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。! C9 u% L: }+ v2 b9 j# p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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' D$ e1 o6 d; }$ z) u5 D3 sRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% i4 |: p# K- a3 e# \5 q' T7 g7 P# xEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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7 A( n, w g2 N3 |9 `2 d4 [- `Japanese aircraft
- D: m' ^$ m! T- Z8 E9 v9 t: `6 P' f D4Y4 Judy x 21
5 e8 w* j* A _3 } N1K5-J George x 248 S9 z: r4 A# N8 H$ B/ C1 f, [
+ W% G. s# Y/ I1 |7 r( \ k# `7 X- ~Allied aircraft. e0 {( h' Z: |- ]- d! o: ~
Spitfire VIII x 324 U# X2 \$ P' @
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! X: ^7 B8 F/ r( e3 M& g
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed( h5 N+ k1 ?/ i8 t6 O9 J" ~$ a
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/ G$ G" j! t4 b7 A7 p; P LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& H$ @4 W. o, G PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk$ K( J. C' f8 G( Q. E
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; U# J7 x4 h Y$ r' O2 G LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. z" ]2 T* G! @' |8 E. X- U
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ S1 z8 @# \) ^7 \" u- @, [
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1105 {, _2 f( q# R+ @% S
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.6 l7 k& \* q2 M# w' B" U9 e5 B% N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 P) R& O7 Y- o/ V4 u
8 b$ q* O2 E1 _7 t' Q, ?1 s+ dJapanese aircraft9 k7 C; i& ]6 G5 w# T8 s) M0 [; v w
D4Y4 Judy x 219 ?# l+ d6 `, A
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft( M" j) O8 `7 `1 j& v
Spitfire VIII x 42
0 Q$ w2 S5 o$ \' _8 Y Spitfire VIII x 29
f8 |; t7 f- \' S2 i/ q; w F4U-1D Corsair x 215 |' G9 A! X1 j( v. l+ g y& a
P-51D Mustang x 73/ C& g# Z9 j: m" a* u9 Q, Y
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Japanese aircraft losses. P/ |5 j7 _- B$ ^* V. u
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
; D, E. P% W7 m# E/ k( ` D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak% p. v& ~4 g/ n9 U8 q
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses% G) b( k2 s1 Y) k4 Q$ I
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DD Stephen Potter$ c. X' n: L; P- A. Z
DD Mahan
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7 z/ `- ^: ]$ q! m& r$ q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。6 I9 f4 M5 t: }6 S7 v; z; U
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. q& ]6 }6 M9 t7 e; FMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * K. U7 s- x, R+ W7 i) l8 n6 L/ i
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* C( ]6 P) S& w6 RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" t+ Y$ L+ `- x6 YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes) K$ K R; F# T+ d
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses8 b( P) W% A- a) F' g
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged/ V& Y, E. U1 `8 U, t
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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6 r1 S8 e, V3 z; y; o; c# KAllied ground losses:: b, a Y, }! @- [9 N
13 casualties reported
) `" q6 O/ @ c* f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, e6 m; ]. P% P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 E" n1 ?. h& f9 S. A! [4 P+ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
7 \* ^# A. N; D' [9 m* \Airbase supply hits 1
5 A' f( x: M# v2 h2 HRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : U4 t: h6 v' p# ?6 ?" T
/ Y+ D# L4 R' ^$ hWeather in hex: Partial cloud/ `; D* k! t( V6 G& e4 a
' d% T/ x/ E8 ?# }9 y" G! ?5 jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! W7 E& h/ g4 r! N- W3 @: {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 e: {4 |% \0 P) g8 r$ u" E5 m8 FJapanese aircraft
9 _3 M- |# T5 [4 o/ W G3M3 Nell x 18
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% j; B8 s; E# u8 V, OJapanese aircraft losses
3 c v4 g( R- ?* A! t( ]$ V# L G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged! g- ^) `8 V7 }6 F2 U# `
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak- i% F1 z, z: X' Z- J! L; c
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Airbase hits 14 h! C3 U U! l
Runway hits 8- ~. e6 ]( u: I. w, T
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & L% |1 v M/ w
$ E" R+ U& i" w6 n( _1 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# T5 z9 ^* e+ H5 i8 G IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
% _# V' Y" Y& C. t5 OEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( B8 h; Y6 l( a8 `8 a6 O9 ]Japanese aircraft
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9 S: |' Y6 C0 A* G+ J) bJapanese aircraft losses
0 O* F: {9 O7 x6 I; F9 X G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
3 p: B: J+ K; c/ P4 t. m# D( y' M G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak+ ]8 Q% i* p1 W
/ B# c# |9 v- l: @Airbase hits 2; H3 v8 T! T$ |" h
Runway hits 128 `$ c% Z7 Y9 `, y& D
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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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8 q+ Y2 d9 m/ e$ {Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139* F( I: H2 Z3 Z3 Z
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Japanese Ships: L6 P5 ?' R( n# p8 Q6 r
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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DE William Seiverling
$ q2 z3 u# ]# {2 X' B5 D DE Vammen
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$ K. g7 w) [2 r" K2 I+ LASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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% u8 S7 g' _; F$ M SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
. d4 ]2 T' B, K) O! j DE Ulvert M. Moore
9 o' S/ u: P; `" F; G7 y2 |9 n DE Oliver Mitchell" S5 g5 a. H: m7 M& n1 c; Y
DE Edwin A. Howard
+ X/ b; t5 a" ?5 X! j* Y DE Alvin C. Cockrell
6 s& X# I4 ]) p+ g( }4 z W3 G DE Lloyd E. Acree
+ V# ]4 S- E# ^5 S DE LeRay Wilson
0 A1 i' g q$ P" e: n3 v DE Kenneth M. Willet9 f d/ d7 R+ E: x9 j. I$ ?. P
DE Presley I! M, E$ U* W4 z; U+ s
DE Oberrender |