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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d5 p: i. x3 J9 L; E" i kMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.+ O. A8 N$ @/ C
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. a6 W$ M* |0 i5 N( Z
# Z, g) ?" l7 S$ \Japanese aircraft8 o! b, o, i. r
D4Y4 Judy x 216 c/ J; s! q2 v1 c' s; X; X
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
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LCT-479
: p0 q( Y/ U. G LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- \; l6 @5 k/ i. k YMS-147
7 S* @) K6 S# u- w LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 B$ X" t. ?7 J! @ LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 V' {' {: ~; P' x LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 C2 v! N6 E3 \ M& Y. Q, t
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, x. V" w; e O; |/ _5 |! p YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 m1 p- W4 m% M$ O4 ]# |5 ~% n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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2 T3 q% s F0 ]5 I# \6 S6 R1 lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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( [2 d: k" R% g* G+ A* rRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 C7 d9 u, n h7 M+ _1 i2 w0 xEstimated time to target is 9 minutes6 L( J6 P) o" M
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
; I% `" _* @1 E6 j- d# t/ h+ n" r N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses' A( m% g' I; g" `
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Allied Ships: r+ U6 G; p! C/ d' t2 S8 }- i
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, y) S1 o: M; {' b% }5 t LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 M4 X' `. i8 j% [. T* r* l/ Z0 N LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) W3 d$ x* t W+ J5 P, p" F' d" I8 ^ LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% | b/ e9 X) S, l LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 W! V9 j; X& j$ y& C0 n
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: ]. M& }9 x e' y LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 z8 [/ j) @ I LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; N& G+ t' s5 G. [' d
LCT-1344 i, _1 N2 p; L4 l6 i7 y W
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ b) U8 Q0 x! z8 H4 W9 i' ? LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: T$ }) y, a) D- N5 B" P
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$ ~' |4 q0 l( S* ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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+ b, g1 V5 Q' I+ Z+ `8 LWeather in hex: Clear sky# W! y4 e& I6 }7 \3 b- U7 u
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: x- I' b) k# K( K7 |0 W; {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 20
# x. E! l2 B; j N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft" `$ k/ `5 w; W* i9 t9 S
Spitfire VIII x 55
: e0 M9 ~% h0 s: u% N F4U-1D Corsair x 797 A9 j: i4 B5 K: x6 }! \8 y R% {
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ t8 b( W4 T1 F. i D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
1 J5 Z& @7 A2 C& k- f/ g N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed' U! u' a8 }, K2 B, w, I4 e
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 K6 l z7 e5 [
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 o6 o5 S. y: E1 |6 @+ ^! c
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# h' C( n+ N5 f# z' a
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Allied ground losses:
5 \7 Z8 E2 o* [% ` 421 casualties reported
2 ]3 u; O y1 K* k: [ Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled% ^ h" r* J" O$ w6 I" @4 Z( S
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled- v" r% {, j9 f1 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' s2 H, Y1 K, x$ D: k Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& a9 h2 |7 z1 l Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |