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。
7 k1 M9 w' l. N) p% Z, bMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 q, h3 `' r w
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! p" s; G2 i' LRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* {2 L+ J" g+ l# GEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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; v3 v, V/ U9 t/ T% Y) s" ] A6M2 Zero x 15
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Allied aircraft9 I7 V0 |! y, U
Kittyhawk IA x 301 J; W" @/ x6 [, q
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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. p5 S$ r8 J+ z' j; wJapanese aircraft losses0 b' Q4 O; E3 v. b
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 P" M2 C$ A. G2 f Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed4 r& }9 F+ M5 G
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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" o; f! l& P' o; F3 ] s9 CMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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# t& O5 D6 I& B( M- k" ^' M _/ ORaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; z+ b0 t' p- g8 JEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 s" |4 @: q0 z5 e A6M3 Zero x 10: I4 i9 v- T6 q) h+ L' {
G4M1 Betty x 55
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+ g/ y1 \- G$ |4 N Kittyhawk IA x 27) _; h$ e5 s3 H1 w' n' T
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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% B l) P; L+ P8 j" r3 M! T A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed- z. U1 F P% K0 t% v- C
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! n9 Y1 K) Q. x0 E
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
: x, a+ D% B' w0 x1 Z A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground& p! M- U0 S' x0 w- C5 Z
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2 V [" w J4 f8 x: ?4 k" jAirbase hits 325 E% U* y& H: l2 U/ N
Airbase supply hits 128 @- u1 o' A7 E
Runway hits 665 k, D% o) c6 n" i% [
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; Q+ }- ]1 l1 Q0 D" N) V8 O
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Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. N3 h q& G" X4 L) g, G
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes4 ]2 X& Q0 f& D, j8 V4 K2 Z
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Japanese aircraft) Z, m* }) D- t" ^% }
A6M2 Zero x 2% I" r# A* a4 H0 i& x% S1 k% l* `
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" n; i# {) B$ \8 J+ W9 j5 FAllied aircraft w# e2 U) @: b( O0 N$ Q; M: L
Kittyhawk IA x 26
7 I- _; |# D: {' [' E2 y N- S P-39D Airacobra x 31
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! J5 g5 b* ]- k, Y8 ?. {! P9 rJapanese aircraft losses$ l* q! n4 z& P- t* J9 w+ ^1 K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) ^: o- }; S4 H1 K
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Allied aircraft losses
' P- _' h4 j3 Z" P% A* b! a P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed) R; B! Y* E" Q6 M0 ~$ n$ E
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & z. _; Y1 E- u& Q" f8 i, R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 ?" e. B" D! x" W! @4 p6 d
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.: @% u7 v( Y2 u" [$ D6 I
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes$ [! M8 Z! H4 {- w9 L6 t
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Japanese aircraft
: V" O9 i3 M" P1 i Z A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft6 J8 Q8 v$ A6 [0 s @
Kittyhawk IA x 24
7 f) d( A( Q' b+ a, c, P) M7 ~1 ?. f P-39D Airacobra x 27
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No Japanese losses
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* V( U) Y( `( _2 O: uAllied aircraft losses1 o& v7 Z N1 o* C3 m+ S) g3 K. O
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |