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。0 L0 R* E" o8 w* ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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3 x+ g& m+ b' T! I! YRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 L8 ]! k, k9 w& A, t" X
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& X! S# V3 [; U: E9 bJapanese aircraft; F, I$ w' R& ^$ V
D4Y4 Judy x 21
/ a; n8 T" ?+ p N1K5-J George x 24$ P ^* b% { F7 \; j$ n* U: t! a
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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5 \ l7 R% c2 G- A; n, o; ^3 ^Japanese aircraft losses. y! V7 y' R' E$ M" u
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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6 @ H; R# }+ M9 }Allied aircraft losses+ Q h+ ]+ T2 a E7 q
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships- m9 J5 f* c5 A6 r# M2 s
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage S) {. g- x4 A$ G
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk" O# R3 P) D/ m. l9 {0 I' @0 W9 M
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ }2 ^% u: E8 r* m1 G/ v+ O) ^. q LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 B$ W, x6 _3 P" h1 k% ]* [2 o& f
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110& T% R! T4 Y" K$ C h4 M* K w s$ T! _
6 f6 d% N$ S" {; Q+ U% Z* z! NWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 K8 m9 w6 D9 Z5 A0 z+ `% g
0 Y1 z4 b2 Q# x' qRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
8 a& t8 g3 L% fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( j: u! W: w: C# U& J- O, ZJapanese aircraft
4 Q0 h2 ]% S4 {, L D4Y4 Judy x 21
x% a1 ^ d. c N1K5-J George x 2- U1 `4 r* C! U3 X0 E$ U0 ~6 n! j( L
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0 ]. T! d+ o! M$ h. t0 S Spitfire VIII x 425 u1 D* {4 B1 E2 m
Spitfire VIII x 29( r: K' J% c3 E' R& \% U
F4U-1D Corsair x 216 x, N* [7 V% i! \ ~3 V8 `% U: V+ E
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses! ~* A) J4 l+ I
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 \1 ^# k& o! _: |5 @: E
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses3 {5 Q8 c* { G7 d) O* C) U; V5 U
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DD Stephen Potter
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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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+ M) ?" C+ e+ H" Y, I5 T% u9 e5 kMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " E; V! N$ ]2 I6 B2 a( D
q; _" P% t* @) m! TWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! Y& Q: V: u g6 u3 W6 {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses A/ h7 o( ~2 |" I- }2 F/ v, U
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
6 h, M9 }7 {! K7 X W G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:) n$ c3 \( f+ F" W5 g/ D; q ^
13 casualties reported9 |* d& ?2 L* x1 E f' m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Z5 d& j h7 Y0 j0 R& ]+ R2 @; O- X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 i7 l, v m- j" R3 ^- S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 k1 ~) w& T+ E/ [+ e- b2 |5 g% F
) ?# g- L L5 D* HAirbase hits 6
: \% J0 q$ k6 t. [0 l3 W. ?Airbase supply hits 1
7 a1 u) V& {3 y- K( d# R9 z7 TRunway hits 68
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|5 L" b& P* ]Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : l+ A) k4 B6 t0 a1 J5 g8 l) }) f% G
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+ k5 ^) J. M! E1 F4 vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ ~' z B$ A9 S3 o- L+ f- a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; _2 R/ u3 F/ ~$ m, l
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ^8 e$ c. l# }2 \* e) | G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
4 }, b9 x' c G, U) Q G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak |) J; x% a8 t5 _ f
7 s" D' ?3 L/ g/ [8 [" PAirbase hits 1
$ D" @8 d' B" c2 s) E, T6 W; [& vRunway hits 86 f/ l, L3 G0 T, J$ n$ u4 K
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6 `! V ]: S# J V1 S7 n/ eMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( Q, q5 w8 w) S+ x! y K' u
! ?) F% R/ ^, A/ H0 M( ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
. {3 ^; f7 z2 Y: q* f$ N: ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# q' F w5 l+ ?- B& K) e
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G3M3 Nell x 186 Y) D- Y& z! g0 g
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
9 e+ W ]1 i1 x" A G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2- b, J. w9 I, h- b% G$ U1 k) o
Runway hits 12+ C5 `* B1 K, ?/ K& `. z% Y
8 L+ G) a. o6 u7 ]- X7 m0 Z+ w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。$ P% Z" C# I) `# c& d, D q
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2 P1 F) j- X$ u# D3 s' L6 S+ {Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1395 p! x+ Y0 Q; A0 I) z- t
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage6 x |' O$ s% g2 b) i
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DE Paul G. Baker: w2 U% |0 c7 ?* n9 a- v
DE William Seiverling
V Z D" d! Y3 U, g" l DE Vammen. }2 p( Y5 Y) y$ t6 E$ O1 Y& J3 r
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
+ a7 m) O5 N% M7 J, J SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 ^3 B: ?- x9 x* ^+ K$ `; Q DE Ulvert M. Moore
7 |$ g; t" N" \ DE Oliver Mitchell' m% {- u9 n- B5 g: Y' d- _
DE Edwin A. Howard" U2 P# }5 {8 u1 R
DE Alvin C. Cockrell* T9 F6 }& \! j9 T( D: E& n, `
DE Lloyd E. Acree
* Z, x B% l' {2 ] DE LeRay Wilson2 t. I, H7 @/ D: v% a- H
DE Kenneth M. Willet
, }# V( l- H! ?, R3 j9 Q$ X& w$ ?1 v DE Presley4 U7 n' C! n! X' q! z; B4 Z9 @
DE Oberrender |