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。
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5 ^; L. s9 c; n. d0 l% v' O5 tWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ a. N6 L/ @$ c: n
9 E# B! Q+ e0 M! c4 _Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 _9 F5 M& Q8 b e
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft& W% [+ ~4 E' V0 e- j2 U
Kittyhawk IA x 30/ g. D2 a* ^ E' s) V: u% A9 E
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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( Q7 d6 K" ?1 Y, E$ T, yJapanese aircraft losses
/ R0 O9 v! q6 t/ G A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed `0 k& Q" }9 f' U, p
5 E* f6 S/ _$ Q9 dAllied aircraft losses
0 q. l+ R3 k) p2 o0 l* u* ` Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
$ S3 S4 u2 b7 h. t P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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2 D9 B4 |" B+ a/ K9 a }Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 }1 _3 i- q- m( e8 R4 q2 HEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10
# @5 J' Y" m* L2 b G4M1 Betty x 55
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8 H- u e t+ O) M3 p Kittyhawk IA x 27
" N' d$ u0 k; N/ @" ~3 u+ g+ g P-39D Airacobra x 50
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 L" X( s( f1 Q$ d! t6 D* C _7 x0 o A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
: h) e$ W8 i, r5 v0 } F" W G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
( Z4 A" B( x" N+ Q P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed4 Q2 o- | G: w4 p& s3 h
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 32
0 c0 c; r8 v; O& BAirbase supply hits 12$ W+ f, B4 h( u7 p& T9 k
Runway hits 66& o/ }! w9 g6 B; G m1 o6 u8 b
9 V* P0 H% f0 U8 s. ^& |Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 {) d* V& {: B$ w* b+ W, z2 \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 z8 n. W- t& L& e! a+ X4 fRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
l$ X* Q% E5 a3 O9 D0 `" }3 CEstimated time to target is 55 minutes/ ?% t3 y# @: |! v. D
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Allied aircraft
+ `* k7 U4 v- K& f. g5 g Kittyhawk IA x 26
# [1 v1 j8 B x, o P-39D Airacobra x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses8 |9 w7 Q. W7 G4 s$ ?3 T9 W9 E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* A$ ^7 R8 E: u1 y3 h) a" i
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Allied aircraft losses2 }# [8 T8 }7 O' e1 A/ n( k( ~: t
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed* w. j, x3 w0 ?( A2 c
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 + I9 i! v/ b% i' k! w% K
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.# z& V. t- k5 d: K
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes8 r! ~$ |5 b# t: w1 `" n
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A6M2 Zero x 5" k- M8 a1 D+ A
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Allied aircraft4 n2 G/ i0 u& _; u0 D, R
Kittyhawk IA x 24' m* M. D. P+ s2 V% _( I/ U
P-39D Airacobra x 27" V1 y. K/ n* R$ |2 ?9 q6 b
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No Japanese losses9 f2 o1 b. H; n& O$ b$ L5 f
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Allied aircraft losses8 ]7 A% P, R5 C& _; o% ~5 ?( _" X
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |