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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。* A3 l3 T' z) f, T! k& @
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。
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 480 u6 z0 |& y, k' s2 R w% g0 ?
) P! w& t" i) w/ QAllied aircraft
U# h3 Z$ _' n" Q+ z8 V* i F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
# Z( J+ r! u; c Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- d+ F4 `9 T, n8 D F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, O- n" h( ~4 ^4 m4 ?* c. k
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! F3 V$ y4 n) \- [
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.& d7 w# z( @6 D* B- R4 @5 ~
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 C4 I( j+ Y# Y: y9 z/ A$ W* { d2 B
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Japanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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/ T2 J% n9 g/ P9 WJapanese aircraft losses
% } `. ?: e8 D$ w. o Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed" q: Z; X2 R, C+ N# n8 J
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Allied aircraft losses4 M Z j2 T! S
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed( ^8 s6 {5 b1 M8 p* O5 V
& `) L$ I' ]7 d8 f/ `& {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 o2 |" t. B- v- K+ i. `) x/ [0 {6 `
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" T% u1 h7 `! U L. G- dRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
% r2 U7 r; m) b. L* iEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, X- E' ^% ?5 \+ ?/ b* v% l' H
Ki-84r Frank x 162 R9 E c8 Q f9 ]$ J
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Allied aircraft' [9 |9 f. S: }: D r" `: N
F4U-1 Corsair x 17! p. [9 F: F$ w
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 Y( S; B! W" M u1 ~4 X Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed- K6 S1 q% g0 |8 D! v8 a1 Z
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0 S( L7 s! ]9 v1 N# g5 p6 Z F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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: d/ x, f& I. c3 W# nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ V$ z' b0 Z9 \9 f: i3 x/ u# {4 n
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% A. b" L4 U* K9 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ o/ J3 H% c/ S3 p# p
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes0 A8 d6 q; K- y% e2 c
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Japanese aircraft/ O; d$ W+ g: B$ ?+ m
Ki-84r Frank x 2( J' ?) \* w. B& c- m$ U1 m
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3 U! B5 w3 \$ {' z/ z5 T* D B-24J Liberator x 117
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* P6 J6 v8 a" f7 dJapanese aircraft losses! L5 c7 w& T! `$ z6 K1 a
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 K% }* L& ^% k& d; @ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground5 j% x7 H0 d8 H2 D. \
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Allied aircraft losses
* q8 o I C$ d) ^ B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
9 i+ l3 }- ]+ H- w$ k* B. N B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 l4 \* _ [; SJapanese ground losses:( K) ]. _9 P1 S2 I
5 casualties reported
K% N. y6 O: L+ ~( A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, O% j5 u; x% J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 j! f. Y% h4 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, h/ f$ ?! m" b6 j4 ]" o2 yAirbase hits 53
3 u. L9 V% H" IAirbase supply hits 25 i) O7 j4 l0 B' p
Runway hits 104
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. I Q: g. e( k1 R6 b' M0 M! h3 lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / y! d) [% R) X* l- F o& m
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 g# B! t4 K7 V b2 T9 O) y, e
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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* o' ~1 e) G& |% m/ S& M k B-24J Liberator x 30& _) s& W; ?- I
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 I1 F- S$ X/ W+ u* I0 N2 \ Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
) ?6 Y& c$ K4 ^* F# t7 U E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground3 w; ] T* {2 }5 n* {' c
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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3 E0 w/ K x: j: ]& ~6 _7 z" WAirbase hits 14
& m* y; l8 I+ r$ Q0 E- {Airbase supply hits 1, G) U8 u: ?' f/ U* a6 U5 Q4 p% L
Runway hits 19
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 t! _% r( w4 y1 l$ T+ L
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes$ r8 b' c! ?7 W0 M& G1 Z1 k
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Japanese aircraft& x) J, s$ ]! |- Z! s; V
Ki-84r Frank x 22 ~( s1 S* p; m0 {' z3 e' y
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Allied aircraft
, [1 \! [/ ]# T! @. T2 z B-24J Liberator x 27" G6 P( l. r0 Y& k$ h* ]5 i& a# I# T
: F; s% _+ \. FNo Japanese losses5 e$ s6 @5 |0 r) S+ S1 B4 {1 s" z
+ @8 \& q, L9 V+ oNo Allied losses& o9 G) ]5 L3 p
5 I* O. c9 g9 O: DAirbase hits 9- w6 @; r, Z" w
Runway hits 16 |