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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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* T, v9 h5 Y+ `. I2 Q W6 WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.6 `8 C- R5 f9 S& H# L) @$ G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. j) f `% O+ W" X
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Japanese aircraft/ _; U/ C8 o7 J. E( `4 {
D4Y4 Judy x 21" ?; \! Q$ u6 f1 N, V
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses
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LCT-4644 S+ a1 o) G8 G) f5 o
LCT-479: I2 T( l# \. F
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 u, i" \; G2 G! {0 N! s; P$ V YMS-147
3 k. n# ]8 k4 Z. b LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; e0 b; V* w5 Z" U; \# M LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 ^7 N( P) F9 \
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' q5 S+ J. z# w* T. f/ t5 K LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 l. ?/ L& H6 p YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" s4 z- Q) G( D2 N) v
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3 N6 X1 H& ]7 ]& F0 B- O/ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1137 t( m9 ?9 a% j) q0 d
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, H& s& F5 h: f \Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 r) x! l+ a8 p# f- F, `% a
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- e) g! y; T4 g) o D4Y4 Judy x 21$ I& P- c' K, H# K
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied Ships
8 P, s L8 m3 S% q3 W YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; w- M- S* Z) Q& E* d( G LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: d5 J) Z# i0 J( L, U( z! q& v
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* i3 [3 [( @" k4 X1 o LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ Z: K/ e, H* @
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* y1 q- D+ u3 h0 b9 u/ i+ [- I
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ A. J7 n. }" E) K
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 X, M, K( e5 M
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; }0 a2 Q$ h" {( R. ]
LCT-134
1 J# [; x$ m2 F LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk m/ Z5 V, Z+ b# p( o; E+ S! q0 C
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. i- u" Z6 j' Q6 }$ S7 K+ X: z
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# \3 h: G2 C% n+ O5 l# QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116: r% M0 r; O; _; P1 X9 K
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft, S: a9 {' s* `" ]% M
D4Y4 Judy x 20
2 S1 T+ ^1 c3 F3 B+ U& ^4 P N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
U' Q0 [* B9 m( T1 n# n7 H D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
L4 F' M, \. ]8 w) v% |# b$ T8 G; l N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 e0 `2 @* r8 X+ p9 I, }* D7 G
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed! ]# \& }( Z' N, [* W/ c1 ~
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2 x2 ?0 q) k: X' m0 D. A Q3 z LSM-351
6 R h" [9 V0 J# q LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ s, E: u& K9 r% y1 C
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, h$ j$ j$ V, I+ ] LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ n3 Z. i% a4 s8 E6 h) K3 mAllied ground losses:
! x8 C3 |3 }# j6 @1 g# T+ ` 421 casualties reported
6 Q4 i9 g* W5 y! k+ H Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 C. v F2 z4 N @1 c' Z Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 M* ?0 L$ ^7 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% i0 `% {3 V: W2 ]- i! }" W
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 C. I& x) T$ P' Q2 N) S
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |