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
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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$ J J c# ` E m% w- a! O, i8 f) D: ^ D4Y4 Judy x 21" V+ C! | |- }" J) C- f+ `
N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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9 C) j. _6 D7 K6 e [4 _; }Japanese aircraft losses
- R, V H6 \ t1 Y j" A N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed9 Y( W; W- O* X9 \4 a, X* k
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Allied aircraft losses! j: h. D' Y! b
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 R% E- F, o, _% p LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- A' O# o0 j$ R6 a) _0 M& R* t
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
! s( U1 @# V3 M3 W4 T LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 b) H. f ]" E Z
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 E7 I6 d% `9 n9 n$ p2 k3 e
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 b, s3 e+ q ~6 x' q5 C7 E" ^ LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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2 n# y8 T9 u+ ^9 e8 n+ q0 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: ]0 q4 ~, W- ?1 k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 n0 C: ~ J a! S! \ d! w
D4Y4 Judy x 212 i/ N' u# a6 a3 x; S A6 M
N1K5-J George x 2
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- I d# N& k3 Z5 r Spitfire VIII x 42: P6 Q, l1 |7 g& Y- Z
Spitfire VIII x 293 p3 ^) Q) j! P" g( _* r
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
- `! o2 E1 \, W( J) P P-51D Mustang x 73: k# a$ r% I/ e# [* A
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Japanese aircraft losses
. L; `" V1 G4 B$ z0 Y D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 z9 u/ d* o; E( _7 t$ I) g D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
8 W1 O9 |9 k) [) x# s2 F N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed% u# n( q; l" D \
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No Allied losses7 a" `0 `" z) E9 k! o! r; s" s, I
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DD Stephen Potter
$ }7 b0 C% o2 E' e" U DD Mahan: U8 n" @1 W7 k
, I. g, u- [! [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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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: V/ y% f# u! z) a( x, e& HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 K' P m* C' h9 [. z9 [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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" H! D$ E j( [) f1 I G3M3 Nell x 59
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# i) K' t; u2 E( S) r$ S' ?, DJapanese aircraft losses
0 f; a3 _4 z; m G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
* C; U$ k) q5 n: s: `8 \' H7 w9 T" T G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak% G$ z+ ]. k$ f1 ?0 K* r" J
* r$ H+ ^3 e( p5 M6 QAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- U \: j3 v; a9 M/ a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 t+ G: b: Q5 x$ E# y, W9 M6 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 g* L" U) V3 L% a* p
7 h3 ? W9 @6 ^1 z {: a: v' SAirbase hits 6
9 T( Y7 G& S; C0 v& J gAirbase supply hits 1+ f a+ R! L% }7 k
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * [ f* a9 g& L) d4 X4 W
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/ n# |" d5 x6 Q) O& r; D6 @% C: i0 DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) Y' P3 P3 ^$ f- jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ {+ [, ]' h- t1 Q7 O8 j1 W; z. ^6 n
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
" u4 j& A; _! K; F9 ^ G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak! Y2 e& C2 m" @
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Airbase hits 1
1 J8 L- a$ H! k& X. lRunway hits 88 h8 ]- O+ M! ~! P/ e3 p3 j8 q/ ? S
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1 J& `5 p5 o& ^# \- ^Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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+ ^4 D+ w" [$ [" b5 s+ C3 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
) ^5 `9 H! b# m! bEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 184 J2 {8 c. J" V/ y+ z, p4 A4 {
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged( ~" k5 A* H( K/ Q( p
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak' s7 l" c6 t6 {& Z
% Z% X# A5 R& Z$ e+ }+ ^Airbase hits 2
! ?0 t" }8 Y" Y' qRunway hits 12& i9 t* e' O2 B; }4 s5 f
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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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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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9 p" S& c" f- ^ DE Paul G. Baker5 G& H3 e9 O% r+ l/ c( J
DE William Seiverling
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. i6 w& C9 b2 z% ~& j) M$ I4 X+ OASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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* A# w. ~) I$ ? DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage; J9 _5 e( R. b* T/ I" d* r0 q
DE Ulvert M. Moore7 I9 \* V, g9 r' Z! f9 Q
DE Oliver Mitchell
! r& Q# x) a# { k; }1 `; c* A DE Edwin A. Howard
3 s8 A" r9 l* P% m DE Alvin C. Cockrell0 P$ ?; \. Y& L% N
DE Lloyd E. Acree6 Y* b \ i& L* w2 O, \3 ^
DE LeRay Wilson
5 c! r9 L, F: L: D6 z0 @ DE Kenneth M. Willet; J" ~% ~- k# p p) H- J0 m/ l
DE Presley3 A9 h7 j0 V9 N& Z$ {" ~$ _
DE Oberrender |