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; [. v0 ]* Z+ b" V6 r5 G0 g& I
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( O2 c3 X8 | KRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' T6 q& N0 M! i% R0 I4 p* YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ G3 a3 ^2 z1 Y8 e$ A5 v b D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 Q( D) Q! P$ C5 |: ~, f) t1 S N1K5-J George x 24* K/ V+ X+ X4 C* @ ]2 ?# R3 r0 W
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed/ K4 i" P5 `2 {( M7 @5 o5 R2 t
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 I- w. ?8 T) x9 B: N# f' ~ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 r1 e6 E/ ^, _7 o# u8 |* f1 q3 v PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
2 o: }( q) a, f& u2 S LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ?/ a0 f5 E" c, r9 E; n. P- Y1 ` LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 |* o7 a9 C; r. \" J- k LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 h" f" _5 g# M* o7 | LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 q0 E7 K2 `% [, n, z
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, x- |1 j& v# h$ l9 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1107 n. M$ l& ~" O9 M1 E
0 o/ }/ g. b7 u8 f3 d$ tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. C: l6 x6 b: W" v; V g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 211 u( v0 [6 ]8 y8 T" y% ?. j* e7 k9 z
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
7 M; F/ z* o$ l! A y) u& b3 q Spitfire VIII x 424 e- ]8 ?" X" F1 @ p5 _% e
Spitfire VIII x 29
3 e3 W+ @! X) s( f" Y" q! G7 w F4U-1D Corsair x 21
, f+ Z1 k% W+ I8 X) D& s P-51D Mustang x 73
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 ]; U2 D/ @+ a4 _2 f D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
: G3 k" ~# X% v N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Mahan/ x4 F2 B' f9 |# M6 H
. `, i( p( `, f# K7 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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 ~" F& J$ w* a- o6 N' e
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 G7 |# `6 O& a) U' i7 g+ r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! `/ w5 s: l' C9 w$ L/ } G3M3 Nell x 59( B P3 a) y ~/ O# J$ x% Y
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
" z+ d( ?% k3 [: E G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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0 a9 X2 R3 Z8 ]+ z5 z! z8 M/ f2 ^Allied ground losses:
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% U* s: E' l j9 q+ p& a- {# i1 J0 a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \' b% _$ r9 h+ E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 i6 R- I* r$ P z. ^+ J' \6 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 N1 [9 {# E S, D- g7 H
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Airbase hits 6
* u* o+ u, b& t# A: G! ?Airbase supply hits 19 K; n: C P3 R8 |: O' V
Runway hits 68* K* c5 d3 H: ^* U' F
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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1 D2 ^2 N+ V3 CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( O# l7 |" i2 ?7 Z7 J. f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 |3 e, w$ n3 ^9 e" ]7 r% P3 M G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged" [9 h1 h% K' x- w" P: B
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
6 V0 w6 f+ p( j7 q: k1 wRunway hits 80 M& l1 l- ~3 ]4 U. z
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' u' o/ Y6 t& f, S& M7 ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( r5 \, x) A8 K/ Y1 |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18+ A8 c: _& a# ^
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; w& E9 z3 m* B. y1 a q" D G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 G/ ^, Y# [' d3 u3 s |9 X+ A
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2; U# h8 W" K! m' L6 W) a1 M. I& R+ O
Runway hits 12
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2 r$ A. O0 q( z6 h& D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。7 C: M/ _- b0 ?
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% U9 c& h7 P. Q5 C# K4 P8 {Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139$ {3 A! Y8 n0 ^4 d/ m6 {# C
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9 T# r& f' ~; k/ R9 Q SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage2 D5 p Q0 y+ u! S
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Allied Ships
/ O( M& V6 M+ y' Y4 a) w0 } DE Paul G. Baker& J1 }0 n1 w& H' _
DE William Seiverling. G6 {5 X- { Z9 ~; b" C* C
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144: c5 F8 b. l4 o I$ T
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage% D" l% a% X8 |5 i; W+ \
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
. N/ Q' B8 q4 m, w$ B7 m# R& e/ L& c DE Ulvert M. Moore
6 h& p2 {; \+ a# q0 `# T" @1 n8 q DE Oliver Mitchell2 h! e1 I a+ a: ?# U
DE Edwin A. Howard- {' o2 z- Y; V) @* [$ Z/ V
DE Alvin C. Cockrell6 J0 p* h6 A d* {' c7 D
DE Lloyd E. Acree
9 Z2 J7 F$ f1 I: s/ i$ i8 e DE LeRay Wilson8 @' Y: d- Z1 X6 m* ^" W
DE Kenneth M. Willet% U, d/ H3 c: d1 f
DE Presley
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