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。* z1 U7 }0 X1 i& L, D. h- W% O+ K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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0 O( b W* g1 E8 I6 q& a/ A0 g8 vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 e9 r, ^5 [5 i3 U$ d$ f- ?Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ y" f/ O' b+ i5 H6 V# C/ jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ @# F V- q( \( t5 e: |/ _7 l) a
D4Y4 Judy x 21 ?1 j7 @0 C+ r5 G6 w# _
N1K5-J George x 24. d' h( h- K6 o9 [! \) v
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships4 n" ], r( `# I
LCT-464
) I [( {) `* |% d% T LCT-4791 t0 q. U' ~* t! O# J
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ C. _5 y" ^4 y1 y8 M YMS-147
, H$ `" f9 o3 p( y- G3 n LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* b% x r+ Q4 }0 E8 ^
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 z8 c+ E* g3 a( Y2 y) Q LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- ~1 z( _9 @ ]( q& o% _$ w" t' G LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 f- h# [! k' }( F! @ YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1133 G- p* b/ h# |) {- K0 f
8 x( p5 v# A4 {Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ I( X+ b$ z6 ^) A2 B- C% y
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 c0 j( A. u1 m6 pEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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& C+ j, v1 G- yJapanese aircraft1 C' j, c) {1 d' G( M
D4Y4 Judy x 218 f, }7 Z8 S' o# K8 v. e
N1K5-J George x 240 D$ I" b- f0 U! B3 C; \
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
5 r3 J* m& ~; e( Q) O; A YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% j. n) K5 q+ Y4 T- h$ B3 o! L
LCT-145' c; N8 A; P( N) w" |
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 S# \" _3 @ p* Q/ I1 m
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ V! B, C9 U8 X7 f4 j5 w. X LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 I0 u4 R; P. C; O$ O+ H" i LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' H" H* _! @$ D: x
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 I# b r7 ?6 V I6 X- \4 x" v YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 g [1 y9 {4 z1 [" u* _ LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ q' d/ Q2 ~' ?% x# C0 L0 w LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 q3 N! ^8 H( t2 O: f# _/ Y
LCT-134
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LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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' C* c$ j; C5 Q1 {/ m3 YRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 k2 ^8 P J5 k2 N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 i6 a0 b. }" g* t9 Y
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Japanese aircraft/ `1 N; M. Y8 m4 o* z- R1 W
D4Y4 Judy x 20+ G8 ` n" [$ _
N1K5-J George x 24- `* Y+ P4 V2 d8 E- T6 ]
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Spitfire VIII x 55
0 R1 Y) N0 g) d7 o! K F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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* h* v5 d1 n. t0 C# h% I' ^0 JJapanese aircraft losses
) ~* B: B' z% W D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed6 I* i7 m% b) x7 p
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed& W# q& t* { G& _, F1 R1 B
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Allied aircraft losses, u2 F! }. ]1 \/ S2 Y0 a
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: z8 w; {8 J! O- r8 S LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- C" _. Y9 j# @1 L0 T$ ?% ?! x LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
; w4 L% o* q# y3 y n: S& g Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled5 x8 B5 S& ]4 I1 J8 ~' L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 h7 @" D, b9 @; i Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 ~; _, {$ {/ w, c; L; r, d5 q
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |