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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, R: ?* V% }* I5 V* a! eMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. i3 @- D" N) [9 V* _* g1 A' `
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 p6 X. a% d" o: o. Y% U: K# B
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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0 K+ W. w( V5 ?6 s6 L5 ZAllied aircraft
) r; F/ E! G! u; f5 ] Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses2 @$ z+ n3 O+ K' d
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed/ |0 B6 J" P( H8 o' T. T3 ^
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, L5 V, ]7 E I! K: j Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed' B0 D: Y$ T9 W& m: q/ z4 v
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Allied Ships
4 Z# I4 U9 Y7 N3 _ ~/ J LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. z: W5 v* G6 \1 W; u5 o& D
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk ]9 s; G l% O( e: r
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 n( \' c2 P( ?7 R) w( s4 N LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 w7 N- X+ r2 f7 q1 } LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 k3 w/ Y A" v! R) w
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: {5 {7 K* A' l( O6 `4 g j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110, K& [" p/ a' F7 x( c9 Z1 k8 G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft4 F( U% s# S. `/ Z1 V# T% y
D4Y4 Judy x 21, y/ I5 m, i- E
N1K5-J George x 2% M3 w" n( G/ ^5 ~7 Y
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Spitfire VIII x 42 j$ }+ Z4 h" H1 E% z2 G A7 z9 q u
Spitfire VIII x 293 ]9 T- b- w5 d O6 F9 a+ R
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
* }) t2 A! r* Y% {+ I; R; h P-51D Mustang x 73: V3 W& m: I1 @9 K" s/ }" M% I
5 v) a, Z3 v9 u4 E2 q, BJapanese aircraft losses3 {# j; J6 U( X, L9 `3 f% H
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ z" Z; ~- S- u D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
. B. J& N1 L% h X* r N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed: f6 ^1 L3 u* f, g. v( B9 I
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No Allied losses
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* C5 a) Y: u; h; K0 EAllied Ships
: c) g2 u d0 E9 H0 z- _. @' W DD Stephen Potter
2 B2 J- L- b; P+ | DD Mahan: O( r- c+ }* U1 j& x: E* _6 `% Z
/ U; j" |) I4 P4 f! a# a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 % w! y& d) d& Q# A3 V
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; U5 U; X1 o4 |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 x1 w, ?, W; R$ ~* [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 I i8 u- V7 i& Y. x3 m9 g6 ?
G3M3 Nell x 59: v+ R, `, P$ i9 y5 Q3 W
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6 E5 Q2 h/ p% M/ e9 i" B G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged; j+ f5 ~5 `; u
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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* j1 A8 I F' b. bAllied ground losses:$ r" J' P* b' }' M
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 a3 C! G. ? p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- {! g" c) G: K/ p
: X% c5 Q3 x& cAirbase hits 6" V" B0 h5 ^; a& h& j0 L
Airbase supply hits 1+ I- C# |/ }/ M8 }- K \, K# K9 J
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( R$ q" t5 k; }
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2 t. m' n/ L9 P, `; YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 t) {! b4 A+ q Z+ ^7 y& D- W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& \& z; ]- G! U* Z0 ?- \+ Z. A
G3M3 Nell x 182 A" E3 h3 N5 @
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
' Q3 d8 s! T2 \# x G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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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 5,000 feet.
' q7 Z& b* G) L' G' hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 \3 \. K2 j4 [4 H* _
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G3M3 Nell x 18' f, S m0 T7 s- q
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged; R4 S# M* Y2 R4 f: j
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 12( {, K6 }! F) I R8 ?
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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。" p9 A: O) y/ A% f3 z
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9 ^- w& V3 o5 T* T% M. U, Q$ w7 [Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139$ D8 k8 @2 `# b t
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Japanese Ships
8 R/ q+ l; J3 v, a SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage$ B3 U$ U/ S! g+ J% c
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Allied Ships6 E! ^4 i5 N" t# T; ]' T
DE Paul G. Baker
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1 D( y' s- Y& l2 o% B3 \3 d& | DE Vammen
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( O# R: `2 B" ~ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144' `, E/ H: G7 ?# @" b; n) @3 i. g/ C3 Q
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Japanese Ships3 L/ J, b2 Y8 f& K( P
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
( B$ C; w2 s: ?2 g# D DE Ulvert M. Moore
. o" Y/ |& B7 B) q3 E+ C/ D% G DE Oliver Mitchell* \: K% D0 _2 |/ ~
DE Edwin A. Howard
4 O: f; F" N7 X- _) G# P DE Alvin C. Cockrell
6 r8 A% c! x6 D- w. p DE Lloyd E. Acree
4 Q3 j/ ], c: q1 L3 H& L DE LeRay Wilson# h2 c# h( A4 H6 v) t
DE Kenneth M. Willet/ B- a+ U' v9 Y' u! ^
DE Presley4 W* c. Y" a% r
DE Oberrender |