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
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- F2 o" t' P W y% i+ m: B
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
Y( c" S4 m4 Q/ V# N& d5 w D4Y4 Judy x 21
5 E4 A- s0 ^# `7 b2 C! _$ X( ^8 l N1K5-J George x 24, A! [7 b4 A! e0 O, V
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Spitfire VIII x 32: _4 s7 ]2 a3 L/ G! L- ?4 a
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Japanese aircraft losses. v$ p, U8 j3 `8 D
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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i* w" g. S$ o2 XAllied aircraft losses
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ L2 h- U8 j1 W2 W F+ T; I PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 m2 W4 i2 d" \. _3 R LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* D3 }3 H( j' s* l- t5 i" T3 k LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- A& U) ?& x) E. t/ z0 @ LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! W# [7 _% c5 D5 j$ D. N- s' E9 S LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 e4 D6 _1 f3 K0 v# l$ m9 m: n
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0 J) S ]9 G4 `7 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 N _; f" ~2 L. d, c D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 {8 U, V* B! I+ }4 Y5 R3 z N1K5-J George x 2- X6 `9 O% w! e1 t. j) _; y8 W
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Spitfire VIII x 42% y' M9 ?5 i0 }' J( Q
Spitfire VIII x 29
$ \ H/ i$ ^! N F4U-1D Corsair x 21
; ?! y$ ]8 ~3 D5 c3 b P-51D Mustang x 736 K' ?! a3 R/ z" Z4 x% f, b5 ?+ H
3 E$ N2 K0 w2 ]5 u9 l0 JJapanese aircraft losses3 A$ q* d; p/ n, l4 N; z
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
2 K! }1 z- `8 p9 X D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" A# X; R. y c- \5 U) p- n N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) h5 C) w& I; F$ E6 Y2 V" @
- x) {3 n0 b0 X( S1 O- a" w/ k; ONo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
' B+ ~ t& @) V u0 Z0 t DD Stephen Potter
4 G) j7 p0 |; J6 v5 E& z DD Mahan! t! Z( f/ W, D) w8 i
' x$ w* L5 j4 F/ A, l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 % W. \: x Y( I* e
9 N% {0 X2 ~ t" mWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 A; t. y: b# w0 T, R
: d# C9 M* U1 v% nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. P: @- [; x+ [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: _1 j+ u7 N7 `- _# Y G3M3 Nell x 59
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( S8 V: ^! r. e& l' q' _3 YJapanese aircraft losses; _- O: b" e- h0 _/ q$ C9 s) S/ M
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
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2 @' O0 e+ A8 i# s. m! yRunway hits 681 m$ \3 p' X: {6 ~
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * q" ^6 r, n+ q5 z7 j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 @/ `* o2 K# A% f' h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 a6 Z& l+ O& E
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Japanese aircraft0 v3 H3 I$ M* v
G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged/ }3 u- Z8 _' R) E3 g
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak3 y& a; h& G. A) i B' q6 U
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" {# e$ Q+ A- t, WMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / N' p5 ?; L; @5 Q
3 r# r8 u) N2 x0 }. dWeather in hex: Partial cloud' Q& K8 X! e$ f/ I) c) ]4 n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.3 }4 K: s! H/ T1 e9 ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* B; |6 _9 e! R& t; V+ J
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Japanese aircraft
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! P5 t/ M; s4 Y2 ^7 O G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- B8 l0 [6 ~( i# | G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2
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* Q& C$ O% A8 b/ w. T d( p' _" W1 F/ s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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; l0 h! {3 |0 P1 gSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139 @* v* w. C6 w
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Japanese Ships
" t4 ^. n6 R; {4 Z: \ SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
7 d' S4 u) }0 R7 O8 ~ DE William Seiverling+ m# _& @6 I0 b8 L
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1444 b% S- E3 }% l. y% D
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage5 f$ r& ]& a* f
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage" [# W" B k$ |; p- O5 G/ R
DE Ulvert M. Moore
* @7 J; {9 ?+ }1 Y) \4 } DE Oliver Mitchell9 M# |: H0 q. @- D
DE Edwin A. Howard+ f. K+ F; E; Z
DE Alvin C. Cockrell2 p: M4 Z4 y# P, z+ _4 C4 n
DE Lloyd E. Acree
* v$ X2 {: K0 d) p; l, ~ DE LeRay Wilson
; ?- g' v8 _+ t8 N8 K& Y9 u DE Kenneth M. Willet
7 r5 Z1 h- p% ]' ~3 d1 [ DE Presley. g# Y4 C6 i9 k6 {: f, `3 A
DE Oberrender |