3月4日
( P/ p/ s2 X- Q& `* K盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
7 M2 D* S' b) P3 e1 ?$ C8 J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 u2 W( F/ ~3 T# F+ r mMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: t1 B$ I, ^3 X& p* PWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ L. [" E; f$ [+ t$ F2 }5 \% CRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.0 Y$ x. }9 \0 d4 H6 @2 a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 ]" L/ j+ ?0 D; Q+ S- e. o
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Japanese aircraft
- ?8 d+ _9 a" p8 C Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
/ y, [. _: x. M! w& J- U; @! @ F4U-1 Corsair x 18# B- Z& q4 {1 I; G5 m
' Z0 J6 {' A* T$ ?( [Japanese aircraft losses
- P6 g+ m, W' | Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed1 ]; x# O. ^' s+ C, i6 \7 `
% x9 [& K* x# }4 \Allied aircraft losses
( `7 R- K0 r$ ?; u: f F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed u& |/ f9 R* i
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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 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.7 T# m; v$ Q2 ^+ \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 t: [4 z$ b2 V" F% A1 [) l z" a
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Japanese aircraft
) B2 }, R- r' e/ t/ \3 N9 C4 s3 T Ki-84r Frank x 321 I- { y. t0 E$ @# ^
1 Z. `5 B) ?0 l8 h4 k8 gAllied aircraft
6 o$ Q. L2 Y- l5 ?7 h F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 w# Q3 ~2 m+ S @. C Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, l/ O3 Z8 u6 f0 l
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / D5 M& e; {. M3 n
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Weather in hex: Overcast# |5 O& o. J: h$ e5 @
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
: A. N k& g F; KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 168 ^& H+ E7 n4 b7 b
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F4U-1 Corsair x 17# l( X0 T8 Z W
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Japanese aircraft losses
% N' F D" n5 f8 G Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# x8 n! I5 O* ]; x% \7 E# m
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Allied aircraft losses4 c$ H! ?$ Q3 F6 z ~" B
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + S; b e& C7 l9 |1 ?
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) A0 K* f, Q! e9 z) ]9 MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ [$ X; i9 B$ M6 k( mEstimated time to target is 27 minutes% w4 i6 }0 p# E1 w
_8 u' n! f1 ]/ C; |9 m gJapanese aircraft, C1 D2 w+ \* E Z2 L
Ki-84r Frank x 28 w, U& o3 t$ |$ T. ]
* c& j; M) e% k4 P GAllied aircraft
7 ~2 @5 M9 a) j: i( F- v B-24J Liberator x 117
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1 L1 A' H/ A/ ^ D" z( GJapanese aircraft losses, q( y* t( c; d' O
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
3 E8 {5 M. l% I E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground% w- T) B# e4 |
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Allied aircraft losses E* x. T* d3 r9 U
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged/ T; h% ~; b6 w4 j/ |* N
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak! i2 E% }' Z% j7 D% h% s0 x" U0 S x
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' V! a$ V8 I$ X( \; J; p% ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! ~/ H/ E) X' ^6 i7 H1 _" K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 u5 z& e. Y0 }% Z
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Airbase hits 53
0 k5 p! R9 }6 @6 o/ YAirbase supply hits 2
) b7 M) J( T# rRunway hits 104. G. e6 u* @9 f- P" E
# Q8 P; H2 b, d* N" ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # _ p7 b! \5 ^. I$ J( t" F
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+ e5 l! Q$ M$ j. @3 l, y- ~ Q+ FRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* b+ Y9 I3 }2 L7 y$ o B8 U
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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, T9 W8 h7 B" l3 F# r! F+ U; QJapanese aircraft0 i. l5 E0 k2 T& e
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 30- b5 q; [( h# Z, H, e; j* f
3 W! K" V8 O5 |% U9 O7 _Japanese aircraft losses
2 G2 K! L! ~2 H+ T( G _ Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged; C; [- D; E. X& Z$ Z
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground4 w& N& ?+ }, T0 z+ p% E
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, H6 Q+ `7 l6 e1 I6 @0 a! O# { B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged+ N* X2 s, \; `$ v' h7 U$ U
7 @- v4 s# a8 ]9 O9 ?Airbase hits 145 a. `( Z" M9 U% p D% `- [: K
Airbase supply hits 1
t; a w# P% M, q+ hRunway hits 198 e2 {* `1 b w0 F+ U9 T; t
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- L2 x0 I- Y) E3 VRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ y% r- Z# A" S' X! mEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( h2 L8 x! }# {
Ki-84r Frank x 2 y! B: i1 d7 h0 c5 l7 U
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses6 A+ ?# |, r% N1 e1 r- [0 |2 c& s1 |
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No Allied losses; h0 t, F. r% ?9 G2 X. P+ _
8 W; R4 g9 o0 a; HAirbase hits 9; L5 y0 W, |% b0 V* w9 X) r. i
Runway hits 16 |