3月4日8 d& Q, M1 G! Y1 T% L$ {; I
盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。2 S; a3 k+ s4 I$ Y3 P
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。
7 Q5 y9 B# ^* s* ^Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 ~5 D2 e& X3 T4 q* `# o2 F
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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1 n% D4 k) }$ Y/ t& r7 H4 d, V. U9 pRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
, S: Z5 x/ {% c& F! @ R, [# Z6 ~- sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ s4 {5 ^6 v$ O* x4 w dJapanese aircraft
v/ @6 f( ]/ v3 G" E0 X, F J Ki-84r Frank x 48
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Allied aircraft
* p& g7 Y: C" I F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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+ r; V' {5 i% oJapanese aircraft losses
% I6 W% x% s/ N8 z, K0 L# T% A: ?& V5 e Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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7 R0 F7 m; r* `. J2 X9 W" ZAllied aircraft losses
% R/ I! @& @% G( F" l/ K F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % v* d! ~' r* B @, k% n1 G( K' l
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
5 s) ~4 V+ Q+ g& v2 k* HEstimated time to target is 8 minutes' P3 A. Y7 t- h0 Q8 g2 \4 q/ W
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Japanese aircraft* a" r' y1 e6 a' k
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft
6 P6 U: Z5 I) A% e+ P+ M0 _ F4U-1 Corsair x 18; j0 x5 [2 a) L4 l
3 j B, O2 o6 W1 WJapanese aircraft losses. L) J# Z) A# u: G# X: N
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses# \( h, ~; D9 {; G6 O/ u
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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! v- H7 t, {7 k- W* [. v# \9 [Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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/ G5 K; B0 \$ c3 ~3 F% g1 _Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
. @0 o2 s/ h- }& {, k& aEstimated time to target is 14 minutes% C) v$ I5 F) f# C
7 H6 Z7 m( I, ^& ]Japanese aircraft, @# v4 M8 W% A6 n* x
Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
/ r" l5 Y% J* b- J0 s6 b F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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: [( a2 E2 m; r" T9 }" qJapanese aircraft losses
* I8 Y0 u7 |0 v- c1 E6 K. t6 q# e Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Y6 e8 H+ c- t5 B$ G5 D9 v0 m( o F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed/ L& x5 P9 ]8 T3 a) r5 P& `1 L$ R
6 W( g' w n& t* I) \Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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: F( [+ ?' F0 }) g# HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 q7 L( g$ O+ t( w t
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes/ k' L% p: ~* Z% y
5 Z- w. P6 b- g; ZJapanese aircraft
# q- u' H: B+ F* {+ Q" `3 p Ki-84r Frank x 24 ]( u) m* m1 F) J
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Allied aircraft: Z8 W/ Y2 `- Z: T7 o) B, K" |
B-24J Liberator x 117% c4 G( c7 R8 R$ @: o+ n5 `" i9 k7 l
7 F5 R; R: K- |: o) ^: y& C5 C wJapanese aircraft losses- a: ?1 l$ r6 z4 z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground" G. k: T" O ~& O2 e, H
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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& W& B$ o: n' K0 m# [* K6 CAllied aircraft losses# Q! g, S. V# r- j: v
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged8 {( T' I$ W1 x9 D& N* b
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& q6 ^ L- J$ U8 F# `
: s9 k( p4 H9 W% i$ MJapanese ground losses:$ T. ~, A2 ~0 w
5 casualties reported- r$ A4 ]3 s& l/ r2 B7 ]: [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 J* A" Z% \& a# {/ i' Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ L# v) _" h4 y: V1 o/ [0 m7 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 53
* r+ A9 W5 v a9 {Airbase supply hits 20 s: t- n8 l' m" S
Runway hits 104
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4 E8 z& n, }* R d( }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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& `+ i" j& y$ A2 g2 k4 CRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
X- X( D% Q& r1 `" LEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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$ b& ^) x0 ^% K0 E1 g$ c; g B-24J Liberator x 30" i) }5 K3 O! Q7 U
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ I, [/ }! ^. M( @9 Q( L Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged7 S' @3 K6 r' |5 }
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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: r, G3 z* _' Z9 {9 U7 qAllied aircraft losses
) P- j1 M# ]4 u/ X# i* J$ s B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged+ H' Z6 D4 X! e5 h2 S9 f4 n
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Airbase hits 14
/ p) j" }9 V9 jAirbase supply hits 1 Z/ _- J o3 n O
Runway hits 19
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" v1 d' r5 x9 E6 r5 g' T" XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) f; H7 O. L; X/ GRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! Q" G8 p, n% w" j) Q8 r
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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" v( U/ }% H4 z3 g$ zJapanese aircraft
M) t: C) X. J3 I8 x3 W- G Ki-84r Frank x 2/ L+ E; d: F& ^; x* i- U
6 W; w/ K$ p+ A' LAllied aircraft
4 d/ Q$ L; W& H, Q B-24J Liberator x 27. }8 N; T B- ^8 q
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No Japanese losses2 Y5 k" C! F+ I% f$ z" s
6 ]9 b4 X% A. W' | R" y3 MNo Allied losses; r: s1 X9 C$ }
/ C; m3 j7 X% UAirbase hits 96 t0 i, `( X+ d8 O) S4 X
Runway hits 16 |