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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111" b- ?3 q8 H: W) h h5 H
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 z% r; j, T* O. H- Y; [0 P
. B8 y- C7 m4 |$ URaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 c% s' y, I/ B; b( rEstimated time to target is 8 minutes8 ]8 k& l2 w+ }9 K' Y
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Japanese aircraft4 U; o( g8 Q4 b0 P7 O8 R
D4Y4 Judy x 21
' E- M% e) H2 |0 \. t9 _ N1K5-J George x 248 D( K8 T6 @( @6 a* K+ E3 l- f
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' D! z& r* T# j6 h9 [* T6 I( Q% M Spitfire VIII x 32 k# a3 T3 u6 z1 n6 K
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* l8 Z3 }1 A. O1 ]. `* a( v N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed7 P% C f' q- t2 f
2 ?! i1 j5 s1 r5 O6 e3 AAllied aircraft losses
8 w# B/ Y5 H# n5 ^6 d! f7 Y, X, v# n Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed- _' g2 l# n5 S2 L6 k1 {
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Allied Ships
% {2 _( e2 @5 p- ?" z9 k( o LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `) y; y3 x* J) R PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ S: P% v- [; t4 J LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage R1 d6 Q9 n+ u D+ _( V1 u
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* i1 O7 V1 Y9 b LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ?+ o, K+ K8 p4 Z5 o
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1103 B/ S6 I/ f) H; Q4 R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( U2 a4 l# \+ s" K \4 ?. g$ {
. p- G* @5 {$ n+ p4 q$ i F3 |$ RRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
0 J) s: e9 V B; D) P, YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21+ c! S1 S% T9 B j8 K
N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42% }& Q" X2 I3 r- h' _
Spitfire VIII x 29* e! P2 T+ P$ [9 H
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
6 _5 X' T* u% ^+ U2 j5 Y P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses1 d& Q- m+ `9 \2 E
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged' m5 D; R% Z) k! ^1 i2 a: `# H
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak B( t- b: W! D& @( x
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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* | p# e2 E" q) l- `7 z9 }1 s DD Stephen Potter
" g# ^/ \# i, d# s3 q5 @# w& g DD Mahan
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* Z2 Q5 I9 T; K4 M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。+ r; p7 e& g& o! g
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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. x; p9 J+ H/ p: HWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" e8 w/ f9 @8 N6 X5 u0 @( wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 d U5 w, m) u( i7 K0 ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) s" E( K* W- H; j" s X, O8 i5 B
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G3M3 Nell x 59 G; }9 f; P' k& Q, V
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Japanese aircraft losses
) z# Z; q- V/ ~3 V3 p G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged6 ?8 U, ]1 I( y0 B. u8 Q
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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2 W E q; f3 b! c1 V; lAllied ground losses:
* v! [4 ^% s* p 13 casualties reported: W( X c# M) {2 T* q" q3 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: d( f# e* v; L/ I- |' J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! [& S' S* O" H. g) [! a" T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
1 W7 l/ B- F1 \4 r0 W- ~& h# K7 M3 O6 `Airbase supply hits 1
$ s* ~$ u% B- P0 R: tRunway hits 68
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2 `/ m. L+ a8 Y, B' VMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & c. O% h3 D4 K8 s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 B3 f8 {9 L, a2 q$ HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' _# V D' F- a) A
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
( S q$ g# E/ K# R; N/ p G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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, h E% m( _4 b" {7 uAirbase hits 1 n( C3 M; e# l% E+ T0 Q: s
Runway hits 8* P) f4 t9 i3 u0 C' Z
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8 y4 r( k; B6 F# N# BMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 v: T8 e$ A9 w/ R) G+ x; _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.* I% m. Z# ^3 e5 o1 y7 U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes( f! Z( s1 J% A7 n
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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6 S5 B; d# ]; Z Q G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged A* y7 O& q* D3 ]# Z! O* d" I, {: m
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak( i3 M7 z& G1 F2 U' m5 e- [
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Airbase hits 2
$ ~) q3 B; u# |7 bRunway hits 12
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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。$ H. o5 ^; m- n8 n. P O- {
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5 ~+ s C* s; `8 K5 y) Q7 B( rSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139" \8 [0 L/ V* S
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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% ?, a) ?) E) g, |& C DE Paul G. Baker! p9 i# H1 u( Y; y; P& ]8 Y# @
DE William Seiverling
2 x" A" S2 t3 A% r- R DE Vammen8 `+ T, B4 H% a/ N) E# Y: t& m
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2 _$ H; Y. u! M, xASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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5 C- E0 H* W& l& i1 Q7 U. } SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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+ Z |* G1 `9 A9 `% f DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 W5 c8 V6 U9 m) p6 s6 ~ F9 b DE Ulvert M. Moore
* @! R- b' w/ ^) c& W$ d' y G* L' } DE Oliver Mitchell
# r; ?6 Q/ T5 J% d% K: S DE Edwin A. Howard( c" B/ C1 f, u' e
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
. g K, j& Z1 x5 x% O: }* S& g6 ^ DE Lloyd E. Acree' Z; k9 m( J9 U7 N6 ~* c
DE LeRay Wilson- B* e$ Z' ^! v' f y' y3 S
DE Kenneth M. Willet5 j' H8 R- t/ S' D( Z7 o; h4 ?
DE Presley5 {: Z6 S8 j1 f! I E
DE Oberrender |