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。! d, D c+ {/ q1 Q1 B) z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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5 S& Q5 j0 `0 ]6 L, x$ [Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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! k' x# V. _/ m& }3 Y% }) k. f& wRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
: B/ e& w$ t( m$ L9 f' a7 wEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
/ }6 }9 d& H" v# ?. ~- N5 \ N1K5-J George x 24
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4 O- J& j# {9 [: d3 D6 I5 i! L9 dNo Japanese losses
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0 ? F3 N r' m4 S7 d0 _+ Z% h8 Q LCT-4640 G7 e) x+ a- a
LCT-479
( y0 Z/ m) [! Q8 G5 K3 q. u LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 G4 a/ } ?* H) Y) k3 j' _7 O
YMS-147
3 {- d, x+ B# |+ K; g N LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) Z, Y/ p. y4 f9 G! b- P
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 m* S# `( k6 @3 N0 C, H3 @0 E% g0 q* z LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% Z! ?# i- A8 G
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ W$ m, O5 C2 m3 t5 {- P8 B& j* ~ 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$ R' m7 y5 H+ g8 e
w0 D8 D, R3 o$ lRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- `+ |8 W5 o- }) OEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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/ Z& n3 q& ]' Z6 X: y. M2 }/ BJapanese aircraft% m, w+ j% a( r5 j, u8 K+ A- Y
D4Y4 Judy x 21$ ?3 K- {, X/ F* z
N1K5-J George x 24
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& l% L% M8 _+ ?: a. MNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
9 F; J% {5 O2 b' }; p YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, {6 R( U2 s. V: d LCT-145
' B+ t4 _3 r6 [9 A; B LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" j1 Y {- y! ~! F0 \
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( K8 c9 P* n! e5 g8 H LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 w4 X& ^. ^0 t& ^( d8 U LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& a7 l) \/ x5 }7 B6 V( u$ \: ]8 j
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 i+ O( l5 y4 B$ P5 T8 P! ` YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 }1 a% d D7 o( d LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
f8 T6 y5 I: B% @& U LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* s0 ~* c4 i a9 s1 W9 a/ `- r
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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+ g' R3 T0 y5 a9 \5 T9 g, l3 V6 \6 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1161 k" `2 S& ]8 _2 c) ]) ?, S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) o0 x, w; {8 x( D
, V! k; g! E5 h+ l/ CRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 K+ n2 \/ `& f* F: ~% R6 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" U, @( T. N1 s6 M3 X+ K D4Y4 Judy x 20
/ M) @) x+ d4 i" p( g N1K5-J George x 24
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# F8 L6 D- B+ x3 R6 VAllied aircraft& u: ^4 W- S# D' Y! y, R
Spitfire VIII x 55
5 W+ k) S: t1 i( F! O- D. s F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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4 q3 T. A: f- ?+ c5 C8 i/ } D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed- K" f5 f( \/ B2 M! H) B: ]
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed, N2 ]6 r0 Q/ A2 b6 n% F3 M) x; ?
7 k, h" m3 S. |7 V. l) qAllied aircraft losses9 z9 C2 c/ r# `$ \: ?) F$ r6 ?
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 a+ {% j# |! I( O. z4 g LSM-351
a" z; z0 M5 M- R LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- y7 T# n9 s; N+ c, F LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 y. T& a* \/ ~8 s6 v
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ v' |$ C2 q; L) o9 }* GAllied ground losses:
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) I! A3 i$ \# H: I. C; Y Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
, h4 h9 {$ A/ P Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled( J7 U8 K8 s# N# g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 N; m( B! Y& o$ A Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)' C3 T E% ]/ L( ~
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |