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。: G* M( T9 O, g7 Z. f3 @0 l; m" d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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) S1 z0 L* O( VRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft4 ~6 u4 y, t% y1 a) }+ d
D4Y4 Judy x 21
( q% h5 q, m- N* M( a) T0 L N1K5-J George x 241 X+ V$ U# F7 W4 I i# w
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Allied aircraft" i$ F; k+ @4 b" z8 D, A, ^
Spitfire VIII x 32: o+ o! d6 g N) [$ y
% `, f9 c8 d: l* LJapanese aircraft losses5 Y- \ D* n8 v- R' h5 v* j
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* I+ y0 r# s. E1 r. Y
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed9 b/ O5 v4 j! G: r
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5 w4 Q, k9 e; k LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. \) Y. ?3 @; n. ? PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, Y+ ]1 r1 ]! r4 }" P3 Q+ }7 n
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 }2 V U c- k- }+ R) b: q
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 c; E9 D L: k- _: u
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~, ~7 Y+ V0 X LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" d& e$ h4 D" n% t1 Z. Y
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3 U7 r I: j5 }" bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110( q0 ?/ u7 T( y) b2 B( H
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 u, F. s. M" A
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 r3 r- ~4 X% T* v# {7 [; [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: P: ^: P) v: |+ u2 u
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Japanese aircraft
2 y# o6 O0 K* D D4Y4 Judy x 21
" ?2 m* j% E# ` N1K5-J George x 2
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$ Z4 D/ m) K2 ~; K0 H# T+ U Spitfire VIII x 428 \1 i. h4 D& f+ l
Spitfire VIII x 295 o" K' I; E! ^7 K, `, E- \
F4U-1D Corsair x 218 z# ]; X: h7 I+ L) q3 F4 k0 C8 v
P-51D Mustang x 738 ^3 w. T% s* h5 }. \7 N
9 E$ B: F/ I6 W" q& ]& b8 D. nJapanese aircraft losses
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D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak+ Y4 Y$ ^( y. i: _+ o2 B7 x8 K
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships# q4 w$ a3 n) i5 H9 H
DD Stephen Potter
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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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+ [5 [3 q, o7 k: y, a6 ]2 X F* L1 rMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & {: f1 B* L, I! S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 n7 K0 O4 g: K. I5 t( M9 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: P$ V3 B% ^" q' E! U1 G& T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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: I$ }3 q: Z+ l2 p, TJapanese aircraft losses7 v6 K9 \# E- Q
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged) K/ n, s! M) T( t
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak- r, `$ F# i3 |' I4 L
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' a) _' M+ x/ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" z- k8 a8 s( Z3 v1 J8 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
8 ~$ S o/ e1 q% c- iAirbase supply hits 1
5 n8 Q2 A: k* k8 D8 T9 N- ORunway hits 686 v+ v, i) ]5 B0 W
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " k1 A. f3 E6 G: z( n
B+ U, E8 K$ H, z' c& BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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N" _( F w9 { _7 h6 ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* l. H; I# s# h/ V6 J% J- h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) p; r) g( Z' |
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G3M3 Nell x 18( J5 W3 r+ k7 }8 V/ ~) {
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Japanese aircraft losses4 I! \) b% X; [; j: F$ t
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged; d4 O8 A+ o! S
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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* X" p! V* l7 J" PAirbase hits 1
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% f3 W+ P. o6 I1 j3 s9 u+ N5 zMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
, k5 H3 u) \1 @# aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes) q0 Y7 [8 Z1 ?' J& ?0 Z
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
: A6 h$ y; ]% _ C; l. c& I G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak+ \. Y3 u! m; o' O0 t, p
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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。# l+ [' S# n( i: c5 U
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139) M2 y% u# m7 z2 ~3 _
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage, }' C5 Z, e( H, }$ Z: Y
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DE Paul G. Baker+ _, }' T K9 m$ ^7 I$ D
DE William Seiverling
" S L# c6 e$ x) q7 j DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1442 i6 g. F" ?) u5 P0 G# r& [& J; j
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: @9 ^' O8 I/ ~2 o8 a' z( \" P SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage7 {+ g* p, K, N H" N
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Allied Ships0 k0 j, u* y0 {2 c8 j& u( v s
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
% c% b1 Y0 p/ V3 c1 {2 R5 x3 z DE Ulvert M. Moore7 C1 c2 D; q$ J
DE Oliver Mitchell- L, ~1 B7 I4 x5 S' i ^
DE Edwin A. Howard
4 @# x' T/ @" N2 d8 `( Z DE Alvin C. Cockrell
) q- m/ X- x5 m4 p DE Lloyd E. Acree
) G/ k2 k9 t8 o* m' N DE LeRay Wilson7 |. |3 g$ X1 u n8 w
DE Kenneth M. Willet* s! O! p9 k2 F; I) Y/ m6 `/ `* T
DE Presley
: F# k; |. C# n* v9 w, z' h DE Oberrender |