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。/ O. X: S) ^8 h& g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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; s, J3 K5 l( Z( y L K- dRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 w1 N6 K8 I; r* j1 [# e
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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; n. y) S; k$ B0 P7 A D4Y4 Judy x 217 N% G9 }/ U. k3 |, b/ h
N1K5-J George x 240 |" z, _" r# u- T6 o& o0 K D
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses4 ]3 R* ?' U. s$ p1 V# B$ w
N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses) i; x- _1 m! D4 A
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed4 E' `$ K) t- l/ l
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LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ^, T) w; }+ N+ n# G+ m PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ Z: R, q0 L) l1 V' q% n2 s
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 S9 A6 l) o+ m B. o; I6 O LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 |5 M( ]0 F- `
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. L# q/ l( h: c! N# | LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! Z4 n& S; h& N; l4 x" s* QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110' X( n+ e" X: e( Y' N2 a1 @/ Z
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
5 U. _. q& e3 HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, |( @1 u( ~' S1 X' K8 R6 l D4Y4 Judy x 21/ `) {+ g0 p3 X( g) J! `
N1K5-J George x 27 I' a/ `1 M4 S$ e
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Spitfire VIII x 42
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F4U-1D Corsair x 21# w3 P) n4 j( L& J. F" ^3 h4 m
P-51D Mustang x 73* P8 t! z4 x# e0 K0 D: L0 @& M
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D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed4 [" t! \9 l& I
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
^* h( }: ~ S( Z DD Stephen Potter! ^: F# z: C$ B: W
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。
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8 Q8 j, U5 Y2 n S5 ` N8 W$ CMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 / D: O% U* t+ j* a+ c/ E d. _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ ]5 J4 L8 _/ m6 Y8 z6 S5 v: o% ^" ~2 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: M. r1 m1 c# N: o' f! v! Y
G3M3 Nell x 59
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G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
+ a$ k7 R g7 `* j0 G1 r Y# Y5 \ G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:2 k6 F3 h& [5 n3 ?5 S
13 casualties reported
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3 k& z" [+ t) j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 l! k; P, y- n6 G$ O7 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
9 T0 I2 y G b" n4 S) }Airbase supply hits 1. ?8 h7 M7 e" q9 M8 Q* y+ h
Runway hits 68
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ) {# u0 r& B3 ]
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 {, E$ i A1 ?" \0 Z; ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes2 M9 x; ~, w" C# Q/ A
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G3M3 Nell x 18/ }0 M2 w/ q( |$ y, {7 L
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' {# A" a% R) |+ x8 G @ G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged# `, r! T, a; d) B
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
5 x$ c4 h; @) h9 J G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak, |3 E" P: S( d3 c3 I: l
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Airbase hits 2
0 M# p$ l$ }( B) rRunway 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。( e: @9 y; X3 {5 a. l4 u. f" y
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
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- ]- J @ v+ m9 C* O+ c& }1 D DE Paul G. Baker
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% R+ S6 a5 `: c R' c2 i1 E' ^ DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships1 Z. Q+ B. H3 S0 y, B. K, |
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
. O0 t1 M# Z; p/ o, I7 n DE Ulvert M. Moore
" I5 l. c6 j' B- v. w$ ^9 f DE Oliver Mitchell
2 O* l n$ U9 d- R$ c3 u' Z DE Edwin A. Howard* ^3 h8 z5 e0 _& m
DE Alvin C. Cockrell8 d( V9 H6 Z- o3 o$ ]! n- k- t
DE Lloyd E. Acree
$ i6 T5 l) D% r g0 E DE LeRay Wilson
; t0 j: w; p$ X4 X) ~7 ^7 ? DE Kenneth M. Willet) }/ J/ v- [( f, |. G
DE Presley
/ a Q* a+ V; t8 {5 Z DE Oberrender |