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。. m1 R1 q( X+ T J, |
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' X6 I% N; P; u6 ^7 i: e6 r) VMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& k v0 u/ ^4 i! JRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.) g0 j: l; D/ E/ o0 [- [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 p2 k) G3 @- V; r
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses" f4 J; `+ Q7 c8 w+ F2 a' ~
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LCT-464
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LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk f* w2 p5 |$ K4 d
YMS-147
4 p0 Z' q" @ D% L A, Q" n5 o LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 d* h. e3 E: ?$ G LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! i" L! i+ a' A ~' p# h. p# f
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' c( m) m, k5 h8 {9 m LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' _ N, m* ~- Z3 @8 s YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. |: @5 H, x* R( @9 h0 F* C9 _; |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113; C. u0 [) u I: r+ W" G0 P# v/ P
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: X" W/ y% ~8 t* k9 n A# ]Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) B) k8 S3 l" Z& P& C) l j+ E
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes+ o, A5 p! ]+ _$ }% W8 m% l
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D4Y4 Judy x 21
c+ f* f/ P: [1 m N1K5-J George x 24, G% u0 y. z$ c
# d& p7 D; f; F: P0 YNo Japanese losses5 q: L1 ^0 g: f- T
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Allied Ships
1 ?7 H* p( R. [ YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 U) }2 b( X* p3 n LCT-145
5 S* _4 H4 r% t3 J LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 X# Z8 V% j( [+ j6 n+ w" }, i LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, t8 R- E8 a1 B7 L, R8 b LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; e% @0 r9 d; n$ C1 d$ b LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 d; @0 ^/ u/ R3 S LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 f, O2 f0 Q+ Y. L) ]! {
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 }7 ?. `6 i( w- W. z
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 E6 m! {; U6 O LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, Z4 H" ]0 y7 p! G8 `6 v' S
LCT-1344 R* h* k0 i* K* |
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- j+ z8 U; ~ u; E# _ E2 Q4 T LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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) \) k; N, h0 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; b+ m, z9 Y& _. a( x; S @$ i, m
5 s% L8 _/ J& ~$ @: N* ?Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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( a! I0 [5 ~" ^ D4Y4 Judy x 20
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( P8 C+ U# j- O" Y8 s8 ?Allied aircraft
8 g- I/ {# z e; D2 \ Spitfire VIII x 556 |- s/ ~) Y& K
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 C0 g1 Z+ G2 I, k9 q D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed( T* W# B4 Y- E7 a5 R. [
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed# I. [9 c2 {- f& E! }2 e+ b
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F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed& s; [ A( v7 `4 B
# a. r+ A* y& x. T0 mAllied Ships
' ]% y# Q% V/ n- P' p9 d LSM-351
# J0 i; n& t# L6 N. ^% c& E! C LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 z9 F( x k- I1 b# P5 m
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" P* L: F' Q3 m3 Z D2 C LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ P* c5 F$ c# w+ f9 J, eAllied ground losses:
( i7 {, D7 B7 c" a! t& p" O 421 casualties reported
- L6 M/ t1 z3 p: ^: o Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
# S9 P Q) R2 o, U' }2 b Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
, B! ^; t7 I7 ? V S; [1 M1 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 U( R7 e6 A# Q$ M# a: ^. Q Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ ^ k; H! m$ m) l+ g2 ]6 R. q Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |