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。& [, v, X3 O4 a% w. A7 S
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4 v8 k* q7 d/ ]" W( c# G. ]5 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ b2 |: l+ N% t( fRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 u; g% w+ k9 _( G; c1 E1 jEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& p7 E; @3 q! v4 HJapanese aircraft0 e1 e. X7 o4 [
D4Y4 Judy x 21/ T6 T; g2 y' c+ T% T; _5 d& P
N1K5-J George x 24 Y2 _8 Q9 x! B h9 ?+ Q" K# C
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Allied aircraft
* d- Q: u# U# ?5 u. |; J X Spitfire VIII x 321 _6 L! Y# Y3 [& J
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses P3 [$ Q2 @: F- \7 ?; u( t
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed& S* A" X9 p, a; A3 d3 c/ n
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Allied Ships
9 N5 D5 f. `* R4 o- F LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ^/ S0 Y& [% f4 n7 t# V PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" Y9 C: T6 X2 E+ Z+ l( l LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" A O3 N9 b: r5 G. K' b LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 v7 Y; n; |4 b' m' }; F3 B
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ^2 F/ j. p- q E1 ]& X LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 l9 I, }! M& X+ m, \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( d! W ^/ Z9 l& _5 |. q9 j4 d. N
" P; N# j( ~! y* x& Y, A+ {Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.+ s! V; R, F4 N0 d7 ~4 f7 {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes9 X% d3 R# Y+ y9 R
" c( K7 ^8 \7 s6 \0 QJapanese aircraft
7 w5 \7 h' _. P. G% X D4Y4 Judy x 21
0 H. v4 [1 K: C6 F* w: S N1K5-J George x 27 `2 I. a7 |+ v
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Allied aircraft
5 K6 [8 u% ~% c Spitfire VIII x 425 e3 G5 j8 w1 ?, [ Z
Spitfire VIII x 29
! k2 w: O$ [- \; \4 X' |. R5 j! Z F4U-1D Corsair x 21
; G( a& L' C. o. E/ D. j P-51D Mustang x 73
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8 l5 ]% [8 h W! g1 n1 F( nJapanese aircraft losses5 P6 k6 E$ p& x- z5 ]
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged4 Z6 W0 q% U; g$ @) K% }( X. j' E4 f# q
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ Z6 U8 q! D- y9 i) _1 R3 G
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed/ v# }3 M; }- b3 M4 j. j
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No Allied losses7 I5 F* k3 a: w* T) i9 Q
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4 R2 k/ A7 K% _; |5 Y DD Stephen Potter
. \( m9 ]0 ]; c3 i DD Mahan
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9 v! n: `" A4 E* r. s3 K2 ?$ O' x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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& B P" q, I4 ^! d$ y# P( pMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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6 Z) C: m9 Q$ s. ?* zWeather in hex: Partial cloud# y b$ v; Y$ m7 H7 ]% S) f; U D
- X( S+ z3 E2 f W; M: P9 GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* Y6 I4 q) N- N* I Y. SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% q! D# e) U1 T, O
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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8 \: ?" q0 w' mJapanese aircraft losses* R* Q) |! w! { q
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged0 f2 }; E C) {7 _$ ~2 l3 j
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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/ N0 n( d* ?$ C9 Y, O: l5 cAllied ground losses:: k! G7 H G9 P
13 casualties reported7 N) ]- Y8 R8 s1 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 s( C6 y: U @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! y' D( S6 }3 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6) C: J" y- n' }9 u+ @
Airbase supply hits 1
0 y7 ^* M, I- O! S( G5 d4 lRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& l1 V! m: E7 \0 l. {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; O' y: r1 A: z, hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes8 h. K* s# `8 M' Q0 I# `8 H" z a: V
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Japanese aircraft2 r7 W+ M8 z0 K7 H
G3M3 Nell x 18* s/ ^& l* i8 q1 K. N9 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
& c! J) L+ q( j) L G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
+ B- u H1 e9 O, E- ? G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak8 K" P# D, B$ J8 \: @' }- a# e
+ c2 i) ]8 d, Z* i- l# }- m9 `' qAirbase hits 1
% {" |. Q: |% j) eRunway hits 8, r% }5 Y% H: }; ?
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ; {7 M) V4 I$ j/ x1 y+ C
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3 |. @2 \0 E6 Q4 q5 TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.* T& w! t" `% B
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% V1 H$ C' ~8 ?' ?; t/ J+ oJapanese aircraft
% s1 a& [" `/ A, R6 b G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses$ }. M; N- j8 a: }6 {/ X- S
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
3 x6 T7 [! g; b G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak7 U P5 z r/ y
3 P& p# _4 O) R$ o |, Q3 |5 b( N3 ?* Z* ]' dAirbase hits 2
( h7 G$ ]. T& ERunway hits 125 R1 u3 d+ l6 J3 S$ z% Y/ C' j
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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
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships* p, h, \8 z9 D1 ]) |
DE Paul G. Baker
- Z7 c" H- ^& k DE William Seiverling
, H0 l) k( C. B. L7 ^: r DE Vammen
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: f% D% C4 [' o1 R" qASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships; ]; V/ @& ]$ Y2 t- n& A/ h+ P
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage- d0 c( B( C% ~9 _" \* G- X$ a
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage4 V' K6 v8 |8 L% I/ L1 K6 U
DE Ulvert M. Moore
5 h6 J* O2 ], Y DE Oliver Mitchell, W4 S- F) U, @: G
DE Edwin A. Howard# G# f B7 \/ J" X
DE Alvin C. Cockrell; v3 T; t/ v& o! |5 T) a0 _
DE Lloyd E. Acree; y5 G; y$ {# X6 V7 e0 ?
DE LeRay Wilson
& `5 l$ b( Q0 j DE Kenneth M. Willet
& c- T7 ^: o5 N/ r DE Presley
: j, C9 X' V* L- I2 y DE Oberrender |