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。' n, u+ s* T0 C; W/ t/ ?1 g. q0 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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7 ~9 i# f! V/ f l8 oRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
. h2 @' A/ @# P' B! o D4Y4 Judy x 21
0 j8 ^0 B+ _0 i' C N1K5-J George x 24' Q4 f% \& H, ?9 \3 y: W+ }
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Allied aircraft+ w0 s: l0 A% n! w" ]. m/ G
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses6 g, |' t0 }+ D, W/ Y
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed& H3 O, L5 z9 T
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Allied aircraft losses3 I% K$ F2 D6 H' B" I4 ^1 {
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed2 g- a+ ] E6 _! U' Z
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Allied Ships1 I3 I7 ], N w% X$ \' I
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, p5 B: a8 Q8 s% a% l I
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
M9 S, u: B h7 }6 I6 H LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' D0 ~* O2 L, v/ @" P: S* s( w, f LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; D. F" Y* A* S, P" r
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 q, C4 H9 U m/ h1 I v
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' a$ I/ q( h# p# b) CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1100 O, }, U9 d2 ^5 o0 l" Q% t
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" W2 ~8 ` U$ y# S- JRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
! x. r# l6 {5 k& uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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) x' }% a g' i" _+ B( CJapanese aircraft
- V5 q' ?, d/ |5 |# m" k, P7 e: Z D4Y4 Judy x 21
' Q p. j0 | V N1K5-J George x 2$ u0 _5 Z6 z; l4 E! I
3 a0 {8 H H! [. P+ t# ^Allied aircraft
( L7 A% k7 @! p5 X Spitfire VIII x 42. c1 k, E; r& M) t0 {. U/ c4 D
Spitfire VIII x 29& d. F( h3 Y* @% s c
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
- b* E, a% B( N) K7 C P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
) s* \- |' O8 y- _/ E/ P D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed+ i1 N& w( k: M R
4 J' E5 A+ y; A% CNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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; ^' m" z$ H4 `, K @* v D* X r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。; I' p% b) G5 n, [
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6 f" u9 W& I4 R- a4 M; mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 T- z8 m; C( |5 K( y# `/ L. q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 C/ U) Z9 l2 y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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0 C) o! T* l/ Z. K2 D: Z; U" UJapanese aircraft
7 w2 a5 V/ V" O D0 ^ e g! U G3M3 Nell x 59* q1 Q1 x" K* q9 j X# J# n3 D
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
m5 O% |; H+ Y$ S G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
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! H, m/ N3 f- @2 Q% ]5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* M0 i1 l; y- V8 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L4 Q! ]- ^. r% ]' v( U& y
1 f4 f4 a% `- Z( z' @Airbase hits 6/ ^3 o, S# F$ H! Q0 C
Airbase supply hits 1: ]: ?$ ^+ j: D/ ^! u
Runway hits 68/ m! z4 S+ |) F {3 @
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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.
2 Z, K) R6 w9 f- WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; J; k9 I( H7 t2 ^0 g' X: S2 A
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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( a7 K( b; P, g2 }+ bJapanese aircraft losses
, H1 e% H+ u" \! @ X( T+ x4 R G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
% Y# H: G- U8 S U4 F5 @$ b; |% n& w% y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak1 l3 f5 y. K# W* C$ E; }; z2 E. J
/ ^0 g" v; H- s: W8 SAirbase hits 18 h( Z. E! b. v2 {7 [& K% j) V8 {
Runway hits 8' z6 U3 h8 k5 h- K& l }
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & c) h' U! v2 D8 f/ l) n( r) C
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/ n* m& U5 @" z8 _+ }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
+ S: n: {$ @" {1 p3 EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 P+ i8 d8 ?5 i2 v) G+ e- u2 h
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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* ^$ @( p2 l; a$ J6 u7 EJapanese aircraft losses
4 v) P& Z& R, R% C& T, V/ N G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 d3 U3 G5 ]7 W- R% U( n( ` G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 25 Z1 M. d: W# S$ A: {
Runway hits 121 ?2 T' `! ^6 V/ o0 O
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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。
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p/ n" Z/ n2 t1 eSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
% ^% r8 b" {1 z! T1 A4 o SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage0 z( ] h/ Y, U* O
+ S( {" c8 _: U7 C4 ~Allied Ships
, o+ L% H$ U( \) V DE Paul G. Baker
7 S$ I' u2 r- a3 U2 q, ^ DE William Seiverling
- c$ J: ^9 C1 `0 F DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
8 P4 ?5 c( T1 k ^. m# ~ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
& s+ m! R$ @1 U: P& b) C DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage0 { X8 n# ]1 o' X! `
DE Ulvert M. Moore: P2 M' h6 }6 [/ v- R$ g
DE Oliver Mitchell% U+ ^- k7 o% Y! f
DE Edwin A. Howard; G; t! {6 D: h) Y b( |
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
( }6 o( |* l' `, z DE Lloyd E. Acree
: D! E" y6 ~- a$ ~ DE LeRay Wilson: z( F# P. @/ y, Q; z! z; b- N
DE Kenneth M. Willet, } ~ H5 G6 s3 a
DE Presley' c+ e1 v# [+ R8 A% ^" ^7 E
DE Oberrender |