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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。& W: N' E* U, O4 C7 w/ ~( D
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。# {: M p0 e% W1 `7 T* u8 o
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( ]1 I1 k I1 ORaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
! _2 V) Q$ A2 e; G/ r( j- o' H% ^4 x0 mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; o3 L; q% p4 N( s
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Japanese aircraft
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, e3 W$ T1 z8 v( ]% hAllied aircraft
9 T4 n _3 N1 | V F4U-1 Corsair x 18$ }- G8 `+ b6 \5 a+ @; H- P0 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses3 F5 b$ ~2 F2 x/ k9 [
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. Z9 _- t0 Q' _8 j( D) q F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed% I1 b5 e# x- x/ V1 O; f7 N; a5 x
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.: |+ F1 f( y1 E
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, a6 i4 R3 T2 \& s) U
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Japanese aircraft
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7 E3 r1 d7 n! CAllied aircraft
2 M; F" y! `! w# D; g F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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0 y& P" f: z2 M Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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$ i7 [+ t4 t* O F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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5 U7 ?9 P% J& q& x; IMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 Y. o( X; Y" e/ h# Y5 Z% ORaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
( N% H0 @3 W( Y9 n( k) P) \. dEstimated time to target is 14 minutes* p7 c# r3 V1 M, m
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
: H( d' z% N0 T F4U-1 Corsair x 17
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9 U5 f2 h% c, N! e. f 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 3 O H2 | x. X0 a8 }- w& ~
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( O* }% n* ~6 f8 KRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! k' D/ v9 }5 G9 S2 f: q4 E A3 d
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes, j3 U8 @+ w) V% z+ I$ C
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Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Allied aircraft4 I/ O, s- V9 ^- P7 A7 q3 Y) f
B-24J Liberator x 117
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground& {, M. z& B5 ]2 l0 A; }! U% g" ?
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground) T0 b; x: U: P: l, j9 @
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Allied aircraft losses
6 m0 v+ i+ |1 Q3 x. G9 q: ^7 ` B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
6 b) `" x8 Q! C! H! Q- J B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:1 T/ P1 `- n& U7 P. h
5 casualties reported
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7 i8 k" H5 y7 }1 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, x4 P4 z# C* b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- f8 u$ O0 [* C, b/ w; iAirbase supply hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. `* _$ l+ E4 I7 L- PRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 f+ D. Y y9 q7 o7 |+ `2 lEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses2 N% `( a P4 d* _) u
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged, r; O2 b) t2 g3 ^' i
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground" I7 x8 X% R5 M' R9 B
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Allied aircraft losses6 q8 ^ x2 z( n
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged2 c/ M* ^' a6 k! e! S& p7 U2 ]
% W/ L0 F8 V" e7 U1 P ]+ JAirbase hits 14
1 v& t& o' [- Q: l9 D% o2 qAirbase supply hits 1/ Q4 u# b# `4 F5 r* c
Runway hits 19
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" L& E$ @$ X' w" t/ BMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: c2 f- G3 K6 y- Z5 c- pEstimated time to target is 24 minutes: |# L; J5 P& T2 R
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B-24J Liberator x 277 [3 r1 I. N3 p
8 t' D$ D! I* gNo Japanese losses9 i* I& u/ b3 P( @
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No Allied losses6 _9 p& _! U I! O; i2 k* B
$ C( Y! N8 V, P, d9 jAirbase hits 9
' H4 s; E5 T$ s+ W# U5 D9 ?/ ARunway hits 16 |