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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
$ ~: o7 f3 ?! T: C7 s, x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。
; P1 D2 C% J# ]# ?. E0 dMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 k2 x- l7 w9 } `' p$ J h
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.* v) o& l8 F Z0 x, m: g; b0 }! s6 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 ]; P) N8 `! e1 d; P* I3 a
Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
0 H* E5 E0 |3 X' i3 V F4U-1 Corsair x 184 M! I: q _0 H( ^9 [
& i' @" s. H, {: eJapanese aircraft losses* M# q/ z4 z( f' s
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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$ H0 H& Z/ e$ dAllied aircraft losses
) r, C, L" j$ _1 a( d7 y! K4 \ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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# L+ x+ R) A, Y% k& V7 S. z6 r; tMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.$ ^$ Y! z! Z; U, \9 ?7 t
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) G7 L' ?5 j; A# ]7 ^ Ki-84r Frank x 32% r; C7 |2 n, B; F0 i
' G9 H( {! u$ X) cAllied aircraft
& i# F4 I# G/ z F4U-1 Corsair x 18' a) X# e: @" X" e6 B
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Japanese aircraft losses5 i* W0 n; a) j
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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) q) \* @4 k2 V: L* U" R F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed" Z B* n8 R/ @
6 x% `( {. s. `' Y# ?3 _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* T( D4 f3 w1 Z; Y/ r0 H1 UWeather in hex: Overcast5 c7 g/ ], }: Z$ d
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
# N! v8 [' L' E* KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 u( G$ `( Y; @4 R: l
F4U-1 Corsair x 17/ n- |+ L2 B4 T7 {/ ^
$ D# D, D, a& o( TJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ D [# _" L0 b" M1 |2 @5 _ F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed% q% r" v }& _: E z4 r
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 ?* G0 ^. S1 C" N0 XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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8 _! @7 u% G. x2 NJapanese aircraft4 l' ^' ]( F0 \; j% G% L; ]
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 1172 j/ p% W- I8 Y
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# a( O" @8 J* @( \4 M1 u& \; m Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 B1 m \4 ?$ t4 |/ x% B' Z E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground$ A, |9 ~$ I2 t9 f$ N7 t! g
3 V; T; b2 W& s0 tAllied aircraft losses: G. ]- |7 W: J! Q, F1 z: C% g
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged4 M8 L' g4 V; P
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& ~& e% a* j+ S0 n8 q
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 B) m: y/ y( F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 c4 ?8 M4 z b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# L2 a9 U, z4 ^0 m* b8 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 _5 ^/ K( A% p- u$ ^Airbase hits 53; b/ t( _$ s. T8 f$ W: E
Airbase supply hits 21 y( i7 q& J0 I# m
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ( ^/ M3 B3 H. K- `; \/ j
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/ S4 h, X3 @/ v" NRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- Y l3 w' f7 X- A) n
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 F6 ~- C" d+ d* J# g
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Japanese aircraft
8 Q5 Y; c% F1 W0 K8 R Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses* j! R- i+ V" {* ~, B
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged. n7 b* I: X- ~' Y3 z
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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& \- G, Q7 o: G B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged: J2 A" N3 K1 C1 I
8 `4 o9 s: W1 T9 e1 \/ EAirbase hits 14
9 @4 B) R. c( k7 h$ {Airbase supply hits 1
" u; s2 z$ j5 fRunway hits 19- a! }! q" M; a6 l6 h# s
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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.
Q- [9 T2 Q! @" |! _Estimated time to target is 24 minutes6 U- |& Y) i" r5 l# V* }
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Japanese aircraft3 q& T+ p4 }: B
Ki-84r Frank x 2' p G; f M; p' ~7 V
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No Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 9
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