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。+ q7 C' k8 ~& o- e
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 N; `$ K* B: m% u/ h1 d! oRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- U6 ^7 Y) J9 \: Z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 159 n, x9 g4 w9 \5 G9 a4 e
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Allied aircraft
% Q" Y+ C: R0 [( Y% V1 _8 G* @ Kittyhawk IA x 306 ]! t. ]: u) Q; W5 r! C5 f
P-39D Airacobra x 580 w7 _( C. B7 a/ m
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Japanese aircraft losses
) K. ]1 g' J" V A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) I( |3 Y' w7 G& A X @9 W
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Allied aircraft losses
1 _% r/ ]) n. w4 a! l+ a Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed! Q; k! Y& ], e3 Y: s5 m
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged" T& i- j2 \' u
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4 G* k) y, U" Q( O$ Q6 ^ gMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 ~( e8 g$ S+ u/ _; j* I
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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A6M3 Zero x 109 E. [7 L- X W5 |) U( u3 Q
G4M1 Betty x 55 \3 w& D! t$ g* h
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Kittyhawk IA x 279 N% D0 ?! z/ r' H+ a9 f9 p
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 [2 B: }; b% X5 _& ]$ j0 A# \ A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
1 W; Z* B; W( q2 T# { G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% M& l5 ~3 s/ R/ F) r7 q3 f
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed2 c1 p! N0 g0 ~* J' l
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 32' Q4 W3 L- n K+ d1 z% ?
Airbase supply hits 120 \# S) s9 k& K# L( E5 b* }. h: Y
Runway hits 66
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3 A2 w( t5 Q4 B" I9 LMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, T' \+ V) f* a) E/ w! T. fRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
1 n. @0 J/ f/ Q4 c7 y3 lEstimated time to target is 55 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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7 L! a7 e9 q, X# ^Allied aircraft, t1 W! W2 W0 @: A9 F D2 x/ P6 B
Kittyhawk IA x 267 l# M- c( I6 d, H8 x
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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Q4 q3 |( B. Q, WJapanese aircraft losses
' j f: E Y; ~5 C( ^+ ^/ z: l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- R8 n+ S' L: f' ?
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5 X4 u g: j: C% U P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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2 I' N0 } l" A2 z: X I7 kMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 Y7 ]+ H$ @2 P9 \# j# P# J6 v+ {) o- W
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet./ s9 Z* P6 \9 H9 H
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
1 B# I! f7 l! f, ?% U Kittyhawk IA x 243 l: d0 @- W* D, m. a
P-39D Airacobra x 27
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1 R0 Z2 G( H ]' F m0 Q$ ]No Japanese losses
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |