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。5 { r7 x2 v+ ?- Y% H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113' N+ U) I; ?0 W" [7 x
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
( s- S2 Z: h' y! T, Y$ k3 n8 nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 j; j- j: J2 o
; i. u# E* E0 i7 i5 ? RJapanese aircraft
# |& A9 Y7 j0 {$ i/ @" M2 W2 _ D4Y4 Judy x 21! d+ z2 o2 t- I% ~- K$ A- y0 C
N1K5-J George x 24+ r! h* _8 P9 A/ ]6 A
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No Japanese losses! \. E9 P! e+ ?* _. c3 _% ?
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0 B* A1 A/ Y0 W/ W% D- T, V" f LCT-464
, o! G5 ~3 t+ ?7 ~; Q LCT-4799 c- |( u0 |9 ~' i
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ _; H/ @3 R0 W
YMS-147
+ }1 L# J3 K6 m2 ^" J9 h LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. Z, Q2 F/ ~+ i& E! y @ LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 V: S. _5 d% I. O LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- S/ B" b7 g. L& ~; @+ ?! W6 p$ _! B LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 j6 F3 ~8 m- c# u1 ^ YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113) E' D( _! m9 z8 w7 C7 ]! \
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
" V8 j. v0 r( I# j, x2 w9 j' iEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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3 P' }+ J6 K- \4 |Japanese aircraft, T- V2 u; v* c+ x
D4Y4 Judy x 21
& u. c. V. v% [/ _( T& P N1K5-J George x 24
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9 R' |5 [ Z- n8 I: H1 L* KNo Japanese losses. W6 ^6 o$ x- ]$ \0 z& O; W1 |$ {
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Allied Ships
4 ]- G; f' c' j YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ N2 @. u. {! g- b5 S: E3 Y1 ~! v LCT-145/ v( q. W3 Y# l
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 [8 D8 b" r7 b, k% s/ w LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* Q2 B" _6 H. G1 z* z+ p
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. r+ G J- U+ L P LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& I5 k5 W6 A5 C7 R5 Q& r# P
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 Z ]7 |) A4 G5 t# f0 c# x YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ l, [/ O# u& A$ L# e
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ \7 W* S) |) x+ I& J) C9 n6 ^ LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ b- J# i$ K0 y+ z9 _ LCT-1349 E! ~7 x& k% T( d' v% i+ x( Q
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 W% S n( s8 b$ X
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; }& ^8 B# ~( J1 h* B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' B W5 u4 i$ V* W' X5 l/ v6 ^: h( G
1 [: g ]4 s }' ], PJapanese aircraft
( P* c4 B; X6 u D4Y4 Judy x 20; B( O: n0 ]* V" B- d, A7 s1 @
N1K5-J George x 24) ?$ ]8 U) _. g
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Allied aircraft; I6 P8 ]! Y7 O/ \+ S! N; S
Spitfire VIII x 55
) T% j) I9 [3 F, v, t7 i F4U-1D Corsair x 799 P/ x; d6 N/ C( B
, [0 x, [% F% @) |5 Y9 e' ]$ SJapanese aircraft losses
3 ~, g3 n" s9 m0 {% o D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
/ |4 N. Y) S8 i4 h6 ] X! p% b N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed0 V% S. n: X5 n- M
/ \& ?0 \$ T ~, q6 ?! P0 r, xAllied aircraft losses
6 d0 ~- }; V* a0 \$ x F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed" k% q' t v( \7 d
0 |, q, T. D7 ` J. O' kAllied Ships
# `( N! D8 t; F. Y! M- C LSM-351' q( O" a( s! _8 D$ i
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# S, y% h+ M9 m
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ M! ~ b% u0 G; ~
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 V9 `* e6 ?4 [
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Allied ground losses:1 z6 ^& D3 \6 q4 T- }0 q, }
421 casualties reported
I+ {: `) p- h, @4 ?; J/ Z Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 S9 S8 Q- C* v! |! }- S6 S Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled0 B: o! y {; F& R/ X$ n# w$ b$ O3 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) @7 M( g- a; A3 p' n
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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