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。% i# |/ | H" g$ m" ?; U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111% M5 z2 n" [' i( y9 L" k+ W
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! G' ~' v5 O0 [4 h6 u. q# _. L% uEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
) q5 w# N$ M9 q& b N1K5-J George x 249 N: C9 L" V; e
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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8 {7 r, ^/ D+ g# O4 S+ n* O, @Japanese aircraft losses; a" ?8 e- Y( F* {, Q0 ^
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed& \3 |* S; O, f: ~' b+ ]: t- ~
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?+ Y H( _4 l+ D8 O3 D+ }4 q6 k
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' L& f0 ^5 }$ W, S# m: ^ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ f( h8 O% w5 Y LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 D2 H9 b9 u3 R2 z' r" @% M5 C LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) m/ H- A+ q4 t
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 i$ Z0 y. v3 |. T
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# h4 L, G$ I2 O) G, L
* W& R" P' {; b+ k& q% ~- fRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
! K t. G/ ?- c6 `* f, Q5 BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 l% B ^( l; ` o N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
9 K/ l9 i4 j; F& _; w+ W, Q& N9 F" J4 d Spitfire VIII x 295 ^$ N5 J y7 B5 V. P
F4U-1D Corsair x 21( o2 p9 c/ O5 Q0 E/ ^+ V
P-51D Mustang x 73
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
& E3 ^# N8 B# Y2 W! S. X D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
! Y5 I N% O [0 H5 F: L$ z; e N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed% X5 r; K6 q, j
# i) k2 x) _, qNo Allied losses4 r$ k. \- g, Q* M1 G+ O
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DD Stephen Potter) ^) G+ p* X) E' C* d. u
DD Mahan6 \, E* s" w" S2 F5 ^# M- }
0 b0 i# l& `2 m1 v% X' T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
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) B+ l: Z$ @' oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 t' ~7 h. w% x' M+ ?9 T G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged) N6 G! d9 w) [8 z. ^# m+ k
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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. ?, c7 ^% b" yAllied ground losses:
& G4 A+ h, ~+ y4 C j1 i' N9 ~ 13 casualties reported
$ S/ H: K& ~$ |7 j" ^2 }1 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. [& N% w0 A+ g' f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 A5 f4 a0 V4 h' f" g* V8 Q& U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- x% Q6 @, e" ^ L3 e
0 O& e, m/ N3 [ |% U- `( x8 hAirbase hits 60 i- O/ S/ S1 d- F
Airbase supply hits 1
, v7 i& `4 A$ O" c$ l; dRunway hits 68% q0 P. N* D7 e7 b- g
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: v) ]1 q& o- @$ j5 iMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# q6 [8 Z, L5 W2 w
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 180 b6 S6 ^& r. {; ~8 G) r
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 z7 Q8 u6 g9 v- R
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * g$ ?7 g* e6 }& x9 i) @
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.( L- W: _& f6 m8 Z0 A# Z9 ~- [0 {' L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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1 [: }" C; w i1 g9 ~+ l G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
4 x5 w+ ?9 l- n G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak6 P! B7 x7 w5 Z e( ~8 o
- t$ W* j, R# p7 B3 k) @Airbase hits 2: a4 p8 j) i/ K6 _
Runway hits 12
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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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2 F F4 E3 a- Y SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage5 x, C) h9 ~. c0 E0 u" e
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DE Paul G. Baker) j4 b A) D# U E: m
DE William Seiverling* D$ i! b! v4 J% C
DE Vammen
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2 Q4 G& {! c+ ]" v9 a2 ]4 z4 yASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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$ S n! y, I4 ]+ a DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% M& }, O; l) ?5 `: n
DE Ulvert M. Moore
Z3 [3 {$ r0 M DE Oliver Mitchell
, h E! J% r" ^! ?( U( l$ I DE Edwin A. Howard
4 |2 ^; Z- ^) K. e3 u DE Alvin C. Cockrell
1 W8 D; p$ b8 }$ G$ Z DE Lloyd E. Acree
- h" H; Y7 P. @ DE LeRay Wilson- B; ^4 H- e/ _
DE Kenneth M. Willet
" j- X& c" z- W DE Presley
( s' Q. J- A2 {% I, Z0 Z DE Oberrender |