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。4 u9 C7 W0 q- y
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4 W) {" f, g g& I* R; nMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111
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Weather in hex: Clear sky k; Q" L+ l+ M( F( O
: W1 L8 I% ?: K9 A4 }Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 Y, |8 k1 m/ y9 L, Q- j
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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, _4 e- B4 g# G- n& bJapanese aircraft+ c# A7 ~5 W5 Q, F
D4Y4 Judy x 21
' x0 @$ i1 D/ A' F" { N1K5-J George x 24
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0 `# r4 M6 Y5 }* b& mAllied aircraft1 g8 P! d% m1 w2 \% n
Spitfire VIII x 32( E5 t. s M( {- j6 M; w) j
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 s' Z3 L( X! {" K( `! g N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% }4 C# W" b2 ?$ V# v# Z4 j
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* U: b. r: [% h+ b6 F) s* i N LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% p, x( O2 C5 Q* u PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 B, P9 i! x: d8 J0 J; W LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 {) ~- e% |) }
LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; B7 X8 y4 v! B0 H) ]5 w# c/ }8 D LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' m, s) ^! q) ]2 Z7 q5 S- q" S LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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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) \, r6 c+ u' k% d* c yRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 l# E" y" ^$ `3 V8 U. s6 UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. L% F( ^% A9 d/ s
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Japanese aircraft* }# w+ \8 |8 {4 V: t$ N
D4Y4 Judy x 21- a4 m5 B8 g/ E, P2 L
N1K5-J George x 24 T% u9 h" h3 B
8 z! [3 U! y7 J2 ?Allied aircraft
7 t) W' r+ \2 S" C" Q3 M! @ Spitfire VIII x 42
# f( x% [; H G$ t( H/ n; q" p6 P) } Spitfire VIII x 299 e' g* n8 M/ s" y
F4U-1D Corsair x 219 u( S8 u* A: L- ?1 @6 G n9 Z- t
P-51D Mustang x 73! u. ]( t4 Y: E# R- g4 L9 t* B1 g
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Japanese aircraft losses' k# A8 P) P# Z9 L; Q) U
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 V8 Z, n% w$ \/ L" C4 P; m
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak9 r6 T4 a1 D7 c4 [
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed# ^- W7 C5 y' p# L9 K9 I3 Y) k+ _
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No Allied losses9 Z+ O6 g$ u/ j: i. ?0 s- ~- V3 y! b
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Allied Ships$ T9 E3 \; K9 y9 k3 m
DD Stephen Potter6 E; C( b" v- @* Z% |
DD Mahan
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2 R( h5 R$ p6 i$ Q6 f9 J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。+ L4 P2 L/ j1 B/ A
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$ H9 B5 z7 H4 ~& N# vMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 " S- \1 }: U$ @' y
: }2 {. ~) p9 e4 g' VWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ s$ [" G: f+ i3 r0 r$ ~/ H2 X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., o6 L: X* c% ^* C3 ]' O1 a' s0 h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& ~7 a; P# b4 P w7 z
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Japanese aircraft
^+ ^( I4 I, O3 F- V9 } l$ Q G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 i H6 X; k! m1 Y/ _7 M4 L G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged) { w" m( T7 l1 R7 H( T2 f, T7 o
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:9 U. n% U$ k$ c7 Y) o# |
13 casualties reported( `* [9 I& G4 A; V, ]# F: A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 B) [1 R2 o3 }1 S! [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ O7 K4 p9 o: Y+ L2 M6 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 6
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Runway hits 68+ f1 }4 S: J- a! q6 f+ Z
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2 Z$ a' a2 P! sMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 0 j! h5 |0 Z# `7 g5 Q& H/ V
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3 Y( s7 f3 b& G% J/ j; O* K' KRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( O; e2 p9 k( uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes8 g9 P, T+ g& i9 m- E1 f: [ h
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Japanese aircraft8 i1 _1 w- w) n$ a/ A- c9 m
G3M3 Nell x 18 E5 s. x |( d1 g/ ~+ l1 `
0 G+ y4 _1 }5 m0 ~! i3 ?Japanese aircraft losses
- M! \: Y" ?1 |! J+ l( S G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged6 ~- `& I# M. |: s
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak4 P4 ~3 z- \2 e, R8 ^1 S% P
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Airbase hits 13 ~9 Y8 G! ?$ v
Runway hits 8
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0 p1 p) V( q: F3 B4 x3 J7 Y% GMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 ; Q* n1 V* i+ j6 {1 o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
, \ V* v @ j* t0 u5 ?* TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 N6 X7 J, F' r# r7 l( X
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses6 s" T. _0 j! t& n! Q
G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
3 g: e) W; ^5 m/ ? G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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% A. s% i& q7 D" u, v9 Z9 NAirbase hits 2
/ T N, }) ?8 j+ i# s, }' ^: w" c4 MRunway hits 123 x6 R, T) K# N# Z
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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。/ [5 z% G% K, Q0 S+ c# r1 C( l1 e* {
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Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
( C) K3 _# D9 a SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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; d. V6 U% V$ P5 V* C DE Paul G. Baker
! J ^4 X/ `% F6 I7 Q DE William Seiverling
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/ K+ W/ L7 N: @1 yASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage
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$ C1 K2 V' }6 N1 [9 A: nAllied Ships9 J5 L& _5 S5 T
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
; }- z' t, L+ n8 h DE Ulvert M. Moore
2 \: P7 J" Q+ {/ `7 J$ L+ }0 ] DE Oliver Mitchell
1 |' h' u: r- l* R9 s" o3 O0 [- k DE Edwin A. Howard
" D1 Q) M7 o$ s DE Alvin C. Cockrell
3 T" b4 P# p3 I DE Lloyd E. Acree* C; H8 B# k; T3 O* m
DE LeRay Wilson2 n; P4 z _$ f
DE Kenneth M. Willet
/ X8 F4 Q, C2 o; V" l DE Presley4 A) Q8 r% k8 V: M. t4 X' O6 Y
DE Oberrender |