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。, n: s/ h) A/ j+ ?# N
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8 P5 S$ _% i8 F, U wMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111) A4 }) y! v3 O4 I/ K( W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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- a+ Y& [$ u2 J% j3 p% ^3 QRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( t/ X$ i3 }+ }) ?, ?' PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* {9 u' k L) ? u
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3 |/ U9 f/ f! c/ o2 \3 D! `: ] r D4Y4 Judy x 219 j4 V8 l3 A7 S) L. n2 n3 w" @0 l
N1K5-J George x 24& [/ T! p# x" U- W
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Allied aircraft# n: N" D# Z5 [
Spitfire VIII x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses: I8 H5 `2 l2 I, m0 h
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed, @0 N: x6 g. E3 p h
) K! y& d; y7 {0 zAllied aircraft losses7 |* B3 |0 S) B2 P1 {( t
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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( I: ~+ a" h7 }Allied Ships
9 q! o4 ~7 I* M9 ~9 u0 q+ r/ X2 ` LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( m: W" J" X) y
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
1 C/ X: L' ~& h LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* M# h* n0 `+ X! M0 Z$ U3 Y A; t" z LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! U* T0 E3 _0 r0 b3 W LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 k* m( L$ O* O LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1108 D0 a' t/ @9 A5 D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 Z$ g1 K! ^+ H" a U
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.# m7 s1 T# t# g1 _. F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* r, v: r% [6 _9 w& F6 g1 t8 Q% J4 R
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Japanese aircraft
8 g! i: X+ V" I3 a D4Y4 Judy x 213 Y) H4 ~. x- w( c1 A
N1K5-J George x 20 T. H" i$ E9 j, _; E
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Spitfire VIII x 42
/ z7 o" r, z0 X! T/ T& X6 j! g: C Spitfire VIII x 29& s1 g9 A$ t. d
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
0 {; U* ~- S' G% c+ ?) Q3 `/ d' z$ _/ M P-51D Mustang x 736 h6 i* N8 v" {% u
8 {3 F. @' c1 u- ^& s. f( d/ }, RJapanese aircraft losses
1 V* |* y! U" R0 K! y0 M2 n D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
* M1 `+ i* F4 O; ^$ n, o# ~ D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak3 H4 k+ T- _7 b% H
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed; w; X) f8 }; T6 N
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships Y6 R( [2 r `8 z7 P
DD Stephen Potter- j0 P- O$ T$ \' S; f' h
DD Mahan
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, u$ p+ ]! L: m$ k/ K- Z/ m# F4 b9 c4 Z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
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0 H: T' M) z. U% RWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ p8 K# l- V/ _ Q5 Q2 `% b* K
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ W6 H' ?$ W6 ]/ h) p9 n6 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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% J( A0 n3 f; k: f5 yJapanese aircraft losses
# }$ W2 o" Z L! C1 P0 k9 U6 q1 U1 ]+ X G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
+ K5 y$ r7 ?7 Z0 x* C5 k G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak' ]. k2 N, e8 D5 {' g
6 t1 L: @0 A9 K# Y. G6 jAllied ground losses:+ V$ ^( ?6 t3 J2 H
13 casualties reported
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1 u$ d6 K' t* d3 _0 l2 o; c6 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 U6 d) U$ l5 {1 E ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) a( X! m$ T; m
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Airbase hits 6* h m( i% t% g- @! C7 B1 D4 C
Airbase supply hits 19 _3 V2 Y, `1 w' h6 y, P
Runway hits 68
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) \2 c9 u2 m% g. j% ]" }7 VMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 F$ |1 J4 Q4 |) g
; o5 Q3 U: m- mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. y. {+ l! {7 r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 F0 V+ L2 ?1 m0 a: q
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G3M3 Nell x 18! v- U! e, X# I: _; t- R/ u! B$ f) V
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged3 U1 `% K' ^& |' H) W
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Y+ u9 T5 e9 J& j" v6 N, kAirbase hits 15 p b2 w9 X7 X
Runway hits 8- J8 h! t) ]1 @$ u
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 5 w4 Q' s: C1 j/ v, ?( }" a" O0 w* A' Q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet., f- W+ t) ]3 {: o' @7 L2 M9 x
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. z+ U8 v: p, e
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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1 I- l7 K; @" ?Japanese aircraft losses1 Y. g! i6 m. P' d& B5 ?8 J& G$ Q
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
& Q/ X0 P! X; p G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2. r8 @* x. p& S8 Z
Runway hits 12& f2 N7 G+ P$ c! R+ V0 r
/ H; R2 D6 N6 N Q7 K7 u8 F: ]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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5 Z m A5 V; o/ W jSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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3 g3 t% b/ y# ?( X* N8 m6 ~ SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker
9 p1 z: e- V* {! p9 K8 ` DE William Seiverling# Y' E' X0 O7 V1 ]1 n3 f9 i
DE Vammen7 D/ O. H* w8 L5 o6 w9 K2 F; _
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1446 C4 k3 A" b' ?/ K/ e$ p
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Japanese Ships
: B& k( c1 L3 E: g* a. z* S SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage5 ~- j, E# o4 p! E* E
2 @; J7 P) T$ i8 E0 M+ ]% ]9 o0 y; tAllied Ships2 ]$ \- a: X9 h$ U0 ]
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 I/ J+ A7 Q8 Q3 ?# J T+ R DE Ulvert M. Moore
" o+ Z' Y2 ]* n6 B9 \# c: A! H DE Oliver Mitchell
. I; Q8 Q X. S! p, o& n: F DE Edwin A. Howard' O- O, A+ {3 g# N+ ~9 {& M$ J
DE Alvin C. Cockrell# b3 F! r; Q1 C* Q* j6 X
DE Lloyd E. Acree
) U5 W& N/ t5 ?" ^ DE LeRay Wilson1 H$ _6 E) z! \6 b
DE Kenneth M. Willet
, Y, C/ N2 u$ m* } DE Presley8 `9 ^$ [ {5 J: g! I: F1 u
DE Oberrender |