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。9 s9 N: p5 |8 x' J3 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111% J3 q* Y/ _; P' s4 ]
3 Z: W+ j/ H4 P1 SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% d0 m; ~$ ~5 ~2 {: d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
" Y. s& w, r; ^4 i1 W N1K5-J George x 24. t5 r) j1 Q, o/ K t- @
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Spitfire VIII x 323 Q+ n: F% E% a6 D( J' k: a$ E
& ~ @3 X6 F9 x5 q3 @+ SJapanese aircraft losses8 e2 M* k7 ?# i( K* a# M: X: q7 J
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed5 X. e A! s3 P6 o
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed3 @4 H, E. p4 v {
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Allied Ships& ~" G+ t" _5 v! v. ~$ q b- c
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 W/ V, c. J) y1 d; l/ y PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
3 i$ }1 J4 S- |( X/ Z; G LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 M5 ?0 r+ H+ p( g8 K; L/ q: X. T LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
0 e9 X+ T$ p: e" j) {0 d6 d LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; h( W( r- y) r+ ^9 O6 B 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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% B/ d* F- A" s* O0 e. WRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: h( G( D' \5 J" A; L3 Q% ]% M
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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f" q$ a2 _' _, u% g' }+ I! NJapanese aircraft: v: f# k+ v F4 |: D6 |$ r* M7 n# f
D4Y4 Judy x 21 t2 I( X7 X% F7 V/ \8 s: B
N1K5-J George x 25 h, |7 W$ m9 u: _7 j; k( t( U* I
) l( |% \4 i4 L3 S% GAllied aircraft
1 M1 o* G- v! i( X" d# Q' T Spitfire VIII x 428 G5 w: ~/ W( i: o4 `: p3 d& [% m- r% |6 P
Spitfire VIII x 29
% j3 d- h Z* l8 u F4U-1D Corsair x 21, Q+ x; n( X- ]0 Z$ N3 W
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses# C/ v8 I9 m5 Y# P! _1 b
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 M4 D. T' i! S D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* A9 n$ n& h' B" G$ X- d0 d. b0 |
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter) h. x' n! S( [ @; `( T+ Z4 m
DD Mahan
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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。, H8 D5 e J& h1 N/ j$ {' A# |, c) z
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8 H0 u) d% {$ E+ ^Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 o, V) D) a0 t
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: R0 w5 V2 G: A2 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" h8 ]: _+ j0 n. M# j( C
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G3M3 Nell x 59' Z, J" M, v3 ~3 U
# y7 R' Z. r) ]- \3 m5 ?Japanese aircraft losses( n1 Z5 y0 R, ?; @( N& O
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged4 O, n3 E( U4 h4 K
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak$ u! f. I* c' g! y1 [* }
: M; M0 L/ t* ]5 U" r# m( j1 jAllied ground losses:. W, E4 Q: L, Z3 J# X. {5 ^9 d
13 casualties reported
% }3 c9 I2 P& A9 g. Y+ K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# b B0 k \- v, s& T9 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 J( h1 r* C0 `, J, q: l2 S9 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 B$ a7 }. J' ]& LAirbase hits 6
& X U; W2 H4 h% _0 W& f; b# zAirbase supply hits 12 K4 R. r% M) t, @) ]& M
Runway hits 688 o# V" Z t6 X" _
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1 {5 w/ n) s4 d7 f, a$ L6 tMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 t* M. N5 |5 v6 G# @6 R: {' U: W
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0 ~( x( e& c. Y) bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 I- P6 p6 e9 MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 M8 H- c) b5 `$ W) C+ l2 b
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Japanese aircraft
7 `, o" w/ d! C" W8 k; P2 Z G3M3 Nell x 18
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* P4 {) d8 M* @: {5 ?# ?2 J YJapanese aircraft losses
! B8 S7 b/ ^8 d8 B! A) n8 w+ k+ Q) u, U& C G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged7 |- G% R Y0 E$ x, `1 s: ^
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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8 F7 O- ~! {) {+ RAirbase hits 14 m9 w# G3 k0 B" _* I P
Runway hits 8
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3 O/ { P2 f0 F/ E$ [' d! J) P$ b6 qMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 Z- {0 Z9 `' z: y3 n+ ^& y7 f4 y
7 n8 r# S0 Z+ U3 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud! n" j4 {5 y1 M* T2 r1 f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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' [* G5 C/ G, A0 q. V G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
% o7 e2 s0 K2 h5 J& j5 e* E9 [ G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak0 O4 u4 W4 A/ p% n8 n
5 s I+ g- h3 S& T$ R' [4 n. wAirbase hits 2
$ s# S. f; m! D1 B; d# w R) gRunway hits 12- A% b( H! r1 D& ^' E% e
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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。) u4 Q5 b1 Q+ f& E$ E z& m
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% j& [# a9 N [# ~/ DSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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9 m* n c+ W+ l7 Q SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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! |' f' B$ n% q9 J2 o DE Paul G. Baker
; |4 h! `6 Q/ k DE William Seiverling2 ^ i- n. y1 z" D! U+ l: z
DE Vammen
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' R! g: ^5 ?3 U/ i! p& UASW attack near Townsville at 95,1447 G' U5 A3 E; J. z
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 R2 X" }6 b) K$ @
DE Ulvert M. Moore+ N5 h0 L2 e( S
DE Oliver Mitchell
" u0 x: ~1 L2 }8 U# A0 {' B DE Edwin A. Howard" y- z, k" h) d% o: j, Q- Q
DE Alvin C. Cockrell" J0 a( a1 c7 F" u! c: i& e" V
DE Lloyd E. Acree
% x! t7 a9 |4 @# i+ L& g DE LeRay Wilson R& p% K2 w! F, [; g
DE Kenneth M. Willet
* [; X! D. Q0 u( A: a- N DE Presley
+ H9 t6 ?5 V- A DE Oberrender |