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。: b9 x" ~' F% i% J# U
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/ ]; @- I0 \6 g" r2 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* m9 |5 }& |( x3 j
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ q4 W- W8 m: ? \1 J& e
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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5 K3 Z7 ~9 N7 F# uJapanese aircraft
! D, B0 C! I; S, Z% e; M D4Y4 Judy x 213 ^4 @7 w0 b; x# X3 p6 G& N
N1K5-J George x 24! x- n6 f( o0 j- G' [) U
( y( d9 N2 z$ G! D' F2 pAllied aircraft
6 V$ f6 [5 W( a1 s. |; n9 D0 `" T Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C6 b. v4 x% b% w. N( g
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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+ t: F* I. N1 r) L* ~ pAllied aircraft losses7 d( d1 a3 s- `6 V7 O0 Q
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed9 b$ ^7 F- c; Z3 O) O: c, u
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Allied Ships, m7 p: q/ K* E" d: { h
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! n, Z9 b; K$ N" j) ] PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
P6 b5 m8 o3 N9 O# v | LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u: m# ?* V0 B7 l2 a: J# C W
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* P$ v8 x- C; @, {! Z* n" f
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 C% I/ ]3 z* {; b0 [& q* Q; t! C LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% H: K, C9 N2 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 P; F% T/ k6 \# z f/ d5 }
+ E; E# D+ Y4 u# r; Q( LRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet./ k; @# c& M9 l/ K" [) ~: {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ O% G8 f/ `2 j' D5 H
D4Y4 Judy x 21
# B( A& h- ^0 M N1K5-J George x 2/ o9 O) T5 Z S
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Allied aircraft, k4 G6 o8 m& L$ D7 f T
Spitfire VIII x 420 S7 p; a* z: y% J Y2 g/ W! s
Spitfire VIII x 29* B0 f! L$ w/ O8 G
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
$ d: U) e( X& {# h+ E5 G P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses1 S/ B( T3 O- h8 H( G$ @
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ d6 c! m& t- o% W( _& Q1 p D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak5 d9 p. J! @$ z5 Z8 {9 L
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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) v3 N3 e1 i4 E+ K0 w" m2 QNo Allied losses
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" L# |; |5 f; UAllied Ships2 E1 R0 g( w" B6 }+ O% T* g
DD Stephen Potter& L0 J X$ H h+ z' f
DD Mahan2 {+ f6 A( [$ F
3 v M/ ]1 |/ s" M5 T3 Q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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: Q% ^2 A& d9 n S5 a8 \) OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ A& S* s: f1 |+ NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% [9 K- C$ f; g& m9 y6 r- u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; |) n" X/ h9 m% l9 i
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Japanese aircraft# _/ L" r# A5 U) m0 V3 c
G3M3 Nell x 59
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* E: `3 o: e( i# LJapanese aircraft losses6 ]2 U( C& h- z8 E: e
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged! n$ f* I9 F( V. l% U+ A
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:! P6 m6 ^7 z4 p0 A K
13 casualties reported
3 L2 b n- G* W" R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ^$ X% N2 L, m9 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, X( M3 U$ U i U# z; }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# v; R& R# d! QAirbase hits 6" N3 E* l3 `7 `$ H+ l/ A" d
Airbase supply hits 1
; f: Y9 ?. o3 nRunway hits 682 P) D( t8 F3 @9 b0 e \; h6 u
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 , U) Y( }; \5 q; V# @& ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( Q+ @) a1 u3 ^
: ^: l1 E5 U, X% e! R: V' ]' JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# `3 \$ k. n+ [- _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes( d2 C! k; p, ?- l
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged) B$ U+ D$ s$ b( R. P
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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$ S2 K- W R! I/ j: C. V c C7 @Airbase hits 1' ]; h: [' ~9 [
Runway hits 8& H4 f3 I+ n \1 N7 n1 X
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1 R" E2 g$ K! `9 u# j8 [Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * l( \* j( ]9 @5 D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% \( {( u1 h: x0 B
6 |+ l" y2 }/ PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
0 k6 R4 w" [" \: @4 V: ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses9 [& _: D+ p# k. {* p
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
$ f3 G# W. O3 m2 { G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak* g! }! }) _! T- ]. t3 H
, J/ ?, \) D( M; D& Z- v* aAirbase hits 2" n7 p/ Y: c0 b3 w5 w
Runway hits 12
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9 p9 _; a) v7 X. B# y8 P: n/ \2 V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。, ~& v* L( o# L% n* B8 ^0 D+ W, ]
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1399 ]9 W# s3 ^7 }; P; @
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9 f p. ?" i0 ]. r5 E* i SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage3 n' j! j% g* ^5 G9 ~
& x, c% ]' X" l% P& nAllied Ships5 M5 Z2 j4 V; P, I# O# D
DE Paul G. Baker& @( E0 Q: W T7 ?/ B% Y6 E/ J" J+ V
DE William Seiverling
! `% E4 D; K. y2 J) f0 X DE Vammen0 j8 @% F9 p; u' q& j& Y+ E) L
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144) x5 n4 z# s, Q0 S& l& s, V* m
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
5 |5 A9 X6 ^. U+ R. ]: V DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 G) F" p. u" ?& c& F DE Ulvert M. Moore
E6 n# j7 U. v/ Y( g& H DE Oliver Mitchell
3 V: l. H' i3 u, \5 b# w DE Edwin A. Howard- y0 Y) L3 e3 ~2 N/ \
DE Alvin C. Cockrell. R" G" w' X6 q6 O: P6 l4 }
DE Lloyd E. Acree! D/ g1 [' ?) R+ j1 n1 V
DE LeRay Wilson
: E$ k4 L* @( N* p DE Kenneth M. Willet
% K- o6 ?' l8 A9 f# R$ ] DE Presley* e+ A# `0 T: ]2 t8 ^! Q' Q
DE Oberrender |