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, K+ D3 m; T, A( I: ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111/ O3 v# ?& X& K2 ~0 o
: Z" v) c& s' g: \, g* E7 gWeather in hex: Clear sky8 U( t( r# [% r" L: V2 N
( p C. {' I1 e! d" v4 lRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 y$ S. T a9 S. S2 ^ ^Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 s% h/ W) t3 n% w
. Z0 O' s$ e4 `4 OJapanese aircraft
8 ^5 `. I9 x! B3 `' z6 P* U D4Y4 Judy x 21
+ X$ J" d7 q5 X" F2 e" F N1K5-J George x 24
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- \5 S z) t: n% mAllied aircraft
7 p ]/ x! W s" c4 p1 V Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses/ u6 z: c4 d3 B( M
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed* W- {( |! _( f8 I Y# ~6 Q
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Allied aircraft losses4 _7 Q( }% }+ G: d8 ~. L5 S
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( P5 v2 j: \! q2 r0 P# o0 v PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ e. F3 ?; Q4 [- p$ d$ D LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( P1 x0 w i1 k LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* p6 l% A1 Z6 f1 m# d; l* X0 v LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Y; N; ?! V2 e- a LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ \- P3 S8 ^* y8 \1 z/ u& k
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; W8 `& K4 b. n gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110) T9 \+ H4 y$ O1 Q
" h& ?4 R; ]$ PWeather in hex: Partial cloud* Y9 m+ Z% B8 f
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet., L0 }* B% e r$ O# d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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/ C4 h8 B& I' d: J+ G) w# F# r GAllied aircraft
2 Z! o5 s1 S9 i/ _4 m4 m( s Spitfire VIII x 42* J8 @3 U' M {4 b7 h& F
Spitfire VIII x 298 I: J! X. U% n8 O/ O
F4U-1D Corsair x 21$ x" n, L- Y+ T& h# Z" \! k
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
! _* A0 G7 T; H8 t; }9 B7 _- f4 b D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged4 C' S. c5 T, T: r7 X) [4 X$ k. Q6 `4 G
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" |0 ^& I, X) k4 j! A* w N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed+ j9 ^" M& ^5 Y% A
" N0 u3 H. r' e0 D0 `: E+ vNo Allied losses9 H8 h3 ]6 B) ]) T* R& }
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Allied Ships
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DD Mahan1 w$ k( y$ B: g" n, r" O
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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。1 `! X: f' g# t4 ~7 V. l* \, r' d
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 4 ^+ N2 V! [5 c; l% |- z
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4 W' o3 o8 W& i( m9 sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ V K5 K" D7 V* R4 s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 d2 n: P9 F* b4 l# q6 P G3M3 Nell x 59* m/ }- U- \+ p/ v8 o
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Japanese aircraft losses+ Z' A9 M" j+ T- v+ F, W
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged( W; u2 J" p2 l& _9 h
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak6 a: ?* r2 Z) d
9 r6 y$ v+ V% p9 ~% O, ZAllied ground losses:& b% p) i P7 d. k1 ]. K
13 casualties reported( u% f* }* i, m9 p9 \% W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# Z+ s f5 f7 Q. ~; D+ Q0 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 t3 O# ]% n- S: l: A& R ?, w- u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f9 [+ v0 c8 a) E& M
, K' K' `# w4 n" v6 {3 p5 aAirbase hits 6$ [8 h- ?# A( H2 @0 _4 V- @3 `" g
Airbase supply hits 1
7 M6 r% r1 B5 }2 s1 NRunway hits 68- ~. O8 J: L2 q% `9 \1 t
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 + o* P- F: _: z' `+ Y! O$ A
: K+ w- o9 A- K0 Q& @Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 l- D7 {2 a8 }6 e% q9 }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ n Q+ }$ e9 C
2 _ n; ] j* x; mJapanese aircraft
0 G) C$ {4 J: x8 a( X G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses7 k# ?! M5 p! ]4 [% J ^: D
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
M9 ]" Z: m7 Y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak9 T8 y5 ?7 a2 {3 m6 g
* w# S$ x! o# L) fAirbase hits 1! {! Q0 `- d) A) q3 X5 v% ?
Runway hits 8
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+ F7 ^( X% E: n0 L" S. sMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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0 Y+ Q- G" U J6 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( ?, K+ k6 b& d+ Y; ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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! ~6 `) R' `6 @8 l- n3 t G3M3 Nell x 18
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2 q D: _$ j/ ~+ L( w G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged% i3 Y, e7 `' s/ q' K# `" u1 |& o
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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; ?) G' c/ B6 Q m; I8 FAirbase hits 2
+ v O- l3 o7 S! a1 {Runway hits 12; d( w1 `+ ^7 W7 L
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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。% h6 L8 Y4 y X- Q: I) w9 S7 |
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; g/ E% E6 B* S: _) y% i8 ]Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships1 W' S+ i+ e, I% f& ?/ P
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker; }( h; b9 t8 B$ q+ G! B+ [
DE William Seiverling
0 g( Q4 C- \% b DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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+ @2 e: o$ g0 k- l; u- v0 v5 Z SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships7 G }- b& ?* c/ @: a7 n. o5 M
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 ^# ~4 v0 f2 y6 g: x& ?1 E
DE Ulvert M. Moore
( H" j3 L% p' H# C DE Oliver Mitchell0 U+ H1 z a) F
DE Edwin A. Howard, c) X7 W- A# f4 Y. A
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
' T- E! ~/ p. ?4 O2 w; i5 q0 ?$ z) ] DE Lloyd E. Acree3 t6 ]) u* u2 x: }9 n2 {4 S
DE LeRay Wilson8 `9 k1 l9 M% M; Y+ [
DE Kenneth M. Willet
0 n g4 s1 g: J/ K7 @1 \7 i( G DE Presley
' m4 F$ B& s1 q' ~ DE Oberrender |