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。 L7 J/ x. ^# K s
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1 D# R i0 D: Y j' B7 a( K: `Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 N; O' A! N" P3 {/ y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes3 i. ~$ f' G5 i Y$ n
% F: b) ^9 w5 ]( TJapanese aircraft
, r8 I9 H# S B9 B5 P, @' l/ B* ` D4Y4 Judy x 21
( k6 a- G8 ~. L+ S: A N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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2 J: m9 I9 m' z) d N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed$ @# M# _, `" k5 m. C
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Allied aircraft losses
( D/ i7 W2 M9 y( @/ u" i8 L0 _ Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed3 f2 Y3 w; a$ K/ H
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. `) x4 k+ C( i LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ l. e" g( g; q* M1 y, q
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk# s5 O- X6 v M: G; {% x1 }2 ~4 Q
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; B O; G1 O* q2 t
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& o: M9 q& U& [% s LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) ?7 Z% b" X1 t1 X. H2 h% P
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) g, [( _" K0 o ?$ h
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8 m8 z" S; |& dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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: S7 I+ T5 S7 w0 ~Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet./ e |: ^' S/ h, e4 |# h% F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21& T* }3 U g: ]4 V/ Z* R
N1K5-J George x 23 E1 H8 q3 ^* j) i+ D2 a$ y
2 j6 r3 o7 F) {" R: RAllied aircraft- F) K' O; W* b0 s8 g+ `
Spitfire VIII x 42
5 C: J" I/ r! M Spitfire VIII x 29
: |3 C% C l4 v3 _* h8 E: V1 B F4U-1D Corsair x 21* W& O* O5 d: C, b4 p+ T1 k1 O
P-51D Mustang x 73
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{3 H4 q9 J( r1 iJapanese aircraft losses7 h( Q7 W9 {; W# j
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
- ?, `- p& L" H D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak! i, o, c0 P+ G
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed& u* K i/ N! _% f% ^
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No Allied losses! a! ]5 [- l; e# S' I; `- h+ a. h
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Allied Ships2 k- o& M4 n J8 h. w
DD Stephen Potter5 A/ o; v7 d+ f; X3 h3 E6 r9 B
DD Mahan7 ~8 k) x% N( h% T; ~
9 F! Y, G7 l6 }2 [7 A) |( S+ A: X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 ( G1 A0 y! \' F9 q, w/ p3 n
4 M/ ~' p: D0 g7 @- p2 f# |. nWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; L0 O |+ f& K) D; b
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59/ H3 U5 k/ e% I( D# E# z
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
8 v4 q1 K; S! Y G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak- Q2 X3 R6 y; C
8 ]' E8 B, S5 t `2 V% C! Z- MAllied ground losses:
* m, b8 b5 f4 P3 s+ P! q 13 casualties reported* V' g8 P5 I$ B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 W7 C! v0 T/ L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 N2 S4 s \" s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 }& n$ Y+ ? R! c# D8 r- PAirbase hits 6
/ h/ {; K+ Z* j) y3 WAirbase supply hits 12 N1 o I% ?) P5 X2 A
Runway hits 68. R3 \! Z% o( O# {0 N" X8 g
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3 G R, m8 U. i- l. M7 ~Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% A, ~5 w2 l! H% W* y8 }. A8 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. i! W2 v. @0 m w! ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes l: x' t; z" R) }; u2 [
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, G$ o. h( _, \; W$ n$ F G3M3 Nell x 18& T* h2 q3 d. \# Z* |
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 V: B/ p4 v! J; @0 R
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak3 e+ t- R @' k b' `( o ~
2 @1 m+ {" r* r kAirbase hits 1
; h) P& `# p: c7 e2 W7 sRunway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ) J0 K0 t9 }" X3 b# w& s, e0 h3 @* {' R
2 O7 f' b {; g3 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud* t; Q3 C3 f. ]" n7 q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
5 J/ k1 R8 T8 c& \, a7 I& x* \Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% b0 V/ i$ A: k# S5 E G3M3 Nell x 18
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7 F/ b7 Y8 O; n4 v+ B/ wJapanese aircraft losses
( @) D# D" u3 f/ j3 T, W G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged- K8 \% o8 Y0 x w- @8 ]
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak8 e6 t' ?, X2 K7 X
2 y1 k! K6 B$ l4 F2 M; ?( w- YAirbase hits 2; c" X/ I+ U R& r& s
Runway hits 12
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8 y6 G) O' Q' z, r b6 w) J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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5 k/ w. M, Z8 @) i* iSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139" j- C; {8 @2 D9 \
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships; I4 Y+ S! _4 ?
DE Paul G. Baker
' _* S; K2 p0 P DE William Seiverling) B2 [& _& a6 `, ]
DE Vammen
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% f8 p/ M8 l! q+ a' W' o5 W# fASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships/ ^# d/ h G$ M, N% v6 X
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' x% |: Q$ X6 w% P DE Ulvert M. Moore C" z" D+ C- |- h2 v, ^
DE Oliver Mitchell
+ D* V" F i- T0 ^: O$ k DE Edwin A. Howard
0 b# E- i" f4 A$ c s4 I DE Alvin C. Cockrell
% w4 h6 K3 }* G) J' q: j' B( M DE Lloyd E. Acree
6 Q" P, G4 r0 l& e' h7 O4 ~# W DE LeRay Wilson/ J8 c, k0 \4 ]2 C) K. T
DE Kenneth M. Willet1 i f& G- h- q7 f( U4 m5 z
DE Presley
: X w, O' O8 l) y& W4 i DE Oberrender |