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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) h( U- u8 e' I. UMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113& l9 p4 C s4 b# O3 X0 A; {( j$ d9 d6 `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 u2 t! j0 A4 Y. ~/ ]
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
, H( `; V$ ~2 e+ u6 \: _! QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! o. ^. U% a0 ?5 O( [/ K o D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses
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LCT-4641 j% B# q" Q# ?9 |4 T- _# y. m1 H. a
LCT-4795 J i4 o- a/ U, S
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- S/ _0 K, O, H2 u
YMS-147) P3 M+ e" @+ z9 j7 i! w' V: S
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 W- V, ^7 h8 |3 l/ K) r LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& i" O, H5 s# R% M: m# v/ a- X5 q
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! j8 M- `, a; D2 T6 B
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk `9 j1 t9 d" I& ?3 Q0 I$ ?
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 C+ _) N) a0 m: w' d. T. G
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) K% f& p9 X# G) \3 ~ D5 C, V+ `Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113$ O' p) @, ~$ P6 Y9 v, N( b* Z: Q
1 Z) O; z7 R* r% k$ o3 D1 Z b# @Weather in hex: Moderate rain! m7 A, D7 @) n. J0 B8 P6 O
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 n- a' l% v2 c5 G6 NEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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3 P0 k" X& U0 x5 J( V# n D4Y4 Judy x 21
/ O8 o9 I$ A" Z0 B/ f; f# H# Q( e' j N1K5-J George x 24! w. R' U3 R8 E/ c2 @! j' Y
- o' r) p, K# U& _+ r9 s/ MNo Japanese losses
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YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 B& v0 X' q3 y8 B
LCT-145* B! G% Z+ {4 s3 X: O; `! w
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, s; a! f/ i4 @- u8 G- E5 t) H LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( x% {" F- n1 I$ F1 I; @1 X
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 a' R: q9 v2 H LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& O' ^# }7 p0 m3 c( v8 q
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 O( e& q5 w- M1 V3 g6 p
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% B6 k/ k- e8 n7 i) n LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 W4 B0 N! m: k7 w( d LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ @$ ?- F7 E. e! S- y/ | LCT-134. j y% }# k8 p# u4 I7 g" Q- Y0 _0 Y) f7 `
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& |8 B: `* f8 \: p LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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. g* k* ~8 \+ U( B: R* M' KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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4 o0 H+ }, o! ]9 _/ BWeather in hex: Clear sky: C9 J6 V1 Q! b; H+ b
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.9 e& k6 X7 h) |; d$ T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( ?9 }- R+ y: r1 s" b! y D4Y4 Judy x 20
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Allied aircraft2 L9 S0 [: F6 S' J4 t7 s$ K
Spitfire VIII x 55
) \% r6 K: f3 c4 z( a0 i) n F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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" m0 \0 F; X P1 d* C& [3 kJapanese aircraft losses; J' A% j1 n( R" C6 [
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed2 E! ^1 c2 x3 W2 z8 Q% w3 {$ F, Y
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed( ]/ G6 _! g, v& p' q# l7 W0 c
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7 o4 u0 m. i6 c: F+ R$ M& \# d F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 H: b/ B2 f" m3 T$ p0 r LSM-351
4 A$ m) a# g: |( j8 @: i LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 w7 W* i# Q1 f. T4 m6 h8 g: P LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& Q, `8 y# g, z+ C0 i4 U
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:" Y0 a( S5 ^8 ^
421 casualties reported
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; m4 w6 g! J" u0 m* w+ D Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled* L8 V1 @8 X) V: D5 S: R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Y5 l: G& `' ]+ j* q" F, k: C
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! p9 u- i9 d. z Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |