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。
; Y+ Q$ Z- N( h* b0 qMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ! @/ J" q7 |0 M% k% X. _5 _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 f% R; J" f% [) V4 yRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ i A- A6 \" q' e
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- _$ }" t" W% m/ f9 L; R' b
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Japanese aircraft
5 Q- j; a0 A4 D: [5 S: k A6M2 Zero x 153 e- q8 m( i' ~
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Kittyhawk IA x 30
J) v b6 @$ X w P-39D Airacobra x 58$ N: }6 A$ d! q3 j9 ?% D" I2 L. L
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Japanese aircraft losses# |& G5 V, g0 X% @& r
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
0 X; \9 ]" h0 O% Z P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged3 D- b! L+ k# C3 j& m5 H' x, d2 }
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; u7 b9 n/ w2 \: x+ O' h$ x( ~Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) f$ I. R) |" e% K2 n; Y6 r$ X
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes0 y; H8 W* ]1 d+ [" f% e/ Y
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Japanese aircraft
9 j ?- E( V: W8 u s) L A6M3 Zero x 10/ b& H! Q+ P7 Z& S, i3 {* K1 m, c
G4M1 Betty x 55( B- T8 d/ [7 Y
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P-39D Airacobra x 509 F+ e; V* f& w1 C( K9 R/ G6 ?
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Japanese aircraft losses6 x& M. x) z$ x
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
3 O$ r. s! W- v. t- {$ l- r8 Q G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
9 U" }2 s. t( a. Z j A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground! y% I/ R7 ?( ]6 }2 O6 V
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Airbase hits 32
8 O2 N9 e. \& _2 Q( SAirbase supply hits 12
- P5 \- k/ o% V2 m5 I' ^Runway hits 66
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, N/ F4 Q8 o, }' D( v; R* U& R5 t9 L6 {Raid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.* z0 M4 V# O* t9 Z4 M' Q2 D9 n: [& s
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# L V1 a o) N3 i }4 v" x* n# [
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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.
2 F4 r4 E+ [# V' A! }% lEstimated time to target is 1 minutes$ p# ]1 I$ Y! {8 D8 K, L
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Japanese aircraft
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; p5 g& ?9 U1 e8 G Kittyhawk IA x 24
! l- R3 `3 _4 ]( \5 j P-39D Airacobra x 27% ~# @6 h) f/ _. ~* f, j/ D
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No Japanese losses
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |