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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U, T3 s" c. xMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113# u4 ], n9 q+ i1 e9 H# C
% V1 Z9 _* O. QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 S% M g J8 K; \1 P. V; f D4Y4 Judy x 21
$ w% A. m9 p6 w4 N- X N1K5-J George x 24' U+ s5 t' B2 m. e$ j
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships% h) I/ C5 `& a3 n/ K: P" f! E
LCT-464
- \0 d. ~( V) o, l) Y$ u; i2 Z- M } LCT-479
: D# K9 n, j* r$ U2 @6 C: H LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 m4 o) I. l9 Z" v& L# m) j YMS-147 ^, N' K" d# s3 A* ? n; w" x/ d' v
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. @7 l0 V% r& q; I2 q- g
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& F3 ~, u/ j/ z# H
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' m$ G. x& j% x6 ^# Y- U
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 B8 D5 K- b! Z* u
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 ^) k) I3 u, B1 F. w( y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113) G/ f6 J9 k9 t6 {
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 [8 e- |( b3 a0 F4 c/ FEstimated time to target is 9 minutes3 i0 r. e! d1 w( K, v
! r* z, S# o+ D) |( d0 ?7 I" |Japanese aircraft
3 e1 ~2 P8 D# @' D" d D4Y4 Judy x 21
4 j) \! R! @7 u+ f! |+ q N1K5-J George x 24
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2 y9 g) v9 l! nNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships' b2 [, i+ @, E8 @2 r
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 j1 q3 P+ t2 S$ h LCT-1450 U5 O* y, ]( n8 H/ h2 H5 g
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 {) |; F% R; V9 k( [" x
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 D- K0 p& M8 F% j/ \8 T L2 J
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# W! l$ B: ]2 c3 d8 V
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 Q7 q$ Y$ @) M
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% L& R" M: ^- ]4 g) z( E YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# |( \! \& i/ Z LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ _' v! q/ w. ?& A% v8 t- B8 _0 d
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- n, {0 H% i6 N; r LCT-134( Q! r, {' |6 X7 o
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) r) z- z! a* B" V$ I' m0 P4 r" j
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' m: G6 [' Z- m% \# ~: `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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/ h U! ?+ {' b6 MWeather in hex: Clear sky
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4 D3 Y* U$ F% q$ Y0 bRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 n6 Q& G5 |2 T7 e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) L. h. h' ?, g* x/ x, t# N
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D4Y4 Judy x 20
1 l8 T- X5 P% k0 }4 H: d N1K5-J George x 24$ K3 `2 `/ Y# M& J/ X
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Allied aircraft
3 ~! l( Z! \" T8 V Spitfire VIII x 55
; q% g3 c. h0 T F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 R! {& z' @+ J: _ D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
: K' g ?" \5 K- c, n2 e* x N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed! `/ o0 F& [( f8 ^4 ~& ^ ^* k
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0 R! Y0 A% K, b6 C o9 M F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed" ]7 p7 m+ d1 f* ~/ Z t/ k* ~
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+ a$ m8 w. h, r5 P LSM-351& k* v" `! e1 f; i: `
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% z- ]( r$ C0 o5 Z; [+ ? LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& J4 a- i0 D% ~5 `
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
$ D- F" @- g+ k J" c! \/ J+ B) K0 o 421 casualties reported6 a4 P+ E5 |$ d. D) d8 B( a6 p
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled& w( A1 L e4 r! ?1 ~
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
n+ q3 I' c' X: u1 V2 |9 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 h0 d8 n( g% l9 c' H
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ f4 }6 [, |) Z; ~/ ]) G
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |