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。, m8 D* z) h% ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111 }& L! I9 k. }6 q$ o
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Weather in hex: Clear sky. \- F$ v. t" G& {" P% J$ d
" O9 L5 ]4 J/ O H: sRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 N' D% {8 e9 G+ a2 C, [; SEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; Z. B8 V$ J: A3 o% `# E' M# ]
D4Y4 Judy x 21: J! E+ ?- j# A# j- V
N1K5-J George x 24( k1 A5 Z6 p" y* ?7 ?
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Allied aircraft, V$ s& }7 d* r! J5 d8 {
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
& N2 J* U3 f' S: I N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed4 e+ V- n2 H; j% V$ H+ X& P
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Allied aircraft losses3 l9 W# F6 E9 m* ]8 r9 V9 u) y
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships Q4 @- n- t- C8 Y" v
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 I& a, y$ L" N4 X) H: t- m5 ?
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* t# A2 z# U& _# c8 |$ P
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V; J& q/ P' T& i" ^
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ R, t& i/ ~/ k0 y4 B* c7 e. N! H
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) E7 X+ T6 m h5 J$ b7 k
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x5 k$ C7 q1 Y1 w: E5 o
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4 q l8 Y; [8 g$ W* gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud f4 U- L& g' H4 V/ `% D
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
( I( d; Z" z6 ^! x B) L( iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
& @: c- \ O* M* ]/ V* I) Z( y Spitfire VIII x 42
8 v; d T/ g+ i# c b: ]# S Spitfire VIII x 291 s0 g( [- T0 Q' M
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
y5 |* S" l/ e! P* a8 y P-51D Mustang x 731 y$ ~- t' C1 A: [2 Y
H. F& H/ A( i+ W5 s5 V" o4 O/ @Japanese aircraft losses, K6 g5 X, R* x9 P+ [
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged ^2 c: v5 H a1 a3 J" Q
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
8 W5 A4 O" [4 U' h9 }; w) x N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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+ f! G! g; |- K2 _No Allied losses/ U6 e* A, T4 G6 q) l0 `, m8 Q3 }# l
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DD Stephen Potter
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# a2 D. M2 b' w. ~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。/ m1 G2 {, y) {* X' L7 B
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- q% ?0 G. H, Y" a( I9 IMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 D& K# p! K2 B% Y n
% x* E3 K: \. ~$ q cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 w0 G/ {9 U5 K* N6 Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# h% ^/ p, G$ _9 J
7 X8 j( T4 u+ R6 p% rJapanese aircraft5 x0 W9 R5 `$ q4 J
G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 T7 s% L e: d& I5 ?/ D+ Z% { G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged! e. U. `# E3 @* D8 C/ ?1 e
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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2 N6 j* z) Q, W8 }+ D 13 casualties reported4 e( V" B f. w& @7 G& Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 `- m; Y6 `$ `1 [( d6 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' ^! [+ G. v6 k- T2 w, m3 k' z ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ I- h$ W0 C5 Z+ e6 F9 K0 x
# e& V( B( N4 C6 L, c$ j) QAirbase hits 6
# B4 U) i) v& d. F4 H$ CAirbase supply hits 1
/ i- V, h5 w" O2 \) gRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & k0 T+ G* X% Z. L$ M/ J+ U
" n8 } o+ ]- @$ cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 N( g$ G6 u- u. ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 d: u5 I1 B$ A/ h9 ]
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Japanese aircraft
2 O1 S7 A6 l" n- [/ B G3M3 Nell x 184 y! U0 \' A" b9 F, Z) j
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged1 ?. D8 a# a0 }
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak3 m/ J" M0 X% U$ V: R9 \
1 ^" m' a6 L Y& @' }* O# tAirbase hits 1, O1 s) M+ n$ [
Runway hits 8
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( ^6 z2 D! X# X9 K1 p O* {- ^Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 H/ q, |! S; X7 y& W% }9 _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
. _. \8 @3 C6 D% ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# k) i S# N4 _; ]3 N* L/ ]5 G
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Japanese aircraft: q7 C$ G$ p% A b
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
: I1 d; Z- t3 P! l% [6 B G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged) |& Y( P# i) z9 L0 n! d
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2/ h0 e3 ^, |; i7 i2 v d. {
Runway hits 12
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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。$ @& v4 i0 G) L; D9 a5 r `
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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8 \" N P5 P9 Z) B) b8 f DE Paul G. Baker
, ]/ P" _" w) M- |- K3 t* T! K1 K DE William Seiverling+ ]9 u! z; l/ G
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1449 H3 V: w* r' D f0 g5 `+ q
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Japanese Ships3 b/ N: Q$ \! }( P- P
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
5 ^2 d$ ^+ d+ f- X/ M ~( @ DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# v, w+ F& V! I& ^6 T; n" g! ^ DE Ulvert M. Moore
1 d5 P* }6 N, ]- E6 a+ E% z DE Oliver Mitchell
" h( F4 x8 D2 h9 z% e. H DE Edwin A. Howard* H; k4 o1 h( R" }" u1 Q" T0 m
DE Alvin C. Cockrell$ L: H. y' h; i& ~8 X
DE Lloyd E. Acree0 ?& v" _/ v, L
DE LeRay Wilson) D% p/ {) n, s& i0 A. O7 i
DE Kenneth M. Willet
& i! c5 _1 \: X3 Y/ j4 K n/ C DE Presley m5 k4 M7 g2 s' M9 i
DE Oberrender |