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。
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* h. k1 M9 X7 h" qMorning 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., M) n! l0 l. |) a3 M, n+ v1 h
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21, a% t% N6 L* h, @8 D( X% r+ U
N1K5-J George x 24
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4 i, D) W% E4 k- s ]No Japanese losses; D3 J2 V; ~( y1 r
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Allied Ships: Q7 h1 e6 f4 A- f9 Z+ {7 Z8 n3 X
LCT-464
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LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. O" R9 r% ]* b5 V* o
YMS-147
- M7 i; D4 e' z$ h# ?/ p5 g LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( c* f# A5 p1 G* `0 W- O LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 T S3 m8 O; r7 u/ \" y/ @$ q LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& {% z% ~' ?1 ?5 `$ x LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ r0 ^- M* C& u3 }& J+ _- @- Y YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 n: T7 R: |' E4 \: e. V
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5 D! G* {9 z' G0 {7 Z" M/ N6 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ ]- Q: @0 @ j9 X' i. [
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 Z" k- k5 }! z
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses! V7 v9 { ?9 \+ N
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: v2 I6 u- B2 f2 `) Q3 M YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ [. I. x+ d7 x* ~, m& a$ P
LCT-145
0 U$ Y6 J2 v U2 C" P+ c( H6 i LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- }+ H" @& j; t; A q, G1 z
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 I V; J/ ?5 E- }% b6 D3 i% A8 v7 @
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& k- L" q* d. r8 A: C8 X ?) ~ LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 i _3 ~, B$ s1 C |4 e/ d LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. _/ Z6 N J4 O4 w% b$ d* L: \ YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 X$ ^% H6 R; B) `
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' V# Z: a$ H P P( {7 j) Z0 u [% I+ N LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 y1 H9 G5 O0 x; D
LCT-134
" {( y7 P8 d, H( U4 W/ i1 I LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ ~/ ]4 s5 O* M( m' a LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk p" o) G" S4 @. L1 g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" \. \) l( U; C/ w8 }- q
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; d9 w% x7 z2 x+ n1 HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' {, P8 n( g) B. I/ `2 V" |3 r
D4Y4 Judy x 20) L9 A% z/ C: i7 J2 A' j5 }
N1K5-J George x 242 g4 ^* q1 i6 C) h1 G
' s/ F A% }; j, ~- FAllied aircraft
4 B& Q& `9 r8 ?% E7 F' }# | @; j Spitfire VIII x 554 u7 M) z! }1 A
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses2 i) d" G- A S& m
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed5 h- X U/ f( H
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: w5 t6 { P4 k% s F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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LSM-351
6 C+ ?, U5 U- v7 ~/ z0 K0 Y0 h3 I& ^ LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ s9 J$ Z3 @' {% k' {$ @ LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( n7 Y) I2 L5 x' O) r
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:. d) C8 P0 Z+ I1 \9 U# y6 U2 n$ t
421 casualties reported. u. G, d. v+ i
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled- n# m+ y- A; l! Z7 f( z9 r$ J) Y% |* c' Q8 ?
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ d) r. \& r# l! \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; j& ?1 b, N8 b; _! ^3 j8 ?
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 Z5 B% `, M2 k/ H- p$ P" @( u% H, {* F
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |