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。0 h# E# f F% ?+ _, `- g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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6 x3 t# P* w% ^: S# qRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.. _* O- {2 K9 @4 G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- D/ r7 _) x% J, F; e6 s( C
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Japanese aircraft* S/ a: {* n* I# w$ w1 _1 x$ J
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft
2 }- t7 R% {( ?' N, e" @ Spitfire VIII x 32
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0 E9 p, Z$ g7 C0 F! d N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed- ^- M7 p5 i \1 U' q& g
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed3 x9 e: z8 z- r$ t
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: N/ E2 V4 X* S. h1 |% d( H LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R' L9 | P' r' I
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" f! \! k8 R* O LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* u5 q5 t% M3 j- r u% O8 b LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: \2 H' G9 S+ E LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! {$ |: [5 ~6 c+ R1 P* x
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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ ?' }: Z1 p9 A' a/ {# ~% s0 Z
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
) m- {6 A- Q6 F oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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N1K5-J George x 2
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5 |5 F" x6 U; `- J7 HAllied aircraft
3 D9 ]: @: H. M# R; ~7 \9 w' x( o Spitfire VIII x 429 Q( K% L6 C2 C) \- L
Spitfire VIII x 29
" n. K9 ^" D4 f3 k+ D% l F4U-1D Corsair x 21
; L; o* f9 b" `5 R1 ^4 v5 m P-51D Mustang x 73* M( p, m+ B2 W9 \) L
: S$ w, e% Q, o0 v8 X3 LJapanese aircraft losses2 p% M5 v3 {) I; L
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
; m# N3 M: p. A$ i8 e- k, X {8 i D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak0 m0 I2 g1 u, N- E
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) O% z3 c0 M: [1 W* L
2 Y4 @$ r; f3 C; \/ A' gNo Allied losses% N- S# \( O% `
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, i, Z% G6 m# j% C" ^4 p DD Stephen Potter+ h7 R2 C3 c, c% p. u7 J( @4 l' U
DD Mahan
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! {; `5 ^ H+ p) R3 y# @3 G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。& p; Y1 a# x( i( H
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" F1 Q. N/ O; o( FMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 2 C4 b7 A U- k. Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 k& O) E8 _8 U4 q. m
. C4 o* a9 L$ |8 y% ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 v1 F; J9 [, N/ Q k, v; [: @! C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- Q6 O! S; h3 P' O% v: y G3M3 Nell x 59
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" g1 k9 `8 a( j: F6 j G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged l* H8 a% s2 u0 d& v% y L
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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3 X$ Q& X% ] \, K. YAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled d9 b4 k5 U. X8 o7 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) `1 A r/ a2 O. \( X7 i5 e* L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) C, f" Z+ d2 k7 P
- t P3 R7 B0 x, m( c) K* n0 OAirbase hits 6
3 y+ \! j$ X2 G% w% i3 kAirbase supply hits 1
* F6 S2 e z6 `$ c: A D6 URunway hits 68
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' K2 @3 M: c8 U; RMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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2 F9 R( H$ y9 t1 TWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 18 Q. ~" o% n/ i! H) v. m; u) i
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged: Z; Z1 ]9 i$ `/ C' X% f
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1) X" O7 F5 T1 J4 a$ d, `2 j5 Q2 a$ ]$ ` L
Runway hits 8( M* v$ z9 B K2 w
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft: H/ g8 l3 B, B; H. P: b
G3M3 Nell x 184 L! p) R H$ ^; G: v/ Q
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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! W& O1 R5 }& k6 _6 P1 `0 P: X' y& iAirbase hits 2
9 P; q, h2 O H4 @9 {. r$ J7 N* mRunway hits 12
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2 h6 K* @, ~- ^% c; k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。# e/ S2 p+ T. ^+ I
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139" _9 ]5 N) o4 g
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2 z# p5 M6 _* l* Q) Y& L L SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
% I7 s$ N. K) D1 B# R. L# g/ K DE William Seiverling: \* b* d v8 X# \ s+ D4 R0 R
DE Vammen' e$ x1 t5 Q9 o9 f7 L4 H
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1447 H0 m, l# ]" k7 ]! \5 l! p* w
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" O; I$ W1 b' I9 E# a8 r U$ @! Q3 @ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage# c- C' }' M Z7 y3 C4 y
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n8 u# b( S6 B5 H _( c, A, e DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
, t+ d4 N3 _9 h4 @/ I DE Ulvert M. Moore
, n' M" V4 p* ^/ S: ^& N/ J4 g. K DE Oliver Mitchell
6 ]" g) G+ }2 i DE Edwin A. Howard
: m1 L! N; z; A7 e: c6 M6 Q DE Alvin C. Cockrell
8 m) J6 O/ M. o DE Lloyd E. Acree j% x' J0 G% x7 A" N3 b
DE LeRay Wilson
4 u* I5 m4 w2 B5 r" D, E DE Kenneth M. Willet
; M3 n" Q/ c1 u/ R& _ DE Presley
6 Z- |8 v2 c0 v/ K V DE Oberrender |