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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" j1 X; m9 B7 [. CMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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+ B1 j2 h( f$ P# K8 x+ C, [) @Weather in hex: Clear sky7 T7 B. r$ C% E2 L
+ S; l; n( p/ D/ A9 v0 \Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 F q- t! Z' I) V/ O
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* z1 j7 k5 Z% ~' [" C$ o' l
D4Y4 Judy x 21
9 n, c$ H+ ] z7 d N6 p2 d- C, q N1K5-J George x 249 h. _+ G7 b) K& c, c/ t
6 _5 `. ~/ b qAllied aircraft
. [! [' T- V& V7 x' M/ ^7 R# C$ f4 I' J6 k Spitfire VIII x 32 B6 [9 c* J) P* Z$ S
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ }' s0 R' @( s: I5 D( l: A N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed2 g D) D( E2 J# z- O8 L
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Allied aircraft losses
) f2 X" i* G1 A+ ^& G Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed( n$ Q5 f4 h. x) h( J
9 k# @4 j" w( a0 eAllied Ships. a0 I; d- N% \7 G
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 j" m2 q0 c/ H% Z2 B L8 m PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) O; W/ Y9 F G LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 i+ `, J, l& L2 b" F/ r" @7 a
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ ~8 Y8 O1 [3 ?- l, K LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage e% P* m( U- D0 s
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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# A. t0 j" M/ N. p8 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 f2 n1 [- u9 h* ^
: S* \) d- n7 ~7 @! JRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.9 d' @+ [4 B9 ~9 W* H, c1 M, I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 F/ ~9 y% w' |1 I D
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Japanese aircraft
6 _% P2 @ O6 t$ l D4Y4 Judy x 21$ X7 y6 h2 I( ]+ |% F
N1K5-J George x 2* P- i8 `% f: [* O' l
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. l9 g7 k* \2 b0 m5 Q( i Spitfire VIII x 42
6 _2 |# w; M k9 z. d Spitfire VIII x 29
- B; Q6 q/ W* N2 K7 a) G/ Q! b F4U-1D Corsair x 21
: W& g. ]& t& t P-51D Mustang x 73
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: q7 K+ k' w% e w. m8 m1 N! | D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged& t1 J8 N1 v: Z# z
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" A. |$ {' j' R5 E( O7 ~ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses8 Y+ D8 t; ~, A8 v$ f- l% l( O8 h
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Allied Ships1 p! e$ {3 {+ e( h! k7 |
DD Stephen Potter
3 q% @/ p. W% W" o* I0 D! e DD Mahan) k. s1 H* N) Y9 }
3 G$ j4 l& g* h4 z" O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。1 X) ^, h. E- {( j" M7 l T
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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& E- T2 g( G* L& \6 E5 P- ^2 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, p8 \+ `$ G' C1 g: b+ g3 d2 _* iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 L- e" R' A8 }8 [' E( `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 c" e( B& Q8 H X3 n G3M3 Nell x 59/ I% o$ R I# o( ~/ m+ B
( P% p% p6 o6 T# Q: gJapanese aircraft losses% M5 H& s' e- ^1 q# a
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged1 g9 G5 ]# ^1 U" Y& i/ I8 O3 U9 p
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:: X1 _; J6 e/ `1 |( L
13 casualties reported
% c0 k- D2 K' f& V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ^- e( g7 U2 N+ ` C {. S6 o6 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 y/ }) w$ O2 x7 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& }% O1 _7 s% |2 }/ c
7 `6 @0 t1 y$ [# s, uAirbase hits 68 v! r ^ [( X4 _* ~
Airbase supply hits 1
) E& n# l* g7 dRunway hits 68" I& E r+ \) a
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 x6 J% S) R2 M6 {
4 F! R$ K2 Q& M6 B! uWeather in hex: Partial cloud. O; ]& Q/ }4 J" [9 Q4 a
8 X3 z; p) ^5 w tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 t* ^6 i) P2 g; T! L j; pEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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# k1 a) U( e* w- b. X; y! OJapanese aircraft
! R6 V- l3 O8 t9 X- O, c G3M3 Nell x 18; K% H4 P5 n4 F! Q% T' D
% y: E; w- w; g& L$ ^* _: u; HJapanese aircraft losses
& X+ v7 n7 J4 ]2 n" y8 { G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
% k* h q& i% E# i7 l0 S& K5 q G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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. d, G0 Z9 O$ B p T0 j' ZAirbase hits 1# ]9 V! B% u0 z( D$ T: P
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 {& W9 M/ I1 X. T9 |- g7 G
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* U4 M: A, Z9 G$ \; S6 fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
8 x _( }8 F6 M6 `! y3 u3 iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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/ h1 e& z/ h& D( C% y3 L3 q6 I G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
+ G; d( P. |1 q! C6 J& F. e. U G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2! j; U8 V1 e8 G% I" h7 `& [8 q
Runway hits 12/ M$ E1 z* h; U) Q
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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。6 }/ `" v) E/ z% a5 N$ W
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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& T2 h" G5 d7 v5 B. I$ j9 `/ W SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage2 ]+ J# c2 }- p
& w3 ?. f: g3 v Z( b0 K# `. E4 KAllied Ships
& m, E+ r w5 F j0 R+ U DE Paul G. Baker
: x# z' Z3 z; r6 E9 |) d9 E9 b! _7 c DE William Seiverling2 Y$ x) D f& _! ^5 w" a
DE Vammen8 \2 Z" Z' k/ b, c3 |
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144& Y, _9 }" p* p) b6 S
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage0 Z" @5 U3 K; ^/ |0 l
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; }: t/ h, R1 X# U) a DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage- f6 p# P$ _& c5 O( c
DE Ulvert M. Moore
4 ?( `. C+ r" N( s# m5 V3 o DE Oliver Mitchell
) K) j$ ~1 f5 U1 ~3 F DE Edwin A. Howard
O: o* C" f5 `. u% l- ^6 u4 U: r DE Alvin C. Cockrell
/ X, O( ] a: k DE Lloyd E. Acree
$ x1 @0 s9 o( R/ H- B/ P3 s DE LeRay Wilson
) V, Y! c) q+ ^5 K: z DE Kenneth M. Willet$ @8 U) y1 ^# D/ `- w/ |, z' V- f! G
DE Presley6 q6 n' E7 _6 W+ ]
DE Oberrender |