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。* Q4 j- G8 R x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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& g" c2 Z, M) BRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( C3 P! g, j! a/ z# |5 H% g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ `: @0 A- o" s7 w J D4Y4 Judy x 21; K2 O7 Y1 v2 y, f
N1K5-J George x 244 V; ?4 _2 y& r3 c! f% f8 ]% m
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9 o" Q/ V* A3 a Spitfire VIII x 32
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5 Y4 V* C7 B/ H, `Japanese aircraft losses: F9 E$ C5 _. G- K6 j F3 e1 ~
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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0 Q$ O2 M$ C0 t+ p" ]1 H3 R+ } EAllied aircraft losses9 u/ ^7 ~2 a- Z$ ?' E$ f
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed1 v" t- ^: D+ Y* n6 q1 C5 W5 q
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Allied Ships
- v" ?0 t! }9 y! j LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 {6 [- E2 g" h
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ s1 A7 o+ ^& E6 @# @/ a( F
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% |( r/ |2 g7 `# U: p LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" a4 ?( c; v% Y1 U$ B# w. Y LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# q( x! L) C3 t" {6 B. i
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1101 A1 f2 ?* @% ?7 A( o
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3 Q5 ~9 [+ U `0 B/ u9 |Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 p- ~7 m8 J8 D- b7 F$ S0 H: X& \( dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 L7 U4 F- U% p- O( d D4Y4 Judy x 211 D2 z& \. Y+ V! b: }5 o% V z% z
N1K5-J George x 2! j7 Z+ a5 k: J, t( x
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Allied aircraft7 |; y/ z8 r* i3 E! t# @: ^
Spitfire VIII x 424 q+ Z. a# ?: E# X
Spitfire VIII x 29
3 T5 Q7 f4 L& `* F F4U-1D Corsair x 210 b6 S" h1 K! l" c
P-51D Mustang x 73
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged! j+ w W5 k8 F: U
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak7 v8 ?. Q9 i+ O* x
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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, O6 k' o" J+ c/ p ~) ^5 M: k) C" YNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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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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! u8 `" {# y* B0 n/ }Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 $ Y( O1 a( g L; c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, q& \7 _8 ^- G, f, }
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# G: Y# `2 e; ~2 Z, R0 U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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) [5 n: Z1 c, x; X G3M3 Nell x 59$ J: X( r; S. U+ q: @" \- G
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! V; W9 w! ^: E G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
% R4 k8 j$ I. b+ Y# y5 P# O G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak, r( J5 V% i3 Y% \( B
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ \! ~ \6 @, @0 L" s9 {. y' Z9 j) p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled O: R. V/ _) R/ n. X+ R& o( P1 d
- c9 A0 z8 z1 o$ X/ R' k ^Airbase hits 6* V" m3 J4 x( S2 W8 x
Airbase supply hits 1# ~) z- e0 ~# @3 V
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
' x) r. u& {! ~2 O! M G" \ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged" Q" `4 K' w0 m! c8 V t4 o; C8 j$ @
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1" |* R! n) m; X3 r5 Q& Q. v
Runway hits 8
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+ n$ u5 d# a/ Z: `; hMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " ~1 ^6 B" A2 P' d$ W8 l0 p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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1 s4 n. O' i5 U; v8 p" S% A G3M3 Nell x 184 W' P0 Y/ _" B8 F. _ o
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged7 a, N! e* m7 v O
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ H5 K3 }5 T, r4 b/ n7 e) C! l
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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。4 s b. v" r: p4 K( k1 D5 K/ v
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
, u3 b" ]* u; o2 D DE William Seiverling
, h1 D J. K& |' F6 Q2 { DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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, M& x+ r' Z" {! G$ w% U( C6 ^ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
3 V0 \9 r9 g1 X! H' U1 T DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ `" L Y; H* l DE Ulvert M. Moore
7 T' c" {& Y7 [0 s2 ~6 B4 R DE Oliver Mitchell
- V& f0 ]: o5 f9 U! j1 M5 D/ p DE Edwin A. Howard
( d. L( @$ @6 E DE Alvin C. Cockrell d: a) L, k2 O- z1 l
DE Lloyd E. Acree6 e X9 l5 U, F( ^: e+ s
DE LeRay Wilson
7 d) T- q; ]" [ DE Kenneth M. Willet1 o. I9 t* o) i! g, `5 e' c
DE Presley
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