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。0 M1 y, |8 v2 M6 Q S9 t1 j/ I% C
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% Y1 ?& P! @! F5 l/ U( VMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111& c* N8 j |, R3 n+ g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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4 H2 S8 j. ` P3 M4 oRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ O/ k# K. R2 g7 s* ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 B+ N; R2 i/ K# j
# _7 C, p, R1 n+ ^Japanese aircraft
- ~7 s% O a% V5 W5 J `9 \& z \ D4Y4 Judy x 21
; V- `) P6 ?, |# G% l% q N1K5-J George x 24( |) M9 |7 ?" _( i
& Y8 J+ V* D0 K5 o4 tAllied aircraft# E$ S% l% |. k
Spitfire VIII x 32
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. D+ i0 f3 G8 i" GJapanese aircraft losses9 x" u5 P! X3 u- P7 ^7 }
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed5 R5 D+ R9 Q e
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" W4 U+ R% }* Y0 U( t8 j
7 W& \ N4 F& L7 A( qAllied Ships I( G2 e" l+ Y1 Z
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: A0 {$ ~# d7 T8 r! d6 ?7 c) v7 M
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk- i9 u' \4 `! l+ E. t
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# v$ _2 l1 ]4 N5 B/ f e
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- `; l# _$ w8 i2 J9 x s H. ~ LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! _( g9 q; w( h) B5 x+ i. ]6 |
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. h- F0 c' U9 r( V7 k% }" n; }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1104 a+ K6 {* V' X
y2 g) X5 W( D, N( ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( z3 U- N" U$ m1 _Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: z4 W' S1 R; ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. c0 @" E; @& d% \ D4Y4 Judy x 21
1 M2 S9 T J+ ` N1K5-J George x 20 j8 P _8 h: O8 o7 a
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Allied aircraft1 G9 U( T, R+ P! M d5 q& O3 k
Spitfire VIII x 42
, z. e* j$ F5 v Spitfire VIII x 29
, n; R9 }$ C$ w9 q& \8 {8 ` F4U-1D Corsair x 211 t5 C6 I' d7 G
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 K0 e3 ]# p( M& u D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged+ `9 d& v4 I+ w6 ]3 f
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
! @5 ~& \3 V% ~& o) s; F: c N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships3 s5 `, |* O+ N
DD Stephen Potter+ G1 n6 i2 [3 F5 R
DD Mahan
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" u) E: h; O/ d, T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。6 O2 X+ o- D4 Y' w9 j$ B& ]
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i& r& p; w% Z) ~% ]4 {: KMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 , y( ]& I- L. [7 [. V: h9 v. Q/ ]) h
3 R: x+ C7 z. x; O2 Z, EWeather in hex: Partial cloud, P9 J; }/ i2 V @& I- W4 }5 y! A
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- {& P) N: [3 ^5 v" ~$ |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! J( d' K' B& [# p
' h3 o! V. Z2 g3 ]( k2 hJapanese aircraft; C- G$ s! b1 H: m
G3M3 Nell x 59: n, k0 v8 Q2 F7 W) e4 h$ |+ |4 r7 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 I& l. T* S& e" y G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
; C, h h" O$ H- d# |! u- h G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:2 _3 \; f2 j# @- j
13 casualties reported
* r$ e; \) i5 i; G/ ^0 f6 H! M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 E" F) l- }/ [: R6 O) k9 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
\6 m m! S% u6 y- b( Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 V) f u: L6 O% D
+ J2 _7 l: E1 p; I' xAirbase hits 6: f9 @6 o$ `* j, w ^+ d0 \3 J
Airbase supply hits 1" }9 e- J9 \- l7 x
Runway hits 68" w9 H0 f7 S! D7 w C8 J6 [
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 G; R9 h' O- |2 a
- H! V3 [1 o! A8 |& HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: q# e5 R" [2 L( R( C3 H/ _$ w
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ l7 L3 ?8 }6 m4 i
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged' I3 Y/ Y# W/ \2 H$ C
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1: P5 P. z: n- m, S! Q. x9 B5 H' Y( U
Runway hits 8! j3 ] q* _! x$ @% M
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J9 M2 N6 l& R8 z- tMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " h& i1 l! R0 Z y
/ r8 H3 m5 ~1 W: Z/ R3 AWeather in hex: Partial cloud! r0 M4 ~5 {) t8 }
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.$ `: }1 \! w: h* O3 Z( Z/ y9 h6 x
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 188 o$ d. j; R' u/ G# G
* F6 c! y' m1 {. \Japanese aircraft losses" l2 j: Y* E" q# M5 Q; g: s7 Q% v. S
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged* i$ T H; M2 o- a* v Z% P
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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8 q; P& w5 ?6 P7 W l1 bAirbase hits 2& L; p. `& L' A1 `7 l$ b
Runway hits 125 \8 B) B6 g" [7 K" i( h7 Z
! g1 n5 \. B- }9 i# T! s5 {% u$ X, ^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。9 l3 t: b2 Z' ?0 ]9 j2 y. A
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$ q- h" i, e k* p! k, b5 U' WSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1397 {, H$ Z' B* o) S
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Japanese Ships; R6 j3 a3 q: N; R6 ]4 Z
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
& x$ s$ Z' @! d DE Paul G. Baker4 k: V6 {: {: R- _/ `/ J9 T y' d7 L4 V
DE William Seiverling
' Z5 i3 i6 Y( v5 g0 I. s. m7 [ DE Vammen0 `$ a9 \7 S# g* A$ K
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships2 P7 n4 M1 F$ {. [. q# d
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage5 b" p% k5 v& {7 _+ c
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
2 r' D) z4 N/ n0 C DE Ulvert M. Moore L" t& L5 R1 v* f) R+ L% V
DE Oliver Mitchell. Y4 r b* t7 l# n3 W6 q6 `
DE Edwin A. Howard K9 e2 y4 D% |/ C6 E
DE Alvin C. Cockrell3 n* Z+ F, A& S: P) U! H$ `, J1 O
DE Lloyd E. Acree0 T5 y! T5 M* Y! E2 m( P3 {1 f
DE LeRay Wilson" d: R( I; h3 \' u8 C% i
DE Kenneth M. Willet) g8 R6 ?- }+ o
DE Presley
* A4 s5 w8 S# ?6 y7 q [ DE Oberrender |