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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3 p6 r& T. i4 J4 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113- L4 G; |3 g, c4 Q2 }
3 y' Q0 e9 q+ y* H4 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ }' o4 q& `8 V! M4 XEstimated time to target is 10 minutes/ W# \" b3 a2 l5 P8 {0 D0 B5 Z
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Japanese aircraft
& `6 Z2 }' p' d! Y D4Y4 Judy x 21
, q5 z8 j5 p6 _+ I* y5 P N1K5-J George x 24, ^8 u3 ~9 r9 M8 t$ F
( v! W/ D; Z; @/ m) u$ |No Japanese losses
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4 H6 ~( B, \+ @' X- e6 ^1 RAllied Ships
# J- g F" ]' ?. n0 G% } LCT-464
4 b. R( P. T" ` LCT-479$ Y* U# F" s+ a# A
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- X3 b( e4 C; d2 e4 T
YMS-147
- P( N" x) R7 i9 L. w9 o0 ~ LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ i2 l* i# I' ?8 O3 x LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 s+ U6 A9 J; e( j0 `9 {4 t LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* P9 q Y: G- O' Q+ \! l LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( o! f8 ]5 F& ^6 x3 |" {$ ~" |
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# l/ s+ r/ d1 e+ ]
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4 u; J# L; l; e* p+ Z9 i+ t2 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113, g" I+ @. k- q) {/ E S* u
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ V6 d2 _2 R, t6 ?, {/ e% y, g! T
6 c2 Y1 i( k: l( D RRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ r- f- M$ |% `
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes6 t% a, q/ N4 m" y# h
0 v# y/ u: J4 }& z, mJapanese aircraft& q* X/ s7 C& n4 P' e" u
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
4 r/ ?8 @3 [7 v1 F8 E YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 \. ?3 O6 o8 |$ T/ @! j! c. ]
LCT-145, c, C8 v* \6 B7 u( B& k7 T
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk n# L; _0 K9 e a$ h* h
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! ^- R' [9 h0 E0 s$ G0 h$ c" t
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, O8 @4 J* z. o9 W3 ^* j
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- I2 z o2 ?; @+ t
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# o3 ^0 V/ \! M. U' @) r9 K& k# I' w YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 g2 C4 F( L7 c3 m) k
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: e2 R9 m) `4 D, o
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 L" ]9 i! ` g9 u LCT-134, x0 }: }+ f/ K+ c6 S m
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" C6 O8 J8 T, C9 j* s; F& O
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1164 \- H. V( m) I" U/ {# K: K
+ I* T9 R2 A' W' L# sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' r/ L/ a$ }) m& D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# u5 J; C' \9 C0 `( hJapanese aircraft
6 f+ _/ B9 f3 W$ U8 | D4Y4 Judy x 208 s# j9 z* \( D ^9 w* @
N1K5-J George x 243 w& T; x) f/ Q9 n0 B V7 C1 p6 f' x8 d
1 J$ V1 Q& y/ @, E, i2 gAllied aircraft( z9 q: q5 U& ?' @- u( ]& u! T5 A4 q
Spitfire VIII x 55
' K: K& |9 Z. j- G9 E4 m F4U-1D Corsair x 79* O: C8 C |1 U
5 M" B3 b" I6 d; f6 QJapanese aircraft losses) j' ?. g5 ?7 A% b' e, z
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed0 K5 R5 g& s z7 `# O' ~
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" X$ }9 o* D) b- G
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed9 @9 n7 D: Q* M9 N: e+ x, D7 [
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Allied Ships
9 g3 t; @ ^" j) X: K LSM-351
" \/ j# Y9 ]: p( y s) v; P) n; {8 Z9 y LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) f _* T+ u5 o( |! n LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 k$ L1 _- z; s+ F8 a0 k6 p
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 F& y; j3 f B+ w! m& { Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
! B% `* F- A1 u$ Y5 E! t: W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N7 X- f3 S7 `2 z
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* g1 u5 F( m5 Q7 ]( y- {! w9 ^ Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |