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。, T, `& C/ ^, \- _6 f4 T; h
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% m* c0 G F3 Y1 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 Y) z9 p6 |& l% t( n1 q
6 D9 _* B7 c6 d1 GRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., s; X. e& u# h0 Z" U
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 a8 E. l' G) ?' h& X1 y, m" f4 b) r
& O4 h# V; D$ i- z, d! hJapanese aircraft: Q0 _: `4 [. f
D4Y4 Judy x 21+ D8 M' c: F( B( F
N1K5-J George x 241 ?+ t; a: W) W5 d/ E8 t( `0 H
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Allied aircraft. |3 v- z' c/ E8 S' R7 \2 \# ]
Spitfire VIII x 329 p! ^- _ u( [: ^5 t/ P
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 w; f u2 J; v E3 _ N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: J; ^3 N. [/ l( r8 L5 } Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed& M2 T% Q0 ]4 Z$ |$ ~! u' h- r
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Allied Ships
1 C4 H0 ~: Q7 p, N* x LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 b, J9 [ K$ A6 Y" w
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
3 F# J6 H% e7 b/ h3 h LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, c* c5 J1 H2 G% \% l0 h7 e
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- e; F4 V5 V* P" z: t& P
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) t1 S( f* ^7 Q4 }2 N LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; V5 i% o% o# \3 n1 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1109 D0 j' d' m5 L" I8 h( @, u4 J
( P; k. c! f9 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud7 f+ a* x+ y% g) J
+ y6 R! ]7 l8 u+ n0 x) yRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
0 D2 M5 j/ J @- O6 |& l+ TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& E# N; |/ O* {; k- J" j
6 u6 N: ~# w- [! C2 c: {5 V6 c2 qJapanese aircraft4 ?7 ]1 r; v& a X: U: W
D4Y4 Judy x 21
. I* h1 `4 q: O( a: g N1K5-J George x 2/ l4 i; g9 k! X6 c; a7 f
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Allied aircraft
1 ^7 U# h( T4 q1 u0 B. a6 I Spitfire VIII x 429 [* [6 S/ ?% k' h
Spitfire VIII x 29
6 o' Z5 e: i0 e5 u1 f* a% {. Z F4U-1D Corsair x 21
$ q8 R7 _* j! ~: T/ Z P-51D Mustang x 73
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' H# X* w6 O& T# ^Japanese aircraft losses
/ q1 S4 _/ ]1 b0 C8 q4 I" } D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged% u) B" z9 z6 _1 d' ~* i0 B% k
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" {! {! J4 x8 ?( `
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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5 M: l9 @. y( c$ ]8 ?2 TNo Allied losses- n9 V. g1 g% H
" n, ]8 T5 g0 q* V2 B4 ^# b1 D1 }Allied Ships
. q" c( {. U, w+ T" [- i DD Stephen Potter- d- N V* v( K! w! t/ n
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。; _& F; |/ R* d$ B$ a, p
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9 Q2 X$ q+ F' ^4 Y z7 fMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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4 H- U! A8 k' D3 KWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 b I1 R: t/ j1 H1 J3 E! b
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, a" G7 d7 C1 T1 e% ^* m" X: ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 f; ~' Q; z! [/ y
2 ]8 Y2 @) A( Y+ w4 K3 [2 zJapanese aircraft
8 H2 l; p0 o4 W% r/ s$ g8 I G3M3 Nell x 59* P! I6 K' C2 ?( G% ~0 \- ~7 E
& h7 ^, i4 o) \2 A; z' O3 PJapanese aircraft losses
- S, X& e f$ j7 k) A9 s) ] G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged( D3 T# T& d1 ?1 w' p6 R
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak2 E# |+ i! F4 K6 P# W7 E' A
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 M7 l, ^0 Y W. l* w6 U7 T7 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ g! S, r( x' P+ p# \9 D) p( N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: G. H' x+ U) }( v6 y7 D
2 [# }: I- |7 {: KAirbase hits 6
3 E+ Z; F+ ~; v( W* UAirbase supply hits 1
; q6 P1 k" d5 v0 ~- a/ ARunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 D, B/ a$ M" P& } ?% T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 C; s9 y y9 e- U+ HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18+ C. _; u5 U, z4 f% ?/ I3 c
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
1 \% f2 F2 S* p* u% V h5 ? K# X% k G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1: C; O {* t0 n( Q7 k% e' a
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 8 D: e( e. X& @4 j8 m* t- d8 y- B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( V4 m7 X/ i8 |8 p( t# i& ]" e9 }+ q2 v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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5 ^8 ?1 ?( W+ ^/ K% O' _ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
% C" E$ t& O8 A& k G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
7 h& ~* v# p( ?0 B2 Y; nRunway hits 12
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( D8 v/ e- @ j/ t0 o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。- u2 c: R6 I8 q: x. C- l* V
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) U) k% z V4 F* c% G! HSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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+ U8 S, h; d) n3 FJapanese Ships
$ o+ F# ]% q: p$ v& a SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
) H" B( n6 D( n2 a8 b DE Paul G. Baker
& x9 P% U) M) G | DE William Seiverling
, v( f" @" S8 ~. i7 J: f1 s DE Vammen8 x* N8 g; T$ t% c& Q+ X7 T
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4 ]) P, n. H9 ]. C3 a; eASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage! T0 x1 C8 d2 f) {5 E. j7 J1 a
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Allied Ships; u/ I5 \7 h% r& @ m* h
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 M7 D1 U& ~' F0 p" y% @
DE Ulvert M. Moore
, q0 {. r0 j/ q& x. q DE Oliver Mitchell
5 S |; _' S( r5 i' o6 W DE Edwin A. Howard6 d4 B" q9 ?# V% {
DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ k6 F& S6 ]8 H9 T, k6 @
DE Lloyd E. Acree
) B9 p, W- d' i: U DE LeRay Wilson ~5 Q3 }3 k3 ^' G; P
DE Kenneth M. Willet
" O9 N. c! U! ^9 ~. ^$ O DE Presley$ u/ `$ s/ q1 p* _: X
DE Oberrender |