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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111+ o5 c' L' q* f
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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7 c: {0 {3 \8 ^! c QRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" o) {( |3 u5 y( P4 b) s" gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" d7 m4 R2 W! Z) A; a
5 S p8 e4 I) u) A8 oJapanese aircraft: M' ~0 Z" u5 \4 n6 p9 f
D4Y4 Judy x 21# n9 X# r0 p/ i7 ^4 L
N1K5-J George x 241 R- s$ k- M6 }
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Allied aircraft
0 l, g# d$ L2 p2 M# T* k3 u Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses* {: \3 L Z7 n7 P4 o( I1 [( S
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed$ F0 B. ^. \1 L
7 G) }+ c: c2 S" a. L; cAllied aircraft losses- R& O- J$ J3 u6 X
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed/ E Z& U" S; v7 J# r; E. A
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Allied Ships% n% z7 f- L/ k$ q& B
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, a: R% ~& C, z, r PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" c1 a8 s* W7 z1 l/ v LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Z' N: u1 F/ i7 l3 L
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( [7 [9 H3 H9 ?2 i LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# K+ t+ D2 d% @% e, N7 G+ f
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q8 o' S, K* A3 ~* U* b: d
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$ ]7 P6 O% a1 q; q; `. MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110) ^( q& p, M1 l' @
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4 F6 s; K7 l$ I: iRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: L( J: {% ?! L+ a& j* Q, j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 N' H m5 l: ` @! T D4Y4 Judy x 211 _1 R0 Z3 i: g# N
N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42 ]7 p5 a* O! g( C: W: X5 R
Spitfire VIII x 29+ n7 U( \: r0 a
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
8 O% Y6 G3 H) C4 ?- R2 d. s P-51D Mustang x 73
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" [0 D p4 W& a! P% xJapanese aircraft losses
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D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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# W4 y) m$ J3 ~+ m( X GAllied Ships
% G/ ]6 x! u b' } DD Stephen Potter
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) e/ w+ @3 p/ b1 } m) r/ C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。+ a) o, K! l5 p) l
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 + q3 b: U, o1 z# a6 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft( H8 P: E" E& Z. I# n* \
G3M3 Nell x 59
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" \, R" @/ u5 i" TJapanese aircraft losses
5 \. B" y9 g( j; m G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged% q' a, V" h1 v. Z7 L
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:2 _ [/ r' P( \: s
13 casualties reported/ A: p) R/ l! N9 E2 q! d1 _6 h2 o" k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. i, [$ A$ a) o& a$ O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 D6 n) j$ Z) D" A/ _% Z0 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6% u1 m( b) Y5 `
Airbase supply hits 14 ]9 z% ~( n8 m0 M. s. b/ h
Runway hits 68
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9 d( \' Y! i: a; r3 E9 vMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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% v- Y7 y# ]' kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' ], d! {9 O1 C l$ kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. O6 ]# a W; q3 d. N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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9 c4 _" X3 ?* `, T- O1 U G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 8
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6 a: f Y& N+ _3 RMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 7 u' y5 Z ~- ^8 J+ {
1 {$ y% j( N* r0 v4 FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' q. s. |* R7 ^! d+ [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
s0 H! r. E+ c1 L) g4 c1 P+ A4 F9 LEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
], V: g4 p. S) u3 ?; f G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2, Q0 O) m2 X5 w6 _+ {) r
Runway hits 12, j1 L2 w; c/ A* B: H
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& l) {+ M$ u5 m# r5 V: lSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1396 c. |4 E3 |" g. ]8 \' ~
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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* K* Y& g/ {% Q! C9 N, c DE Paul G. Baker
4 f7 e. \- O# N4 V+ b DE William Seiverling
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' @1 S4 O: D. {" ?" k5 SASW attack near Townsville at 95,1441 C7 h0 ]/ j2 Y% b" e7 w! E8 s
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. `; U7 O( S% z SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage& Y/ ?# y5 e2 ~8 D6 y. ^
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# S; V+ r/ U6 v3 U" @9 O: W+ }
DE Ulvert M. Moore) t4 \- u! {! [* e# ~
DE Oliver Mitchell
5 m% q u; f/ e2 j q2 ]& N+ } DE Edwin A. Howard3 ^$ F, V, x( \) o7 @" d& M
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
q, b6 n5 j3 L! M9 n, b; E. y DE Lloyd E. Acree4 p" @- j$ F: b" I
DE LeRay Wilson
! I( @. `. [0 K; ~6 M DE Kenneth M. Willet* ^& x& k. T: b& m c9 r$ ~
DE Presley
4 K* |! N, m) v3 b9 L8 S DE Oberrender |