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。" C [+ C4 f# z" V4 N, M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1134 Y [% q* m) |- D: I/ P
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
8 d: k" D, u" P: `0 j' r7 z6 eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ ?: I) c c) x# B4 x6 }
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Japanese aircraft3 v8 M" y: M/ D" h8 {: T
D4Y4 Judy x 215 i/ X1 Z1 `: t' U- X, v$ c
N1K5-J George x 24* ?1 r. Q- {: t5 u! e+ _* e
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No Japanese losses) g5 g( I2 C, o1 t+ B4 Y
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LCT-464 g. \# A& k1 k/ C: b" ^* Z
LCT-479& Y( _0 k# F5 k' z
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 `2 S' p7 F2 N1 |: y8 u
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ F7 Y9 e; I' l+ g0 q/ M' \; | LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; `8 [! c( O5 s. b7 T6 S
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 f* e: k$ e% Y3 L YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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8 N3 ^* r+ U8 v% P% u7 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113/ z2 K0 Z' k9 b2 Q" P7 e2 L' f6 @
1 q U2 }2 ^* z7 NWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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# f3 J) W+ X" |# g. E: B" c9 {6 QRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ k' b! h0 W+ j k# A4 I$ y7 ^
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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) [5 ^ i' ]8 Z( e+ E) ^8 lJapanese aircraft3 \, b0 |2 N' x6 d( D
D4Y4 Judy x 21; t Z( e) A& P. o' n. P! @0 @
N1K5-J George x 24
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3 L/ K( @, t; H* WNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships6 _8 Y. ]& k# U' i2 }4 z
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; K/ K$ F8 |" [( E4 I
LCT-1451 h6 |1 }' q. a0 j& E1 s
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 \7 T* o7 S6 `9 X; E5 |
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& ^7 [$ p5 j- r& e: a LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 D5 Q; O) I0 `2 j1 [: H% D3 ? LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 k2 H1 R. U& W7 c; _, V
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 J u0 Q2 G$ V YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" o6 n- e# p$ ` ^# G
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: n5 G% O" G, X8 q! V- B* u( O LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 A e! D# s# T/ O7 _$ ~# i
LCT-134" C6 ?! O5 _. p: ?
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. J# L; K/ y. [$ A LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 X% ^( n# ~" |3 P' i; K/ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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y* f: Q b1 \Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ |: u0 Z- W! e2 ]2 s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ T5 K0 \/ ]' ]' s6 @, d. R5 e9 l
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Japanese aircraft! U6 Z1 g9 n6 Z
D4Y4 Judy x 20
( ~1 d. e [! O7 E N1K5-J George x 24# @, X/ U+ }( q& v. v
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, _3 }" H& [4 q% R% m* E0 g Spitfire VIII x 55
1 U8 Z2 W5 ^" B( _, v) ]/ b* o F4U-1D Corsair x 79& i( f! T$ ^( t# [% _& M' q# Q( ^
2 J' O" A+ K9 N/ v3 l; c& Z6 dJapanese aircraft losses
# v, a$ l% P4 {. s1 |6 L: B3 ]' L D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
3 |# y: g* g. ?+ S7 b LSM-351
0 C' Y1 a' B7 Z0 Q LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) ^ G3 q. E4 y+ I
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) x& _/ c' I; g/ R3 ^( Q LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:$ M& [5 K# h# V
421 casualties reported6 S2 D' N0 d9 `4 D/ C" p6 J+ v, ]$ s" a
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ E, v4 {: v% J+ q( K5 e Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled! R, @& E# m7 k6 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& G N. @- P5 U
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)* l7 k; j X2 }3 U* `& C6 k
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |