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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111- V: M' ^7 n% \8 G# A
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* i' v* D I$ s$ K9 pEstimated time to target is 8 minutes L- L0 f" E2 V
8 m9 Z9 f0 a& B# h. u# [Japanese aircraft- m, ]% P- n7 C
D4Y4 Judy x 21
5 z& y: @+ L* A. X ~$ s* b N1K5-J George x 245 q& C* m6 l+ V6 S) Q/ J% F8 F
2 Z( D, z% Z6 ^2 e7 iAllied aircraft
! J0 H& U6 o% ^4 z% d( E Spitfire VIII x 328 W2 y' h7 J0 C5 A" v$ e: D
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 U2 X4 y7 R9 F5 \' P a N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 h/ S- v0 ?4 w' D+ p4 v* c
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" }" E2 S9 c- w" e5 H$ b
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Allied Ships
' @+ j6 H- U9 U: w: M LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 \- s( E& }1 _* ~$ v' b PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% Y# _* d. Z" N, v0 D
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# h" m: I5 Z" y0 R% J" [
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 e$ ?( t J; a6 [: C: N/ |: d- ? LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) U! I9 X [; e: L9 R2 p. u0 | LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) W5 o r9 U2 w: D/ c* ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110# R9 N1 Y3 T0 T( E/ h$ ]! p) F5 o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 s2 x- m. I+ L+ `8 S, w4 zRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
0 Y- |4 a5 m' c, l! TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ t" G/ }3 T6 C4 u. | D4Y4 Judy x 21
: K$ O7 h. R9 Z: C N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
4 A: Q: H1 v% {, C Spitfire VIII x 29
6 ^2 ]6 w, |) G) i$ C+ y F4U-1D Corsair x 21
1 [. ?: q# q! t) v: [4 u P-51D Mustang x 730 Q: y8 j: M5 P9 Z/ q5 M. j
" F" I3 e; @' u0 jJapanese aircraft losses3 ?. m: d1 y3 o! e' B
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged; \; h7 @3 R3 D( K5 a$ ~- B/ Y
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak, a7 p1 U6 G) i
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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# I% m# s: K* pNo Allied losses
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3 R# I* K X# P9 N! } DD Stephen Potter
, x' c9 s/ q% z$ h( O4 h DD Mahan/ w( L) |) i% P5 ^ p! h
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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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! Q7 K7 S# @# p6 g; V# EMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 p3 I' L- V% X, }
) f5 ~7 J- \: }2 ^3 O/ l bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 y; H/ [ S0 I3 r# V9 g: M q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. j# @; I' S. O, X! ^Japanese aircraft: F4 {9 }: P7 {' `- e3 l; s# Y& \# V
G3M3 Nell x 59
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, {" J7 I. v; Y* ?' ^ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged- p+ U; I0 o; n+ F7 w8 I
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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. D+ Q, |; J' @Allied ground losses:( X8 s( E" K; X' C6 l" a
13 casualties reported9 }6 p& h& z( p4 G6 {6 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
P$ G+ O2 X# w0 R u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled h: p$ F1 z3 C8 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 R: C- W }5 h/ V: \
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Airbase hits 6
; w% s! k; a6 T" `Airbase supply hits 1
( j! C1 ~: @% G+ N7 LRunway hits 68
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q4 \, i. t3 {: ^( e! B% Q5 aMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 Z& g. r9 i. l/ t8 e% B# o3 ^' M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; `1 y) g& z0 M0 \: E
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes v" F) t$ O+ i% Q1 N
8 ^+ A* ]; H# E" _4 fJapanese aircraft5 X. e/ ?3 }* f
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged9 v/ {+ d8 Y* C) e
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak* [3 {6 b2 b9 k; k- U+ M! X& }5 u. {
' {1 \8 B+ e' r1 r+ RAirbase hits 1' T5 q1 ~+ O# b( _. f- o
Runway hits 8
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* k$ T8 F$ P% h4 o, h: pMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / o5 `+ z# v7 g: ]2 m, x
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.+ F8 D5 V: p2 m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: p; R$ x8 W* @, D$ d$ F% c
3 [: P, z( h3 J' XJapanese aircraft
5 d$ C* T1 w1 C4 z G3M3 Nell x 18
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2 \% w. r% y/ s! m7 n G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
5 V9 k% h5 f W* Q1 ~ G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 O, E( s1 L9 N! t8 a% M4 K; [Airbase hits 2* _9 T5 \ u/ `: _
Runway hits 12- T( @; w9 Q: C: t3 S: C0 [
4 e& {* U5 [3 m0 O% y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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1391 G! z& R' d4 U$ X3 H- e# A, |2 W
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage% T4 E! N" d' r; E
6 M' P- w' W! i$ dAllied Ships
0 I. \) N0 A$ W DE Paul G. Baker+ z0 S/ t) i$ R0 J
DE William Seiverling
7 K# n! D; O/ Z. m, ]$ }4 h DE Vammen
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3 t. W# h* ]$ F5 x fASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
+ v# K5 D( d- m- F" Y$ p SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage& J; q# Q8 |3 V- z
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/ @+ ]% I$ Q% h0 ]; E DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 W* l& \4 V# c' [5 X6 \ DE Ulvert M. Moore
- f) P& D9 c; z1 W, h8 T+ \1 ^& W DE Oliver Mitchell x- r2 @0 }5 O/ N
DE Edwin A. Howard4 D$ I+ [! P$ I7 Z! i
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
3 p/ R6 Y* a/ W DE Lloyd E. Acree
6 w; j7 H1 ?( Y5 Q DE LeRay Wilson1 u2 V: X+ w7 `, q% I% \* T+ U
DE Kenneth M. Willet- A8 H' P3 v ?, C$ t
DE Presley
) |+ a3 ^! h0 h( Y! l DE Oberrender |