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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( }9 S5 w5 ^3 ?6 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky. n! {% o3 }' d1 c+ w
- f2 d* y' @; V5 c H% f7 WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ o4 K" w! ]; e2 N+ Y# a6 r) t8 l
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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7 k$ k k; u2 s' I [Japanese aircraft. S; w8 k2 b2 N6 J7 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
. b0 @2 t Q1 {" O2 a N1K5-J George x 24- C& { @6 T z4 [* g
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Allied aircraft
" u) x( U" U: Q( ~2 @8 i$ X Spitfire VIII x 32
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6 ^8 s. p. [* j; `8 h% x+ a" kJapanese aircraft losses
) K! v: ]/ L4 K# P; F u0 \1 { N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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$ s& b+ k* u d7 {% G Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed) [8 [3 ]9 ], a8 e: S+ u
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S2 r T1 J$ ^8 H3 [ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk" Y* t9 u( \% U( ^( U! w# {
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ `4 y: U) z, Y' j
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 T6 O0 N- x% ~& _+ _+ q LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 x% y' p$ a+ f: u$ `; z
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Y# F& }; i$ c+ `: e CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 G- X5 o" y6 J; P4 d; D& `
3 {( @$ P( Y% n# F3 R% bRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.) e0 `1 d1 C( S" Q' s# k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# ~3 L- f1 V9 v4 O* e" F3 i5 e
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Japanese aircraft0 v, ^) E0 O7 K; J/ ?; g
D4Y4 Judy x 216 P1 F, S, C5 g4 J% l& x% [. s
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft- c% F2 \, H: J7 W# f6 e
Spitfire VIII x 423 e ]1 S) b R1 I6 [
Spitfire VIII x 294 o; E1 J, O0 _0 k! W2 @- z
F4U-1D Corsair x 21% Y5 V" }$ ?( p3 e; p
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses! N7 D" c$ |) x, P
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 M$ s9 @# T# G& U' a D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak! Z4 Q3 H5 O! U2 H. ?
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed8 G, M+ ?7 d l5 y/ }8 Y* Z
h1 [% o+ r7 Z: x- UNo Allied losses
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! n6 Y+ a3 i) }Allied Ships
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, ~# l/ w1 L6 n9 o2 z1 | DD Mahan
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w; A( I" {6 w/ F. n0 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。! s+ Y l/ d8 d- K
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. Z+ R" D( Y+ T/ [, h4 vEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# B$ X2 y" i. J7 U: R6 o G3M3 Nell x 590 D: p: i/ v) K H& ^3 T$ Y V
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1 L2 d4 V9 m! N9 o( E1 I Z1 W G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
; f c6 t' h6 e; ^/ E+ _5 _2 ^/ a; G G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 g9 [* G- n5 K! T/ g( ]) W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 K" U3 y r7 O2 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6& r8 {5 {) j. o! o! f
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 8 n" @. z" ]+ M0 I5 D% P
0 w5 {3 t. [3 g+ ^. HWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' D' ] d4 S1 v6 N& E' ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ Z# P- C: z, @% n+ B
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 m4 c) z0 y6 H) e9 W' d
G3M3 Nell x 18
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+ K$ M' M* c% p* Z, U- q: c* \ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged% }& }3 A' M% {4 v* v
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak+ o+ Y3 Q1 ?) ^6 W0 i
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Airbase hits 10 Y5 ]( O- M9 N& Q# R* B
Runway hits 85 H9 S* O" q' ]& T& x j
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! P! `/ V. c; _$ X* UMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * P8 ?9 L/ c/ E9 S' x5 L5 e
4 p# W9 i2 z. U4 mWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 {, b% P/ Q7 {+ ~& d
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2
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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。# A* f: J9 a; r6 u
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
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DE Paul G. Baker
9 T5 D3 A% S% q! |# Y" R DE William Seiverling
% j9 K0 f' o2 U% r DE Vammen$ E. H4 M) L7 l0 G+ E( T
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( l9 h" \. y; l* }4 w( t8 LASW attack near Townsville at 95,1446 |$ f! q" E. |* y0 W1 X: e
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage& M4 t! a# r- i, Z4 X0 y
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. L' d; \* Q, a n$ j( X DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage$ d0 S' ?/ x/ Y% w$ V
DE Ulvert M. Moore+ `, q3 k* J5 E
DE Oliver Mitchell- [& b* X& [( j" d, M
DE Edwin A. Howard
0 o6 s6 W: c8 v% `' b# O DE Alvin C. Cockrell
1 _, z6 F, z- w1 @; N DE Lloyd E. Acree
: R$ i" E$ C' Z5 |* }! [; { DE LeRay Wilson
/ m+ w- O/ k8 @0 u$ c. I DE Kenneth M. Willet
+ D0 R# R( E4 ?0 [* }! R9 `" c/ f4 m DE Presley
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