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。5 s0 Q2 y ^- O
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" c8 g: }1 d0 K7 y" fMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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+ X0 O$ S% `& y0 E8 g3 qWeather in hex: Clear sky, ], `; D; `; s
0 W/ g- Y; t3 s6 _& oRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 s! W. |2 y) p9 a% G, }Estimated time to target is 8 minutes m% C' _$ F* r# R
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Japanese aircraft+ Q P) u' f! t/ d8 v
D4Y4 Judy x 21; H k w; T4 J) G3 o- J% D
N1K5-J George x 247 l' ?; k2 W) x% `; i% G- |, f
+ I$ L- W- S0 GAllied aircraft6 a$ ~; {1 X* x0 E+ D2 D- |& l
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
# z8 e$ H9 S/ L# J$ ]4 Y* K* c N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 u% G# A; d: _" W Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed* \# H" A$ o8 K! \, P4 Z: N
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Allied Ships
" A0 \! X; S, w6 F. ]' J LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% T! _ ]7 \- O" x, g6 i
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 ~3 R1 ?# F# u
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 J0 u- T5 d9 R, B6 Y N. y3 x LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' B, T; W) Q" H! E% Y# O( G LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( `) l$ x; s, @* k, [' J LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110( r8 h, O ]% D. v
5 p0 z5 S: }! B# oWeather in hex: Partial cloud: h8 X; g- H( w% o$ X
7 I% [' y% f: v7 s8 W, ^: h) o0 XRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
! A+ H9 F0 y0 ?6 B% R+ \, PEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% C2 C. O8 q( t; OJapanese aircraft9 v. P( X/ y: f m0 }9 r0 \
D4Y4 Judy x 211 i. m0 T4 x2 x/ h A
N1K5-J George x 2
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5 }% W4 L0 }! O+ z! l. W, F0 TAllied aircraft6 }* s& p: V z& J" x; K
Spitfire VIII x 421 P4 l7 Y' a, c
Spitfire VIII x 298 c8 [* w$ g5 P6 p: j# C; L
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
2 T; I4 `5 V% C' {4 H+ ?2 ? P-51D Mustang x 73
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7 D* b* j1 u4 D; ^Japanese aircraft losses
6 ^" n" r+ o6 n. W. S D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged( U) ~3 k. l$ s8 [3 P
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* M: {: K4 \. Y; R
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed" o6 h, v) l. ?% i U
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No Allied losses4 ]$ v* d& R$ d1 ?# v# K
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Allied Ships
0 t* O; b& X$ A: w; ~6 s5 r DD Stephen Potter0 H4 G3 j; ?, _( q
DD Mahan
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; P! ]& {/ C+ ` a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。4 ?( Z7 H2 ]$ p0 u$ y
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8 F, I& e: x* m g; VMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ F% l' }% ~, T4 q: f h; A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ C+ _3 p! c7 G- E* t0 H G3M3 Nell x 590 y# u. a" W, W+ h' p: r8 E
; S. [3 D2 s6 K4 cJapanese aircraft losses
l4 y. W0 v1 |: h; H, U! {8 ^ g; e G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
+ C* D5 ]; V6 e* W s p G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak5 S+ N% `: M, d4 e
" V+ s/ }* n' i/ e2 dAllied ground losses:, X& T& u5 g) z
13 casualties reported
- P' e/ G5 F5 R7 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 g% c! _4 [" \" d% ?3 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* z. E. a& E9 h8 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ o( E9 P/ C- v9 q9 jAirbase hits 6; B* x; W6 O: d/ h$ |
Airbase supply hits 1
1 H# Q! C2 `0 q+ u# ]Runway hits 68: `1 b2 q* {5 g9 p# Y: n' n
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; T- |6 ?% K; C2 g* q. L2 B3 N& l4 VMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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; N+ n4 Y1 S. G/ _* f, A) w7 FWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 K% l: c1 s. z% K: S; G
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* k# Y- J. m& |8 d4 BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes9 x/ H! L B/ O/ `' ~
$ s: Y$ |7 \% a' I0 zJapanese aircraft+ `- r+ r+ k2 X! b' A d6 P% g6 S
G3M3 Nell x 183 i7 Q' J- _+ K
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
! X+ F$ Z" z; y( } F G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak9 k5 D9 c+ y1 y, j
8 z$ U6 V$ l, TAirbase hits 1
& Q, }: y( Y+ q0 d5 w0 k2 j) W9 `Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 e; {% D1 u+ B( P8 v$ v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 y3 H" l: b! Q3 X% e
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. W1 F# U1 N0 q2 M1 j W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; H6 j, c# |, O) F2 q: O G3M3 Nell x 18
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. v3 Q8 ?, ?2 W/ qJapanese aircraft losses
* k4 z, |, w8 Q9 I' X5 B0 F G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged' P& K5 }2 D7 u8 ~! B
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak, A2 G4 F* U9 h3 S* e L z. N
9 ?1 N6 m2 W. F) n* S" N+ [2 KAirbase hits 2
6 M; c; T* h9 p; k" PRunway hits 12
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0 F' f) A9 x7 r" y5 P* ?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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( U, Z: L/ k2 vSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1396 c1 L" @9 c/ Y; S
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage! |5 D' q! X ^) Z/ S. n
6 J# q' c$ t7 y2 HAllied Ships8 B& i/ E' X8 N8 _9 @& N/ }" o5 p
DE Paul G. Baker
4 b( }, l- W: Q, o- R5 `9 }( e DE William Seiverling0 V4 l. O) Y" H K3 Z3 J
DE Vammen) W2 U6 e" Z Y4 D9 \
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 v# }2 v! K6 f8 N" k) r
DE Ulvert M. Moore) q0 C" t6 k+ r8 {) s% h! W
DE Oliver Mitchell! \, ]% U) T* @; a6 k
DE Edwin A. Howard" a0 J+ B" N) q9 U
DE Alvin C. Cockrell2 X$ e& r, I! p% Z0 s4 X+ x. { \
DE Lloyd E. Acree
2 p) k# t, U! H& p1 a; ?" k DE LeRay Wilson
: {5 Z" D8 k2 Y% c9 V ^, y# d DE Kenneth M. Willet
& [& t/ c6 W) j, @$ ~* P( r. ?; F5 c DE Presley6 D: [& O' n0 M/ Q- ?( C u+ @: C
DE Oberrender |