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。- }5 T& S6 e6 l$ _$ b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113$ L# i+ v/ f( [, O) r0 O) x* B
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 j; N' v3 y) [. m- m
( t6 i9 Z, C' ZRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.7 }) U3 a$ R- d0 L5 e7 ]2 F
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% G: q8 ]2 |; B/ m- D
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Japanese aircraft; y* M) u; M7 o0 [" B3 R, q& T, Q& z
D4Y4 Judy x 21- I, h9 A U6 B8 o
N1K5-J George x 245 w/ q8 A: P: X& Y7 a
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No Japanese losses: b! I" C X* l3 `$ }/ a# o0 `
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Allied Ships
1 d" ^/ P% q1 v: D, V LCT-464
! f1 T% N& I+ ^2 q& v! A LCT-479) p4 X" @+ m! g
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) m$ ]( v8 s$ t9 K5 e1 r7 [
YMS-1478 V2 V- d- [% ]+ q% h
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- W8 t& }$ k# G" a5 N8 R$ {
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 w$ Q: d& o9 W& x2 a6 Q+ E
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 x: ?7 b/ c* g
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 t1 [* G; m2 s( [* v; }! } YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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& b4 C( p9 h8 T. ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1138 c1 w$ I( H; B; F( [
$ j) h+ a6 ~; ^' h$ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 i2 X% J6 H! d5 oRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 C2 O, R. s2 g/ c; I7 P# G, e4 xEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" P0 H$ l! I- S; \! Y3 B3 @4 W
D4Y4 Judy x 21$ ~6 ~& n( l6 e2 H, x
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses5 ^- }) y' |/ @; I1 g$ j
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Allied Ships+ I$ r- c+ i7 {' q& ~' }
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" j& y0 q- E9 g4 o: O LCT-145
2 e* w0 k) W3 J& R% f LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' R; O; {+ \/ v: F; J
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ a2 G- q" `0 r0 ~5 ~ LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* I5 z: f$ W' t l/ i LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 A+ Q$ `! E1 ~9 e/ N, ~9 ~ LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: r& i T4 J# c5 G B5 K( @
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! a: Z# ~7 K% S' K f' k2 b
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; \$ j3 ~6 X1 s$ Z8 p
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, v& a7 D y0 t6 F LCT-134- N1 J8 J$ A1 }. j
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% j- s, L! Q: |+ }! z LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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- b+ m, }* Y6 l5 X6 t5 d+ cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116: f6 l6 b( }% J! I W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." {0 h: |" i }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! o$ z* u) Q* Y, x
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Japanese aircraft
5 r9 e, S }" b8 W D4Y4 Judy x 20, ~+ _6 [7 K2 V2 P
N1K5-J George x 242 H3 s/ V7 [. `3 |% d1 V5 w
, e- {0 }4 E4 Z: u) GAllied aircraft! [0 |. \/ V" S' @3 ]$ S! @7 @
Spitfire VIII x 55" D! r+ R3 @) @6 O) @8 y
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
. z& X! i3 V9 c0 s D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed0 l1 K! X9 N/ m9 n
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed& l! m4 k. y1 ^ }5 @
* e- {3 d3 t, V+ _$ z3 XAllied aircraft losses# @$ p# z9 S% @; s1 _ ?. b5 E$ P
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed% d0 g7 q+ J9 Y6 c3 D3 v
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Allied Ships+ h0 u5 Q7 l$ c% I' @2 i1 l3 {7 }
LSM-351! ?! j C( N9 s' L& V- D4 D* S
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& P) \: \: h3 Z: m3 O
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 }+ Y0 d1 M5 X LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
9 k) X! h" D9 L6 \( n- U3 d 421 casualties reported
% A! M% m, S7 @+ L Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled& ]; o a& |+ L+ F
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled! i$ |6 F. J/ X/ t9 ?( v8 D K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 J! g5 Y! Q2 ?/ z/ a3 [% {9 c Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 I2 U; \+ Z! f* Q4 t$ x6 x
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |