3月19日,帝国航空兵继续前一日的攻势企图扩大战果,同时盟军也反应迅速,开始在航线上布置远程直掩,因此第二日的空袭战果减小,损失增大,两天的空袭行动过后,尽管对于盟军的海上交通线进行了相当的打击,但是参加行动的紫电改5中队和彗星4中队都损失了超过70%的飞机,不得不撤出战斗重新整备。南洋空战的惨烈程度可见一斑。, o* M [) y' b6 l' c0 X
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$ j- N. I" C8 q/ t) O: z \" SMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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& a6 v2 h, a: qWeather in hex: Clear sky
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4 v, d8 M, J/ h9 fRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
E4 {4 P6 ?$ \% N5 hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes! [! T( K0 [( ]" J6 j9 h
3 B8 P, x- r1 X1 n+ u$ \# _2 {) UJapanese aircraft D! j# t* }8 \7 {+ ~9 [% f4 a# v
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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# X( A& h. \, o$ E1 \Allied aircraft7 H, S2 ^1 x" @) A! l
Spitfire VIII x 32
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7 Q; k% ~/ u1 n( }: l# f$ A N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed9 t3 F9 A5 v% ~7 r
! [0 L* b# R+ i' F: t; AAllied aircraft losses7 v* f; P5 I$ c$ e" q& C
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- B- H% M* E# s PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk: S$ F7 D0 N% u. y/ N3 ]+ m3 z
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 R) z4 j* A: {, C
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- p: y5 N* ]5 z2 ? LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 d. ~/ y" I/ T! F) N LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* h; Y, Z% G5 \4 {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1102 {7 P9 G1 M3 @ u) b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" v! J0 H! g7 e; b& A1 q% WRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.9 ^; e9 i; S" F6 k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 @# Y) x/ Q7 z0 O% `5 V
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Japanese aircraft
5 \. e5 K9 ]" b+ C v4 e D4Y4 Judy x 21
5 y7 i: }9 I+ J N1K5-J George x 2
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+ d0 `# W( _' b2 AAllied aircraft8 v/ k% p: `/ l" b" U, N
Spitfire VIII x 42
) f! }0 R) C% q/ x; F+ Y Spitfire VIII x 29
( f+ n; F) n: V; }, W F4U-1D Corsair x 21
# k$ n0 ~* z. g0 U0 M. G& S4 c1 V P-51D Mustang x 73: ?# U. M R2 ^8 J T" z! C, v
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged) c! E; K1 ?% [5 _6 n0 g3 I' z
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
5 j7 D# W) L* m0 @& G8 u0 _/ w/ K N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter8 @1 y. I# @3 n3 e
DD Mahan
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当天帝国航空兵还对盟军刚刚攻占的库旁基地机场展开了压制行动,共出动了超过120架轰炸机,虽然压制了机场,但是仅仅盟军高射炮部队就击落了超过30架轰炸机,各参战部队损失不小。, R9 V& g# \, U4 y( E: J) T
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ; w+ {/ j1 G% v; {* T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 Z/ r; Q& l" P0 b4 I, l, OEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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/ s9 o7 }8 G5 h+ w9 U" N3 `Japanese aircraft& }3 B0 K# n8 z, c
G3M3 Nell x 591 V5 @8 @2 T9 p9 v0 R% ^9 ^: v
5 @& o; a- c4 d3 S; _: B6 R& @Japanese aircraft losses
/ A% M7 x/ h3 o$ l _ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
4 B& e# @# j5 N" K G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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4 \* z0 a; D6 XAllied ground losses:: X- x, O3 h) W8 ]
13 casualties reported
# J' |: N4 a1 e) f, S+ s9 L; v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' [1 L. d( j1 Q8 k$ Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. H+ Z$ o3 Q+ z3 L* p7 F' j! k( F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* F7 h% m6 C' b( OAirbase hits 6
3 J7 l6 S9 c7 T6 M9 W: BAirbase supply hits 1+ p, r* O B2 A: R2 U2 P9 j* Z
Runway hits 68
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' Y; J3 C3 e& K/ I sMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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5 k+ q: {/ o- X/ w1 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ s8 T) ?: i% e3 RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* I. p( ]# M5 [# rEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 185 S# t: @9 ^* [1 j+ F
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 ]: p" @! m" y3 b8 ? G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 13 ]- a! W) O" l( l
Runway hits 8 [- d4 r) K; k3 b# ]
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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7 @3 x0 q% u0 a* @7 f G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged+ d- q/ k4 K$ _, l X. o) A3 [) i
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ K9 O. Z" T2 ?* e* D2 H
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Airbase hits 2
& P8 P: b+ @6 p* F5 TRunway hits 12
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当天在澳东海域,盟军反潜编队也和打草谷的帝国潜水战队发生冲突,冲突中一艘盟军DE和一艘帝国SS沉没。) X) r \6 l5 t, P/ { T
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+ e2 O) }0 I3 g! h1 dSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships% {- T- S7 n* P( v
DE Paul G. Baker2 V+ _ w. j \* [
DE William Seiverling0 u. s( u4 s% R
DE Vammen T K4 j9 T. T4 ~" C( A) v
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; L1 J0 A& ~9 _ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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$ S6 [" b$ d+ M" {( f9 D SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage; p0 `! I9 T* g9 D4 w/ F8 d/ |+ z
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# h2 Z! {) B7 r" }2 E% Z+ v* Y' i DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
% D# P% n" S$ a% @- u3 s DE Ulvert M. Moore
. L! K2 V' H" k& ]. @ DE Oliver Mitchell
1 S) F& ]0 D# }$ t3 @& v# h! m; ]: f DE Edwin A. Howard
! N6 Z) L8 j. ^" @; Q/ ~9 J b' _ DE Alvin C. Cockrell4 ~0 x8 D2 C: W5 J* v5 s5 b3 Q
DE Lloyd E. Acree
" k$ N+ z' ~" ? p' c* Y/ O7 g DE LeRay Wilson1 p \) Z7 Y, v
DE Kenneth M. Willet% L0 d6 u" d- v/ |! {5 w8 T; I3 j
DE Presley( v2 _- H: w9 k- @7 C
DE Oberrender |