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。
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9 c; B" _' G" n6 r& O& q1 x' YMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111( m9 S) {" w* B& [+ X/ H
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ ?7 b) u' m1 c! z( Q) P" ?9 XRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 S! f% ^3 J Q$ i& S/ mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* y) I0 s( u" H
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Japanese aircraft4 y* j& P( D) K. c# N4 X
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied aircraft
# K; N5 D3 J8 t! w, t# \) X Spitfire VIII x 329 h4 G5 r+ S: G1 B6 f* F0 W
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Z; }: Z# O0 Z! N- J% Z N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- \6 n0 E$ S; |( ~, r2 c Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed: E- ]0 Q+ p C8 x* E3 c% b
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Allied Ships
6 M! d) H3 y3 f3 c* s1 p LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 T- \8 t5 Y" C( I$ @ PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
( t: x1 H5 Q0 W, ^ LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A5 Z% [4 R- O. A LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 y) w2 ^$ _# C5 K LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Q4 b" K3 J7 |& s LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 P+ I6 |% M) g) n/ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110* p7 E! N" J# s. G( W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.* S! N* x! k" Q3 p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 z; w1 M! x+ `( M: `
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Japanese aircraft, l& F" Q* s. Y+ D: b! V6 e: e! A
D4Y4 Judy x 21& I/ b* D+ Z3 \+ Y
N1K5-J George x 25 ^3 } R( T& y9 O6 [
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Allied aircraft
2 M8 w# I) p( J: |' b- ] Spitfire VIII x 42
" \- f- ^! R V3 V; l! q* G Spitfire VIII x 290 q' n* @+ ^5 c8 m% H
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
) K) ~! p, N- A g8 p7 [' F8 f& C P-51D Mustang x 73& W3 r1 {' a' U5 E- A" b
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Japanese aircraft losses
, ^1 }& p7 j: P* R+ S4 n/ ^6 u D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged/ a; s' V$ d6 s$ r* P
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
( T7 R6 m2 [3 [0 K% n N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed/ `% `- D" o" S3 A
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships, l5 \* c! H+ M- @) [6 g0 Z
DD Stephen Potter
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! q1 N( D8 [3 S, z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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5 [. {8 H# g' R: X$ d [Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 * Z6 K: f1 w2 C! ?- k4 v6 ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 ^' R( h+ D" O5 V1 Y
! i/ [( P. g* ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% W) _4 m4 H p4 B/ ^: Z8 c( I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( |7 M A: G% M$ u. F G3M3 Nell x 59/ A" p; @2 u1 k4 x3 z9 f2 A
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- g1 L! R6 x$ e( p0 t( Z" n# G. g G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
1 @0 z/ V" N) n& W! U G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak! m4 j/ i: I: S; w4 X1 u
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Allied ground losses:$ ?5 a4 A/ v3 M1 _ _& d. G. e3 I: i
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 I3 I7 d; z$ [- B W# b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ z; B/ I: P3 p4 U& H$ L& aAirbase hits 6
5 O* Z( D5 ]. g8 I5 n6 w( f9 |Airbase supply hits 1
( c" A6 l6 c4 nRunway hits 68# `5 p) U# x& j& P: D- j/ t
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 . {. l; t9 X0 a( X1 |- @
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) t7 t3 T3 n& q) F9 x
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 B( R/ O9 C3 k% T
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Japanese aircraft
, o$ V: k* p* k9 ? G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
$ O, @+ F; [- `# g G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 16 o% O, \" Q; \& R8 \
Runway hits 8
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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.! ^! d, y5 X$ i: _/ L) w( J1 Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, c, I! M8 m7 N7 x2 y
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged* ?5 G/ y: o: f# ^( e
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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7 {6 m1 T8 `+ e/ ]3 }Airbase hits 2
8 w/ s: N! N4 b; CRunway hits 12) C4 v0 Y( S9 i+ T
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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。 y9 S6 L. L" f
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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1 p, g% M5 i8 [8 }4 Y SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage8 }2 ?5 J% P, ]# W; @6 d4 y
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DE Paul G. Baker2 s& l2 _% y. P$ T# @
DE William Seiverling
6 v( L6 S) j' v8 U DE Vammen
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ASW attack near Townsville at 95,144' E1 {+ M, s+ c2 ]& m/ ^
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Japanese Ships
$ O* S5 c4 j& _1 q8 Z% f SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
' T, x0 F0 {% x% o' e5 i DE Ulvert M. Moore$ L. s3 W' h5 {$ R, n. }* \
DE Oliver Mitchell3 ]' E% d4 R- x! M. [3 i+ _. H
DE Edwin A. Howard
9 C+ a- S, `8 s4 U1 V DE Alvin C. Cockrell: ?' w" g2 a1 M! n) o( y
DE Lloyd E. Acree, h8 n$ q/ L6 b
DE LeRay Wilson
; S5 i& B |# Z1 S* W" ^ DE Kenneth M. Willet3 \1 K$ _' a m. T) @
DE Presley
( D: ~, ]# _; n6 Y DE Oberrender |