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。3 g8 k p7 {1 m2 A5 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1117 T8 A3 X$ D* K' q9 P2 ?
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# j+ _" k! U2 {" H: ERaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' R8 F' t6 P1 b. J7 @1 H
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 r- k0 N& ]) t' Y/ W
D4Y4 Judy x 21
, ]. X# w! r7 F N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft6 E! ^7 `3 n1 u6 B. s: a. ~
Spitfire VIII x 327 Y& i5 \) H4 \
7 k# _# `( d) \: w& m% w: h fJapanese aircraft losses
' T7 `9 [+ C3 M) K3 v+ f) ^ `' Z2 l N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
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" N7 [ H! y1 C: I9 xAllied aircraft losses
7 q% d" y: t# ^3 `6 Y Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed0 [# d# M% y4 J( E. t
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Allied Ships7 z/ g3 X8 ]& F- v
LST-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: m; {$ K% t' `" F6 a
PG Clive, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 Z+ O0 K' P& ^2 i6 I
LST-581, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& p3 E \! `5 ]$ l9 [' F LST-582, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% e* ^( k' A6 M5 Z. g2 E! m LST-578, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* G" P( v8 C; }9 ^/ C5 { {' `4 ]7 y' p
LST-580, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* I ?" ?$ v9 k E9 o
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: l4 ^" h2 {) C2 C$ s/ S6 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% T) D/ e& W7 hRaid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 G& E/ O9 L5 ^2 B0 t0 z3 [/ S6 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21- Y7 h4 `/ J1 o2 m L
N1K5-J George x 2) Q3 [1 `$ z8 ]7 ]& j2 m
3 B+ t% X5 Q6 c9 W; uAllied aircraft
! M' P+ B; R- V4 A' c Spitfire VIII x 42: |' n# _8 _9 C3 d& N
Spitfire VIII x 29
' _% u+ V# c1 t& `( x F4U-1D Corsair x 21
$ ~4 @+ Y/ M) x8 I8 ]! R P-51D Mustang x 73
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Japanese aircraft losses, O- Z' c- ^# N( f, Y( T
D4Y4 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
: i: `. V3 t# X E; n D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak4 |$ k+ c1 V- e: _# e
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed( Z Z% w$ l! d% r5 c& n
+ I) E$ v+ K# L1 {# @) d8 _No Allied losses3 v* {' {: F/ y3 x& x4 c
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DD Stephen Potter+ l: j( m5 V1 Z' ?
DD Mahan
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" H6 _( m6 P7 h7 ^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。5 o& U* x* y4 i) h4 C
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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 v, j6 ]: n9 a% U: hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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! d/ ~+ b2 P% f, a& DJapanese aircraft losses
6 Q X# q. o8 Q4 Q, `0 _ G3M3 Nell: 38 damaged
3 e5 K% a, I1 F/ f. T G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed by flak
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Allied ground losses:
7 O3 Q& A& ^& i, {( \1 I, S' ` 13 casualties reported2 p; B5 d. ~; X+ D: q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i6 z4 A( f1 [7 x3 w1 I/ p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" I/ C* a: G" D& g* m! l* @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ O& K. Q7 h+ E; m1 w. q6 w' w
0 y- Q' j# U2 x( N6 HAirbase hits 6
' @3 P5 t) w Y$ ]0 }. \Airbase supply hits 1
8 F# j: h+ t8 k& l! |' @# C+ mRunway hits 68% Y1 |0 C0 Q `9 ^- {6 y! X
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$ K( f1 u( ?- Y5 b. P6 mMorning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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6 ~5 p0 ?7 i* eWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 D( Z* }/ ^, @; ^) J& M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 18- G9 }( \+ o6 f [* }; s
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged
/ z0 [4 s, R5 W! \+ J G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak
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! ^- |, X( d/ {5 Q# G( Q' A0 }Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" p9 @: e' h+ ^
% `( y( g- t, m% R/ z, g0 ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
4 A: T! P2 M8 M$ IEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, ]( V% \: V/ m5 A
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G3M3 Nell x 18
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G3M3 Nell: 11 damaged8 @1 j. W/ k$ u+ O
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak% _# h5 G9 Q2 T' u( y
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Airbase hits 2
7 Z; \3 r' ?& A- M( h( J) HRunway hits 12+ W O8 E* M; Z' c$ C
# B8 T" c' w+ M7 ]7 r3 l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。/ I- j" \$ O& a$ J. n
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3 K, k6 t5 d' q8 @# e( T: lSub attack near Cooktown at 93,139
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Japanese Ships
1 |6 {/ `5 |5 N SS RO-34, hits 18, heavy damage
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DE Paul G. Baker1 n! z, j1 o! q4 J" D
DE William Seiverling. m4 b, n( W$ b2 r: X4 Z. Y
DE Vammen
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& j. U2 A+ m: BASW attack near Townsville at 95,144
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Japanese Ships ^" P$ @! I. U0 f% S' P
SS I-158, hits 14, heavy damage: c8 o0 ~% ]0 z& {& m
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Allied Ships+ W: Z- h( m; H( Z
DE George E. Davis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage* x$ v l Q% q
DE Ulvert M. Moore
" K4 D4 {# H' m% y1 v4 W) { DE Oliver Mitchell9 |. I; o q8 g) @7 C. g
DE Edwin A. Howard; [1 K* x. r& P+ D# n- ^
DE Alvin C. Cockrell
! k* q6 F/ I6 r6 H DE Lloyd E. Acree
% ~6 `. T% o6 {/ K% ~! P& [ DE LeRay Wilson, k8 g5 k7 D# E; ~. T
DE Kenneth M. Willet" |- W1 ]& N/ d5 d
DE Presley
- D4 \2 {. |% H! {* m DE Oberrender |