3月4日
- L9 ~( B1 n& j/ ?盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
9 U0 E% M* T; q) K$ i# A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。
9 } `2 K& v t8 k: N1 ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 0 w1 j% V3 l( i0 a
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 l, Z: K* C9 S8 C
9 y8 C2 B0 n; H5 PRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.! Z$ K/ J) q" I# P9 c7 q' c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* e( v9 W! n" f! `& q Ki-84r Frank x 48
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5 N: B; k. E$ M8 t4 MAllied aircraft
! F( Q4 ~0 \8 T+ A ?- M F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses1 S' r2 C5 W: p
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 |; n* O% b# W% F. N$ A$ ^/ ~ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed0 Z, G: x+ k6 t" Z1 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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9 L5 g/ X9 F" P4 I" A4 v$ aRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
. i' h9 `- ]( \, TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes! t) d) ]3 x* _
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Japanese aircraft
. y7 B; G: i" \( n( F Ki-84r Frank x 320 P" n+ z' r0 z: V
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' v8 W- f3 h, S! p0 h( J: _ F4U-1 Corsair x 18$ d- J# S) j- m" z( n+ I
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Japanese aircraft losses
; k) e+ s, O. i% U0 J- B0 _ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed7 l) t. f5 F1 N$ ~2 X+ d
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Allied aircraft losses+ e& y( }- m0 G! B6 _7 P
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / H7 t, m7 s. Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.2 U- n9 T6 \1 J* |8 s# n% b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ P$ S6 `# c0 l; M" C* T Ki-84r Frank x 16, y0 @; Y' U) K) {5 q
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Allied aircraft
1 n) i* c! V: w: A F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses$ a5 }$ { `( y( H
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed0 ]! G s' m: _% |' B2 M
4 o# ?% v$ d2 ]/ |' k) ^7 I0 TAllied aircraft losses' Z1 G! u. P6 P/ e4 E
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed1 c+ M, o0 I. ]+ ]: g! X: o3 S
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ j; ~# S: o( p( _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 O7 t$ D4 ]+ F( E% w% HEstimated time to target is 27 minutes2 ]# f( ]4 Y9 V- x
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Ki-84r Frank x 2; i) f+ Y$ E% H! ]5 Z
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B-24J Liberator x 117
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Japanese aircraft losses1 S' H7 x% _8 k, X( n
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
& H6 t8 I' f' @ E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground% Y3 q9 X* u3 [, a2 ?2 \+ U
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?. N3 j) C, N B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
' E7 N; @; q) A' z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak; Z* o2 _1 c. i' Y! i
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Japanese ground losses:' u% O3 A) j( \; x9 g- B
5 casualties reported" S* C# J7 g M( v- D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 @1 @; d1 R' G/ Q c% ^! X( O' j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- p4 z. H% e: B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ?+ K5 |0 V& C! R3 M
- O8 R8 i) L- K4 Q- pAirbase hits 53
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& h ^# U7 N& n5 n+ dRunway hits 1041 k; g. N' N7 M) R) S3 g# N
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 z5 s j" X( s8 z
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' F- C; g1 `6 z. O) W p( rRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., b6 f- T9 i0 { W! |6 m; o0 L
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes3 _9 |' b9 i' B0 a$ C* b
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Japanese aircraft& E4 \9 t1 I6 N; d4 k' y
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft: [/ V9 S. a/ s V
B-24J Liberator x 30
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( o/ z% N% r3 U) ]" dJapanese aircraft losses7 x$ D' c0 L- A% \. K
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged& g$ d3 T% E6 c* D
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground/ Y' f: g( o) z7 s
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Allied aircraft losses, U" Z+ \6 I, y0 E- ^
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged) x# }: r% u6 j3 v3 Y; C
0 a/ @, ]# l% u& ?( G2 cAirbase hits 14. p _' j7 v- v0 \# c
Airbase supply hits 10 y) B1 {1 q0 s( l2 d# F$ D$ s- W
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. [# N3 `7 j- hEstimated time to target is 24 minutes9 e- @. r/ K# h9 D1 ~4 P' }
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Ki-84r Frank x 28 g, u5 g4 a+ O1 M8 R' F( i
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B-24J Liberator x 275 k5 h$ u4 Q5 h7 A$ N: \ `
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses: j! T- j6 o# l, n0 n+ G# _
9 q9 [. `% l) NAirbase hits 9
\9 Y' E+ [* _1 {Runway hits 16 |