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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
$ E, e5 ~$ v2 J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。
% {$ r) m# Q* d* pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast" g. N) W6 P4 R
7 w" e8 |, W& {Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Q. `. @ I8 j4 G* j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 M2 I. T% |& g+ Q Ki-84r Frank x 48' W/ d, J' N P
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Allied aircraft: {1 d3 s* W7 }6 h
F4U-1 Corsair x 183 G& b, R( O; ]( B$ p* ~' ?- \
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Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed5 e& W5 N1 v1 J* O3 Q
4 y Z) ?1 ^* p9 b) [9 eAllied aircraft losses% e* Q. w2 K0 m
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed. k8 o4 k/ K7 K9 Y- O; F
, M( i2 p H4 w' ~: ], j8 W, ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ t! l( k% ?( \( \* T1 B4 e$ L
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, W A& q5 V! p0 j) S' nRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
@# k8 {" b* \3 D* gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 O( D$ [7 i% O. D3 L" {4 w
Ki-84r Frank x 32( Q3 w# V0 ^/ H: b% }% |
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Allied aircraft. U0 F1 B5 p/ R- {7 o! ~
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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# R' `% J( Q8 A" K# ~Japanese aircraft losses
( M, V& N/ B# O8 h, \ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# a2 w: m2 G" r* v
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Allied aircraft losses. [ r, p. \ e4 r/ ?
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed4 ]# Q# x' f% X
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" E0 c g# M, [, CWeather in hex: Overcast6 Z4 a% t4 ]+ E9 B. E
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
4 E7 ~# c: k" G2 W& R# ^2 KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes9 G* L% }/ [7 p% q) ^
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Japanese aircraft
; I. [$ F9 E5 k2 Q8 S& u4 i Ki-84r Frank x 16/ |9 `7 i4 }6 y1 X5 y) A
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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3 _9 _' ?, s) F3 _) s9 HJapanese aircraft losses
/ `6 M: x1 a* t& S Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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6 H2 \7 D- G6 F5 U7 zAllied aircraft losses
) S1 U9 j7 |& {; i+ f( L& V F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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/ l7 y$ S* v% }6 b, L. K( v N, YMorning 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.
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Japanese aircraft9 Z! r! |1 B# x$ H2 x' W
Ki-84r Frank x 2' [! p1 Z& k! r! D! x
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Allied aircraft
" i, | y3 T7 `) V' V) G* \/ Y B-24J Liberator x 117$ Z* i# Y4 U/ v( U# j. E
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Japanese aircraft losses
p& Z3 j9 ?/ t$ ]: J Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
|7 r6 n/ B, g- Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
) G6 W- C+ D# X! n) b7 y) y4 V B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
( o8 S) i/ S0 j* J B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 }% {" U6 t) pJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 D( s; D( l: y/ {9 N( x" q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* ]- k7 |4 l/ p" K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. O9 s+ @: }5 p+ E v
) b& ?# ]+ c9 \4 E9 R7 X/ [Airbase hits 53! _) K1 B, P* ^
Airbase supply hits 2$ H; y/ }1 \' [: f
Runway hits 104: i9 V( n1 @ B8 V; _6 _
R' C) `7 E: a7 S' Z, rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 s3 j+ b0 y( i( O* a5 ?- CRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. s! p& M, K+ z' u* m& k% {Estimated time to target is 27 minutes, {* |- U* u. Q0 P# m" v8 k
, m' z+ t; J' ~7 ?1 hJapanese aircraft5 k, e7 ~# L3 }% m$ T) ^' `' M- s
Ki-84r Frank x 25 l' Z+ C$ R7 U! O& K9 [) |- E
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Allied aircraft
6 I ]! _, r3 G B-24J Liberator x 30- g! U$ g1 g9 j; N# c W
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ r! m9 P6 c, p) W3 ` Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged7 A9 |" J- [# F4 R, _9 T( A7 g
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground G# ?4 x5 Q% R
: n" y+ r5 x: F& J* }' g+ h: j/ lAllied aircraft losses
1 h8 ?' a) {) K( O( y; e B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged/ V9 t! F! c5 f7 E- L- {$ w& B
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Airbase hits 14) u$ Z* W7 E u U6 y# E" P8 o% n
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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2 u9 i6 R6 V y5 D, t/ A# \Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft Q# d0 `( T2 N3 g" \
B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses' v! x0 H; b* q/ [9 W" i
+ l$ V+ {7 S$ r0 a2 ?6 s( B0 LNo Allied losses
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. T$ ?& h5 m4 k4 pAirbase hits 9
8 ]- }' m/ V! ]' Y$ I8 w4 sRunway hits 16 |