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。0 _( Y, k" Q- o; x" q; \7 _5 e
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* R9 m+ d7 ~. |0 A6 ]. ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1133 d8 w' s8 j9 @/ l& c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( a0 x; d7 \/ Y2 p
: ?+ D+ N8 h% q3 c; j8 ^Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.4 I; a$ N$ P' n2 q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; Y0 b) l: y8 c* T: c
D4Y4 Judy x 21
6 v8 Q7 v* d; q1 ]& ?& D" q N1K5-J George x 24
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; W# T. r# u6 j: b' z8 q2 {: t' HNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships& k4 n k1 f4 L5 f: W. C
LCT-464' D! R0 X0 C" X+ Y4 E
LCT-479
( d! \" p5 `3 H0 u LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# \/ a; @8 Q$ `0 R
YMS-147
; Z- {6 \7 H4 |# k% B LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
?' r* }# s/ C k6 w" q LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 {* h5 e0 r3 s Q5 r, r& c
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
e, Z- P) m( h! }* j8 F+ ^# @% Y LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( w5 p9 v* t& X
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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' l4 c3 [% L: Y9 {8 l$ F0 Z! VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ `' w) @% m; k s2 P1 \
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" z/ ]! ~ n% Y8 g D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses. |; _5 F% k8 z8 e7 s
0 a; _/ S( h8 S u1 @, G1 r( AAllied Ships
) m8 X6 R1 i% n2 E( S7 ~ YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' }. r' X5 U$ o% R LCT-145" g0 K N" f, O2 m
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 A3 U8 K. g+ D- }
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 F7 A4 I' u& T. A. F1 L LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' q2 O% h/ E- a# h* S
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- q! P7 E8 \2 c4 U, I: |& Y LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* Y( d7 Q6 [! v2 ?# H
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- V8 ~' L. B$ a3 r7 Q: o5 H( A LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ ?2 c. {' y( I3 _9 R, n& z
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 A0 ^1 z; u0 a! J, a4 A$ M LCT-134$ |+ t: Q) G, P$ T
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 u# B" S, Q, g7 L% A LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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3 a5 ^/ V/ W7 Y' \5 \" bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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, R, C+ b: Q" c0 k, k, d6 l, ]6 U- tRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( O. {; U* S4 K% W& ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 D( P5 o9 q2 ]3 {( _Japanese aircraft8 \+ e, G+ l0 C( @1 q
D4Y4 Judy x 20, n3 U ~8 J5 V8 o; D w; t, M' J6 {
N1K5-J George x 245 t# n" ?& U: e$ J) H# u
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Allied aircraft
% }" d9 T- Z! t- _3 T Spitfire VIII x 55
$ M; G6 p: ^9 @# J$ C F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
# d9 M8 a6 A6 v) b5 V6 d D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed+ R2 p$ g6 b0 ?1 u% d/ r
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. z, T$ ^/ K% w j W3 N F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed3 d" f5 F: C! `$ s3 Q c1 t
$ k; o! v1 l% L) {: q" pAllied Ships
( k M5 T6 ~) y- E) ^; { [ LSM-351
! \. |6 Y: Q) x! v/ O1 z LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* U7 o9 ?- X% D1 C- W, J/ Q: Z
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* y3 o, D3 Y, u) F3 V8 }: _ LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 Z% [- |5 V) G9 O+ e. BAllied ground losses:
F9 } N3 j( _ 421 casualties reported
( y# Y9 _. ^: U0 m( C M6 t; {* a Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
- [" a- V; ~/ P' }0 _0 ~ Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 x. \- N6 k7 w; d* h# A( W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 E, i& @3 a% f% m8 w: p0 v Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ Q$ o. ~$ }" P$ K) Q |# i
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |