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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。* n* W' p3 r2 }
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。% h/ D5 n ?1 n$ B7 O, n7 g3 @
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 L+ [, z, B* w1 @) G" SWeather in hex: Overcast9 j# u+ L X/ y
' j4 N- _( b$ ~ I, ` QRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.) ~+ \" `- ^, s8 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes N& r. Z/ C# V" w/ p# V2 d0 E
8 C% t% ~) @* C1 o: j! D/ X9 qJapanese aircraft
% _) y, _1 T' o6 D2 ~. p Ki-84r Frank x 48' Q0 y1 D1 Q( M) _, S+ r& P: @: E- b
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Allied aircraft2 v3 L6 D0 {0 Z) U0 T( X+ J
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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/ Z" [) t5 P) K# H! g/ j4 ?9 PJapanese aircraft losses
\8 d, T: d$ g. n% T4 e; V Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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* k. w! U/ Q' J$ R7 g- i- f+ GAllied aircraft losses
0 @1 ]4 S% |6 v F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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- H: I) F& d! ]2 hMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast- _+ m2 B' u+ M- e! q
6 w% z: r# c, T, DRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.) `5 b1 U& _: l* z1 S; o7 {
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 A+ B* h# }8 M2 q1 r2 E0 E" y8 x Ki-84r Frank x 32
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! [9 M6 P/ i0 A5 y! W5 h0 aAllied aircraft" t5 i0 o; J4 L0 m& j: ^$ J/ m
F4U-1 Corsair x 18/ Q7 \1 _( N% _/ D
, e0 q5 `6 K5 M {( u' s& w2 FJapanese aircraft losses* F! T" t! k1 v: r8 X. g
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed$ p' ~1 L9 [- S3 n/ Y& ^ m0 q9 f
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Allied aircraft losses3 C! o& i8 j* V% j( e3 s$ m
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % C3 Q& R: R7 ^# H& y
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Weather in hex: Overcast; I L" ^3 U" w, a' D
% I1 y$ y; E) }Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.7 Z3 J( |8 b7 M& p3 ~
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* f4 c( P8 [7 C N$ z
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Japanese aircraft; G' v2 |- i' j, b9 J
Ki-84r Frank x 16
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' \/ `) k, [( q- y8 S( WAllied aircraft
* ?' Y* [5 ]9 c/ o; [ F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V* P& D: d8 |" V+ Y. n, o Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed5 U) ?+ y0 A3 l- S+ T3 c3 P
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Allied aircraft losses: y3 c- e2 c. r( R$ h
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 g( Y- l1 {+ y, W
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes' d( D& p( n7 ?" z0 g3 e! [& H" x
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N% w6 n5 l. y6 B' v Ki-84r Frank x 2. y, u- Z% Q5 B( U2 M/ M7 H( }
3 v: `2 y. K; i; _1 R8 s; K: a+ KAllied aircraft) p% \; ?/ w8 V# N. }
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses* G( |% Y! u, l7 A
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
: V! u- v1 B0 _, h: S8 g7 ? E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground4 R/ `, G3 {5 x& k/ t) x( V( O/ L
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
. h/ E5 G7 L+ c V( k B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. T( o0 R1 b$ X- D- _! ^' NAirbase hits 53
( o# p) C, n. n, [Airbase supply hits 2
7 {$ c$ M$ r, e6 t, ^! `* `* }2 ~5 GRunway hits 104
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- a! w* R3 z, K& t4 R {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 [' N: Y5 @* y4 Z1 w$ U, E; J- m& \Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% {6 {! N' j+ ^% aEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 r. O6 ~; O! ^! j" k( V Ki-84r Frank x 2& h$ J0 c* Q7 m( T' q8 F, Z
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Allied aircraft9 Z6 d& r) l9 X) V+ \4 x/ }
B-24J Liberator x 30' D6 b/ Z0 b8 h w+ I) t
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Japanese aircraft losses8 y3 o! p9 \3 |0 o+ x
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
) A9 z! A) b4 i& a x \' z E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground u$ F" i t1 N) p! V! y
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged0 ~7 L2 R, K5 y. w+ [5 H1 D4 D
- y9 F" O8 O: Y) D5 w9 NAirbase hits 14. a4 @0 D: p( s9 K6 d, U
Airbase supply hits 1# r2 `2 @5 ?6 x5 L2 y. F2 t
Runway hits 19
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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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4 p& r, Q' J7 u5 _Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 a. Z6 E% b) P! X$ i. @
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft; _8 T# W" R8 J) n/ H
B-24J Liberator x 275 H9 p5 v7 Q( v
% B4 n9 X2 @) @+ j3 hNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses+ p4 z( u$ }' C, c: h f5 r
! O$ N0 Z5 ^( i- z }, W: v/ ]Airbase hits 9
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