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。! e$ F- Z7 j9 @3 e# [* w. s
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 P6 i# ^2 k/ [6 r; u! p, J) |5 p/ B! h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. v, q: ^6 X5 {% s
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( P t; P O. K n' s9 {
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2 I5 k; b) T4 Z3 | A6M2 Zero x 15
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9 Z! b+ E, w$ Q) L AAllied aircraft
8 o2 j5 d- ^$ R: R+ N Kittyhawk IA x 30
* q, ^2 z; T( S& ]+ a' U0 x, D P-39D Airacobra x 58/ c8 M$ h* h" ?. c' W
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0 A8 g, J- N1 s7 D* jJapanese aircraft losses
& K: L% X* r6 O& Z A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed5 w9 x! K% G: _' ?+ n/ y( @0 ]
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged# N$ E- }$ F- E: d9 A4 } y
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 X1 F) I. Q, s0 c7 k
. S* F) A- Z$ W8 B$ v9 f, ARaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" b3 v2 g4 z7 O1 P& bEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10( ]% [6 |# d! Y2 f' Y
G4M1 Betty x 55
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Kittyhawk IA x 27
8 e* _! X O" `( P P-39D Airacobra x 50 G+ O( w2 h2 [0 b5 `
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A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
# m$ y: B0 u4 n7 @; \8 A. o! U G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged" V, k% b! X: i9 y
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& h# P: u$ ?6 e$ _5 J P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
; S1 q& W* l' S' W1 S+ G& Y5 [) C A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground" C0 ~( j& s! o8 J c
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Airbase hits 32: g+ m4 m8 q& y0 K9 n$ \2 p
Airbase supply hits 122 i! ]8 c- S4 O7 D* u' E% d# k4 c
Runway hits 66* {6 }2 D2 H! L$ J, B6 X$ m
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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.9 S7 M/ g0 F5 @5 ]! }
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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3 {2 }# u; E2 [: K) Q Kittyhawk IA x 26: a( w5 U- A: m8 O# |, X
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
C: I6 t1 Y9 C. f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, x" k" c, \1 t0 z6 G: L( q* ^' t
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed2 K) z1 c6 q8 z( X$ }. c
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.3 X: x6 q/ G: @ A4 H' i+ U3 p
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes! ^( C/ X% d' c& j# ~
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
9 @& r0 @9 E6 s2 G9 J" j; i Kittyhawk IA x 24! ?5 ]+ P" y, T% Q. B9 X$ r
P-39D Airacobra x 27
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 i) g2 S+ L0 ?8 h/ @$ I P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |