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。2 w* r" i. \5 m& s6 k% J9 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111" f# j6 @* S7 P+ [; s1 ~+ |8 ?. g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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, i2 r- c) J; b+ n2 mRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. W7 j: V$ S* a6 Y( a
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) @2 z" c' S) `4 T* {
D4Y4 Judy x 21 y/ U2 e8 B9 n" S, I" E2 {
N1K5-J George x 246 c8 ^1 T8 |+ }; s
& ` U0 K, y# C" |6 g6 C. DAllied aircraft7 Z0 J( f/ }* Z/ S c
Spitfire VIII x 32( w9 M: \5 G0 u& q/ V9 H
3 C) J: f; Y/ H5 mJapanese aircraft losses: H+ w1 {9 r+ Q6 G% P
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed+ ^: E2 w& B+ _
: Z& k [! n2 XAllied aircraft losses
+ w4 [, F1 u' c+ v, f1 Y Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed' W( [% e( w; t/ N( f; z& X; }
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0 F/ i' t: q2 q, b( L6 U* X( b LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Q: ?- Z+ Q" u1 }' E& `0 c2 c3 c PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
# d8 M; L, t4 v LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* O9 I1 I& c& k, z8 P1 k5 U. t
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. Z4 ^9 L$ t w) w$ S LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ~ w0 Q; O; z LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110& C7 A& q/ O2 _
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
f5 S& I' x3 ?% g1 F4 [" YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, p$ O3 Q* f. k! ]9 IJapanese aircraft
5 g" e! R) h/ @! g, V/ Y D4Y4 Judy x 21
; s. W- z9 |9 J2 i; K4 o. } N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft% i. ]3 J3 s6 g1 o7 e+ c& r
Spitfire VIII x 425 n7 Y- v! K5 } x9 S) a3 }0 L, X/ w
Spitfire VIII x 295 Q$ [7 B* M, I5 s7 G. S% m6 i
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
% O+ [2 x: }$ R2 Y8 e9 J3 H P-51D Mustang x 73
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6 b# C9 `1 E9 ]" |6 hJapanese aircraft losses
+ B9 h( r# y! o; n* U2 S D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged) p, r3 n# @ H5 y3 b0 @, m7 S
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak# t4 J# U4 D3 |/ L; J
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses2 @0 C0 j( k! @
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DD Stephen Potter; ~- f% n5 ~' Y1 w7 N! I3 d- c2 q
DD Mahan! f9 z9 p& J6 _3 @) b
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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。
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* S; j$ |* F* `3 R/ Y' R6 J- FMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 P9 F1 H! X1 I& m3 A- ~2 M7 L
h5 e0 r* v( ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; X2 l: ~, Q- o% `0 K% i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 A. V( K, {- {5 {# q) `: BJapanese aircraft
0 r) i. m8 f* \/ `: u" ] G3M3 Nell x 59
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* I6 R$ o- z. B7 P U8 nJapanese aircraft losses
- Z( n8 @/ p- G; f# Q+ t% Y G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
$ ~ q* ~' o; Z G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak. M; P& G* k, F
( O h" t3 v5 G9 t* \Allied ground losses:
: _& p1 H* w3 ^7 K8 Y 13 casualties reported
5 E) C$ G% t" v+ w, f! `5 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 y4 j* Q# Y6 \+ \' B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 H/ O7 i6 {" K1 |) G4 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase supply hits 13 X# R; e' F" A! ?9 d
Runway hits 68- T& h0 u! l7 Q6 Y) l( ~5 F: n c
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 # Z; X y- Y6 j" ^
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; a& f2 _- S/ n9 h8 q7 [- L+ HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: \* v8 c) e$ p# c5 @( FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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& s2 u9 ~5 g. M2 u* ^ G3M3 Nell x 18- ]- p: Z! h3 B8 r* S' J
6 ]$ h( ^* A; n7 Q5 d) }- y9 c5 \Japanese aircraft losses
& h# X2 t) u* y; L/ u! Z' a4 X4 w G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
4 e$ r; ?& q: o& u1 |) a G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak6 Z1 H% c4 q& T0 a
1 ^9 X4 h% E" I' ^7 l3 dAirbase hits 1
7 w$ n2 Q+ n% {- ^' Y9 m' hRunway hits 8
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2 ^9 g* P/ X: F' \) m u2 uMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 L* i9 m/ V! q \2 d4 _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
2 e( G! J/ C; Q3 k8 ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18, }0 A8 u' i9 G$ _3 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
( X- v( l9 E/ T- B+ R# f' M G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- M5 N0 x9 x! P% O1 E, o, n G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2 s3 C m H& d! T- t2 N
Runway hits 12/ i) v+ d F' Y& z4 Y. W3 C5 J
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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。* R* k( @* V# l* B6 Y) y( }
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5 }2 g4 _8 B& M u0 ~ R, L# XSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
+ u) D0 G2 U6 y5 s. I SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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# u9 k% o/ S% M; e DE Paul G. Baker
$ ~) s. c" A3 V8 d5 E* M DE William Seiverling
9 B8 U' s0 E+ }: |& x DE Vammen$ {6 N( U2 ?6 z( D
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$ ^ @' m. z0 D! `9 ?ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships% A' c8 m; D' q! _, K% w. A
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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. D* G! P( ^$ x t" s DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
( j9 [" K! ^$ ~ DE Ulvert M. Moore2 ~7 b# M% \9 d, J: d( Z" U% E
DE Oliver Mitchell0 E( b% K3 b/ c8 r5 G7 W! o& O/ t
DE Edwin A. Howard
7 V( V9 H2 V+ v* Y% u- g& Z DE Alvin C. Cockrell2 A! D$ `8 {& k' A* C
DE Lloyd E. Acree
, f) _+ @1 `1 u4 i DE LeRay Wilson
8 n* W# p) E& o' I! X' K DE Kenneth M. Willet! [' T7 \. o& r" V1 M& a
DE Presley
/ o" b/ r H! ^5 a2 Z DE Oberrender |