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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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& t( B" E9 W' P s, t# ~: SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) d7 d7 o* w4 v w& oRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ M j4 R/ Y' ?. [& hEstimated time to target is 10 minutes) {4 D; G( I- J+ @6 Y) l
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships6 g3 L' ?6 Z* `8 |! I! s. X( @9 @1 r
LCT-464) l" g3 o+ F2 P
LCT-4797 S: U- x( m+ C6 S! n
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 x8 V+ f. M' l1 i
YMS-147% n' w1 O. T: a% i) S
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& y# V) W8 {( C% C' o5 N
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 h$ M1 g! O! I3 K& q( V8 R& G3 C
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 j' `! X) C$ W& U: P
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; z( s4 n5 s6 Z: M% q& q YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1139 P& `4 `! F' s+ v8 q
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; `* t/ |# I2 I( O0 U
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
R9 w' q9 F( W D4Y4 Judy x 21
2 p: a8 z# {8 S; Q N1K5-J George x 24 Z8 D& j; _0 d0 @ w
, x- C& k; D! x2 a M0 RNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships+ x z" R7 [; J4 D+ E8 w" i* T
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 d# X e+ u, S- m% {
LCT-145, p% T& ^$ g9 @ V) [
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 }! }6 A6 h7 v6 }: ~) Z, L
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' G/ P8 {9 D7 u; A: r5 T3 b; V: H. x
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( E# K9 G7 d1 @; U, y
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 Q9 y. t1 Z) ]/ ~- V
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. R L6 C1 {! U+ }; l! F
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 }) ]4 k; k7 H5 k E
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 W) ?7 y) s4 O. K+ ^: K LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ N4 w" A5 a$ C, |5 t% o3 t+ X LCT-134
9 I, `- x* V/ e: H- Z8 i) ^/ y LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 W. }# ?4 a* T% ?/ Z' I% l
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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p+ X8 w& s0 h" vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' O/ |' h. _( a+ E1 o, LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 24
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& ~* r4 p6 g( ]; q5 U/ tAllied aircraft5 W0 L) y4 J& G p J% \
Spitfire VIII x 55+ K! K3 }: k$ _0 s
F4U-1D Corsair x 79" J* X4 |: m5 G4 V2 p9 d
3 }$ J. [$ v% {9 J+ U9 cJapanese aircraft losses
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N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed$ a1 x% o2 B; [" l* a1 Z
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Allied aircraft losses
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LSM-351% C" j8 \6 M+ {, C
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ V1 u D) @4 s
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: b: z6 v( ]. Z2 I: d1 h LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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/ l- v, R" u Y# W! ]( ]- w1 C/ F Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled; R7 j- s0 x5 x' U/ t% e5 X7 t! w% Q1 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |