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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。$ j) J ?) n3 n9 h) 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。, W L+ r# A; _; y' E7 M
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.6 b% k; ]- w3 L3 m! E0 h& s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses- M0 _0 u- e' K" d0 R
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ]; G) c) @, \& _+ y4 `: o$ i+ I F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed+ L/ s: l, j) o2 O4 R
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 n/ g! {* d/ r( x% q9 }2 @Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.5 }8 v" }+ V( U3 o2 |. B
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, _5 {' e* N5 i @7 p8 w0 U
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed {# J) a) N' k: d( v. _1 f/ X
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Allied aircraft losses
8 C. }% Y$ @5 o F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed' y5 |, f, @9 n; x
% {8 r a* e5 g: e7 VMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ y' [# d" Z; m7 v
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
N( X/ o: n; f: [: [ @Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, R5 c0 x4 e- i: K" g) M" s
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Japanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, L9 k, V8 u9 D8 h9 x# W) o F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed1 U2 C/ P5 A1 M; y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 f' Q1 y) n- f. }0 O! s8 ~
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# i* t! m7 }2 qEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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1 [4 u [. ^, d! b. m Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
) o! L4 I" C- }5 z. h E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
4 [ V' P2 l- m; }) g) S! c B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak% Q, x% f, X6 k9 A& X
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Japanese ground losses:
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Airbase hits 53
% d7 e; `& g3 T1 }) A/ }Airbase supply hits 24 w' C# ^4 |6 q7 b& q& S6 T4 S- t
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 h4 v; Q6 r+ z4 r1 W! `Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 ^" g- i8 P9 D5 ^2 MEstimated time to target is 27 minutes. l3 m6 Q( A. ?: j3 f1 X
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged9 t2 k, s9 p$ z$ X9 @+ [
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground8 m( A: _$ Z; @4 T
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged4 L) J8 g: P1 z# Q( w
; S1 }% a* S) q0 l) @8 YAirbase hits 148 j8 f, M; u4 U' E1 Z/ }2 E
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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4 E, A5 Q0 K8 [- n3 @$ k5 e B-24J Liberator x 27
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0 V" w* s+ n% C& N# RNo Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 9
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