Z3 Q
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Airbase hits 9
9 C3 i/ v" R* ^Runway hits 16 |