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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& @0 l6 l& F7 c. |. n' Y4 C1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111" _3 T& z2 [/ ?% B5 H) ~
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ h$ v) i9 ]5 @
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 ~* [/ O0 P: O) t5 o- R6 l
D4Y4 Judy x 21
3 q( N# h8 L& U# {. r8 c N1K5-J George x 24
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6 |% r6 x! P. s7 LAllied aircraft
/ X1 D9 ^6 U0 Z8 Z9 n Spitfire VIII x 329 y; h. y; @4 W, L4 H+ f; `
6 C& ]* J6 s* jJapanese aircraft losses/ ^- \! ~: D _6 @; Q: |* I: c
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" `9 N5 a: \$ V+ {& o7 U
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed# o3 s1 \7 g: C, U% N y* U
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. P$ y" m; d2 M$ l& |% F z& ~, m3 x LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, o% N6 c( T! X. @/ K% n7 ^ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk4 o- _# u& d, [. ?4 ] y
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ K' @7 }, _0 `; N; a- }6 h, |0 q LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; l2 a1 x/ b2 q7 |$ w3 Y
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. k5 M: N: e- G# ~ LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1100 H9 ~' v7 L9 x8 m
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$ f7 z9 @* X& ?' X4 Q- _+ q/ YRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.1 i5 A! K7 e% c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* e, R |" {% v- `7 [; j9 Q
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Japanese aircraft6 I! X" R4 X% b' D9 q7 p4 W
D4Y4 Judy x 214 V; L4 Y; ?9 A( }
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft2 h* c8 ?$ c T6 Q1 X
Spitfire VIII x 42& L0 X3 N4 b7 v# Z
Spitfire VIII x 29) _* f' Q# b) S3 ?' w: e
F4U-1D Corsair x 21, d7 f; w, x: r* R5 T
P-51D Mustang x 73
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9 ?4 ]. `% |# i" G h& H1 fJapanese aircraft losses
3 C% h# U: p; E; I6 ]3 A D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 t8 s" w7 h0 n4 d/ ?0 y D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
4 n# U6 E! S+ F9 r, e) ] N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed N3 d7 P1 u! e6 |* }8 Y& G
# q1 S4 ^# H% ], u7 O, tNo Allied losses+ L8 e! g; p: S! w
1 q& ~* s! R' SAllied Ships
2 L* R2 m% M5 K$ }+ V9 t DD Stephen Potter# @6 g4 p" l5 p
DD Mahan% q0 r9 J8 E3 H
4 r1 |* H0 I) J+ d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。9 }" K& w$ A/ i% g1 u) r2 P4 T
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) b. p6 T4 v( k
5 H* I0 A4 S5 ^+ |( }+ ]1 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. p' ^; s; t% F6 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes u* N7 T, q3 E1 x" z' y) h: a4 I
" h& |$ R0 B' R; Y, yJapanese aircraft
1 M: J$ U; t7 T- b+ x4 ` G3M3 Nell x 59# l' T6 m- k" p3 X! o
4 H1 a0 t9 Y" o. B9 IJapanese aircraft losses
7 ~& P; J5 T- {" | G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged0 h: i \8 x/ b% |- i6 `2 ~
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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13 casualties reported7 c% W6 w4 F4 y8 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' S# `# H8 s8 k/ ~" i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
1 t8 \* L- p+ S1 wAirbase supply hits 13 H8 I. o/ @. r+ @# T9 g, l
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 e0 |% b" H0 O, g2 Q
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9 R4 f, g: Q6 b7 r+ K, TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. x- f. U* s" ]$ fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" ^8 Y% Q* b1 v- B# o' r6 I/ _
G3M3 Nell x 180 ^) M! ~! N- G6 m/ K0 K g, S- n
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
* e# V" b- k) O: | G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak8 ]/ N/ o2 p1 L' u+ s9 i
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Airbase hits 1$ \4 G; Z) e/ l$ Z* }
Runway hits 8
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8 C. S/ O; D& |Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 }: `5 }7 d1 A* z9 z% Z
6 s# ~0 w* u/ ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 j' z1 `3 B* s4 \5 N$ A
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
( q9 l* A6 o. q3 W: xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" w/ s* l; b, w9 I1 ^* O+ l
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Japanese aircraft
: h/ [+ D* D, m) L9 k" i G3M3 Nell x 18
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- j \6 ^7 Z5 S, G& u4 I+ [ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
* h* D" P7 P7 P% R( b' ]9 }* n G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak5 r0 d& n# A: _, C5 O" `
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Runway hits 12, P4 `1 r1 b4 K3 `4 \2 y
c& m. D7 M3 n- A" ~% y5 L! d+ 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。. J6 _5 ^' O8 s% w2 x
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139+ f* V1 E& S4 d, n" e; Z
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Japanese Ships
2 K- u1 j: u) G5 m# N* a SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
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* v% u1 H1 C6 T0 o' T DE Vammen
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. m/ l% t. G( X0 XASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
4 {4 o" Q' u# e" }5 S DE Ulvert M. Moore
- r8 X9 c' o, b; _+ d DE Oliver Mitchell1 o8 Y7 A/ Q$ ]1 Y2 e5 h
DE Edwin A. Howard
' A' ~$ B& a& _8 f! p7 [* q' t DE Alvin C. Cockrell! S3 u* P) |. o( G+ I# f$ K' ~0 ^
DE Lloyd E. Acree
7 j0 q+ L' A) Y4 I DE LeRay Wilson" d( a5 D ^, F
DE Kenneth M. Willet" J- |/ N' [/ _5 N, Q8 b
DE Presley
9 {. r" @; C( k2 z6 b6 E7 { DE Oberrender |