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。
, o, R+ T; }( y' k8 m2 P( U; t! TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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5 Z1 b3 W8 g7 C' b4 p$ O! V: j- AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ W$ [) f# z2 |/ tRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 H7 {1 X# P1 I) bEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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R1 I' i2 u! v( J5 F, |8 xJapanese aircraft
, M8 n0 w; P. T+ g A6M2 Zero x 15
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' n9 r8 | a! c( W5 c4 X Kittyhawk IA x 30 ~" B9 G: m8 `5 y+ n
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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Japanese aircraft losses# n2 n3 f4 m, _7 q; a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed; G1 i8 |5 V! L2 w
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged" H# l/ n$ b; q) L9 e
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' N3 z" D9 V+ G! f& _8 rMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & E" V2 I2 @& p: V: b0 ]
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& u+ g, i6 \5 W! R+ a, m$ h* TRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: B8 ^- O0 _& v ~/ TEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10) U8 C- R' d% Q4 ^) f. {* w
G4M1 Betty x 55
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Allied aircraft
& X9 ]5 Z6 S$ \* g+ f Kittyhawk IA x 278 z# g5 t4 G2 X5 X2 \
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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5 k0 ]% w( u% z( s4 Q* Y# FJapanese aircraft losses1 b) e0 [7 P) K
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed- m5 j' N4 ~3 G3 R- k/ P5 S
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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8 _0 ?' e3 p$ w2 b& A+ Q& N) i P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
4 k( ?. j+ n6 V1 N% m A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground# d6 g8 {7 `5 D
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Airbase hits 325 w" d% a" R& ?8 \
Airbase supply hits 12
8 s& h! @8 F* i6 e* T8 @Runway hits 66
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; E9 Q" c4 m h: x0 QRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.% G r0 m! q! h
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes, o" ~8 f7 d1 u7 Z2 K
$ N @$ [0 d# \4 fJapanese aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses
! a/ ^8 U; l- j# K/ v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 t$ l' T8 |8 F' t2 z3 }" k
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed) ~* ?0 G) j1 E. D4 v" R+ u9 R$ E
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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, r* q, z8 E* L. u+ aRaid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.1 ?( c/ c6 p. C3 }" ~# {) j8 v
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 S/ ]" a: e& k" d9 \1 ^! f
A6M2 Zero x 5# A% U- B4 o& \" C, ]6 @* F# y _' m
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/ [& }; \) Y7 [+ x! m Kittyhawk IA x 24
) S) c- z5 Z, j" o8 \; X P-39D Airacobra x 27# x, `) p" d; R9 E$ G/ f
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. Z, @3 K7 c; O+ p! r2 a& VNo Japanese losses
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9 j; n' Q% ^5 K/ G0 Y0 v P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |