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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+ _2 h5 r: q! }0 R: MMorning 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.
9 D" H( T) q3 O4 Q8 z* tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 O6 t: M/ J! D/ |9 G% p
! F/ y3 R/ V; O% iJapanese aircraft, Y u8 t# J+ p
D4Y4 Judy x 21
# F$ _2 X1 U7 @& H' r; A! | N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
, M# x! B/ x4 Q3 w Spitfire VIII x 32
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# R4 }2 F- P( I( Q* Q! n5 JJapanese aircraft losses% V4 p+ g' S4 G! V8 p( P
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed9 u% [& ~- ]. T0 F; p0 f
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Allied aircraft losses* X1 p, c. p/ J+ \$ \
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed/ p! t$ ]- h9 @, D
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Allied Ships# ^2 A$ N$ r2 i7 ?! z" n
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 n1 A% N0 N8 R4 u" R" |" g PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' u& R: ?+ p4 p, i4 v N
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 g" i) }+ e+ D+ l% Z* w
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ t7 r7 E8 ~3 d- X/ h
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ~: L/ x, c# Q; I$ Z! G; A LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 j$ o, G. \) F' @8 ~! I2 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110' i: i" I$ P' M* T$ N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) E1 u7 D' [# E% i6 ]
`. O: \( B" L4 l6 URaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
: `0 j) p& J3 ~' a& w, j0 X+ j; NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 H' h5 q* d$ V* T3 t
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D4Y4 Judy x 21) k/ ~3 q( _, Q5 T( J
N1K5-J George x 2
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: y8 D% b5 j& \5 ]( C7 `3 ?/ z Spitfire VIII x 42& @% R7 P$ p; U, b$ g
Spitfire VIII x 291 Q, B. }7 S3 P( s8 e+ k# P1 n
F4U-1D Corsair x 21( |2 H1 p0 C4 q t( o1 j: S3 v6 e
P-51D Mustang x 73+ C M/ m5 K7 } Y
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# h! n" i; \ ]' s D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged- X2 L+ {$ c8 E
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
: i* g- V" ^9 D# N1 | N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses( o$ R( Z/ h! g
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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。! R# u T& v& a8 Y
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4 c5 O, b/ s6 RMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 4 V3 f+ @# x$ L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 ]/ Y8 X! a* j2 t& y, X- P+ Q: T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% H6 K- L0 @" h' _2 ^7 {+ F1 nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" o; _& c1 u4 _
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ?( d+ s Z! C' G
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
1 T4 s& N$ E$ a$ l# q1 } G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak' \- K" `$ y+ B# m& N9 E1 X8 j
3 J V( B! |" YAllied ground losses:' H, k. l" ]2 a# e/ |
13 casualties reported f K* o- K" q/ D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' c% ~! O% [: m; U" W$ n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ c3 \- p x: Z6 ]8 ?, }- f$ F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ i# j; Q) b' E! R. ]0 fAirbase hits 6% H! x( x+ z; [+ f) g! M
Airbase supply hits 1
: S' c% ~. m) V. ORunway hits 685 o0 o9 m5 D/ f2 u5 Z% D# k
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 : Y( c0 e2 g0 \+ _/ } A) Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 H9 s6 i/ Q6 T
' y+ F8 ] Y' c0 M( i6 L4 pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. R* \: z1 E* ?! m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 }5 x3 x P) s! z2 u) BJapanese aircraft losses
2 V3 F* E( U& K0 R1 M+ p G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged" x* n6 A1 l( w
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak6 }1 \! \9 w: n7 B. V1 _! Q
8 G* O' |6 z# @1 H5 k7 h) J9 oAirbase hits 1) G! f2 y4 c: j, [5 q7 x
Runway hits 80 j! J4 y' ]/ \+ d+ P; X) \, V
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 V4 {9 L2 D' e8 W
Y8 e: M/ }$ g7 r3 d$ B# dWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.8 l; ~2 u0 a- ]% J/ L+ }$ p8 P! U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# \; p/ x7 G& j5 V# H: c
% l9 B- o( k, W: u0 fJapanese aircraft4 Z0 G" p5 D2 @; x
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
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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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
& q9 p# i$ r$ }/ A5 n SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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: ?3 C! A( ^. C2 X- h( }; { DE Paul G. Baker
' E0 ]7 t% n1 d+ z DE William Seiverling
% \; e. ]3 W% Q0 a DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144' n1 E0 ` V1 O/ t$ G4 P
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Japanese Ships
/ G( T8 j$ i2 P5 C* o; _# U! Z SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage: E9 ~! a+ a! e
DE Ulvert M. Moore: x# k& q1 m5 _- ~: N2 |& x
DE Oliver Mitchell
8 g0 x B7 S) H" ~ DE Edwin A. Howard
& ^6 ^9 x g( |* v5 y' V3 x* } DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ u8 i2 q% L3 A
DE Lloyd E. Acree) G+ G6 ]- w& o8 X( O
DE LeRay Wilson
" S- p4 d$ s: v3 m; B DE Kenneth M. Willet3 N- M$ `1 w8 _2 K" g7 E
DE Presley6 O6 [1 p d! u) T* y( c
DE Oberrender |