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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3 y1 |+ t7 T/ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1112 u* @1 N/ k8 {- |/ m! ?
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( {0 O) T& `* P! ^
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 y4 G6 O6 t, {6 G. u
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes+ ^, A$ _. j; n# a/ f
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Japanese aircraft0 p+ G) \3 V/ y. N9 G+ F/ u# a7 Z2 S
D4Y4 Judy x 21
# s8 _: z3 G, M N1K5-J George x 242 a8 b/ N$ _& A6 g
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Allied aircraft6 d+ u! o. }& f u! Z
Spitfire VIII x 32
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/ B: n: Q u8 _+ C3 GJapanese aircraft losses5 O* o0 X# {7 a( N( f
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed) Y1 M3 O/ {$ t! |' ~: U
3 f H4 v) X' |2 @' fAllied aircraft losses# s$ F. y( m6 x- S6 m
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed0 x- S+ ?! d& V# v6 j$ w- {
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Allied Ships
( m7 N7 e* [9 |- q+ [* U* Y- T5 J LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 X" }. L' c. K3 a( a# R. W' h PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
6 p) U- z- o7 `- S LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
a9 r' x2 |. i$ s7 V5 t5 Y' E, u LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" r' x) K! Z' o+ u$ \8 k8 S LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 w; F% p0 S+ c" S% q+ U; ]3 Z
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" P X3 c# F1 A$ V4 T7 ^ _
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' ]& E* n0 T$ a' MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110! h$ B- C/ N8 {$ a* ]
! x- G- d/ m' S, d: p7 q! J6 j1 gWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 Q# j' T9 {4 M8 ^. W8 L
, ^3 Y5 p$ ]; o% {Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
. t5 A8 v+ y: y7 QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' Q* U' X5 }' [# S
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Japanese aircraft: c/ D& R0 H% o6 u5 Y
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Spitfire VIII x 42: T( H9 R, c/ u( x2 y2 H Q$ \
Spitfire VIII x 29, f; X6 n1 V+ Z& ?
F4U-1D Corsair x 21: B8 ^/ ]# k$ |# M
P-51D Mustang x 738 |6 F8 N/ z2 z' O8 {
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Japanese aircraft losses p1 W. u, P" L2 {5 y5 I4 o
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged' i( A4 O1 ]& h7 W
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak- { Q9 {3 G) O- r+ O0 x3 T |
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed, k5 V' N, u- A! m. [
* d2 B6 W' ]0 D" b$ E6 T' Z/ vNo Allied losses2 i2 }) j& H, L& q) U2 F% [
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Allied Ships: r+ V- e5 E" @4 ~$ D6 p
DD Stephen Potter
& i: r# G4 w, H4 m9 j DD Mahan+ ^: z7 Y5 g; b3 V2 X9 q8 T! n0 w
7 ~; K3 F2 Z5 M- D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。+ z9 J' `9 u" b+ T# n: R8 ]
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8 Z7 Y! g7 \# b! ]% C# DMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 1 ^ x S& n t0 ? ^
$ y. w7 P0 U- h) T9 o- D- sWeather in hex: Partial cloud# M; J5 L4 \% Y, @! X2 p4 G) H
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
x( H- b5 q- u+ R. I, g' ^6 T7 iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' `& _' W3 N J7 ~$ k( h- ]( f9 s
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Japanese aircraft9 ?$ p6 Z6 T. R
G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 U# f' n) a7 X$ ~ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged; j) d3 @# o6 R$ o
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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5 X- q& Q4 d" T' LAllied ground losses:0 G! F; s7 h0 I9 R% \
13 casualties reported5 m7 g* w! H! y: d0 ~" A9 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 N" f% K6 A2 q t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ `) _& V" x, b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
W. @4 x8 Y( u( V$ PAirbase supply hits 1; n( N6 b" K2 B. ?5 d& \2 g
Runway hits 68
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3 P8 i! c7 o& ~* e! o" BMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & D' f) w# u- n7 Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 w9 C& p6 E- G
/ f6 l! X& R6 @# G0 w4 B5 JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 d& W0 P$ P. Q8 s7 n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 V3 p% }5 o. z- C, y3 }' F0 J
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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% L% j8 x N0 p8 G; Y0 }3 QJapanese aircraft losses7 l! S* c7 `) c$ Z1 w n5 `4 @
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
2 i) {1 [, C; H/ p# [# \, H6 V% } G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak N8 p' @" ~/ z$ H, Y2 u1 e+ o
; l+ E+ p( G1 uAirbase hits 1, X$ \: X$ z. K# J, C. {, S1 w
Runway hits 86 }) q+ v& F4 e# A: i
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D9 ^8 r: s# q4 T" QMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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7 m& W, F( Z- L' C. H* s$ g& ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.: P. x. w' W1 w3 o# v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 C1 i) ?( r7 s5 Q7 x. h& N0 \
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G3M3 Nell x 18( v7 Y+ c8 a: b4 ?
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Japanese aircraft losses4 i0 ~ Y; N$ y' r2 [9 e
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
) P8 D2 c( b# Q5 i7 d G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak: I! [5 Z. l. I0 G1 i
( v8 X; h1 N1 Y- |0 dAirbase hits 2, g, G& N, Y. W* c! i. {0 C
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。' g |9 b: o" ?
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139! ~5 U, i$ |8 \! f0 n, p
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships7 w: B& s3 W: F7 @) E" t
DE Paul G. Baker
: t& p) S/ z/ p y! ?) \) G DE William Seiverling. ]6 |6 a2 R' O# J5 H3 M2 r, z) p. T2 I
DE Vammen; o* M8 k" V6 p7 \ h( Q5 U
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: t3 o$ V9 N: d) G6 MASW attack near Townsville at 95,1448 l* t' l5 ^: _; r
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage L5 v3 P! g6 @) n7 o
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: `, G* z+ V* E" I DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage. b1 e8 `7 @: c6 k( J2 E4 |
DE Ulvert M. Moore. K- l! g5 x3 l' E
DE Oliver Mitchell
3 o0 T+ b2 p* S, ?% p7 j DE Edwin A. Howard
& u* h5 {8 c8 [& e% V( \ DE Alvin C. Cockrell
: m: R4 ^7 m0 M4 W) T# D# A2 L5 p, H DE Lloyd E. Acree
0 n2 T% q$ h( A; ]0 u. } DE LeRay Wilson
- \# C1 E- o/ A8 }8 P2 r DE Kenneth M. Willet
0 ]5 j( q* G4 x" L: C# u DE Presley' q2 q. X: f6 ?4 q1 c
DE Oberrender |