3月4日; [# [2 m1 f) t3 \* [: ^( u: m
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
; f" V- b% I# c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。
* I: a! e: ]) ?, \4 r: h1 E% g& _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 k) } Z) ^, S6 l! w" |
; g, {% S8 C7 u% MWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
3 h' r9 h6 U) CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 e6 U8 ~) L d+ L8 \- E7 OJapanese aircraft
! D4 |& B9 E) K Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
, g( _2 ~8 j& G8 m F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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( A7 c/ c4 H7 b! U: D* {Japanese aircraft losses
; N" h2 [7 k, x0 L2 u' V3 R Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed. s4 q0 L- ]! A' S
. ^: y9 I) z, K. m4 b7 A+ UAllied aircraft losses
* V4 v3 m9 C b. {" l F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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% x8 R3 q8 ?! x) `7 J7 T/ r) Q; FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
" F8 j, C0 z( h3 K; D3 x3 o8 G* SEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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" E4 n" @1 u2 E. q* Q6 S3 Q* WJapanese aircraft
. g( E9 t3 I1 i7 i' m Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses/ }+ ^& n1 ?3 ~5 F) D7 V1 i
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed' M$ B# X" y+ {$ d5 M3 i
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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" {6 n2 W0 E f1 vMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # ?* t$ W& p! z2 ~4 U9 t5 l
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
) A' M) _* F0 m6 ?2 m" bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 k, A8 Z& Q7 r Ki-84r Frank x 161 K) {1 C- T& P0 p/ x1 a
8 ^8 g- Z8 X, D" I, l4 yAllied aircraft
+ i- k D1 Z U0 [0 q- P( k+ U F4U-1 Corsair x 17( S% g+ k) J7 @
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Japanese aircraft losses' j0 P; t6 D- z) B+ ?9 y' w
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed5 R: l; F& ^2 r% \) D
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Allied aircraft losses0 c" Y( e; B+ ~* o' O" [8 Z
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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6 k* {0 I/ m1 Z6 RMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 Y2 ]- e; B. i/ t% ?' u
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ z7 h$ F! u- T+ D
Ki-84r Frank x 2# k9 @9 I( Y& T4 v# x2 m; ]9 A
4 {1 L4 W4 g# M( Q1 M" sAllied aircraft, n; i; n3 h# l0 b9 G
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses9 Y$ \ R/ i+ e/ q% D
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground4 W* j, a/ p( _! [$ ~: s
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground& O; z# `- u) |
! S3 k( K7 @. D2 l) f- { |" j* b0 P1 }Allied aircraft losses
5 w! G" {7 K7 L/ k# d/ O m B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged/ _; z C) x" y
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& o+ w+ k; V. \
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Japanese ground losses:# l# g# {% B; Q
5 casualties reported
6 b4 b6 d$ @6 Z/ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" e) w0 I3 T7 L A* f# L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 E7 j2 n+ Z6 T( Z- ?7 J t, r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ?, p! W1 B, t$ z5 z" C
, q# J, K% l; w6 S; G) ZAirbase hits 532 w# U1 c0 v( `$ `7 m' S( @
Airbase supply hits 2
) ^) J: k! d5 ], aRunway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + L5 o; n' @, e3 A; Z; D
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 ]3 R- \3 q3 o2 D* o! e! WEstimated time to target is 27 minutes0 }# d- n9 Y' ]: i: p2 Z- \9 s0 b
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Japanese aircraft# F; J' H4 Q8 n. y9 A; N+ y
Ki-84r Frank x 2: Y+ T; Q* M6 X+ U: ]! \2 _4 h
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Allied aircraft4 d D; w8 p( ?
B-24J Liberator x 302 H$ q& O) [3 g
% d+ F& A: i* o7 |Japanese aircraft losses
4 B% m: j& A: X. } Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
- Y, D) f' G8 j) G7 W E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground* S% ^9 p: Y4 `$ A
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Allied aircraft losses7 [2 N/ _3 o$ s. Z
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged. m1 ?, R# t8 O& M
z2 a3 \& `& ?) k! \& ~Airbase hits 14
+ K) ]+ M0 s3 H+ Z& n" ?Airbase supply hits 1
# B; A6 r! ~( o5 N5 t+ GRunway hits 19
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: {& J2 }3 w& r6 {2 @4 yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . c$ y% J+ @- |! r" Z7 t1 _5 H- W4 s4 p
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. C( d3 F2 W; ]2 ?9 U& u7 H! J
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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# Q: { m0 }8 M$ h Ki-84r Frank x 2
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/ J. o% d/ Q+ b5 X$ e8 e B-24J Liberator x 27
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# J$ }9 E q4 A6 M, G9 K! MNo Allied losses
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# Y- E. H2 V7 @+ hAirbase hits 9/ j& E! @) G) ~* ~* l
Runway hits 16 |