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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) Y- ~2 Z' \; m& b4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111% r) d% n( |4 I$ G' e
) t% ]( r* z) U8 y* D2 DWeather in hex: Clear sky% Y: b% m; L6 B( D% t2 T- [
8 k: d* d1 `# }* F2 l7 A9 C0 WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! r7 v' U- Z2 H) Q3 z' r9 R* @Estimated time to target is 8 minutes' W4 V, z P+ e1 e8 B$ _9 i+ ?5 U# ?
1 G R" ^3 y# x* t7 e( }! G2 T* NJapanese aircraft
$ _+ w" z* z% ^8 w D4Y4 Judy x 213 d0 `7 R- S' d6 f
N1K5-J George x 24
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6 j$ g1 }2 i* `9 ^0 N9 ZAllied aircraft
& }" ]6 J2 d% t/ l3 w( t; B: r Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses' Z; w* a$ |2 D5 k; s
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 |/ {& F( C9 M( r# p Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" C+ y/ c* j7 Z7 f/ I; s, G
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Allied Ships+ C& e5 h* c$ D* a1 N7 i+ Q
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 F: H. X1 P: r% e/ V
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk3 F% l, ~( `6 M) i& k2 b
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 `( z5 o L. D) S: M" F
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. v. G& M. ~3 C, V; e) ]" ~) ~8 T3 r
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ p% ?7 p3 Y7 t, } LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 H( o; m, } PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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9 Y% g+ ^' K8 S7 _/ s( {Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.8 O/ j' _) G/ ~6 h( A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ Y: U$ f' Y3 p8 U" k D4Y4 Judy x 21. ?$ p- x# E& k, m2 D) P2 W
N1K5-J George x 2) e m8 J( K9 `: L
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Spitfire VIII x 425 Q! h) }# S- N2 t" o a* K' h
Spitfire VIII x 297 [2 E& E/ n b: f! K
F4U-1D Corsair x 21# K8 n6 s2 r; K$ [" b. u
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses2 \! y C0 Y& O, @- g# W
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
* u, c7 v, ?- J! b/ Y% R; v3 Y7 B D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak2 M! a/ q) v# k+ ^: L
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships+ V! `: V! D6 U2 |
DD Stephen Potter
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& V' ]2 G3 c( V0 J6 \9 P& {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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$ ^7 A2 w0 m, L! r2 mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / l3 c# _' j5 v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 n/ V% H# G2 k7 t
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% a8 S' g2 G, U/ K0 H
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 E/ H) Q: f7 _" z+ V
3 \" `2 V# i& ]8 G) |7 qJapanese aircraft* v" T5 }: _1 [/ T
G3M3 Nell x 59
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# A4 T1 O- N6 Q" Z1 IJapanese aircraft losses' C2 ?* X$ L6 k
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
, N8 `& Z8 w* D; x: J G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:4 ?9 H& v. W" \7 W1 N
13 casualties reported
3 d5 z# K( U4 Z" Q5 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ^# [6 D; h0 S+ \+ q$ b* T- r! U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 G: v3 L5 ] S! b* f" F* ^" l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
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Runway hits 68! ]9 g7 W6 n6 N% ?( y
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' Q7 t* W8 F/ x* TMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ Z/ c' ?, [* c" e! B
% J! }3 s B7 ~. ]& [) j PWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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; i; ~) `9 G# Z. Y% NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 j4 ~& Q3 t* y% k6 q# wEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 y8 E3 T: l; d' M" S; E
/ t g/ i4 \3 T, v* e0 \3 dJapanese aircraft
5 B9 z7 f4 ^* a, P* Y G3M3 Nell x 18
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/ o! O3 N! i6 n' x9 z( H9 aJapanese aircraft losses2 I# l0 U! T% R7 c7 h+ X
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged+ r; D# \7 q# q4 u, {( H& U
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak+ c: L( ? i( _# w" Q1 r- F1 _
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Airbase hits 1( E. w5 H* `8 k- K2 `' s7 b: J
Runway hits 84 |% N- c7 C& C; M1 r. G
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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4 Q1 {7 f J( [: d7 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.6 M4 S! K; @6 {7 x% F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! a( s& F2 S' K% I, a5 A" P
3 V4 G- _* V9 o" Z7 }+ ~) DJapanese aircraft/ H" x- Y; e" x% U( X1 H0 y5 V' G9 A0 _
G3M3 Nell x 18
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" f9 G. ~" X: e7 w G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged7 D% k$ B# Y, d8 Q/ f
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak& u: Z* }# P; x; ?* q# i7 {
$ [% h0 g! D( c1 i3 y6 z, V5 B) I/ s: c# CAirbase hits 2
* p4 ~; b" w& U# W/ n% u7 qRunway hits 12
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`$ h% z0 I. N9 R' ^4 K( d% e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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$ k% z+ N1 w- }+ Z# G1 OSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships" M/ f1 S& V9 m' j; r2 b5 l# u- v# P; L
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
: _2 p0 Y) k# s: `% y DE Paul G. Baker2 d) F: W% V5 c+ u
DE William Seiverling
" K0 N. D. K% C7 o* n DE Vammen- d/ t& ^- ^- K. d' F* Q' W
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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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4 E5 F$ J/ U t5 mAllied Ships7 T; Z/ n6 c0 c( r. @- X+ @% T
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
3 I: X- n3 ?2 O6 v' \ DE Ulvert M. Moore0 M! k: S3 K' [ E! y; J
DE Oliver Mitchell
0 }2 K, J5 w" I: T' u6 ~ DE Edwin A. Howard
8 i9 }0 T5 }7 B DE Alvin C. Cockrell6 H3 c# a! P, l" ~3 e
DE Lloyd E. Acree
1 d2 R' X r# ~9 C5 ]- \ DE LeRay Wilson
" Y/ U, V; T3 t' e; @, p+ y* g& e/ h& i DE Kenneth M. Willet$ ~2 R$ ^; p( G9 ?6 w# I
DE Presley
0 F/ l9 u% Y1 n' C* k DE Oberrender |