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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; z0 H5 I8 M/ e! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky0 f% f& L. \) p6 j% o% [) Y
% g# u) [1 U% B) W. R ^/ P) `7 P. ~- WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 D( t' ^: j7 B- s$ }/ h
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 R" r- z/ i4 ^# q# t. k D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 M, d$ X( v, v. Z) R4 t N1K5-J George x 245 {* {9 y8 J5 E2 X
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Spitfire VIII x 32' Q2 p7 H% s, ]6 ~
/ J. d* t( u) O2 ]) OJapanese aircraft losses
, t( G; E. l9 g+ f1 n% C N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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( b* {- d9 N9 S# VAllied aircraft losses6 V; Q1 v5 E' U4 E
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed P3 a0 v. \0 c
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* n% t8 K2 ^& l! ]! n
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, y* u j1 k2 a5 H# U6 N
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: ^1 a0 s. H4 N0 A' W4 _0 A
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ j4 K: S3 r3 f. J% b7 n LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% T$ |( }) @3 M% c3 J% M LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ G) T3 ]9 ^: qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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/ T$ Y% Q5 P' }' m/ bWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
. [# F; i6 w+ G% U7 c, o+ N. U: EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 z# n8 G8 W1 v- r
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Spitfire VIII x 42
+ p1 y) o4 W: \7 m! F5 v* m) r Spitfire VIII x 29
* e4 W4 S: G0 `" V% ]+ [: G2 P& X F4U-1D Corsair x 213 R6 s% E. S2 u3 l) f
P-51D Mustang x 73/ r7 S. j6 A. _* _0 b6 c, g0 {" @
( t6 v- y- P m( t, |0 u7 PJapanese aircraft losses% Z' d4 D! R; ]5 r
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged" w) N9 h2 e2 c5 e8 N/ F# x; y+ e7 l
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" D, e8 f6 v% x) ]7 t" n, N% a& l7 Y3 e% j N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed0 T, q6 q0 i- k% W
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No Allied losses1 f6 \% F1 ^# Z( R6 b9 J
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5 s. I# \2 V3 ]. F3 }3 _ DD Stephen Potter
8 x3 O) E3 A4 }) z) n DD Mahan! J( ~# T l; Y" A0 A* Q
. ]- U1 U0 v6 R2 F" O' n, c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
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 ?# g8 J( p( {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ _+ L+ {9 p% H
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Japanese aircraft' I7 @6 y* ~$ I, g/ f$ ^
G3M3 Nell x 59+ D `4 j+ }8 @6 o0 V- o5 Z6 `
4 }% ~9 n2 I' `: [4 UJapanese aircraft losses% B6 }6 _. V: e: h8 u6 D7 ]9 c
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged/ c, |/ o6 Z* J* z$ O3 E8 c
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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+ {$ A6 M% y S1 {+ w5 A* bAllied ground losses:7 K F1 v& @+ f/ N
13 casualties reported
. {, f, I* I& h# _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n$ @( h# Z5 M' B$ V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; X% @' l" P+ Y# I- s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; N; ^* H& X: y8 CAirbase supply hits 1$ ~' K8 I- H1 _' ]; }7 |
Runway hits 68# b1 ^: r& Y; Q- b6 n
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: E$ c4 ]* f5 x# c# v9 c1 I4 }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 7,000 feet.
. Y7 s2 y1 L) r# E/ wEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( N1 a# X- j. E1 V4 G& {
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% s; ]: P1 ?) y# L G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged O7 |( r [. }, i) g# S5 H* \& W
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak2 @ \2 s# y% G0 j( C
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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, ~7 B2 ^/ z5 c7 K& ]7 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( s5 u" w+ t& V6 n6 p1 s5 U; \2 T: @0 L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 v' Z' Q6 }3 w P0 u' H G3M3 Nell x 18$ u: f- e, m& }* g( Q4 K4 B
3 p! v/ i5 e3 v8 SJapanese aircraft losses
4 o/ P6 [6 r6 L* h- V1 r" T) a G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# g% A+ ]5 i r" i0 ~6 {* s
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak3 d5 U. @2 S, A7 g' C& c1 M
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Airbase hits 2
4 |* Q# G$ ^7 p5 ^) s) QRunway hits 12
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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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6 t0 H* J( B* x+ ^Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1391 x+ |* N- e! c. Z6 e; m
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Japanese Ships6 |$ r- a8 A0 ^! L. t: G" J
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage2 J+ }+ _' ], u& T4 z ^" D9 L7 L
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DE Paul G. Baker$ {) `$ u& a; |5 V7 C! P3 b/ T9 \
DE William Seiverling
h' s6 X$ X: F0 k DE Vammen
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) j, x7 L0 ` _ Y, jASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage9 K9 J2 i' F0 ^8 e% \/ N
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) p$ j! I9 u3 T* v/ ]- u
DE Ulvert M. Moore
, m5 t% e* L! P9 }- e; u/ a1 p DE Oliver Mitchell3 I. w: z" j* L) h
DE Edwin A. Howard
7 i+ c( W5 m( s+ @& B' L0 X$ o DE Alvin C. Cockrell
! G2 @5 S3 f* M6 V9 k DE Lloyd E. Acree
) k. B2 |3 C W, [$ M2 t( U DE LeRay Wilson
* t8 m$ p+ S3 c4 {: R DE Kenneth M. Willet" a+ D) q' [9 E1 f
DE Presley
1 }, S* I/ N' P j$ S* a DE Oberrender |