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。. i3 G3 ]% f y. b! |$ F( R" o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 q& ^/ m& D# \" I* R
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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4 k/ h7 i5 X6 a4 q3 W, |Japanese aircraft
, |) n% u x! ^4 K0 [ [+ Z9 P D4Y4 Judy x 219 W- N' m# F+ x. m& `1 ^1 g
N1K5-J George x 24! [" T; P3 a+ r6 Q) u" \ ~! L
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Allied aircraft$ k/ C+ | U& }) u
Spitfire VIII x 321 b) w1 m8 w( Q, g1 r$ m/ w
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. f8 f% C* I* |$ P+ w, f- j3 k2 h! c N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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2 x' P8 R- K, Y' W$ Q0 ~ mAllied aircraft losses' {0 [! n) `7 [4 C" R
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed% y0 O c y, z+ ~" i% z
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ _& e% R: W h2 |* Y PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
& S4 |4 G; ]2 M LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 R+ M/ }# z% n# X; C9 K! N P LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( O1 \( y& L! m3 S
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ^! B& \. `( ^4 @: m& K& e/ B4 s LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, B2 g' q/ N0 [" x4 G0 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110$ _* I& @4 \: O7 g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 r3 b6 Z) q% B$ |
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft' h0 I# u0 N B* a' Y1 A3 i1 I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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* j* I" H5 ?3 R% L% P- m: cAllied aircraft
$ S7 _+ A s; J K Spitfire VIII x 429 o2 N% {4 d1 ] H6 y+ A/ Y
Spitfire VIII x 293 q! ~2 q! e/ A5 j6 `, b9 E
F4U-1D Corsair x 21- [1 @! R7 j0 T& H
P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ s7 E' ?9 W3 a6 ~ l9 I" y3 o ] D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
( l0 A1 U- M+ \1 L M D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
: `' t9 _* `% m! y: R N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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' Q3 h b: y% x. a* yNo Allied losses$ r" _2 z6 @6 V: m& z1 j4 |2 W6 q
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Allied Ships
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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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6 ?7 x* F" [7 H6 c/ ]5 QMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ( F7 R# D5 c( Y c4 W
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+ {: n: r0 L1 g f/ l" QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: ^! O9 g* x: m! }: Z+ F7 A9 W% Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 l4 A6 G/ T7 _( v
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Japanese aircraft# Q z5 s3 j8 S" b# _! L& A
G3M3 Nell x 59$ ~' _$ R# l0 C) a! x+ _8 |* \
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9 N' X0 I2 e$ `5 d/ }' S. f G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged$ h+ O, \9 U! b/ K: F
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:: y+ ]% u& W7 M
13 casualties reported
5 V( u$ }& q8 d" Q) a7 ?+ ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 @7 L) X2 c9 ~: V% | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 L2 Y: B$ x `- i' ^0 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K7 A5 T9 T+ d! X
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Airbase hits 67 ]$ O0 B6 |/ f C- y
Airbase supply hits 1+ o" o. K' b9 w9 |3 Y+ h4 A
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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$ ~4 _2 P9 J' e! ~+ O6 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ o8 k# M8 ]: o# V1 _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ X2 @5 p8 F4 c4 n8 p( E$ @; X
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2 { ~3 _4 M" t3 N- O G3M3 Nell x 185 y$ V/ E; C: J9 w6 z) p
$ \1 n% x- _, l0 i1 H+ eJapanese aircraft losses
2 w& ~- u# x; j' k G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# X/ e6 ], D" ]
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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/ y0 Z2 V7 f( K! z0 D. _Airbase hits 1
, S {7 u; e7 `- f, x+ _' n6 lRunway hits 8
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* j. }% Y4 D4 H% Z8 z4 HMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 8 p3 u' w( C! w3 I3 |0 K7 O
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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5 r- ~, v0 b6 F G3M3 Nell x 18( h: q9 U: s7 L
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak7 w6 \: \5 I! W. ~* g" z
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Airbase hits 2) d2 m6 L( ?8 F/ e9 v# w% s! x
Runway hits 12* z5 g/ r6 A1 T q' u
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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。. [- a3 Z, U& a( t% N) B/ C& _% c
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% e; I! M3 I) W1 \Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1399 i$ `- y$ ^7 i8 X' V# r9 O+ u+ L
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* O" N) ^; c9 ]0 E SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage" H/ M2 J% m! _5 P. S" G
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! d U9 W$ u9 @" Q DE Paul G. Baker
, u& v- S$ m) a DE William Seiverling1 L; a8 O: X2 n& f
DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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3 K% F% [# k, U7 \3 k" H/ p SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage1 B1 \, n' N1 ~" a9 o* u
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1 E4 ?0 F, H( g- N4 a; e7 C$ l DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage0 D2 t, i, o2 h# V; t) w/ {
DE Ulvert M. Moore+ q! V6 v3 y/ n- N! C) d1 z
DE Oliver Mitchell7 \3 f Z' e9 B5 r4 \
DE Edwin A. Howard* u4 W8 p, V9 u0 V# _5 X- U* P
DE Alvin C. Cockrell; S, S @! F \" ?# W
DE Lloyd E. Acree7 p3 b( X( @. r% u5 h
DE LeRay Wilson! W+ G8 p3 Z4 t6 \& p" `5 `5 B
DE Kenneth M. Willet F6 b* X T: w" Z& q. R3 r
DE Presley
1 l! m0 H1 _/ i7 w: e6 h DE Oberrender |