3月4日
! F- T2 M8 g/ ~- [# G- R% w$ }盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
F0 ]9 L" p8 M8 v" _. N7 Y" \, 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。
% O2 i* }. S( _6 UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * V. s$ k# ~/ h
7 M( }4 V6 i, |+ rWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
; }, {; G( h* H* p: c& e: yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 h, g4 z+ Q; g9 L* \8 oJapanese aircraft6 E, Q: M1 U& [; ]1 Z
Ki-84r Frank x 48- `# U8 \! U3 N! U) ~2 e, |
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Allied aircraft+ |* X/ u, _+ s
F4U-1 Corsair x 181 {8 z( O) G& F0 Q, F2 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 C4 ~7 C3 p9 @/ _8 z
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, s' O0 |6 Y. @% E% j0 N
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& p; l3 O0 w/ gRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.2 D2 Q9 T, U; t0 ?- q
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 w4 D, l6 P x( M( `. S% M9 D: _
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
! {% m' } G1 Y/ b# k L F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
* r+ @ Y# U* e T Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! U/ X6 ]& R+ U. N, V
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$ a: x- f8 K e+ }; r5 I# U5 XRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.7 ~4 G, h6 v2 a4 i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 f2 m5 v( Q, l. l0 U
/ U8 J1 _4 _8 L C9 Y: K0 YJapanese aircraft( R, k, S9 e& O# Z! ]
Ki-84r Frank x 16: {9 M7 I( b3 t* u
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Allied aircraft
/ L8 P0 g @* y9 J F4U-1 Corsair x 177 N0 P3 Y8 j0 B; T# y- A7 j
- {" P B$ h) E/ P! f- vJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses b8 `! f7 Q" k8 r; F
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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4 m: o) O J, D- hMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " i( @' d" m- x
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4 T/ v8 ^9 U0 f+ c tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; }# G ` E/ h. E$ W5 \( I1 Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 117% V9 ^# }0 x |* `6 j
& I7 C% A( [: {Japanese aircraft losses
Y2 ^2 \" {7 M2 \3 S$ ~) c9 B1 @ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground: T* b2 J3 y, X9 H0 r+ I0 s7 c
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground R7 ~# r0 p/ ~( V& F! H& r2 W; T z
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Allied aircraft losses& N6 ]4 B8 S" a) V& e
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
. y9 E6 o1 g. h7 O' m B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak8 e+ M) ^( A: a
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Japanese ground losses:- G& r4 ~+ O+ G1 \8 v; t- f
5 casualties reported0 G9 z5 m1 r: \0 ~& \! X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53$ l. T% z; n; c/ z& X
Airbase supply hits 26 r. ~, w0 `+ I) K$ r0 e1 {
Runway hits 104
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+ p6 {- E, n3 b$ X1 F* IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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' r+ D. P% v9 W# _: a' e3 _Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 v: |$ A; J& ?; n! e+ `' D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
- X5 q& i: O* C$ G0 h3 r" W5 b. H( c Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged' b& f' W8 Y' h* F/ k/ s3 m8 `. W
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground5 b! `$ \! Q$ T3 { y2 e
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3 u9 Z5 I0 `( }/ b* e2 W$ d B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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9 p% S( i S, g$ XAirbase hits 14
! ?% R+ Q" Z+ j5 n9 J( mAirbase supply hits 1
& v' d3 s6 o% X* sRunway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . S4 v& Y; E% \
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/ i4 X; f, T4 e% ]% sRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 a$ `, v! P# m1 |8 I% u2 g
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes% s1 y* r$ H/ x2 y* L+ ]% C' u& C% X! ~
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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B-24J Liberator x 27& _! l. L" K: i/ @; l h& p8 A% z& }
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No Japanese losses+ T- s9 ] `! c
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$ }5 ~ {) m. z3 g3 ^Airbase hits 9
3 h/ q U9 V! k4 qRunway hits 16 |