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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 @# K, U. b2 Z$ }4 F0 v; e. w, BEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ ], T$ v' x/ i
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft' V; } Z: X1 _. K x
Spitfire VIII x 32; I/ n. z# y$ j# w
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 }% M& J2 Z( a- D; o N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed1 j( a, G* i2 x0 X& z9 M
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Allied aircraft losses: J! r; y3 x U
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" J8 t3 K- k8 k# v' g
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# m0 m- {% _: c$ L2 I4 k; p LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `& m1 t3 e$ K- C PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. ?3 Y$ ]. O! V3 b7 k" B! J LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ }( r( t6 t1 v+ x- X. ~ LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 ]2 c9 i0 _3 \
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; T. x$ y; ^- X
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& g% ?+ f$ U9 o: o2 N7 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1107 Q+ N6 V: g2 t- b
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.- \8 m, v9 R' s% N, l9 K, O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- e d+ }5 }2 L# P. W
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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; l: W/ k0 c; N* R/ o! u T( B2 p( Q+ A# r Spitfire VIII x 297 I( u# A4 d+ j, J5 L
F4U-1D Corsair x 21, u" V( P7 ] E/ f1 s. l
P-51D Mustang x 738 m/ t+ E! k( @2 e! A; K j
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 x5 s) M0 q5 \+ J
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
3 Y3 i7 {4 l5 X1 p5 u. l N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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9 Y7 n2 N& K, \2 v* V/ L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。' s2 } ? z' Z1 d. j0 N
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n! H+ h3 @1 q+ E, H! m6 m, QMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 , s0 D$ f% }5 T2 |% h5 R
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1 U* R9 [0 N- Z+ X# zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 59' h. Q! x+ V# k6 N4 L
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
/ Z1 a% C$ w5 q0 R G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:- s) Y! a n o4 b$ W. }
13 casualties reported* S/ Z8 z0 n7 |. A+ v- _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. M9 V' L3 h* X# [- h. L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! C/ C6 K; Q- @ R* x! @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% U3 |7 k' E: s5 y& |+ o/ N$ m( z
! N" U5 B- U+ J: w" j1 _Airbase hits 6 U9 {1 G8 n, M/ r+ g- a
Airbase supply hits 1$ Y" f; E5 ^* }6 j9 \. ?& P
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 7 z4 X+ u- a g. U" M- `* s: w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 [6 v% |: N7 R: m) dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ ~8 Z j3 v& A- _0 J, V8 F
1 v/ l0 {! d; H: YJapanese aircraft
. Z: U1 f5 p1 x& W+ i e G3M3 Nell x 18
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3 j0 S2 H9 z8 ?. I% R3 O. @/ { G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
/ o* u; u6 j6 k* p G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak p) o% k$ P6 G: Z
C# N8 d n6 |! nAirbase hits 1/ w" { o2 r! ~$ B; E9 S, r
Runway hits 8) q. _% } |7 i2 ^
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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: V* H. T, s4 A" v X0 ^& RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.- M) `% L+ L6 V, U; I% v& ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! N9 t# [8 y, t) [
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged: |5 n# @% H0 \6 c: p# F7 e/ K
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 K: @) f- w$ SAirbase hits 2
$ W, R* C5 v* U6 u I6 a! vRunway hits 12: d) f+ y$ ]+ [
- J" t! z! o$ m( n$ f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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' @ a3 `" r& y, E9 [Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139( l+ D0 I* s; b& U }+ [
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Japanese Ships
% Y h) f7 l( A$ ^' u/ K8 S7 t SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage/ U9 [$ H* N) Q+ g
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DE Paul G. Baker+ g3 ~& L) p! o1 m1 H
DE William Seiverling
" E: y9 p/ q( i* N4 w3 B. K DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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+ s4 f' f# u: m8 _. P6 x5 a- P SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage4 m( R1 m6 z4 k
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Allied Ships
) M+ {9 h. c+ U! H/ ?( R$ M/ q DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 _+ g" R8 ^# V+ k9 F# _" z1 S! l% e DE Ulvert M. Moore
- ?# O2 n/ `: L+ C, `$ { DE Oliver Mitchell0 h' C9 A! H. |
DE Edwin A. Howard
w( _: K; {9 }! b Q, S: o DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ E/ F, u; c: z W! s& p
DE Lloyd E. Acree
5 P& @+ F8 T: _ DE LeRay Wilson
2 u8 x' W" o/ ?$ t$ [6 d$ ~ DE Kenneth M. Willet
. S: c# B$ s9 D DE Presley
. c9 q2 g3 I$ F, F# P# i( E DE Oberrender |