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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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ u& l) |& \; `8 S& p# QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes$ T( ~( {: q" [, O b5 u: y
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Japanese aircraft* e$ w3 e: C0 g* }6 s/ r" Z/ a
D4Y4 Judy x 21; y/ K. E" l* d) p0 i a0 E$ Q( e+ P
N1K5-J George x 24
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( W [( s/ T3 y* U# E& T. S* y6 I Spitfire VIII x 320 ]$ s6 V* M1 g3 C
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Japanese aircraft losses! c* @) o) I4 u6 w9 W+ ^ f
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed K: ]1 G; I6 N, n' m3 U' j
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( k$ O" C2 o0 f' U5 M( R Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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& H! l J' d. E" q' B& u LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 U; w3 J# S( q9 B# U! `5 m
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% ~8 ~) h, A! l4 @2 l
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 n3 \; h) O- Z, q1 J LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* Q+ X) _0 F# S4 [
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~) U( z8 g+ g7 @) C- J) E* z m( k LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 w- Z9 a1 N* Z, v2 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
+ A5 K# @4 R {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 x$ p- p" I( ? D4Y4 Judy x 21
; W |5 m* H5 i% D+ H N1K5-J George x 2% f; N+ ~. v' C
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C# V6 a# ^ x1 s+ U& j$ M Spitfire VIII x 42
v/ M2 v; M# I, L& e# y Spitfire VIII x 29
) y2 [( X7 R: x' f F4U-1D Corsair x 21/ [7 X2 ~- Z% x# G, j
P-51D Mustang x 73
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, l, P D" y( U: r# V$ wJapanese aircraft losses1 E9 A) U% ?( X+ [8 { @
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged ^& T* A/ e4 d) u$ Q' h: p/ X
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
~" t9 X( S! X; k" D4 b N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses. E0 V8 x# g, T3 C3 O9 l S- f/ b
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DD Stephen Potter
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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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2 c; V! G2 K( i$ X8 z0 HMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 - S% Y4 s9 Z; w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 m" p3 w* ?8 }$ l
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# Z' f3 a$ V& [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 I" O( _8 X( |" ]2 d
3 u& z; j4 k( Z# {, S6 M: g' Q% DJapanese aircraft
2 B# \& b5 C/ C G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged1 j y; \( _& R4 ~' O# t2 E
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak$ `5 x! B+ Q' T0 B" u
, U6 s: T: w: P8 YAllied ground losses:
/ Q- q" B9 J9 L1 x9 g# m$ d 13 casualties reported8 ~ B0 a4 G# ]2 _2 ?( X" t, E1 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 k% s! _" Z$ i5 B+ L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; \, {4 I9 ?7 z$ u% S5 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# m0 c5 [' d6 Z/ b- lAirbase hits 6/ Y) R, |3 M8 c5 j0 x. x
Airbase supply hits 14 g6 a5 [+ f9 k/ K
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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# x. k, g3 P( E% z) wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 z( S/ e# a6 V4 v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# a, Z/ I/ \1 ~7 X7 ^
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G3M3 Nell x 18* j7 M2 P( b8 `5 d2 @0 m1 ~/ q" \. ^
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6 f7 R% X( Z( [# y G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- _, _4 p7 p! Q: [% o G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak+ t& G+ n/ s$ G/ g# p
B$ p0 P4 J* V4 y# VAirbase hits 1! R- V. q) K |/ u2 x5 j5 w
Runway hits 8
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0 s1 X n9 U( O9 d6 Y- V8 ?Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 C( u9 \$ T# S
# e0 _6 k$ n7 l# hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 i {* U% d: s9 ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
( V- N* O r. w, O9 C3 {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 O8 F" ^4 p. x) T
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged/ ]6 L# H. \, u; o% ?( [1 i
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2( i& }, e$ M7 a0 x w5 M, k+ p: }
Runway hits 12
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. j, I" O, | S$ `- s6 U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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9 b+ c: c( x& T- v/ G5 mSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
7 F2 j4 {9 z1 ^) }9 ~3 c SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage; @' Y# o& j! e; m1 ~
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DE Paul G. Baker
6 S, ?- h. a1 Y3 `1 a7 C6 J DE William Seiverling
9 N6 x- G4 ?2 x2 N1 V5 w DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144! l9 o, `5 S5 D# i! y
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 H% [" u& U' }' c$ H1 s2 G5 w
DE Ulvert M. Moore
0 R' r/ p9 U1 r- s DE Oliver Mitchell
% G3 k) S p2 p5 s) _3 J4 p/ x7 T DE Edwin A. Howard" Y' e. b* m% S Q4 N% Q
DE Alvin C. Cockrell0 n- I- D2 @* |' c% ?/ @
DE Lloyd E. Acree
2 L2 I& A7 @; x1 T' `6 W DE LeRay Wilson% C5 F4 u5 [$ \6 u; r$ }
DE Kenneth M. Willet3 o. y$ E2 y1 B$ l
DE Presley" n, O3 [" P/ O- c% l
DE Oberrender |