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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( g$ |1 Y: M3 I6 z3 X2 i" A2 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111$ F5 j% \/ s" q* P8 E
$ g E+ d: Q* F/ f! j( w HWeather in hex: Clear sky
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8 _) q. B# J( G% x) i% ]; E: h+ LRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ \* A- h ` N/ o5 X: t
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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/ z, T) ~* ^* Q n2 R" W- H D4Y4 Judy x 21
& x4 g; Q7 ~2 s# M N1K5-J George x 24
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" V1 l- {. _3 ?4 j9 xAllied aircraft
8 \/ V$ ~1 ]% Z Spitfire VIII x 325 F* ]9 P4 `/ N: D' Y7 G* m9 [
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" }7 H+ J; W7 R; Q! r N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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( u$ z- }4 u8 v Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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% F9 M5 L' i% E4 JAllied Ships1 f( h1 ~ ]$ d# J
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 [4 U4 Z0 R2 y) H2 B; |
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 } d/ q0 }( ] LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ t( I6 K& j; z- ? LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 l! G5 t5 H7 @) y. i- c LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% F% Z+ V4 V, F' n1 p LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 R& w( n4 K8 t% O: w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# ~2 @ N8 r' p! m
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.8 x( ?1 v' f) A' p) _" b
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 Q' H& \. _: t
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Japanese aircraft
+ U% d; R. Z+ b* x- `) U% w) x D4Y4 Judy x 21
6 O. |4 h+ U8 k- Q% b N1K5-J George x 2
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% u8 c1 B" V/ c/ @- b( v9 wAllied aircraft
' ~5 [, L& ~3 k) n Spitfire VIII x 42! E0 X/ f1 z" P+ J
Spitfire VIII x 290 L$ f$ d# \0 I S( A; z1 Z8 n
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
% k* q* z- O0 H) D& ^6 {7 u; h. U2 K P-51D Mustang x 73
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% _( B4 \7 R: z' h. [6 m1 @ D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged4 ^9 @" L" c1 }; N% A! L l
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak, F1 b# V; y9 M! e" z6 T& X$ K
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed( `* ]+ |+ Y5 h! J/ i k1 a5 ~
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No Allied losses
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DD Stephen Potter
3 U* m8 q9 U ?" Q) S0 S DD Mahan L+ Q& l$ r! _$ K3 I
1 T g5 M3 s8 S. D* S: J" K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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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 P& q, J% A$ W# D
$ d4 W/ f0 q7 a* N5 S- H2 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud% D! G. B5 @& n$ P: k! c
$ I( i: b! r5 k, B7 A+ DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 d' a2 i1 E- x2 ~9 k! \5 R# |2 AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* w7 @! u2 m X G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses/ k5 M" N9 w+ p; B( h
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
0 A8 _4 p! `3 f" w/ F# e# e+ C G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak# k6 h5 A; D+ f
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Allied ground losses:5 D( t7 Z) B, F
13 casualties reported% G H1 v& ?. L8 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 y* @5 f$ ?7 J6 U8 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, |0 H& v# ~7 \6 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Z7 K/ ?% f! g
) g6 u1 l- f5 g' WAirbase hits 6
; _& t; R3 ]: N" ]/ S, k# T% pAirbase supply hits 10 P6 U9 k, r2 Q6 G! E
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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6 @7 X; b8 q5 v, r/ S3 QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' V4 G1 n% R) o/ | u+ n7 O( b: I4 fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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' X# l0 O% k1 i$ m& f9 _ G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak( j7 L2 F: L, Q( h9 j
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Runway hits 85 X7 E/ g8 z4 d$ i
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
4 g3 b' m( e/ {, y$ ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 i6 f: K% w* I( D" Y0 l G3M3 Nell x 18/ E7 Y: e) o V8 U3 {1 \6 d+ D
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 i5 M! a; X7 u$ m1 ^: { G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 22 { n' d! S8 i. _ |
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。* }$ E9 H- T, Z+ M7 w$ g
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,1394 ^5 n1 ?, `5 o* B" {$ `
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage2 T4 p* ^1 z: J# o/ _5 g
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3 b4 I2 _- s/ H# |" G e DE Paul G. Baker3 s( e; k* o. s) G* C
DE William Seiverling
3 O2 n0 s& W+ F DE Vammen
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1 L9 A' T% D; K5 ~5 s2 eASW attack near Townsville at 95,1447 R/ w$ x% p" D3 Q. ]$ Z
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8 V0 d. p8 `. V& e& G7 u* d' @4 O7 A/ @: s SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
5 ^# J8 M- M; `* E* w: | DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage- P3 P( c; E: ~% q
DE Ulvert M. Moore
; G* L0 B+ _6 |2 g: V DE Oliver Mitchell9 _- x4 X( I; S: G# Y* `
DE Edwin A. Howard
( c7 A1 \; T* s1 E' S/ t/ r7 S DE Alvin C. Cockrell
$ }7 D! z) h# A q B0 t1 K DE Lloyd E. Acree
! E' {, d8 B9 e1 d& ` Q) N) r DE LeRay Wilson
5 d) _" a: K' d& M! q1 o; r DE Kenneth M. Willet
. O* k4 c" F' @, o DE Presley
]2 o, r5 D$ a$ Z1 d! _ DE Oberrender |