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。* z3 g; i& z' @7 G; y8 z
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+ Z: z9 E' m2 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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5 h6 d( P$ P% u6 ?- qWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 l& q# ] v$ R/ b& hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% g5 N8 p2 u0 }6 n9 ^% A \ D4Y4 Judy x 213 H! g$ |7 b, u6 _
N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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* I5 ^# Q: K, e, M! C0 P1 u: QJapanese aircraft losses
! y3 e# ]' u" b/ D: C9 V1 G4 J" c N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 a7 e2 A. F5 f l) Q, {7 D1 [* ^ Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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2 M7 v. U1 q4 i/ D( K LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage S% g4 r: R/ m' D7 O3 h$ m
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; ]3 \" H% K! P( Z: `' | LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
f- c, W6 k, O: o" s LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ X$ F/ N z" T3 q& [, w
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, M2 a: d2 u0 I6 s6 S
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- c9 t* N- m( p1 X3 Z! C5 N
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5 A7 M* u; L% }* w7 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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! i6 j$ l4 z3 N: tRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
: J+ B5 |# Z8 d1 e( Z D4Y4 Judy x 21- \/ C* p* s5 M. Y7 ^6 o6 B" C
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
0 q5 x( j+ `2 ` Spitfire VIII x 423 L% k/ Y; p! m, i( I. s5 P
Spitfire VIII x 29
: x+ w- O: K7 E, I+ K F4U-1D Corsair x 21
$ ^' j/ U9 l: s3 O0 o P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ N. A2 g# T- E. @3 X D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ u1 d- L! r8 O! {2 C D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak( B+ N5 \6 `: o* x3 G* D
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed% [% l! d4 b( S* o4 `3 f' o
* V. W4 g3 f2 w) ]1 SNo Allied losses& m* U: C$ o2 n. v
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Allied Ships
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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。# r6 K. H' |# S7 r8 t
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 - ^- U( c( S* q9 d) V- c+ f- w1 G$ H" w
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 z4 A: T, W" a4 y4 M( LEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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, U+ U. T1 A3 `0 O8 e3 QJapanese aircraft losses
/ _$ j: m r/ b x. g5 L ^ i1 t G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged8 y1 C- F1 X, c& x2 n2 a( n
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:! Z- [ x! E. J9 j2 [: S' A
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" c% l7 D, @7 D- }& v2 u/ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
& \4 r; A" j, H& N8 VAirbase supply hits 1
, v1 g9 i6 m5 b+ [9 z# LRunway hits 68
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0 H9 B" g; d' c5 a+ \3 @$ AMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 D% T0 h, P# Z0 j, } m) n5 ]
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6 O+ }' s8 H- E+ ]* H7 g% r3 eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( L1 ~7 D5 @. {. r& jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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/ G) R9 z) p1 f- p5 ~4 l# o2 o8 n; d6 v G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
5 _/ K' y% G* U: t* o; G- W ` G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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# b0 i# G$ W, R4 dAirbase hits 10 b$ Z+ x3 A* f2 V
Runway hits 87 H7 R5 L- G& F
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& q) p r- d! BMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 % N l G- u# B) i0 i
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) m5 w/ t# i2 [: E3 y; [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
9 b6 R: _% Y$ c2 _" P' Z e- v6 q1 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 s$ Q. @' }& k1 w( j4 PJapanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2$ Y9 J) o# {: r
Runway 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。
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7 A) f+ j5 Q; \/ ^2 pSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139$ n! U; C, j! G2 `$ Z
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% A- O% ?( m/ ]% V+ C) L9 Q& E7 D0 c SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker. q3 E( A7 m( \
DE William Seiverling6 b9 i; v% m) q# ^
DE Vammen: f: X2 i' q3 L1 ~+ m
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1447 |; {7 c. i% J( |, I1 {* `. w# c
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage/ G3 O+ q/ \# C1 d( J. ^, A6 O
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- ` @( v2 X& l5 V% a3 K k DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 C O+ K/ p0 h% O" H- q
DE Ulvert M. Moore
7 t. K( k; L! T DE Oliver Mitchell
$ r$ B! K+ x7 B5 Y$ R DE Edwin A. Howard
7 l0 D- H. |% y3 y DE Alvin C. Cockrell l( T3 `: E: w/ k
DE Lloyd E. Acree, P3 E' w% s w
DE LeRay Wilson
0 Z. d% k1 w% m3 a6 v; p$ k DE Kenneth M. Willet4 L# O) n( Y2 t
DE Presley+ [# i: @" F& S! W
DE Oberrender |