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 }4 A4 u$ ^8 {8 h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111- G/ k5 P, W- S
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0 x* ]- ^% ~, E. Y; JRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ V2 {* ]8 ?& ^3 u2 S" ?5 P
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes# P0 o9 C, C2 T+ n
3 g$ d& M" [, n+ }* m) I a8 NJapanese aircraft/ }% T& Q3 h2 A
D4Y4 Judy x 21
; r, F b( o$ ~8 i( S, y) ? N1K5-J George x 24, v" p0 y: y+ n; z6 B
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Allied aircraft+ ~5 f3 ?2 ~/ X$ P* b, o) `$ `
Spitfire VIII x 32
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* `4 O( @" I4 I- h N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, U# A! g7 y, V. O PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" W8 ^; C2 {* g LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, i) M8 m# M f/ o6 K
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, d( a0 R( V8 b7 ?
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; V+ n! W6 F" `6 T" \7 A
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- j1 i( y6 @: H
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; y! c* A; Y% ^9 y) f3 F" R) R2 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
, Q; a' u) L5 X& GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 B; t6 Z% B5 V* V8 A
D4Y4 Judy x 21
1 B9 C0 l5 j6 Y6 P T N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
& x7 [( y& k+ L6 N: E! h$ D. w Spitfire VIII x 42
$ j- s! X" T; W; B$ B Spitfire VIII x 29
1 {& e0 d/ S) D) F, G& D( k7 | F4U-1D Corsair x 21
. @2 p0 s/ f9 k4 y; ~+ E' Z# |% A' ] P-51D Mustang x 73% \7 _; q C% C% |
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Japanese aircraft losses0 A" R0 x( B. r6 q N) {
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
' T- n/ B9 }* A' p, r D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
M4 v3 y2 h) y' _$ g N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses+ g/ l. r% M2 \+ m9 m a
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" y8 U. Q, a3 U. N9 m DD Stephen Potter
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u; J% Y$ a3 y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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6 D$ _* ?/ }: X$ k( \3 hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 u @9 R3 z; mEstimated time to target is 30 minutes* v- c# f6 w, `) z' s* ~3 a/ H
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 I- Q7 q+ R0 C7 J6 K0 E G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged5 f2 q( g' Z3 q5 `2 F* [" X0 J
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
5 Z5 ?( W& J" I/ n D# \' C 13 casualties reported
) g; h* s' r7 J8 K; G4 \+ Z! k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 e; C# c7 V8 l L4 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& y" {$ {6 D3 T2 M2 O5 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 X5 m t% _# `$ t2 M
6 |4 N! k- B: F6 {: UAirbase hits 6
# X3 M' H% o3 h& W% |, O! JAirbase supply hits 1
% M3 I2 Y- H3 Z! `" YRunway hits 68. G) \6 s1 k0 `
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. \8 o/ Z) r7 P; MMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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0 g, a5 j" D f0 URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 P5 Q/ X/ i+ l% w: d. T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; }. ~; ^8 J3 B7 W$ A" m
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G3M3 Nell x 18; Y8 V5 B( Y- w2 N: E1 A' L
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 I5 _: n7 h2 S/ b" F5 F8 X
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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/ Q/ a4 B1 w$ Q" r: S; sAirbase hits 1
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, I- |9 \. ?& r2 }8 k: gMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 u+ G% z. L: Z1 b" E
) ?4 N$ c0 u4 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
; S; h0 M& V0 ^$ W/ MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% ]9 k3 \- r$ {
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f9 i, O+ }6 V. e G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged4 r. F0 f. h; `+ h7 M8 G
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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% N* E5 ~% _' c$ IAirbase hits 2; `$ s: g3 c. V- Y
Runway 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。3 h' E5 v3 [& q5 b% ~
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage# o9 p! P5 L9 L1 w3 p2 m* w
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Allied Ships
) `$ T& l- j! |: H8 m& ?+ r, f DE Paul G. Baker) T/ L+ r6 P- j/ D" j
DE William Seiverling
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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: a& h% T! u3 q SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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+ F$ I" K# W, a. k DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
) {3 P9 r/ m- z# n% A$ M5 |+ t: K DE Ulvert M. Moore% @! d P; A2 @! T* {
DE Oliver Mitchell
8 R4 N0 ~! u, G! l DE Edwin A. Howard2 z. t1 ~$ ]. F$ x
DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ R" Z; \3 K! ?9 ~- V
DE Lloyd E. Acree
. e2 e# m4 L0 w: j) \ DE LeRay Wilson/ q" Y: K- u# i' ?% l0 Z$ E5 G
DE Kenneth M. Willet3 k2 w+ R5 I% s1 V
DE Presley0 g3 g6 d- f) x- L) f
DE Oberrender |