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。% w$ r5 A2 B0 c. V
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6 l' x) q6 t: @5 r! k4 u' n4 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1119 @9 U7 ?( w8 d' R1 \
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ c( S2 @3 R$ r; Z, F0 xRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., ~ j6 Q9 x# G& p( A6 j
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes% A4 L l- r' b, q% I
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D4Y4 Judy x 21' M0 H5 _7 A; y- _" v/ |
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
8 P9 D) X) V# b0 B6 u: h Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 K) x, W0 ]' z) x+ X' J N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed; o) e/ C0 t. P8 }' y+ Q z
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Allied aircraft losses+ O- w4 f* Z7 o! Q" ^# [
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed% ~4 L6 R2 {: K6 F/ X' B- t- r
8 R6 u+ \! E0 gAllied Ships6 W: d5 j1 h/ P- t1 @
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage l3 s& z% @7 r$ C
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
4 e+ c$ h. X6 t `: } LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 X( ?# ~$ H) B3 m% i" ] LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& l* j3 h' e1 H+ Z$ T8 |7 y LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 t) D$ r' G/ Z" i. S% t n/ u1 h LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* s( x5 v+ ^; B1 l9 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.5 f/ _5 R) i$ m @' A; m t4 j- D9 H
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 V+ v/ s- g' Q" c D4Y4 Judy x 21
* L, P& ? F# O& V: b, L N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft8 A4 j' G# b+ {9 O
Spitfire VIII x 42( M4 o( z9 u3 D! W8 W
Spitfire VIII x 29
$ G' L0 G) f+ c" E F4U-1D Corsair x 21 R& x. U4 N( o
P-51D Mustang x 737 E0 A. d0 ]3 M# N5 o8 d6 n
$ S3 |: [. N$ r' h) I7 W6 RJapanese aircraft losses
9 p5 S7 w, e" q( a+ t1 l& Z D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ r0 i2 Q ^) n/ F5 b- m D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak5 D' l5 o' y4 I' M% S. P
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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$ ^- R5 v1 G: B/ PNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter* h& g# h9 C3 q( E# f. I& ?
DD Mahan& W& \. |& J+ d! @6 j7 m
5 L0 F) M8 j' Q6 W" U- F2 Z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 & @3 d5 a# E3 `9 a1 ]$ {) Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: o5 q! V3 D% U2 s0 u, w
' H) g3 \2 ?+ \; n' g1 d2 sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' P H9 l& S: J! T$ } W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) r: n- D% h/ g
9 a- `0 d; j; ?" [% F8 P+ FJapanese aircraft
; C9 E- s1 [; X I. h G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
, `7 k8 ^! |& c; u2 _ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
0 q% u: {: E7 G# o G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak( T* c' \! b5 e1 d" v4 p6 n
- i' Y3 R# F! T3 s' EAllied ground losses:( T/ S4 F' Z7 {! i6 ]) l
13 casualties reported+ V3 W' P+ b7 e) } ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! }+ {, q1 M& S+ H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& s c4 ] R7 e- a" w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. M# v4 r' B) Y" v J8 MAirbase hits 6* Q/ T6 ^: B: x- [+ s
Airbase supply hits 1
* h. T! ]* ?0 ?$ W) D2 k- p. P6 aRunway hits 68) H* o: D3 b1 ?; b- H5 r, Q
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% Q1 N; g) ?" F s( s& m2 j0 eMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 @- i' \' F7 |- m5 {6 i3 \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 H- z6 [8 c8 uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 ]6 C: I+ C+ K7 k# S) j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 j$ c! A$ N6 P9 D( }1 v
G3M3 Nell x 183 J9 {: U, J9 ^* h, i s
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Japanese aircraft losses
" B! {. L6 \& E& M9 ? G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged3 O$ y% I/ e C; P% M7 M" j- G5 w
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 16 `8 z7 E7 ]5 p# z3 u
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ) b1 m& S5 [; {2 I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( J1 m; {- e1 H5 b* j0 i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.: ?3 C/ y$ v/ p. w! k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# i5 k4 x0 {! |/ x& j1 p; K8 z8 e+ u
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. \) ?6 P/ @) J7 ?% G5 e9 F! \
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
# j( Y) Z4 E3 _# Z2 FRunway hits 12
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8 S, M# v4 z, R& U" B% b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$ u; k! W2 f0 ] r( S9 X
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& E! j) d: Y- v* L! P/ m9 J DE Paul G. Baker% W/ g; y. y5 ^2 _7 a {
DE William Seiverling
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( Q( D0 ~7 C: F& vASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 p( y5 e- T5 f! N6 y DE Ulvert M. Moore
4 e" M% R, d) c, ? DE Oliver Mitchell! u! K* L+ d. U' g# u( Z# u
DE Edwin A. Howard$ c1 G0 |- ]4 Y |
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ y$ }1 P$ o& g7 ]/ o# A DE Lloyd E. Acree
8 q+ c" i& }! ~9 N* r" I6 W DE LeRay Wilson: t1 q0 [2 ^) c h: |
DE Kenneth M. Willet; t" _# k3 ~: i( b
DE Presley
9 V, K/ l' v- e2 u1 `/ x( S: j, S/ M1 C DE Oberrender |