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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9 R9 d- b9 W* \* u/ {Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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7 S# g& i1 ~: p$ ^6 uWeather in hex: Clear sky* f# b8 i5 S7 h4 k5 J
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." j2 t9 ?; A) U, X
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( |, R6 ]% {+ v5 I3 p, j
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Japanese aircraft9 g0 H, v* ]9 U% {4 x& a/ D f& J
D4Y4 Judy x 21
9 o0 }7 V2 L! Z3 t% } N1K5-J George x 244 T+ P: B0 K# h; Y2 Y
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Allied aircraft' G3 R7 U6 e0 F7 b+ Y% V# t
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses3 d# P2 L4 q2 p) }' f% S9 g
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed$ P9 E$ S0 q/ o2 y3 ?
5 M0 E* E% O! o# x5 e+ yAllied aircraft losses, g5 A9 I# l* y5 W9 _ b
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 g4 U5 c3 A. {3 }/ q9 Y3 Y1 Q
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
\. t3 Y9 ^" h+ {! _ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
3 \* ^; W# w8 l: _ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ g5 i1 b& I9 m+ F5 [; v8 x LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 C/ U0 K( @; G, ]* |6 v LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% V$ H, R6 }$ a, e; L0 l0 X LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- W' I: \( w8 G
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) N& B8 n- h+ h9 j( `) L4 a8 R2 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' E* \" N+ H2 e2 NRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
4 F! N3 R& e* }0 o+ c6 UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' ?" g. C+ f: B# m0 L; W
( V R* u0 N T" E/ h( k, iJapanese aircraft# A' b0 M6 |1 N6 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
$ c! b8 j* D5 M0 Y/ G N1K5-J George x 26 K- f9 @' [$ L- r( e7 h
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Spitfire VIII x 42
6 e# M+ L$ s% N Spitfire VIII x 29# a# n: L: l; p1 v6 H% _: h; s
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
/ E; Q/ e/ t( j# `# d: ]) B P-51D Mustang x 73
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8 f- g' _( W$ J% b4 ?2 E+ ^( B D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged0 m1 R. v# v( h, Q, }! e
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ b5 K A7 r. ?1 q) ~
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed8 g# |2 P& v9 X4 |2 O; {
" @- {2 f9 ~5 ENo Allied losses
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Allied Ships, y0 ?1 I( _( [9 |7 B; G
DD Stephen Potter
0 C1 G# \0 u2 B ^5 N/ u# a DD Mahan$ X+ ]* c" J$ s: ~
/ K- J' ~# e5 S1 r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。. N6 a4 D/ ]% [& a+ |
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ! w) }3 m( w0 b6 s
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: W, R6 d, T# X: l; O, x, `6 c* |Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ S ~- ~) b% l5 V1 E' X+ }
2 \, X i: V! y* H4 ~1 VJapanese aircraft0 I5 U1 g( l5 i# Y2 A* Z
G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
6 C* c$ y+ Z& U' Q G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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4 _9 V$ D$ x Z5 D3 ?3 k; e 13 casualties reported
0 r. E- O8 W$ j! [9 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ` P2 d/ x p$ I+ m J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ D, x" \6 ?0 N7 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" ^6 ~) m. e6 p# y4 nAirbase hits 6
8 j% l+ @8 N, X0 t! f* {" RAirbase supply hits 1
; L1 ^2 x: n2 w3 b. TRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * c) V4 A j) @5 p; ~6 c
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 f& s/ Q9 ?, Y; C7 W4 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 182 C# }% U5 O2 a! ?
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# \4 n. O. W% e( @$ s% }, S
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak" _/ w9 d# A% j( q- L" W) Q
# P$ u1 E5 \ z1 @- i+ B" AAirbase hits 1
7 F: W5 H9 |: s) ]Runway hits 82 i1 k8 @6 t" A3 S; u( G
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 7 c5 q8 u1 H( u$ |% C7 G
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$ r4 y/ |& A' V. a$ g2 ^ _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
, ~ T) W7 i& cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ ]" x7 v1 u: B$ P) J$ r
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& l# J& [( W: }6 h% a G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
; h- M3 b( j' |* u' c% r0 t G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak% `& s0 k0 I! c' X0 y+ |. {1 @
( Y. ~ V, r' z9 L, I, KAirbase hits 2 [) H4 W7 X- m. h2 a" b5 T9 Y( B
Runway hits 12( d- M' {1 A& Q9 r3 A J& s: k, k
/ i+ v7 P9 w9 I5 S, t& ?" U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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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage; G" u& s( {+ v7 i! y9 B3 L+ X
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DE Paul G. Baker
2 N. {/ u" @! o4 S. S DE William Seiverling
. e5 v. v* Q! X: w DE Vammen$ H6 j3 R5 ^' H* X0 N |
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage8 s. ~$ c y _- C" ^
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: T* K6 `) L- j DE Ulvert M. Moore
0 [" ^- Y4 S8 p3 w) L9 T* \/ [1 M DE Oliver Mitchell: N& G0 B0 Q: L' O
DE Edwin A. Howard
% ~$ Y- r/ b6 C Z DE Alvin C. Cockrell
( Z- o( s* j5 L* e' ^- D( ]# t DE Lloyd E. Acree- ]! \! G- n* Y9 n% _4 A9 d" }: I/ s
DE LeRay Wilson
5 U4 V$ I, {5 ^: _7 W5 M) k DE Kenneth M. Willet; H* Q8 O' N# p* m& c) ^7 d
DE Presley
' g2 i) j- C* F3 M w& ^ DE Oberrender |