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。! I6 U" n: _6 S2 S3 w& w0 D& [ ?
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$ q0 V( u1 ^6 `9 o3 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113 @4 m5 y! s z/ A' i8 h H& M
e& V+ X# x5 S0 F, e; SWeather in hex: Moderate rain) V1 M$ `& }# D
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
' I' B# b r" q! WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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2 a7 J, s. ]& g I; T x( D' oJapanese aircraft! e# x" Q1 i; [; C! ^
D4Y4 Judy x 21
) `+ f4 e3 P$ G N1K5-J George x 240 r; `4 L B* i: q9 A$ Q1 e
/ Q1 |6 X$ P0 k8 w$ |' aNo Japanese losses
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7 h/ [( ~- M s! f& jAllied Ships9 k+ }4 s1 c/ r) M1 z4 v
LCT-464
( u# M/ k# z) I0 c2 Q( r LCT-479
, l2 L* R1 ^7 _7 c ^6 C LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% l" E' K6 l$ Z7 j0 L YMS-147
' m) g' O) c3 d+ f LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- Y: e& x$ S7 `/ ` LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" k: I3 j' U1 y: {( x {# m, |
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( a9 j- u8 i9 s: Z7 h+ ~, W LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 _& t2 l+ x" H6 Y# k& ]" g
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1131 k1 \# n' T; z5 Q4 h" O
* l4 O" Q$ i* n- J9 h$ @+ @Weather in hex: Moderate rain }; Y; g* \. e! y; @) r; r
5 w8 V' k0 @" j5 N5 R+ MRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; [; n. @# t4 O& ]' w" z6 FEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ t! g) i" b' e7 B! I* E3 r9 V. o
$ k" P' s& l Q; p% F- ^9 RJapanese aircraft/ z+ V& i1 j8 `9 o; \- P
D4Y4 Judy x 21
7 C+ p/ e* v* [0 w E N1K5-J George x 24& O( [: M( A; N* e
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No Japanese losses* @, [" k- ?! o" ]0 }# [: x- P
! y3 [. c3 z' o% w6 [7 r kAllied Ships/ Y3 x0 n7 z9 q ~& d5 K! @
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' m8 ?4 A. W! w; D' y2 E LCT-145- h- W8 c' x* Q6 ~! \- J
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 D- \: j' B" v! Q3 s LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- u1 ^# i6 b2 V5 Y6 p m! h: C# b% d; g
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 x6 h" n s" ], p
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: s4 S; U6 V9 e5 i# ~
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# T' H7 Y+ j' z* C2 x0 t6 `2 F' M, t YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ e `+ m/ o' F) b
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" [: M6 g: @; M/ \% c! C LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" T- N' {- I# R9 A& T6 Z+ n LCT-134
! v& w/ N. I' Q! a3 B$ u$ [% L LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 l# M6 Z- L, y" w) Q1 D. d
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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2 i3 H, @# B4 W5 b/ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ K/ R4 Z# R9 a* j
& Q4 Y2 F, w# p9 k+ g; ]Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., m, V' S& J6 H; r& W1 X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ y; m' |1 L: u8 c4 _0 Q
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Japanese aircraft
. I' W, M; \1 q8 }! D4 n" j D4Y4 Judy x 20
% R5 `% _8 } y8 I- a$ {& D' Z5 Q N1K5-J George x 24
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' A. P7 I, B) q/ X2 gAllied aircraft& Q) n; X& }8 R3 `; b
Spitfire VIII x 559 Q( Z& u: w: ^1 j' k# P
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses9 s8 K! {& R- P, n
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed u" U0 b" W/ Y( q) _5 m
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 H* }" n2 h% ~- c* ^% y( P2 h F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( J8 S: U) F. h0 R9 ~ LSM-351
# Y. P# t9 E: V* H( U3 x5 o, a1 x LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, i7 U* j8 m" B' W$ y1 j0 I
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! R1 ]: `- q- f4 Z |, D LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:, u! l6 n7 a* B1 x! t
421 casualties reported: S. E- m1 l9 \$ _
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled) O7 E/ e0 u9 G& v$ W7 m
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled+ d% [! V; d/ M! {5 W" W! O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. P8 F7 T7 I( S+ y9 U
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)- ` ], a& Z) B9 c/ U( Z: X
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |