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。& f' i% w1 ?; J; s1 c" A H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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7 N6 B3 D8 V% U% M/ PRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( o6 O. h' [; j- a% m HEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 a- G# U; M* K& J D4Y4 Judy x 21. I8 f+ I0 E) a- x' Q8 d3 u
N1K5-J George x 24
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2 {5 z; s& U" _9 \2 |; e) |Allied aircraft
) k7 r) [7 O" S1 ] Spitfire VIII x 32
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8 O: B% |# B$ b! YJapanese aircraft losses
$ p% U; `6 V/ J& j) H# ^ N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed( @7 X! w- U% m5 a6 E
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; A4 @* K1 P9 {5 w* ?$ T! } Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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, X/ S4 \: ^0 V& B: S' Q z LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% r: D- s$ p/ ]6 [) [ `9 b
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk- V- D9 m. {7 n+ _4 r
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H4 R' O" Z. U
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! f. l9 R: N/ p9 F, p LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* k2 | c! | ?4 m( Q+ @& f
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?2 d- i7 \' y* _- p. n
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8 ~' G0 }: T% Y- \( yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 o; L" P* h" U
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
% `) u- n9 z) c5 Y8 hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& Z0 x& {( x& B U D4Y4 Judy x 21
6 {) s5 S, Q% z N1K5-J George x 20 R2 Q, p6 u. e$ s4 }: n
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l7 _" N8 |$ E {9 B) f7 }* | Spitfire VIII x 422 K( a% G; h- {) b/ n* t0 ]
Spitfire VIII x 29
$ Z) ^, A: l" W! W" ]% \0 ?& z F4U-1D Corsair x 21
4 o3 l0 ` G5 V- b* N( _! q* D P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 C9 V7 g' N: e5 j D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged4 v9 E5 J9 m# s
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
- u M8 b0 }& G( i N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed6 x4 K- G: _# f) @* m; x8 V* [
# Z# V' _! z1 ]' ]. V7 c( U; l/ `No Allied losses; ]/ P# c% o1 c( a% x
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DD Stephen Potter( v) z: \: Y/ R1 h& M2 I
DD Mahan1 @# H& N6 D: _7 k' H+ ^ G
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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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) j% Q8 m0 b( ^7 F8 D$ H, }Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 G( y) g$ c) x0 ^1 e$ k* P
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& T" }6 K9 v7 q9 V* J. a) G# u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) K& h% K, h# ]" S$ R
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G3M3 Nell x 596 C: T+ E5 J3 r0 H0 W( p
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
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# f# r. ?. @$ M7 K' q/ |2 l/ EAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ G( p# Q* e; Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 U9 v C2 {) H1 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
( ^4 i$ ?, x6 K) x% T, WAirbase supply hits 15 r5 b1 ?& T, h: t
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 X" y% D7 ~2 X/ SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: o' K0 W1 b- Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18' y/ l3 A- u& a* s
8 K/ [) G, k% J6 r0 T' sJapanese aircraft losses
3 g" h( M, a: d7 A7 i" g: d G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged* _( D$ s* C5 d6 v# {+ _
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak) [/ m4 g" f* _0 Z( k2 l# C! V
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 L6 P# ~9 V, F; x) H) s& I
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.5 A$ G) ?; C1 W P: x" f/ b
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% A0 p" m8 i4 `$ k! @4 ]( B
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged6 a/ h+ ]7 n9 S- r5 Z/ ~
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak5 ~0 z$ F/ h+ b( K8 I
+ H) j& v: K# Q$ nAirbase hits 2
, \- }& p. C3 [4 c0 c: ^Runway hits 12- D5 B2 e5 J+ B! u
/ y4 p7 N1 L/ U4 U1 Q+ L! I& |# c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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: A1 ^- y) T/ C. cSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139. G0 k7 N; q8 @4 b
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker) P0 E" u; T( }2 T$ @
DE William Seiverling
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3 L, n7 ~% d- I- j. VASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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* o# b, f7 ~2 E9 r" Z; l SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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. Q0 q: t2 S) L( f) g; r& r$ @* n DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 t3 g/ l9 U1 V# r! w, R DE Ulvert M. Moore
[9 m4 S+ i2 v% q! g/ ^* c DE Oliver Mitchell
% t; H) Y5 C# V DE Edwin A. Howard
2 t8 n& M, W( [7 y DE Alvin C. Cockrell2 e& c Y+ |; }0 t4 Y: |
DE Lloyd E. Acree
7 ?$ {9 S& @! P' \; u" Z! x DE LeRay Wilson* k- Y8 L7 U& U( T
DE Kenneth M. Willet9 B; f# I; s" ^; u
DE Presley- \( O2 X% n8 b+ k
DE Oberrender |