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。 e4 N3 l* f. e, ?5 P* v* c# S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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3 g% t8 | @4 @" gWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 D2 y7 L) m4 E4 W; \; ^' i
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
& w2 _+ K$ u4 ^; [* T D4Y4 Judy x 21
0 N7 n! z4 e1 j% ] u4 D; l' h N1K5-J George x 247 w& c9 Z9 r. L: k
+ G' Q( m' ?9 D% ^* VNo Japanese losses
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6 M$ _, w) i* X9 n LCT-464
; L* h, {- l4 T( x, \) w4 J LCT-479
: D" ^( A2 @% Y2 A8 q LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 V, a; q7 g/ r1 V6 v2 m
YMS-147
, @4 n4 m. X5 F- U4 O' P7 v* [( o LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 U8 Y+ Z/ t& U/ q# ? LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 z; B$ U$ i. h LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ {" w4 Q1 u/ j" [+ P( ]! b LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 J' u% z1 j( m& K0 o ^5 _
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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8 B5 \8 |; O! y) j9 J- y. W, PMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) H1 L9 |9 Y0 N% `3 s3 D+ f
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
4 i" T' S1 p7 U" K+ mEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 M! |# O: }; X4 p$ n( N: _9 ^
D4Y4 Judy x 21
+ F, e0 X" t# R3 a7 `' L N1K5-J George x 24! Q) o# ?6 G$ r# I8 F: y
2 h! M+ D* y' q% X" ANo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
' c3 U, ?. S: I7 C+ I, H YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; `) A1 d7 k( u3 U7 _" O% V
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ O0 v/ c0 f+ {+ \) r7 L
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. V& k( j. S& \) o# v LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( _! ~9 W8 j' D; A
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( C0 `# `) H" G2 m+ t2 V YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 h. s+ y0 a b. A- n) j9 v9 | LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 l; V7 d! F0 m4 h
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ I- I. H) [( M" I, T& o
LCT-134( l7 \ c4 a4 c- F
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% s) Y2 B- a: h3 C
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116( S8 K R4 i% J# F0 U( N5 `5 U
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) B" z' K+ R7 `' }& |$ ]Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. ~5 j9 g$ g: }) _1 t2 o: _9 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 20, F$ B6 k; I, x/ X- H# }
N1K5-J George x 246 h0 x$ Y* H6 R* u2 W
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Allied aircraft
0 ~. m. z/ F* ~5 u Spitfire VIII x 55
|4 ~" Y9 E% [- s( v F4U-1D Corsair x 797 Y+ @: x) {& T! r1 Q+ b3 I, B
5 z2 @: a/ r# x% RJapanese aircraft losses8 D( H# m* p. n) u3 w7 ~0 k
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
5 ~1 G% p' C7 l N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed- a$ i9 L: V, m$ V
6 d6 ]( P: Q2 A( w% \Allied Ships
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' k8 f( f+ A9 a. Y0 Q T2 ?
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; L" ]' G7 C( }7 M9 n$ `: r LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 `% ]* j- x; v0 d p. E n! z1 \
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Allied ground losses:
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0 t8 F% K* _7 N) A& p/ V Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
( _+ T" L2 \8 E6 @ Q6 O B Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled! x3 ?+ Q& Q: f2 J+ x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i( Z6 p$ b) X2 o* k
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ {7 ^4 G7 j: O* l
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |