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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。3 l, ~8 H7 }0 W$ P3 {
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。* Z$ S0 E% I0 g2 h+ x
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, C, d1 ?" }8 v1 e. h! _ YRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
; F0 e+ }2 U: L$ p L- X4 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* Z' \. n' |, x3 ]# n7 M
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Ki-84r Frank x 489 ` E7 m, c; z" }$ Q
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses0 @- c9 m" P, M! K) q
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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+ _3 H* p9 s0 M7 k8 G7 n& E, sAllied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 O- X8 L7 _ `
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.$ R0 v& ]" B5 M9 c
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 r5 c3 F9 X. c: k7 s3 D
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Japanese aircraft
9 e/ s8 i* |+ f6 O2 s' l Ki-84r Frank x 327 {- ^" p0 y$ V' e
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- L' `& |2 l H! T) h" Y, r F4U-1 Corsair x 184 g! `9 N1 s4 ~# A
4 F& w: X: _" `: HJapanese aircraft losses
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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' u, ~: J9 e. C9 C& YMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + Y1 A" d k) i" i# l5 I
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( Q- N1 N% D1 |: N% B; JRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.. o F M$ Y; i- L
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes. h# F K0 |! |: X1 l& V8 D
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft0 T$ B! n. _2 t" x8 {/ \
F4U-1 Corsair x 178 n& l! P# X8 K, O' ]5 [
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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7 h$ f4 X- U5 ~+ ~& f+ v. x- ]" Q F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed. s; Z1 {, i; `- P* u/ y
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. L* h: m7 [$ o" r! o5 z" }& eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 s& G8 `6 E" x/ q2 I5 |
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117; s' T H- [8 `2 i" B/ x; A% a& `
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h+ s7 q+ S4 |! |; I/ z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
2 D- t' C# g! b1 s$ U I E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground% I# `4 o$ I* V- l7 S" @3 a7 A
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Allied aircraft losses7 b) N6 V+ I; b) Y& D2 s3 X
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged5 `0 a9 V" V9 H- p! P* A: ^( o' u
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 z7 H0 Z( l8 ?
8 t5 p$ Y, c6 h3 ^# N8 zJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 C! `7 `/ A. |( h& [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 J5 U6 n3 C1 r& L. Q3 c1 M- K* b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 536 _, k4 S: z% F2 |1 ]/ c# d
Airbase supply hits 2! e% J V- Q1 [' L$ ]
Runway hits 104
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h! y: I) U9 Z, p% W. Q9 d( I1 ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: G) [7 W# g1 ~' w# y9 I
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 ^& k& S" `1 gAllied aircraft
/ K% s0 e5 K8 k- I5 @. i; K B-24J Liberator x 30. H4 j- I, b1 S9 y4 T. v3 t9 j, V
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& q7 M$ I# P) ?! b+ Q E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ q/ d3 H; W" D5 v4 M5 ^8 ]5 e" M- f
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Allied aircraft losses3 x( }6 \9 R" l" D! W
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged. ~) v4 r: \, J7 V; L7 Q. b) {; v
" H1 b; W) b/ W6 U' HAirbase hits 149 W' C( ]. P8 e6 y
Airbase supply hits 1
0 r9 I$ m0 u; s0 M ^- CRunway hits 192 u5 D' [* V i- V' V8 P
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ m7 m" M/ R. [) a& GEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 26 h% }; }1 o: l/ h1 \1 {' u
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No Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 94 C% O* E9 R) x
Runway hits 16 |