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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: i7 @1 x' L: A* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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& ]/ m0 H9 l1 }, gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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' E0 y9 T. {* U; z- DRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& N/ m% M4 y- @! @+ v4 PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes+ A( e; l' U h6 N
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
; s& ~: ^7 ?+ c9 L% `+ @ N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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* U- H2 X7 b3 O( uAllied aircraft losses9 K' z7 U( Z1 F) a" i4 X! b! q
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed7 Z! n* C( R N
1 W( o' c3 }' _Allied Ships4 U2 s2 [( m* k1 e& C2 ^5 l. a
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 {( u. F8 R8 v
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' ]$ d6 G# N+ l% B: \& Z: e7 n U
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" ~6 ]0 L# U6 e4 Z2 }% D
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 B4 m3 Q- \( C- K, ] m3 e LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, p, Q7 |$ p; R4 d t1 D: h# K* F1 Q
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1105 j1 E0 F- k% ~/ t5 U3 E
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) }' E2 x2 U. q- p5 DRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
3 D r' E' f: U, V& y+ B, [. kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ ] A4 ^8 b7 o2 A0 v& {) F
, p7 u% h+ U F. j, dJapanese aircraft
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7 x7 w8 p4 t& }5 L* s) x c N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
: K" M% Z3 X7 c5 c5 v$ h Spitfire VIII x 42
$ A$ r' _* C3 J, y9 E6 \ Spitfire VIII x 29
# U) ]/ W1 N' D F4U-1D Corsair x 214 t# x7 B% M9 F0 z: }% |
P-51D Mustang x 73- M$ ]9 S |0 H' h/ D$ ^ n
8 k3 V8 d6 g% W- kJapanese aircraft losses
! A8 F6 W- f& U9 x D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
. w% Y( q/ b4 G. u4 y# X% k# f D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
( A2 d& U/ a% Z2 ^& v N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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: u1 E8 S% Z3 B! DNo Allied losses( y* y, w, E. C
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DD Stephen Potter
@) K' ~3 K8 Y5 ^' n* G# l1 M# } DD Mahan. _. d0 J2 p9 c1 v1 o ?9 O
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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。! J4 W, u9 _' ^; a* j1 Y$ q2 A
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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2 T; w6 |; k- q# I4 w: y4 qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 A) g. T/ E+ r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged) @8 M2 Y: V7 U: s' A
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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: W/ S& p+ C" S6 ^2 i, I) r- J1 YAllied ground losses:& @- o) \& H$ W. h- T7 |
13 casualties reported1 G$ C( D. R9 @( |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ K4 n/ L) P- [- f4 M5 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 e1 Z; N! Z. S1 i! l9 ]& U) R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) X6 r! X* A% N* D% p
) D/ J& u9 m T3 H- fAirbase hits 60 B! N. ~1 m& R4 }1 C3 s
Airbase supply hits 1
6 b2 [( @! C7 }! p/ h! {Runway hits 68
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+ ^ C* s6 L8 e5 ]Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 O) q& ^5 r- l
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., l; ]' ]( f7 i. d7 R" Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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& k) W) a1 V! i/ T- iJapanese aircraft7 u$ v+ R" a' I3 _* q
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
. P/ L7 g& W0 W* G G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak& F8 B3 ?5 f7 |9 k! ~' y* M5 K
' M4 V. ]3 _5 `0 WAirbase hits 1
, g/ }" T4 K! L/ lRunway hits 8
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9 N, K1 B, }. |; j. l7 }Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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* ~* a4 {( \. R& Q) K$ R8 {! E4 a6 hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
' T* C6 Q0 f& R; A/ r4 `/ DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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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。
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage* w/ T/ \- `4 L2 k
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DE Paul G. Baker
6 e& K+ o b& r3 H DE William Seiverling
5 h$ n7 Q t8 a; C2 t" _: w- p DE Vammen8 W& E* _6 k/ i3 |5 F* U
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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; a' f: `/ p. C3 @; k. n/ m SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# H- T- ?4 r. @- l: E7 g, B' u
DE Ulvert M. Moore0 z6 y+ Z) Z+ P7 k# A. O6 |$ [' t
DE Oliver Mitchell. I7 Z! u b- t& B& P
DE Edwin A. Howard
! h3 u; F, {. ?7 g9 ]/ ] DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ f( V9 C' [( K7 I! p DE Lloyd E. Acree
1 Y" R C# r# q# g5 P DE LeRay Wilson0 E' _; r( U+ p1 i
DE Kenneth M. Willet
- @( v1 Q( U1 }, _1 h( g } DE Presley- J3 ]0 d2 X) N1 z+ x9 j6 Z
DE Oberrender |