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 D# j. X T' S3 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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" [0 p* U4 u. R, ~7 e2 PWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 N2 k/ U8 Z& v8 C4 @
6 B+ e; L3 x% ]( IRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.% c$ C5 N' a! Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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N0 x6 R9 V9 }9 e9 gJapanese aircraft" }$ [8 i- L* @0 o- m' V3 z H
D4Y4 Judy x 21) L' C5 T6 U2 d+ O3 }9 _+ B+ Y+ a
N1K5-J George x 24+ ^, c: s6 }/ {# @4 o, q9 p# i
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No Japanese losses
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, F7 |7 W0 i5 {' H) uAllied Ships0 Z0 c8 j6 K" x
LCT-464* {7 g/ s1 c: z
LCT-479
j7 L3 t$ L G' V A LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 P; @7 K. A- A, ]# D
YMS-1476 Y0 y3 M7 d u1 ~8 ~+ F& N2 e! W* Z( g
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ V* D! v4 z2 c( [' k LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# t5 I. h: I4 l' C
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 u3 }9 `# t) q4 T0 k5 O' I
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, a! y( R+ T. `- A YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ V7 E. _' ` F1 D
0 n& j* {, {9 d0 hRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 Z a. F, g7 {1 k. W, D* u; f% A! G
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes% Y! v- }* o1 J2 \0 z" C, D |8 v
- O) L/ Y. C( e* G+ P+ L6 r3 o4 LJapanese aircraft. Y5 m% [ N l" o
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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3 r' Z4 w) B4 B( k3 G* LNo Japanese losses
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+ R( `% G/ y3 Z$ \: I4 l2 i* RAllied Ships
5 Q0 _6 a4 u' s YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 O( z I" w% P4 G- ~7 ~" f LCT-145
8 @: Z9 w, \. G T0 c4 e7 [3 c LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% o8 z- P9 }% I& @0 S& H+ E LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. B" H7 X+ i: v8 p# _ LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% N$ ]* ]. t/ x+ G! ^5 \; l LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ T. W9 k9 S2 M& T
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 j, m+ ~. I6 Y
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: t, s- q ^& m3 i- l
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ N/ }5 i0 H/ m. u
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- m# a/ a' p/ M# U
LCT-134. U8 y% y# U1 t% {: s1 L
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ p7 K7 l5 [" e
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( @5 {/ V4 r; M1 V) d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, f! H: {; C8 ~. D) e# M) m
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.9 z2 m+ W D" X8 u* ]/ X) T* ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' ?- I- ^! r1 QJapanese aircraft
6 H9 G# [( I- u( G5 P; U D4Y4 Judy x 203 C3 A: F- f5 |: r4 t
N1K5-J George x 24. i8 y# Q' W: v: }4 C& b
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Allied aircraft+ L/ O5 L1 I) O
Spitfire VIII x 55
- E* R, _; g* A" M8 j F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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8 p# D0 ?9 ~. _$ |$ z d d* `Japanese aircraft losses: L4 \, F/ V/ Q7 L+ |
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
6 O+ t7 o) W$ c$ ^, Q0 [ N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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! H2 j2 ?; b* r n2 LAllied aircraft losses
# N2 o4 U) F, B/ R. W F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( I. L P0 |, Q1 q* {6 Q" W7 m" v LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
z* Z3 k o$ w7 k8 y LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage g, m7 x# u% M$ r% E
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Allied ground losses:8 g: `0 V, I" Z. J- T) t: h8 O
421 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled, E1 n' Z9 X) N& m# v; A9 i, y4 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" [, c& K+ E( e. O! Q0 _# H) b Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& f2 I, d" w8 B2 O i Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |