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。# i' ?, |& ?+ ]- Z( i! N
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3 q- L9 n; ]$ |4 e [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.
/ F- f9 k. r1 s+ f2 PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# W# I: b' w, F3 s6 S$ h D4Y4 Judy x 21
4 I! b' V& [8 R5 q N8 I. O- z N1K5-J George x 24) w3 L7 Q6 D/ u, R2 ?+ n5 @0 R; f
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Allied aircraft6 K/ H, M( z* p, p( w; D- U% u5 B
Spitfire VIII x 327 B% x9 i0 q) l5 q
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: N0 A% f; u, _ Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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! s3 i9 _/ V& JAllied Ships
j3 ~/ \+ o4 Z7 H LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ v1 R! \$ `% n3 h. W PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ ^$ y% ~( m, R4 ]% U7 n
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 a* i% J9 v) ?3 u; y% @) Q+ k LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 [6 I! j* @5 k# D2 G: G+ e; o9 T
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage u* n$ b' a$ a5 L
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% m$ s. I/ ~/ HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.. i+ R. `9 N3 x5 P
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Spitfire VIII x 42: I, y j! x# O4 j9 m
Spitfire VIII x 290 n8 e8 c# ]$ f. {
F4U-1D Corsair x 214 Q5 W& D2 l# h
P-51D Mustang x 739 w$ z# O6 _/ H: E
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Japanese aircraft losses+ {7 }! j. A3 t* p6 r1 B1 T
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed9 m. @/ `" ^# d0 h% k) k1 [
9 o5 G! G0 G0 Q' eNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter; v& l9 |7 | E8 r
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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 % ^( b# d: _9 q- r8 T# p6 u" x
" ]8 T. |( P+ O+ C% ~Weather in hex: Partial cloud; Q8 U0 _( Z$ X3 E; q
$ y- z, g( G$ Q' h8 ~% sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; V( d& x& L; C8 j8 i# f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59 J5 d! b, E! W$ U$ L3 ^! L& o1 Z
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- D* I! P) i9 ~, B6 n G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged) Y; {' p- X1 ?. ^* S( n
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak0 {+ i$ j: k; @: E+ f* g _$ r
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Allied ground losses:
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& X, S5 _0 q' v! i j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 }8 N8 R' X& ` ^$ ?0 N3 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 `, J1 H Q! e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* @( w+ o' R7 e2 s8 o. v
' i2 j( J) _ f+ A$ kAirbase hits 6# I' }+ B+ L, M- K
Airbase supply hits 1( v6 M# n% y0 {/ i% s, U
Runway hits 68. f5 d E3 L3 ?
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( p) t0 l0 Q: x% H7 JMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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( S X% q% ]: S( |6 w7 K1 `/ oWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. d3 c) a* _ o% N eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: u% [" P3 Y$ n! R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* X& O( E% E* E! E7 w( E
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Japanese aircraft
3 y( w. p6 f+ s; b G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 Z6 v8 a! P# S7 l: y5 c u
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak1 C3 Q% t9 T7 i; p
* o) }, D* w0 c Y, FAirbase hits 18 A; t) [, f8 L8 ?
Runway hits 8$ M; S* P0 w. Y* k" s
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / O, w" V7 l# ^' g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 @4 `# a+ e$ m9 v& t& x0 M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
- h/ `9 g2 Q5 E7 JEstimated time to target is 30 minutes* d. n4 s3 j: H" l+ O
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged$ V. k+ X( s0 s1 a; K( M
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak2 r% K9 v/ n" o$ O2 N
1 U( }" K2 C$ L9 N- m* jAirbase hits 26 T6 _9 s3 [8 w+ F4 I2 x( O
Runway hits 12
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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。$ Z# ]( i- c3 `
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j0 i! }( e" H# J4 [Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139( l4 W- _2 s* }6 m/ k
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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4 T, u, ^; H) M; J DE Paul G. Baker
5 E- g- x+ F7 h: m1 W DE William Seiverling
k3 j* Q! q9 N% _& x4 z DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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0 N" I* n$ `* `+ {/ a @. ? SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships! ~2 L, u! A1 S; S4 D
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ @, E( b; q& v0 y5 t2 F5 ` DE Ulvert M. Moore
# R' R. b+ T4 u. Y2 S$ E DE Oliver Mitchell3 j; ^6 {$ `" T) h
DE Edwin A. Howard. G0 B( m Y& x7 ]+ i x; E5 f
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ X9 g* k" x' c/ H: N" ]5 ^) k DE Lloyd E. Acree' g1 _* ^1 E3 F: h/ f' @
DE LeRay Wilson1 A/ n* ]4 R: }, y/ S
DE Kenneth M. Willet5 P# c T$ F* A( z. k" m
DE Presley
. h' @+ E; ~# _* G7 z DE Oberrender |