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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_4 N+ N b7 }" |. wMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111' Q/ u, b Z' \6 ]" k! D
. h! E( u* y! i- J+ f2 aWeather in hex: Clear sky, e9 a C1 H. i; C1 _/ J+ Y
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 N/ T/ s5 [( v; O5 g Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. T) y( V; G3 N$ P" M
; R/ u7 u& t1 y% ^Japanese aircraft
L, f$ s- L' f f/ E D4Y4 Judy x 21' |, Z5 [$ r% J" ]5 N v
N1K5-J George x 24 J9 f4 S: G5 \/ @4 H9 ~2 x# W
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Allied aircraft$ E4 P2 t2 }$ U9 H! E/ @
Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. B* C2 p0 Z. m c [* L Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 w! z) i) H) f, \4 V; {: h2 U
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& ?5 ^! ?' s2 }) E) Z% n, m
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' H1 J1 `+ U2 U( M5 u1 ]1 J- X
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 | K. H+ `3 J9 Y- v
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) o e/ W: q6 F- }- v, \; p1 P
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* _6 D, A' v' D; M6 k; y0 K LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& O$ Y l. q0 q* B1 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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$ z, d7 s N* w( n+ e; u! XRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
9 n/ L8 A" O" H$ \6 U) D9 AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 \" N* [0 d9 ?/ pJapanese aircraft
; c$ R3 ^4 ]5 I D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 A3 m5 a- y( N$ O8 k N1K5-J George x 2
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4 U" t3 h5 S! T8 P2 P! r* b5 YAllied aircraft; y* b2 y/ U# O* L3 d' n
Spitfire VIII x 426 _1 g: M( d3 ?# j. L/ O
Spitfire VIII x 29
- q- t, ~1 p% ?+ f6 a; b. e F4U-1D Corsair x 21
. D4 U! ^, G$ \5 z' k& \: [ P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses q: }1 u2 c4 V( `
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
2 g/ v" m) h( k2 k2 _- a D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak9 r6 f9 \$ D3 S/ y" x5 {# V; T
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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6 D# y: ]. z( N c6 o0 hNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " G; T; t: e( C$ e6 H
( z0 N& `7 q2 {3 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud. r" S* y @% C0 F( _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" v X& ^0 g' G& jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes: D1 M; h4 M- I- U" [
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
! z/ f. N4 s+ z B9 @ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
/ {; X& x; ]/ r3 h: d G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak1 s, G: y. f+ w& E) G# \6 x9 ~
& a# m# C" _; C: T! A+ ]! k; UAllied ground losses:) x* V3 X3 O' n, l9 V7 K" ~. V
13 casualties reported# |$ c0 F4 R' L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 [% w9 A5 ?4 L5 t4 d( N: w9 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 W+ F p/ K3 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
, ?" _- z% J) e' c, ?3 aAirbase supply hits 1+ |7 k( l! e( u" c$ X ^. O" y% _: E
Runway hits 684 N( h) x: E, @6 S
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! e+ i* U7 q: I' v3 \6 o1 QMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / R6 P3 w8 A" K0 Q9 q' d/ }
5 L- ?3 z" O9 e& z0 W; Y" o/ OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% N$ T3 ~6 Z( u" \4 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes: L4 a! P; w: v! ]* U
+ @2 W: `0 X" c( iJapanese aircraft: m" C3 O8 U8 h* T B% N: q
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
# o) h$ O8 C" p3 n G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
$ ~& h8 O/ C3 p7 i k) [ G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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$ {6 F; q0 n& OMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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# J k+ ~% X9 i- xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( ?$ Y+ Q) x0 t% H
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 182 l7 q! z4 Z" Z4 D' X
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7 G# V* `$ @' I' k G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged, ~ g' G1 k) p; ]
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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l* g3 N. p5 gAirbase hits 2
$ j1 ^# u4 t' \& kRunway hits 12
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8 I- m2 _) y& V$ m: U) Z7 k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 93,1394 J8 }) Q6 p1 }& T( l- N& b
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage" |$ {+ [, g C' ~0 c
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$ [6 G. X+ Y+ B' T" R/ j DE Paul G. Baker
* t5 O* m0 ~+ y, r6 s DE William Seiverling
, k, t& Y B. o% z DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144" q, Z* l6 Y+ O
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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8 F" E; l/ Q" Y+ M) E8 x+ i DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
+ G4 B3 _1 `! Z3 P DE Ulvert M. Moore
4 C( K, o1 q9 E8 f* B u* M DE Oliver Mitchell
* w7 k) l5 M# P% q1 Y' s& |' m DE Edwin A. Howard, ` c( B3 J9 [1 C' O
DE Alvin C. Cockrell$ |7 l- V. u/ t: m# Q5 p
DE Lloyd E. Acree
. S C+ E- ] f+ P6 x DE LeRay Wilson* h: r7 t6 W! U" L0 e
DE Kenneth M. Willet1 c7 r+ Z, H; R7 q4 I# z
DE Presley
) o4 E* `% v! l1 c. w DE Oberrender |