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。9 n; {' ^) x2 [- j% a
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , h. ]+ K" @$ j; q- g9 \. K2 B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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5 d6 N5 ] O; ^/ _6 n. KJapanese aircraft
. H) V9 P0 v3 k; V" k5 X A6M2 Zero x 15
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$ ]: }# v( Y( I+ W7 [4 R Kittyhawk IA x 30' r P, x- `0 m R6 U% C s
P-39D Airacobra x 581 G+ G/ E7 i% o# V6 z9 ^# A
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) n" x! B' u1 F2 s A6 R
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
: \2 w, @& ]& B8 A3 f5 G P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged0 V7 }# s; a4 k4 }( m
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* e8 E+ \$ D; ^" m) U+ C* P/ KMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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. L0 Q$ K l, v2 HRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." g- `- b$ U# F* a' A
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes1 a" h/ Y. @/ a2 S. ?% c0 Y6 H; r
4 G& p5 r% i; {% {" z, rJapanese aircraft* Z& y/ X9 k9 [7 \; B1 ]
A6M3 Zero x 10
3 j0 Q S" t: X7 e, z G4M1 Betty x 558 E, ^% S6 l: ^0 J* E- F
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Kittyhawk IA x 27; w7 K9 v. R) A6 |' ^# n8 o5 \
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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5 \4 v q( D1 ]% L0 qJapanese aircraft losses
6 J, G3 o& S( V' H. u6 a4 m" F A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed) {0 s7 S6 k7 u9 P; F5 a' |4 n* S9 u9 Q0 _
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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& ?5 [9 ?, K( O, P9 W9 V; }, R P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed2 p1 v" W. o! ]* E
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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3 u8 {& }; s6 Q+ b0 J* FAirbase hits 32# s$ z) {0 m. r$ J+ k$ [8 f# O
Airbase supply hits 12$ \) b( k: M8 E3 I! \
Runway hits 66* s, O, E. Z7 M
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 * Y- s% a+ C; c. w6 e- S
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. F d- Y# W) X* Y( ^: t/ j* pRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
! A7 p0 K% z n; QEstimated time to target is 55 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 S7 X0 M# v+ t
A6M2 Zero x 2, {- h- Q5 M( Z$ @
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Allied aircraft( H; x- N. W( I* p
Kittyhawk IA x 26
. f, Q! O4 m5 q/ c P-39D Airacobra x 314 A* z& d5 g. L' ]# n* U
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3 o C* D% R, Q/ r gJapanese aircraft losses5 i Y' @9 s- j: C/ m9 P- Y5 m3 h1 e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% ?" J0 C1 C' s( X& n
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Allied aircraft losses1 t# P+ [! L6 }8 m
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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- E$ a$ ] f/ T" F# OMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.
" B# N- v2 o9 t8 _0 aEstimated time to target is 1 minutes% {6 y$ e- ?% @& z9 X# z- {
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Japanese aircraft
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+ O& G/ i, i" y3 s j Kittyhawk IA x 24: \2 s0 l( s: X! T* l$ B; i/ Y
P-39D Airacobra x 27& x( g2 o: k% F' W2 [
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No Japanese losses
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1 Y' W1 v( a; C5 _# B( bAllied aircraft losses
( y) D- @" T h j" b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |