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 81,1130 K5 j: D! ~* c) b" y
) A& v( z5 w8 d5 X) VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" c) G- R2 \' }& [; H/ ZRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
" H- c" L9 U$ T1 `9 v) l( Z- {Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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1 V4 f: |7 p6 T1 ]Japanese aircraft. C+ i7 \% A0 Q R4 j
D4Y4 Judy x 21* N( R. K% P2 I( Q: _) Z
N1K5-J George x 242 Q9 a9 w) v4 O2 O
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
" I. R7 b3 _) L; t LCT-464
7 R* z. m, Y z6 O7 P6 _5 ^ x LCT-479
; L& C" g* G1 K; v8 I! e4 S LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" a1 U, B! c7 d
YMS-1478 Z' A" L; b a9 P% K& @. R; Q
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 z: \$ @9 U) G: @ e/ k/ ^3 y
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ O& F# x5 Z* y$ \ O" [ LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" T% i# h5 Z( t: Q5 [/ P& d
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' `! E) E! [5 n) {$ J; {5 `
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! P) d y9 _0 Y$ W1 R$ [
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5 m# o& U+ ?( oMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113+ V5 |5 O) [ r, C$ [- A
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# p& Q- V- _* }" B% ~, u
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 n) _( T1 u; A3 MEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 S$ l& ]$ P6 J1 y' ?8 I
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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Allied Ships: K# `9 L7 ^+ c7 T5 ~$ H
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, ?4 J6 {& Z8 B
LCT-145
X# }/ R0 S$ {0 n: H LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# _7 ~# t8 W: r; J LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ v. F/ G, n4 h4 a LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 J, }7 J2 K- S6 u$ ]2 p
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 f7 o/ ]! h5 J+ u- Y LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ |8 \% K! i! s7 E: G$ j. }/ |
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' }1 S, G9 E0 C# ] w- G
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 F9 d) Q8 u+ T& E. [+ c. S LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ c* {* U7 H& t6 A W$ l$ y LCT-134
' E7 W1 S0 i1 S1 t LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 n, i" P* O' L, w) z LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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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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3 m) ?/ B6 X. d/ g5 O# kRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 G3 [2 s( z `' L6 Y9 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 d" [, h0 D' mJapanese aircraft
# M* L) s7 \+ I+ C9 V- f1 F D4Y4 Judy x 20
8 W! Y" A, k5 u S) a* z" \ N1K5-J George x 244 ~7 i6 a8 W) n! i1 B B3 @/ d
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Allied aircraft) C) n7 L0 h$ R; w
Spitfire VIII x 55
/ o6 [) H0 h0 n: N5 K F4U-1D Corsair x 79# p4 @" m2 V r8 B" f
\: P% J& E; x2 oJapanese aircraft losses
7 W! D, ^* P' J# E7 A; |7 ~+ o: { D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
% _& m5 `& k5 ], } N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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3 D( T( F) b% A3 }. i6 LAllied aircraft losses$ x! ?+ j0 x `- j0 N
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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LSM-351
7 T( d+ M+ w% y2 ?% e/ r {5 K' d) X LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 E+ V x0 s. F0 s8 f
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 ], }) `$ G# t! N: J% [8 `
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 d4 S3 N; [+ q+ T3 @
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Allied ground losses:
5 L& J8 I! q% ^; g$ o9 X- n9 r 421 casualties reported5 z- _8 L( ~' Q# V. m! m( W; q
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
- Q% L* w8 T b7 ~ Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled0 ]" G4 T% s7 g p& G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" T8 I' F% G; Y5 o3 s Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)) c4 d! j; B- j) }; D
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |