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。- t# G' L' n2 l, m: {
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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.
2 _2 X/ {: a8 y2 v4 DEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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1 i1 a. S( `9 u5 ^$ I) yJapanese aircraft
: j# { C3 o. h3 Q# |* b% Z& x D4Y4 Judy x 21
1 D$ S5 l9 W4 _9 V' A5 N, ` N1K5-J George x 24
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. J* O/ M# }9 ^5 qAllied aircraft
( R4 Q l+ v; g Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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" k/ Q3 S) v$ W( Z gAllied aircraft losses
( M* D, V$ {* g Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 a j% f: R- n$ _% Y- |" G2 W" U PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; _% \; A6 _$ d LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ \) X! D9 `4 h$ o0 q LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 k, j2 a' g. Q( `% S) Y0 D, g
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' t; v. S- _; n4 c/ i/ o LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110; q( G' z, I- ^, ]9 B- m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 W" _7 M; {8 R Q# ^( R, Z
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 I! o1 V" Z+ J1 u D4Y4 Judy x 21
3 r/ K: X/ G! i; }' C3 q1 k: ] N1K5-J George x 2
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Spitfire VIII x 42
5 t. z: i) w4 h6 v Spitfire VIII x 29
, |: E$ C( E7 ?' B+ P' O F4U-1D Corsair x 21
! [4 V6 I8 p! |/ u P-51D Mustang x 735 g2 Y7 j! U/ c3 G
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 \ J# k& v! E0 f D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
" R2 L* M# v2 Y* w N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses7 A! O: B- W9 v5 D6 L1 ^
4 ?7 }/ {4 o ]$ v; VAllied Ships
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DD Mahan
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$ w Z9 t) C$ ?, X/ J$ U# {) b$ 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。7 t$ s; c/ L8 J7 m7 N+ Z
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3 e0 K1 `6 O8 i, r [Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 @6 G$ @$ f6 ]# K( M
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% L# } z% O9 ]# Y) ]( D$ M
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
( I' p8 D7 E, L, d5 d G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
: `. z- k5 q: D( @" [ G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" |0 T+ \+ o) N' ]% q; R5 B V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ Z) s& N* s! a6 L) Q% u8 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
9 L/ F4 O+ u$ x' mAirbase supply hits 1
, a. S0 p4 G: ~' ?" DRunway hits 68: G/ b7 i7 b0 }+ Z/ b
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# N6 X" G5 R. z6 {: _6 o- f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! g- B6 {% v$ B: i& }
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Japanese aircraft
4 g: m [ ]. |( y G3M3 Nell x 18
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& x" B1 l& k, v2 _& v G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged. Y( l/ E) [+ G+ s0 O8 |
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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/ k! s% ^5 q S1 H0 K" fMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.; [7 B/ i& l: w7 d: _% @1 Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak0 v6 B) C% M- \5 S, C2 q M* n
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Airbase hits 2, e' j }: V0 y$ i, a7 u. ?3 N+ ?
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。
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: \/ I4 v; x% F7 X, h9 RSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
' C N$ k; [& O. _* Q" G SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker- ?% M9 t7 ?* t2 {& s, T; A
DE William Seiverling
9 d( u" }7 E& _8 E' u DE Vammen
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# |# r O3 _* J9 x* T, c FASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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! R' g; J2 d( b SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage' t/ y2 Z5 M* m/ o5 R! S1 ]) b* w
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 E: d# k( i: y, h6 | b& o. u DE Ulvert M. Moore( z$ a) K* _4 u! u
DE Oliver Mitchell
; s5 b- P v- J* b3 U DE Edwin A. Howard7 Y$ J. C3 O$ B( R% e7 v
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
8 c2 s7 X/ t5 ^# ` DE Lloyd E. Acree
/ ]3 b: o) e0 ?% W4 t4 z DE LeRay Wilson
9 K- i K6 O3 g: j- Q DE Kenneth M. Willet4 O# b6 }3 n# D0 T* H
DE Presley2 u. P# z6 i% h+ R5 w2 N
DE Oberrender |