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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F- L, N) Z/ L, Y% |) DMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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- \7 R3 K2 u) J, v" ]8 a4 f9 wRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 \7 x( ?$ o, s9 TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# J. m9 S8 ?: ^9 ~8 N6 a
D4Y4 Judy x 21+ E2 p+ m3 Y1 e7 C
N1K5-J George x 24
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& i4 R/ Y1 ~# e7 a Spitfire VIII x 32$ T4 Q' u7 G5 A
8 K, l3 j6 J" E. C8 AJapanese aircraft losses
( x' D5 F+ Q0 z6 ]' k7 u3 g N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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* x6 H. J0 Z" _5 d9 ^- f LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 m- Y; c% s% G$ w& K: ?7 l9 J PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
1 i/ |. y: f* r$ d( e LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _6 Z0 v/ E( W
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# s0 \3 ^: y# |3 k/ m LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 C% V& w( X3 R+ e8 ?* X# [
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 b" s5 f5 M) w+ b+ zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110$ m. f9 l3 t2 E
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.6 \4 @$ z9 x2 C* ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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6 C3 E2 [) B% D0 f7 I0 C Spitfire VIII x 42
6 j! E; Y: m, ^8 X% Y9 F) p Spitfire VIII x 29$ J9 k j5 {' t7 k
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
- o: X9 Q( H2 P% n7 R! [0 Y/ f P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
: d6 y" M' b: w+ n1 z0 q D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged1 u& f) W4 B$ N6 E$ x$ O
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
2 A% g: Z& ]' r9 { N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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# S& W' y7 l2 v! ~- B DD Stephen Potter
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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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* ?/ v. K2 f+ b* H% ~" S! aMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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. x( R8 U V- ^( eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& O6 K$ }' h9 j+ m4 I. lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& y4 _. I' S" f" [0 j+ Z8 L9 W
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Japanese aircraft
3 _3 s% w- m: e/ k& p7 |( I* s G3M3 Nell x 594 S" b5 X) I) G: B
5 y+ l3 p* ~' a) o5 `% IJapanese aircraft losses
3 d v0 t3 x5 G5 z G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged* K/ V$ ^* g& H0 e
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak, h( [! Y; L% t& M8 `* R* {& O+ h
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' J) I% o/ U9 k5 _, A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 E" p: J# d$ L5 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 y4 F$ X$ f8 m
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Airbase hits 6
6 @( o8 M$ g/ H9 d; O/ mAirbase supply hits 1( G! l* x1 @& i7 K4 p7 m# ^/ Y
Runway hits 68
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* F( C* R3 j! d, @Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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0 F1 Y* F% V( r& t3 T. ?. e4 w* }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) d5 `2 H7 A. O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
# A& |) [8 m2 \ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
( ?( v5 u/ h" X8 D% W$ p G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 V# B! X7 E: ^; Y. b, S& g, B' @Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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, T1 _+ F+ \8 h5 JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
! I! Z" N* j5 B- e9 x } s7 n) e% GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 I y8 o$ p0 N4 I ^
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G3M3 Nell x 18. I( D0 A7 m1 s" |! O$ ]0 ]
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7 R. V, z4 y$ K E G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged, X/ F& ^/ F y: [0 q
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
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T- x7 H% p" V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 93,139- F. g1 D; D! y; J6 J+ U
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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' l W2 C. U8 e DE Paul G. Baker
7 i |6 o8 c. n: e* M { DE William Seiverling
. H6 `) y$ K9 p/ ` DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1445 r. `0 {$ l! k' r; H+ a
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+ y+ t* Q8 E4 G SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 P; b0 Q, s& h" [9 _% S# \- B DE Ulvert M. Moore
3 k5 L, }6 _5 n0 H& L+ ~% M! T DE Oliver Mitchell
: ]1 u( D* C! [, y( Z c. ? DE Edwin A. Howard3 ]8 Z) U# h" l
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
2 R: p6 U1 Y) f) r5 B% J DE Lloyd E. Acree2 `& ~+ b. I. q ~. E) h
DE LeRay Wilson
5 |$ x. L/ @7 @- x DE Kenneth M. Willet. @# n7 a# v' Z5 q& q3 W' i9 Z% i
DE Presley
. w2 j4 T! \7 r6 T6 b DE Oberrender |