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。. h, h$ ]5 R# [2 f9 \
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5 e2 m" w0 F a' P% ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ h# N X7 `4 w$ ]
, i) F7 K/ Z; f+ B" sRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.' L5 H9 s( G9 x _' a! H1 `
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! `3 _* H$ d& F1 { F
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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. S9 @8 u9 k$ T6 ?! v7 U( dNo Japanese losses
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6 A" P2 b2 ^8 DAllied Ships
7 y7 Q: t! C5 v7 Q5 o0 p0 @ LCT-464
+ p7 X! k7 P5 `. I/ v LCT-479/ a: ~3 K. ]; i" \( d5 j
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 ~* s9 H+ Q4 \( y v5 w YMS-147+ J0 j4 W" O* P8 B4 R) I1 L0 R
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; X9 F ]# W# ~% B2 f7 z
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 Q$ a5 X- k2 K( ~/ M& K8 E
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" a# R$ m3 R/ d6 E' [9 y
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 I$ O ]; z* R3 e/ Z9 u# O+ \0 _/ w YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113' r" w7 \; q$ _. l1 Y8 N" Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 _9 Q. z5 B7 l& N7 Y7 t9 o; ~Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! N J! @. R2 sEstimated time to target is 9 minutes. d5 B: l$ W# R0 N4 t4 n: E5 _
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Japanese aircraft1 P2 s& b# @: h* c" S) v
D4Y4 Judy x 21
% Q B" A0 m% t: a" u/ b T) y N1K5-J George x 24
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, @- o0 J" m/ r% c/ C- f* ?No Japanese losses" T5 ^2 t$ d, v! ~) w4 u+ \
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Allied Ships
, ^# ], @3 Y& i YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 |( v2 c/ e, h' n+ e, A; `' B LCT-145
9 r0 k0 d9 h6 V# K& g4 o2 c LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 R4 `3 E' U& G: t1 N
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 E0 R8 }5 W& ~. q$ s) S! @
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 X2 t9 C+ l0 p3 y+ I, R7 u LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 c3 ^& v: s$ @ LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, ^7 N+ j5 o$ X; x YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; E9 v% B# Y1 w1 C: G1 a+ v/ h LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 n. ^+ l6 E$ [, b2 o: e
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, D( a, c3 j2 N+ _; f. N4 Q LCT-134% \$ ~# O) t7 F) Q8 X
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* R# y! [7 c6 X' m
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" t% f3 ~. F& o; u; y
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+ W# O5 o3 {6 {* X9 r% L, Q8 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1167 y) e" t6 C" C
% U6 S. g. O7 v! j! T3 K6 QWeather in hex: Clear sky: S- ]9 x( g1 Y3 l4 B- x, [1 ^
- i3 u- |) u, k5 }4 z( i4 F) eRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 A/ G: A1 m9 q1 XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, B$ }" l# z( E
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D4Y4 Judy x 20
7 {# T/ j! N) D N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
! b+ ]# w: Z$ a4 G, W2 z7 C" v Spitfire VIII x 55, E7 D8 ~ R, M! c5 V: ^ o2 l
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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1 y' m0 A2 |$ a4 n7 H" l1 ^Japanese aircraft losses
. W; ^# r5 E8 X2 A D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed$ V4 @! W& D8 C0 ]( ^/ ^
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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& }, K# h+ u, l6 }Allied aircraft losses
5 K u8 q% W% u* J* W( T" ~ F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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LSM-351. w# F; s. C' l, |/ m+ N6 H# u; z4 x
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' z5 n/ j- d2 {1 R& M) Q
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 x1 t2 a. Q5 N& ^" V% r LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 m6 b4 h% ~, KAllied ground losses:
6 G& G% S5 @' F7 I- {" b6 i( X6 e0 ` 421 casualties reported
0 W) {1 |1 X- i3 Y Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
T* Z* |3 q" q3 i' e" T Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
" o* T) ?4 E$ s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; x' z- R' P0 C! I% F8 q2 {
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 [ _, a' R* }3 |# v4 o+ ?2 z$ d( K
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |