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。
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- e r' }: h/ @1 T6 n2 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1118 c: ` ?4 z O3 t
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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: b0 h1 f/ M5 p: zRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: }* ^/ [; r4 v$ P" ~ p% }4 xEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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, O m8 o g% v T; oJapanese aircraft
, L' W3 ^* M* ~9 M D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 i: s8 B: D6 ~8 D6 ] N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32. v' B& S# y2 O% o* q7 A
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Japanese aircraft losses6 k+ x$ x0 d; a# D: ]- C# |
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed/ t% {; C7 K8 O
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Allied aircraft losses
1 T' g& }9 Y5 v" w! n3 Y Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed$ j- o; f- ]3 V" Z4 V; Y
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Allied Ships
8 a1 E' S8 X0 ~# ] LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, u5 @. L2 r# v% d! [
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& p* K# L l# L) O( n( t# Q
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& E3 J9 J# a: R! I9 m5 ]9 N) _
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" U* {. ]8 W" [* a' g
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ j# w2 ]& r% A( L, }2 J; A8 f/ R
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 g. Q$ o4 V8 @( A9 O
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8 t% Z4 o, h% x% H: tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1101 w! H% M7 S0 R4 c( Z
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
& Q/ f: Z: ]/ l D4Y4 Judy x 21; o6 z) q9 y4 l2 V: [; ?9 R* ]4 y
N1K5-J George x 2+ u7 ?9 _# r8 ^9 f- z$ N7 B) n
+ y; ^2 O! i j9 IAllied aircraft
3 K, u- ]# _& W7 |, O, ]9 B/ x Spitfire VIII x 42
: _3 W1 i4 C V Spitfire VIII x 29
0 r; ^! w! e6 e5 |- l' ` x5 S2 N F4U-1D Corsair x 210 v3 V' C: U* j0 O) A& }! W, q
P-51D Mustang x 732 Q5 ^2 {( h: S, N5 O
]! ~8 M0 E+ l @' tJapanese aircraft losses9 ~2 |1 [. ]- v/ v9 ?& Z2 t7 g
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
, O6 a" O0 s2 ?% b- i D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak7 D0 x% G- O2 N5 V0 }
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses5 I9 [* g8 y \; n5 c- u/ s9 q6 ~0 l
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Allied Ships5 x: g* t& ~: ]- A- B4 M& T; H
DD Stephen Potter
, O- p8 \" E% r W7 ?3 F2 @3 L DD Mahan. e) Q, H* x0 T2 U: e8 h% M4 l( v
! F H$ G, Z, e- ]; [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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* D' q2 R& a6 F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: Z$ u6 k( E; Y' v2 q& T G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 e& M& X) ?9 { G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
7 I6 t! P X/ ~, H! R) R7 M G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak2 |9 ^4 ?3 U4 k+ m' o3 {; I
. z$ s* N9 [1 B- C7 T1 eAllied ground losses:% K; K5 [3 ?, z& s$ l& F
13 casualties reported
$ {5 z, ]1 J' y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 _/ y" r/ {$ f! h' L. ~& v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, o( T" k+ {% q3 S0 M5 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6+ O& @' J$ m& @3 r- W5 {
Airbase supply hits 1
( C' ^% d5 k2 k1 n' G* `( r& @Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 + B& w+ y/ A _7 D. U1 l7 D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: H& S; [. Z% A2 v5 c: k7 m/ ^' o/ J
) J: H" w/ i$ E6 f' |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 [, S2 H- T% r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes' C- F- A1 P& Y# @5 v
$ o; j; G1 d7 T% n3 K8 Z( ]Japanese aircraft
- ?6 L) m p1 e( y, h. T }- L, U6 V G3M3 Nell x 181 b* ]9 r: `; K3 j4 n4 N0 n
/ N7 \+ y: S9 PJapanese aircraft losses' j; P, D; b1 Z0 _1 {' P/ x, I
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
7 \ o4 R/ g- j6 U1 J G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak# j* @+ \% }- t
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Airbase hits 16 T* h6 P8 t! g
Runway hits 80 G) [+ F2 u5 G& m* F! ] C
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; ?3 S, e" K, M9 u/ xMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
$ e& M8 M1 C7 }* YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
* E) w& j( M; g# d4 X) w G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak. u Y& \' P& a) _ @4 P) W3 I: J
/ P7 {6 l4 |$ O3 q# IAirbase hits 2( J9 M A+ j4 K/ B% R
Runway hits 12" g0 l5 M4 a$ V
; T" x" e3 M3 s, c; [( 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。% ^. D' B b1 f8 _. e9 d4 l6 V
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: \5 ]& s' p" Q9 NSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139! n7 h; ^0 `. ^$ w
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage) V* z0 x+ D5 O# Z S5 p) V
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DE Paul G. Baker9 A9 o5 g1 C- g) M, Y6 f
DE William Seiverling
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) u- x# c1 T1 n& s' k7 c. OASW attack near Townsville at 95,144; z1 H% W- l; p/ ]9 R' j# U
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Japanese Ships
+ B2 H5 Y3 j' @: r H SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
/ ~5 l2 R+ q+ f# { }+ j2 l DE Ulvert M. Moore' m6 k& Q9 n2 h5 H, h# y- g
DE Oliver Mitchell
$ i: D) S! i+ r9 g DE Edwin A. Howard
! |+ W- `" f6 y/ j DE Alvin C. Cockrell
3 T( o/ l/ c$ S$ k DE Lloyd E. Acree
) |) B) U' c, d U* B/ ^; j DE LeRay Wilson _1 R o$ _" X' Z
DE Kenneth M. Willet) {6 }& J$ r( p1 p( I7 ]- U
DE Presley
- z8 F ~7 B ]" ~" { DE Oberrender |