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。1 t' j6 z0 `- R8 ~9 j8 I6 v2 h
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2 |( k; y6 r4 w3 |0 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1118 h$ X5 U5 S" z; i" P ]( y: B
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( @9 p# T9 F M- g
" ]: [' Y, N4 C( r8 f4 dRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( K2 p; o `' j3 o1 h
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 V# `$ R: A" e: T5 D. f7 D. H
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Japanese aircraft6 R8 }. [8 d6 ?' N' w& {; ]8 T c
D4Y4 Judy x 21
5 ^8 E/ z. k( D, b N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
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7 d8 f2 Y# z* d6 @, \Japanese aircraft losses$ m" u$ O# B% B* u) }# V
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% j) `2 P7 m; m$ O! a d
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed$ x8 A: h0 l# w: d- l& S( z0 S; z6 O
7 [9 ^- e) q" |0 j' DAllied Ships
8 K# h" A [- h LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% K$ [2 C1 J( M! V, h PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 a" E' P: k9 _) o5 ] LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ?3 J j- M2 L7 z+ e4 n
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 K; k) Q/ g+ D9 ]& S q LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 R6 W j6 ]& J$ w) v LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ?, r/ V3 L/ k8 b, Z) f& O
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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.' y, U; T$ \7 X/ o* K( N, i2 s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" o5 Z8 G" {7 \3 y# e+ B0 J! D
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D4Y4 Judy x 21% Q! C, u: |- F8 d' v o. i+ q9 t5 r
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
" U6 y% q6 `1 ] Spitfire VIII x 42
- H6 D2 F! L8 J# c& ]3 n Spitfire VIII x 29
* p( J/ A0 V' P8 F# X F4U-1D Corsair x 21
- \+ ^, V! f( w, s/ n! J- p P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
) A. u0 c" q' G0 N* _& m D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged& S$ s& V; a0 `) @
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" y! P0 r( i( i1 q) J ~6 N
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed9 p/ ?- F0 m+ G1 e# g! |9 c
, c* i: ^1 T! E, q; iNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
! ^9 O) y' t9 G5 d6 f2 m DD Stephen Potter
z1 K6 }7 `- J* o0 e! ^, D+ \5 G DD Mahan
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! O3 Z6 _- T6 o/ r8 L6 m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。( F* ?0 a0 ~2 I7 E
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0 m/ Z4 d, i' D! {' o' X: }- s% bMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ! m) {, v- G2 @9 h; C) g5 ]2 G3 s' a
0 G! w' Y7 i. Y! [Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 M9 V, a% ]: WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes: w$ Z! |) k2 {8 s7 X* _( v3 v; t/ s" J
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Japanese aircraft5 `/ y4 C/ y H
G3M3 Nell x 59 t% F0 y% Z- x' W0 Y0 t
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged/ Q0 G6 h! S" l' [( W
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak: d3 K8 ]+ f7 y/ V2 F
. g! B$ z: ~- j! \( R/ VAllied ground losses:8 I, s2 |/ G; c3 m: g J
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
3 R4 R* g, j% C" FAirbase supply hits 19 K) D! i* t& p8 F6 y
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . A% L" m p+ K( S8 [! G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 i( Z8 ?1 @" N6 j: }2 S" ]
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 @/ |/ n2 p5 K) W+ DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 1! L' I3 a( M+ J+ g$ I
Runway hits 8 s& W1 m* r i" m. ?8 \+ P
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1 s. d' t* Z9 ^5 ]5 T5 zMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ! M8 L* ~% q" H7 S+ z
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' }1 I1 s# e3 R8 k* J" wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet." W2 G% ~+ v2 e: Y( t1 @
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes( q4 n* W% ~) X2 r
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G3M3 Nell x 183 y X$ |" h! {" p5 G* J$ E5 z
" H& U! t) U; W. V2 [Japanese aircraft losses
' |4 Z9 S0 I- A! t; R* Z4 o2 g \* y G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
7 f; x2 h( D; Q, e: {. w: { G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak4 v$ I* |4 ~9 o
! G( G' m3 A4 \+ u; B4 Z( Q4 OAirbase hits 2" [. k' [, Z. y! q
Runway hits 12, f/ K/ e" w, V: l+ I y! C" N
3 @' [8 i. P `5 K q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。9 Q' T' [0 z) b- G# O: b" x3 m
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139/ g, J* }1 T N- u3 n
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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7 ?" a' c5 \# h+ E1 cAllied Ships
- T7 V* h6 Y, l1 c* a, m; h DE Paul G. Baker$ m! D/ o" @4 Q! |
DE William Seiverling" v0 T0 ^7 H5 @- _
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships* d8 x4 }& s0 {* e. D3 t& x$ e
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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9 n+ o5 K3 d- b DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 x8 y% z* c$ G3 Y% c1 M: ]" Q DE Ulvert M. Moore- S0 w4 B# o# a7 P4 l" Y( v
DE Oliver Mitchell; P0 t& r3 G! h3 C$ M: D+ _
DE Edwin A. Howard$ O! b3 U3 a0 e* A! D) P
DE Alvin C. Cockrell1 p. z: k8 ^( u* a" @: z
DE Lloyd E. Acree
; o( ]$ l3 @& \2 g& \8 ^, k DE LeRay Wilson
# [$ k5 G m/ s, S/ r1 n DE Kenneth M. Willet
! b5 @/ Q* b- I* j% r$ O DE Presley
/ P' W- d9 c U9 |, E: g DE Oberrender |