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 j+ v2 o6 n* a' e1 `% Y( N
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+ p% k9 P- ]$ s) ?& \/ ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111. s% u9 g2 I6 N4 y0 f5 K7 z' H
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 \! c1 F: J6 P8 ]! x1 M2 n
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 O, }5 j! u3 _% ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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1 Y( z Z* k; Z2 U. ?Japanese aircraft h$ v3 Z' o' u; y0 m0 C. G
D4Y4 Judy x 21
6 {; V8 {$ p2 M& T N1K5-J George x 24. y [1 A9 |( ?5 n: p7 P
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Allied aircraft
; I; P, e3 a% P7 [( g4 f Spitfire VIII x 32) k# ^0 a0 H- e0 l. c: G
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Z$ k& n% V6 C: T/ t! [
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed+ ]6 r5 u6 ^0 s; y
/ N( ]& m( }" v8 I* k$ iAllied aircraft losses: R9 l T; T0 R2 L! l F
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed: [* c' s( K" ]% v; ?; i
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Allied Ships0 V( S5 k1 x6 y) S
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 c) w" u! T7 n9 I" @0 h/ ~. ]2 R
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" u9 a, |6 F3 r5 V LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J, z9 T1 j; C9 f0 e$ z LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 G4 ^! I6 l' S- e LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; o8 D8 ^" V- [* ]3 ~/ o% |: A LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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N9 `. n [+ k1 e2 l$ JRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.# a6 X: t: a% A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ U6 @! o0 Q+ ]; N; ]) {
D4Y4 Judy x 210 M3 K5 i+ V: {8 T b2 j+ X6 A+ G) |. E3 i b
N1K5-J George x 21 {! x: Q3 H, R5 H. g! A
, n/ p- k1 @. d( I) `Allied aircraft
* v M$ _" \0 r* C; j0 @ Spitfire VIII x 42
0 x# C* \% a% g! G4 c$ q8 H( Z Spitfire VIII x 29
4 R3 ^# T+ ]% r& V$ U F4U-1D Corsair x 21
/ H E- _* b9 x @- c& f* C* h P-51D Mustang x 738 B; |% R, u4 C" N6 K9 J8 G( ^
- q0 o+ x3 p' {7 vJapanese aircraft losses. R* R0 I$ _1 e" f7 y
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
( ~7 ?7 B+ {) P- E D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
: P5 m2 ~9 \& X9 c7 J6 l- I N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses/ X1 d: O/ n9 V
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Allied Ships: d& T* p3 N& R9 D- i! Q
DD Stephen Potter
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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 9 @3 @, B$ {( n; O" b" Z! l. B, W' d
; ^; N$ G% a6 ?4 @7 AWeather in hex: Partial cloud- W, y, _, o P4 h' X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( Y3 D$ G# t) Y( [ w" K8 lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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9 f1 B) S2 T0 m9 Q! ]5 ]: B8 M8 b9 ]5 sJapanese aircraft
) S& H( ?" ^; A S G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
, P: u$ Y6 H# H G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
& J5 u; D2 S* c$ T: t G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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7 \: H8 U4 _$ GAllied ground losses:% |: [" J* u( S% I! o, S' B
13 casualties reported7 `+ d/ d: |: w8 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% n4 m4 l3 }* O, f. B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 q; _5 q" m+ S0 u% V: U9 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" J$ q# R0 y" W: E! i; WAirbase hits 6
$ Q% D8 B2 D1 O% OAirbase supply hits 1
8 h6 L, i3 Q9 c$ }9 E0 U Z1 W ZRunway hits 68
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- x+ y& i6 U$ q3 K4 g6 vMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 % D$ J/ t0 L% x8 f$ F* f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 I C+ S4 r+ e
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
b2 Z- i: T" _4 \% j0 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 X+ X3 [3 k1 s7 c" P" W
! c7 Y7 D. R* {( ], w. A: AJapanese aircraft* |8 x$ c* T6 b
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses6 W- k( w3 c! Y. [/ d3 D
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged0 o; L2 ^' _' v: v$ n) @
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak& i, y5 X/ y, R- `4 U* i; K
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Airbase hits 1/ x* k+ K9 h4 o; S5 N( V r
Runway hits 8
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( b0 X! O0 [+ UMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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9 f2 I% T2 V1 ?( x* H; _2 ~ eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.3 H+ R* e- p- k0 L3 p5 G
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 183 @$ C/ w% A0 _" L( Y4 c
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# |) A: |" H( j t0 ]! \
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak" g! J! r) n' ?+ h4 I/ b
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* ~, ~0 i" o( ?1 v- _1 wRunway hits 12
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7 W- n9 l! U7 G9 I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。8 X$ w( [) u0 t3 K9 v
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7 L" f. b; s6 S( |5 d: N9 V" ~Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139 h3 T7 i: w" D3 H) E( x- x0 N
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage% Q) [# [6 M6 t0 ^9 o
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Allied Ships3 T; ]6 h1 t; `" Y6 F$ H
DE Paul G. Baker9 H' y2 b# R9 n& p
DE William Seiverling7 c ~. x" H, { B4 T% J3 X
DE Vammen" T: I! m* C% V* a1 p2 c
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 }4 p( A7 U) r7 h7 Z
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage/ `% s: i# P/ Z, t
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ i& }0 Z! y0 P- ?" s, O: a9 Q, M
DE Ulvert M. Moore
3 F A1 w2 M4 W/ J- W6 I DE Oliver Mitchell L; g, a+ {5 G9 T3 g& a R* ^0 R
DE Edwin A. Howard# l, l2 o: b; P. R \' B8 n6 y
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
# ?" ^" o- |3 M5 B7 Y: y DE Lloyd E. Acree7 i% ^' f: Z6 }% e, e2 T
DE LeRay Wilson
. f- O% F( [$ F$ x, F( j DE Kenneth M. Willet4 O" y, `% O0 K: Y: g/ M% v
DE Presley
5 N+ `8 ]% x) f( l, L2 R8 c4 W DE Oberrender |