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 O9 Z, ~4 G4 Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 f8 u k. D2 K A% @ i* g# r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1119 k, m+ p- X V7 l0 ^. {" E
7 S# a9 d' x, q s {- f# dWeather in hex: Clear sky" n, C# C" C$ e: {" y) \- A7 q
: l/ k ]5 ^2 Y; b [8 G- Y9 A( @5 `
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." @5 Q/ T6 p5 {
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes3 \7 ?7 b! \+ M$ i
4 E+ d, b. x. a9 gJapanese aircraft
: g# D' S& @5 q6 t D4Y4 Judy x 21
. _! @+ @8 S3 ^' ~6 V" a2 q; J& V N1K5-J George x 24
$ K4 K2 n( s+ }* ? 5 c$ M; g, ~+ _8 a# H i
Allied aircraft
3 g9 o% M& P6 W# Z3 B; @ Spitfire VIII x 32
4 R( k# J; H, `1 T6 g$ d4 o* q% H - G8 O1 x# j, R
Japanese aircraft losses
$ E; r4 i; T7 c" Y2 ^. }1 ?- M N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
0 `3 i6 Z7 L- Y9 e Z1 h! c: }, H 3 m# y2 m$ u- B
Allied aircraft losses' E c+ f+ k' X+ F, O% q: m) s
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed% X0 X s3 A8 j5 P0 t
# I: B* O- V, }# I
Allied Ships/ E' X: W8 R2 g9 T2 {
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 N' E& V8 F- J8 y, b0 I0 j PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk5 k, j' b2 l1 z5 I/ O- X& H8 |
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* t3 G; E- U } LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# K W& k) i$ @: y7 n# ~( J V% A LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 @$ I9 p5 K5 u% I LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 L1 D& e3 W/ `- U% Q0 H" s3 c' f
" [9 c* s: ~9 a. y. N% l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Z3 [6 n5 t1 M( N2 |6 X; E
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1104 d, y0 B5 r, }8 W
0 _- t4 n& ?* u7 oWeather in hex: Partial cloud
0 q; J* x2 S1 F# ]9 n 9 b# O4 R$ A; E# H7 Z5 t" a3 {' m
Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
9 S3 |5 N( Z% @3 [& ^7 L1 ]* DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes9 o# _& C; g# x; p' A
) }2 ]5 m3 V! ]6 \" ~$ J8 d
Japanese aircraft1 Q. ^% t7 p. h# H# b9 I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
1 }% K: a; Q* V7 D- ~ N1K5-J George x 2
' z3 q; r b: u' r0 ~0 |0 ] : D8 O4 r- r1 X$ |& `2 G
Allied aircraft% @) V- R3 X7 `1 y) `
Spitfire VIII x 42
6 P9 t: f" @* ^7 J Spitfire VIII x 29
: P& ?' q# y0 g1 \1 Y! g# t F4U-1D Corsair x 21
/ c1 ~: H( A2 E: L* r( A' K P-51D Mustang x 73* s) ~2 B& U/ S: G, x1 Q
0 S- r9 g+ j y* C5 O8 Y1 C" HJapanese aircraft losses
0 |, g8 X0 d' H0 r A D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged" J) b& @0 p6 \0 g% z5 N+ u
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ x% o1 K! e% {! h: K
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed4 G. P7 ^6 ]2 P1 U& r
! L1 }& C2 e( {0 M1 cNo Allied losses
* _. r' U, K8 ?! W8 B ( L. G7 p5 o! k# |' ?
Allied Ships5 O1 n% R4 j/ l0 h2 d
DD Stephen Potter) a7 f3 M/ z0 l" g0 v1 J
DD Mahan
+ d) T' r( K% _# u, s$ t% c' x: ]# l8 `
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。( o; A: @5 p5 E! E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------& h0 u. ?& ]) T/ y) n: {' ?
Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 p1 M! }7 g9 ^3 V9 c
+ _ |; j7 V) E1 F' XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
7 G! q& u0 y1 t; o' l$ _
, G5 w8 j" T3 j" e7 w7 Y" n( ~5 HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- e; x: @% d0 J! N* N; eEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
+ M- j1 Q4 |' I. h$ h 1 f: z1 e) w" F! O' l+ R. a
Japanese aircraft& ] t' g1 [ Q: s" I" s
G3M3 Nell x 59! @, {/ A" K7 O- q& |+ E
: n9 p7 v' N" y$ `5 m2 N1 oJapanese aircraft losses
' A: `2 F# w4 @! V G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged( l9 }: k) D" z2 P' U' \ ^' z
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
. n2 v ~2 W# Z+ s * ?( \. y9 E& m8 f
Allied ground losses:
/ O" {8 ` z' P6 ?: h8 u- I1 u 13 casualties reported
1 f3 i2 m9 q; {1 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& s* H9 b8 B: w) v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# V: _) G7 V, W& m+ L# [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 l) Z. j& O/ Z- ~/ O% t% [
# s5 o+ S% x q) A# O+ XAirbase hits 6
) {/ s8 T; k. HAirbase supply hits 1: k% p/ o% G. ]9 V1 E
Runway hits 68
* y% b6 X3 T j' ~0 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% c4 @. U2 }& ?
Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 6 b4 p6 A' ~2 @: [% S3 E
( B$ N, i! p- `7 D7 D+ s bWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 o/ A0 W3 V- r" ]8 m/ S4 [
) }/ }/ m- L9 U5 Z1 n" A% _8 p
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- e5 i8 R5 [6 Y8 g' {$ UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 Q* d! U: J! E! v8 o+ z
4 O$ F( t+ Y0 M
Japanese aircraft
2 E* k( A2 ]" J3 \ G3M3 Nell x 18
; S/ Q& C9 F( V ! |1 q1 t( a# g) [' u% q; {$ r
Japanese aircraft losses3 Q4 {0 @. e6 p o2 T7 U& [' J; J
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 q9 ^& K7 ]0 s1 w2 v) O4 j G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
; l5 n' j3 c1 s; A
# M' Z# F/ C. pAirbase hits 1% P& F* p" C$ o# N: j- m/ I2 I2 q
Runway hits 8/ X, m3 P) p, W8 I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 }6 r0 h) C3 H l" J# r
Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
2 ?3 y8 R" ]0 A7 G7 G ' A* `& u) ^. K
Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 w) }+ D1 k3 F/ Z
# @4 h% I* a7 }5 R
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.4 T! b6 }9 n% A: Y: O1 O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
# i8 f6 A+ K H: K
; U ]$ k& x0 w* DJapanese aircraft
6 u4 B& _ i" p+ F& j3 Y- ? q G3M3 Nell x 18: ~: {) b: j4 I( O
% w6 v [- y f" A6 e$ [
Japanese aircraft losses
" h ^+ s+ O6 v% B$ {4 \ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged9 A$ s; n2 V$ @7 z) P! W
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
% v. e% z) l7 L$ x 5 G S+ V6 _# u0 D
Airbase hits 2
8 b' o6 a% {" Q: D S* X) IRunway hits 12& h+ m" Z6 B: g. Z" R9 X
# K9 ^# K8 W& u7 n s) r% z7 d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。' n& I% S/ Z6 j5 H2 f1 u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 _# }( o8 |7 H- Q7 r7 lSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
- o, ~% J, x/ X: W& E5 L- o 8 U9 R x# s# C; E3 p/ l( `
Japanese Ships1 J, s# ?& i. O5 d9 U) v
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
1 g0 N( _" w. R" {! n) ^3 N ( z1 o- ^1 C* o0 l; o' |
Allied Ships. L6 `4 C# ~" A/ U ?' u; W
DE Paul G. Baker
3 B) J! L( x1 w: B' O DE William Seiverling# [7 }9 D& s d4 }$ _1 D9 J
DE Vammen4 g4 X- r; ~ v8 m! Z7 z
; x5 H6 a, ^5 o8 i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 I$ A. ?0 W7 |
ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
) t. L8 \0 V* Z# Q1 j! U
1 S/ v1 `' K* v7 m: JJapanese Ships% {, V3 Q; l) X ~3 d
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage0 ]' v/ M9 ~- J8 k. O+ l; o( |2 }
# r, V7 X' p0 C$ H A4 [* o3 X
Allied Ships4 M! |) F/ g, N# f
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ C7 X' g* c' w6 V6 C DE Ulvert M. Moore
# _3 L! s8 O: u+ i/ p DE Oliver Mitchell
0 @7 X9 y" e: A$ m: q DE Edwin A. Howard* J3 J9 K* S6 R8 q: y& |+ b
DE Alvin C. Cockrell% S/ g7 a- P/ E
DE Lloyd E. Acree
/ _5 D j7 k) K* l+ c2 d DE LeRay Wilson4 x' L) @2 }" j& @* ?
DE Kenneth M. Willet
, z: _9 P4 X9 Q+ {" R DE Presley
6 ^& j4 j4 r% ?+ H8 k DE Oberrender |