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。% V" m( q0 ~# a) q: L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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2 j d/ d ~3 P% |Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 a! b: a3 P; w$ k: n) YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" m4 @3 M) f, R5 J
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Japanese aircraft
' t% C) B- J2 S D4Y4 Judy x 211 k3 y1 \7 F% R/ @5 ]
N1K5-J George x 24- ?8 y, X% r. z, o
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1 \+ m7 z& e3 q* b Spitfire VIII x 32& I6 \$ b/ b9 u+ o; w
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N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed. o0 Q$ b8 ?& d0 b9 k3 i6 ~( r
2 y3 `+ s/ n, q a4 b L+ _# UAllied aircraft losses
& S& _( z. ^7 a Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& n: ?' R! n5 P8 R- x7 [ LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" Y5 j6 O' z7 A- O! x( ~. q
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. Y/ \; O C$ _4 L LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: E5 t) d2 X5 B9 N) m
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: n4 Q2 r7 G* w* j+ r
LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% x6 f9 {7 u$ w9 V# b4 q3 k3 g
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* n- \* x5 D0 _8 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.- p! X+ G4 {. }7 f a& p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ b: y4 s- }9 m- e
D4Y4 Judy x 216 O* Z! ]& I! W3 \1 M
N1K5-J George x 2) @; E0 ?3 n/ G( w
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. d* ?2 ]+ k& r% z( `4 Q7 } ` Spitfire VIII x 42
" J% q+ h* ]1 C; A& W Spitfire VIII x 29: a9 L# l. }7 m0 S8 F) Z+ T
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
. a, x7 ^3 `& c. g' _ P-51D Mustang x 73
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3 t: p5 X" B& ]$ ~ o; H$ T# b5 z D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 T( r. |1 A. H- b3 {, ~, G R D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
; n1 t- ?0 W1 ]# [ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed d5 m9 n" Y/ u ? v
, A8 m, o9 m0 R. xNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships2 \: J/ T' e. j. U U1 q
DD Stephen Potter r8 _' q; i8 Y5 ~4 h& H
DD Mahan
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3 a3 P' X C1 V6 D6 n9 L0 g" t( p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。" J, S! ?4 O2 ? k q y7 _
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% k& E: R0 t5 }0 nMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 3 O6 D" f. b' _* z% r
2 a, U8 z3 q* C8 g5 oWeather in hex: Partial cloud' V, d/ J- ~ O I/ |- } J3 G
* R" A" g! T+ e9 P3 c: a; QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 J" }5 n: S- o# {0 S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 59
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& ~* _3 t; n& u& l# _' j4 i) a T G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged8 \9 L; t9 k" w9 I* q6 C$ H
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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/ t; I. H5 t' CAllied ground losses:
2 U+ y4 C4 g: L: `# p: M- g0 @ 13 casualties reported
) G- O+ Q8 A0 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled x8 b+ ~' d6 h8 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 e) {0 N0 h- d7 F4 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
3 `, s# [! M* ~' [Airbase supply hits 1
3 J8 F1 m2 J" ?# S- x3 _4 {! {1 dRunway hits 68
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2 u* K7 p* v% {% D% uMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . l( f& L# q- c
, O" X3 F. C5 _2 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( m$ a# W4 r1 D* a. q2 `1 dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 ~! i3 t7 G" X7 a# E& r
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G3M3 Nell x 183 I2 ]2 k2 r1 _
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Japanese aircraft losses
, n1 ?$ ?1 [2 h& a G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged3 |- F. d2 M2 b9 E
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1& w }5 }( s6 m8 q
Runway hits 8
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$ j" x1 X5 \ M h8 @) yMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 9 \' l3 d8 T* p3 ^" K" P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' k9 c* l6 A" B- O5 pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
4 D, V1 c6 b5 ~2 Q, J) U" O( |, B/ SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 182 b* | w- C% q: Q3 _0 A
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: e$ U( I, H: p" E G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
5 [# S- {. G V: |1 O7 C( r' L G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 2. E8 D( U2 L3 Y+ ]$ h* s" o
Runway hits 129 W6 f, N9 P8 }, H. s
2 N5 k/ I- G0 p. j* y y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。8 i8 l8 ], M; H, g
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! c( j+ N j2 |, vSub attack near Cooktown at 93,1390 y0 H3 A# S6 }8 i
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Japanese Ships
9 I2 _# C7 | M; k) U, T" J4 O SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
% i- C, ?# k, }. F DE Paul G. Baker3 l/ l6 s" N6 a4 K3 e8 U: G
DE William Seiverling
6 V- t+ p+ F$ X/ {# X& k' n DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
6 B+ p8 S: [+ j+ F/ `: ^3 N" e DE Ulvert M. Moore
1 D6 n- K% m$ ?1 U- }2 ~3 k0 Q7 [ DE Oliver Mitchell0 u/ O3 Y: ]* Z) U6 r- g$ r
DE Edwin A. Howard4 W9 g+ g) o, u u5 o
DE Alvin C. Cockrell/ \, [& j$ f9 w# }; d, b: F
DE Lloyd E. Acree
8 \. r' T4 D) \: r( r DE LeRay Wilson
4 _+ ` |( g3 u1 k2 m DE Kenneth M. Willet
" w, h) N% N( C/ J# C, ] DE Presley
/ P( w' e' B7 z) C/ V DE Oberrender |