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。7 ^8 U2 v: Q3 H; @. |
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / t' F$ z- [& N) `6 _0 {
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 \* p+ e3 V9 Y3 f* K& [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
C0 S& k# a! P# X D/ Y) d Kittyhawk IA x 305 C, I) `" Q ~( E- P
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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% D3 ?$ V: {8 T/ j( YJapanese aircraft losses
% {0 N4 Q" B4 E1 Y( b6 J A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed& y8 ?% |% Y$ M4 R& E
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 m) Y% Z6 q) l. h+ {
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6 X O0 w/ ]& U) R) s5 O/ WRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 Z; D( l- g- {3 E2 z% ^0 q) MEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10+ [% o$ ^; b3 J. L7 U: }0 O
G4M1 Betty x 55% I$ R# d! R$ `) S8 ^$ K$ G2 m* j
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+ E1 @/ I. R/ _0 Y0 u Kittyhawk IA x 27
6 ^7 U! m1 ?" V, H P-39D Airacobra x 50: p0 I. Q2 D3 a
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% t3 A, h. G( N: l2 z, z A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed+ I+ S. V3 g! \
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed- F# V" V9 d1 T/ Q
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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. P# Y) G. E8 e. @8 ~* A& JAirbase supply hits 12$ w! U6 i' i$ N) ?- x
Runway hits 667 x9 ^: `- b* @( z r4 P
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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.* G4 c2 X4 s3 P2 x& k
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 26
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' ? ^* r4 F2 ` ?
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% ~3 X- F1 T, }/ p1 @2 s P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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( ]) M( R, F5 B; N. w+ rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.! q4 a3 A+ r. _# {
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes1 D3 k! F: Y9 {; O4 u1 J
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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Kittyhawk IA x 242 F1 c- f* Z7 E' m8 W
P-39D Airacobra x 27" P3 R$ c' q0 B7 I, M8 P4 I* L
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" x5 l, M- w4 z( @% g P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |