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。- A% ?# K) Y8 F$ l
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* I% P5 d- u4 L0 d! CRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' ]" `2 Y# k* ]& v4 m; H( n2 s1 ZEstimated time to target is 3 minutes# p) [2 e' ~# f( z( `/ s# F
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, g0 b" ~: I% y& c/ H# K A6M2 Zero x 151 w$ `& H" l! r. I3 A; |% G
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& Y6 `/ M4 O8 I2 A( w* QAllied aircraft+ l2 E8 A' {$ W
Kittyhawk IA x 305 O! q) z1 Z5 a" w9 }
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed% c# K3 F& ?7 f$ I; n
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. ?+ N. H$ q% D( H Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
9 i7 o. i5 `7 X P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . `/ u: ^# k% y# @* q# o/ U9 G# N
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- S. \/ J Q& x$ d) NEstimated time to target is 23 minutes n6 y5 P3 e+ \
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A6M3 Zero x 10
# B9 ]* k6 F c3 o G4M1 Betty x 55
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Kittyhawk IA x 27) a8 B, m p8 ]; ~# M5 m' p3 C
P-39D Airacobra x 50$ K* i$ [& i, |# H7 c
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A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
6 q, U( p4 k, B G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 _ c8 k, h3 ~+ }& y P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed% |+ _ G: H2 X$ I1 A/ u1 A
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground/ @" z6 e! S" Z1 W6 K+ w
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Airbase hits 321 S% v B4 d+ {
Airbase supply hits 12
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' J, s% r4 _6 l. _1 rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ E* Z2 A* r$ X/ @2 I) G( Z8 LRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
3 \& G9 G! P& B# f+ JEstimated time to target is 55 minutes! u5 `4 d( {! G2 n/ z! w
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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7 D/ K* U1 ]7 |' kAllied aircraft: O3 z! z& B; [
Kittyhawk IA x 26# Y- A9 ~# h' |0 z; f
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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Allied aircraft losses
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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.
4 d- j' d7 G6 K7 `0 }Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 5! O( S6 ]7 _9 W6 |( L
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Kittyhawk IA x 24+ b& |7 M8 s3 b4 x& n
P-39D Airacobra x 27$ W& @ M2 d) x& }% [5 K- P% r
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% D- G+ E3 C1 C) ^No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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