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。4 V% ^3 F9 z# h; B( d1 M( t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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G$ J) `7 v$ m$ {7 ?Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ R" B: \$ o8 tRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
l p5 L+ A3 O' T1 mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 V4 s- ?4 A/ E; r8 K3 N D4Y4 Judy x 21
" R! x$ p5 O" z& A3 P0 {8 Q N1K5-J George x 24# D4 e5 N- J( [6 V1 ~& e" c
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Allied aircraft
# o E( t- |7 S, I: \; u# w Spitfire VIII x 320 B% J- j6 p' T; p2 U1 f# I
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 U" p4 N4 {# J8 N. H N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 y( Y* ~1 l# [2 `" h: k0 N2 M: Z- {
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed- R1 S1 g" a. H2 _5 c3 r$ Y$ {
4 A- ?3 v% j) Z4 h* [6 Q w# gAllied Ships
* p3 `5 n, ^! g; n" ^ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, y( v8 k+ \1 U& X8 I
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
$ D. E# X- t- H$ C D! Q2 v LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 C7 ]* u+ D8 U* r0 N LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' h8 d4 R( X' H6 _4 C2 F LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 c: n- u ?0 C. H. J LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110; w. W5 N5 K0 O, [
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0 y( }* n& T6 U% y# j3 v* M- cRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.- k2 A. M ^1 g) R7 p A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 e+ C. ~" `5 oJapanese aircraft
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2 _ Y$ ?. Q& z, H- P- n# ]5 f; ^ N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
3 k& A0 v/ ]2 e2 S8 z# i" Z2 l B8 w Spitfire VIII x 42
4 Y- _6 H" t) L9 A4 M Spitfire VIII x 29. ~/ b- U) t3 j+ X) d
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
2 D$ X: @0 Z; S: ^. b/ S" h% D$ r P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
# i! \% _# B- C, d& J4 a D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 z, G: g* p2 \$ @; _' F# E% z D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak0 J: a- h3 I2 y! {; Y- S' f
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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% Z7 U# t, Q! ^) [1 _Allied Ships
( @ @2 r5 Z3 {/ G4 s4 I. e" b, F DD Stephen Potter
+ k" Y: N9 t0 U( E6 {9 K8 _ DD Mahan6 w3 o3 _& {' ?' P
K' q' K6 f! T/ {, o) B, W( d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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 d1 s# O9 m) H. B4 ]7 H& n- l, N9 `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% `: u4 M: ~1 F% h6 t$ A' c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59/ I" Y [# {+ g! {) y) x
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ q1 J+ J) a# k1 v, E9 t. F; i G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
; i+ ^1 K2 s6 W3 G- ?) D G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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6 w8 @8 v3 K) HAllied ground losses:
: T/ ~& I* t' Q3 f 13 casualties reported
8 P o, a" _' o8 U- j6 d# @. j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K: C/ @% N& Q8 G6 Z- B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ Z0 m. r" y2 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 D( _+ K- m. j8 n! L( j3 G" `Airbase supply hits 1- J7 A& G, ` a& d$ B- G% g1 H
Runway hits 68+ ? z9 u X8 F
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8 T* Q, R3 {5 R5 |5 ZMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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6 s- A7 I& i! k0 YWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 {+ ]- @" |) Y4 Y. m+ J
Z1 `/ X# b% O# S6 M( U' @Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 m- ~7 W1 |7 d m2 \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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8 l1 S- b s" B) N( H% F, JJapanese aircraft losses
2 ?7 |3 V- w: X0 n G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged; ?5 M7 G, n5 C% U' `
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & L# W* @. ~4 Y1 k+ t7 P) p
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.! S- d) X& r* l6 x8 R/ H( g+ |7 O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. V0 g* P& ^5 K# w
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak! W- i" a: n! j9 Q9 u
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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。! I, [4 r7 d4 U) S3 k! ~
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1393 _. A: ^! g, N5 b
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage9 m0 k: y7 u" b' U% b4 [
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5 m* R* }3 E0 s" y5 c# u DE Paul G. Baker
& z0 T; X- g% W DE William Seiverling4 K, B. H6 ?2 J# x; ]' `
DE Vammen! V# n% s: h% }3 W: P2 |. ~" X9 ?
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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' D. }7 ?7 [0 Z/ x/ a SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage j0 d9 z1 v+ Y# t# [% ?* F: J- Z
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage' a2 @. @" [# L9 q! b; A" \
DE Ulvert M. Moore: u" U2 G U5 }! k7 O- D
DE Oliver Mitchell2 \& z0 J8 Z) g/ n
DE Edwin A. Howard, w1 ~' U' N. p5 K) i) I
DE Alvin C. Cockrell% l) [) p( `$ f
DE Lloyd E. Acree
! K3 _9 j) j, l2 h: W% W DE LeRay Wilson
) j0 e' `: t Z2 e9 K6 X DE Kenneth M. Willet3 S, M8 X; g, R& G6 T% o
DE Presley; F. S7 \. H, _! g' f
DE Oberrender |