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。! m) e( p, y4 O9 w. }, P5 r. m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1113 b# r" x! w' L' e' y
/ ?" G% r- \0 ^: f" mWeather in hex: Clear sky
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7 l, H \4 f; b5 _Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# q4 ^3 s6 h2 Y, _
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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9 M. X: P% `& F9 h' \' GJapanese aircraft
( q$ y" w! j. |) p; F2 ~+ n; e D4Y4 Judy x 21
* \8 J8 w5 a7 d. g N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft: L, m! q+ U( O) \. k4 L9 C
Spitfire VIII x 32/ S4 L. Q, F4 }: o" c
' M& A. R. S- g& V* y sJapanese aircraft losses H7 G8 b/ G8 l
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed; p1 s6 [* g# P0 ?
4 P; L# \3 O' zAllied aircraft losses! W" O' \( O+ C/ m
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships: z. T, k, \/ ~" x
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 L& q& k5 M% b9 m6 T) \9 w
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
( ^, P' k, |0 t8 B: N/ ` LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 A* q5 H% _! _( A: |- } LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& v3 j7 @$ X6 U3 _
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 b! A( _( b' w+ H
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 e( }3 S! G- {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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7 F& [1 N: q) N# Y1 {$ ^( |Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
" ^: g/ y) }) y+ @; [3 \! ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. U& C; L0 `( e6 C D4Y4 Judy x 21
, A% z1 a9 F" M7 R4 x6 W. @ N1K5-J George x 2- p$ A: p7 Z" p. e, D: @
. o4 G$ L+ j9 H YAllied aircraft
! U: l3 j& `! Q& P Spitfire VIII x 42
- a6 b- D9 W, p; d Spitfire VIII x 29
e8 P- \& o2 j9 [% \9 E0 x F4U-1D Corsair x 21+ W9 N6 y2 t! y/ z3 v* Z. l
P-51D Mustang x 73- _/ S: p6 i. Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
, I' I( \9 V3 `- `8 B& } D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 }$ N" } t4 k
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
* H3 b0 w! \6 H6 J9 h+ _ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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2 M2 E. ~5 X, f6 x- lNo Allied losses- C. ~0 j Z# Q1 T) N9 r9 g7 h# p+ P
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$ N. O0 A6 L- W2 \! ^9 h; Z5 P! M DD Stephen Potter
2 E- S- G2 }) r DD Mahan1 G, Y* T4 Y% k O5 x
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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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ q h; z5 k1 @" Q6 R( t4 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." s) I) P" g. T$ x6 a: j( X9 R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 s' H r$ x' \0 i. m- N% H
2 L# a# p! w* i6 U4 w: |Japanese aircraft$ c% _# |( n9 b+ m7 A. _! k3 K
G3M3 Nell x 595 U5 c, g! @6 D% \( n# d
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged2 U1 q* u6 T" s
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak/ m$ x. G V' B) v/ o
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13 casualties reported) F) P7 m3 t, t1 `; B* c. ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' x$ c0 h: J& v' C3 |5 X' c% E7 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' \( }, m' v% h$ w+ H3 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 W2 s! i5 n$ zAirbase hits 6
. s% L5 i8 y& ?Airbase supply hits 1
2 z+ v/ P: h, W3 m3 d6 |* ~Runway hits 68
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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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0 K) R6 C, `; D6 X8 Q. }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- R1 c9 ~6 @! s% O4 V. D- a6 H. ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 |: H$ w0 H0 T( J) i9 x2 U9 O
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G3M3 Nell x 18) D `# R' y8 i# |% O: i
3 v O h' W) @# }) k, UJapanese aircraft losses* s5 V: z- Q3 _+ ]0 T$ Q3 y1 V
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged' L, @! X1 g7 v: Y
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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3 m. T4 t' p; q- Z& b! QAirbase hits 1
2 p3 E! \4 E7 G( DRunway hits 8
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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.( {1 B o* Z% G) v' R' n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* k h" {; w9 K1 R! R) V
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
7 V0 w$ D0 K3 E& K9 h G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak: [3 @8 U! J6 M- u `7 Y+ f
2 y* j" C {2 o2 E+ O% Z8 \* FAirbase hits 2
( Q( s7 [% {% [$ WRunway hits 12" ~- q' f* D- o' m$ W% u
. @6 Q+ ], y; e* U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。& M7 U# c+ l& |3 M/ f' X
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- c' y5 v: e& k) T# KSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships5 {! p- k2 m ^9 O
DE Paul G. Baker
/ c0 s2 {8 F5 z) \6 [ DE William Seiverling
+ K2 E0 {1 Q- J DE Vammen' O) _1 E% X, q, [4 `
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2 W4 l6 |/ k- dASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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1 Z) D+ m& y, N) o- Z SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage B, R- Z' U; ^
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 F. y$ W, O( r. q
DE Ulvert M. Moore) e, D, c5 A. D
DE Oliver Mitchell, `8 _; w! T5 ^+ J0 m
DE Edwin A. Howard
9 O/ [8 u$ z6 }7 {& D DE Alvin C. Cockrell
7 W' J$ H9 @: e7 w( @ DE Lloyd E. Acree# x# [+ y2 f: f8 u; v9 m( Z6 b
DE LeRay Wilson
, ]: C0 P `8 @# z6 ~ DE Kenneth M. Willet
7 f+ d* t9 h5 i2 G" y DE Presley: V( z" h: @# O; J3 Z
DE Oberrender |