8月14日,盟军预料之中的大规模增援船队开始出现在莫港地区,日军集中所有航空兵力首先对莫港机场发动了强攻,企图一举瘫痪莫港机场,但是遭到急速转场在莫港的美国陆航战斗机群的强力拦截,虽然完成了对机场的轰炸任务,但是战斗机队损失严重,似乎标志着日军妖怪级飞行员高空零战扫场的优势不再。
+ |0 V. @1 [: H# i8 U* nMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / B/ m6 V$ Q, j+ O0 W2 q
9 `$ a3 `$ k# G0 [4 Z1 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ n m& K' o+ h, f8 M0 ]7 U& b
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes0 @* n0 @' [4 w2 A' O6 Z! t
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Japanese aircraft) L+ \- e. U! z4 H
A6M2 Zero x 15+ b4 f# e7 g# K: F3 h b
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* D* `( \( U' l6 eAllied aircraft. S! C! M5 F; \& R( `1 s
Kittyhawk IA x 30& k6 A/ Q7 U3 A2 [' `
P-39D Airacobra x 58# `1 y: t! Q1 H& K: C
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& ~+ v, F9 p4 jJapanese aircraft losses
) M/ b5 b3 x' U% }. U& r A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& A0 y7 Y* R1 r6 Z/ i. L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed! J- ~+ K4 }4 J Y
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 X& ~3 ^+ b: e6 I1 o _
+ Y+ Q1 Y# D: w3 d( K4 xRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# w+ K+ h- r5 C4 W$ @* \
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' R' Y1 h! Y4 n8 g; _" I A6M3 Zero x 10/ Q. k$ E3 j2 ?% K7 D& K, B
G4M1 Betty x 55
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+ R0 i- R& _$ R0 G+ _0 RAllied aircraft
) A- O! C3 a. f E Kittyhawk IA x 27
: G/ w$ W9 N. P# g, [ P-39D Airacobra x 50
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* _9 ]( k5 ?$ g6 DJapanese aircraft losses6 T9 P9 k$ ?7 h' \- Q; K" S J' T
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
$ i$ s4 B$ w) B& K1 A G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( ?- L1 h' }; Q" u3 x5 ^. Z
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed* I" N( G* p! J8 }, L0 t5 E
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground2 t- Y% o6 `, C8 w& k) d. ~
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; I1 v! m3 B) aAirbase hits 32
$ N2 Z. j% R QAirbase supply hits 12
% y* x. r- ^! k( Z$ U7 ? LRunway hits 66
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 F, v" A$ e V V0 {* F- O
7 J/ e* n( S; S' _5 I' NRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
" }; l, E. i6 c! t2 Z- g& h; JEstimated time to target is 55 minutes
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0 ^: M( d$ |; U. l( g: l. ?. hJapanese aircraft
2 @" m$ N e3 d7 {* s$ ~ A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft F) O! t8 J; f% l/ B9 s2 ~) ]
Kittyhawk IA x 26
$ k5 x" n7 X. m+ s" k9 D* {7 r: p P-39D Airacobra x 311 i+ Y* K( p# e9 W4 J$ k1 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
% F6 L/ V2 F; C- {1 q3 P3 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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+ r3 k' L3 ]1 `" x6 qMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 X7 T# |4 n; Z, n2 c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# _% z1 O% ~. q
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.8 K6 K( u" R9 X( b) E0 ?' T
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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/ ]2 [. \; i. eJapanese aircraft9 M3 L g- P) u6 {
A6M2 Zero x 5& J; E: c: q; Q2 C# H
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Kittyhawk IA x 24
9 x3 {/ ^7 x1 B P-39D Airacobra x 275 w! `5 k$ M) T5 y# z( ]# E' ^
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: p" s H$ _3 O* K4 n* NNo Japanese losses1 [1 O( F/ G S1 ^
: P2 R# ~; \( @Allied aircraft losses
/ |6 I3 z, l/ e5 `$ j1 z% b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |