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。
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# m1 G; x+ i' j `/ o/ q% q' S* aMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111- m) V1 u+ l9 o K
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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6 h3 y, @# |0 r# _+ c0 j: n$ yRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 N* T( O: [' ?5 zEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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: q" ?7 O( i( N) jJapanese aircraft( a1 K2 l" |, u% }0 p/ K. I2 f
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft
5 b$ x1 m7 n. `2 I0 R3 z) R Spitfire VIII x 32' Z, K( i+ A: I' f9 P+ W! N4 A
0 P+ G' ^8 ^! N( B `& `Japanese aircraft losses8 @4 w9 t- o0 N( F7 G5 }" j0 r
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed2 X) J! u# a2 Z. H
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1 w1 z3 F; u- I2 [& ]4 S Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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9 J; q: p' w+ O/ f aAllied Ships
- P8 ^- @- W* s8 |+ [ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. i! B- e, }; Y7 s( S& p( K0 o PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ c3 b5 B- i! W- R4 Q! G; }& g. H
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: C2 l. c( s2 [9 q9 M( J LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" ? ~9 \1 D# q- I2 e LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: x% O; V" a! k7 y LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) U( @3 ~) h4 [: k* x4 e% B( y% Z. h( v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110' c9 k4 z8 ^. g* k ]* q7 `
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! ~# z1 b; f1 O% BRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
2 H. v1 u0 e( M4 L5 J" PEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 w& J) ~/ `: v" z9 `
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D4Y4 Judy x 21) H) ]( b6 u9 H7 @9 ?+ x/ J
N1K5-J George x 2
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& Z- J) G. Q; P0 I% Z8 R Spitfire VIII x 424 _8 Z; D% A+ N/ b9 @
Spitfire VIII x 29
& k$ R( _% I7 J7 L; a F4U-1D Corsair x 21
% c, T/ ?& P s8 H& y& P4 X. g P-51D Mustang x 73
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2 A0 R! b; B4 B1 FJapanese aircraft losses
7 i2 P# r* H: b$ S; z D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 ^8 F& s( D2 w; I7 ^ D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
- ]* H6 s* @. h; E) b' i N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed: q& b2 g! C/ L* u4 }( J
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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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。8 |% i! G* F; s+ @3 j1 G
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 l3 o( W- U# i( \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) `5 y/ \0 U5 r {6 k$ p) p G3M3 Nell x 59) f- r/ w$ Y( R5 b5 b7 v
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
9 i+ V8 P/ x) K# ~, o G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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$ I. z" i q. O) KAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ C) H8 ]6 R' g0 Q! i( s- e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" ?+ Y( M" v' A* ?; I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6& Z' \5 p1 d% \' q/ [
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 O0 p) }+ U7 i' o$ K$ t9 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! Y' c, P: Y$ h; KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18) M; s( i3 `4 @4 J" H6 g$ B
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged+ z1 c$ Z/ U# \4 K- G
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak, Y# t; U; p5 L0 D9 w3 C& J
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Runway hits 8
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0 U% d" O1 \( C, S# LMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ z! a% B& z2 {9 a7 U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 w4 q" o6 e5 z/ zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
/ J; H( o: X5 t3 q' I+ e2 u" kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes9 I! C) `0 X5 K J" t: j
& w# C, q9 _3 e# {Japanese aircraft
3 `" f& b9 `* l# j G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 ^+ e& b( \6 b0 u. t# U7 {. q G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak! h0 Z; P l# B% X7 y$ }
" H, @5 M, | V) W/ _1 zAirbase hits 2
! Q3 M( } J! F" R$ ^0 |Runway hits 12) Z2 V. m3 j+ K, Z
& s* |1 B# Z/ I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。: p4 Y2 k9 {% I, a' v6 `' T* W
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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4 [ y7 C" u) Z) G) M- q& J$ S SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage% M9 b6 {% Y4 K: y) D% Z- _$ j4 O
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; A5 O/ j- P/ C: I" I DE Paul G. Baker: e4 m2 @1 f4 _ \
DE William Seiverling
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1449 w5 a/ m% J) K& u; n; U7 B0 i
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage8 d! j* f# ]: O2 m4 J3 M
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 t% W8 J! [) R% L2 I; V7 i DE Ulvert M. Moore
# [7 V2 v9 H2 ^: Z DE Oliver Mitchell
* C f$ u. j8 i DE Edwin A. Howard& v+ N0 L# E" _) M( D( w
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
9 {5 G+ \( h9 @ DE Lloyd E. Acree
( ]2 I# u, @; P7 o. _+ ?% [3 ] DE LeRay Wilson" z9 T* t: r! [/ ]0 r( {4 l
DE Kenneth M. Willet
5 G: F1 ^- D0 }/ j- V6 t4 v0 f DE Presley
2 Y- U, j B3 F. Z8 P7 G& H& E) | DE Oberrender |