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。+ f$ f: Q* i1 }2 ^- x0 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky' d- U6 x1 {6 s, G, L: `. W
9 ^5 i3 @9 a- j) o* ~; WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 ]* w1 a+ z, m' r( XEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& w9 f9 H. q7 H8 c! n7 ?% ~Japanese aircraft# ?3 ~: X4 b9 W. }- K
D4Y4 Judy x 21
$ e2 b# _" M& E N1K5-J George x 24# R6 Q/ {- r) N1 n& p% b
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Allied aircraft
1 p/ k5 w j. ^7 X Spitfire VIII x 327 a# X" u; T" _8 o% Y$ r
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Japanese aircraft losses
. d1 P9 h0 E$ H/ l" N N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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5 c+ d: K' o$ @Allied aircraft losses2 c5 h5 `- H- j6 Z3 J3 l
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 ~. T' d' \) x2 ~2 v4 H
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 l7 a6 Y9 w& e5 }) a3 \, ?3 ?
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% F8 I' k1 p$ F# {
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ^1 J! C& ]/ G. L
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 Y- V- O6 @& r) _. e X6 C0 Z J LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage F- g$ _2 X- L% a
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 W! q' g- q$ T' ~, j
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" ?( p' }% I) F8 h* k% @9 M. YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110 Z' \; t1 @' H( _( z6 C3 H9 v% g, q
0 l7 T. \) i$ i2 ^- VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
/ g! @/ v/ t( m$ u$ uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 j$ e% @8 _8 z. s: N6 B N1K5-J George x 2
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Allied aircraft! V/ B7 g- t# \0 P# b+ O' N
Spitfire VIII x 42$ E8 d) q- M! y* `# ?' n U" ]
Spitfire VIII x 29
" t5 z2 F! B( ^5 S" ~ F4U-1D Corsair x 218 K7 V3 a. Q& [2 r( b
P-51D Mustang x 73
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9 X" n5 F7 W" jJapanese aircraft losses
% E' J1 I8 P. I$ b+ n8 Q! N D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 V: d! b( q; L' r D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* ?9 W8 Z) m4 e$ Q$ x8 x! w5 a! F
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed, t8 Z. Z+ q' I4 T
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No Allied losses# c5 O/ S( h" z2 [$ D1 H O, K
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Allied Ships
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DD Mahan
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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。9 f" S4 {) j( L
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- D. w8 G* c! P! v* ]* W. S) j7 YMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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9 M4 E: \4 G, IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ `9 r6 L/ A3 j, M/ IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' p4 [ o" ?" g' O' w e$ K1 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 Q0 _! R; B5 }9 j6 h
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Japanese aircraft' {, |) L$ a6 G1 D) U8 j
G3M3 Nell x 592 }9 Y8 k& a/ A( u6 j4 z
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ]" h. F3 |1 \9 k4 P
G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged, h: D( Q6 @! n7 @9 ]9 D8 x, }
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak# O% T2 Y0 F3 l6 w2 V# Y" w+ C
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Allied ground losses:8 s" s2 z' g8 C/ j% n% k8 p4 }
13 casualties reported Y, y( |, I9 ~* W1 `) g9 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& R; {# \9 H& y, g6 z( @3 R1 i. C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# h! V; }: ^3 n. C' n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 ^! y( ~2 j0 ~% c: [ zAirbase hits 6
( c: H6 M; Q4 c2 [) F) M( kAirbase supply hits 1) H; A+ T% |& ?1 s1 B! v
Runway hits 683 m) C' q- ?: P$ E1 p4 ?7 Z
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+ f5 l* z- K) u+ PMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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7 O* a# f r$ RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! u! P" H, m' P3 o2 L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 l' |9 { q, _& |3 {' Z
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G3M3 Nell x 188 N1 E# ^' w- p% d& ?4 _) d, N
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Japanese aircraft losses2 z; z5 X* F* b3 ]
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# ?' M* E5 l( H, Z% ], A
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 H q5 h: R6 y( o! J7 P; o; G' @7 HAirbase hits 1: c. U7 o" i8 a5 h# Y
Runway hits 8
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8 K4 O4 y( `7 n; o8 ^Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 , h- I) m1 L; u2 n. d
% X$ u! g1 R# c/ p2 g. ]. u3 N- r& kWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 F' z7 l2 N- {+ x) z0 E. P2 e3 Q
$ x1 [+ r( ?- U8 ~# |/ ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.& R5 T4 W& q5 G+ J/ w/ K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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! }/ |$ H/ {1 _4 WJapanese aircraft
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2 Q& h6 Z0 I6 f0 j* L" P0 V G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged% m3 i4 o7 w. E/ s$ v# l
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak" l0 v9 Z7 N6 c" U
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Airbase hits 2
9 `, M/ @+ m5 H; |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。6 K" ^5 E! p+ @7 d
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker2 ^' W' B' P) k9 o( @# J
DE William Seiverling
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# N% G7 J r1 iASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships; @# w8 g0 d( `4 ?$ c2 k' q
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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1 t) {1 V+ T% Z8 XAllied Ships
1 C+ |9 V# ?! |+ t DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# B& A" E. ^9 G
DE Ulvert M. Moore
, h5 u- a4 q' F0 k: q; h DE Oliver Mitchell
Y8 l0 n+ Y8 }! v DE Edwin A. Howard
. T) d# z P6 b2 p @/ @" U DE Alvin C. Cockrell
, F4 P+ p8 k7 e2 U# l7 t8 y DE Lloyd E. Acree
" j! t4 L. r# O9 r% g3 d DE LeRay Wilson$ u5 f! i4 m$ j/ w3 p5 s& x
DE Kenneth M. Willet
$ W) ^1 h. T9 P+ W& ^( n$ u5 p DE Presley
% j7 M4 n. a5 c% O8 Y. M! o DE Oberrender |