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。: e1 H5 h) |4 l0 K
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( G$ {' m' X; G( c' i" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111" E( C$ [2 F' G* |
$ I8 t& r* v1 ZWeather in hex: Clear sky6 e" p; \: [- Q, J( d: n
+ F( S7 o# K$ _$ lRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ H& v) v( u8 EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21; k" i, {: f% T% ]1 v2 c5 n
N1K5-J George x 24
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0 n. ]# X" C2 b/ s7 x/ a; jAllied aircraft
$ z" Y, H4 Y8 D5 u, D5 I1 n Spitfire VIII x 329 m, k0 h8 N$ V" U! e* [
; e( B( N2 G8 P+ MJapanese aircraft losses
% V* Y* D7 q2 p* V: g7 N N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed; L* M8 F" V. A1 ^2 l
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Allied aircraft losses
+ B8 p. q8 }' S! n Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships! S& B! L1 X+ j: k( J( m: j
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: X7 l1 t- _( A) ]8 z' ]
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. S* K( H) c4 T5 k
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Y- R/ g% d4 d8 H ?6 t# e LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 ` O" \0 n- `. Y LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: D, _3 h* \% y+ I1 Q
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' @# f1 z0 i/ N/ F0 s# \; x: y% d$ D
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Afternoon 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.
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D4Y4 Judy x 21$ E0 t, @ D+ b6 {! w) b& _
N1K5-J George x 26 x" c; `7 c: K1 c& ?2 [; {7 B
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Spitfire VIII x 42! l* C" x5 g7 x5 j) N6 U
Spitfire VIII x 29
4 A- R* x/ ] A1 K8 i F4U-1D Corsair x 21
4 y( l* n! V5 f7 c) g/ g: H8 m4 s P-51D Mustang x 732 f7 \/ H* W3 @& @8 j1 V4 o5 j
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 H4 D5 N, s/ m& N3 [2 w; @# C8 m) I D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
V/ @8 R1 h3 T; t D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
3 w- v! s& z$ y' k4 F N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed1 A. B: p- w& f. @( I; o, v
. X" i! z- @. l6 v% gNo Allied losses/ }, S# s9 [! q8 D
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Allied Ships7 V, H9 E! }7 T: ^, I3 i# @
DD Stephen Potter
( V" J3 {3 ^5 @% p9 U% g DD Mahan
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% ]) |* |8 F( Y2 i0 L% P4 c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
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# X; D6 P2 l* vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. M% }. [2 f! K( z( v3 `
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. P9 x$ m- H4 \3 L _" s
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Japanese aircraft
1 e+ E) `; h' z' ` g4 w G3M3 Nell x 59" N1 l+ k1 j2 u9 u
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Japanese aircraft losses- D8 |+ ?8 y' p9 A* C i6 }9 e& H5 x
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged2 M% X4 Z) z6 Q. ?
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak% ^6 U. i0 j$ T1 W, v
* `7 K5 x, i, AAllied ground losses:) Z n+ p% |8 v \
13 casualties reported% A o9 r" C( C7 X, [- `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 g/ c/ n: t4 b8 i' K8 Z8 S7 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; K4 _; \9 @7 k# e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Z" A3 J9 T% `3 }/ ]. f5 h
3 }; p" | K1 \6 t2 N2 iAirbase hits 6, k7 e1 t9 `0 D9 o' ]
Airbase supply hits 1
* q' K! T7 I, p" w2 U1 ^& c9 m: |' HRunway 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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A, L+ Y; a( P/ ]2 b5 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 A; a/ ~ D- ^0 P3 i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 a" h9 `( `) K
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Japanese aircraft! ?4 s* j% t0 M8 q" r: Y
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
: w+ Y- W4 X' F. O G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged" h# ?- O) y- Z
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 19 e' b! v, S: g" w; w( U
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 # Q8 D* y6 i% ~: J b2 Y+ N' l
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# M* C3 @% w( C( NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
- G$ b) K! y7 `4 {8 E. Q5 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 j1 q8 d$ T# Z4 Q* j: G2 kJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses& M$ ?- @/ Z3 q$ B0 f8 |: W+ H
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged5 l& B% V( d- O0 j4 O
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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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。+ c; L4 q, [: z7 X- F
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4 A& C' R4 s7 Y: x) F7 WSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1398 O" ^6 a; |% y( e( N
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
! g# S" D3 ]. `) U DE William Seiverling+ _% o8 p/ }6 s0 \3 a$ r
DE Vammen0 W% c! u h4 q2 S
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 t7 d F; n3 c0 f DE Ulvert M. Moore3 d& p( b7 @: }7 Q' s9 K$ U
DE Oliver Mitchell- `4 Y. Y- s: G7 @, o$ ]; H
DE Edwin A. Howard
7 Q& S' L0 ~$ X+ c7 q DE Alvin C. Cockrell! T, `) w; B3 B# H8 n5 |' H
DE Lloyd E. Acree& H# ^! q' H1 n# S$ p
DE LeRay Wilson
- J+ }2 j, t9 r. }0 D; N+ O/ A/ P DE Kenneth M. Willet+ Y" y% b4 Q( i; M
DE Presley
! h# p; ?& e5 `$ ] C3 E+ R: m# v1 A% e DE Oberrender |