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。- h0 P0 D- K7 ~
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& ?, e" {$ Z2 F: ~- y" r5 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111, A+ t3 S; h- Q( g: @3 r! S
1 p6 z- w* ?, j- sWeather in hex: Clear sky) q3 c4 M# f: A+ l) L
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 o: f" q3 A, g: J0 P2 n: S% C
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes+ z! r' @+ @" L( r
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Japanese aircraft2 |$ O# \+ V( h6 `8 T
D4Y4 Judy x 21% E! A2 z* ]# Z/ p d
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft0 @) c% A( \ ^ P: t: Y# c
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ~% S/ O. v0 U% V8 v6 [$ o N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 \1 [: J$ m& O. ~! r
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed) D p; X: T8 H
) k% \" _% \- N2 o% p/ lAllied Ships& g$ d# K8 r$ i$ J
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& H3 _9 _3 G# C8 A5 M& a
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 b6 F8 m) c% D( f/ B: x LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Z: e. C6 ?3 v) Q0 {6 {6 { LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 K. b( v% U/ M* }- b
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 c/ |! F4 X9 z$ } LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110' ]& s( ?8 l2 w( t ]
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.& C8 n! V" G0 v- e( o* v2 U% H/ X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# o$ a; X5 U& T
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Japanese aircraft
! n* s5 L$ F+ S2 i" d1 ^ D4Y4 Judy x 21
3 S. H: w2 V+ s( w! O N1K5-J George x 24 I7 X2 d# I! m
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Spitfire VIII x 42
/ s7 Z' T: U# s1 a Spitfire VIII x 292 ~1 \8 L6 M5 M
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
1 N% l2 g* D, e c# _ P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses: G/ W% f* N0 q$ b
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ E* p2 R9 ?# M+ m5 o5 { D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
' k& B( x7 n; `3 B1 c! ]" v' b N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
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! U" i* X+ @, R0 b DD Mahan4 I5 @$ b0 M7 \# O) @: p
' k: C0 ^4 q3 H$ W/ {1 H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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, F* w3 w9 g1 g. J G5 k% C: m. LMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : Z1 ?& J8 v5 Q' x3 K; Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 ~6 D. c- G; [( D- `
. j5 _ v& D- tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 _/ s3 S) _3 S% i5 v( s; nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! X1 `, c3 @- v( m! ~
G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses. G& V V' F, x' |0 ^
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
9 x1 J" v* J8 t G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak% Y" u" q& L8 c6 I, ~
/ k0 t$ R) v [6 m1 ^Allied ground losses:
+ \1 W5 \$ ?3 I" e) u7 P 13 casualties reported) d$ r1 V' `! W! k3 [" T# J2 I/ Y2 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Z3 ?6 n# @) B! @7 w; Y3 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* S, [) s8 Y6 P" k# i9 Y% c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" j3 a8 T+ z6 }0 ?! C" {
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Airbase hits 6
' P5 k" c4 h$ f2 KAirbase supply hits 1
) v& g3 @/ P1 ^- XRunway hits 68
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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.) ~( N; V9 x. b8 X5 h. @
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& H4 K1 G6 G. } }9 h4 {
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Japanese aircraft5 b/ u% I: H0 l8 p3 R5 w
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses+ R: b4 q. ]* \( `
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged, x/ v! y$ \- z" K% U% o
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak* `2 { e* U) @7 S% T I' P! a
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Airbase hits 1
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# B3 `) S5 d8 i' e+ ?Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ) ]% t1 m4 R3 o0 G: q3 h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 C! n" C+ ^$ u; LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
[' A( B* D4 r" IEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% o! Y- I) A8 @ G3M3 Nell x 18: R% B% w" s" Y8 s4 n, N( H2 n# [
1 V7 k( P1 U$ s% k7 _Japanese aircraft losses
* u9 i4 [. C; ?9 ^2 W7 y, D G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged* Y0 Z) y* _4 r3 @( A# l1 e
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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: E: `4 o; J9 `2 e D4 xAirbase hits 2+ _6 Q J* H9 G T
Runway hits 12 ~' r% K1 W$ I, b3 U1 H
( `. k1 t7 D4 C2 M6 d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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9 B3 C* X. U1 o# i! rSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139/ R% \; i; b* W+ B; P" Y3 y
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage" H/ I% y5 U3 J# i+ e6 H; B
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Allied Ships
! A" O# }: G& P0 g2 r1 ` DE Paul G. Baker$ m3 y& ]9 \1 I8 z
DE William Seiverling' j" e4 x5 N) c; m
DE Vammen
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2 C: N: h- b5 TASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
6 b1 z' p, y' ~ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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4 J& z2 g( e! j2 O& u- L$ u. M DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage. ~5 s7 r% `4 |3 ]
DE Ulvert M. Moore
% |- x' W1 j* Q7 C3 x3 l+ l DE Oliver Mitchell
0 K0 ^* I7 F+ K( l DE Edwin A. Howard, P4 |. n' d) }( d l
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
' _; X# H) C, \( I; C+ y( S- H6 I3 P DE Lloyd E. Acree
$ m) B; k G5 y Q DE LeRay Wilson+ C& @( R" {" I* v/ k' |+ |5 H
DE Kenneth M. Willet
) p0 Q. m' c5 n) G% I DE Presley
" J, L2 f) G: x& f! [$ |, v- b DE Oberrender |