3月4日
5 n% g" O+ o8 v% d盟军4发机群大举空袭莫尔兹比港机场。' `4 L" Z8 r% 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。5 t2 T. Z1 q- n! B" s* c
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast! T* W3 F3 y% S& v/ }4 [: K
5 C! r- f/ @+ c5 Q$ X9 t9 YRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.* D! d f8 H! o. o& J3 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( D" I7 H/ u. i0 G0 zJapanese aircraft4 w" T. ]: |6 t/ i% \! d9 H
Ki-84r Frank x 48( t. t/ G7 s: S/ a$ _ a
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Allied aircraft
% I; @% U F8 I F4U-1 Corsair x 18 z; K8 B1 u: D9 q
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 j( v5 d1 o$ D8 b3 e, q Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed7 ~1 O& k j" a2 b
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" r! v* }" u0 E; t, C F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed( J: s" |4 s7 H% [
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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.+ l0 o& N0 o! l8 l* ?( U
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, Z! l; ~9 y$ n! N5 Y7 l
" a: V4 p" ]5 n% SJapanese aircraft" q, S4 \- q6 _. V0 r, Z
Ki-84r Frank x 32
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Allied aircraft1 ?9 A8 i9 ^+ c) Y
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses# g0 Z( v- y, T% b% M5 }% b
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed$ h5 [1 F ~' j
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0 I& Z. e# O1 p- ^ F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 x/ J; H) q9 e7 A( y% `& K
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.+ A; F; B1 D8 G+ ]3 V6 m
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes/ W. i9 @- G4 |% U$ ~. ^
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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a1 o/ d! D3 s" A+ A% } F4U-1 Corsair x 177 Q% Y# v% _) i9 o N
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/ g) W6 {3 q. ?: @ Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed) _5 o- T3 c( w, O
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4 Q2 ^$ Q/ E' T8 \) l" O F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed: k# c+ b2 g0 q' p
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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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2 R/ G' h# @4 [7 N8 B$ ~& JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% u. O3 c5 }6 c4 J% m
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes- } v1 ~9 r' O0 ?" F
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Ki-84r Frank x 2% [' S- f7 Q7 m+ H& O: k: I+ g
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$ Z$ E5 D1 D* o X" I B-24J Liberator x 117& o7 ]) Q A5 a5 E. R# E1 H- }
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Japanese aircraft losses
! a4 S* ~; n+ J& O" ^- m Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground* h( A4 G( @# K7 r1 [1 _ Y
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses: G/ k9 f* t1 b: ?0 h
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged: S+ k9 v, w* @ S6 ^, G* O9 n
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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. X! k# w# V5 }, W# J" C* T1 iJapanese ground losses:3 r" Z Y9 C; Y* Q! w q: ?
5 casualties reported: n& ~+ C6 X9 e: k/ r% t+ U5 }" T( t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( l0 @* b+ s6 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 N I. b, B0 h' A0 J3 }; {+ n" |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 k& {* l' p9 t/ R( I" z
9 {5 D# M! z5 F. K# I5 FAirbase hits 53
8 B$ ^ \% W$ B$ eAirbase supply hits 2
* x+ ]% c \% p' c% FRunway hits 1048 c. q3 w s# ]3 O: a$ f! E- j: s
2 Q4 o5 t/ z& }+ w4 `3 U/ {) F/ M- f4 ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 B- I5 ~ M% m* o
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
' m+ Q6 G! L( X9 f8 t Ki-84r Frank x 24 O" R3 ~' D8 ^5 a4 P
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9 Z6 R: E/ {) E( b% w2 E B-24J Liberator x 302 d. A" [7 S! R3 n: S( m- h; j) _' Y
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Japanese aircraft losses2 P( G0 W/ x$ r) n0 E7 e
Ki-84r Frank: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 x/ A6 \8 L' n o9 l0 S0 V B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
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- O* P6 F& B M3 eAirbase hits 14
6 k5 }# y6 @* \6 ^7 sAirbase supply hits 1, A( D0 V4 m7 f# D, F6 s' T4 Q1 H. B8 o
Runway hits 19# t9 ]3 x2 J' ~
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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.! N( Y. A0 }, z0 i( `
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes' B# E9 R" g/ i
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Japanese aircraft
5 p2 L0 J3 h8 E" V d" P: y Ki-84r Frank x 2" {6 u3 t) P: @3 P- D' k9 \/ |
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# O! I. [' ]( y8 G B-24J Liberator x 27
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No Japanese losses8 V+ S' D6 I$ `0 ]$ L. S
8 |+ Z4 v8 m" }- E/ h6 g. FNo Allied losses' e0 y! G1 k/ t* q
( P5 ^1 y% B% Q$ I$ X1 V( zAirbase hits 9
4 k$ Q& x" j$ f, X7 n" }4 P! ]; mRunway hits 16 |