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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ y- O N* h' `% ]9 ^1 r3 ZRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 n: x2 n/ ?# n
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes' o/ N8 f0 ? _$ I5 v0 y$ e1 U
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Japanese aircraft/ Z2 Y/ [3 Q" X4 l
D4Y4 Judy x 21. a' o. |; s" D
N1K5-J George x 24( B$ b) S/ N: X8 k3 G& l- z0 C0 G
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0 A9 H4 O2 U8 @! F7 G, Z Spitfire VIII x 32
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0 D' Q& R P) z$ ? N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 ~6 m; J3 G- V! @! u2 Z+ x( j3 n
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( G9 y5 B$ U7 M' x2 @ U PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk" B8 ]3 n6 s4 m+ m+ }
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 C. L0 v- z) n- j" O3 y- p* |! \
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 L5 e* b& I) _) ~$ M R3 k7 ?' s LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 `4 v3 G# B& c/ I5 Z* b' Q
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]' ^, |# Z K! K( w3 T' H# w
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T4 r W/ m7 a( L, }3 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1102 k7 f1 N( z1 `4 r
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
9 K- k& D& |! F! f* e D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 293 k6 S% v6 k5 e7 |) M' a
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
1 I0 m% I+ l8 [8 L7 ` P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ p. r; t5 X8 w( N- V2 Q7 b D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged( Z- _6 `: S$ |( |% w0 ]
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
2 J; i% d0 x- ^3 J N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
2 N7 Z6 [8 t J DD Stephen Potter
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& V3 O: z9 x+ ]7 W- v( Q8 `/ x; L' E# u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。3 k! m1 A& E- A9 F
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- }7 m9 x% Y) TMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# J! r6 l2 r$ C- A" \) S- } P. e3 k
9 P5 J! u- u" x# ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. P3 F( J& [9 b3 T' P% X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 H! E; s0 F$ \4 ~/ y' i5 y G3M3 Nell x 59
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# k: R6 w5 n+ T: x9 b$ ` G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
F3 n0 u8 v2 G+ |' ]* f0 z% L! H G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
3 m$ u! [% t) m: G 13 casualties reported9 c9 q$ w7 Z% ~% i4 U4 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 d* S8 R1 E& z8 S: B# x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' w" H% o% p% M6 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 H8 l% i5 _$ _" Q
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Airbase hits 6
# b/ [% R2 r5 W" V3 S( BAirbase supply hits 1
5 V' b: n c* C; WRunway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " X$ m2 v* H% [+ C0 I k, H2 I% i
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3 b- N% w! H/ x, W7 _ mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! `. S" `; l0 v9 {1 f" O' D/ x2 NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft losses. U3 c* ^8 K- h0 v3 c) ]2 M& E
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
\# N+ _, g4 Y G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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0 C+ h, @3 S1 O" V. d# V; k& {Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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/ v8 J# K% r1 z7 X+ B, nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.1 i: h2 X& q+ E4 ?7 w" A$ O2 W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged6 d: ~6 }6 G1 b! r+ @% S
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 A# v. a4 i1 l, @" z* j% Q9 sAirbase hits 2& Y, z8 k G( D0 B
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。
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& w0 l7 K; K9 |$ p) Y1 HSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139, m: l% u2 J! R" a& w
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
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$ q$ Q; H% w) Q2 t3 z$ Q6 l DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage* Z' t2 _7 W. p& |
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Allied Ships
. d+ q c# }. p6 W8 I4 w DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ P, D3 D$ p1 W2 a9 D) f( I8 I# g' G/ ? DE Ulvert M. Moore( f# `$ _0 A- a% y
DE Oliver Mitchell
2 g2 v7 m" `) t DE Edwin A. Howard3 q6 |2 k! ]4 N2 }4 c- ^# e# U
DE Alvin C. Cockrell a8 F( F6 v$ U0 }
DE Lloyd E. Acree: e) @2 A8 f5 I) k7 o# F% a
DE LeRay Wilson: M7 N6 V& I: a0 K q- |
DE Kenneth M. Willet
* e' L9 j) Y) r$ @. X DE Presley+ h5 q2 O- B8 `# K! z% U6 z& u
DE Oberrender |