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。. ^$ t9 x, o1 | K
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* }9 W6 U9 g" {9 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113" P1 q; |/ P0 j; A h
$ I6 i5 [& m! w1 jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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l, K4 Q# c aRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 _* D# Y4 F) _5 |3 r1 B; o* s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 z) a. G2 r. F' K9 T7 p9 K2 n- f1 K! S: n
6 E. {, h8 h- P w, _; oJapanese aircraft( o3 e$ R5 E% P; M% b% m2 B8 N2 R
D4Y4 Judy x 21
9 s! i* k4 v7 [4 u N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses
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$ \4 e! Q6 g* w q& c! e4 fAllied Ships- i( k: d4 g8 z; _/ Q/ r, w* C
LCT-464" u7 c+ X) @. m u3 X L9 u' N
LCT-479" s& U9 P( ~7 @& b, H
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& d% f/ ~, y8 a, p
YMS-147
$ Z/ Y7 m( ]* j8 H4 Y9 w0 A1 h6 l LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 J2 `7 f) r9 \( c. [. x
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 A) N. ~9 c% M: d8 j# [+ m+ f LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 T; ]% O/ D* @8 Z6 w5 a
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 L2 F, |( u. e- I
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 |" |9 F; h. H/ o% h
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 |* a; o! a0 tEstimated time to target is 9 minutes% h+ H. B2 _8 V3 T
: M* u# s& K) F5 `" g; s9 T/ FJapanese aircraft9 _4 h& O- @: U$ f6 X! `5 N
D4Y4 Judy x 21( |7 N$ \& I7 m- Y3 k
N1K5-J George x 244 P4 R b: q' @! }- y
% s7 g: v; v: p; o; w {No Japanese losses5 h0 J3 U1 M6 @+ E9 ~ c
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Allied Ships1 E) h3 z0 z: g9 Q3 J! R
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. J" T. U7 d- O' ?+ I3 C; h
LCT-145
; f; |! y! C2 l) T( c( H LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! d. X( O6 j) N
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 e5 D x) I( `, H
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 Y' n( Q& Q! A0 l, a LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 f% O+ w" p$ @5 H. @ LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% v8 r. o7 U' \) v& S9 d7 K7 i
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ J' g% f- V7 Q1 U$ e4 P& r- F LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! w" m z7 i& V: t! h
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% b7 W- \1 S g* C LCT-1342 V5 p8 r, S0 ~+ n% z
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. }* ?% r" _/ K LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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- r2 {7 b! K2 E0 Y$ k, m) gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ g1 e& s5 B! p4 [ s. c( X
" n; e" e& ~% n6 W9 f* x! x8 sRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* k! q! X; I! x+ E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 |- I% O* ^" ~9 W8 L$ k3 lJapanese aircraft
( S2 N' Q; O- n# m; m2 V D4Y4 Judy x 20- t" } h* K' x: B0 n w
N1K5-J George x 24# e: y4 ]- k- l
$ W) L; w- c+ F! ^( _Allied aircraft. Z" l: }5 Z7 A" c8 S
Spitfire VIII x 55
% P& o4 ]0 h7 D# H5 h4 ?. M F4U-1D Corsair x 79; V/ |& q. e/ j3 X# A* M8 v2 Z
8 S3 @2 U! j9 s7 K7 cJapanese aircraft losses
$ e+ K5 b. G- B0 H, l0 A D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
3 Y& o- u o" C6 r; { N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed$ Q X1 c6 @# T6 U" U+ i
S% w t% ?, E3 L/ H: f* h! W) SAllied aircraft losses
) b# H5 n! j+ N F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed4 s% C% U" E; R4 _% n5 F- f
* B5 M( m, Z4 }Allied Ships
~5 ~( R5 L3 B4 \ LSM-351! D: n8 b2 W: d6 @- n/ p! ~0 E2 o
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 n8 W) g4 ?, ]& H- D( e9 [& |" b
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# M( [' ?( @- X8 ~1 d4 }1 I* i
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 w! |4 C \1 X8 D1 q; k& L# ^Allied ground losses:
$ J, a0 G' m4 }* p* b& |5 Y 421 casualties reported
& ?4 d8 H. t" A Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled4 F4 F8 p' S! W! J2 t
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled" J+ c5 R, p4 ?8 x; I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ I2 }# s- D) _" v5 H Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)* z4 T" @8 w( E, _9 v3 k
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |