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 80,1119 S$ M) F' { J+ l, ~
" b# O( L- M* c( y$ XWeather in hex: Clear sky$ z5 |% q* H) R4 O1 j. }% ?
2 z! ]: c7 O1 H5 i2 g( ZRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 u# l- Y ~: E
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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- Z4 k) j5 o! S* ? D4Y4 Judy x 21 ]; }, I i/ X- ~3 U" Q2 @
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
/ L+ ~$ P; ^ K4 }. Y' P# m8 a Spitfire VIII x 324 e. j7 z. f j. R8 E4 e
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Japanese aircraft losses( K, B2 u! Q, V, q
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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$ u9 {; X/ ?! I# ]% P& BAllied aircraft losses3 F9 P1 r E7 }. q: {3 L
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships. f5 D5 K1 W& d5 l
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ j& y5 f9 G4 y- [ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 j1 q& y# f2 ?" N) ^- S8 P- t. @5 j LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 y2 D! P2 S, \0 t
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ a$ q4 n4 r8 ~1 M5 W* E
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [ Q$ G& l) Y5 Z3 r& f2 W$ I
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; A6 ~+ T* b, ?- p; j
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.9 {9 L+ [: H0 I. l s7 d1 h8 a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 j5 {- ^ g. q
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Japanese aircraft
8 g% R7 o; }% S4 m! }# b; I D4Y4 Judy x 21- [8 r; I5 c. R9 l
N1K5-J George x 2$ r. m+ @. O& I* W1 Q
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Allied aircraft" ?6 d2 h7 L& ^. o7 o
Spitfire VIII x 42& `' t$ }0 R0 @# ~
Spitfire VIII x 29
7 ]% }$ j/ k2 |! }* Z- h F4U-1D Corsair x 21
' h7 t8 Q4 L9 K {$ H P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses# G% r; ^: Q, \ z* l
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
f; m8 W: j) |, J9 a% a; U7 | D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
4 Y1 t4 X% v% u! O N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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/ d% r7 M4 g, J+ f% I& H$ VNo Allied losses' ]! Y8 \4 }% ~( |4 n: Y; g& f
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Allied Ships
1 g2 ]% U- \( l6 r- Y DD Stephen Potter, Z4 O$ o; I% d2 X
DD Mahan
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6 X" q+ Q% e, R' H4 h7 A, F当天帝国航空兵还对盟军刚刚攻占的库旁基地机场展开了压制行动,共出动了超过120架轰炸机,虽然压制了机场,但是仅仅盟军高射炮部队就击落了超过30架轰炸机,各参战部队损失不小。
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. ]) q& ]! x2 w3 c+ S2 aMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : b$ r- n# N* y+ e5 @! R& H6 z, G9 O
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 A' b; o! A. f( _+ b( ?8 m/ ^
2 c/ M2 _5 T- r, {Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% h5 {" Z6 U5 J: O5 g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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' G, T3 S. G3 a/ H1 u- e+ r G3M3 Nell x 59
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7 c. K( x# u3 d6 k2 JJapanese aircraft losses
' ~# f0 `8 e5 B$ f! e% d G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
5 L) E. X5 ? a. P/ N, ^$ N G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak" `' m7 Y9 }( r% q8 F$ U
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Allied ground losses: m" K0 J6 b, D
13 casualties reported* ]8 T# l5 l8 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 k( ~' h7 O- M' @( M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& n- j' f3 C0 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase supply hits 1 w4 X0 `: v7 V9 w* L( [7 s( O y
Runway hits 68
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1 F& r% \! ]" v: s( g9 AMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ }8 h+ l% S. h5 z+ ]' @
; C4 Q7 h/ e" ]4 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' J \) v3 n( X, }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes' C i, W& K: s% S7 | {0 W9 W
$ s, p5 ?, f* eJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 P$ Q: {. T$ v8 |) c G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. x2 c: F, Y. }) Q$ p* j0 v# u
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak, o; p4 d1 i& F# u4 I% j0 R
/ M5 Q+ F! R7 K( t$ ^/ OAirbase hits 1
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- \% [: B" @( Q) ?$ ?; z6 lMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet./ n9 i# [+ s4 d. ?7 [% f) h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 L8 _# z9 a2 K a5 Z G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged, l; ^0 k9 ]' X( d
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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& I+ g p6 X) W, PAirbase hits 27 L) d9 _1 v5 e) \+ I
Runway hits 12
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4 @- m B) m S g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。: b; S3 l/ e, C$ e
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" L8 @! v" X) {+ }8 C0 ISub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
" M' v) e6 a8 u* p* a DE Paul G. Baker
! J! I! b% l# d) i& a$ G: ]! o DE William Seiverling$ S, |8 C8 R* V7 E! |
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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. g4 m/ E. F% _0 r6 X, M SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
r* e, y3 _' E1 t1 R- Y9 X% v) u DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# m# |; d8 T* ^! Y" C
DE Ulvert M. Moore
# ~" u& K6 w* W7 P6 j8 x DE Oliver Mitchell f7 A8 F4 I5 c, p
DE Edwin A. Howard
' _9 J& K, U0 \3 K DE Alvin C. Cockrell
1 w. N3 S. }1 d- }& M: F* | DE Lloyd E. Acree
/ n, S+ `7 M' k3 L DE LeRay Wilson# L" E; X+ Q, x0 M O9 q. B* ]
DE Kenneth M. Willet4 P4 f3 Q% }$ v- b; [
DE Presley& x. W5 o+ b4 H; b$ |( P8 P/ C `
DE Oberrender |