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 ~/ F- [ b2 Q: l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113' M6 S* X# `; Y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( l5 ]7 K# ~* ORaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.& r# W V& @! q! M9 o; G- u2 [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. [$ m( Q. m D, _1 F
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Japanese aircraft
) e8 N9 n/ c' m8 M D4Y4 Judy x 21
0 f1 ~* D6 t4 Z N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied Ships
p* y8 b( \3 w: f' b LCT-464 [( m6 n2 F/ b$ I2 M
LCT-4794 @ Y: d: R" ?2 p- J+ R
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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+ ~6 D1 T; C9 J' r t6 U# F& [ LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( ]% x' j* N5 Q$ p; h" h LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* K$ i1 E$ k7 N7 O6 F! w
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- U: F+ B! Q* ^9 F5 k7 a LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; ^) S4 i7 p. | _ q$ } YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( v& i$ @/ t7 m1 p5 g$ m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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, i, R3 c6 g t+ S/ d! kWeather in hex: Moderate rain; g+ s, | f+ W$ e
0 H" U& w. d MRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ e6 r' b3 `3 Y5 y2 e& `
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes: e5 ]+ a3 V" N4 k
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Japanese aircraft
* Y, |" T, z$ ?( _; i" l D4Y4 Judy x 21
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/ s( P* N8 e- {/ S7 {% RNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships0 A9 o7 N! b! k7 \4 b' p) d6 E4 z
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 C) ^# x: I( F i4 a' {; `
LCT-145' I7 U7 u# P. A7 _' z
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% a3 \1 i5 V1 R1 p. s! M
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 o. K; }' G* n) ^- ]2 h- D {
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' O/ |. J" q/ K; O LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( S6 e+ ~* M' Z. W! K
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; J& \- z/ v, c7 t% B8 k YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 l, g0 c' q* i. r1 C: v1 J
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 |( l" \9 F$ f& C) W
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ D- J0 _+ d# n9 V9 Z' H" V) u* d
LCT-134
% C) j- [, m! @2 a, c LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 n: L* y6 ?- Y. h3 i
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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, k2 X. V$ u8 G1 {" @7 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky9 }) e( b6 c6 ^2 V1 b
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 c1 [* k, \' `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" ?: V- W @; a, D. u. c! h
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Japanese aircraft# D% Y2 Q& |! {4 K
D4Y4 Judy x 203 K" f" e, j4 ], V% H
N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 553 P4 c' V( m1 s9 b6 B3 F' v1 v" Q V
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses) ~# {8 D4 c! B' ]+ |
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
4 g5 F* x: W1 r! m/ e+ Z N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed% U( y1 b F& m; E' u6 h6 w
; E5 e) ]# B3 h5 C$ vAllied aircraft losses, [, G3 t7 z9 O0 ` c+ h, s; |
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 ?* b0 u1 X4 [
LSM-3516 g. ^# _" a% X0 _! t
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) b; d7 o. E9 w3 {- S LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
]( A5 V9 v1 Q/ l6 ^$ G% L LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( a2 D% m: k# G% b" v
3 k- |/ a7 \( G; g4 XAllied ground losses:) V4 o6 i" @8 Q
421 casualties reported4 J. j) G" L8 f2 H! s+ H8 d' Z
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled" x6 J, E% \. \7 l4 b
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
! ^8 ^$ z, ]' L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 V* [& s# o6 n# K. A% N Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)" T k% c, S+ ]4 Z8 H; K; x+ z
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |