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。: C! L1 v* N- N0 }& u6 m
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+ T8 f/ w' {' |& DMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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L+ z$ f7 r% I( |' RWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- X9 s1 j! y% p: n# W2 aEstimated time to target is 8 minutes. c& R6 C/ a% |. [8 v* ` i
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Japanese aircraft
3 J) Z& B* ?2 A. L3 p$ l) D1 k" } D4Y4 Judy x 21
+ K4 h) p# b3 A+ M9 x T N1K5-J George x 24% T C- e' C) c/ u
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Allied aircraft) y3 |1 w9 N$ R" l/ l* k5 u6 _
Spitfire VIII x 32- R* p' I' U# F$ x. ]
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Japanese aircraft losses6 A; B R9 [9 p, i" _* l
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' v. A* z7 }' ^ Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed J6 _$ g9 ^0 T
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 K0 a1 u V- e3 h5 K7 A PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
- e" }* P9 e/ @8 N LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# G1 z! d& Z% u4 a& O# u( |
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" D& G) Y+ j& y5 n9 Y* J7 @- d8 G LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 j4 V0 d; @; T
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ f) h+ ?0 w: {2 O" ?/ \
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1 }& c. b3 m5 {# lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1108 m+ L V& X- ~0 f# l: F4 p
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1 Z6 z( o3 [4 }- gRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.7 u$ X- S8 J! s* Q8 k, y; @$ Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes0 S# s+ \+ Q) Z( h% q
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Japanese aircraft: v# M! O1 S% C, s& t$ O
D4Y4 Judy x 21) Z- T a R% h0 N
N1K5-J George x 2' E! A3 H, t: k4 M, Y
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Allied aircraft
$ N9 u2 k& e" _* v/ | Spitfire VIII x 42; m9 i7 E0 C! }# n
Spitfire VIII x 29% H; j4 k9 q* D/ q; d0 s- K5 j
F4U-1D Corsair x 216 M% ^$ r# g/ K1 C2 a
P-51D Mustang x 731 O6 O6 c! V0 A; e' h! d( O6 v
' P, i4 i' _1 P- J- C0 |Japanese aircraft losses7 W" {. g; H/ V$ y. d+ u1 h
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
) [! `+ m3 r: O) [" t D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" W7 _' M+ i8 d% H; q* C9 z* |& l6 ~
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed/ E8 P& m$ I6 z- x: R
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No Allied losses+ K m5 ]9 `% D% u
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Allied Ships
4 K& d' l4 l; r, b2 L l) \2 X DD Stephen Potter
, Q" [! Q+ `! A- Q* ^; o% t DD Mahan
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' W+ q* z4 P# Q! G d, t. m0 B4 u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 J" h6 s4 D9 ^/ m! \, ?
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 & W. H' k7 |" {. }( n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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H2 e+ ^2 v2 W P% A4 M1 I- _: L9 cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# k0 W& ~! B, d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ n8 f# K5 m1 N1 E0 x m G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
& O+ c' r$ ~1 t2 I l G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
t9 T- t) P; q5 o G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ]7 A9 Z/ {; e0 {6 V4 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 J7 H1 Z4 N4 L+ c+ h+ J0 y# ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 K! N$ X$ g! D- B) f; F/ G2 iAirbase hits 6
" Y( V5 w7 ]" ~9 }Airbase supply hits 1
7 M/ ~: ]8 `# L# O- h8 N2 H4 LRunway hits 68
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4 ]$ x" e' o: y! r: m! xMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 + S3 V% J U7 e z, K9 b0 V' E2 x
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 c" s( H2 W l: [ k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 q5 C0 `( u$ O; O8 A0 X
G3M3 Nell x 18
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i2 V6 Y: a9 G& P3 qJapanese aircraft losses
s: F( P6 z6 \# M* c8 m' a- l, b G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged4 R* C7 |6 i8 o$ I: O: e
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak* k3 u9 p5 H3 R( L: }
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Airbase hits 10 S2 _7 v8 ?0 E6 b# }: w0 D
Runway hits 8
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; l' |$ p; t4 ?1 ZMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.9 F0 i, i* ]5 o" \$ l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: B2 j; o( X: U% r; b) U
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Japanese aircraft
( o9 ?8 d. a, F/ j, M G3M3 Nell x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses# d; k6 a, ?% ?! ?; L7 Y: l
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged! g% f+ {2 H& F* k! s D
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak2 ]1 ?; F0 `- c' X( J
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Airbase hits 2
$ A$ ?& z( W2 wRunway hits 120 K3 d _& p, }. Z: F8 @% ]
( f$ z' s& L+ G. c, u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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139! [9 X4 v1 D d2 q# @
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage# l/ s# @* L' d2 W, v, z
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Allied Ships2 x) m) t/ i* B7 [- v1 {, `0 G
DE Paul G. Baker& _' L3 g! N4 N% `
DE William Seiverling
9 b+ S4 |* ?7 b n! C: {/ | DE Vammen( N/ x* N; _& j6 O7 o
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7 k: L+ k( \( t+ SASW attack near Townsville at 95,1446 a3 y, a9 z0 X3 j; ]& i
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9 C5 z7 J8 [; I8 [ A4 }( O SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage% L( a' N3 J- H: K! [, Z
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Allied Ships6 f% ^3 m E5 q* E3 n
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
" ^; V) i4 _$ q w4 t/ U DE Ulvert M. Moore
; P. K* q8 e- W* ^7 z6 V: E DE Oliver Mitchell
( Q* Y+ r1 [, w x% j0 d) C DE Edwin A. Howard/ O! M/ T. ?2 B1 w8 K/ Z* s
DE Alvin C. Cockrell J; v r, A' _+ G8 Z0 U
DE Lloyd E. Acree7 {# H* X0 Y9 y
DE LeRay Wilson6 i+ f2 F5 t6 B! `0 p
DE Kenneth M. Willet; O$ d2 m1 K6 p3 l+ Y& {( g$ j; P7 y
DE Presley. l& {5 e5 H( Q
DE Oberrender |