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。/ u$ z, i: g1 ~% p' z/ b
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9 _1 ?( D& _$ q7 z3 M7 e1 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1119 C5 w, z0 b. J
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ K! l4 [8 |0 Y' F' d/ k; Y, L9 FRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 g8 N' S9 U2 j' U/ X- {; YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes8 B. l5 i1 y( d
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Japanese aircraft3 }% I; {) I( ~( q8 ?0 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
t% J& y$ g( x N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft! t \# G! Y ?% U8 c
Spitfire VIII x 32. r- t1 x- F9 ?+ ?
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships0 r0 B3 D' y$ u' w4 c+ B! R: M4 B
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& u$ j! w" R& N1 L1 Z+ { PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 D4 @9 ~) A3 `# V' G2 A
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 a3 u p5 j! b7 [, ^9 N- D+ T" x
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' J x% c9 t& E
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 u2 E/ I3 G1 L3 P/ ` LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' g" e# J+ `$ W! c( @1 ^3 V0 C& {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
( ?1 g, x; E! C! f8 `* O% \Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ E6 Y s9 A, M" B
D4Y4 Judy x 21
N+ f Z* I: h4 e" K: ^$ E6 g1 z N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
8 R0 K' o1 I4 u" R+ o' r# O% c Spitfire VIII x 42
8 }+ G4 z3 Y( H& I% a3 Q: }7 Z Spitfire VIII x 29- X# X" t. L1 S3 m: |/ b
F4U-1D Corsair x 21& @7 }0 x3 g: V# e, Q8 |
P-51D Mustang x 73, d. }' x8 F' `. W
" z- r `. K+ C$ gJapanese aircraft losses
+ B: ?+ E, I! ^: \ D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
& \( @" v5 H" a) U; C D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" F; ~( T* p% n Y
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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3 \3 i: e9 w& D4 `& n( qNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships) u6 E' T$ i; O% S8 V. D& A
DD Stephen Potter0 z8 s2 i C5 ^! I) h4 Y# M
DD Mahan
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0 ^) ?) W8 M& |. b8 X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。; @+ y4 O2 R) u t* s6 [
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& @$ m/ x$ q$ {7 Z: H. {Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud ~$ F7 ~) Z G% U8 i' e0 h
3 x$ N9 B, _( R7 i6 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 B9 I: ^0 I$ l4 ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 \4 Y; f! p9 _Japanese aircraft
+ w: g% c. M3 c1 D G3M3 Nell x 59# y6 c. r/ p2 P4 K* I
7 A. V4 B3 c! fJapanese aircraft losses
# }' z, R& A3 e( f4 H8 I+ c; L G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
2 s; y$ i! W. l' b0 @" J1 S% ]4 Y G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:! x1 @2 L: }- W2 _+ d
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# T, h1 E( D, U9 G% I# e+ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B$ n" f/ |: W% t+ f! p& x9 p# O! F4 i
& ]: a+ C9 [3 g2 SAirbase hits 6
/ ] \0 M; T' A% r4 IAirbase supply hits 1$ _1 S3 t' @, Z8 P5 W
Runway hits 68- M/ L3 F* R- G5 V* i" C: B
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 6 O. w: x3 t! p$ b, C
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) ]% ?# [1 a5 a* }4 w9 p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 ?' Z" e* [' w
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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: V, L% H- X5 [1 I+ F# H G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
' A- l7 L* C- M G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 8% ? o. [9 i1 [- K+ f
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0 x1 s3 u% g/ \ e, XMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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" Z, P/ k' E% \; X- |5 gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' b* U% z) h4 \; F, U+ xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.8 T* j) t3 ~. M5 B( Z* V
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 ^' Z# _- D4 k3 @4 a G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses: I# b! ^0 g3 s& u$ e, m- E0 p
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
) T3 |8 A: ?" K4 s, T% o& D G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak G2 Z3 c6 [, p. T1 A; Z# h7 A
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Airbase hits 2) K& |5 F$ g+ O# j" `" B' p
Runway hits 12
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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。
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2 h* f* T- ~5 I& ?+ F2 s! p/ uSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage! r5 q& e' @4 E% x
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Allied Ships
$ b2 Q1 d- q) d1 p P, { DE Paul G. Baker
* _- ?! q7 f9 M4 O: [( C z DE William Seiverling; o# f. v7 j$ }
DE Vammen; Y0 R6 I0 a* [2 R p
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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 damage! J5 m* D6 \" H6 k: d
DE Ulvert M. Moore
6 x' I& x, C. }% y D% w4 o DE Oliver Mitchell A5 N" ~, { V: K9 n# D( D8 q
DE Edwin A. Howard* M' _4 h# U% E1 ^# d, m1 M! v- ^! E2 p
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ q' Q& o6 w3 i4 F, y DE Lloyd E. Acree$ W8 ?4 Z6 Z" P- {4 g F
DE LeRay Wilson2 _) ^7 V, r7 S+ Y+ A+ ?
DE Kenneth M. Willet* X M# ~6 Y. {& v7 k
DE Presley
% l- Z" O$ h2 R, M# `8 Y4 N1 S DE Oberrender |