3月18日当天,比亚克航空队经过一段时间重整后再次出击,这一次出动的是彗星舰爆队,专门对付在海面上执行运输任务的盟军小型运输船队,当天的出击共袭击了在海面上的两队和在港口中的一队运输船,取得了一定的战果,当然,也付出了一定的损失。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# M7 a1 v: d8 Z2 V
% }4 A- {$ ~, p5 ]$ LRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
. Z+ \" [. m$ @3 c3 v% x+ [* pEstimated time to target is 10 minutes, x6 V9 H( p2 U! E ~9 I3 i
- {9 ?4 I/ ~% J" N, Q: w6 eJapanese aircraft6 C$ w3 }0 k- L' G4 R% I, z, m
D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 z' E8 k9 D3 T/ Y N1K5-J George x 24' V$ B _( f9 J( F
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No Japanese losses
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& G4 r% B9 [5 S( z) hAllied Ships
) Q5 e8 C- j8 F6 P( }. S LCT-464
% }& V# o4 F& u LCT-4796 @3 H6 l/ V- \
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& s6 \2 u. k2 V
YMS-147 f. `$ J" f! c/ p
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 w' }. z% x- q/ I7 H
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' v; ~8 E& t+ \. X/ e6 U2 d
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( C+ H9 S) {# t! X) _
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ h. b+ C( ^2 [: D# W! a% ~ YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! B2 r) ~1 C9 a0 p/ e. }
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/ @# ~' c. M, |7 u4 E3 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113$ G: t; r/ n% i% H3 v
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
* r2 p; Q4 e! ^7 sEstimated time to target is 9 minutes# T& Q! [' e# t: q
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Japanese aircraft+ `* q+ s- Z L/ W8 A& U
D4Y4 Judy x 21/ r. v5 I9 J. u( @3 |$ J
N1K5-J George x 243 V, B- I$ ]( I; I4 q4 L Q! l
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No Japanese losses
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$ K+ Z' v$ g; e4 v" R7 vAllied Ships4 `! e) c9 b/ M! p5 B; i
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ [* n. s: _! |* X N LCT-1454 |: s- I" W ^/ z( j
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ d1 j8 u m3 q* l5 M3 ^' w5 S* m LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 M: s/ e% @4 k
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% _" ]0 j$ t8 {% A4 v. Y# W- V LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 Q& i, P( w) r# o) ~' {9 N LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" @- Z& o9 Y8 y% k3 k" R3 C5 q/ n9 c: `
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ l# i- H8 C( a- J$ }
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 L& q& {, e' C! i- g9 s+ p( f LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) u( U2 p- c5 W3 z" |' Z4 T* A: ?, O LCT-134
; Q: M4 q+ L3 g6 o3 P {- N LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# i3 C: }0 c! l. a
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, b/ P! g! H/ r( N2 R
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+ T+ U6 f9 ^2 Y; LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 y( c9 u3 q% ~
6 g% ^& Z4 {, r2 N1 N+ v- A6 YRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 ?: Q1 k# u0 b& |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& U6 H& U4 D3 Y$ q; ~9 [. o$ ^5 {& ^
D4Y4 Judy x 20* }: `; Z7 B N2 W/ {* q) x, _: ]
N1K5-J George x 24' [! W& K0 B' v
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Allied aircraft
x! `. c/ ~, N4 n Spitfire VIII x 55
% S% t3 g+ s1 [! b9 | F4U-1D Corsair x 799 E2 @, b5 x+ v# P" @
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 f# S6 l C# q( k* q u" A8 r D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed* ~1 _9 R$ v- ^# h& `+ z: k$ |0 ]
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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* k T6 |" o4 oAllied aircraft losses
. s$ N/ J) x( ~' r; F4 C F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships! p7 G: f! z. ~5 t/ B g
LSM-3516 ]) N/ N4 V1 Z' x! I
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 y/ T: A1 A5 |9 w" H U! r
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 d( `: q+ b6 ~0 G1 | LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 V! k# e3 N3 X$ V, ~Allied ground losses:9 @4 F, |. i4 C5 }
421 casualties reported
1 Y- b, U4 s, F! A4 b0 \2 B Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 n; f. _# h6 \2 c" l; P# V4 o Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled, {( q9 _2 E% z! k! c/ B' d7 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" g1 r& m$ G8 k* w7 p# j/ G Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 y( o; Y9 {/ d& @ Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |