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。 |1 N7 Q/ [( \6 y
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. G( o$ B/ N8 k! E/ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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8 ]( `! L( H' S% ~, {/ ]7 [Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ J- c6 p8 `4 F4 i0 s- JEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 I0 G! x# [) J% ?$ U D4Y4 Judy x 21
% d- c4 [' d2 [1 p4 ~8 I N1K5-J George x 24- e5 b7 c3 Q0 c" I/ o" i
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Spitfire VIII x 32" O+ k j! Z" i' t; S* ^; j1 Y
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% D: h" {" m5 F Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed3 P, D/ z( L" _! b
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; R$ G+ d7 w- L) P& l2 n
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
- j2 q; q" ]$ s; V& \1 P6 {- y LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 D# v& c/ Q8 C1 l! h: p+ s$ n LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 |- f" |0 R: ^: u
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# \- x! E! m: ~) A2 m4 w
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- f$ k, D, r, v( \) d2 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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) L3 X# {, p" I$ ~1 T6 M5 QRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.9 B B7 |: _ o* \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ `( @9 L2 g' ^: t
3 ]1 H# N0 r( R2 V/ C) n3 LJapanese aircraft( S, L* g/ u) q, H5 |2 H, z3 c" }
D4Y4 Judy x 21
6 i( J4 D( T5 G* L- X) Y ^& R N1K5-J George x 20 A- I9 a3 c; X7 r- R# @
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Allied aircraft) L; Y- U4 G5 B' F
Spitfire VIII x 42
% ^4 W1 W+ o, d Spitfire VIII x 293 I" K1 S: Z; X
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
/ |' {* O: w% F l1 H3 `! p P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ d5 M/ ^" k1 t D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged" {* v* S9 |- Y) s, i
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak9 v' h" W" m# o
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
/ R1 ^" u1 @$ ^' W- ~1 ~, H DD Stephen Potter
+ }4 \( T1 G* I1 h' ` DD Mahan, h8 q) F; L# l! l, g. w1 A
) [2 Z1 {0 E4 ~, J: [" |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 : r' o4 @7 w+ N: K. ^* T8 n; I) G
, x! r/ C# I( w4 d! m! {5 y2 VWeather in hex: Partial cloud" G% l3 z+ F1 Z5 V' Z" Z
, _8 ^. M5 i. L1 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 W: F: R5 @2 C4 W& }- n+ d! GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 i0 a" ?3 q/ v6 F G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
: ^7 e* ]# {" z! h: X G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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6 B% i0 Y ?+ GAllied ground losses:
/ i3 n# n" D/ C D 13 casualties reported
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7 A* O3 @' y/ u8 X( b! t! @% i1 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 V1 [% O) \2 Q" A5 k; W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ^& J3 D( D1 j8 ~6 U- X
" n2 B; @- |$ I3 F% P6 |Airbase hits 6: Z- E& u0 J# p. M3 }
Airbase supply hits 1: f" r& W c# y+ l# ^, b
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 _, a" l7 c( {# V YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 i! O; Q0 k4 V; H; p u; U gEstimated time to target is 30 minutes: k9 f2 \; ` E* \
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G3M3 Nell x 181 S7 c$ T* N- [5 K$ ^0 V- L
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9 U& i4 f6 Z3 W4 R/ k) o G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
( w' k5 e8 g# X8 N% J G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak6 t9 E2 t. z; \
# y- T+ x1 l$ ~3 ^. wAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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& [6 U: }4 u3 m- y1 W1 k" Z' ~& ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.5 ?7 q2 \0 s& p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ `/ L" l K) j, U5 FJapanese aircraft losses' I- q% a V& S5 |& A" @5 o
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
1 G8 K8 V- d. R( k: } G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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2 a, h% n0 [) GAirbase hits 26 {; g* C5 v( x& _
Runway hits 12
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8 d4 P5 a3 l9 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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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139" ^2 b2 f( I/ q( Z
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage; e: U! N6 A4 j0 B
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Allied Ships" ~2 |, }! L$ C( b, C
DE Paul G. Baker
6 ?6 Z- T/ d; C" y! [ DE William Seiverling4 z9 n4 j9 v2 \. S
DE Vammen) w2 ]: U0 h. e+ q$ w
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0 N7 Z" w8 m/ y- c# }ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage( ]/ e3 N# V5 z U1 ^
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 R1 y9 p7 F4 H0 T6 \; e+ l8 B
DE Ulvert M. Moore
/ x" g. o% p0 p/ m8 v; h DE Oliver Mitchell
J* ?9 d2 R F5 ^+ a" o DE Edwin A. Howard
9 f" @4 I- B- C L DE Alvin C. Cockrell
) n ]1 _0 t. V0 i g DE Lloyd E. Acree+ \; Z' k9 L0 |4 J% x) w& Y
DE LeRay Wilson( M1 x9 ] Q# q' }( Q
DE Kenneth M. Willet+ W5 T; [( z% K$ x$ _
DE Presley( A4 j4 o& h q- T# ?
DE Oberrender |