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。
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ N4 Q+ s/ K3 ]' t; C1 m" i1 q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes5 W0 [: ` ?5 @* R8 P
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Japanese aircraft: O9 m) K; {4 N* f w; ]
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Allied aircraft: j. D8 K% J3 M) r& L
Kittyhawk IA x 305 k" r: S8 L" L# M& p
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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Japanese aircraft losses
! q1 K3 J3 z8 w2 I' N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 H3 P3 w& N F' S Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
. ?8 `3 ?! |% v! I3 ^ P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. X% C" Q* [) I$ S7 r% mEstimated time to target is 23 minutes" F$ C7 o# J% w7 m) H5 ~
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6 J6 G) o4 P0 C: h4 T+ V; ^ G4M1 Betty x 55
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Allied aircraft" A$ R/ k" D9 A- Y
Kittyhawk IA x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses; f) }2 U T9 J" O3 u
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 32
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Runway hits 66+ v6 Z) b5 o" X' F( j1 v" R+ |5 w) A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; T% ]8 m5 D" b4 r
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Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet." h% d- V* K/ l& d n' q* x+ M9 z
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 C1 L6 e& y. E! s6 c% W! y$ A
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft' y9 ]! G/ _& W3 Z! s- M
Kittyhawk IA x 26. \& h0 s, b3 y- N$ y# q4 r
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 z% I6 U" _9 U9 V* d
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.7 B# X: j# k( E; b3 b6 I2 y+ C
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 248 |6 q7 O0 I$ ^: K) r6 C
P-39D Airacobra x 27
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |