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。5 { X. ?( `# b ]1 ?# A
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7 s1 k: i5 t" |( y- {; VMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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( Q e* [8 m$ T4 LRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
( ^2 u- d9 c# r Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses3 O P" I0 e( w
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed5 V: o! m* {/ G# O. O+ `- | m
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed# I7 f( n: R) o( h. {7 r7 g
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Allied Ships+ w8 P' I. `) j; j$ N, U
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 H9 R- D9 W; y8 a( Y- H PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
0 X1 |; G. K) y* A LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 o7 {; o. Q( T* {3 J+ F6 x LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! V* T0 ?( L. Z) ?# J2 j4 ? LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& n" p( z, [5 o LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! T" G8 j j$ P! e! ~/ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1101 h& n9 R. w. d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# k" j; @ {! g' I% ^: d, jRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: J, s/ Y1 v5 {9 V* ~
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 ~5 `+ ?& _& Q; S& }! v
D4Y4 Judy x 21
# {' r" L: U ?( c N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
8 g) E8 H; w( F- x5 B( h5 z- m Spitfire VIII x 293 M* ~. D9 B* F- B' r, Z6 ]
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
. B" `5 w' K5 R' ?. U P-51D Mustang x 73; i4 a% m* H# w/ {8 _/ d) r0 J& f
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Japanese aircraft losses
% E6 B( L4 W3 q" i5 C D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
# r, s+ y) e: ~9 R( F' K D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ E; z, ~, \! E; ?; L
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed+ V! Z1 ^6 L- } t; B
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Allied Ships
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DD Mahan
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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。4 N4 p# X8 A% U: j
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- d% q; v' d7 Z' ?7 nMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' G/ w w5 S- m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ k! e" I6 O3 M* s+ O' T6 C
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. \, L# e: n: X2 f. ~' P$ R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 b6 x) |+ b- J& y
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Japanese aircraft
4 c7 \; v5 U/ q2 w2 M5 |/ b G3M3 Nell x 59- E0 H' @ n# I4 C; B
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
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Allied ground losses:* J0 o8 {! F' q! l C2 q9 ]- V
13 casualties reported
$ J3 U. R5 f1 K4 ^4 u. z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# [1 ?! b9 ^" E' b( m+ L; _" R* D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 a! q! ]6 R5 ` G" d( [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 69 h7 H* m/ c. e- l3 ~
Airbase supply hits 1
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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 s+ S0 F! Z o% g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 M9 F( p6 S0 o2 t- V
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G3M3 Nell x 18" d% W2 x _, M. V- _+ I; d
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! |. k8 |4 R6 c. ` G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged: ]# T3 E4 o: O D! k
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak! \, x/ m7 E* y0 C8 d- b. U, j2 v/ q
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Airbase hits 1% K2 ~" w0 }4 T/ [. R
Runway hits 8
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( r( \$ ~$ x6 w8 Y" qMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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7 d Y2 {% n- hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
# h0 S, j u, m" a9 Y& h5 MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 W9 Z$ A$ N5 x' \" \ G3M3 Nell x 18
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9 q! @& {) C! f1 ~7 t G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged _) z' v1 a5 r% `, k: Q
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak) G+ p; l/ j/ G$ M: _/ b
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Airbase hits 21 S6 }6 Z+ ~3 M
Runway hits 12& t1 T. O* d! s0 ^0 A
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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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# X2 s/ u. R0 p; _ WSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
4 g7 h4 q. |8 O$ T) k2 H SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage/ I& W; `5 a: K8 l5 u7 m
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" @3 }" N0 o& g9 l# o: W* R- w DE Paul G. Baker! a0 V( X+ x" E: t! J
DE William Seiverling
; @ ^3 j, v/ @( |) l7 @ DE Vammen
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8 c" j* q) V. c3 e1 pASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage) Z2 A2 \! X: c! X2 W6 _
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 J* Y8 t9 |, d+ R. ], a1 B
DE Ulvert M. Moore3 s1 M$ c% a! w3 {, A
DE Oliver Mitchell
" J' D* O9 H* w' H! B DE Edwin A. Howard+ P. d/ G& ]+ y
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
C L1 a. w, H @1 i+ m DE Lloyd E. Acree
# P; x/ Z* M) q9 D. f DE LeRay Wilson
# [& k/ ^+ E/ b1 a0 D+ i. j DE Kenneth M. Willet% ?' N- i$ i: n8 b6 u. s d
DE Presley
+ @. k& P0 l" h7 z; Y# b DE Oberrender |