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。% n1 P, m( `* R9 f% |" Z
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3 r' ?' L2 v6 \6 t: X0 k7 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111- @1 t- A. K, C* z( d
2 i" H$ l4 ?, ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& t7 L3 E, R& G: IRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 D0 g+ C. c. X% Y! f3 {, S# TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 J6 x3 w! o8 F% A& x2 K& k
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Japanese aircraft/ I6 e# }) }) p8 \
D4Y4 Judy x 21: r& C. j3 R% z# n: K' u
N1K5-J George x 24
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6 x) x |, z4 ^ iAllied aircraft( X% g& R7 E: ]5 N% D
Spitfire VIII x 325 C0 _3 f, K: N, o" M6 z
/ K) }5 R6 R( J' j7 YJapanese aircraft losses7 w; n( m% ]9 u" f
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed1 E! c. t/ g4 E; @
# I7 {6 i6 m* ^ u0 @Allied aircraft losses
. s2 _3 t, |2 x2 }& U Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed' A* p/ e3 {2 L, \8 u
6 X. p* {) I; ^& z4 sAllied Ships9 E6 _: H; X$ n) Z3 W
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 j) i; h( c' F6 }7 N" b
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 |9 O2 [( {; F/ h' Q) p
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 f! h. s) u! ~) D4 [
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ M5 i9 \' j8 C+ Q! M4 ^/ {
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- U% B r4 r3 J5 L# o2 M$ w% o
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d5 v4 g" c$ {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.. Y7 U0 M& S5 j4 R& h$ \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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! }7 U# N% j/ s& ? Spitfire VIII x 42
# Q }( M/ b9 {/ X Spitfire VIII x 293 P. t3 T2 x5 J8 i) z0 Y
F4U-1D Corsair x 219 _( Z) N4 t/ t8 c
P-51D Mustang x 73
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged! x. o8 w3 `2 F/ k* h
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak& O6 c: a9 T# D P8 c7 ?+ [
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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$ g4 h% t1 Y/ h& PNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships) @. l2 C" K) F. d) _
DD Stephen Potter
9 p' Y& B+ D. p/ g2 D/ H/ `2 K DD Mahan2 j/ {3 @% a% S6 K: v2 _( u
: q7 g5 [9 G+ 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。- L3 k. I/ T$ Q: \0 r
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% X1 V6 l' S- q+ B" A" ~: g# rMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 C" o2 _/ U0 H" R5 \5 F
" e0 ?: E, P0 nWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 @" S5 a& o3 _1 Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ ?8 u1 C( E! N6 d; k2 B3 d
G3M3 Nell x 59$ s* P4 Z' S1 E# W2 N5 o- p
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Japanese aircraft losses! M* P* E! Y1 W$ ?( Q+ [
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged# R& R8 c5 u5 A
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak. N: T8 D- c3 b# B& m
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Allied ground losses:9 f1 b1 Z i2 _% @$ p3 A1 i
13 casualties reported
C8 x6 v" ~4 T X. i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 J# O6 O$ M- u: c* q3 Z/ X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: {9 w( U7 `) G- _1 E; ~+ i- y3 Y0 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
, N" j, B2 A$ Y3 U$ n. DAirbase supply hits 1
) s% T. A- r* G7 R+ \/ I- E2 A+ KRunway hits 686 o; s% s8 O+ [) n
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( c- [3 s: }1 ^$ N& E) z0 mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : J& c1 v% F' O
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 H! N5 l; _" q* c, P: @% uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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+ U! a) ^2 r" x- r G3M3 Nell x 18- n I; n2 ]7 X
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Japanese aircraft losses/ A& N- h% S0 H5 Z J
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged9 X/ J- n5 J f5 C+ m" M/ j2 ^
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ S0 H! y: l# |& T3 _. t. _
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Airbase hits 1
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& c. H/ o4 V( A0 S+ a6 mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . z) Z/ ` d2 C2 o; W2 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud a+ o% _ `0 S: V' i, L
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
, K3 i/ ]4 W4 W% H/ C y/ ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( ] m! f4 `3 ^# X7 T; r) b
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G3M3 Nell x 18& H w. i- v3 Z$ z/ K
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Japanese aircraft losses5 R& b$ Q9 @2 h
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2* J1 ]# D3 N: ]; Z
Runway hits 12" {- `$ A% q' C% a
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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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139: y4 r* p2 a7 @- }9 E/ G1 x4 |) m
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Japanese Ships% q3 W# ^. n! G2 h8 F3 [- c
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker* z( M d. Z1 L& Y2 q
DE William Seiverling* b( p1 D) S' J2 v4 F$ k% o2 q
DE Vammen( U+ K$ e0 @& j( H
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 P* ~! J; \! D3 t' v
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Japanese Ships
6 ^ Q- J$ A5 b SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 f/ M9 b6 J& N+ c& W! W: ?- ~- D3 c( d
DE Ulvert M. Moore
) D! [4 _0 O; D) X DE Oliver Mitchell9 |! X6 i, q5 W8 c. f4 F( \/ R
DE Edwin A. Howard( q1 F8 b I5 C7 f9 g0 W8 m
DE Alvin C. Cockrell) O0 [+ s7 z$ r6 ]
DE Lloyd E. Acree' z9 r8 a2 B. ~ ^( u+ E% M
DE LeRay Wilson
( g! U0 o# J& ]/ m DE Kenneth M. Willet
- ?) H2 q0 x. |3 f7 g1 t* w DE Presley
5 ?2 I! u( A& p- ?8 i DE Oberrender |