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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。' W% Q) I w! O d, k3 D
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 C' i! U5 C% @+ ^
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, A' z9 d, q+ U0 z' R. ]# HRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
7 w _7 Z8 o0 v; g. i: WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' ^" l$ s1 u+ N5 l: z9 o* Z
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Japanese aircraft( r7 Z3 q$ X( e8 Y
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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F4U-1 Corsair x 182 ` T8 X" C% O* ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
) [9 y0 H8 i+ ]9 b; C" C# m Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses w1 m! z: z8 K- w, x
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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. E1 r9 T- H1 L2 i. G& {' n/ f9 K' bMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
8 u, u2 U4 F: S* g% k; }Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18/ B# z x. Z; F" b' @1 F
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* S: ~8 ~5 D4 a. j! g, @8 V Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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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
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3 `" q! L7 X C4 T4 B0 Q F4U-1 Corsair x 174 D+ y2 |) f, g% }# {
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 D% c; p' H' s$ [7 \& [ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed- A) ^. I @! x& f) q2 u) s
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed! ]$ K" h1 u' R5 [& ~, X( T7 E
4 l' g' B, \7 D' gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 C8 [; R+ e; _ T {- I! qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- K% N0 P& p/ H( j: qEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2! I2 D6 ]5 \/ M3 L- k# F O# X
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground# p2 _" ?5 Z+ w. q" s- J {2 z6 c
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged4 U g. b4 _" M
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak4 @4 Q, {4 y+ i& D7 t! L; ~, v7 v
+ i8 Q+ Y2 \) ^( ~" |( e6 fJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 s5 W- G8 B' t$ T& {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; V0 e, y+ [0 O1 z; z9 o$ e- q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 {2 @2 s( W# p
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Airbase hits 539 {1 N! Z! y( Z5 F9 p% ? Q5 h
Airbase supply hits 2
- L0 M0 R( G {5 m/ j( qRunway hits 104
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/ }5 z' m0 Z2 l! ^' cRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 f2 v, R) a, {: w E
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged+ R( W' d( _- k/ E$ T# Q
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground6 ?3 D, S. T8 M( s
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z" J) t* S( w* OAirbase hits 14
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Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + O) j" `. R9 a( s
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 K" y( Z p/ r" @Estimated time to target is 24 minutes0 ]+ w s5 E- R4 F" U% Q. x/ w- k
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Airbase hits 9
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