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盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。
/ m2 A) j& R5 v! h: Q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。
o1 U$ Q/ {2 T/ iMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* Z# A' [: x7 D& W% n2 pRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
/ u" C5 M; _$ ?& L/ b; E hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 s I M# p1 _2 B0 f/ p! i! i
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Japanese aircraft
- o9 O& O" _) |4 _: s4 n3 h Ki-84r Frank x 488 M# b0 Y8 p( y: \5 l
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Allied aircraft# x& ]1 i: K* ~" p J& K
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses% I: i/ _- d5 e7 h1 o( g$ g9 L9 n$ s
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed/ U* J& O2 ?4 ^- B! O: n7 F
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4 b: Q z* A* |- N, e& e% g F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed+ Y) c+ P* Q6 \* w; b2 S s
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
0 [$ q) u, K9 N$ @Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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; `3 q0 a5 x) V3 fJapanese aircraft
8 \8 U `$ T2 x+ D( }" N' D Ki-84r Frank x 32 T$ h( t. z. i1 p0 b4 ]
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F4U-1 Corsair x 188 t0 c0 D( R. B" \$ K: Y* y! u
% C$ p" Q# x( q3 |, F/ d+ S% T* {Japanese aircraft losses8 X5 Q/ r* h" m0 ?; {0 l: j
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed* d ]+ J/ I p: L* K! ^; o
0 Z' T) R# Y) i( t- ^) O3 l6 vAllied aircraft losses
: ?1 a' {/ Q4 C3 W; h F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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' _2 l; C6 [& a- l1 N. pRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.9 ~" Z& ?1 \& y: @& B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F4U-1 Corsair x 176 O# H2 g0 g8 g$ W) e; X, l1 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
d2 R$ E, _, F; c Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed1 {. u: v- g: n, }0 z4 C" t- s
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' n; S `4 T; P F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed! [ V( j6 Z% d# F! p
9 n! l; v, \( X* q% SMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . C" Q2 ^+ z3 S( S$ B
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 u$ p9 z7 N9 B) P. @9 O% E6 n
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 }2 t4 Z/ l" V. Z& a& @
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 f8 K. k) T+ T- p! j+ Z B-24J Liberator x 117 u3 q) N. K1 e3 Q5 c+ r) F
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground0 j4 ~6 r+ a+ L& t! I4 w, q' |
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground9 U% R+ e4 }( f
5 O$ y# L; @# N; uAllied aircraft losses
3 L1 X* [/ X. h, e! P2 t* S5 Q( M B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
( m" n" ?/ [6 A# x- K6 ^ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( v8 [5 N( w* j! K& K) W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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n0 l& |) j; R- h( `Airbase hits 53# R9 {# L5 N! \9 K+ I
Airbase supply hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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6 n% |3 [* n1 f% J. w( ZRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( K `" [% \4 Q# A, fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2' v2 W( ~5 `7 B7 `+ V
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B-24J Liberator x 30% Z, A# {; B" T& _2 y) Q+ C! R$ W
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& O9 y/ [' Z+ b7 E+ r Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged; x8 h% L! i- {$ Q% k
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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3 O0 }# O0 h( c0 k! y) r! R9 y B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
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9 I+ }. H* x# }- f8 OMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ K3 I/ ~% t$ e" m
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2& {2 z* ^% b* l, [7 G, c5 @
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& O' E! C: F6 Q: y- t% q8 v' o B-24J Liberator x 27
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Airbase hits 9
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