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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% ?% ]/ S V) E4 U1 n. m4 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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! z1 G: `8 ?# C. yWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.. F1 x! c8 x& r4 Q1 g2 f# J
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 j7 ]1 j9 C- Z2 G" F: c$ K
, }$ l" _( y2 `# L; T# P9 VJapanese aircraft' ]8 e0 y3 P5 t3 J
D4Y4 Judy x 21( ~. I' \5 k9 H) K2 h
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
3 z) L9 F* K( c M6 s/ L; i Spitfire VIII x 32
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Allied aircraft losses2 P: g1 w4 r9 p8 O! ]# w
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed b$ B+ m8 r) B8 S! n1 M
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Allied Ships
: H0 M4 ]# g2 o5 f; A4 H LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 i h3 [% N q' \7 `/ A
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
9 H& O6 Z" S$ l. d, H+ U7 Y' ? LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ E) E: | I4 C6 W6 I- R LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& m5 T" k3 }* h' f7 f( s) J' t LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 V7 [) f9 o! r LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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6 T7 [8 L/ A# n! b7 _2 DRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
8 [: ~9 l5 [ O, h( jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. _' u5 g! k$ X) h% S3 c
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2 B, ~/ @- G2 @% r% q% X7 B D4Y4 Judy x 21# a5 R9 I8 m& R
N1K5-J George x 2
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6 x. y8 [# a( Y5 I( W Spitfire VIII x 42
+ n) C! X: F0 l Spitfire VIII x 29
" i8 o% ]+ q& `# g5 z2 [ F4U-1D Corsair x 21
j; T4 i: f- T, \; r0 W P-51D Mustang x 73
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1 r( @+ T$ C) `# i! l0 O' C- N D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 k3 B& c9 E1 j D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak, P6 J4 L6 T/ r ^# D6 @9 F
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed5 x2 b- N* g6 j9 d( |4 c
1 x' `# W8 e2 L; j5 HNo Allied losses
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# E: `. ?4 I3 j' W: u. @ DD Stephen Potter8 Z, c' X& a8 r" a
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。0 t* D% r) v. J4 }2 _: K+ y3 w
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 Z& c5 ^4 N; ^" ^: p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* {/ ?) {" g2 f% E" d5 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 m5 E$ {- E) J- \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, t t/ L4 X5 u
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Japanese aircraft
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3 ~: t+ W1 U* Z3 q- h# l G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged5 x' ^8 P0 p. n# k0 K2 V$ @
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak: k$ V. F, H8 _! N2 W7 s, \
2 G0 v: ?- l, m: g- ]Allied ground losses:6 V3 W& h8 W1 J) _* j+ C5 ~+ {5 o# E
13 casualties reported) [' I; E: l/ l- C# {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 u/ g- y3 ~3 v$ n' W! V: |: M) b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' x9 `0 @6 g+ H H0 b; j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- h" w+ h/ o/ m! W$ K1 ^Airbase hits 67 b1 G9 d; T0 W9 ~1 K
Airbase supply hits 13 V! Y) B+ t% S7 S+ a1 b& {
Runway hits 683 j$ I1 v/ h% D; L, e+ x( _7 w
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% Q* J7 h1 k1 S. P# z3 zMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* c' r9 v3 e% U. @+ b7 R: h; a9 {0 d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ t' P3 {& X! `* \, G |# |% z1 {
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G3M3 Nell x 18; e( |1 C$ u9 g6 [/ ^. O C* c
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged, t! N9 C- P: F: P" d+ N
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ p, w3 g0 }6 J% t7 Z1 b
- F1 p5 W7 H3 |Airbase hits 1
1 G6 ^6 K, O" W5 O% m% iRunway hits 8
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3 [4 Q& y, _8 [# B! W- O$ G! ]Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 - I+ q. P2 F5 G, g
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.5 w7 M6 E7 P: O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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' L* l7 q/ u, h4 S: z6 W" Z) x3 SAirbase hits 2
. @8 P8 S( [8 a8 ZRunway 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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139* a* X; P; T: H0 D2 j
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Japanese Ships
0 \4 c/ ~6 ?# v# |' w/ F D SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker9 z) g, u$ V* ?/ i% |
DE William Seiverling9 \$ }: Q1 T, X- N$ u
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144& U7 I3 R7 B$ @
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage% y- B/ X7 l. _9 ~( j6 e2 n
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/ f8 n/ [' A; K+ Y% { DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
( Z& q: t+ f9 d2 e% V1 \ DE Ulvert M. Moore
( b6 t0 g% H& \3 O k9 ~/ j DE Oliver Mitchell
9 d$ {3 d- _- l0 N) V, N DE Edwin A. Howard
' p U( _5 s. f. p DE Alvin C. Cockrell
, W( ?% W# J( ^6 c3 r DE Lloyd E. Acree
- D$ P( L% w- d5 u9 _( E DE LeRay Wilson
7 Z, ?4 R5 z& X DE Kenneth M. Willet) R; k5 g! Z$ x. H* ~; Y) {
DE Presley, H3 k/ u+ U6 x2 G: c4 d1 _
DE Oberrender |