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。6 `- M6 d- r$ L$ X( s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111" a: c$ A: t& B$ Q: a4 @
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ z9 ~4 h( x# c
) c: z S/ T3 D: jRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' U+ @7 L5 [. r; YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 [0 g4 ~2 S L1 L: J, G0 q' Q2 ~
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Japanese aircraft
5 ~; H1 y, W0 Q6 w# _ D4Y4 Judy x 21
+ C6 l3 d1 G5 y1 g+ ]. V1 m H N1K5-J George x 24( X" z8 w$ T7 ?! q9 V
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Allied aircraft0 e* `2 G' c7 g9 P: F" u
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses- M2 A3 A3 u3 F( p6 W
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" P3 {6 u* c0 y7 ` Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed1 {6 ]2 [: i( U/ C$ i
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Allied Ships
Z* Z* u6 o1 ^9 a% G6 I0 \% _ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; m1 O. o; q3 O+ l, t7 ^/ J
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk! h! i& L; G; }" |
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. f+ d3 h: d. E0 E+ t! k
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# }6 @( p1 Z2 p/ r, I
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 I1 p+ O; @6 Q* e$ z+ Q1 |1 B! Y LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, ^# i$ ], \/ R$ y+ \6 z l0 i( Y
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" ]) L/ I6 Z- E' X2 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110, [ ?" r* h6 y
9 g/ Y: `! a4 {3 g f1 V" |Weather in hex: Partial cloud( h: Y0 B7 j% ~) p% T
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.! n! L; B% l3 N5 P1 _; N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 u/ L& [( h* [0 N5 d% C6 @, J D4Y4 Judy x 217 v. m: |, W% B L" ~
N1K5-J George x 2& o' ]3 [8 p& V' b: T
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Allied aircraft' v& R I3 O I* p
Spitfire VIII x 42
, j9 x7 e0 e l' x. n Spitfire VIII x 29
4 Q, @0 v% v5 l. J F4U-1D Corsair x 21 ^! T5 G' @3 i' v
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses& b j2 C% o& M( ?- F- I: W
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 B0 H }2 m2 n |. z
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak; J- L9 [3 h1 N5 G8 @
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses a0 p6 l: D7 M0 `6 c: q7 S
0 Y& n9 C H! R9 WAllied Ships0 k* g" K; X7 U1 W$ @" P
DD Stephen Potter6 S6 x+ G* ^4 u
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。
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . Y8 `3 p+ e5 F/ B" R2 P# j& Y
: M4 `) n, t! o+ M" NWeather in hex: Partial cloud& k0 l- \ A4 x7 J
! O J4 I1 h8 [, iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 a( x. m- C) F7 {+ }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft x" V; k! W( B9 r
G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses, K4 u9 i1 Q0 ]2 ~6 a' z/ V; q
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
' }/ c' k& ?3 O- p# | G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak- b& r% D# s* E- ?
' B1 S$ [/ C9 k! sAllied ground losses:
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: |% i9 d1 B2 X' {7 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ B/ p8 K) y. }4 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. Q/ ]% ]; T* J- m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 _9 H% y1 X# o8 y! VAirbase hits 64 D8 J' I- _5 S/ l
Airbase supply hits 1
/ k' s& L: p$ \# s( P! G# YRunway hits 68- `0 |9 A8 C( Y, k
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, Y% O6 P& K5 lMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ) [/ s5 ?, M. q4 A# V9 F
0 P/ a6 {% Y; T* v! j# [Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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: d# u& y, D0 B9 m F5 c6 E- ?6 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: g+ V/ f. u5 g. F, o- cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 h* ~& S" ]0 Y/ ]. U
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2 _4 B! b* Y0 P5 j' J G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses# r8 g7 u6 j: B9 X8 w2 K* [
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 1/ l1 M1 {: A3 Z4 u" m
Runway hits 8) j: H) J: h Y. l# r( F& o
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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0 d" T/ v$ [; U3 g( M1 rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.0 e, N' b0 p+ [0 H2 T) m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 Z; P: Z, A& }5 L! [- p5 b
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Japanese aircraft
# z* [7 ~( v: j, Z( [/ n G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses4 E0 [( h! S( z) y8 f
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
8 U/ ]& U' h: A2 f ~ G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak1 k! P6 ?3 W" T+ E5 z; e
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Airbase hits 2
7 Y3 _8 }% m% ~' X, x5 BRunway hits 128 @, S2 U- H2 s1 y+ d- f
2 q. Z' ~ k" }. M+ J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% p% b+ Y- U1 @3 z; n# f3 A
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6 K, `& ?5 @4 A3 L SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships9 U, Y. v! C& ? }
DE Paul G. Baker
K( K2 S7 U$ L" ~ DE William Seiverling
+ [* h2 i1 e- j DE Vammen
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8 i& e8 u: Z( T: n3 ]ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1448 \; `7 |8 Z% _ i% `/ }5 X1 k
8 G; i& q3 O( ?Japanese Ships
7 a# F0 ^/ M. x SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage3 p4 t9 A6 k D
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Allied Ships. {# R0 l- Y; g# y: S# N+ n$ v
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage4 d. d- C. ?2 t$ k$ F
DE Ulvert M. Moore$ U) e+ N1 A5 ^6 x0 H2 z
DE Oliver Mitchell
A% O# K$ U6 Z3 ~, D# ] DE Edwin A. Howard
! x3 u2 }% A; Q: \' G DE Alvin C. Cockrell1 L# g8 K1 ]* p
DE Lloyd E. Acree
: Y; \, k ?+ r+ z DE LeRay Wilson
; S9 H+ Z7 C; c8 U4 c/ { DE Kenneth M. Willet
5 C! ^; W% a- _+ d9 C3 I DE Presley% G6 Q9 M1 z8 [
DE Oberrender |