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。8 A ]+ D7 T1 A. O2 t; d- y$ i' Q
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5 b. L8 |. e3 H) }' JMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1116 e4 y; Y0 w9 k" r+ c
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft. n# l! g0 ?2 E+ T9 g* I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
8 `& p/ E" ^: n N1K5-J George x 24
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% v! t0 X2 c* `. ^( A Spitfire VIII x 329 q* }9 m) W, G. {! ^- J. c
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Japanese aircraft losses: k6 y" }! {$ o0 Y$ H
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& j+ Q, f6 t1 e# r. Q. V Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) j8 x& @" V0 g. }/ ?# r7 |
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ I& n: a8 K3 f- @/ d8 t3 t
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 f( e: ?- i/ K/ |
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. [; o" R) w( }6 C/ i- D0 D/ l LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' |' @2 ]8 t# ?0 J LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, B, v% _+ \5 P. L& e: A
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# _# ~% M. N( G, w# W* Q% YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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, j6 c- E9 e* U" C6 f- ~Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.1 v) u8 E: f& s* W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 @, g D$ |( V/ L9 xJapanese aircraft
7 X5 q, b2 Z2 e/ s D4Y4 Judy x 21
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' {* e9 R8 E7 _9 KAllied aircraft; a7 U; ?+ H- R+ @. N( R
Spitfire VIII x 424 C" l; k! c5 S4 v
Spitfire VIII x 29
9 g, {& a" w t4 p- T- B F4U-1D Corsair x 21
- t4 V% v9 E3 L4 k' M P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses% r8 U Y! ~- c" E0 c' s
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
. ]3 [9 S* Z& X* h c* F D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships% i- \7 s4 A7 d4 h
DD Stephen Potter
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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
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 j! M% w3 y8 G# u& X/ Y/ c
' [4 W* p0 E* s' nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 J5 [3 v* C! N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- }. C+ W% @: e& V$ R9 M4 Y5 P% z# t
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Japanese aircraft- v" o1 ^* {+ `: b! f$ Q
G3M3 Nell x 59( i1 Y1 K9 f, r) t0 V7 g# w4 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak/ Z1 C# w1 A5 T' Q3 K) F
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Allied ground losses:+ Y6 t5 g5 f. L" W& f8 a# j
13 casualties reported! e) o5 a( D5 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) L9 p$ ?) N0 Y Z7 S! @, g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% ^3 p: K2 @* g" n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6' }' t" n: Q, i0 E
Airbase supply hits 1
2 o2 v" g) k% q) ] J3 vRunway hits 68
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! {' [1 u, e @1 dMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 v/ y/ ]+ U6 h; G2 f7 l
. d5 A* |/ k; o( P# GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ i9 z7 e' { t: F; U; vEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# U/ \0 X+ P: d: p5 O
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G3M3 Nell x 188 t* _6 J. I& W4 C6 f' m
3 |, d3 C' X9 T \Japanese aircraft losses5 M3 V5 L. p4 u
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
* P( H0 u0 [5 y& {- U# A2 W G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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- Z6 }% t# `0 I" IAirbase hits 1
3 ]' `% i$ n1 O9 w2 b* rRunway hits 8
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4 ~/ P; l$ ]$ D# X5 wMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. V: e' [. `: i5 m s D( ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.& p6 [, V/ C' V% p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 a% s. h5 p1 ^( \( C, ^; g
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% J# y1 r% N. r/ ~* ^* J; W G3M3 Nell x 18
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M, z) | x! t1 y8 ]$ Z6 A G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
+ y9 Y% a+ d6 ^, K- _: e G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
* K7 l* M0 m: aRunway hits 12! _& r, K$ A. x2 @4 Z. y; R6 ^
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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。
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139- Z1 H- @( u6 [, F' d
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage3 ^* d- A3 r. a3 g/ I
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DE Paul G. Baker
; `) w \* Y5 @% Z. C0 ~2 b DE William Seiverling% s+ d5 V$ Q/ k z& Y
DE Vammen% o" E* k4 ^7 A
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1441 Z" r+ J; j) u$ f
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage* ~9 o5 c+ y: {3 t) k& u* o
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 q9 n* b1 N3 F! n. u6 W! _
DE Ulvert M. Moore% L: D; `7 t; j* E% p% `
DE Oliver Mitchell
1 t5 k, u9 o0 P7 U DE Edwin A. Howard. V/ `% I% I2 p
DE Alvin C. Cockrell! D- s* u( m$ v* g+ r" k. s
DE Lloyd E. Acree/ z: N+ {, t, r& s, p
DE LeRay Wilson5 M2 X4 z- E& @6 F X, e0 O8 x( \
DE Kenneth M. Willet
- ~! [% f; |% Z Y' b0 p DE Presley
% B8 B( H2 L ?, ^/ @ V! ` DE Oberrender |