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。 w1 q3 }' q4 _1 \3 H3 D
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7 m' j" X% z+ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1135 c/ ~" `$ Z" v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# D$ d8 }' d. Z7 o, G
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.+ b! U- e- ]) e8 o: P1 `2 [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; N- w5 o8 v* b" b' Z) [
$ s6 d% u5 p- ~+ g5 e0 _5 Q* @Japanese aircraft, k8 v8 Z. y2 o/ L* K% g
D4Y4 Judy x 21
9 `/ @. x" m5 e! L4 G N1K5-J George x 24
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( u' l! ^; ?* }+ uNo Japanese losses6 i& E1 O$ e% ]5 j
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Allied Ships0 D% k5 S2 n' O4 Q9 d4 Y- `7 S
LCT-4640 a# C( b: q# c! {' e5 u, @
LCT-479
+ F2 _; r( F' B9 K: A/ c: b LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& q( Y$ K( n# ~& ~2 L
YMS-147
0 \; b3 B# T6 g& _ LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- X8 B, A" h$ |6 j4 }/ t7 S6 @; p LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" P- g6 [4 X0 c N9 P1 y LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ q9 Q, n& l7 O; m2 a LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" E8 X2 b& ]# e YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. B% S) p7 O8 z( N3 S
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+ T4 L9 t. r+ [! d2 P' }+ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113 {3 a5 k& V& \, a# ]
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
$ L* S8 [0 f+ e6 Z" VEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ a9 ?% g! L+ ]: p9 g1 U# S
" f8 V; M! r+ r, F* P& IJapanese aircraft
8 O3 Z$ ^/ o+ Z D4Y4 Judy x 21
1 i/ c( d0 X9 G. q N1K5-J George x 243 a7 [4 v; p. C1 B$ {% f
! j5 J' D$ Z1 G1 P( zNo Japanese losses
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( D; [, d$ @3 D, h6 z5 wAllied Ships1 r6 }1 e; h1 ` Z# j& v
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& `6 y7 @! N/ e+ c0 w7 J LCT-145
) m& C6 X% @9 {$ G LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ B2 l. ~& B6 R3 q5 K LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 z+ X" Y. n% i' J' l LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 E) L* A, W6 L) Q. d6 ]: g9 T LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ ]5 D+ v; |3 e3 G
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ B1 e4 O% M7 O# @& F
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( U% I9 a/ g: F4 @# n4 ?! b) M! }
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. g2 O/ a4 x- h LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 n* `$ f. ?0 F
LCT-134% h+ L, S* P% q. [& S
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 |2 |0 l. r- O' ]4 b. y, {
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 `0 r1 u1 x' @: U! r/ j1 d
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' ]2 @1 b: H! a" }2 C j( k) v5 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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7 n R; P7 t) q6 BWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& Z$ X5 y( w2 r, O( }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, W. d( v& \% R1 K+ P" H4 H2 F
D4Y4 Judy x 209 E1 D4 H: N v5 |4 E
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
8 V2 ]. R5 ]2 P& G Spitfire VIII x 55
. I) [+ m. ~ i$ g3 Z F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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5 g; p" ]: z, Q' cJapanese aircraft losses2 v4 M: e$ s! K! } N, V5 j
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed7 j; ^9 t3 O" C1 C( r# N3 P+ C
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed* R; s6 g( E* S; z n' M
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Allied aircraft losses/ o' J; s) o' q1 ?; ?
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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0 a( z$ K/ P6 \7 f0 P( ZAllied Ships7 l& Z7 ?! R3 j- C" t0 J
LSM-351
& i' {# A$ ^' f6 z- Q& u LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, {+ L( c) W$ u
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* G1 w3 S: H; _( d& y5 a, {+ v LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:' @! v+ S N% s; Y9 x1 O
421 casualties reported+ W0 A4 j% C F: I' f) m: ]
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled+ ^" B/ }! s0 r3 Z/ G- K9 L9 r( n
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled0 `. ?; P# [7 l! ~5 J8 k) \; ~1 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 C/ D+ `+ P4 ~7 j
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 F, d; l; R' P+ g9 ? Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |