Weather: Clear
Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 134
A6M3 Zero x 79
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 35
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-38G Lightning x 80
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 20 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 21 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 26 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 9 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 46 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 38 damaged
PO2 W.Nakajima of F1/253rd Daitai is credited with kill number 8
PO1 R.Matsumura of F1/3rd Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Actual losses were about twice as many Ki-43's and about half the P-38's shown. All the P-38 Squadrons are 83 or up (avg 88) in exp. ALL Japanese squadrons are over 76 in exp. Just thought I'd post this to demonstrate how well experienced Japanese squadrons can hold up in the later game. I was a bit surprised.
