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。8 X. [8 v; b& c. B
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9 j: X* P6 a- K* R8 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111! u3 T! \: F: P, t6 I. [6 v
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: K1 C4 \$ `: H8 d2 h
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21 f( X E# X* a5 K9 e/ ]
N1K5-J George x 247 `$ p9 ~2 |1 {0 I% F) V
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Allied aircraft; W% I% m2 Z. t% W
Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed* u$ K; R2 U `5 x9 O- ]- n$ @) {
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed/ G( k' h I3 O
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Allied Ships
+ U3 ]% o$ x$ h; B3 Q' C LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) y0 \. J! {& y6 o+ a1 ] PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" R9 W" m& c6 [ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z$ I, b' h6 C+ c" ^1 Y LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ d* g" g3 ]% C% {
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( n% F) f; \: ` LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" k+ F0 f$ \7 K& T9 X& O& r
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9 I7 A/ I1 I- J: E1 y4 o% b. }$ @8 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1108 m' x9 h" ~! }6 f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; n7 j q9 Q! s7 w2 t! D t5 r
% y6 {/ p8 j- Z4 ?# M: h, yRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ _2 }# V8 O: T. TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" k2 V) l1 n K5 t# r. N$ E
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Japanese aircraft5 W7 A5 s7 A: s7 o+ y2 _1 ^1 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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7 K8 |7 o6 z+ _9 `3 I( c0 ]2 {( q1 E0 o& U Spitfire VIII x 42) s- \, a8 V4 U
Spitfire VIII x 29
3 ?) q m+ [/ W( ~# G# ? F4U-1D Corsair x 21. V2 y) {( J# o# R, f" q
P-51D Mustang x 73/ D2 `6 G/ m/ A1 D7 G8 p
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
% u/ `3 u) ^2 h D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak. C9 _3 h3 u$ v; v f( C9 z
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 V$ ]0 m: u! p0 \* b- g' a
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No Allied losses' W0 n5 d. J% U
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DD Stephen Potter/ u% m2 F( Z. W4 l U. V T* N
DD Mahan! T* v" e3 e$ c5 o9 p: s+ v
- B- r9 U$ _1 ~4 j, [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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4 h. |: |" B! SMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 [0 x- R* S5 F k% X0 v7 D
1 P& k' ~2 x! }2 kWeather in hex: Partial cloud, d- ?) e: `6 S" u I# q
0 z+ _) V% A; q8 nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. Y; b" D+ Y" xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ `3 H% p$ w: r0 q) }- H& W G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
. _' U% g9 }5 }" G G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak3 x% X, n: i) Q
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 v0 Y5 E: j. b% p( {8 [8 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* h1 E- t; Z! q# }1 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ?4 G% j$ U& b+ f" @
2 x9 ~2 y7 Q- `$ g8 w6 yAirbase hits 6 K# | U0 U7 N6 }4 Y8 ]
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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: @. G3 u; X2 Z c7 T# e$ v5 D( W0 W) kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. m- R6 g% B& W K5 FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# G4 z# j0 ~) E6 a$ F( L e% F
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' @1 a" j/ Q! j0 @) F G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged9 g& q2 D: O( q
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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2 k; {5 q& b+ B' y0 _! pAirbase hits 12 j1 C- z( J6 |7 J& O: d9 F
Runway hits 8
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5 U+ x& |% } R# A+ I YMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 G$ K9 f7 |* W0 Q
( y' B) C- D8 ^# v! d1 PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.2 `' C" a/ x# j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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9 _& r+ S' w1 u% K! g: s+ v6 } G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 c* j' x9 U2 Q8 H. D G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak$ s5 ^; Z- l0 Z& G4 |8 @) X6 z
. x' S/ h9 ~, R* YAirbase hits 2
$ j1 _+ E+ _4 e- ~Runway hits 12
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' S& J [. Z, g) b2 K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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4 D: B# F- @' i) g+ P3 J$ ZAllied Ships
# C2 d% o- Y& q4 T0 `* K; s DE Paul G. Baker$ ^: m! x/ E7 k$ T3 a+ Q) Y1 m
DE William Seiverling7 x! r( M w& U- L/ B+ m& N6 n
DE Vammen* u1 s( U1 \+ p B" R" ?
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ASW 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, m* l: [9 L% |2 z
DE Ulvert M. Moore
, v, ^% o; Z8 L1 Z; X+ t! } DE Oliver Mitchell- i) Q H6 o( E3 k" c' y0 H
DE Edwin A. Howard& }9 J7 r# e# b
DE Alvin C. Cockrell1 l/ x9 E- |( o! X
DE Lloyd E. Acree
( K7 L9 B- g7 U5 w0 n5 D DE LeRay Wilson0 Z% f6 W& K; a
DE Kenneth M. Willet
" R w# ?$ W9 ~0 x) S# I DE Presley
8 D: m* |! z6 d DE Oberrender |