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。9 f' t0 L; |$ w2 W9 N
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p8 `, k1 {4 A$ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113, O! n3 q# i7 p6 b3 s" j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' D& b9 Z3 c: i9 F$ ]2 s& a6 W1 U' L
$ x6 n5 ]3 y/ y9 l3 e ERaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
* Q6 D9 r# F3 w1 q9 _9 {Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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5 d' Q/ [9 w5 s2 Y7 H; m8 Y: d9 z* \Japanese aircraft+ O* s! A9 B( `
D4Y4 Judy x 21
4 L3 V7 W( F( }' t$ n4 g5 h N1K5-J George x 24. N! Z' w* Z- r0 T( |. ?) G+ p
! S; K4 |3 H4 UNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
, O- b4 v2 C& w7 x+ n' `/ l LCT-464
4 \! a. F# y, R) c LCT-479
1 `/ y& o) D3 j. m1 | LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" |( h1 G" V3 k) }( r5 Y7 o
YMS-1472 j8 N0 C% {7 N/ D8 y
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ [- W/ _0 ]8 X4 f$ _5 j LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ m" g' K' s# D# b% C0 L LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# y. X# |/ l; E LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. w; w! s* r5 L YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. N+ j% t$ |0 y+ h! F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. ]* S1 U+ R: x# a
2 g& {8 Q' O8 y; CRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.4 i q% `/ c% h; u4 p
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes% h* e) Z f7 L# l4 Z, T; C, P
3 z- l6 p! ]: y5 q8 n8 @Japanese aircraft
( `. W5 ?) R! a, i D4Y4 Judy x 21
' x# ^" h, Q8 f- c! c; `' X N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
( [3 c. x( J* m# E; g y+ t YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 W. Q8 D. G$ w LCT-145# v/ t$ @, j9 I' y1 A J! U% C( v9 y
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, n, Y: {( \& G- x
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' ^9 O/ J% u$ w- D* q LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: n, i6 S3 ~ D6 v' | LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 f2 {. H8 T# t/ Y LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 j) I/ ^2 P5 Q0 u7 Q# R YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 j% Q' x" s& Q5 Q1 T" P
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, {0 d+ Q5 y. O# y: z5 a, i6 ` LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 c1 D8 y [0 K, j3 ` T% e0 W* N
LCT-134
% Q- `& I/ V/ ]9 R- W8 V" f; U LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, m$ q0 `' B( E# u, }) U/ L
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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|2 P% O% W+ h% x5 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 e+ S$ m, A3 P# ]2 A) O* }7 i9 _6 S6 m
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. v% | ?( T+ F, W. w! m, b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 E# J5 I) h: p; V1 s
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Japanese aircraft; |4 j; J8 g7 u
D4Y4 Judy x 204 k8 b9 E/ d# g0 D1 N
N1K5-J George x 24
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Spitfire VIII x 55
% A3 \9 d9 G- L, Z% G3 A F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
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N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& q0 u! R( H3 N1 N F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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1 \8 _7 [& W. `- C( u, QAllied Ships
1 C4 x8 d' t' G1 e8 X LSM-351# I' W" w- q( y: ^" e# o
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 g9 |" ], @1 a- X
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 u! L' z; R2 l# U W* C# H! ^2 [7 |4 f
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 A3 X& S. {$ ]& n) e2 o# p. Z M
* I- y: y# k) x: ?% N9 xAllied ground losses:* Y1 k$ s. M! T* N5 B. O
421 casualties reported/ z6 p* { g* P; I' N! W$ J
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled7 ~; e) F5 n+ m# O+ X. X' k3 N* ^( \! U
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled2 d2 }: s+ {4 t1 V6 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! _6 y* m. z9 f" d r& h: b Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 z, W* p8 a! D4 G* L5 h* }8 Y: z
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |