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。3 Q) b" c R3 v; C/ w' O
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 G% r, }# c1 F9 `; ~3 p
Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
8 z/ Z) J: W1 }2 @ F7 _ & x9 K+ i0 o" W/ t& V. o# f) t
Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 r. n0 G, V& j% S# J& r' j
2 s* Z* t3 H$ I4 LRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
9 g8 }- y4 X- z( GEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
$ A3 J L D' R2 ]" x5 L( i % Z; y$ o( j$ C* o/ {* R4 O( w
Japanese aircraft! z/ S5 r& v# m: e( s+ g! I
D4Y4 Judy x 215 A3 Y8 d* | \3 i5 O' I" m6 I
N1K5-J George x 24) ?: f, Q: L: G7 Y( S3 O3 R
# r) p5 H d* e& KNo Japanese losses
/ e, W9 ?9 h0 G
% K6 x. M! g+ {# t% t& Z6 K! G [Allied Ships
8 k8 O: L% B; a* W8 i LCT-464
2 R& F2 Q5 B3 G7 X8 G* U LCT-479
5 m8 D) a4 F+ m3 b( x0 B8 d3 a LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ O" M# R# D% q. u" K$ i YMS-147 S$ j) G) O6 l# o9 _- K
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ `1 R2 { O- l' i# V LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 b* Z1 E& e6 x; P4 O
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
S3 V0 d$ I$ V2 k K, Y+ ^! b' w) b LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
X9 M. C1 e7 T% h1 S YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" m8 Q2 k( r: z- u9 _5 ?1 g
4 ]4 Y6 r2 H. w* |5 M' g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 P9 s3 B4 M- i) o c, q& \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113 ]/ c+ d) q. @: S. O1 ~! f
; U: Q6 h' \7 p E
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
# T! R7 ?8 Y( z% \
( r j& M& e) ORaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ p) ]# I6 I4 `
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes! {) P3 _! O% H1 b, ?& U
, S# `+ @1 h( K# i% v
Japanese aircraft
0 B; {# O" w% |3 t7 }1 a% F D4Y4 Judy x 21$ F- |- _+ O$ i# k. O
N1K5-J George x 24' F z- \" B7 J1 ~: J
) S( `3 b8 C0 C! X5 |% E+ M hNo Japanese losses& S( g+ A" d/ [: `3 ^) i
6 U3 k* ]: ~' x# L2 |# D7 M8 t( FAllied Ships
. w# i/ {/ U4 y YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 o# O: m7 X! u% R4 p; Q. u, f3 H LCT-145( A0 U, x, z( b( _" ~5 N+ ~. A
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 t. l; c- K) Y0 r. y LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. t% S, }" R7 Z a
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 R/ @% D( Q8 A! F0 [
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ @6 F1 y+ A6 d5 _
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk i& ^2 p' Q! x; I" C; c
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 K1 Z; m6 n% b: Y! \$ ^
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. }, I, c$ F& I b) U LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ W$ z6 N; g5 k+ D( h$ I' X LCT-134
$ w5 R0 S# \* c( A) F9 m' k LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: u5 E, D, t+ i* v8 A+ q LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; Q; ` R1 n+ p; s# m' O
( E+ s/ B9 {+ {! h) o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K" M9 h! x( N- z+ I: f8 m& H
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1161 @1 |3 e% E& F9 s
4 j2 ?) c2 q) ? [& ?* S
Weather in hex: Clear sky1 O r* |7 Z% A
* s* _" p' z$ c& [/ d' |Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 q* s; A! k6 Q. g1 L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. J0 j1 S( t" O
0 ?8 q( }2 t6 r$ p9 R
Japanese aircraft
0 c0 D8 ?1 g5 B7 H; `1 [% S# v4 m D4Y4 Judy x 20; E7 w+ C9 B, z& d1 O0 u. B
N1K5-J George x 247 }8 |7 o) i& v4 a1 x7 v# g
S9 R, v6 f- k( o% FAllied aircraft) w/ I0 P5 C+ }6 w5 T% V( R& r' N3 I
Spitfire VIII x 55
% x3 L6 T; t g7 d4 `# D F4U-1D Corsair x 79
% z5 |, \! S5 I, X+ a0 I; @1 Y
8 W- ]7 I3 O9 v1 X7 K$ j# s DJapanese aircraft losses8 K7 N3 Y8 j. E& d+ R
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed% w ~# E4 Y5 H" T
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
: P0 q, z0 @7 t' W
F+ L" k# x, D8 \! D, m% U$ [Allied aircraft losses
! ^5 m+ V% R( [3 A0 {$ ] F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed1 o4 |) w" V5 P2 P/ _6 j
9 X7 x6 I% A0 S; }, x8 R
Allied Ships4 b; Y3 n( ?, T$ K# H
LSM-3515 w- d; w6 m* j& g- A# E
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 V( w- N& [. X
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 C9 q2 J, [1 p. [. X" T$ x$ X
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 I- D z5 f" F1 ^ E4 ` ) `' ~ w: S6 [) l7 I# g
Allied ground losses:# K, \( u& u/ ?& I! |' g
421 casualties reported
! w7 U( |- V' C' o% M' D+ l, ` j Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled/ Q( V/ |% q* v% E3 s4 Z. t" _7 J% v
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled# ^# b" Z+ |4 [0 N7 H5 I, M) n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" I& d" _7 Z/ Y) n, t
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 ^' D: M% l; h7 k" v2 O2 K
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |