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。& z$ h' ~& m4 E p: l
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' {6 `9 x/ c3 m* LMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111% p$ @/ v }5 W
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, l. b" f# \' Q, A4 F& eEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ H4 W/ w% U' `+ j F
D4Y4 Judy x 211 J9 ^# a7 O4 F" c
N1K5-J George x 242 _9 h: f' Q$ m4 \ B
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 h; k( M! C5 ~, J* G N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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( _5 j0 \# M! E4 \* s5 r, c+ rAllied aircraft losses6 h! h7 T! C4 u2 Y& V$ T7 t
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 _" I2 y* \4 t b/ r" E; o LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, c$ A/ d9 Y& Q7 {7 @ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ I- k! }6 E6 F. j/ o5 y LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ `5 Q3 R3 g! Z3 M
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) Q/ p3 _; M/ P( V+ U1 ]
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* D, ^% g9 y; M: q) I+ r. H LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110) u+ i/ S0 D6 i2 Q V
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.! Z9 g9 O+ C! `8 e- e/ {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 R; t$ Y: U( v7 j D4Y4 Judy x 211 S* ?7 n3 ^- \
N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft0 h h% [8 W5 u* H% t! S
Spitfire VIII x 42
6 g# Y+ W' W, X' L% u4 i0 `( O Spitfire VIII x 29# C4 T) ^8 V/ g: i. s' Q8 H
F4U-1D Corsair x 21% O; Q2 p& V: K. ?- \4 n0 b! s: I
P-51D Mustang x 73
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; ]2 g8 b4 e6 o: G( EJapanese aircraft losses6 P8 |5 Q# z, V6 [" c% Y
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 u E+ ]) i7 M' t9 J j D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
% U8 r3 O; ?: l; k5 u! ]* K G! \ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses2 W9 Y8 \% p+ w2 R7 w2 i
1 f9 |* V. b9 s+ U' sAllied Ships. {# G( u4 N" |) Z% h
DD Stephen Potter* V2 d" p b7 o2 @, o
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。
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+ h) Q8 H; k" H' ~$ gMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 j% A) V3 ?/ q8 z k' a% m; A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 ?# g `9 H! F+ S0 z/ `" P
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 ?: D3 }. X& _7 E2 Q& R6 |4 BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 Z: x9 u/ f, o6 g: a% k
G3M3 Nell x 59( R9 B" h* [( b2 b+ I
& ~- J1 x4 t6 L/ c+ KJapanese aircraft losses& @ }9 E5 W7 ]& q
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged. d7 e; \% W6 S) d4 q6 c5 U5 c& d
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:0 ?- i8 ?6 j2 m1 c* ^
13 casualties reported; Y+ g H$ G8 A1 ~3 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 I: F$ H5 I/ Y9 F& T8 n- y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 X; g' p4 `% l# O1 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; S5 e. g6 ^$ ~/ n5 M7 o8 Q
6 N! p9 g) e) ^! j- o3 {Airbase hits 6, q7 n+ e' F7 x9 w& S: X
Airbase supply hits 1
3 u2 L: ^9 g/ Q+ |: K& L- `Runway hits 68
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* N7 h! d2 H8 g% y' B2 {1 O" K, _! hMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 8 n7 R" G* A( l( _1 ]
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9 E8 j9 k/ l# D. uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 q2 X) B0 f! m. T& z0 l6 A6 F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" _2 N6 b( x# U; X# E G3M3 Nell x 181 i9 F7 \, _# u- t6 ^3 S [
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Japanese aircraft losses3 \1 s ?. h, e$ L
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
& i& G& o+ W$ M G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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- y4 ]# A0 B* }2 L$ ?Airbase hits 1
# _: ^! p" f' ]7 XRunway hits 86 ]- C- V6 f& w$ E
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.) }. X1 M( S! j/ T$ k: v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 _/ X5 P, J- S- N3 k# `
G3M3 Nell x 186 u$ n- D2 N7 O* @9 J! i1 ^; R
6 O" t4 ^; S+ |7 z/ lJapanese aircraft losses
, {( k3 Y& }. a5 W; u G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged f$ t5 [; v8 I4 o
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
" Q2 j, X- n i, ` o) }- }$ KRunway hits 120 S5 ^+ p1 L: n& Y! \9 r
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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。5 k, e9 n2 ?" O7 B
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1 C7 \0 y4 i) b- K0 bSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139" O/ e$ H, ]! I4 _6 n2 F6 [
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage8 e. K2 v4 E; o0 M7 ^$ W
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% o, j* E _, d, H DE Paul G. Baker
/ y# f9 J$ b1 M% D2 e DE William Seiverling0 N; q: ^; k# H6 }/ E4 m: Q4 o
DE Vammen0 q0 ^8 r4 c8 O, l
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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1 L9 C$ c1 t' R% P SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships( f' g& W5 O& \* A
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% M4 ]) N% I* V0 Q, L4 [2 V
DE Ulvert M. Moore
' a' a5 f* o$ L$ {& m4 @& ?% `" o DE Oliver Mitchell( M: w; {; ]7 p7 L* c; V; c7 {6 |
DE Edwin A. Howard0 u/ O* X- H8 M0 B
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
& I' |$ k1 |4 F, K: o DE Lloyd E. Acree
/ e: v; P2 w3 j6 }/ ~ L DE LeRay Wilson5 ?1 t6 |; S: F) {: z! m
DE Kenneth M. Willet, `4 X: |/ M' ]; ^' ~
DE Presley
9 ?9 _# p1 e- X2 A/ O) g DE Oberrender |