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。/ m. I0 f, F1 D% x- y. b/ W
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; v& H1 d2 @, m3 U* d z6 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% u. @- I9 n( `9 ?' d- K
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes/ G2 k! h' J0 X
3 [) D, p: |) j3 k) r: HJapanese aircraft
4 w1 A2 I) s0 D5 E5 o, y D4Y4 Judy x 212 C& S% ]5 I) d5 R+ z
N1K5-J George x 24
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3 `: b, T0 I3 `4 Z2 ?Allied aircraft9 {( ]* E. d4 ]4 y
Spitfire VIII x 32- n, c( r) A9 r$ j
% u& C: d3 s# {$ i3 r+ pJapanese aircraft losses
! F7 N+ i$ W8 [: ^ N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed8 s2 e+ ^) R: o- e4 e$ ^( N
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Allied aircraft losses: Y5 g/ M! M7 Q7 X, k# U
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 t' T6 Y5 l: o$ a8 l6 o LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ I! G0 b1 |& v PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
: z! E/ X" o1 l ~; e8 ]* P, G: m LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [/ [9 t9 f- \; E8 B+ Z LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% z, z- S( Q6 H LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 z% X' Q9 _! f+ W: u5 h LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1101 @) }% b1 P! t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ \$ V7 C- x2 c) KRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.1 p" f n- l$ O- x2 O0 }9 W$ s) s5 r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes I' Y: A; K) i3 f3 g- f; _* W3 l: e
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Japanese aircraft; I: ?, L$ ? u0 V" Q5 Q
D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 E6 w( h8 K- J E N1K5-J George x 2$ b% a% U. @' J) `; |" q( g
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Allied aircraft3 }' J2 G; e$ d# M1 o% }) S
Spitfire VIII x 42 \6 O9 K$ B# P1 z5 M/ Q
Spitfire VIII x 29. b# Z; ~) r1 J2 r
F4U-1D Corsair x 21: Y* |2 o3 N1 W u
P-51D Mustang x 736 ~2 w% p4 Z2 B a& f8 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses- O# K5 z6 l7 p+ h& u
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged" G" {! R0 y; x) ~% {! y
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
, H2 e. q5 [; Q2 r; B N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed+ Z" ~9 `& e+ N; l
6 m. }5 Q9 D. n6 s4 R# X6 Y4 C" M2 lNo Allied losses2 ]! }0 ~* F A7 R$ R9 A
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DD Stephen Potter3 ?4 y- k& r1 d
DD Mahan; o7 [6 C; _% f) d6 k. g& T
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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。* n* F6 q* t9 N7 ?
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* p# S& c2 S# j$ A8 x" HMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 # P. h4 Y9 M, K5 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" u9 \. L+ `% J) n7 B1 ]1 S2 s5 J" fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& Z0 j; }: v% g2 c& jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ ~) b9 U; a; B) a: u
9 F5 L0 Z5 C$ j! i" aJapanese aircraft# a* E/ Y) m! v* m# c
G3M3 Nell x 59# A% @& r2 o: d5 M1 C3 X! [6 a
+ l* v8 b) e2 o( h! _: A* AJapanese aircraft losses
, D4 Q6 Z) F3 p o: f. ^. F5 m3 ` G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged/ u3 G, s! y8 f" a. U( p
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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0 M( V% Q7 |, R; n. r# i8 z; y* dAllied ground losses:8 C; H3 |& o- o
13 casualties reported4 y( a* k7 e& F4 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, I" M+ |% M+ I$ M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; \9 S& z$ W0 t. ~* B, s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ G1 w% ?2 m( g. \6 n7 s
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Airbase hits 6
) M. `" z' z9 g5 {' T$ M" EAirbase supply hits 1
/ X, r% J$ x4 {8 SRunway hits 68
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+ r E) N N. t1 Q6 LMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." ?' C/ g/ {3 J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 m2 F! A2 X c6 E4 C
3 u! M b0 G/ y. }4 pJapanese aircraft8 m: r- f/ Y' O! R( e
G3M3 Nell x 18
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+ Q& b# B' e5 N! u9 R2 q* XJapanese aircraft losses4 P; X6 t2 @) e5 O' X7 Q& D9 V
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. _4 i; N( Z5 O' S% O% ~) u3 T
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak4 p8 D& K" [8 S9 \* J, K
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Airbase hits 1
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, U2 S& _) {4 L0 q2 m5 c. Q7 yMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " H4 M ]: d8 k+ i8 s5 J* F: M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.) Q B" V8 u$ Y/ r/ g: V1 _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 189 M& A" G; Q8 ]$ b
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Japanese aircraft losses
. \6 C7 N1 V, V; w" ?# Z G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
" L- h9 X* ~6 p, @! v G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
2 q& y7 _. v& s4 f0 L! ^8 iRunway hits 124 M9 u. A% K( q
. L- U0 Q W6 t2 M+ z; @$ _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 L( k$ @) ]4 E3 s$ Y
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% r4 W( ~* |; I DE Paul G. Baker
0 @& \# L# ?! N) f# \' Q DE William Seiverling
0 a8 K6 r; \ s. u. Q0 Z7 z8 K0 f DE Vammen G9 V* S9 j) Q
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4 F, h2 X7 D1 C: ~5 U; DASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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4 D9 \6 Y8 B v, l: n7 a% `& q DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
, [; h2 i0 X5 {; w. W3 @' t DE Ulvert M. Moore. K. x6 K" V- C0 z2 Z+ [# `7 ^* ~
DE Oliver Mitchell
1 U& {9 b$ l R! N) b, y1 _7 D DE Edwin A. Howard9 n6 c/ e$ r( x6 c
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
" @+ G1 {( l% p8 g DE Lloyd E. Acree) h0 c/ l# n' n- F. x# S, {
DE LeRay Wilson
o$ F( G: F- }1 ^$ l; O6 g DE Kenneth M. Willet
9 z* @5 G8 H0 v7 u! t S DE Presley5 R" }6 [% |$ y: [: E( l
DE Oberrender |