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# Q" E( a) G0 [, a- N1 g* C
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.7 f& @1 c, g- X# Q6 n6 o
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes" u5 f. Y) Z ^6 }: n
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Japanese aircraft+ t" Y+ L2 j- D8 K3 A
D4Y4 Judy x 21 u! u1 y6 f) x2 G2 l+ a! d5 F
N1K5-J George x 24' n7 U5 V! c5 W" R; ?
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Allied aircraft
1 F) S$ p! U, c9 ~1 A Spitfire VIII x 32
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W% h+ E0 l0 s- w( ]' AJapanese aircraft losses
! `, G8 F" l* Y0 {+ f9 q1 ~ N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed L/ A+ o! {$ F! @, w
( f$ \ L8 S% f& w+ N* i2 fAllied aircraft losses D1 `9 y% C/ A! G* d; [4 W0 z
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed5 ^, \0 |8 b$ i. a8 j9 i$ r Z( z1 [
5 k# c% I3 n- p1 V9 H0 SAllied Ships5 w- {4 B4 y0 R& N
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l+ F! U9 I1 }6 J PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) a0 W, v; w4 C
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, w! I8 T# d8 ]: {- q" i( D
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 A/ i% g- x& @3 C) N4 m7 V( M
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 x% [$ }, p+ D' t y% W; U) A r
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
9 R( i7 |( T2 nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; C& Z$ y, t; V( G1 @; ~
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Japanese aircraft% d, W! B4 t1 s) r' |
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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/ n7 J7 N7 @& N) b5 d3 S5 R Spitfire VIII x 42' T6 L. Q; x& P1 _; M
Spitfire VIII x 29
% z* g# @+ q0 m0 @2 b' A6 O8 P F4U-1D Corsair x 214 N) l* R0 L7 q
P-51D Mustang x 73% v7 K: @6 b9 V! j% X8 i& G
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged! R) y* P3 |$ _8 S+ I) R; Y
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak! G7 [+ q8 L. Q. v
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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3 s0 O6 b, |, D! q, E DD Stephen Potter
2 O7 Z+ ^" B. k; f DD Mahan3 d- A6 d4 q; F5 \. r/ c% A
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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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7 G3 N1 C a0 O& k8 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud N9 p% g& h( N& H1 B
" l5 |6 w( y; \9 X1 c2 rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& V* }" K3 s3 M) {) ?& b8 zEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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~% ?( T7 J+ w( p( eJapanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged$ p0 _( t$ K3 |; {. u
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak8 _- K5 I! P ?3 k$ B
' y3 u0 {4 h' i3 Q/ zAllied ground losses:9 ~; e7 F% h0 y& i0 a7 Q
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 ?# k. Q. _5 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ |7 Z" f8 ]0 |. M1 P; N; B: ]
) l) J4 u! o+ fAirbase hits 6
7 g& n& _% K, L/ n- SAirbase supply hits 17 j0 |3 E; d0 k. C9 @6 Z: W: R& j
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 # g8 T, v9 I7 p, C2 N/ M1 y
) x) z% m) w# H2 DWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ B% I7 r" [ u2 u" S0 ]7 ~) B2 n8 jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* Z- s! Y$ `6 ?- o; U G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak4 o2 l! I- ~( m- j1 G
: |. O' P' }. z4 p aAirbase hits 13 ]5 ]' F: z3 m4 j
Runway hits 8
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& F! X% S2 J7 v5 g P z4 UMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
- ~0 y3 n5 j4 Q2 yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 P& U8 f+ S3 y' [5 n+ Q! l
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G3M3 Nell x 18- \7 z& \: x- G7 x+ X N9 }
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak# }' x! C, A% R; L( g _% D0 H) G
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3 o0 r8 E0 ~+ T9 p1 `9 sRunway hits 12, f% y1 ?- Y# s; `* I& {
* W- ~8 V! c' n/ q2 r. e: L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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( S, d4 L' h4 a8 N5 k0 J% E$ ASub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker y T; r! n; u- X4 [! K1 f' Y$ w
DE William Seiverling
, x# d. l) g) f: ~( w DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144" K) B* g( C+ b8 ?' I5 O0 |2 `
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Japanese Ships
+ O2 J" r9 U# N# T: {- ] ]) H SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
( O/ L7 h3 }: t* ?3 X! _$ p: j$ b DE Ulvert M. Moore
. z! @. n) }5 b DE Oliver Mitchell
8 x2 P# Y3 s/ w& M DE Edwin A. Howard
. I) v4 m( \! r! p3 A% d Y: [0 P DE Alvin C. Cockrell
: @) _, D- \6 b& |* j6 H DE Lloyd E. Acree
9 o& s! v+ z& z) q% J7 P: l/ c DE LeRay Wilson! |/ X& \) k! ]% w" P. o8 O
DE Kenneth M. Willet
6 {, F# N0 K& ]) m4 ~1 G* t DE Presley
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