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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& l! s1 c3 d; |; b; I: b/ M7 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1115 x, y' B& P' z; x0 j0 ?: p
- U2 [2 Y5 c, BWeather in hex: Clear sky
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( ^. S! q- p8 H5 tRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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^) G8 z. A: _# v& }* |& m D4Y4 Judy x 21, j& {. x8 ^2 h& Q8 ?
N1K5-J George x 24# b2 N/ u+ R5 P) A
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 r; R) Z* R# f/ M% z1 T* R N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed/ }4 Z5 _. h/ K% m1 T9 y* B, f
6 C0 s. R. o4 j. WAllied aircraft losses" x a7 m! g# p; `
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 h+ h% f# L+ h' D) \' a
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 W- F0 Z1 @6 L; k/ i' \ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. y9 N5 n6 b3 |; [ d# P% v- ] LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ^+ w3 ~1 z' _7 n8 l% r LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) L! I* m- o5 b) ^
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* P& B I8 x0 q6 r: H' I LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# X! K3 r, I# L" q8 @& \4 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110& T* j; t1 s( \# ?& o& o1 n6 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( @9 h( t/ \; R) |% {% _) z1 F& h, p
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
8 s" \/ u8 Y- N( KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ q# ]: h; V: I; |0 s
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( `1 c: d6 I' q D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft
q( ~% H4 y; R7 j Spitfire VIII x 42
; N6 O; O9 c8 Z; `5 a( X5 J Spitfire VIII x 29) s0 F( C5 ?6 k
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
" A- G4 I9 Q% a ]) V- w P-51D Mustang x 73
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; C) r2 E* T+ d6 C D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged# e. P4 J( Y6 u9 o# e
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
) R6 z8 u4 W+ N7 }* Z' @2 }- a N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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5 k& C1 T9 ~2 U% X8 T4 sNo Allied losses
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3 L) g- |& H, ]5 m8 K! SAllied Ships
3 R: ~! C1 p2 \* } DD Stephen Potter& Q' A$ y+ P- W- r
DD Mahan0 ~; }# Z2 z0 n
0 q ]# P- S+ a& C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。9 S4 t+ _2 `& f( }0 _
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' D; ~9 o3 `+ H) k% V1 t5 G: h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; P7 F v$ P& I2 i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 g% h0 Y& G' G6 g/ C9 t1 `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 t: [, k& D& T2 O
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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8 `* @) S k9 G8 S, d G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged4 c) e; k r6 r- Q& @+ F% a0 r4 \) M* E
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
P' C) K! g. K+ ? 13 casualties reported% B3 Q2 k3 E$ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- M, b a$ I& r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ e3 p( r$ L; J9 o1 m$ H' r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# q4 x7 b3 a* i
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Airbase hits 6) c1 `) t* u3 W! ^
Airbase supply hits 10 F5 S4 e E) l) i2 Q
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 Q8 R1 c: N( D4 F4 d, X( h5 [4 I
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0 r6 g$ c4 E9 P- ?- DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! G1 B8 }6 c) ^& K+ F P
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 F+ Y+ T9 L: J2 m; V
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Japanese aircraft losses
* D$ x( i$ z# Y3 W7 Y! E/ y G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- V. t7 K9 d) m G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak- K6 H9 `5 {# z$ W$ ~" H
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Airbase 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 5,000 feet.* i" B5 T" H1 Y/ y1 [- }8 _6 w! _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- N/ i& I/ w. I6 V8 r& F: F G3M3 Nell x 18
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* X, I. ^2 _4 x# v7 D G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
4 a4 I" j' Z; Z8 W0 A* v9 m G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
2 ]3 ^2 \) }2 wRunway hits 12
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9 x. `9 M( z, A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。3 S4 g! ?5 a) N" [$ L$ J
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' c" f' j5 Z( S# Y4 [- d+ }Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
" u/ d. O# ?! N; T DE Paul G. Baker
3 e. d2 K# v* V: }/ w9 Z DE William Seiverling" B4 _2 W; O4 J$ J
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144/ x- e( q" ~. ~! p5 B4 u5 |# A
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. j. q* ^% @" [* W SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 o& d1 C% i# G$ p3 X" m
DE Ulvert M. Moore
9 L0 X( T( a6 Y0 l DE Oliver Mitchell7 m5 ^* a* C% ?
DE Edwin A. Howard
0 V4 m8 q& @: ^( Q DE Alvin C. Cockrell$ [. w4 u+ [( M! X
DE Lloyd E. Acree' C) E9 _" O+ z! K' C
DE LeRay Wilson% L0 h* m! N, r8 w @' T! H
DE Kenneth M. Willet+ j8 k9 d2 Q" k) h2 `$ }9 h; Z
DE Presley( _, k5 z9 ~5 n& x
DE Oberrender |