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。5 W( E1 M$ ?5 t
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9 W3 }" F- H( B% Q$ r" h" jMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113# M# \2 J7 a0 \- I
' k" e8 ]. u# z1 uWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* E& F1 ~+ O4 U" l2 v0 t' D" gRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: ^1 q+ b( U) X& b k# s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( M/ V! J* Y# ] D4Y4 Judy x 21& D5 E1 R, ^& o' t/ P
N1K5-J George x 24# l' @, q0 e0 t- c+ Z
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships5 v7 u, f9 b5 z
LCT-464
" T/ {* f, i/ f" o LCT-479% h6 u# ]) G* z @
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk f" ?. B& Z- b; r9 X& T3 u
YMS-147
- F- B: V6 Y" J% a LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 A) }. ~0 h3 D: D LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; o$ L/ i9 p2 V LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ u& H/ \0 E/ I& Z9 S
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
v9 @# ~+ p' _( t: N$ U YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 w# E- {4 C+ N9 Z% ^) O1 E+ x
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, B0 j1 Q) {3 }4 b9 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113; z" {) Q' r% c2 V! z, M/ y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ d2 A& M7 n' b, |Estimated time to target is 9 minutes) O3 R' d# _5 \: F# C6 a% G0 p
% j0 ?' [+ A8 ?/ UJapanese aircraft
1 ]0 y% z! P8 Y D4Y4 Judy x 21" [" R+ |5 T, z5 W) g
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses5 A0 p% |2 b2 X0 c5 i9 |7 o
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Allied Ships$ ^) w; ?) q& U& P3 _
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* k9 e9 f5 D; U% k
LCT-145
/ K! x6 t4 B# w LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ m0 q2 T% v2 Y$ p7 p$ l6 E
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
B2 D% a+ k* f9 b0 y$ I LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! U! W; l" h4 G7 y: W
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. k7 O) ?* f7 u2 g! X
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ k: f4 Z2 }, q/ j! n7 M5 f0 V YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. E* ~. r e" m2 R9 T, T
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 l& z- o8 b" J% M% _( v+ X LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& }9 z+ U6 }3 ? ^8 _5 ]4 w
LCT-134
$ H3 a+ M( o/ m+ P, V; v LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, |3 h# X9 f9 t+ e LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& n9 ]0 m ?: {) e$ f3 I' ~2 d! ]
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1 W- ^% s2 [5 h' w! ^. G0 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1168 T# m$ q" t8 n3 |7 n& I
8 v9 p! X& H( j* ^9 M5 M/ h, `Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 X, E: ?. B5 v; a8 o/ C0 T" W4 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 D& j8 C* r$ k- p) k5 D9 i" l# N& C
6 W% ^6 S$ P5 _' N$ bJapanese aircraft6 ~8 A% [- H$ k
D4Y4 Judy x 207 w0 n$ V& K: I; i
N1K5-J George x 244 D' ]; E& Q+ V i. H" d7 z3 Y4 T ]% Q$ E
5 e0 k; E2 h: h+ @+ Y9 y. pAllied aircraft
9 t! O @# L% V$ a Spitfire VIII x 55
6 x) r& F9 x3 h& p4 s1 c5 l F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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) D3 r0 F* w+ U/ T) w( wJapanese aircraft losses0 l: N# x( g. d
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
/ E5 ~7 I9 u+ y& d" x) B, t5 ]. [: T' | H N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& D4 D' O$ w; w. s" L
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed% k% C o- R3 X
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Allied Ships' n: t. ^2 r3 B% B+ r5 t
LSM-351
6 t4 P- V5 [6 X% M$ g1 f LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 ~$ P) c0 f: D: ? LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 V3 d, A9 ~* z. h% }# `4 g
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- F: K; H* Z0 N! Y6 T6 KAllied ground losses:, p" A; I5 d5 I$ g2 G
421 casualties reported
4 B, n# @6 C( s4 c e: W Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled% N: T2 d4 h, q" t' b, C4 a' w
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled) x' q @ T) |! R& |% W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% n' d! y6 U2 F! u- o
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)! w4 W/ ?0 s3 w* b, ]
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |