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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0 v6 r' \2 Z+ ~1 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113. F# W. ^: c4 U/ |# H1 H
1 Z( i) b0 x" @Weather in hex: Moderate rain, s# B( X4 g. K
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 m, [# ^: M" ]) C9 m* j( y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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8 i- L, k' N: H3 E+ J; CJapanese aircraft/ S2 k! q+ |4 j; ]6 r1 D0 {
D4Y4 Judy x 21; V) d N. Y- \9 u+ x
N1K5-J George x 24( w# B" h( V- n" T8 p0 w+ [
% O5 W3 n4 a; ^4 c: f& fNo Japanese losses, Z0 y4 T" I6 B- ]% F1 z5 x' x
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Allied Ships/ q% R2 M" b* F- L) A
LCT-464( D5 G2 J& m+ d- ?
LCT-479
- L! J# V, c6 m7 f% A5 j LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! [7 H; i7 a2 |) \
YMS-147
6 F$ i. m9 R4 u LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 a7 W; Z* ~& O' V; G
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* A5 A8 n$ x9 F# q& n9 T9 M# [
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 _. ?/ a; D! _# R5 \5 k) X* {
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; r. T. i% S" p/ q5 ] YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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" {: a1 i( w4 [! ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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M2 n; V: D' [3 ]( A/ E- mRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.. u, L( a5 k; H: Q6 U3 O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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( l0 V3 H# A9 `8 B( J3 pJapanese aircraft
* S: }: s' [4 X$ V, X D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 r9 r% {$ P; T2 O9 s N1K5-J George x 24+ L$ j0 K- x( S/ l( _) z2 x
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships! t1 I" d1 W0 a1 p" d* A8 ?
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ a2 W3 T% @: i9 a' Q LCT-145, G. k1 m+ {+ B
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% j0 |6 E0 d6 |1 ]) w
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& E4 j2 O( s: I8 ?) O LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 q. }8 D! u: `, K# a
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: i# E, G4 J& o" r LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 W( j9 z) ^" a0 I( R6 {
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 i6 u; f- @1 o+ f$ O% f$ ]9 Y LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 `, X( z& D7 ^& p1 o9 z LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 z& `: Z5 u9 D. Q8 R0 a, o% k- D
LCT-1346 h$ x5 Q" Q) Q/ ?- M
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( s+ [3 p8 P$ H& t7 s LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 U+ Z: m% |1 V/ {5 I; j
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3 V o# w4 `2 A7 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116, D8 h# }# |9 j' }! b
; c( L5 }' u+ g9 I' bWeather in hex: Clear sky
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/ P t$ N0 t9 N0 y, o) IRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* `& u+ z$ X( @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 u3 E5 N/ K# _ R. Z: {- k! D D4Y4 Judy x 207 u9 V, E& `8 p5 [, R6 o( v
N1K5-J George x 24+ \( n! e# b1 ^5 k
' a* P7 k" e8 u2 d" Z+ H' wAllied aircraft
* A2 g; X0 F" ` Spitfire VIII x 55
% ^* H9 F) j) p4 f) l! g/ T F4U-1D Corsair x 798 }, k1 }5 k9 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
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N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed6 T u3 |; B8 [1 z* S/ [
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& e/ T8 E1 E( J, P5 y F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed. n t/ Z% R9 l) S7 R- t. C5 `1 z
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Allied Ships ]1 c3 c2 B4 M, V2 |
LSM-351- X# ?" t( i' F% y
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 u1 R. m& g+ ]* `/ m7 ? LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: a1 q8 j7 ]: ` LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ?* C& f/ I# H& ~
1 W3 ~8 B' h& @, G( j, q" bAllied ground losses:
& C$ @$ ^8 l9 i( ?' u 421 casualties reported' P t% P: f, Q' L
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled, m/ n# R4 k5 w& l) l0 j B. t
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled0 W4 n' D8 r& k5 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ }3 @2 G+ Y/ u4 C) h
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) [ c; _+ L, z
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |