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。6 ~# H3 M: R9 ~& ^" g8 @
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 ?8 @8 F9 T" T; n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' [$ c3 [& D6 s- P5 p
8 p, g0 e4 X% e; U0 V2 kRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 X" a4 I7 G" a$ u" D
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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! [+ s8 \5 E d0 _( u A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft$ G6 i3 x7 J: \
Kittyhawk IA x 303 J' F6 Y7 V! H) t ?, [
P-39D Airacobra x 581 r9 D% F: F1 I4 d
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 ^8 x& i( z9 y* T% g
* p0 _1 K2 W3 v6 vAllied aircraft losses
* y; w9 b D, M Q9 F4 V3 v Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
9 y& g4 ^: E5 s P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* q! j" \/ K% D; } \1 a, k% IRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 v& v( n* d2 S
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10
0 P* k; `$ N4 M, e G4M1 Betty x 55
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Kittyhawk IA x 27& i9 n1 Q5 v9 k: w# x
P-39D Airacobra x 50* r6 v1 B* |- d& {
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Japanese aircraft losses: d5 U. Z3 H1 n4 k% ]( p' E
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
6 J$ M) K/ k, z* O G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged/ d- E: [: F. n: q' X
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed, a w9 E& h( ]9 y8 Z
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground& S, R* F: b) u/ M* \+ B, n6 X
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Airbase supply hits 12
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 24 f9 y! O' i H. S+ a, {5 q
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Kittyhawk IA x 26" R- }9 O# W6 T# ^5 _( G) ]
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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+ k3 f6 Z. I2 g A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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- H& z6 a+ f4 P/ Z1 J) q( j6 MMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 g' C4 j4 P, k4 g: R- Z
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet. m: j/ A/ W$ {! J" K v
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 24
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1 W" w( D X9 e& }: u3 ` P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |