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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% A) m5 Z; [$ e! R/ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111+ f$ M3 w2 Y5 H m8 a, ]
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/ i( Y( f% `0 j. @, ~Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% ?* k2 A0 \$ P" |2 ?$ k
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" x' _3 A+ A+ p! ^+ n1 `9 N
D4Y4 Judy x 21
: f; e W/ N* I! S# U N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
# }8 E7 I8 f5 _3 U# a& } Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 L* V- n% q2 i& U- j N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed+ n5 g& f6 E5 f: _
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! G4 j- Q; K2 |6 s8 B1 Z Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed* }9 O8 B+ P y+ `7 b! Z
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~& p! t' s+ x) j) s" n
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk4 Q/ v% h n. O, C
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `! |' J2 r* s8 |9 t' d3 S# k; t. q LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk v& S9 `3 y) n8 P* x1 A
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) l, ^& ]) R: m$ V* M; S+ ~/ o
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" H+ |) T0 D1 a7 r( }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ |! X+ \& o# A8 ]
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft" \0 e+ d4 X/ W) C8 J
D4Y4 Judy x 21/ q' P8 z @( W' V& l( N* `0 T. L. M
N1K5-J George x 2+ D. {4 P2 g4 X, i' T& l' p- `8 J
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, |! P) [* E R, z7 ^5 [ Spitfire VIII x 428 R# h3 m' ^7 m( S% Z7 s
Spitfire VIII x 29$ n- \3 l3 F" W% L3 o! U7 p
F4U-1D Corsair x 213 {8 {1 q: f( l
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
% K8 ~) j: K% l0 v D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
% @. s/ W" g6 b+ u m7 Y3 t- q D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
& U* h1 w1 K0 Q' Q0 `3 u N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
* {9 i i9 T# T3 O DD Stephen Potter
/ F) q) h4 i4 q# w+ x DD Mahan
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$ m7 d0 m5 c) d5 b& z) x; \1 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。
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 , u9 G# C9 ~# A7 e* F' J
+ |0 u* K3 W: O4 EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: m. V2 r$ E. \, l0 g2 i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 i& u! S( i, k' S" b; z G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
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7 V7 P2 |2 |; G1 J" q+ E2 Z+ P 13 casualties reported
* V6 i% ~# v6 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 x( _7 x5 E8 l9 u: K/ N* X) g% J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 v4 M$ w* a G1 p7 f; _- p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
+ p: X$ P3 q. `0 _6 n7 fAirbase supply hits 1
# Y* O3 K. D" ?/ D/ j7 O# q7 \9 URunway hits 68
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Morning 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 7,000 feet.
+ Y: }5 I0 z4 f8 HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 185 q1 n) p$ h9 j0 L* N; K
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged; ~9 T8 m; c7 b5 V
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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% s) p) j* a" S+ K: g5 mAirbase hits 16 ?; x, r$ |& u! P9 t
Runway hits 8! U0 d5 i3 M+ Q
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4 @+ s% J% S0 [/ }7 E7 LMorning 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.
# f/ l; t" I- \3 ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged5 P3 i" E, X3 R. ?4 j
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak u6 x) a% {) J0 O9 ?) N! |
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Airbase hits 2
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w2 H( c) j4 \* W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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Japanese Ships, |4 p3 V) n8 o0 Q( b5 [6 G; s
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage. D0 {( N) d+ v. O$ v! ~
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Allied Ships
- h- ~7 d! [/ a' T5 Y DE Paul G. Baker' L% Y8 G2 x6 L' ~, S" c- X& {
DE William Seiverling7 g. F* j8 s8 C. R
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1442 X2 n- F* Q' y* e& V- i
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
" V/ Q+ o' q/ t3 q2 k: B DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage q( I- b/ }# X# l
DE Ulvert M. Moore
5 |/ X" K e* |4 G; f' E4 d DE Oliver Mitchell2 V, ~! ^+ O" S3 E0 P0 W
DE Edwin A. Howard9 L9 y6 l0 t6 @! V& ~6 U5 W
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
& l7 n1 t) l2 p+ W1 E DE Lloyd E. Acree
& A$ F1 L/ N: H( l1 n DE LeRay Wilson
" l$ }! s- K$ ^+ w2 L- d0 K/ b DE Kenneth M. Willet
9 `1 c- T. h( @" G DE Presley% Y3 z9 w7 i& A, C4 j9 s
DE Oberrender |