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。0 b0 f; g$ E/ m0 \
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- s. W( M0 Z& ^* XMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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6 [0 X6 I7 T' l: H' h. VRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ p) a" I7 Q# R+ H* u1 i9 Q+ i# kEstimated time to target is 8 minutes0 N5 t3 G/ m3 f* w* x. x8 ?
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D4Y4 Judy x 21. v% w3 {3 l2 u: p4 L/ P
N1K5-J George x 24
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3 i$ L! g# V1 `6 R7 i2 ]* x" CAllied aircraft% X" w5 M1 F6 C% b8 B0 Y; E* W
Spitfire VIII x 32% Y }) i! o3 R# o" I
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3 s$ G+ I% Q8 D N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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' B; I/ t0 Q$ `& `6 @* Y: f Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed* _' \) V, |" v. |; g, d
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 e6 `0 q+ F8 N+ u% L PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
, H, I8 g- E+ l LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 w6 \3 z5 ~5 |) c* \; |$ r; k LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* G$ Y- {6 o4 `0 j9 W% U
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 H& J+ m" ^6 f$ m
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110: U/ h' K. w$ r- ?9 J8 B# d, U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 m9 L" G; \; a4 U: A+ }Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.7 E! X2 t, O; B0 D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ T$ [, R) u7 F9 @
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Spitfire VIII x 42% F" Q. a4 U7 G1 V" v0 `+ L1 |
Spitfire VIII x 29, L- }( T2 X) f: `0 b6 ]' x9 y1 k
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
# g+ b) @, [# H; v2 l P-51D Mustang x 732 G0 ? j5 v9 j5 E# O
+ l7 o. d6 d# t' v. N: J1 SJapanese aircraft losses
v9 H6 ?0 a/ k% N+ C D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
! p/ U3 H$ |5 i$ q% C! x D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
^ }$ j- b! i- X1 Z2 c: L N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed s- u" e3 n+ _$ n& c0 X% w
1 h1 |4 Z2 p0 U+ {; i7 X+ @& |No Allied losses- M) R) w) |7 ^7 @4 O5 z$ ?) i
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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。
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4 j- `/ X0 U/ m: r/ GMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( {( g, j1 L7 z8 \$ j1 m( o
+ c$ g" U8 V; RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) E; V/ E B2 e& S
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Japanese aircraft, k. o0 L1 M3 {. j( J6 n, }& o( F4 `
G3M3 Nell x 59; I& A6 f6 L! e9 b% O
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& e1 A! F( C: { G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
: R/ M7 i" N4 D) r G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak4 v$ X4 h1 s6 `, w% R1 H
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Allied ground losses:( P7 ]( j9 ~, _2 f% `8 _4 o
13 casualties reported2 s" }- s( f* Y+ Z: ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 D- A: L& X2 \& K- b4 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& l6 r2 ]; k( X$ M$ P9 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 `+ @4 ~1 m7 N
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Airbase hits 6* R& ^$ _- k r ^9 Z
Airbase supply hits 1; l4 C; @% @6 |, B9 R
Runway hits 68, t& H" B( e2 W! i
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# k: U* ~8 ]! i8 [' T4 x% |Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 @' E8 ~3 i; w/ a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 i; D' T, y2 O! t* s& `8 aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 y8 B7 a2 p3 B5 {/ Q4 B
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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6 e; o; N7 X M2 R/ l( tJapanese aircraft losses4 X' ~9 R. @: S/ I0 r3 V3 U% _
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged4 Q/ l; N: u0 H4 ^% c( p) ?, I1 w1 }( W
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1$ v, A9 X" Y: {( [$ `5 u
Runway hits 8
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8 g' H5 `5 _4 J6 J% x- MMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
1 w, L( B7 U# ~% {9 I& L1 q# lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 `" o5 \, G* n+ D- q7 k$ D
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Japanese aircraft
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- h1 _8 P( A8 z" M G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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6 d4 ]! H& O8 x! f% uAirbase hits 2
3 ~6 Y) G1 V; @, U' R0 sRunway 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 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage6 R. g- ^# _ L& {
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' ~6 M% e7 L/ L) Y DE Paul G. Baker
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/ U6 @9 e7 D, y H% ^ DE Vammen" K9 H. i9 J2 B) M( U6 u
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
, ?/ F% t* D& a0 X* X SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage$ y. G" n# j8 ` z6 m
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8 H% z7 y' x0 w& i- { DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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b* p$ a, N2 d% Y% t" Y, w6 D DE Oliver Mitchell! l! h' ?. ?. R) I1 `
DE Edwin A. Howard: M& Y' ]; l g6 _+ E
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
0 c& r" a+ i+ F$ [# M6 s x DE Lloyd E. Acree0 f0 h# |2 j* N1 i
DE LeRay Wilson
; h, I: X% m1 i' V( D: s$ ^7 o DE Kenneth M. Willet) [# `# q7 h5 \6 z# L# C! V0 ~
DE Presley; r m1 p6 A- G$ F) n6 ]% E
DE Oberrender |