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。, P- ]& z3 r c& U6 c9 p4 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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+ X1 ?$ g: T$ g6 J: G$ r# _Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 S& M2 b, z# t' \2 I
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
# X+ B9 S/ r/ dEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ G+ X, y# g* N% y5 e4 @& t# t
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Japanese aircraft
* o% o% R, ?# v2 s D4Y4 Judy x 216 p9 b2 m8 \5 M
N1K5-J George x 24. E& T: l4 g% L) c0 r1 Q7 Q
_3 O' V, L( s1 M: wNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships8 ~/ W5 e4 z0 p P$ e2 ^$ v
LCT-464
7 V" F: N' J+ O( o3 p LCT-479, J, }& f0 u( N/ R# k& j; q0 s
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 l- J: C z$ q7 c* w YMS-1478 F5 M8 W" u9 f" W
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; Q' U( C! S% B5 u9 A# \* i LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- t+ p A# ]4 G9 o/ b( m LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ T# p9 L t/ B9 }' g B LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( H! k& W; X5 m& q+ r; m% \7 z YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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) r: L) r: c. d% ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1131 m$ l- Q3 q$ u3 b7 k% Y
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: t( c6 O7 U& a" [& Y$ a F, {Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 F. E) [, `3 J) P$ wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. o* D! y7 \; t2 T
D4Y4 Judy x 219 [5 } O. e5 y( ~
N1K5-J George x 24. S7 l7 i2 H' Y! w5 H& S
) y4 G/ r4 z6 |. r- wNo Japanese losses" h! O6 M. X; k5 S5 V- V" n) e
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YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! O$ K+ \7 A$ p' _9 W+ b LCT-145
4 {, ^' d) k: ~& e; a+ c LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) D& s/ D" n5 @3 s6 ? LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 \( `5 s. G8 `! o4 j
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& [1 x& Z* l6 P! g* c LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 t7 W* L, O0 d+ P/ B
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 {, W2 f6 O& ? YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& p0 ~7 i7 E% v- r7 |( c! w
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 P$ j, W/ f6 A2 O) W9 y
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 L9 E7 c ]" p+ c4 ]$ R1 s e
LCT-134
1 A1 x; z, n) ^ LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& o& V, n! s1 I: `+ E/ ?* L
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk7 s3 R' k6 T2 j; ~- |, P' j. ^
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0 O6 \/ E( r2 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116) S2 Y7 Y4 V( I! z+ r, A) l
7 |* _# t4 s1 U" zWeather in hex: Clear sky
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+ C! O) h' K( W$ e( TRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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* `6 k8 d% J. X N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
4 ^& u& ~% M+ j4 | Spitfire VIII x 55
! U% f; v4 R; S. E {6 c F4U-1D Corsair x 799 x1 S& o) O# U
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, l1 F E* n/ j4 c O1 v D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed; D: ?' l/ _8 Y4 u
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed% |& J, g( p7 c* f) X# W* P
% X1 Q( w; }9 Z( K. i0 n% ~Allied aircraft losses5 G/ s3 ]( z4 L5 D& k
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed# a/ T: C" X3 O. L2 P- H. ]
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LSM-351
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LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ t! c7 l3 d1 z( j! V
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ^, F% s5 V% `
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Allied ground losses:- y! i; ~. Y: Q- r7 L" {$ g
421 casualties reported
) B; d# L; ?5 W, X3 I/ B Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
" z: t, V, x1 C& `) h" v Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled, m V5 L0 c; E9 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ^. T) ?! U7 k$ [; x3 u$ z" A Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
E3 y b9 s% R Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |