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。5 ]2 \5 m" m. E; U) J& _+ {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1114 m( }0 U) l, r; S. t8 w
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ J& T) P4 j* l: @" o6 O' U# m
8 ^' V4 v) C1 [" Z3 ]$ V+ ~; PRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* T9 I8 Y, @5 QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes) p4 L) b! F0 f7 A
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Japanese aircraft5 ], W+ Z: m3 ^( R1 W1 k
D4Y4 Judy x 212 L- N* b4 T& {+ \& Q2 ~
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
8 N! k1 n/ U q, n+ v3 @ Spitfire VIII x 32" F- s( X9 H- W, f/ P8 w5 |, U
9 B7 V! I- i$ _! ~! CJapanese aircraft losses& |* g# p9 j; u2 S2 A
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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. r. o/ r, p! x) U3 WAllied aircraft losses
0 k- @ W# k8 p: f Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed4 a2 e) j# c" A" R" I
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Allied Ships& D5 u+ m, r9 A+ b+ Q5 H
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' y$ h# R" ]2 X+ L5 U5 o% L PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk8 O0 c+ M; W" p
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 _* i; q0 t& R5 i8 z) h
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' J l, F, g7 E3 A2 y; |
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: v! r k e( R, u& ]7 C LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& b1 F/ t( H! k- |/ j+ S% _: XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110" l- E" I" b0 Y, o1 Q! N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
5 B3 x+ q' k$ m+ R) BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, t; v) M4 R2 Q, w0 S+ G7 W: c! H
{# Y$ C6 }1 G' k$ I* n: pJapanese aircraft
; ]4 J& l5 }9 K' ~ D4Y4 Judy x 213 i: V4 Z9 u4 M% x8 o7 X- ^
N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
) y/ v) v' D( u Spitfire VIII x 29
' Z& u6 q: L/ Y9 j+ _4 Y F4U-1D Corsair x 21
# `/ l3 A2 S5 e; P C, Z P-51D Mustang x 735 Z+ r9 `' i( L% [; h* C3 R
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged' w( q- h- o1 x* k( d3 R
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
H2 _4 Q9 ~4 V N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
" r- G/ `) m& [, ]7 s8 E& c DD Stephen Potter/ Z+ n! [1 j, p- M- `& z
DD Mahan3 x: n' y/ `! D+ d% E9 Q
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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 8 o# Q. r+ a+ g O( ^
4 u R* P$ g& ^8 f9 kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# k4 E4 r, y0 j) f* i5 sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 T& I7 D! a" x E/ S% N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes V7 S2 Z+ D+ X0 Y" n. N
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Japanese aircraft
8 m3 j( X. u" I+ a- B G3M3 Nell x 59
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3 m, l- g0 t& O( x% H5 s G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged! G( \# d/ w! P, d0 J8 D+ K
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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4 @) m9 F! {! z8 U3 m2 O. r6 CAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Y0 J2 _' I% `% N2 ]4 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 q" G; s3 {6 X2 I# E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 D I( _7 C6 H' ^' b2 V$ wAirbase hits 6
# `, d+ h+ s2 ?/ f8 rAirbase supply hits 12 ]5 o; x. X: U1 I
Runway hits 684 o1 k4 @1 _3 F) d, p) D# f; j
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 6 g2 S/ n0 P8 e/ w4 r! i! }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 j8 K5 t4 K& q5 ]0 U6 a
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 c1 {6 P1 v6 G3 d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18/ Z1 ^; H( g- w/ W% Z J: {
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 18 q6 W; b* M2 G* t. b8 E
Runway hits 8: A1 I0 g! x$ f2 z# G& T
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ N# G9 h ~5 W% j; u8 R7 P. e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; c; \* @: X4 e4 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.4 F8 W; _; B7 ?& ~
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) [9 T) {9 s3 Q5 |3 {$ {% T3 t% l6 h
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3 D3 [* _5 t1 \5 j G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
4 |/ n$ X2 M8 D' O) y% j4 p3 @% M G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2; {7 g! j5 o5 s% A G u& I( [
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。/ i+ I2 X5 N$ P/ t2 n
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2 ~% I+ v1 J p. G$ s' jSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139& b7 w# |; U# m8 m( {0 @
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
+ k7 j. |* M" g# f+ e3 H6 [ DE Paul G. Baker
9 q" I7 L5 t5 n DE William Seiverling5 j( j6 \! i! e+ Q8 ^3 t
DE Vammen' L) k5 p- j* Q2 b* \" P3 A
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144$ `) b7 o2 E! T7 a2 r% V
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. ]) G8 B: y& P DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
; x! R3 K- { B3 N, p' l$ O6 p DE Ulvert M. Moore8 ^9 a5 I4 W- i) V( l
DE Oliver Mitchell) l& L3 G, h* j0 E* Z/ p
DE Edwin A. Howard7 ]2 o; P; w4 A# P
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
; N# U' \+ N0 _; J9 P/ L DE Lloyd E. Acree
4 F- K, j1 ^. ?( [1 a9 x DE LeRay Wilson
" l2 w0 P6 M3 Y4 l DE Kenneth M. Willet
' z, Z# W9 T- i X( F DE Presley G$ |9 U4 l1 `5 T
DE Oberrender |