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。 X. u+ H9 ^* D1 D7 U3 Y! X( I
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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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' j, H% O# g! k3 ?5 Z5 ZRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 a$ [% A. u" d, k2 OEstimated time to target is 8 minutes3 n2 Q) w$ f3 r ^1 P# K
( a4 U7 I# k9 EJapanese aircraft% L' g. b1 o2 ^. D; g: f
D4Y4 Judy x 21
% j8 G- L `% I# u- O! m9 W7 O N1K5-J George x 245 F8 W. l6 ~/ \& z) {- h3 {
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Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses! ~2 W" ?! ^) h; k7 c. b- S9 m$ m) ?
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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' W* t0 ?: v! K Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ I& }; V# p5 J8 `# o PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk- |+ ]) N1 S9 [0 u
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 j K9 O f9 a0 `2 ^) F" R
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( t I# Z% Z& F/ a' S" Z4 R7 Z, g LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
n2 d7 n4 C! U. g- S7 b/ g% t, r LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( p) a: L5 W# N: ^) U
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- }' U, `7 l4 k1 R9 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110' v! a% D9 Z0 j( g& p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( q9 W8 K8 T& @! q3 v# n& b u
: b& o' w1 f3 e, c) fRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 t$ }! Y/ r/ O. @* [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21! m/ _& a+ _2 q0 R1 i' S
N1K5-J George x 2 A, \/ m% V4 j2 O1 K& k2 }5 f
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Allied aircraft
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8 ?' z" Q H, Q) ^- L Spitfire VIII x 29
( ^7 C* x* k4 {& T! d' u F4U-1D Corsair x 21
2 v0 U" H, `8 X+ b, H! I P-51D Mustang x 73+ x" c5 q) x [' s3 |) o
( x3 K9 m7 D# |( l uJapanese aircraft losses6 @9 l9 @ x- B% Z
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
) j! \# A2 r% m# M8 F9 n D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
( a N8 ~. c- e' U9 F" E" O5 L N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed& R2 H1 i( R( S/ K" C g! T
4 s; x Z, k6 l3 w; ~# P) xNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships2 ~. ^' J9 V8 R4 J% O
DD Stephen Potter! d2 u! Y# ?, W
DD Mahan
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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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6 X3 K9 F& a% D# `9 T U, oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 {/ T6 w/ u- O- N& q4 I9 B
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& Y$ Y! p( v3 @$ U
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Japanese aircraft7 Y* F4 |, S- v
G3M3 Nell x 59) m3 `) {6 y; }' o
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 e4 {6 ~1 h( O1 { G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
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Allied ground losses:
9 @& U6 {& i% k% b1 k9 W 13 casualties reported
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7 f! G* g: @5 T4 T8 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# K5 O+ j K3 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
1 f8 {2 _, {$ {2 E$ X$ w+ }" W( KAirbase supply hits 1; R1 N! p4 u& J! y9 p
Runway hits 68( S" Q/ M* b4 v8 ]
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/ d7 X& {( Q: U0 {, l1 vMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ' s- q T) J' }, t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; u" g* b2 r' \' h' x$ R" d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 J, s: N4 ?! u6 k' h
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Japanese aircraft
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Runway hits 8
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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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.8 K. Q ?; q- E7 Z* m; A- ^% b& k7 \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" Z( D/ V3 R) h! t: F
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G3M3 Nell x 188 E" x9 Q! B# `5 r9 i
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged% k: P, _0 [, @% d, S
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak" ]; s' \# _) A% j5 w; b& t8 ~
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Airbase hits 2! u# `; b; k9 Z a% N4 e( b+ ?
Runway 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。5 G! F6 V q* n& J3 }2 E
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139! m) y* P0 t2 O
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
3 r9 S& t3 d# m1 A% c$ G$ }/ }% j DE William Seiverling2 m( _3 I4 e1 o' \" T6 y1 e
DE Vammen
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4 E) Z5 i7 Z! t2 E) w5 {ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
$ r5 H3 p, p* O' ]' Z DE Ulvert M. Moore; o% x2 \0 V; }6 N! g$ B7 q# M
DE Oliver Mitchell
6 y5 |% V# Q7 \ DE Edwin A. Howard& U; ?1 q6 }, V6 N% z3 x
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ \4 r5 r* ^* k2 G4 _, q DE Lloyd E. Acree
, \) T8 k0 @+ z( l% E% r2 C! Q DE LeRay Wilson
. A2 d+ J. B* Y* A DE Kenneth M. Willet
6 A8 n3 I) J+ \7 p e- M, C2 \ DE Presley
2 X, B+ Z- K! ]* s% F DE Oberrender |