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" n; q- K, j; e2 C: i! O: n5 O
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., V3 G b$ D) D6 p$ |# k W5 ^* b
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes1 n e- l7 B* C/ L# d! o
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Japanese aircraft
5 P% W/ Z% {5 O$ u3 k, O3 D D4Y4 Judy x 216 ^3 ~ V4 E0 F0 [
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft$ \% Q# Q; p$ d: r
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
* s' {) p8 G& U4 _+ z N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed" o8 q4 Z: {- q. [9 t- \
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Allied aircraft losses4 o6 N$ z; O. n" @. P! B7 z7 u& [# G. S
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed9 [7 H8 b( U# Z5 n: J; f& y
4 o+ F* u5 ]1 V( G. R1 O- nAllied Ships7 P9 ]3 |. }3 @9 e, ^
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ~2 w. }$ D* [: s
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
% s/ p- I- d; @; B( H. \ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! U, N9 A- w* s. g E$ ^
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 m' l" A, |% b( a' ^6 s LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 H6 p6 c4 @6 r# s LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. P1 K3 k$ E; t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. A6 d+ P9 F3 t: ]
0 {! T1 V" B% ~' h" DRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.5 L/ }. Y% j, N5 A& |4 k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" l6 N3 j. Y; C( ^' ^, d0 F
2 l$ Y. Z8 s6 u- M: n: t% AJapanese aircraft
: |/ l2 ~3 }, O: H% j" @- r; c D4Y4 Judy x 21
; U/ n* ~6 k3 l6 c* n' F: M N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft
- G, T. S: \- P: { Spitfire VIII x 42& e5 h: I9 H1 K' B; Y! G4 Q
Spitfire VIII x 29
a1 ~8 E+ c' _1 M- r# [ F4U-1D Corsair x 21' E4 s9 O1 L8 W, t! S4 {
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ~& ~ w! h, |4 k! ~ D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged5 s3 l' [/ y R. B, u% ^
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
2 D) G, L" U0 L u! C" f N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed5 i' H& J/ M/ U8 T* N& e
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships% @" A* I3 _, f7 U% C. X
DD Stephen Potter
6 t) N6 ?& O& Z6 v DD Mahan
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+ x$ \" g5 ?+ c0 n8 s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。 S; Z6 G( e+ h; m
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% _. N0 N* K2 `9 U" y8 rMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 # ?2 t' }! I( D
% m/ q; }4 k$ K( M2 }; R, TWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 J2 W: Q6 q$ m* j# k2 i3 w; x0 t6 H
# Y/ `+ E X# f1 M, bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- R8 A/ O: O4 |8 X( I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 H+ U1 P. d* L) E2 {- X& M0 L& x0 \Japanese aircraft$ P; ^% F8 C! q' [, `
G3M3 Nell x 59' j2 O( l8 X+ d6 h1 b a
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Japanese aircraft losses. { X. }0 u3 Z
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
) W8 c7 e. R1 k G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak& g2 M- g& k. m. V- h# b# r9 b! N
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) Y% g3 ^1 @) j0 W6 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 D7 `. c; \& K% q8 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 F: O% X/ N2 A# P" _5 N4 rAirbase hits 6
: y$ h* N4 y w e+ f, Z; m" qAirbase supply hits 14 |/ r7 ~7 u% q( S9 Z
Runway hits 68' H- W% u9 t% F% f& z- @) f
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# U1 d, j9 Y3 ?7 S7 g T8 TMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( S6 e( G" }. x
6 ?2 |' U& D1 o. OWeather in hex: Partial cloud* S& i+ a& ]2 J1 k
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ |0 U3 a2 Q5 b" s6 ]& i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft t# @6 n+ O* d7 ^" x: I+ |
G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses2 F* J1 a6 M# K" l
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged) s4 h5 d2 l6 y6 P8 [0 n
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1& q- D. W' z' W: ?
Runway hits 8
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6 a; L2 w0 E9 U# e$ x! f& LMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( P& j# j' o2 @3 J" U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. E6 y" @& j# B9 v2 \# y3 m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 |1 A" s( s" O
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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8 l6 |. {7 V% zAirbase hits 2* c3 [3 f5 r6 m4 c7 }+ T
Runway hits 12
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139- O% p7 b; U ]+ u- @ T9 P+ b
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
! M2 \* f$ Y ? DE William Seiverling4 i$ |7 T, v0 v: B/ W$ N
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144) S. M, Q+ U7 E7 {7 P
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships2 K3 v5 `+ W* z& U: ]: j D
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, g4 P/ {9 E. e4 A, Q" R1 y
DE Ulvert M. Moore
/ g; D2 s4 Y% o7 M) o% b DE Oliver Mitchell
: n/ Y# t& |. S* l. z DE Edwin A. Howard
4 o, w, T6 K( K; S7 A% [1 @9 y2 r DE Alvin C. Cockrell9 x+ P7 z8 i; d4 ?- h0 v" G6 T
DE Lloyd E. Acree3 _6 X, I7 B5 M/ ~
DE LeRay Wilson$ N" z. x$ i7 j8 Z- V' M0 w% z
DE Kenneth M. Willet- v+ ~6 z! I" m, h# P: g+ V4 P
DE Presley/ r, V8 y& {, E5 T$ S, U5 a3 k
DE Oberrender |