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
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4 L* m$ Q$ ?# hWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ i \+ b9 X, jEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, i# l8 ? O8 o
D4Y4 Judy x 217 [) [# w! Z" q8 b: c5 F
N1K5-J George x 24& k' n6 G6 H/ R' T" [
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* q- |4 O/ H8 l+ w. v Spitfire VIII x 32
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d# g1 R6 W9 C; f, I3 z3 a N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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: p) j* ~$ \8 {5 l9 ]/ K0 ] D Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed) W) V) z2 k$ J6 A, _: C5 B5 p
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Allied Ships
0 X& o4 f1 E/ h- |* A1 a, { LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( \+ h; ]2 h% K- ?; N
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk M: @$ J6 o2 |- f" {7 s
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Q; s3 ^- I" @2 L' |
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 ?5 I t7 N0 ?
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) h! @# [ E2 }9 M9 }5 B% R) p LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- l; c. A- x& e: N8 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
- j+ W0 B* k: oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 \1 _# }1 ^, {/ C6 L D4Y4 Judy x 21+ t) h7 p1 a( g8 W- D
N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
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b0 o7 j2 Q3 [3 I; `0 _% C F4U-1D Corsair x 21/ k4 b |0 [7 V/ h! G' E2 G
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses0 q! o0 o" T3 V0 I9 A# l
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 z! t7 t, X3 _$ u! P, @ D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
# c U0 W; o8 L/ j6 u( K N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed8 }. g. U/ V2 Q, o
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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2 ]7 P& `/ ]& Y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。! O8 c' v6 y' U, ~* b8 Y W
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' a* A9 U' m0 ?7 n* N
2 i% s0 {! n Z$ {1 fWeather in hex: Partial cloud* f, v7 C: z- J$ n' h- h( Y
I$ i$ _# }8 o( s4 L- ^: d5 yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# c) j- J0 j: ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 L. n& t4 _/ L4 n! ~) y
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+ o) Y& _; V, {* I; d2 N G3M3 Nell x 59: @3 M1 {- d1 D, s
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged+ j! ^3 x4 N! U. P$ v9 a. t
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak9 |1 }! |6 u$ } p2 S" U
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' Z& x/ S: x4 t5 x, P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. [6 x" k8 V2 M L( `7 \$ _" g5 }1 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 L+ m7 g; {" n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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N. j; [5 R9 J; R* HAirbase hits 6; F) |) @' ?: W' x
Airbase supply hits 16 u9 Q" J. M$ Q
Runway hits 68
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( Z$ V2 D7 X+ w/ |$ L2 t/ fMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ^! Z) y! E8 n4 ^7 t
; \5 K# C8 F/ u H, A6 r BWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 [- e% {$ G* h' D
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 v% n2 y2 G- w: e+ O) K. sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 182 H9 L6 z6 a% Y. |% l2 D, _6 ?# i6 k" F
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" y" [7 w! w$ z I, D9 Q6 S G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
, r" w# }* P/ k) o" F& y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 8( j, W$ C3 Q! v T% A
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 s3 _$ {+ H9 G* M# z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 18, b/ z6 m: a' N, \
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 2# K8 L4 R, A: l' Z4 f3 {" o4 x
Runway hits 12
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4 R& u9 ~3 s8 f T; g% ^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 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage" u/ r! U. ^5 c
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& P6 n. {; F9 Z; S. F, v5 ?) T DE Paul G. Baker
5 x( s, h( N. T* A) [8 b2 u+ p0 ] DE William Seiverling
$ e& u0 w t% U9 v# W DE Vammen" E0 ]; R. L4 P" Y! @
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage+ B# B1 _( h2 q* b
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage- `) C& U: Y, A) N L& S5 P* a
DE Ulvert M. Moore/ }9 j* O& O" c3 Q% K& s
DE Oliver Mitchell
) R* R& P# `& x# R8 s5 a1 d5 h DE Edwin A. Howard
2 C3 A% U3 z3 p! ?7 P+ ^ DE Alvin C. Cockrell
O* x' B. @9 \8 c ]8 J: }8 _ DE Lloyd E. Acree
" q0 Y$ ^6 x2 i6 L( z# ~; f' C, p DE LeRay Wilson7 h. @( G( n" s* |% C% ?. }- O2 }
DE Kenneth M. Willet0 j6 \* v, j' j, {# y' g1 W
DE Presley
) E3 p6 h% ^. Y% y3 x DE Oberrender |