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。% ]* ?& B' w- n4 c, r+ E5 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky0 h" i& b4 u& d$ z
7 ^( w# f# Q0 |* f% T% C, iRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& q: _" f, B" Q3 E! rEstimated time to target is 8 minutes, y" {: e# b0 B; e A2 _6 k
) }2 v7 }) I4 \# w2 c4 gJapanese aircraft
1 d: w: n3 B& n" r, n8 h2 B' O D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 X+ Z$ e% I x6 Y& P5 { N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 \2 C+ p1 K" ~3 F# G, w9 X
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" E2 f/ L# i. e* p: `, ?7 E
; v( M: i0 f) r3 ]Allied Ships
- C. a- Z* @. m% T+ } LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m( r9 Z( \; H4 X! m& I
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. `1 Z& A+ W5 x
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- o/ ?* e5 S% Z c LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
g5 C. V3 f7 @, g4 S) L LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 X" y4 Y( L2 S, B: w* l5 M LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) d! x' |1 s3 l y1 l; D6 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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X4 j2 _: B( V) j$ DRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 [4 l/ i. p% B" X6 N2 N6 {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ n7 N) _: S F+ G* L/ M
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Japanese aircraft# ?! H% J% [6 Z* J8 E
D4Y4 Judy x 21# _) m; h8 ~9 ?! x$ r; c0 G
N1K5-J George x 2
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. H4 l8 `" U4 K1 X! a A. u! q" \ Spitfire VIII x 429 `) ~( y2 p8 l& c0 r6 W' H
Spitfire VIII x 29* ^9 V/ r4 [, G" d+ a( u! G8 \: G
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
, U! \& l& M3 @5 a P-51D Mustang x 739 A' R; v: c4 {7 V, Y
" F, b1 J, P2 A, xJapanese aircraft losses# \+ k/ j6 E8 y, x/ R1 |# ^! G
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
; E& Y- Z' C6 G/ i- w6 \( R2 G D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
$ J" M! {) h0 _1 b: c3 x% t N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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! k* ^2 k W7 x$ [- @& P/ NNo Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
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! v% V8 B6 _- C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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- Y8 b, v5 X7 }; _Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 6 \. ?7 g" p. J8 u \2 L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud ?. [1 ?9 S4 I5 [) E) y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* j |2 D! `+ o- n) nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59' Q, f! X7 e& m$ h% \! _
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Japanese aircraft losses
& y5 @: R& l7 m2 e/ N4 g G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
; Q8 o; y* n# R+ X" a; i% ] G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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" m3 E( a8 e$ I4 U( K. v3 E8 xAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- h8 M- V5 d" [, T5 X/ F1 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! t M5 U; ]" m7 h! Z" g, t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 66 X1 s- }' L6 i! j
Airbase supply hits 1# Q* Y- H+ j" X
Runway hits 68) h. ^) J4 K/ ^* c7 | E7 A' c N/ p
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( }( ]- d7 o' `8 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 x- G% b" ]0 _1 w
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses$ b H6 M o0 [* I8 F$ C' V
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged7 n5 F4 a" ?/ d" t" P% [
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak9 W( c& q3 k8 z% a
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Airbase hits 1
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3 z( @4 W6 G9 r, w& u6 Z BMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% [- T, c9 {- B
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet., F: o) ?2 j( V5 r$ _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 C+ o. H, f! p/ _- ~* k G3M3 Nell x 18+ ?* P5 p" B" d) ^; P p: q
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
0 m5 u4 `2 J3 Q) a K G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
6 V }1 g4 f ]. V4 TRunway hits 12
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* l6 }) {. Q' h' I, q$ N Y. ^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
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6 K& K# d8 C: A' n, i# O SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage! u. `6 D' S9 M! H6 Y
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DE Paul G. Baker9 \1 B" N5 Y `& |
DE William Seiverling: A/ H' i' W9 ?! j7 m
DE Vammen1 j. e8 t5 ]- t8 D: Z3 Y
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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8 U4 y! K- r3 x& f: w Y2 x7 m SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage& K0 \- m* ~" y6 l. z% L% m: E# A
DE Ulvert M. Moore
( c( I3 Q4 V! H5 J DE Oliver Mitchell3 k1 D+ @+ W8 ]) g& a+ W; J% r
DE Edwin A. Howard+ q! q4 u/ M. c1 Q, u, _% `
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
' U' B$ g) ?/ d6 {" X" v+ e DE Lloyd E. Acree
/ s- y; ^& o6 e) ]/ t DE LeRay Wilson! y( e) d! O+ O* O4 _
DE Kenneth M. Willet6 R* S: H( |6 `3 p3 i+ L$ P
DE Presley
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