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。) w8 V, n5 f) p7 e! u) ?
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ [& Q3 n1 ^: n6 }0 P, A6 XRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; I4 ^+ s+ L! \$ a- O! ]9 PEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 15
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. K, H' u7 f2 C Kittyhawk IA x 30& F. h, [- X# U" j9 q; m0 E" E
P-39D Airacobra x 58
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed- I& c2 H X+ o$ x, p U
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Allied aircraft losses: c! K2 c, e% W3 e( z1 j$ X
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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# K2 v. j1 t! C/ k$ {Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : }1 h2 \; k: X2 {2 I! n/ o
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# ]5 q, z/ S( U
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 10$ d9 @* m- P" Q7 ~$ k1 e: ?
G4M1 Betty x 55
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Kittyhawk IA x 273 P Y; z0 \8 f- o- ]: _* m
P-39D Airacobra x 50
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A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed' v; z- |$ o- J* q' l, y4 d
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed4 @- ^& m9 f2 K! i
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 l6 R7 S! _! I e: N# {6 VAirbase hits 32
1 v5 [& K3 e/ X+ DAirbase supply hits 121 o" u7 X; @" N3 r
Runway hits 66' X9 f( u1 j8 w- @/ d
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' u8 Z% W( g6 L7 G: N
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5 {9 s* ^0 _( B2 M0 kRaid detected at 168 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.3 y Q; B+ j! n! f
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes% P: g) F: E5 W4 N$ o# i" R
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Kittyhawk IA x 26+ y$ ?1 ?; @! D9 ]( ^4 B% V, J
P-39D Airacobra x 31
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: t4 I# D+ R8 w0 }Japanese aircraft losses
: O& B- C- h$ l( o+ d4 y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# p( V0 g1 ^9 _; C2 T2 f! X% W9 z
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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- ~7 y8 n1 T4 [1 e2 cMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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3 w$ ?5 X) D- NRaid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet.$ ` i. V: h; p4 g6 m' }& b3 q4 t
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 24# o0 z8 h8 R% @0 J
P-39D Airacobra x 27' t H- m1 X: s' q5 z. a
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed |