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
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& F0 Y8 j7 q8 F; b) e/ V
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 w# L4 h4 {( I9 l$ @* H5 [
3 x1 m+ {) J x5 G1 X @Japanese aircraft: H; f( X% j3 r9 }! K) _/ m' z
D4Y4 Judy x 21
8 S7 E0 n/ W5 l w1 \ N1K5-J George x 24
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1 I; o9 L' {/ r5 k Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses- c. u) b7 b/ Z8 ~
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed1 b, ^: r, I" f1 S! p8 b b& D
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Allied aircraft losses
+ G7 w& t$ z, E$ P0 h* G: K. a) j Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed; S. i8 d. G6 u* g5 u5 a
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Allied Ships- @# d7 f6 G3 |: Z5 i0 V, S/ L
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% E! z$ V; P* ^; I* Z/ ^! \7 W
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% P ]& D5 |7 l$ l
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) b0 r) k! |2 j4 H9 l LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ x8 l6 `- N2 b U4 M; i
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% D7 ?- K8 J4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1100 \% T1 k; Q; G3 i) t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ ~8 a8 {6 E* h
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.4 d! x0 @, o- e; G; Z+ K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: _$ y7 [' _- X- {' @, v7 T4 c
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D4Y4 Judy x 21* Y$ A" u# m" T4 W% A
N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42/ K& D1 R$ O- f- |" B
Spitfire VIII x 29
- }3 X3 C h8 x F4U-1D Corsair x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ~# }8 \) g2 C0 ?$ M" k D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 h+ C" [* `! @" k D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
1 F1 ~3 q4 {" y- m. N5 I. c2 a N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed8 q, J5 n, J& b% @4 @9 I+ ]5 z
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter' |+ r9 B7 L+ n( i! P; y9 k
DD Mahan
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% I u6 G0 k9 h/ O3 H! Y3 ]2 w0 j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。" w, h, b5 Z F& z1 Y
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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) i9 H# v \& r0 ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud! j3 o% I" b* A' @0 ~0 e
3 f1 }9 h) x6 ^" Z" u6 hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 g& e6 Q! k% z" WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# v Q) T6 d! e) k1 ?$ |9 U6 R* s3 s
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ Q. z' h# m, R& s" o2 \ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
7 {/ ^% I$ T8 L# r4 d/ y G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak7 Z& o, y& Q6 e: c1 r
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Allied ground losses:" Q2 ~% G0 Q& I5 _
13 casualties reported
2 E1 |% U" G/ V- p% a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: d+ {! T$ ]6 S% m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ w: B, ?- Z' p% B& S# F. k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ {) T2 C9 L7 Y0 t; ^. m/ R
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Airbase supply hits 1
^! Y, }* s% C/ MRunway hits 68
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5 u5 N( `4 I: R/ ~6 ~7 ]# iMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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: o- ^9 Q: [$ r5 F) R8 WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) K8 ~6 K. t {# D0 R, @9 G& ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" N5 S/ K( j7 h$ L" e5 m6 }
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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1 `! ~. p* M& R$ ^: y+ | G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
# t8 I* c% t9 I, V G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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( S% B" K4 E) Z# x3 a$ v7 CAirbase hits 1* b" _ Y9 h& `
Runway hits 8
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+ _/ M* V0 d) Z4 c# \$ L3 E* o Y7 OMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * A3 [, U i* P" U" y1 G5 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet., q. e, o, G8 ^/ Y, ?! ^4 e+ Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# D6 [6 x+ r ~4 B5 j
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- j# N" O. A* ? G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak O1 V a9 j8 ?) J# N; U0 k
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Airbase hits 22 |0 _1 }" r, ^ n3 h
Runway hits 12- e1 {/ n0 E: A3 j2 o
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139! R, ?1 p5 f! {4 i, N T1 ~
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships1 e6 N: e1 [6 ?9 d
DE Paul G. Baker/ f& s Y! z) ~( ^
DE William Seiverling. U( E0 j P. f; e# n& `) j3 M! H
DE Vammen
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* a2 \+ k# K4 pASW attack near Townsville at 95,1441 e+ L+ ?! \0 w- T) @' F
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage5 F4 K# {1 y% T2 B' t* _3 v9 X2 n8 t! a
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0 n, ~) j. K) F/ h/ i DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 w" y6 x+ c8 w7 y; p DE Ulvert M. Moore4 g+ h% y$ W* t# Z* q
DE Oliver Mitchell
; L6 s7 i/ `5 Q+ i9 x DE Edwin A. Howard1 o! x8 Q: k- t
DE Alvin C. Cockrell( s/ n3 `$ g+ ^. }4 m% Y( B
DE Lloyd E. Acree W/ [5 I4 a# i, S/ E% j
DE LeRay Wilson
6 ~5 L' ^% W* T3 N DE Kenneth M. Willet
8 i6 B" G6 t6 s) m0 c8 z" g DE Presley
! x/ D3 K3 q; E! G3 \' Y/ ]4 l) r' w) k' W DE Oberrender |