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。4 ?7 x1 p7 ?7 k: e
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4 \# O; R6 {" F* N1 H/ MMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1111 U# K. Q' {. ?6 {6 }# a- ~
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' n* [& C! r0 qRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: m1 R% }( H6 E: WEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& | q7 n3 j6 p) G
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Japanese aircraft3 H, w" R6 L o) g6 N/ a) r5 r
D4Y4 Judy x 214 W: N: J7 o9 s7 F- s) H2 u O
N1K5-J George x 24
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3 Z( \4 q1 \* Y q Spitfire VIII x 32
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$ X; A# x7 h; b& {. M2 JJapanese aircraft losses9 m3 t! N) [) N: p
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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6 y* k' @! R9 b: U rAllied aircraft losses3 k0 y. @: Y' S5 d. X7 S* m
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships# V% Q* X! k; U8 q4 g; g9 y+ O
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ o) s2 @0 C( c; A1 i
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk8 ~3 ^$ T& [6 r$ Q4 Z
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- u6 q$ n4 w$ @9 J- P" o" G
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: j, F4 D a0 J" C( e
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 v3 v- @( @! C; y7 ~$ G
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110( f5 c9 \. I, G# n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. [0 F$ {# y% s* H. X) {. b& f
! n5 g" O8 e+ s8 WRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
3 B4 p2 ?/ J8 ]& NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( [* K7 H; R/ |6 s; E3 e
: C6 ^* ^( O& E5 o+ V, T' QJapanese aircraft! _! U8 D0 Y# K# w4 B& q6 E
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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* Z4 a f" P6 ~/ k$ s. xAllied aircraft9 ~" _% N8 `; E Q
Spitfire VIII x 42
- Q3 ^3 x* d1 a Spitfire VIII x 296 i) B+ t: V$ ~6 G$ M, J
F4U-1D Corsair x 21/ b0 p) R$ e. T) v9 U3 l$ Z* H
P-51D Mustang x 73/ N# P1 o- `* r: V; m- ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 B0 P2 s( n7 g0 c0 j D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
- R" `8 @( W/ {3 r9 X D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak8 v6 k: I6 K0 Z# X; ^4 F* U
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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0 f! g0 R1 [" |' Y6 Y! ?% m6 W" oNo Allied losses9 A6 @) o5 B3 L( k
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Allied Ships, z+ V1 m5 D- e2 L5 O* n
DD Stephen Potter
8 T2 ?* z4 |" W: C- J DD Mahan% k! W2 G, D$ U& d
* k: V1 R4 Y* |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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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t0 c3 m! e5 g5 R: T. c4 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 }9 c7 q) J% d8 e: g- P
R. Y$ W, c3 jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' O) `" p% J: P) Q! p" i5 C) |5 V* SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' ^$ _% O- r1 I; R9 s5 a& k2 ~; ~
' s9 D4 Y6 U' T9 \1 s1 z0 zJapanese aircraft( A1 G7 x; ~! o k
G3M3 Nell x 598 G4 x- [. ^- S1 `" Q! ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
" c1 V6 _# X9 P G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged( K. J3 q: P- ]) r; L. G
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak' ?1 d7 V% C5 w
: Z1 l! \$ G) W) a% h5 Q9 W1 d( ?4 rAllied ground losses:. K7 \6 N: n2 F8 H' d- F
13 casualties reported
( x0 d- m& n+ r, |, L9 V* h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ @5 j/ ?5 s- U/ X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( e4 h" B2 s# l3 W$ s) u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
! o, l! k6 ?8 D- kAirbase supply hits 1
: C3 m; ?* J2 i G7 j E+ ?Runway hits 68
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* F2 U: x3 Z/ yMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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- D8 X6 @* Y6 z' u5 W5 {! g, `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., @+ v* b9 A5 \6 q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, P" }1 n) E/ k8 e" r r0 _
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Japanese aircraft
7 J+ O. |( m% O" ]9 g- |; R G3M3 Nell x 189 D- V9 ~3 E7 U% j, d7 |5 T Y# H
, _8 K% J0 }+ KJapanese aircraft losses
' n6 j" a8 H) g7 x# y2 u G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
3 z% ^5 S8 y8 X' ~( ^: y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 10 M! r" E9 w8 G
Runway hits 8& m1 v& d. _# Y* R1 ]* K" h9 H; ], t! E
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. s" p) s) D* w, t0 ?! y5 w+ s/ XMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
- T- ?- V4 x) a2 A% nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 j. M0 j8 X: u
! v" w4 n% `4 Q w4 ?+ p7 SJapanese aircraft
# B! l! U0 C2 @( W. k% L+ Y( K G3M3 Nell x 188 e' M( e6 \+ |* R
/ P# H) V& q8 R0 I% ^% VJapanese aircraft losses
% T( x# `# x7 i G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged5 @1 B: J( k: e+ n9 d$ \
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak K+ E; O' n+ `1 x a
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Airbase hits 2
9 u. {# j4 z5 X& Y# g- BRunway hits 12! d, P* i* A: ~! }$ [
5 c5 N; i9 ^" n+ \* K9 d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
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage: `- E! j( K. H( {
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Allied Ships
: ?. B# {& \) c) \/ e5 ]( _% N/ X DE Paul G. Baker# `0 N, [# ?) x/ a: q
DE William Seiverling, _( X5 c& y5 P/ p. X. i% [
DE Vammen# c/ d: ~+ p1 d' ^$ e! f# Y
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6 K6 M- E+ v; V, X1 T( RASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 v; U' g5 D( }8 G: h: C' @
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Japanese Ships
( x! t1 e& X4 J5 O SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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) d8 y3 s- G6 ]: X5 e! G$ m7 u DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage6 V, Z3 O: I; z+ h0 P- f: w- @
DE Ulvert M. Moore) o2 u- P, I( K# k8 }5 H+ V
DE Oliver Mitchell
5 y" A- B5 O& S DE Edwin A. Howard
/ v( |6 O* x! d/ {3 ` DE Alvin C. Cockrell
D& ]% K9 {/ X: k v4 }6 U M. K DE Lloyd E. Acree
. ^& d+ \$ W) I" F6 k! F8 \0 x4 G, f DE LeRay Wilson
# p1 U; D' w: x. R9 X( R+ C1 ?4 S) q DE Kenneth M. Willet! s0 \3 \! ^: n3 d9 O
DE Presley9 V7 L; D: I; l' F8 Z3 H
DE Oberrender |