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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% ?( W% f; i/ k4 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111% `8 T! ~! r& Z c+ v, s# W) w
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ g; E. b: G* z8 [$ ^0 ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
H1 g& x8 N- G4 p9 h; N7 I D4Y4 Judy x 21. B! |5 {. D6 b! z0 k' N: x' W" E
N1K5-J George x 24
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% {6 N" K) w3 i% S& {: y% P4 QAllied aircraft
" A5 G0 x, k0 F4 M7 u Spitfire VIII x 32+ r2 M# Y* H% c; v$ `! _7 U8 q
0 [8 n3 ^3 ]1 f% Y: o/ zJapanese aircraft losses
% Y' h" m+ p3 p* a% G1 Q6 } N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 b, A* o4 d- \) S! n( D9 T
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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- t7 l& y+ q' m l6 IAllied Ships
9 e6 a8 \" I- ?$ i/ J: P LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: {* w5 H' y1 j' Y" U PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
( o8 A2 F4 v4 c" U2 e, E, v LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' h& @4 ]$ I, A( U
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* o; z# O$ c1 N6 H2 F
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ R8 B7 ]- G1 _4 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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% F2 O$ |- s; j3 j+ R% S. nRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.4 B. K, v& {; k \) c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% A: c1 I7 U( n5 O# I
D4Y4 Judy x 214 u/ `; f E4 W, r( e" b
N1K5-J George x 28 ~! o, M- w9 n' a9 F6 p& |: Y
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Allied aircraft
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7 Z# |0 R: }6 ]9 e% r$ w Spitfire VIII x 29/ x' y- F& k% q* h" [% Q
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
& p! d2 a; E2 R8 w. Y' ]5 y6 v P-51D Mustang x 733 I2 g% u" Y" h# p+ d+ l* f
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged$ I, b- g6 k7 B0 Y, E5 F
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak1 `4 ]. O% z' g. H Q" w# q2 [9 @
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses& _: y( y2 O) `5 U& s/ U
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Allied Ships0 A& s" a) `# M
DD Stephen Potter0 o9 x# |. a* m+ Q& b
DD Mahan, R* x* I! D9 d( G4 \1 r
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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。6 G8 V1 u5 M* e& l' c& m2 n
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2 z$ m( T9 t1 ?* G% l; mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ {3 g; B% d: z: s, M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 ~% r1 }/ ]6 \, o" oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." x! a2 W, M. n* E; ~6 I, ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# t' X! U4 g& G* s7 u3 J, {
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Japanese aircraft/ J5 k; m4 _2 b- c; u
G3M3 Nell x 59
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: b2 R: \- Z0 X2 m4 }, MJapanese aircraft losses
/ H& w; v+ J" p( c* k G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged4 f0 { ` A; m) U) m8 \1 ~# G
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak+ D0 [1 O% O3 @0 O5 n5 x9 V& U; {7 k1 f
' B/ {1 Y/ i6 f" v; i3 K' C( c$ BAllied ground losses:+ F& S: B/ x M9 H1 ~7 S! E W
13 casualties reported ^- c3 i0 d2 S" \5 Z Y; G; _" ]" H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 c: }! _8 c; m3 b! _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; s! s W( }! D) D) V" \) Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 I% X% B% D7 O. Z7 p, BAirbase hits 62 p6 |% o. r# T( m- F. Z
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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: q2 e/ L2 ?5 jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) ~; ?- K2 P6 W) cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* W1 h# ^. T. I5 R G3M3 Nell x 18) \% C% a: d& n) h
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V7 q" I/ J- q6 x" [2 x G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged% w9 I' ~6 F# D/ v2 ?
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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. I- c* y0 ?! J/ sAirbase hits 1
* ]; k) ^* \! C5 P$ `Runway hits 89 C6 h' x. i0 K; N8 p. H
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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/ I5 Y7 ^( W# ]9 W/ ]( pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ W9 ^7 H$ x- s) T" d5 jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.# r' K+ T+ x" n9 U, }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ Y$ S- N! r) t$ K: l% E$ e
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G3M3 Nell x 18( ]2 t7 X4 u$ R+ D4 d4 E% ~+ m3 q
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* N `9 S5 v R+ e5 s$ i G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- o h; Z; ^; _% D' {2 V1 t) w G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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* b2 y2 ^- w" F2 |# L v5 ~Airbase hits 2
7 u$ O( O) p9 ?% x) M* }. gRunway 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。
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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$ I, N. P7 Z# e z SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage) h. p" c! ^" l4 M y
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Allied Ships" V2 l& j9 x" I" Q$ k C1 I
DE Paul G. Baker
2 G7 m- G2 O/ x7 l DE William Seiverling
8 ^9 m& V) P: d0 b. T5 P# Z; J DE Vammen* x1 u, H$ b) S
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$ u( H# M8 E+ O, G' v# o6 A, U8 HASW attack near Townsville at 95,144! `- M/ p/ j" R. ?
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Japanese Ships7 e# c# K' u' `9 h* ?6 J
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships# r; X+ N1 D! M: b) d7 }
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% D, K8 H/ D0 Y* F' W3 w1 m. x0 Z" z
DE Ulvert M. Moore) z! C" w- u" M# d8 |
DE Oliver Mitchell
9 b, u* x* R: w. S DE Edwin A. Howard9 x9 p, ]1 L& O8 Q
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
& }: @5 c' O6 ^- M DE Lloyd E. Acree
\" I6 ?, N4 f7 U DE LeRay Wilson
$ _+ E& Z6 \( d DE Kenneth M. Willet/ K! G1 ~ H I6 d g3 z% s/ v) k
DE Presley' w, s: }) H) I: t" [+ @
DE Oberrender |