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。% }) x! L/ E; S# M$ f. @/ r
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: e" o" V' J8 @" u9 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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# M6 N8 @; M! F) X( r0 QWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" ^' R' B2 F9 N; VRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 w1 l3 j% P" N; m8 vEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( S. n/ k. ]% E* z2 { D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 [4 _/ ]- }, D2 K% j N1K5-J George x 24% _. B( ]7 b' s% t
% g: A3 \9 G& Z- N: x- UAllied aircraft
4 [& g, B( ^8 X/ Q/ [ Spitfire VIII x 323 a2 C1 ]" U2 W) Y: f- Q
' x0 X- f$ B1 `2 g, t9 c2 |, yJapanese aircraft losses
2 E+ ]0 R5 R, m0 j N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed. t2 N/ f& E# k8 [+ Z1 M
( Q5 V: {4 ?1 ?, X# h+ q, EAllied aircraft losses
4 b9 x2 \7 T- ] Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( i/ c8 K# A( a8 M3 m1 O LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Q- D! C/ [8 C
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& C9 s+ I) p3 z$ P7 F# E0 N
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' V n* y- Z1 [( t3 f4 G
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 d4 y! q7 U/ h4 d LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 |, b6 S4 P2 x0 y LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1101 e) C# `; `; ^$ |1 E
1 c3 F& |' ]( A0 J. lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
H0 U( [- m) s/ ^# Y1 e* yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
: t/ P0 s0 c1 o* P N1K5-J George x 21 Y- d8 F. A7 Q' z2 l# |9 Y( W A
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Allied aircraft& y6 l7 t" Q1 d- |0 b6 ]) H( V
Spitfire VIII x 42
6 ^+ y7 J) Z2 `3 `5 K$ d Spitfire VIII x 29; @% O; A3 Z1 D, C- w
F4U-1D Corsair x 21- o% T2 q* s# l( t5 S) F' [) u" N
P-51D Mustang x 738 `: ]# M7 y: F5 F2 T
9 J6 k0 d) d$ V2 jJapanese aircraft losses
* E& z- h$ c6 `3 k D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged3 p/ i: z8 \7 Z% l6 L. Z
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak0 Q0 m& n$ v0 V5 a* i7 Q
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) g% F! v4 s2 F4 N3 @. r1 m
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No Allied losses6 {4 O; O$ F0 g. Y/ r. t1 w! d
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Allied Ships
( s$ y$ c" x7 { DD Stephen Potter# S8 X6 ^4 b- C) v0 d
DD Mahan1 o% i" J1 u, w/ j! X
1 ?! m/ m( E; @8 ?) }9 B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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* o! x% W- R* ?Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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7 O2 K3 }$ M/ |( VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, a4 ]9 ~+ _/ ^* RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! a' I% u; e$ gEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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' A& W, C0 [0 X' o7 q$ BJapanese aircraft; J# F) e0 {! }1 {
G3M3 Nell x 59
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$ L7 y# b: s# O5 |& ^* x6 s, ~Japanese aircraft losses
. B- }. K$ l ]9 k G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
9 `' W" a1 j/ l. e J1 p, c G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:5 m& H! `8 d/ X) C1 q* k
13 casualties reported, y: y7 F/ H! e! h2 `" c# S, ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! H. }- e4 a) Z2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 6) S* M+ f* A/ h2 [9 c
Airbase supply hits 1
5 R% J( B+ S7 {, M$ fRunway hits 68
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! z: t; J# l o0 x$ u: NMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 u- a& ?, y2 r; [5 ]# q- p" a: \
5 q. l' N2 ]* w5 P: DWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 E: q" }- y) E M0 b) h8 q
7 E. x! S0 j4 T3 L: dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., Z" t) Q# }- b8 E6 W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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9 l* S. e; _2 ?0 Z; SJapanese aircraft losses: A8 P% x! U# |( i/ b" G# ]
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged: |5 C9 G8 G$ M! w% N8 Y9 s
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak9 c2 x6 E. n$ n- _* S+ a
- l, u+ `7 q& T! o {3 m) sAirbase hits 10 h: X6 h; M5 |5 [3 u$ ^
Runway hits 8
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( S" c: T+ d1 L4 e; HMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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, o5 _. m' A" r, N" w5 [5 |+ M8 sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
5 f0 i+ @9 e4 e. e SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes- O3 W$ ]/ b% n2 u D. W
( o m4 c5 j# gJapanese aircraft
! F3 c4 f! m4 E3 } G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
6 _$ o3 u. W/ T# z4 G$ @+ _* z: J G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2; Y* p1 c- c- b9 u# a" I4 p4 b
Runway hits 12
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! C( m% g0 z6 f3 L* X @- I! _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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" [7 G# @5 l$ s5 A. e' YSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1390 f( m+ J0 t& a3 s$ h- y
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3 A. S$ B& H6 l2 J! l( l/ g) h SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage) U# ~& ?' g Z$ ?* d
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Allied Ships
& U: ]5 q4 E' _' T4 u DE Paul G. Baker# @+ z8 T: G K
DE William Seiverling
6 V/ L* n& u* `# k DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,1443 p# M7 _9 a. s
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage* W1 V! [$ m7 i/ U _, `' f0 n
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Allied Ships
3 v+ ]3 P+ q/ K1 f9 } DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
; _1 t; v: {5 W P) f0 q" H0 I DE Ulvert M. Moore
9 u' y1 P4 Y9 Z# v7 y" ?- v DE Oliver Mitchell E9 c( s1 e+ C* {1 v/ D
DE Edwin A. Howard
6 J; Q! s: x9 n: ?9 E& T DE Alvin C. Cockrell% G' W n$ B9 O4 b4 R; F$ q8 F
DE Lloyd E. Acree
' \8 N: \0 Q. D9 }7 r" l0 f4 B DE LeRay Wilson, X0 r) k( E, l& m5 ?
DE Kenneth M. Willet
" c$ d) G- l8 S0 b8 w4 I DE Presley5 ^# b% Y" T1 S1 p$ a6 ~
DE Oberrender |