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。
{* D) D# B% f' u& K/ FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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- k. w) l( e" }* f5 K. O7 ORaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 ~9 z' X9 ~0 _ D2 ^: d" J/ V
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 L6 t# I3 ?* l$ i( i1 q A6M2 Zero x 15' g# B9 z- G+ ^; Z( h* ^" o+ d
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Allied aircraft
' \3 k H3 r: O6 q) _* @6 k Kittyhawk IA x 30$ u* n1 ]2 m: ?4 ^- U! G6 ]
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
P4 B# [4 y7 d2 ]- n Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed! i; u6 _6 e0 E; X% D% u
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged3 K) D9 U/ d7 h p
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 u; ]. d+ Z6 b9 p P% Q6 f4 z" yEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" V! o5 }/ v3 M6 [ _. L A6M3 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
8 b3 M7 N `) V& j, b1 ?" r, b [ Kittyhawk IA x 27: O, G/ {+ g |2 H4 _- k
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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2 ]/ ?4 C8 H r" a A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
7 a% S# n( O7 p G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged) s/ O7 C5 m4 N* q- T& g& V
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
$ m4 K5 y0 C7 r& s P1 o, _ A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 32
" M8 b2 t- T. C* DAirbase supply hits 12
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 $ e2 [) g, G. M0 S9 u+ T; B( d
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Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft: Y$ \) o; _: t: T
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 x. F+ J9 n6 d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' @2 W# ~$ Y# F \) w# W: F
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! X$ o9 N- Q% O$ x& n3 V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.
) a7 F2 Y- b/ l( E1 ~( I/ Y( W( KEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 U5 v5 l3 u6 w A6M2 Zero x 5
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Kittyhawk IA x 24- }1 }. g& Q5 q4 ~5 d
P-39D Airacobra x 27
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Allied aircraft losses
" `3 `' y5 L O% O" F1 z P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |