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。$ a% n' W* A D3 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1116 e: M7 H) Z! y4 Z7 _) L# C
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ T1 M9 L. ]2 x. R, `
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 m6 i. Y3 R: \. N, m
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Japanese aircraft# K& S2 c; `0 J+ G7 P$ u
D4Y4 Judy x 21& x' ` e) X0 g# M
N1K5-J George x 24: L; T9 T" K7 {( ] A* X! o
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Allied aircraft1 l8 R! k( O" y9 r
Spitfire VIII x 32+ J6 `2 O) A/ Z4 @' f
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Japanese aircraft losses u. ~+ {" z `+ C0 V# u: x
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" k$ S7 I5 X+ W/ ~0 b
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 b6 q8 C1 G; N9 f6 P, K7 z9 E
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 r7 K. ?' |5 z/ M! I. v PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' y% {: u: }- s9 n1 t
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 u& ]' ~" e, x$ V LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( d9 P& H% j8 N# @ LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 R8 ~5 S" g# T- u& q7 H 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
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5 o8 d& i% _3 N: M- ^% }+ gRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
" C( r7 N1 P& n7 m( a( rEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 s1 Y* L9 G3 q
D4Y4 Judy x 211 S+ B% x* o, @) u0 \# Z1 B% v
N1K5-J George x 2
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4 m' m4 k" \- K( b, I% i1 BAllied aircraft
- }( Z9 I4 {9 G+ C Spitfire VIII x 42. B0 T U7 ?/ v' o8 m2 K1 c
Spitfire VIII x 29- s( ^4 N& ?! o6 j* R& {
F4U-1D Corsair x 213 h- t! G, o6 V. G" o. ~
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 [/ I4 J& p! `) \ D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 L$ ?" P y0 h |* X5 k ~2 Y
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
4 E3 @& e2 D1 x$ I* d N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed6 F9 @% ]3 ?# m# D0 k5 D
, B0 j: w" w' ?, t9 c6 WNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships% |; ]1 C& _" N. c
DD Stephen Potter7 m; ?; `- b& l( v2 V
DD Mahan9 e- P0 M. n; Q2 t
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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。
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . I) F' J5 F) k% H) K7 L( M, d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* F+ r# z) E6 b6 H. Q. [4 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& ?/ U+ X% H2 r: P( _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 q( k, [2 X4 x( O/ A5 h1 `
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Japanese aircraft& k3 z& e4 }( ^
G3M3 Nell x 59# K* g/ H6 o( _- g
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Japanese aircraft losses' x8 B0 ?" E8 D8 T5 U7 g8 j# a
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged8 G: P! V4 X4 `
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:9 W$ l" P1 t7 f5 @+ x
13 casualties reported, E7 ~- r" [$ Z0 s1 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% d# h0 ?% B t. f5 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 X y5 R) h1 H( y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled v3 m! ~% g2 q0 k- ]: P2 \
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Airbase hits 6
6 W. w8 \, ]0 ]0 R. W3 k3 YAirbase supply hits 1. ^7 B% g* ], L. o, e$ L) [
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 S8 v: m. r: {, n: Z) P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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|, P: k1 K! W% Y; n, z8 ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' v5 v/ d- m% A6 y2 d) J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 X4 ~# B3 v. ?! M% t9 n G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
/ ^) L7 j, H4 ]5 e& { G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak$ O" y6 [0 w$ h/ w
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Airbase hits 1, a2 K, o3 E6 M
Runway hits 8! ]# v; p6 l# Z1 C
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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" K; Q! E8 {/ i0 o: \/ WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.% B7 S- r2 T% k- U( e; \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 w, K8 r( [" G2 D/ y( h
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Japanese aircraft
# r4 A- }( F' B! v G3M3 Nell x 18
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" F6 `# o; d3 D G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2# Q" p& B- q) H# p3 A4 H' t6 Z
Runway hits 12& N3 Z9 x8 Z# O, t/ \* r
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5 a$ J5 O1 S; U, Q, bSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1395 v% b9 E* k. _1 a
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage1 F* t/ ?3 r. g. R( Z# |
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DE Paul G. Baker
) l# a' h4 x; V; y# `$ g4 } DE William Seiverling
1 l' u2 G9 w$ K DE Vammen1 P6 _- R: g6 O! h
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
& n; q+ Y& c5 v; a SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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4 A# V0 M. K5 e! d& gAllied Ships* {9 Z- V- o, j' i& I u) m
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
! U& i5 Q6 q/ k: d* z# N& T) A4 r, ? DE Ulvert M. Moore7 h0 f* Z6 L2 @! s. t) x0 o
DE Oliver Mitchell% ~% f" N, R( n" v% L. u( \
DE Edwin A. Howard) D) e" i- Z# a0 F+ s
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
3 ?$ y8 n4 D: n# N; K; i DE Lloyd E. Acree; Z6 ^0 U3 n1 \
DE LeRay Wilson
. P5 B6 N5 |- c) J5 y$ M4 X DE Kenneth M. Willet6 \8 K5 ^) }7 T M' [& o
DE Presley
5 C: U5 F+ b" u! A2 _; T4 G1 \. m DE Oberrender |