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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6 J/ g, i9 ] ?' K" j6 H0 [8 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111; g0 ~5 k1 j: W9 s2 L5 r3 c0 _6 g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# @% ] o" J6 T4 n* M
: V6 |5 p' O# W4 s3 ?Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& {$ u f. D0 ^' N
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes/ D$ ^$ X- z7 `( j/ g
R; Q% X$ p! X: L) pJapanese aircraft
: H! r: p5 i1 Q1 X M6 A _6 t D4Y4 Judy x 213 ~; A0 A: e# F. }, @9 K) j
N1K5-J George x 246 H8 H5 r/ f3 E% L0 z* ~
( N# F. ]) ]# s3 F4 c7 BAllied aircraft' l' p1 d/ O# M, K) c. Y
Spitfire VIII x 327 |, k: ^* b$ E+ s5 W- f
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed% w5 ]: a/ n' U; e( L
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Allied aircraft losses* e$ \5 b+ G$ A0 t6 V4 v" t3 _
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed: k9 I9 P7 d* o! [% z3 i, ~6 \
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! Z0 r9 r3 Z0 O5 a LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ p, _/ T/ ^7 r+ _: R" s* c PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. K% p6 m# K% d6 O5 i+ L- U
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U# d9 j0 `/ ^' w, Q
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 A H- E5 b6 S2 O5 p5 B* ]" L
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 u, z& i3 f1 g. y3 j& t& v LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1105 M; E6 M, @: w" X1 w7 G9 m2 b
+ `+ E4 k7 F, V L% y* LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 c L9 D& D; J# f. D- gRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
3 M) V& l$ W6 ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% B, P, p: P, _. e7 i2 K, VJapanese aircraft
! _$ I$ B4 C# O D4Y4 Judy x 21
3 U6 W/ A+ q% E, D( m5 s0 ] N1K5-J George x 2# v/ ?( Q+ c) ^ n2 {
% P: \3 f( |! M: X% }Allied aircraft0 T& j( H) K9 v* g( X2 d0 \
Spitfire VIII x 42# g. f$ G# ^- k& I- q3 ]+ @6 l+ ?
Spitfire VIII x 29
, u$ v3 z! t7 k' N* N F4U-1D Corsair x 21- q1 ~' C2 e% ?4 l1 ^
P-51D Mustang x 734 p. f' V4 L6 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
. P0 P( ?, @( Z( h& I D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged3 m6 S1 E( u3 J" H% X! H' y# u6 ?
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
3 Y; L6 N* m* t; h5 N% e N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed- D8 I+ _* C% S2 U. ~
. ~# x2 W# j" q1 |8 p! }( dNo Allied losses
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7 a- `% D9 l9 q! L1 @Allied Ships# P* H% x1 b1 M
DD Stephen Potter9 N( |/ V+ x' G
DD Mahan: q1 R }+ o% h0 k7 H! y
2 x0 z$ ~! C: N7 b" C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。/ K4 ]) u, g5 ]. V) ~2 H2 U
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 7 R1 e8 P1 y1 R, Y2 k
" G1 V4 G9 k6 n6 i7 a8 l, D/ kWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 S3 s4 A7 a; e: c$ @8 m
/ S C' ]0 e* bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 Q6 [. q' l' B cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" p6 D! c. F/ d5 E3 n7 S
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Japanese aircraft
0 Z! U0 j/ }. a& @. ?; L G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
. K* b7 T$ B4 P. @3 M4 i G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:' z5 c1 } U# ?, } m
13 casualties reported
; c0 W% D! K- V( H$ i1 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" a, P! Q! A+ c" |- \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* b+ _. D6 a+ ]/ Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
$ j# G/ E4 V8 mAirbase supply hits 1
7 X z. `; R1 n7 H7 mRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ ]' A7 O% |0 U! x4 {: I
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# M0 ~7 j8 E0 L) {1 |$ m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
/ p7 d7 y2 z1 A3 Q- R G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak9 y% F2 M+ J" \5 H: f* \
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Airbase hits 1( r: ^% ?* l# u! Q9 y
Runway hits 84 N8 G2 Q' p" }6 ]
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6 \; ^! u1 G8 P* F7 s# uMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ E; k- E* T, \, i. eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
6 l( Z- C9 t4 F# @% dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 ~5 r. Y& F; ^% U
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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! h/ U" @, r ]! l G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
b, ]2 h3 B2 y& o G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak8 L. q; V7 J: N F" F) O
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Airbase hits 2
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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- e) l' }9 B8 R( \8 X
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Allied Ships8 v* ~5 ?9 q( M
DE Paul G. Baker8 _# T2 f6 |$ S
DE William Seiverling* t0 s6 b( R- S6 L" c: R
DE Vammen
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4 u8 S3 z- G' g# P! T/ m, ?8 vASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
- H" k' |8 `- f/ G' y: L. K. ~ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
1 c$ X0 \1 b/ F' s8 e DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: F6 O. v) z/ V+ Z5 D DE Ulvert M. Moore$ J% v; s* S7 p. Z
DE Oliver Mitchell4 l1 s9 T& o. N# O& C+ h2 i
DE Edwin A. Howard
+ ]) `2 I4 ]* s' W o DE Alvin C. Cockrell
# A, x) R# l0 m- {6 f$ c3 W) h DE Lloyd E. Acree
" a" W3 t/ y7 l8 u# n8 F0 ~ DE LeRay Wilson' @( _2 j1 G3 u5 s% {, [; F: @
DE Kenneth M. Willet: }% U5 b' j4 p$ k( V
DE Presley7 E' V; Q9 d1 j7 ~) T
DE Oberrender |