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 80,111! @ w. x" Q! E
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% k; g) ?( X, b& }
7 K. z {5 x5 k# F5 N. WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) _3 Q. i" P' S# w0 |" X
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes/ N1 t; j- B( `5 B9 G
6 V" R9 R ^% |" E, jJapanese aircraft
* w) ?4 S4 c; M) e& Z D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 y% K" K1 e2 E) B N1K5-J George x 247 X7 s2 ^4 S0 L! L& D+ @4 h" Y
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Allied aircraft
; U. {) Z# `$ V8 E. [8 |* t$ ?8 L7 k2 Q Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
. J4 ^* Z- Y, l; S, }0 Y8 R1 _& D N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed* ~! Q/ E$ Z9 P4 e6 P% o& f0 _2 G. {
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Allied aircraft losses. P* n1 B' k8 j( d4 w" k5 C8 \
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. H2 A" N( D- Q _8 m; Q* s/ _7 f LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- l, o( g$ P; G8 c& N: H- V
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
! h& H; e9 t1 c* W# c! H0 E LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 K1 u! ?1 e* P& ~
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 ~! b0 L& c1 P% I' U- F$ y LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- f5 R# k0 r7 ?" C' d$ B' t* P LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 D+ l2 L7 q: H5 M5 R
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2 M! r8 [1 V" W& T( s& ~: lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.8 Y. p0 Z4 @& ]7 z U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" L2 i! k8 N7 m* E" g1 g1 p) A. b D4Y4 Judy x 21* N) V, G$ J: ?8 a+ L b4 V
N1K5-J George x 2. R% ~, U7 R6 d- |) T1 J- d
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Allied aircraft
e4 @# @# V5 x- | Spitfire VIII x 420 ]9 _5 P% W0 P+ e% {' g
Spitfire VIII x 29
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* ~9 T8 y7 |; B P-51D Mustang x 73 m, t6 e& m, v
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' I0 x: l+ q+ } D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed6 Y, i/ @1 L, H; J7 n$ ?& q* ]
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Allied Ships% k$ n3 q" o1 y
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。* [3 C$ J3 ^5 s$ I, ?/ e2 h* ]
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ o: V- B0 |8 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& z- p) k, p; F- }& w) ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( c- y9 }9 R! P# _. t( ] G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
& `! u9 ~8 W0 [+ K2 J G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
4 y3 K/ Y% i. \7 C G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak8 W% B9 C+ Y. E; z- Q& e! o& T
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Allied ground losses:9 g( U0 r; O5 t6 u# j6 [6 m2 p
13 casualties reported4 I4 e( ], w M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) l2 B" g( L0 P y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 W6 K1 d- Q) j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 l# h5 C- p U7 C" |6 A/ B
. A" O. T" o7 W/ n3 p9 JAirbase hits 6& ~' G" D+ T) C- E5 P8 u& ^2 A
Airbase supply hits 1. Y3 ^, |5 N$ G8 z _
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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5 x1 u3 ~* p; j7 ~! D& UWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ h9 d! k& U" ^* E6 x8 qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* X' N7 {3 @% d" K6 _ G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses n5 j7 O- o9 @
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# I5 J6 \ U+ Z
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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% t' l7 t" p' w- E9 ? ]% eMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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4 f' D/ i. o. z7 ^6 f% e& X# URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
& j/ a+ t* T7 {$ NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; e8 }6 {7 J4 q- V1 {
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
' L8 ?& V0 J" t9 N& H G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
8 r0 D Y/ D- J9 O3 B: { G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak2 G; w* ?1 D* E% J
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Airbase hits 2- e. P- ?% P9 m7 o) ?0 N3 l
Runway hits 12' f+ J. ^! v: `( T5 W0 \+ H( z
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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。( s! q) \( j( L% o/ F* G' E
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# Q( }6 l0 [( i7 I. F; zSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139; ]8 F) P& j/ S. ~+ T
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Japanese Ships
1 [; h7 c3 B x$ a SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage8 \/ U0 X$ N4 S0 u/ D) v2 D, r& b( c
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Allied Ships
# N0 ^0 C# F" P! o DE Paul G. Baker
4 a4 ^4 ]/ P' U& J6 Q# I& B( l. S DE William Seiverling, q( s3 U C! {
DE Vammen
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9 r1 \1 ^% r* u4 t. ~; S- C9 f. d8 lASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 K$ ~; U& |* C
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Japanese Ships
! @6 ]6 A6 p" R; H/ ^ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
2 f A9 H2 W- j1 e+ Y DE Ulvert M. Moore4 S8 }0 P+ h* U' R4 `
DE Oliver Mitchell
% m9 g* w: z' R DE Edwin A. Howard! p8 S0 x* u X( l
DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ X. f8 h, ]- \* P
DE Lloyd E. Acree
8 V; o7 w ~0 I$ _ DE LeRay Wilson& Z, A9 y% }6 Q$ s' t
DE Kenneth M. Willet
4 D; G% b6 e% L0 D) ~& w7 _% k DE Presley; n8 @+ c( s) A$ z5 T, ~' r, Q1 n
DE Oberrender |