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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。5 d$ M4 S" R0 _ k/ o+ k% g; R `
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。
8 ?6 i4 N! K3 N6 YMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast) K: H' C4 u& p3 D% l8 z$ i) |6 }
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.2 p) M3 p+ ^0 T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. i( {8 w1 N; l- u$ C6 @
( T$ G$ a( g# b8 gJapanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses' p3 m* o, h# z9 [, H
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed7 {& y: u0 P! q' n4 F% p
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$ K" n7 }. u2 V: z# @, Y% NRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
5 ?3 M3 t3 X1 ^Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft; ^6 m y+ w; C4 ~5 b( e
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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4 \) U3 J1 w$ N! w0 RJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses P9 Q9 K' l# J* A1 p
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed G4 [/ u& ~( e" X2 }9 R# ~
/ y; a5 A5 k+ O5 A- { ?! ]$ E5 HMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 [7 `7 u5 J, b$ IRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.7 O% z; N* g( i! K
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses6 I! }1 i5 V( D& x4 D& e* n( q6 d
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , b% Q# F+ h9 V, r- B! W
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6 @# ~: c, W( `! I6 s) G4 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. F0 h; W6 ]- }, P$ GEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground) R' a1 m$ W( t: W
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground$ m8 _+ Y" u7 E, q! P
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Allied aircraft losses7 [1 Q* O" q+ H3 G0 h
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
/ E, Q+ Q7 P# r( q B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak. J* G( r, `& L: _6 x! ? l
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 f/ W5 ?8 x5 L% w" @! {5 P# o" c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' X- v6 T, h) k/ |
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Airbase hits 53
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: [/ E+ Y6 [" d- F# wRunway 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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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, o4 y2 w+ ]3 ]- T+ R. NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes/ j3 o5 _% h: n5 J+ z! \
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Japanese aircraft4 m' [1 r1 \9 m
Ki-84r Frank x 2. \1 P& D' `; B: f' C
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Allied aircraft
% ~. e6 `- ?1 J, z' G1 R B-24J Liberator x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
: _ N# Z' r( a! A9 i Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged- }+ T: }0 w. ~$ M5 a/ `) S2 y
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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4 `: f/ U' ]% KAllied aircraft losses
. N( o r2 p( I) R( P/ q; z B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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0 r' L8 K7 G9 @- ?, cAirbase hits 145 D9 a' |* W+ w9 H& y$ F' c2 U6 d z
Airbase supply hits 1$ F4 A R' a; [4 N- x* u
Runway hits 19- j. a" D ]6 a
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! } E% c" h8 t3 t
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 C7 K4 L" t0 @Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft v: z3 m" s( y& E3 U
B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses6 q8 ?* {7 d( q S3 N* w9 `
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9) T' d* ~1 o- F2 W Q5 D- N
Runway hits 16 |