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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1114 x1 {$ H q2 u1 S. M: R
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Y) Y( Q$ ^8 p% eRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 p+ w% p$ p; W9 c$ t2 tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- k6 o* w" `3 L$ E- E
D4Y4 Judy x 21
! C/ N6 V5 Y! Z) ?8 Y, ~+ s N1K5-J George x 249 r( u7 s0 ^ p4 V* j; G
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
) t" K& ~* w, i/ @+ e N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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5 E* Z F9 B0 H' G/ j% YAllied aircraft losses
' [: c5 _1 F% \' U. O Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed$ T- X- O$ H' p. P. ]2 {8 h
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Allied Ships2 t" W8 t' ~- Z' i6 R
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 W5 o# n$ p/ z4 C
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 {' L9 l5 d9 a/ j9 D; @ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& C8 @8 t5 A: d, c$ I1 m LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ m0 f) ~8 i# J& `
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' q' z! b* Q; } V
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; k+ o- z' k0 @, c# E8 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110 l% O; q% Q9 k, x6 M1 H% j, j
" }0 W3 J; j- X! a7 f+ jWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.8 M* r( q' O" q' x$ P- z! O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 \4 b7 m$ u0 l' l' q8 b2 c
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Japanese aircraft; Y% P* U0 h5 u- D( D" C7 v4 m
D4Y4 Judy x 21* X) a, b+ M: V7 j/ w
N1K5-J George x 2! Q: t' Z @ G8 ~
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Allied aircraft5 U, o4 b7 w# h, o# c A% B) ]
Spitfire VIII x 42& r" G; B+ N8 L" }2 i6 q
Spitfire VIII x 293 F! s8 }8 x0 y1 `6 m b
F4U-1D Corsair x 21* @! p/ G4 I" n7 [' B
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses L$ x5 I% M! P( \4 @4 Z& e
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged: N5 J! e. L4 i
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
' A* [/ [$ e: n N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter8 h9 S O9 M* {6 S0 l4 V& @
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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6 A3 a+ b, U3 h; [2 H" D+ ZMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & V. Y5 x* U9 v5 H: m, f- V2 h6 f
5 e- e v: |& }$ b7 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; l0 m$ b7 N& n8 ?; s9 K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
* I+ g1 [! c1 J% c G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak0 n' Q; v" t- f5 j- r& m. D
6 }) {$ y. E% H. v' M/ TAllied ground losses:
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# a" c( P0 r a+ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 O$ {. X* f/ s1 S# x7 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 t; G: }8 Z1 F- x# J2 U4 Y5 j2 R- Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" {5 G( Y% A4 f# g- C- ]' hAirbase hits 63 v/ s) U+ f: i# v5 n& \
Airbase supply hits 1
9 n: e+ ^1 O% L% G' TRunway hits 68
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# U& q8 T& x9 a1 [! t/ tMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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3 y& ^, B2 v L& H! P! cWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ H" b+ z% v+ R4 D# P5 G# y
( H4 {2 ~& G* E' I2 ~4 t1 m7 aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* @$ K1 T6 }; z; ~0 GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ v4 K: ~. e- [: G% J
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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( y# f6 z% D5 M, K$ E" k G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
1 v, Y0 X: k; k3 w4 i1 y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak; t5 B$ B$ q2 @. @- d6 _' u
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Airbase hits 13 o( V0 ?7 }$ ^- Y
Runway hits 8- u9 Z9 a8 I! s# ~4 m
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ }6 j, D" ?( |7 Q" F$ ?/ R9 L
. e8 Z0 i# G+ W2 n7 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.: V, u5 v9 T' P, R& i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! b T; A( ^2 C1 A: Q
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Japanese aircraft: V, _. g) X' O' N% E; j8 M
G3M3 Nell x 18" k M e9 j. V A4 a
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, W/ u) ^7 S: u8 t G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged- x+ L6 K P' M4 v0 t4 K
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ o& T) [# _4 Q0 c
% z& ^9 A! f- A# ?7 t# JAirbase hits 2
: ?$ p+ h% V" m3 `% {Runway hits 12- M* U. F9 n, x
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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。
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7 Q9 k( u Z& D8 sSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139- x% }! V* E- s* J# R. g
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4 h$ Z% Z' @& n4 t9 V+ f SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage& V( }( G: K! o
% T' C. q% Y( }7 VAllied Ships( i* y0 x9 W( j$ a) O& O! I# h1 Q
DE Paul G. Baker$ p \! l9 F/ {# e# s: ~; }
DE William Seiverling
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1449 @& l! h$ E9 }7 J3 r: y3 F
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. L4 R" N! ~3 x& X9 B& @/ J$ y SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships( @. `2 m* _$ D. N: Z7 V
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 c7 T& W% [& x: o- T$ C# w DE Ulvert M. Moore4 @* {- R, i( [) O8 A* A
DE Oliver Mitchell
1 A4 K7 L! ?* h1 _ DE Edwin A. Howard
3 w) }; n& L6 E+ G3 f' R7 c9 f DE Alvin C. Cockrell) W. J3 r; U, V7 |. j: s
DE Lloyd E. Acree
4 d( c+ I( d2 v) s; y DE LeRay Wilson
( o/ ?% i& v0 A0 P) [ DE Kenneth M. Willet
7 q" C* k' B c4 P, j: N3 A" R DE Presley# o9 Y V6 A# p* b0 Y* h
DE Oberrender |