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。2 v% c7 k, _% d" y/ p
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3 ~* H% V. Y* ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 O" i, B- A# LRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- R+ p8 B# L$ Y6 k4 dEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; f( y3 W3 W, R; f D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 C! @& d/ q: q: Y5 a1 N N1K5-J George x 24
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+ K* {, p- q% qAllied aircraft
" [- E9 R- a+ z5 G/ U, G9 X Spitfire VIII x 32
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed1 \' g$ j7 } b$ ]4 O& ^
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Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed" ?" p( f4 z. F2 `' u
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( i: X+ X( G6 ^; D- P LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 m' j+ L" e, P
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
5 G, w0 U: z5 q1 `9 f0 _ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 c7 Y, e8 I! q
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 H3 M- k: w+ ]& ?; o* S
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* B7 j$ m% M5 m# C3 S. r LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 ^; K5 w$ z1 w( s! KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1102 O$ F" x0 e4 q. W9 r
% ^- C4 g5 |" A7 l# Y, MWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft: Q% }2 ]$ [- N4 ~
D4Y4 Judy x 210 X3 d* ~! j. L. j
N1K5-J George x 20 ]7 O' z) @7 H
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" q, L& a5 ^( ? Spitfire VIII x 428 p9 I1 y% A' ~: L0 ]' o! U- y
Spitfire VIII x 29
) Z; Q, h$ f6 Z* R) O F4U-1D Corsair x 21
4 x1 s+ Y1 r6 q P-51D Mustang x 733 x/ u1 E7 t I4 Z- G0 q
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 b9 U3 w C. }3 e0 H; K D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
) E0 R. T8 }0 Z8 @, Q N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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- K7 L* ]6 H) h+ c+ {7 QNo Allied losses, ?( m0 Y$ @3 b* K- R
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Allied Ships3 u: B. w! L4 N0 e {
DD Stephen Potter
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- e* a2 A+ K4 w# W2 ~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。- P1 O( v3 D e. c
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " E2 k4 Y) G. V! T; R9 x& a
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2 ]- Q" R; q4 p/ ^# m' Q5 ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 @0 n/ k/ G! F5 w5 g% ~1 Z9 y* xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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6 f+ y9 z9 l8 u% r# eJapanese aircraft losses$ f8 b, r' z! E
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
3 \% c+ G2 A+ r& U; k G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak$ o& A5 O3 S5 E% V
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Allied ground losses:
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. i0 k& ^0 n: y6 k8 f# A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* \! \ B* @) t; J: i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' s9 n: U, f& z4 K
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Airbase hits 6
$ q) @6 y* y) U0 e1 Y9 H; bAirbase supply hits 1
2 n; q$ |2 _8 n! wRunway hits 682 [, n7 ]) L5 K- `7 z3 {
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. a$ i e& R" p% rMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ n% T& L, ^1 D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 W$ |# n3 c* c1 o. T3 s- LJapanese aircraft
0 ~5 o B! x* {, L: [ G3M3 Nell x 181 R" T$ I2 y7 @5 B# G/ Z- W) X R
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
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Airbase hits 1% b/ r7 x9 F2 U+ O5 f
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 7 J& p9 I. }. y( |3 d0 M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet., Y- N' x# J" Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes( k/ a, y3 M% O4 i
, f! y+ F; {2 P- } I$ W8 {& k2 yJapanese aircraft
' E0 j c" ?5 I& v/ o8 J; i8 m G3M3 Nell x 18 B7 M/ O5 b+ D( }# Y, W- F
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5 z% W& X# o+ X' H5 ^ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged! K; t7 ?" @8 x1 n) t
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 12" i1 W7 w, I$ E" m+ Y6 x
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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。 @( |1 q' l5 @$ `8 m. N5 P* O& k
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9 h$ c+ {* B7 i5 H0 qSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139+ C5 F( u/ u7 _3 K! | c
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage0 H3 P* ?5 u9 H0 a6 c
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DE Paul G. Baker
9 F+ L3 ]7 O6 p# @) \) Q0 B DE William Seiverling
3 w# m* Y3 v P1 a$ f; N, H& k DE Vammen6 L; J' l2 \5 f, k& D4 ?
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships
1 |% `; \9 {! U5 u" G1 b5 @ SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
7 d) \- V7 E. Z& {, q DE Ulvert M. Moore
. Y; G* ?" } O$ A9 w8 E% T4 ] DE Oliver Mitchell, f( B' c+ y5 G& \
DE Edwin A. Howard
* Q2 v0 O) n. r' D DE Alvin C. Cockrell
. c4 S g: H- |: L DE Lloyd E. Acree
0 \" H, n; O/ @) \5 V+ q/ D. v DE LeRay Wilson
3 Z3 @% R7 O) b3 Y8 o DE Kenneth M. Willet
4 t. K0 ]) i6 m! ~# s DE Presley- g0 F& f! i/ Z& t2 {
DE Oberrender |