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。* d" ~# g. z* m! m, M# @( k# I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, e% c; ?; z0 e! ~+ f. `& p; d
Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1111 w$ g: ~, D* b& l( m' k, T* b
) G& U7 Z& G: w" l/ y' ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
& D$ x; Y$ P5 d9 i
0 \" j: X+ t# A" t& q# z8 P& r$ zRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 k5 x( e4 {+ t2 \8 ?+ gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
# A, g9 s1 U: d3 D. I( H . K" w0 c! }; R$ m' R2 B
Japanese aircraft
! M, I! S5 [& _* f D4Y4 Judy x 21- ^/ `0 A6 v# [4 |& q [ ]7 j
N1K5-J George x 24
9 Z F: w, T/ ~ 6 ~7 s& o& T! y5 B
Allied aircraft. K' S/ p1 q6 g! n: P
Spitfire VIII x 32
; t7 E/ z6 ?: q5 O* z, ?; H( m8 f6 v 6 _0 R& x( t! N4 V. B
Japanese aircraft losses. ] i; i0 W- R. J* ~% G
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed5 y- F, u5 A( x7 t
9 V2 l6 O7 D4 J0 M( {& n+ i# v
Allied aircraft losses
. x y3 L+ e; q, f0 V2 g( p Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
$ X5 Y. Y# f) E8 ]
& ?2 G+ ?( c* Q) o: c; `+ i5 ?Allied Ships
0 K* E+ K% G6 G( F- D4 n+ C& e LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage x, {- j! |/ |3 M6 G
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
* `+ w/ o" \; v5 ~/ ]8 C3 i LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% Y- j2 J q5 E+ F" d* T4 b0 i
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 d2 S- o8 g1 M- G( d
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; C- V; w- }5 Q) G5 ~( v0 Q
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 u# E# a3 W5 u) V" S7 o2 A2 _! x9 p' j# N" N1 @
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" m: B1 d% u" l- t& H8 C9 {2 H/ W8 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
; ]; s- N8 A% I1 y# S4 H
( R! N1 N8 k% t2 j. i. q, tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
U4 I' }, n" U# U; W) {; Q6 L
! A$ ]* X1 n; a( H/ J) B/ W2 G" WRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
# E% a' k2 X7 `0 NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes8 x! y" a* t1 l
2 }" z$ A. ?8 N/ m9 wJapanese aircraft
- h, j; ^; Z1 a( j' w9 j( c$ ?! @ D4Y4 Judy x 211 }" T' |% o: `1 l9 E7 V0 O& U
N1K5-J George x 2
0 m' X+ D" u) B; ? 6 R: C) I, y" V1 a4 {! c; f
Allied aircraft" z: ^3 ~, N3 p# |5 ?/ U ]
Spitfire VIII x 42
" ?6 w" ^4 g f6 \4 r: { Spitfire VIII x 298 B7 Q, d6 W" n1 t I% t
F4U-1D Corsair x 218 d( p" j2 y- G/ [; k
P-51D Mustang x 73) s+ _/ X# ~# G1 C: Q
: l/ N" F. J6 U8 o# U
Japanese aircraft losses M/ t# j4 T, I; D) A: \
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 v* P) f& i5 e; t D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
) o3 {( V$ t2 M0 W' m N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed. E4 u' b7 A, o2 G/ H9 G
/ @( F5 ~+ l) Y: [
No Allied losses+ F2 A" T3 V z3 L! m9 k
: f J5 @( |1 q# b/ t
Allied Ships
$ [* V/ E6 R& F DD Stephen Potter6 E3 N4 C0 c% e. ^2 E
DD Mahan
8 H& U5 L% U( L4 L1 B6 z$ w Q5 I3 y% h; {. a. _- R
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。
6 B/ R6 g% f$ P, A1 `% H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* S% `' | e1 A5 E
Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 _" d& W$ m9 m0 }* ~( c& S
2 B0 [( q K! v6 {Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 p5 S5 o+ k1 Y
Q$ a- e% g5 URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) J% v" X8 V1 {7 f3 A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 a8 Y7 J& L& c) W4 n
4 _) i0 e2 g c2 j. r% a! Z8 FJapanese aircraft9 z N% U- m% @, ^6 R
G3M3 Nell x 59
' [+ s& S q! B5 ]$ F; \ ' {% C: B5 Y8 [* R" e
Japanese aircraft losses& @8 S+ X# `; j+ y) G
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged# a" S/ m; l5 N8 ^2 L3 ?
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
: v& E4 R0 m; z4 q ! K, n% ~& y/ O: l4 A
Allied ground losses:' ~* m3 {# A4 t7 d# r3 k
13 casualties reported+ Q2 L y- S$ c4 W; ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f8 Y$ F* ~2 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# ^' `# @; t2 I2 l$ ~6 ?4 A+ m: Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: u$ X3 W( P6 X2 `4 i. { c; x
: {9 ~3 l) d! l6 o# c2 v
Airbase hits 60 N5 \* t5 V' U' X, ]
Airbase supply hits 1! ]7 Y" i0 @( U% p+ X$ g" H
Runway hits 68
) Y* s5 I1 l# A2 m! P6 b* U4 Q! P: ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% @, d$ V* m* @& I0 g% iMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
2 j/ S5 Q- v3 G' ?3 [3 f6 W) N
! B$ z( V5 ?' y9 T' ?* gWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 r, F& t3 a7 j8 `. ]+ h
3 A- m& ~ d4 ]+ k* URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; x9 G, j% l3 D: J# h7 M) P
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
/ s" M1 _% p4 O% [4 r
+ }6 ?" {8 \5 h9 W6 ~! t) d; P6 YJapanese aircraft' E$ Q7 q0 t( c6 `" p# N7 ]$ @
G3M3 Nell x 188 M' `) |- q) O7 Y5 b% e0 D
% z+ _+ O- Q; P, S+ C
Japanese aircraft losses* ?$ T8 w$ F' [: J& W
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
- M; O! m/ `" J x( p G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak/ l: K+ c+ [9 H; O
2 r; L: k( y( W4 X, \
Airbase hits 10 s6 F, d2 C/ \+ ]% P4 u
Runway hits 87 `5 b# G7 _- {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Q2 D6 i( d! X- P' r8 M
Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 b: l5 O1 y& Q
; j* K6 M& `) `0 ]1 f. oWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 K$ Z* `% z$ T$ M' {% K v
" o8 ~0 C+ W3 C) y0 N8 XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
% D( G* V0 K7 L3 H) u! REstimated time to target is 30 minutes
3 V. _$ }$ q# q6 j
% Q' ?9 q- g# {" iJapanese aircraft& g2 h8 a& \$ b5 g7 E! I' o: o
G3M3 Nell x 181 b+ B) R& P/ J% T5 T4 e J7 G
6 y. E( _; i& `! t! pJapanese aircraft losses9 s, H* v; ~2 ^& @( J
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
8 a/ b6 V! Q, e5 ^* E) g% } G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
1 ~" E x3 G& p( u1 A, }
* M0 J' ?1 j$ k5 b. v3 J8 z4 uAirbase hits 2
" U. s% F" @% k( aRunway hits 12; M! q# z4 J" h: s! {& P- w
3 |$ @- }: }5 \6 p/ ?
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。+ x* `3 y2 f' h% J; h$ q& k
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, Z4 N. F; l* x# u J( g- M: w$ l' J0 qSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1391 t: M3 H# ~7 R
1 p/ {4 [. k& ?0 `/ h6 yJapanese Ships; }/ B+ A- n0 c. R; F$ b, A- y
SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
2 m& L9 U" } t
) y& z; `" b$ a) u) eAllied Ships
4 p. }0 n+ T) ~1 g2 c0 e: ?$ z* t: v DE Paul G. Baker
0 v1 K8 d9 Y+ x/ n8 d DE William Seiverling
; f3 q" A" v. o4 h% Y; B DE Vammen* @/ L- ^ A4 W E/ `- L
6 y: Z3 Y; v: d* _ h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# }- [: c8 _ _, SASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
/ w* @' b1 a5 Y9 a4 w# G/ ]% G, Z # |8 H, O* X' `. P
Japanese Ships
7 d, E2 F$ B9 k/ R2 ~2 n; ? SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage- H2 K: ~6 E$ {1 I9 C$ w
" O) t, s) `& n1 E% H8 XAllied Ships9 y0 u9 f2 d+ @4 m" l8 U3 e: B
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 e' F) d9 [- n, b' Y* U P& X DE Ulvert M. Moore
1 k" A0 k4 s& p. y DE Oliver Mitchell% `* I9 a+ y1 T7 b2 g/ a8 p
DE Edwin A. Howard' }7 B" K9 R/ Q$ F m; d- Z/ M o
DE Alvin C. Cockrell6 g, s5 u% J4 E/ D" k
DE Lloyd E. Acree
9 S- A+ `7 m. B& u- d1 K' E7 z& ]9 _ DE LeRay Wilson& h3 f5 Q: t" u1 W. M) _8 y5 Z
DE Kenneth M. Willet7 c r$ J$ X* Z
DE Presley
6 L; u+ J8 @* ~: s DE Oberrender |