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。0 |$ r' b' }. Q7 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111& f+ j! I" r0 o$ z% p0 p3 w
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: g0 L3 G# K- f2 \. G. u$ AEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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( T; e% n, z: X, l/ uJapanese aircraft
/ l8 C) A1 n7 P3 N& R; \+ D D4Y4 Judy x 21
; ?$ s' B' Y6 s+ k: Z$ q N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft% S1 Q9 [" t5 u& H; K% p
Spitfire VIII x 32
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7 @( O8 H1 `4 g) VJapanese aircraft losses
9 t& D) m7 U- _7 d# d) H+ ] N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed( `9 [, [; w V8 f9 r$ w( f, u$ q
* G: R9 v0 K! c4 ]Allied aircraft losses& J! E% B6 H3 a3 ?% n* f- g2 h/ @
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed# S$ i7 {: \ s1 p7 w" a: r
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Allied Ships
2 f5 u# J9 g' r: k0 Y z LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 z. ^' H" f: V% F* ^# d$ x
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
! i- K' G. m. p LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( l6 X4 ~* J# K- R8 S& K3 B. Q LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& X9 v: n6 ~) J" D) F0 j L LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; n; \7 E1 K( Y- C7 d! ]' N( o$ c8 f
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 v. t9 V# y' H: R
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- H+ T. e% i! wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110 f ~- ]9 ^5 E- F% `
2 H8 i; m( Z! l9 UWeather in hex: Partial cloud; e* x8 B" @0 H5 z2 |! f B+ \1 B! Q) s. o
( g) X, k: s. D9 \% S2 ZRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: B2 l# h; \( S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. Q/ C/ \' \. R/ } D4Y4 Judy x 21
9 U$ a3 q2 ], `' i8 ~ E6 t N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
% c! k5 u4 [) h6 [. f3 N/ A Spitfire VIII x 422 o/ I$ L5 g J8 H1 Y+ U8 D2 m
Spitfire VIII x 291 ]0 Y$ b5 \$ o) c, }
F4U-1D Corsair x 21- R5 n5 V6 P4 m! G
P-51D Mustang x 73) i C4 j. |/ B% r$ g% z
( S+ N- ^% J% P8 H" IJapanese aircraft losses
1 T* ~4 n' c, p; z+ P6 G D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged8 T; a3 j3 n# c+ o
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
: |% i2 M) P8 p( O5 \# D' v9 G N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed0 a) Y( B/ H- s3 }; |# m' u
3 r r1 b V- h U7 c: INo Allied losses0 N1 E9 ~& U* P c% @, {( {8 G" U
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DD Stephen Potter3 u; Y/ U* A# S2 N7 v
DD Mahan
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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。) P4 E1 E+ X7 w0 ^- ^, H) z
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 p! u/ B* o! n1 V3 v6 X, {' R0 E- \
) `$ \, r( ^. |( ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# G$ h8 \: [# u0 ~& c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% h2 H0 L0 s! L0 ?5 Y/ p; n G3M3 Nell x 596 ^, p6 v7 h/ v( f$ ?7 r$ d; h
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
" a4 q/ B1 y, E% T) Q4 ~ G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak; ~& P' Z, Z3 }/ }3 {, X5 |: c' L
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Allied ground losses:/ S& Z( [! A$ {# V e
13 casualties reported
3 @1 t8 \$ w+ }0 f$ Y6 a1 R4 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- w+ G8 b! T6 S/ }8 L4 i7 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; d8 G, X5 O. ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
8 f/ L; N9 Y T1 i D$ PAirbase supply hits 1! q; {4 p2 \$ j# C
Runway hits 683 p& `7 H; O2 @% w, U! D
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ! A. z& _8 p/ P- P# F) N
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: Q! v& e2 z& w# M; ^' h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- p R1 S. Q$ o6 h1 T
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Japanese aircraft, I( m' n5 M( [7 t) S
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 P/ w) ]' W/ C+ ~9 B G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
( E! N4 z$ `) w! @- z7 m, \6 q, z G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
8 d. X0 ~- ?: b0 R. |& ^% i( h; xRunway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 v/ Z B' ^6 z+ R$ s7 q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.6 s1 ?! b. b% c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes' [$ l( j% r& ]
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Japanese aircraft7 T7 F+ q: a8 v7 }7 \! H
G3M3 Nell x 188 C* r4 u& z& a) m/ }$ n
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" J" S d) ?; g W8 D$ Y G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged* m) n" Y& |* d! g
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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7 B$ J- a- | V* b7 l' G. LAirbase hits 20 w- b l- ^6 X1 u
Runway hits 12$ z# } a( J' K# a) P x
8 A! ? @( q7 L0 L: U* G. {/ N& }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。" E( |( x6 N- j: z. d' K
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J O% N- P, p5 H# e# ]- _Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139+ K0 G# x; H t; ^; _
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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: Z* Q; _( m7 g DE Paul G. Baker
2 q0 F6 X4 H4 }$ k DE William Seiverling
/ v' q6 a. I, i) o* h& ?2 V! t/ [ DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage+ u q% c8 b0 m! p( b! l
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# S# |& X6 c( ]+ `2 K) n DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
* }+ Q3 n' F n e DE Ulvert M. Moore0 r6 M7 }, M- J6 @
DE Oliver Mitchell2 o( A* {( \, M- F$ ~$ l v! X8 b
DE Edwin A. Howard
0 V0 ]! ^1 I1 @- s DE Alvin C. Cockrell' d' g0 h; Q" c; h& U6 j
DE Lloyd E. Acree
$ s8 a7 }" x4 }' l$ c* I DE LeRay Wilson
6 g2 \# i7 x4 N+ J3 J* T DE Kenneth M. Willet* H! o7 M% Z7 l0 q, ?" C* |/ W
DE Presley
! I7 t# W' S! l* ?, j DE Oberrender |