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。
3 s7 i5 [0 y5 h) KMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 m I- q) r0 n) T9 g( k6 R1 X
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1 y2 g+ d" n& W) n$ c4 F# g6 wRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ _$ q! _" T, `' rEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 U5 R$ L8 W, {5 g0 u. g; ? Kittyhawk IA x 308 x/ i3 p' P0 O! b1 s
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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Japanese aircraft losses D+ s5 ^+ _1 q* O
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, ~3 R0 ?% N- v, Z& l9 k
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Allied aircraft losses6 k- Z- |, g3 P# t( r( O
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - o$ M. R- _* O0 ~
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# w* {. |7 x9 N: B R0 [7 j% A
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes% S* g, A9 _/ {9 f
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P9 i' }8 D+ b0 U2 B7 m A6M3 Zero x 109 d! `# v' A; C& ]# J: {, P
G4M1 Betty x 55
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Allied aircraft3 x% k; b5 `7 U& _; K1 }! i/ N
Kittyhawk IA x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses% c: _* [! V) v: K
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
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& p3 y# v) A* e& R: yAllied aircraft losses
$ Y [: B5 x3 r' }9 R4 B9 Z P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed1 y8 b' S+ N* A3 r0 ]$ m. t
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground. h% H; y; a8 J3 v$ E/ @- `
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Airbase hits 32
/ g P/ u+ e/ C& w8 i N* IAirbase supply hits 12! o% _" v @/ _0 ~: j
Runway hits 66
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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8 V5 x1 l# ^$ v0 B( a$ F- o7 ^- zRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet." f( N8 a0 Y4 d. k+ i1 ?
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes, j$ j8 d3 h' A8 `% ^ d0 B
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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- o/ h1 x. v' I. [& G- U Kittyhawk IA x 26( O1 L1 |. c) m: d& q: C
P-39D Airacobra x 310 H9 U9 f( I! A
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 X% L- D0 z) r; q( J7 C& R! Z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 t5 W5 {# N1 l1 T+ ~, i
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Allied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.
) _! R9 D; C: `Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 24
0 n$ R" i4 h& D P-39D Airacobra x 27
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No Japanese losses- _$ X7 }9 e% v$ T+ _4 ~
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Allied aircraft losses5 p5 `7 ?$ V' R5 z0 f1 L
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |