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。. {# {3 n8 F9 j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111: m- Z% D3 @% P4 {, g
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/ f4 J4 c& t4 E& IRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 E5 D) _% o$ Q# e9 | R: \5 Q$ k, mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes) v& k" }- a% I9 }, B
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Japanese aircraft% c o' W( q8 M1 r& J6 I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
8 z- P, s- [* J% A3 N0 U8 f Q2 E N1K5-J George x 24
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( f6 E* E2 \ t) N9 H8 Y8 uAllied aircraft% i7 x0 u. G9 k1 t0 b
Spitfire VIII x 32: `. W: @3 V0 ?- C. r! ?" P( _. n
5 Z. F2 l* b% Y, ?+ K: xJapanese aircraft losses, D$ G' j9 Y: O! d9 Y7 E
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed2 o" B# U5 V m& J
. W4 l$ p/ z* RAllied aircraft losses3 W/ P2 g( |! w
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed4 ?1 U2 _! T4 [& m0 ~/ I% \
/ u5 e V2 P# |# zAllied Ships5 m3 g; R; a/ M6 s9 z3 O
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* i g l! l$ O, q, M PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. D+ q, W6 W6 a, M' F
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage X1 F6 K5 o3 J" n' M
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* L( c: u: s" k, b1 g0 S2 h
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 n# ~$ E R* b* d LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# \2 }* ^* h/ G$ D ^% AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1102 R5 A- r' w' k* `! l0 O
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 Z- q, I' _4 G( l/ y4 ~Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.) i: c* x d# h2 k: C+ P! K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! y8 F& b0 Y# S- ] c9 }
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Japanese aircraft" x+ v* n& S" o5 R7 C- o7 {& I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
$ L1 [) f9 J8 W* Q3 f N1K5-J George x 2$ r$ |, U4 N) y c9 T/ r: V
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/ k1 X/ d$ G7 w7 T; d Spitfire VIII x 42
- |7 o. s# g2 p) J- l Spitfire VIII x 29) ]% q- G) d& ?% f- l2 @( G6 B1 B
F4U-1D Corsair x 217 W( C$ d$ ?4 }6 r% ? e1 y V
P-51D Mustang x 73
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) |& D& K2 u/ \: w1 S( j: R5 N0 QJapanese aircraft losses6 f3 [; N' i$ n5 L+ l& X
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 i K( o: X9 i7 Y
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak! X8 T2 d" {1 J& t+ a1 [% M+ l
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed- W; V& a8 v$ f
, I# j9 W: @' n6 ` B0 CNo Allied losses, Z5 J; i/ s: S9 ]+ O+ ]
1 `0 y1 \, I: D& g4 d( V; oAllied Ships, u X- P" J7 y( C
DD Stephen Potter
/ F' Y! a1 O- @/ D DD Mahan
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+ @" C# ~& G8 d- P8 u2 ^1 w) }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。" {1 I" w7 R- T L0 T4 |
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8 @" R+ e! Z& t+ S" R4 Q2 gMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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8 M s4 b. e9 e5 V$ i$ C% ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# A q6 h# T0 E$ r3 K2 _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 594 n& _# W0 }: f0 V. ^
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" n* V* H' p T/ |" U G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
$ a5 z& f$ r6 [5 l0 u% ^' x G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
/ i5 d8 p* X8 J1 S2 t 13 casualties reported: c. k4 ~5 }% R$ z. u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ?8 m8 P9 G0 W$ z0 p' W" N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 s& c6 M6 G9 C9 Z- m0 ]. x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ]( v# ?' T, n; y" m, w
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Airbase hits 6
8 @. O1 n) \" t& I2 ^Airbase supply hits 17 K* C Z- U9 W
Runway hits 688 o) f$ m/ o0 s9 |5 Z: d' j3 D; _7 {$ U
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* k [4 z: f+ O, D, lMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 % ~( ~5 E0 O: M4 |# \, \- a2 V
) {2 O! B, N& }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. c j' `6 U. O! |( a1 SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( n3 m; l$ ^8 {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 G) I( e% o, S6 F% {" b
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( ~# {4 x) h' A7 ~# k G3M3 Nell x 184 W, d- h, M- {% T! M7 v
, @3 C. ?; F! F% ?Japanese aircraft losses
. W& k5 B2 Q6 `. H/ Q" [3 M6 E G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
7 I. C& S, R8 s. R* X" Y1 ? G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
5 y3 A0 r" C1 X# LRunway hits 8
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, n# F# t3 I) U$ kMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * R7 |- f* W# U% G& ]& f, j2 `
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ A: K3 \5 k% m5 V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
+ ?, \& g! g( L3 c& |& v& iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes g- w' a. V& H, H. F: ?0 P M
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Japanese aircraft
7 A. Y* H/ `) a: F; ? G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
w+ C5 ?8 B3 |5 y- {, G5 ^% ] G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak. f y. s& S: u. m0 m
' @, T5 g- ?( i9 R* |$ i6 |& r7 cAirbase hits 21 q( R. i1 ~0 G
Runway hits 12
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# }8 P& Y1 j( l) K7 ?% |6 ]$ l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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/ l. o0 M% }; |& y' `& nSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139/ k( G5 s* X; S6 \
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Japanese Ships: `9 r/ u6 ]! }+ L
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
9 K9 D9 L( [+ p0 l( }1 @ DE William Seiverling
/ S' x! z0 E! X5 ~0 B4 b$ r DE Vammen; d. N% f, J, H9 S: c) z+ P, s
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144+ Z o% I9 e$ [0 e
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( p8 h, M$ T z/ n+ _ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage( c! |+ X5 k# q; P) a$ o
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 E+ b- j( K; e. x0 P3 c, Z
DE Ulvert M. Moore
& ]# F: w! ~6 L: \8 G0 ^! U DE Oliver Mitchell9 O1 |/ {5 w3 [2 E5 ], w! \
DE Edwin A. Howard' }9 J$ d, l# s5 h- E; ^! t
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ j- v/ D1 X5 Y% M8 T. {" I- T' w DE Lloyd E. Acree) {. [0 b! k/ _1 H8 s4 ]
DE LeRay Wilson- d0 K$ \* N/ c7 r$ N
DE Kenneth M. Willet
1 B0 y3 h( m2 T9 a4 }) z) _5 n5 G DE Presley2 p8 D/ \# z$ s0 c9 |( S8 u6 T/ y! z
DE Oberrender |