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。6 u) L$ x' Q5 E; ]# \7 l
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. |$ B% l6 c1 U. Q0 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% p+ a1 m; K0 f( W' D
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.9 F1 J- Y% I% R4 D* n/ X# S$ X
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes) K' m& ?( }7 R! `* K2 ?7 ~
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Japanese aircraft0 @6 g4 i3 X7 {* K9 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
- `4 s- t% @+ m. S N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32, U' K, E. U6 u4 E
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- R- R, H w2 z# ]8 S N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* u E' H" R) O" u% l }. J
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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9 R, t" n2 Q( M: m3 ^' h+ q LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 `: I- Z3 R3 ?
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
, k" J% E! s$ L3 d$ {) f2 V LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `+ I5 X) a! v' w- [$ q: h LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% u9 {; R7 a- o4 N( @5 t Z
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, m# R7 R x* Y; w. j, p LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 }; H, w5 O4 O' U. u5 X
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& n- s! K5 [" _# M: G/ N3 C( Y6 K# KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110# Q2 e- w5 f+ z4 t/ R% g4 {6 ^$ ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& J- @1 T: P& l9 ]% f B: ]
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet./ c k. o7 f2 |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 210 x! S# W1 ~* a" q! ^
N1K5-J George x 2" ?# V, r2 z' l. ]5 q3 V) W
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Allied aircraft
# I1 ^4 S+ L# S6 [ Spitfire VIII x 42
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R* h( i; I' N6 \6 B1 D F4U-1D Corsair x 21
a4 Q; M/ p$ D# `" Z2 N P-51D Mustang x 73
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( r) K# v& G4 X7 AJapanese aircraft losses3 I+ q0 e+ x$ a4 F' w8 R1 D
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged* `7 Q" h/ Q( |
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak8 g- s7 T+ W. F$ F8 |& _; k5 t
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses4 P* o0 J6 Q( g) T
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Allied Ships
$ e ~6 J- U. B8 R7 T DD Stephen Potter
: W2 b9 T) ]: T4 ]/ h4 N3 V# y4 K$ h DD Mahan
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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 + \/ |+ {5 g: Q( G# \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ B" R F. p% L2 H, I( W ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ S* U a1 h7 N3 J8 K9 {1 y/ [4 cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 t% H% M; {" O' |
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Japanese aircraft0 @% Y2 ?! g$ c( k. b- i5 o4 x; T
G3M3 Nell x 596 D+ i- }3 S* e: w2 w
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged# ?- F/ p1 c# G( D) {- ]; H
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak* o2 V: j: {; |* x7 @
9 B! |! p7 I# g8 x/ wAllied ground losses:
# {( ]1 l* ~8 z" U1 X 13 casualties reported; M+ p7 ]9 S3 {, @0 O. M7 `7 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 g G j4 E f4 K& j' a) h/ W8 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. Q5 G* {. ]! c3 W( Y3 q9 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 C) t- T5 k4 KAirbase hits 6) o( l0 D6 x' a: S
Airbase supply hits 1/ ^& M/ X8 m6 Q
Runway hits 68
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4 ?7 _$ L6 X U2 Z! I3 ZMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 0 X1 N" P9 ]: H6 _ v) i9 x
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( B( Y8 i8 ~1 _5 c* v+ [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& B/ B2 O9 q) t4 z& ~, b
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged2 ~9 N$ h: R$ ], Z
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 18 ^( V6 w, u5 n7 a
Runway hits 84 I+ _# D$ [% P+ f) o+ H6 P
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; V- Z8 _1 `1 K/ Y3 I) o7 _. b rMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 K% T, C- S6 k+ o# T, M5 [
' y" o5 ?* N2 ^# SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet./ @, q* \0 a+ \4 H4 d* A+ x1 c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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$ Z+ {% Z4 h8 Z- ?+ nJapanese aircraft losses% z0 T7 P; E/ g5 J5 B3 O: q
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2
, G6 y/ y+ h% e# t4 R5 _' lRunway hits 12
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/ v8 N- P8 T+ t; WSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139& ~3 V/ ]6 j" }+ C
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
7 _5 c! ?* `1 p2 v6 V DE Paul G. Baker
6 u% Z& `5 t: O* Z* `# ^5 r& h DE William Seiverling" M9 i/ h8 X, ~" X3 O2 V
DE Vammen+ g& R( @0 F2 {
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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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3 w- O/ [$ {- c! I1 Y DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage: ~8 d" d0 {4 W6 @3 T
DE Ulvert M. Moore
' y O& I( A$ S* H; @# x2 p: m" R DE Oliver Mitchell
/ D/ X2 i) j/ k4 N DE Edwin A. Howard
* ^6 d6 k; v R5 `. G) k3 q) }% W DE Alvin C. Cockrell
: w8 C, N8 Q2 k ? DE Lloyd E. Acree7 N2 `; Q1 |. t( F
DE LeRay Wilson$ h% a- S, `' ]2 R% k; v3 W2 R' k/ X
DE Kenneth M. Willet
0 a( y: p. u8 Q9 `/ j8 f3 i6 E: z DE Presley7 k# |+ V# c* H2 \
DE Oberrender |