3月4日
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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。/ q0 o: i) {: `& J( p
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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$ C' u( D5 Q. {9 [) hRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
4 f' @7 s; D0 d* ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' N% s; a( O H; n) @
Ki-84r Frank x 48/ E* s, ~8 N6 h O
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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( A3 m# O6 ]$ r/ q5 N! ?Japanese aircraft losses
/ Z& g {& n* y0 ] Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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: z. Y, D5 L# h0 sAllied aircraft losses4 l7 ]; y! X+ X3 v3 F( s. E+ ~9 A
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed( Y" e6 i6 N: d9 Y
5 q8 `" M: D- K; GMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ q' y k" Y3 Q3 L' V+ {3 \
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
: i$ _' i1 `1 r- x5 j" E# u& gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 R6 f" B7 I& m$ S: w. Y
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses. Q: D' O6 Q& G f4 g
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed* @' f) h/ ?+ K. j
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% B$ A6 i5 ~) X- u F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed" r) Q+ X# `8 G. A% s3 N2 s4 t
, r3 p+ x4 y) P! L5 _( b5 N8 `5 N$ |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 2 {) Q+ k& {) J
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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2 W" l) K) t K/ pRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
* h# B5 ^1 e3 \/ ]Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; p# Z6 h% t, C6 k; w% z( ^- G
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Ki-84r Frank x 16$ n6 f" N2 q" P4 K0 s4 b5 X" P
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Allied aircraft5 ~4 n; @. m7 X0 A9 W, }! V2 C
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses9 x r i# }, |% f M8 P% L
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed( P. R W/ X6 u3 b. _9 m) w
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: Y* ~) m' C; R: B# Y, Y F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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( }& |. q8 E- ]( v [0 cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; v0 S( t$ U+ y( Q, V
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes5 x& s+ Q- R6 u
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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$ f1 h9 j4 ` n- w2 p$ y B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses' m% w1 M( _6 T9 s
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground2 g4 P6 O) Z/ N# ^) i& m
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
?8 n8 l! [1 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" E) G: ]. `9 m/ |! O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53# Z7 `7 L. f# I+ C; n w* v
Airbase supply hits 2
. ]$ P4 f# u, @3 ?- I, r: x2 yRunway hits 104
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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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8 a" N" E% b: o$ Y! _+ g+ H. n; u+ jRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ y8 D% T1 D. Q! _1 t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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7 j: [$ Y3 Y% v6 K' V# }% J: L0 v B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses2 |" Y5 V% {7 z2 f6 ~) G
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
4 N8 d. E0 c7 ]1 o+ U3 N1 Q# Q E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground% R7 _" |& X" h2 c
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged$ a6 j. E3 p8 Q$ d( j
6 I+ y/ U" X$ P, kAirbase hits 14
* I1 `/ a3 p% o8 g8 m" GAirbase supply hits 1/ J3 Q% j, p1 v2 F2 ^
Runway hits 19
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. Y9 u* _1 R! QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 b& x& e' Y' V5 c
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes. D4 b2 s4 k0 F4 G# t& f
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Ki-84r Frank x 2' C3 Z9 m6 p- Y( D" a
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B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses
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4 V) R% K7 z! FNo Allied losses
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