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 W# o& w8 Z! O' AMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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4 A% h! [/ [ v. m, A. j. BRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ S. z7 I, N! s# w+ F+ p* \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 g( J3 \4 ~: N; S |9 a
+ i" ^- e! p! w6 oJapanese aircraft
3 f" q0 w; I' I. y; k D4Y4 Judy x 215 J4 f. n- j% ?
N1K5-J George x 24 M- e9 l: V1 C5 k' c
: K3 _* T! { F: u5 K: KAllied aircraft
% q& j1 _1 N$ W. D% U Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed4 C' W I1 d. u$ I9 U
: R9 L9 h7 l' n- xAllied aircraft losses
$ c' c* v+ ]2 {& t* F" u. m Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed6 k) E) o' [8 A
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- ?( F: D% U* p4 I0 I+ c
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
2 F0 H9 Y( w3 a LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 E; A: w* \! ]' c LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 d3 F, Z" f( v8 ^$ m% G0 E
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) M2 V2 F7 S7 l9 |% E0 F \& C
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.! W% E# ~- \5 I( M! R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 X# |8 X& Y2 Q) [# s1 [# W' J3 m D4Y4 Judy x 21
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4 j) ^! E0 {& N) a Spitfire VIII x 42& o8 s* d' s& D, [! c8 o- t' B
Spitfire VIII x 295 V8 C! O& p+ r6 y# d+ R- f
F4U-1D Corsair x 21& S5 w/ h6 y( C3 {2 ?
P-51D Mustang x 73* e* I+ v* d0 N/ E! t: c% R; U
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ i( O9 {; `3 k' U D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
! u( v- `- I7 O9 J N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter0 M9 J: ~) b, {# x: l0 e+ ^
DD Mahan4 Q8 h( y1 w' i
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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
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6 r! |# a+ g6 b8 xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 ]2 Y7 V$ l' ^* lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 H! @+ o; D( R* W0 ]4 I! r
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G3M3 Nell x 59' o8 J" z v& y$ K5 Z( |
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged g2 t' N- e# M4 z) Z
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak7 T! c2 ~) O# G! }8 Q y
4 T, Y1 C9 `/ l! CAllied ground losses:% w X+ E2 d0 M5 C& }% S' o: S0 ?
13 casualties reported
; v# ~9 r8 q4 } h9 j; J: |8 _7 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# g/ Y) x( Q7 G7 _6 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* c7 ~% R Z* Y3 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 N- m, {" L7 i' `5 u
5 `6 D' u3 K+ A& |; |* ^$ rAirbase hits 6
* C7 M5 F: }: B MAirbase supply hits 1
# m6 w _% {% c, k! J# HRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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' Z) U, l a6 ^0 d5 ^5 O6 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 a! V) o8 l l- m, n/ `) U) s/ XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 X9 j3 a4 D/ s! ?. t& x( j+ y G3M3 Nell x 18
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6 y9 p. y- t2 I" R# ? G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
; X6 w8 d5 N' } ]: N& n G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak' |) L. e' u/ H3 \& E+ B) i
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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3 S6 U0 x2 _* PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
% A& C- ~& Y% J# m5 e) O) ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) i6 K x# K* p5 ]
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8 T! r, u1 o6 A G3M3 Nell x 18
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4 Y# {% a) Z" q: HJapanese aircraft losses
4 F7 V( j8 O s. t* I G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
8 Q6 X8 Z/ w+ q8 c( ~+ q7 V7 n G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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- Q& b! Y) H3 T9 oAirbase hits 2
& I9 M# F8 V5 P) X7 w) Y: V RRunway hits 122 x# U6 a. ?) S" x1 C/ T, m
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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。$ d# m. d/ k2 u
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: c; a7 S% X5 o$ A4 }1 k+ ISub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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5 g ]2 U/ L7 C- [/ A) C. W+ K1 T DE Paul G. Baker
, Q# U% a8 F* C3 y# n DE William Seiverling
. q0 f9 ~: {) L; u% E3 k+ E( l; e/ } DE Vammen: K8 i: w3 i$ s4 ^4 L
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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3 ~9 W( O* G$ n8 I DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
3 R1 u b8 @+ X: a+ e DE Ulvert M. Moore
# H5 g' j" _/ G8 }: ]3 e- H; T, Y DE Oliver Mitchell
6 o5 n6 `8 g* N- @ DE Edwin A. Howard
% g8 h2 y0 ^0 ` F! ] DE Alvin C. Cockrell [6 E( f- V1 K+ A$ x- q3 }3 y
DE Lloyd E. Acree
* k( I/ h2 @& C1 s( }, M- G6 G DE LeRay Wilson
" e+ O8 [! u H2 X* L' C' I7 L DE Kenneth M. Willet
0 V' _& \* j# J: [ DE Presley! [$ i9 {2 Y9 T' d! h: h2 M
DE Oberrender |