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: j# K6 P+ Y+ s, Y3 J# Q
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. x8 u7 U7 @5 Z- A0 uRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft$ F2 A" `) t' x$ j/ c7 g
D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 V, I9 Z# y/ P5 f N1K5-J George x 24' L \+ \3 s* R, k" ?3 C% s
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Allied aircraft
; E0 H% g: |0 O* f2 g- h Spitfire VIII x 32
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2 v' d5 t+ x, K& [6 h6 {, M N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% G) [4 Y1 O( R; s9 @: I Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed2 \0 \! m; p, d. G8 _5 S
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$ w3 y0 B# @$ F1 t; L LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 y5 F' K& | p# [, ?, J! i PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk5 O' ?" S1 t6 z* P+ M
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. O. [& z( n, r, V5 x
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' Q& ^+ j2 `$ `" q& \
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 B0 E& h9 N" R0 q
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1109 d2 I1 \$ O( v, @ V C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: A, c4 K+ t) [6 `. W2 _
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 x- U Z( s) A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 v- a( ?3 h! t8 \3 Y D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 y8 z. R) K- ]$ E7 J N1K5-J George x 21 _% Y T/ Y' U( O8 ?
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Allied aircraft
7 y x5 D4 x. ^# g, \ Spitfire VIII x 42( x( ?0 }2 ] y9 a3 _6 t4 @
Spitfire VIII x 29
; @! H7 h& \' L$ y# v F4U-1D Corsair x 21
" s' \$ i) L9 e) T A P-51D Mustang x 73
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged8 ]4 }, t" f7 t+ z; L" T2 l& a& x
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
# D2 y2 k$ x; B, y N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed, f0 i: o/ V, d0 ~
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
/ s9 G9 b7 k8 y* E DD Stephen Potter
7 \: B( Q& b1 f9 b0 j. f DD Mahan/ r& t C( f4 k% F: [
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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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ H# ^6 i! r; _7 C! ?1 p% Q% N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% X# Z! ^: E; y2 Y% s' J. lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ q7 i8 v3 J( N! n% G. j- y( p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 B! h* E T+ Z) b9 q0 v9 GJapanese aircraft8 `7 w% T* a( |7 G9 b. c$ v$ r
G3M3 Nell x 59
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( c- u/ I K: N5 e# H; G* \3 xJapanese aircraft losses' P+ ^+ Q o1 z2 E- e' H4 f) E
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged$ D# G; w1 ?3 D' _4 b" {
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak$ {; V/ O8 s5 i. z8 M* U1 B
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 L; ~$ m$ a! n) L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 `9 A/ }0 E& n+ G' F9 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ x, h6 B* u- w& P( y/ r; k" Z
2 E3 j0 \* j1 n; |/ G, M/ KAirbase hits 61 f$ E8 d% f: `4 @. K. W9 |4 K
Airbase supply hits 1
9 M# M- N- h3 R) l! TRunway hits 68
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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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M7 d0 O' i3 H8 q, ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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4 Z \; t$ j3 Z# |- n: r2 t& Y G3M3 Nell x 18, b! ?; L0 a, x) q6 }5 p/ c' t& i
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. j/ Y& i" a" [% a# [, K
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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0 \& N& \% n+ ]1 E9 Y VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet./ G! b. k9 T! D! _1 j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 h: }6 y, F. y/ ]
$ L; Y/ [$ v( g7 v+ g+ k. B7 KJapanese aircraft
5 f/ K) p( T; g) m- F3 L- _' p- w8 ^/ x G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
( A; }) ?: I! f& O G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 l* C* F& W, y. O$ {; nAirbase hits 26 h. N; ?* G9 h# L5 G! K
Runway hits 126 ~4 G1 u3 R5 Q) J$ ^( G
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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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% L' I9 v8 o ]Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139, |1 I! y0 v! ]' M4 _: T3 b
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
: Y; u! s; `1 L1 F DE Paul G. Baker
0 w- |9 M# G \: X2 U* `5 T DE William Seiverling
2 F: G. X& [$ x m DE Vammen3 ]8 w4 M& U+ H5 f0 X
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4 @9 h- W8 l, D, z, |' q- m, H% S5 gASW attack near Townsville at 95,1448 h e% x$ `. Q4 B; I L. F8 v# i: U3 N
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( O$ q2 V0 R7 U1 v0 A SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage# `! q" r( m3 s! p7 @
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# h: U- \! i' X$ ?! V& b DE Ulvert M. Moore8 Q5 e2 B3 g% C. q+ C9 c
DE Oliver Mitchell
3 _7 `" O+ |# g8 [% R* W( N2 K+ f DE Edwin A. Howard
* e0 k- I8 D* P8 f/ g2 \) K) a DE Alvin C. Cockrell
! x7 {: }5 Z2 Z DE Lloyd E. Acree1 p! H9 F+ F- h; y
DE LeRay Wilson
$ }& X0 E- Q( U; @6 X1 @- p% S* Q DE Kenneth M. Willet1 N: m/ L- G8 Z; \
DE Presley% z/ D" M' ?5 \% {) s( c* ?2 p# d
DE Oberrender |