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。" k, _! [ A+ z- X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 n* U" o. N) _+ D8 REstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Spitfire VIII x 326 _2 Q' u$ V ]) K
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8 h1 C5 `% u2 l9 ~& B N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed3 P* f0 V6 W/ g2 \
! ~/ g& @" U3 D* b3 pAllied aircraft losses
8 g4 k& R2 c7 x0 H. H Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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' a# A: Y- q& B, }& x* q! J LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ M" R1 |. U7 q# g! C( @ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 N+ t5 t7 _6 ?* ]4 M
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# i6 ^6 H. Y, Q- E! f
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' G+ ?, x2 e) M9 \
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: V* ^% y5 W' L9 P& l% b LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110% a8 j+ ?' V( h! E' z
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! V o1 k7 c: s' M& n6 [7 VRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
& X6 ]4 S" {6 L# TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 b- k$ o& h( BJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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. L# |7 t2 K$ J Spitfire VIII x 291 N0 D) Z/ y9 Y( B
F4U-1D Corsair x 210 z k! J5 L% y9 @8 a; x: S# G
P-51D Mustang x 738 {) q1 T! X+ V
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
& I5 ~' W5 s% f5 y1 b D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak& _$ f! W) ^, d% m2 ~3 N: R: R
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed" {$ `. S0 o1 h, o! ]9 X
' E3 D: l3 G/ @5 D% w. BNo Allied losses$ _7 O9 e* P2 ?- H, V9 f$ D8 u2 _
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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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+ c) D+ U# Y- _3 o0 KMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 N. s- e- g: e9 H5 l" [
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., |8 v) d/ c+ O U; Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 599 D* X7 g2 o' V! q
& v2 `( s+ ^6 G" d* EJapanese aircraft losses
( U/ n4 v3 c! M G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
: U8 z8 ^ }: W/ N, y9 ] G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak; T0 R) F9 L. o' b5 j4 A
; b4 w5 g7 e+ _! k9 `/ [5 uAllied ground losses:2 e; @ P, y+ E% A) i3 J! P- ?
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# ` Y( K! q# \3 G7 C2 M- b, p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 69 e/ a/ x/ z3 C! ]
Airbase supply hits 1 K. k+ `' C8 f; f' w4 R
Runway hits 68/ V% c8 S$ t$ u
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% d2 v1 w& p" j- jMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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3 i! U9 v- J, hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 `6 G8 a, h' Z1 k E. \Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& l$ K# k4 V% X- Q; q% f7 w0 m
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 b: s- M4 ~ f3 S( |* S' S' X' ?) i G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
$ z3 F/ y* m4 X! s* N4 Z- e G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1! W! P6 t& Q5 v- V
Runway hits 83 y: a; Q, M9 _5 ^4 s u2 w& [* ?) f
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/ u* b. X5 N! F, \3 uMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 8 a5 f% X, N! o7 x) V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet., }7 m8 } @: K. s; ~8 Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 o5 p$ X! U- D1 } G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged: W( N H! C+ w4 b
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak4 P E# u- q: b4 r
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Airbase hits 2: F, r5 t6 x+ A) `: q( F2 t( n6 ~' @
Runway hits 12' m4 g6 k: x' h. L" \- h) W& i- m# 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。
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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# w" z3 h$ z! |9 Q SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker. r( b4 ]7 l; \# y( i6 o
DE William Seiverling
@( t$ W" i! F* G9 f C; y6 A DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144& m& D1 l) m" T9 x# Y. ?) _
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 z. r, ]5 L( I" ~8 d5 ]& g' N% s" ` DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: x( _& z1 R/ h: S DE Ulvert M. Moore, ~! M2 F, ^# l5 Q* g& }, r4 \
DE Oliver Mitchell
0 O d Q# M( ^& m, V DE Edwin A. Howard
0 A5 Q4 G# L" ]% O* @1 p& l7 J DE Alvin C. Cockrell
5 Z e6 `# e& e5 `3 M DE Lloyd E. Acree
8 S% }5 f( L: f( K; G DE LeRay Wilson
% u" d- R+ d3 K DE Kenneth M. Willet
8 p. j0 P1 m) A" U DE Presley
( D/ E2 z$ e/ G/ h DE Oberrender |