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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. Z$ T8 o" w- s2 c0 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1110 B8 S% O; ^8 x, r# }- Q" s$ p: e
% b, j1 C, F+ VWeather in hex: Clear sky
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4 k3 S3 J7 |2 r* n3 |; k8 ^Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 k5 @ R8 Y3 p/ E8 ^Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- Y) N o1 n3 L8 @) e, o D4Y4 Judy x 21
8 X0 k5 _% S3 F* b7 w N1K5-J George x 240 I$ B* Q; I0 z6 _2 L4 d( _
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Allied aircraft
0 z; A) T- d" W; U* C Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 z% O" I7 A" x% V N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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u! r" o2 m/ S2 C% }$ FAllied aircraft losses
$ K0 g$ S4 Z/ D4 G3 B Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* H: p7 e6 Z& ^* K7 \
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ q$ x a! J* d* a# l2 d u5 A$ ]
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Q: [. t% U/ E& ]3 s" S LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 Z+ Z% o. Z+ W+ }6 C. k' ~ LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ?! ~8 T, H: d2 d& m* d! A LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 A! J6 }* _# `! _4 M5 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110/ L1 L4 q& S: w9 W1 ]. T- W9 W
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% @: F7 O: g5 t% \Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.$ G+ }0 f6 H1 B7 u% _1 D2 l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes a& _( h4 K' d6 C0 B7 K7 N5 d- u4 Y
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Japanese aircraft% x; p7 t2 s$ n3 x0 f- O5 k
D4Y4 Judy x 21& ~: q+ g4 I) M8 P Z3 a% n
N1K5-J George x 25 r3 P9 _! m1 d0 |/ [( O
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Spitfire VIII x 42/ S# m+ J1 y. Q% G1 h) c# y
Spitfire VIII x 29% l1 S: T8 H7 @5 |/ m5 Y! b& Z
F4U-1D Corsair x 21 g" C7 S, k4 J
P-51D Mustang x 73. \+ k0 i6 \6 I9 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses4 k/ E, h4 y$ o, r! H
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged0 z, e% G$ C! f7 o, c w
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
. O( G3 N$ n9 p' K N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses; Q3 w) a: M0 x- r1 }" x4 a
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Allied Ships/ N) ~3 J1 Q }8 T" [
DD Stephen Potter
6 q9 V: _& W% E9 p5 O- a DD Mahan
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P. ?( d' q: A! R, L! Q$ 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。
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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S6 N1 ^4 H8 m, V8 ~Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 q$ ]6 ?+ D3 e, |7 Z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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) T. y& i: g' f, l3 U% W5 BJapanese aircraft
% i8 z* ^' ]/ q. C1 o2 p' ~ G3M3 Nell x 59( f6 F* r! G8 s {4 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 v/ G$ q: Q7 b. e6 m# y# ~$ S$ | G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
( c A% G( b$ K G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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- f( X- H+ b$ R+ x W: V' UAllied ground losses:3 t, E! H4 l4 D& a) O
13 casualties reported
( q4 }2 N2 m" ?8 W: k& }' P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 I& H5 Q" I0 J5 m5 e6 I! h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. ?7 P; A6 {2 n5 A3 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 W: ~+ a; K3 z& _Airbase hits 6( b) R( F: o* c& b* r- Q
Airbase supply hits 1
+ {6 W. B3 M9 B: E$ {Runway hits 68
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+ ^ s% }- x' k. g7 V# nMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 - S) B/ m) D9 i: o$ N9 L# f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 Z# V( [& B0 h$ p( {
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Estimated time to target is 30 minutes0 ~, m; E% x) H. U2 l0 h
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Japanese aircraft
& S) i0 v# k* ]. q G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
' M# Y+ T* O% R G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged3 ^2 z2 i* g) v! K! \3 D
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak0 W( z2 Z) O6 a T \ u1 n
. Q0 e1 L; h2 [3 ], f% dAirbase hits 1
$ Y* D. b& s& ARunway hits 8
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7 p3 G- P. X2 T: IMorning 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.
: m9 I$ L3 z8 e8 V fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& w Y* m6 i$ L$ Y8 ~4 [6 [
5 H: A, r3 x5 n+ {% A% t& tJapanese aircraft
S+ p% {, a) R+ k0 t G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak8 G, F, h- c0 o# s) W
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Airbase hits 2
! {$ A$ @9 ~* | k9 I; oRunway hits 12
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: a: f+ W+ {" n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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1395 |3 b; @. a7 {+ m
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0 `' z# B4 `9 _- f SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
) L/ a3 L7 P( a e DE William Seiverling
5 K* i. O* }0 k$ F" \# t" T DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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" M q5 a, H8 _! KJapanese Ships
2 f! ]3 P, C) m6 w% D' O SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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8 J2 Z6 v; N9 z; }Allied Ships
$ ~& e5 K+ b1 z5 N8 K( J+ t& t DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# I/ _) k' X) {4 X0 j4 _
DE Ulvert M. Moore
/ e' B* I' H7 i4 X+ Y3 A DE Oliver Mitchell
5 w8 I9 `7 A, _( P DE Edwin A. Howard0 \) k9 `4 ]* a' C" F5 |6 I8 x
DE Alvin C. Cockrell9 V7 m& n! Z D& k$ s% Q" Y
DE Lloyd E. Acree
; F8 E g2 k, m# m: [ DE LeRay Wilson
) g/ |: D/ M; ^* M DE Kenneth M. Willet
2 {6 ?$ a/ d8 r8 N L DE Presley" C6 Q( R- l ~7 e
DE Oberrender |