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。$ k; V. G! H3 ]" I; g( Y
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
$ K% F, T% o. x0 R2 d+ X6 H
0 A J( E3 T; @- k8 S$ EWeather in hex: Partial cloud' \5 W; e% _2 P$ R
$ U: E$ M% R: q& D) z' M. D
Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 y2 h- i) j% I- `) k
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
+ `4 n3 s: @0 B5 H; N1 s 6 m+ u; d% R+ @
Japanese aircraft
: l0 e: T" X6 ?( n% O, v1 m/ U A6M2 Zero x 15
@: W- ]; w. v - `0 {, r! S, \$ J5 \
. C: O4 U' U3 A3 L P3 D4 q% {" Z, R# l+ Z" \1 c2 K
Allied aircraft
& ^, t5 A! S% J1 p Kittyhawk IA x 30
1 Y3 S0 Y/ `1 a8 Z$ U# H B P-39D Airacobra x 58# E, U1 b( U# O
) `2 p9 r; ], Y" i/ V2 }8 I ( C/ s8 X# |" c3 D6 t5 v, d
Japanese aircraft losses
) a! k1 m: s0 b& m, M, Q* M A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" w/ j7 V" _) ^6 G$ |. ?% G2 C
+ J; X6 ?/ p6 l7 B9 k" HAllied aircraft losses' @% J/ |( f% I O5 f
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed. v+ N$ r, e! F6 u
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
8 |' m: P) V1 v( d
8 H; S2 p3 _$ U" D/ }$ ~: Y7 `; J) f6 `+ T6 L: O9 ^
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 G% ` f- o$ Y, u
4 S3 c8 y5 S, E' N: Z- y, f9 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud* k" a a) Z: ^2 | f
& d1 g$ ~- F% H# Z& {Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. G6 Z# W: J( s( S3 V* SEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
# b) h' K. \ @! z6 B
- B5 N. J: u: n/ gJapanese aircraft
$ [" R, S* K" g8 ?+ D A6M3 Zero x 10# ~) _' L, p5 s4 M* G+ ~* W7 ]
G4M1 Betty x 55" {) M8 u/ J+ N3 w
0 ]: R5 g; U$ a0 u# T) E
* `1 @. O/ I: s3 a7 W. w( _3 Q
8 R% Z) z3 E7 W" eAllied aircraft W$ Y' i7 L) N0 a% M
Kittyhawk IA x 27
7 J: _" z* W! K0 R0 l6 c) f# p P-39D Airacobra x 500 e- l$ f; k% @; K2 [
8 x; f* b2 f: v ! d' i0 Z7 _* E- X3 T# f6 C- e. O
Japanese aircraft losses$ V5 S. b* u9 ^& I- ]* c. y
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed/ F9 v* T. X* g1 s+ k* T% j& T( M
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
" Q. l$ V9 s- c: D7 r5 K- J2 u / n1 d0 F1 X, F0 _
Allied aircraft losses
0 e3 f J+ K3 T( b P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed; m1 c) |# i' h% T
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
7 [2 l2 h2 O3 Z9 t. q, @/ Y2 v0 W & y0 N- W n; U1 W9 G' s% V
, R. V9 o( d: s4 h3 y1 B4 r ) m) Z' L7 h0 ^) G( }3 i0 p
Airbase hits 325 g J! o$ H% ~: ?$ ?) L
Airbase supply hits 12 c3 U' V# W/ M# B" |1 X0 H
Runway hits 66
' Q, [% X9 K% |/ v) Q4 V. Q; q- R; j7 E* I! H# m- x; ]' U( C; N
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! i- b, I- y) Q; I0 G
8 w+ i( L( G* |1 G2 ]' r" K" k9 g
Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 t; f& V# l# B* h9 p8 [
8 P5 B) V2 {7 q9 g$ k( ~3 T3 w
Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.) j3 }6 S; |4 \
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes. i4 K3 i; x7 d1 w6 g& q! b9 E
' B# |# l0 G1 G
Japanese aircraft# O. }8 w0 n- i2 ]- Z
A6M2 Zero x 2
8 `/ Q* j$ r3 k; H5 t" J/ p 7 H& O5 V; h' r3 g7 Z( {
7 M' h. J. j3 b# c ]. S$ r1 e& r: N
" ]8 K% F7 s7 [( Z! CAllied aircraft+ d: R7 X7 ~& J8 l c8 y
Kittyhawk IA x 26
( Z- G5 q; E1 {) T, s, t P-39D Airacobra x 31& I/ B: c& t+ p7 N9 ]$ o3 E# N4 C7 E
! w, c+ a1 s% b" t' o% |1 c+ q
" \6 V# M# ]1 [3 d$ E W$ Z9 ?! b- V2 W
Japanese aircraft losses
1 b/ h3 \3 m" j' l5 V9 J' p6 Y% A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
$ T+ _4 \# G) G! J& p# Z
+ P$ R h' p+ V8 n3 gAllied aircraft losses l; v2 u0 [- X( T P7 B
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
+ v& {: m$ M! Y0 |' b4 ` 3 a3 z" t4 p. V8 Q
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
( J5 d: ~5 l) c& y' U p- m8 m. C# P
9 o4 o9 D* V# f4 @# k3 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
$ K3 m/ y/ ^6 O( i* {- m & [7 G+ W% m" o% x/ u& \
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet., w+ p- J4 I A$ i5 b
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
: u! q) D! |. G r9 ] 0 i; T3 }5 H8 D: n
Japanese aircraft/ { ]9 ? Z$ t' X$ W
A6M2 Zero x 5
7 n% j% R1 c+ J" W3 A1 j) t
5 _- S: v6 X0 _* W0 J 2 r& C- D' G4 ~: s5 D! F" g4 m
/ U% N" X- V( _
Allied aircraft
4 U# e9 Y* f/ y- d6 |) Z Kittyhawk IA x 24
0 r5 j( g1 M% H1 Y/ x# ]4 l P-39D Airacobra x 27. g$ c9 ]4 K8 P$ M5 ^ h
5 Y0 C( o8 H( s; N ^6 w$ S
* P! K1 ^7 [# O ?* a1 uNo Japanese losses r, B% I! C5 e; M) _2 V; K8 {
1 q% W: [! R+ oAllied aircraft losses
: Q. X9 u& G$ z2 K4 K P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |