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。$ y) C) K% E% \& o ?/ x5 w/ i
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b# b: i& K+ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1111 u# B" j) b2 G9 H0 t: t; R6 {6 |& L; ]* i
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 G) \/ y% `3 y% ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes+ G+ z( e% y: r& v
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Japanese aircraft
* o3 o0 l" p! W, e D4Y4 Judy x 21
0 ?5 B$ A& o m( K N1K5-J George x 24
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& B. g( c" l6 B Spitfire VIII x 32( C$ w5 z6 h3 {" b3 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
& E3 }, o1 d0 e9 J4 O$ ` N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed0 Z# X. c& }0 K) E3 K1 ]
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+ p/ d! m% d% a3 e' n1 ^ Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed; i5 h0 X0 ]* @* o1 E0 \4 P
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$ c4 J" n9 }, }4 s5 M% \ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" w4 N; u+ P) l" J
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' c; K, K; N# T6 ]
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. B) u* s' G1 \- f- K LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* l; J! u. n; k7 M% y$ ~# A
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& y3 ^& L( M. p r3 y
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110* o3 m* S2 m8 G7 q# b- g2 X. t* L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 n) {6 K7 t9 }3 _4 ?
" b" v1 _$ m" {( Z' A2 c; ~Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 n# r' N- ?+ v. QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 }9 h5 ] r. E" W" L+ z D4Y4 Judy x 21
/ u; I- j( [$ |; g. Q4 c N1K5-J George x 22 m6 n) @- ^9 z3 W5 Z
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Allied aircraft
2 o! J) @) ?7 b7 w; X9 w Spitfire VIII x 42
: f7 A* e( a V+ H- G- B) \9 D7 P Spitfire VIII x 29
- s U4 K8 u* M9 C3 ^ m F4U-1D Corsair x 21
: H0 R, B7 `- p( q6 S: J, e7 G P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 H$ e7 X) k( M D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
, Y8 L' k+ c' ]' | D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" Z' z* S: X O& w/ q N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses1 d9 _7 z' B- M8 w
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DD Stephen Potter
9 K' R1 Q/ h9 V* l% J/ `4 _- I4 p& s DD Mahan
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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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8 \2 o4 s1 I) Q) kMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( Y4 B2 R8 S* m+ B3 Y9 o w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( e. u1 Z5 |7 u& P7 K" h! O% P( C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ I) w. H6 O, {2 T* e$ c8 T/ `9 ]
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Japanese aircraft$ A/ ?6 Q5 R* O( s
G3M3 Nell x 59
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; Z# {% u, x. a* D0 c" n/ eJapanese aircraft losses
: f9 C# D7 y5 b G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged1 `3 V6 o8 |* L* c8 c
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:" N6 ~7 l: d! ^ a' b, F
13 casualties reported
: T" O% E6 B: D- Q2 ?" [$ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ~) J; e' ^, X: q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" p' k1 h5 |* e% l2 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) e2 N$ Z! O7 X0 P
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Airbase hits 6 c# H/ r1 h/ Y; _ s
Airbase supply hits 1
7 W e# o" j2 @: a3 X9 P; lRunway hits 687 [, f% j: ?$ \1 j
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& X4 ]' D- e" ^# Y, X$ [" `Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' l" ^$ P/ q" i8 r0 w, z
4 G+ ?8 l" J8 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 m0 A. V5 }5 Q4 ^4 u% |" {" ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) L, L; C1 f, W5 ?7 k" u9 _5 B) t
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 X, H8 g: Q% J/ A ] G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 S0 M2 H" U( N8 M/ B G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged B1 n% @1 Q8 h# {5 Q1 g
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak. A: n0 P) m. X; D/ T
+ I! G5 e% I3 K' i8 gAirbase hits 14 N6 [" ]9 L5 `- {8 n
Runway hits 8" b& z( l, o- p
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' V* Y) a4 _8 f; sMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 - x7 T( I- A; z1 r+ K4 \3 D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.9 I- K% W; E3 `! X( u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, I4 g1 B) F& q# j
2 [. B4 [5 _# Y2 `9 tJapanese aircraft
) t6 a5 o8 q! z G3M3 Nell x 18# O- f% b4 @7 Q
! H: `0 _- }; t5 ^1 l$ c/ LJapanese aircraft losses
8 o* E' }- R) Z4 m( f! p G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged6 }3 y) F2 P6 C% x4 z
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
! A$ P# b% J' B- IRunway hits 12
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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 93,1394 d( _0 N' e7 e& _( i" {+ y: S
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Japanese Ships
2 {! ]. G1 c* d H SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage. e; b. W6 ~7 a6 h; q5 U6 M( I
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Allied Ships2 L& f6 F* Y1 b6 c8 h+ U
DE Paul G. Baker
/ U/ c! b! \, B; q DE William Seiverling
# Q( J. E7 [( Q4 l4 J1 g DE Vammen
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- `6 R4 b2 R3 q- X* ?) k4 {6 [8 tASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 o5 C( y0 o* g0 W1 E
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- U5 `2 R2 e) U3 {& V: g% q SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships1 ]7 J+ j* K8 |/ ^) q5 R
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage; i0 H& p! Z: E7 o E
DE Ulvert M. Moore
1 _. i8 |% w2 K2 D% m5 l( D DE Oliver Mitchell
2 Q+ T' i0 g. u DE Edwin A. Howard4 ~2 g/ B% _9 c2 s% Y, K8 N. d
DE Alvin C. Cockrell; u" c g0 D9 ~* Y! C s! a& c
DE Lloyd E. Acree
5 V: u( M9 F/ N6 g5 b; k DE LeRay Wilson
- ]* Q% {( R% w2 _2 N. z DE Kenneth M. Willet
) ?& P+ R/ h% ?) s2 A( U L8 n2 i DE Presley
5 g2 Q+ f# x( T2 |" G! S0 O/ @& ` DE Oberrender |