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。9 A% j1 Y. t' c% s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111# Q7 S0 E( p) C, Y0 ~4 [7 A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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; q( p O5 C) h2 I: {Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- K+ N* p+ C5 R# [( @5 s* ?2 L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21& _( ]) j* a1 H9 l
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft6 a% ^/ V0 D. s9 I) ?
Spitfire VIII x 323 {- Y5 S2 ]. g+ R+ M5 X. [6 I
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( h. f/ m% E& @$ P N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed$ w) a6 L* a. e
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* p& g, }3 r2 C1 [: k2 b4 T Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ M5 F4 x: E5 w9 |
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk$ C% C& b4 c% B9 f( U# [4 A8 C0 @
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 T1 N$ b- ^- A( X
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# a4 c6 B( L" }$ \
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, 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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* J; F* Z2 V% @- R; p) W# D1 @' ZRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
% h" N, t6 b8 ~. f/ |- A5 W5 cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Spitfire VIII x 42# N/ P# v, V- l- B( L2 ?- f% d
Spitfire VIII x 29
: ]$ a# K3 m7 i* _. B F4U-1D Corsair x 21; ]# J. h# L& l1 p
P-51D Mustang x 73
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9 W5 z4 h s# O2 N0 p8 ? D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged1 u! G) V2 ?. v( m2 d
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* c: `* U n ^8 N7 Y* \, v- k
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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; n9 p# J: s5 e' c9 YNo Allied losses7 U$ y) c( m' H1 Y2 b
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Allied Ships
+ V3 u3 U9 r8 Z DD Stephen Potter
5 b. H. c* C7 [5 `' y6 O5 c# } DD Mahan
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: s2 p, s( {% l; U4 G9 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 3 R& x7 F6 Q8 ]; ~( b- J d& U4 b
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4 @. {( R8 @1 A7 v' K. WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* M# a E0 ?& r3 d9 }2 Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: e1 F. C$ F9 U# b6 C
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
6 A2 x2 \6 S7 n$ q5 ^ G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak# g. @; D; u& n. j) ^9 r
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" T( h' c: k- V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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6 X9 d) S' M5 h: C; yAirbase supply hits 1, ]$ X% @* l3 x' c8 K! p S$ u8 q
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% d( w" x* Q. l+ hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 K9 \5 |' K5 a) T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18% E8 E) k" L6 M3 a! q3 w# `
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
7 J' C) o% U* L1 i; d G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak: _0 }' u Y' `" S3 Z: a; y
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Airbase hits 10 s$ n2 O0 H8 R) s/ T2 y
Runway hits 89 f, J3 E- R% B" ^5 C
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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4 S# L0 \0 Z& O* _$ d; N( H5 P' LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet./ i) s* W/ \+ Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes M2 g8 r7 z! j
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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3 g" y. m% V/ r1 L$ PRunway hits 12+ N5 m; i/ ]) ^+ V* F
$ _) N- A+ e+ [ a0 c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。% D# }* \2 ]" }$ Q; Q
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139. b5 p3 a8 g- S2 V" m0 X
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
, B6 W( t4 l! P5 F7 [3 k DE William Seiverling
. |5 K4 ~& F8 z1 }4 d, c DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144* }4 @1 `: G: a# ]8 x" B7 ]
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 Q# G k) L- A* f1 C4 E" Q DE Ulvert M. Moore
3 T' ?: v Q$ q9 ` DE Oliver Mitchell
! d8 U z. m7 A# z, L3 o DE Edwin A. Howard6 g" G+ }# y, y" }7 v, G- y4 o
DE Alvin C. Cockrell# |! h% E8 x2 ^4 f1 s0 K. _
DE Lloyd E. Acree
, O R7 L7 C1 f; u DE LeRay Wilson# N, {- t7 Y* L% \! n
DE Kenneth M. Willet
& |; W5 A7 H. m- Z7 [* a, B DE Presley
' Z* j, L& R( `- I2 j DE Oberrender |