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。% v- |( C9 y6 U+ W5 t
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; T1 [; ~0 d6 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
7 y( J/ t. i U, Z) CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) j( c, s( U7 Y8 k, f2 Z D4Y4 Judy x 217 x9 i7 V; u2 y5 |9 @( \
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses0 g4 k. {6 Q5 R# i
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Allied Ships
: \3 V. H0 P& h2 D LCT-464
9 s& J$ ], G6 N0 Z5 w LCT-479' Z. \0 t- i3 M: \# ?
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ e/ ?6 u, M* }) x& h YMS-147) l g/ M4 ~8 a( u# Y C+ E
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ ]' Z( j) `4 p7 `; y* w% Q/ [ LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( [/ c% W$ g: Y: o7 ~" z LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- U, e* K B, ]8 f: a LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ ?- g+ A- f3 k/ J- p7 |% l' `) t
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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1 K! Y; a) |$ L- uMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! q) w q, o2 t2 h
( j9 k' }( b+ H7 i" o$ d: A( PRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.5 I9 n8 u4 I# T g0 @% y
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes/ l. t- g$ s; U$ h8 N c
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Japanese aircraft; {/ Q& J% B* H& H0 a5 d# o
D4Y4 Judy x 21* n1 J0 P4 Q3 B2 }8 G
N1K5-J George x 24) M* M+ h& O8 r9 q/ h0 P
( T0 E% b+ j/ u( ZNo Japanese losses, f) {+ \; W6 I5 D
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Allied Ships( m- q! C1 }3 I; N5 G. M2 m
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ J8 Z! `2 R& n" P% n* z6 B8 V& E
LCT-1451 E x) g& [" t
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: p3 u* Q7 Q% H LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& ^' h! U; {9 e6 d9 E8 @/ z3 w
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 {9 G4 L7 ]& X: X" G1 a2 z
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& _+ w3 s! d8 u5 m" H, B LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 h6 {$ _$ z' F- n s7 q) ~ YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" S4 B, P' B, [6 G& k, O& I
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* a5 Q/ P9 |, N( J8 r
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 n% a7 ~0 {& k/ Z t# K' J7 v LCT-134
8 _ e0 _% Z8 L" \, P! d. L1 |7 L& i3 ] LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) C4 D+ A1 @! ~+ q6 M) e
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1160 u3 G( t) v; I: q6 W/ u
8 V+ {% a% b7 }$ k& FWeather in hex: Clear sky1 ^2 f$ b# T/ N7 F6 I/ k
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 b2 m# e! f' } i( CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes T, n* r2 C( s: R6 G
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D4Y4 Judy x 20' X2 s8 d1 S: ]& Z
N1K5-J George x 24# V/ {0 `6 Q4 C2 v5 I/ I9 `: K% k* O
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Allied aircraft
$ @6 ]0 r2 j6 r Spitfire VIII x 55" a" V( ]. w, ~' S
F4U-1D Corsair x 79& v, m( R9 n5 n; h. ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
% X7 M$ r4 L0 z/ v D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
7 Q( G6 }) K* p' J! W1 X N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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. S( ?0 t3 {4 _, ?8 mAllied aircraft losses- X: q; M' k( ~: U" C- A+ K
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed" w1 d+ ^2 i V6 _" H+ h* [/ a" E
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Allied Ships
( \! {; M. c9 o- [! u6 \/ W( A( I LSM-351* g8 A# C8 W% Q9 z: J# [
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* g$ C, P+ G+ A7 y u LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 [3 N/ W0 i3 Z! n2 q
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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5 ~/ m, h9 q4 t& K( { Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
# R; C r+ T7 ] S: d' Q% x Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 B* u: S! V0 \, p M' t* \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( u8 [! R" M/ L6 o- c& ~
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 E) H5 b4 c/ Y+ ?) ?3 _% F0 N) l9 X
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |