3月4日
! _4 U) H6 V/ i( r+ t7 b# x" G2 u盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
. y9 j1 }) P* ^) G" u% X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。
4 ^5 H+ Z! g$ P6 UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - C* K" V4 `; L, e& W; N# M
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Weather in hex: Overcast. O1 v2 I! M5 f8 ~1 B% r
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Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
- D% \4 _$ O% K% K% JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% h$ e. G, X' k
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Japanese aircraft% B. j4 r6 b$ F# v8 `1 K; t6 f8 R, m
Ki-84r Frank x 48/ I7 |$ ~( ^9 M
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F4U-1 Corsair x 186 k' [; I4 d9 K! d6 l6 V# I
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 F \$ `, ^4 S, R# F3 j Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed, D0 O/ }+ W3 g- b
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3 n7 T( k+ p# i$ x7 Z2 Y7 c F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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" m! u% B; \- u. b$ BMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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6 h7 I& G% Q6 o0 A S; DRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet." M( y1 ?" k' M5 y* v
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 }( b' B$ ^" ^ Ki-84r Frank x 32
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F4U-1 Corsair x 18 L' k2 e6 \" { m4 N0 k
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# {3 o- P$ `# T7 @ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed# E2 Q& r9 j* X
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5 J/ I: `" `1 G' E F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed7 L% s) D: @" @; b+ t
; \6 u, g( r% V1 d, `Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& U7 ?: M7 i4 d" HRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.5 \6 c6 P4 j5 }) B! c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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6 b, _% Z) K' t" _& D( t5 p% c& m Ki-84r Frank x 163 Y5 h& h8 y9 x" f& b) i& `; s! `
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3 H. A+ E" b, U* z- d; P5 ^1 Q F4U-1 Corsair x 17! S: }+ o: ~' f6 E! {, L
% X# V3 l* w. R6 r+ g/ nJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 L3 [1 `7 {- E/ k
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . N# `$ s; Z {! l# O
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! N7 M6 s* H0 W$ z2 Y4 XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ p& J5 W* [# D3 u( T" Q* W5 sEstimated time to target is 27 minutes N' d& d6 K5 a/ m0 G8 V
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 1177 `, d& I# z, }( Y7 H" y5 ], x" T" ]
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
4 r& r( v5 _* ?( }% K. Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground* x; d( J4 s2 P( L: g
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Allied aircraft losses' \) _. {# j0 F; U7 J6 Q3 l) |
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged, p! d5 n' n3 c$ x$ }
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak3 Y; g, p2 M; j& d3 r m
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 H) f" D Z7 {! |; k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) _9 n6 O0 u6 P9 g- y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 53; _! a/ m' p+ d! W, D
Airbase supply hits 2$ D }+ S. ^' V6 ^( }
Runway hits 104
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& M( N: L; k. lEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 301 Z0 |& R! V. B7 E* c" i. J5 n
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Japanese aircraft losses& Z: S6 w, c5 E; M2 \* _
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
; i! J; } ~# r7 S! G' L+ n* Y E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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9 V6 U; Q' T4 x/ I B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged& y3 H6 ?& r) _8 q$ ]# x7 G
4 C" E# m# c" ^; R0 {; {1 WAirbase hits 14* T& i7 _- T* Y/ t4 q4 _: O8 K
Airbase supply hits 19 i( e# Z6 h$ g3 _
Runway hits 19! f. j, M) x! l. g0 A
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ a" }- ]9 k N" w7 M/ V, a% i8 k
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. m% n, N# q! L& G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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, T# l- _9 L0 B7 f Ki-84r Frank x 2( D+ l, x7 V- I1 }% Z
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+ P; I, b7 v) j2 v B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses `' ^! ]# P9 s/ D0 t
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 9; k1 K5 G# R& x( _% b" e
Runway hits 16 |