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。2 ~; b) X- w0 {. S4 @! G9 @
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1 P" |& c3 @# U5 T; V+ JMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) }( k' Q. l0 w3 G. h$ q" D
' d0 ~& v+ s+ h6 L! \Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- w8 ~; |1 b2 M( J* d" ~7 F( u
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 l; v% z: y' Z: R9 h. t
D4Y4 Judy x 21) q& _# t1 ?3 c+ m; B6 x/ T' H1 [
N1K5-J George x 249 h& K8 B2 J3 n* `6 g# w2 d2 z
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Allied aircraft) b2 i8 _: O+ ~
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 p3 y7 ?7 v8 C n/ U N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed8 D6 c) S* u0 k. ?. I3 M& c4 ?
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Allied Ships
# K6 h% X8 k) S7 r5 A LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* X4 b, B0 {. g8 B9 X% k/ C6 }, N
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk2 \8 B+ p* n1 Z
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u7 J6 R4 m; {8 v4 \
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" g# c+ ^* k* T! I LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' d D- p4 {, J2 ?. T# h LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! D- a" t7 C& \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1102 J7 q3 r+ X' |! }- M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ [, n& n; N! Y" M$ y" |+ I5 l, V
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
0 L X$ x; I2 p* e _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, l0 X: l9 ~2 P3 Z+ c
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Japanese aircraft
/ q% M( P' d: `; e0 A! e" y+ V D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft9 j+ y! g# P2 d& n
Spitfire VIII x 420 ?3 ?# w1 F8 y, ?" c9 s
Spitfire VIII x 29
; f: c# n4 b2 H3 v# X- a0 u" y F4U-1D Corsair x 21
+ v/ z5 z- y7 G3 d/ h P-51D Mustang x 73, [0 c4 _ l: x4 n
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Japanese aircraft losses+ n' _: e. l& G, H% a
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
; e1 r2 r5 _- i( O/ W0 w" D3 j D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
+ T( Y4 e5 |! T N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed; z3 L" K0 J- A
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No Allied losses3 |3 j" n) k1 K S3 f
* M( A8 A0 h! I8 kAllied Ships
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DD Mahan
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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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! _# F, j, Z1 S" P, {, }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% r0 r$ ]1 L3 y2 SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( J" W, c4 l, h3 DJapanese aircraft
# P# S( S# C& m# j, t) i5 l G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses% N* ~/ P1 ^4 J
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
. k" k8 b3 X3 `7 Y; ~& s2 y, q4 n G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak& }0 q5 e* Q7 Q4 T" B% O
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Allied ground losses:' O. v+ l0 E D. E* u! l
13 casualties reported; L$ A+ w+ a0 n- _3 Y2 `5 g7 x7 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 {- }9 G5 E8 p% G$ h( I' z( D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: W: U4 ^" f& B( v! V' h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 p, C4 P, Z1 N. M0 U: Y1 [+ ?
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Airbase hits 60 I" H. t9 t# y) l4 A
Airbase supply hits 15 J1 W3 j3 `) w3 m4 s$ X
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* L9 ~2 y0 [: {, V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft% R- G% _# C2 Z
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged/ \! x4 H$ h$ H/ Z
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak& h) ^3 X! ^5 D t: }0 U( }
. N: U! `, `/ @- R3 yAirbase hits 1
( O) a- ~1 ~ l. d9 f+ a7 oRunway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ; }! r1 U, Q- [; G' b$ t% G
& r! B4 {/ e2 A& Y1 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.# |& x# ^4 r9 m$ ?( j& I# |8 | h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 c* _& w3 @! T; x G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged/ E* T* r0 _, `6 q: c( Z+ \
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak5 H M: H' K9 {% `1 P8 v6 G3 B
: M @- a4 j" q8 ~" qAirbase hits 2
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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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1397 k% `. p0 I) P& Y$ a3 m
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Japanese Ships
2 Q6 R/ w8 `! R& m+ Q1 W: t% z5 a8 [, m SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships$ K3 @% E6 b$ i8 @$ N# |
DE Paul G. Baker
2 d' |/ X( H+ n3 f6 m0 c% A DE William Seiverling# w; z7 h( ?) x2 G, { y& q$ ?
DE Vammen
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8 \ f% h$ d3 I! j% a `' C; x& _ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships9 k1 O5 X4 R. P5 C6 ^+ G7 b
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
* m$ G; |) T# L) Q% l DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
* O% s( p' v1 F2 e: O DE Ulvert M. Moore, Q0 U9 d2 P- ^) C2 l P9 X \
DE Oliver Mitchell+ t& d! J8 Y4 ^2 ^- {0 |; w
DE Edwin A. Howard
* L2 y3 K' y9 x. |! t) o DE Alvin C. Cockrell+ v/ [0 s" o+ M
DE Lloyd E. Acree
+ ]% A, ]$ F3 M! l DE LeRay Wilson
0 s% V% V! U, |) e, z1 E DE Kenneth M. Willet' V, _& O. q, w0 G
DE Presley
) c/ T M, r' _. ^4 {4 X- E% [ DE Oberrender |