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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。' E" T; e7 M( F5 ?
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。
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8 p3 S0 b6 l+ I) g3 B7 aRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
, l" ?6 D& {5 o! f w; rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" }/ E3 A! c" w9 N% Q, J
Ki-84r Frank x 48% j0 ?4 r+ ]& b: y" u9 s3 f
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Allied aircraft4 @; R* S+ q/ m3 |5 y/ y7 t) R
F4U-1 Corsair x 186 _# r. q2 Y) {; ^& H
} \: p8 ^! V5 r1 b6 V% s. P, P7 |& BJapanese aircraft losses0 c$ a) x4 H8 a' F3 q
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed+ Q% e& p1 L X1 ~; x
$ h& T7 e9 a. z1 E ^( ~Allied aircraft losses8 k( L9 d' _9 j6 l
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed3 U# [6 G; N1 m% P
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# O2 c' v' l2 W/ {8 iRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.0 x3 F" w. ^4 }
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- v9 s3 j6 Q& p: b# B
( G6 `6 O& B6 @2 U: C" g6 nJapanese aircraft
) Q, y5 t" W. Z+ B7 b Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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$ L8 n! F+ x0 M* l2 o1 hJapanese aircraft losses- ?3 M9 h+ [2 `5 Q* ~
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, e# \' \1 m: M0 m4 b; k F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
- L0 \+ T5 V3 s$ P7 t$ eEstimated time to target is 14 minutes0 a. M$ U, b( S$ p# ^" F
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) M& c1 i) Q1 u7 D. D; m Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses9 _8 X8 q/ Y* d& i! }
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 T' Y* t6 `' n& `# R! e* w F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed1 ] J( P' U3 C8 S- S9 E4 D
3 F K# H/ Q' a4 \! ?! yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ i6 o% }" Z8 B# T/ ~8 NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes# |: M) e' x/ n/ R1 w
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Japanese aircraft" X/ F- J# ?4 |% d2 S3 W9 U
Ki-84r Frank x 29 M) u/ N e/ w1 t) E
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* t! d2 M" E5 R B-24J Liberator x 117
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8 A4 R0 U. ~9 x% N- d* ~Japanese aircraft losses
3 M. w( L! w7 s. W8 _4 q2 t Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground- `$ s, _0 f: v5 }' h6 \1 M
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground5 P# u5 R( Z7 K) r
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Allied aircraft losses
n+ u2 x9 k; R' M' J6 C B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
/ i) m d& N/ |' W B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& r6 H5 \9 g9 u, c2 A& L
! j5 E1 s, c+ J3 |! V$ BJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ j4 v& w% F% D. E2 J5 d6 g" T0 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 y6 A' Q7 N0 g1 I, V( t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ D) w: z4 X2 J; ^1 q# _; c, [( `Airbase hits 53
, G8 V5 u$ f' S* R }! FAirbase supply hits 2# o- T" L) g7 ^7 b0 J! U/ E# |- k
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# A! h8 _4 A) z1 S! }, f7 I$ [8 }% N4 GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. ^2 f- X) M! i$ I. D( k! |( z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes5 [- g4 V } M( G. b8 v
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Japanese aircraft9 p0 K; {) d, p) t0 ]( |. E8 x2 ?
Ki-84r Frank x 2* e$ j3 E0 B# z
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B-24J Liberator x 30* {, F' N0 K% P7 b, ?+ B8 T
) v4 P2 l/ v5 l' i" q$ B' FJapanese aircraft losses
8 W. y* j8 n5 f" o) K6 o6 R: { Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged5 j& w1 c) c% e. p0 ^% u0 I/ e
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ m ]9 V! ^: a& e3 MAllied aircraft losses. c, g4 X/ T: ]+ j: @, w
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged0 @7 v3 k1 W! b3 x
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Airbase hits 14+ C* c- {, S d9 n" s7 ~) A- t
Airbase supply hits 1
' F/ I h3 T7 Z" ?Runway hits 19% o. u; c5 A' u; r4 ]% {4 Q8 ^
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 @2 h. g- ]; m0 `Estimated time to target is 24 minutes9 ?- ~) ^% P# I$ E. A3 F4 U
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5 i6 m# n( I, Y8 [: d Ki-84r Frank x 27 [9 _- N W" m0 Q
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B-24J Liberator x 27# `" m+ y# ?$ G8 Z5 ]9 x) q
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/ N4 p; u( F; MNo Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9
/ ?4 d8 S) ?0 e7 o" [Runway hits 16 |