3月4日, o. L. Y# k h3 P0 {
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。$ g6 b+ z' T4 b* N* R# y) _8 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。
2 W4 w& y) y5 W1 O2 y9 S6 MMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 @1 i$ y0 _* j* O" oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
' ~ i$ w5 N( [( m: h7 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 D2 ~: J0 J1 N1 q Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft$ p) @7 r# U# l- {% `2 q8 r4 H
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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4 P- j0 c: x. U0 i; z0 ^Japanese aircraft losses" Z$ U# Y/ Q3 U! s* _
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 L8 D6 k! Q1 l! Y2 @ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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/ [( z$ ?% `! k y$ i9 ~9 CRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet./ O6 @( |* K, W" D9 o" y2 Z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 p/ k1 i' ` p. ]' r4 |5 ^
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Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ z5 c+ q& \, I Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 @% s Z4 O; p+ r
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Allied aircraft losses$ J) e# G- ]2 l- n m& W- `, V
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 N" c: g8 N( [2 L
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
' q2 K J1 ^0 z7 V T* Y# \Estimated time to target is 14 minutes+ A! P" Q0 y2 h7 d' O
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! M1 ?8 W' k) g Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft7 Q: c" F# l, b
F4U-1 Corsair x 176 |- O! d6 w9 e7 Z q$ y. h
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Japanese aircraft losses
! A7 `& E1 A' m! H8 A Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed/ W5 q' i% y% C) F* m( e
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / W# f9 \# Y% \5 t
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% g9 O' |0 |5 y; r& ^0 _' Z( l
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" u$ B+ R/ F3 m9 X6 U2 i
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4 @" h/ `/ L! B# x Ki-84r Frank x 2% u8 C9 q3 }& s) G9 [
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! Z- M X0 V& S( C B-24J Liberator x 117
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground/ _9 c1 X! y' L0 @" K
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground8 V8 a& i. s4 P7 I1 L
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:6 X4 z& L. [' ~& B0 P3 r7 ~) Z
5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 j% m" Y2 g. Z* x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( Q6 \7 v J! E0 N2 CAirbase hits 53
! ` {, [: p: w2 }Airbase supply hits 2
2 K' p8 U& i) V: fRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) k# q4 C+ _4 v& B: u
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 U3 a2 v" L4 ^. N! ^ }
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2- l0 U$ s2 q4 A
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B-24J Liberator x 30/ u9 }4 S, E; _( ~1 O) t
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Japanese aircraft losses
) N7 A. U* K; W7 ^ Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
) P6 \ x# |& x" V E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground0 m3 J5 O' H5 `4 i& @
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B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged/ m \) J/ _. m- D
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Airbase hits 14- W" U/ F0 w" h- F
Airbase supply hits 1
3 P; R, K! f& y0 s5 TRunway hits 19. P/ X& s' ~% K# K: F
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 o5 e: |/ q3 f# |( Z y
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; w5 Y8 e3 b$ N& E2 R( ZRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( D P/ q% }9 k# Y' EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses; S1 U% X3 O: y, o8 S+ m& w3 N7 Z
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1 M, U- Q# A0 {& W) r. q+ nAirbase hits 9
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