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。: P) [+ H+ u% @1 R1 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1133 [& M" u2 T5 d" U, E. H
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 X# _* V; j* k3 V- t
& K0 u# g* q* q7 P# K, I- s0 dRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.# {: D$ {, ~" P' T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 X* E$ h" I9 J W+ U4 t D4Y4 Judy x 21. O3 }! G) r6 Q( K: |( D& O/ [* y
N1K5-J George x 240 C2 d( v0 L' _0 e
1 {1 u4 j% b% @$ rNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships, O# Q/ Q4 ~( T D% u- b
LCT-464
5 O' w0 r, t7 G LCT-4790 E. g7 _- F$ l5 A% F
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ O/ o2 V6 d$ Z* I YMS-147
: V9 q: e; o# e* N, H LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. O- ~9 N# p N5 O+ s LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' G. `" t0 i0 e; o1 K& E: }# J
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. q$ h( |2 `9 C$ G% p% V LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 |- w8 ? X- h! g# _7 R% H- q+ O
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 c+ m; `. m7 E4 q5 H) M- r
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# e; z' `3 `0 x. J: Q3 d" JMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% k3 o3 W7 u6 D" N
) T5 U: a9 R. x ERaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ h& e0 J# |: a* t" hEstimated time to target is 9 minutes1 K. I2 `) y% s, I
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Japanese aircraft
7 x J5 T! |. Q* F6 r8 U* V8 p D4Y4 Judy x 215 d3 t+ E/ R' `# I
N1K5-J George x 243 i, E2 k0 a! @ K' D5 H" K
& Q* d: e3 c: n: ]1 L$ INo Japanese losses8 j9 i2 y& r& C
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Allied Ships3 t5 w4 ^% }0 s
YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ o A( f7 _6 H5 p
LCT-145 B. i3 t! k4 M2 G3 `% [
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' `3 L7 p, G' `9 k6 V LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 A% t3 o$ z7 j6 f7 S LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' v8 j+ }2 ~: E/ U$ _" u
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) O6 g; s' v' x0 B4 k
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* S% r, i# P: } YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, f* M( q# C* w" B' v1 I LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ v% g& o0 h8 m D- {. `: w* R LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' E$ C; F( C# }% ] H8 Y9 o1 u LCT-134
) [7 H* q4 T! ?% N3 K. w' h LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. }# v( j! s" ^
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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1 E1 r; y% ~' Z9 |( NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116' U* s n# E& @
! p3 I$ U& _7 X2 V+ o' ?2 ^Weather in hex: Clear sky L. @2 Y4 X' `) \# A! K
; H6 F! B/ _1 p0 k. H: RRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., n7 @+ A C+ }& [- _0 C& |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 h; S- i9 X* iJapanese aircraft8 X5 T) t: x3 M9 R
D4Y4 Judy x 200 Z% \' r1 W4 L- s4 c
N1K5-J George x 24. G! e% V z% X
e* q% Y& Y4 _, K% oAllied aircraft! ?5 y0 ?3 u1 x7 l3 g4 ?$ J
Spitfire VIII x 55: ] M9 ~4 Q. S& f4 ]; R( Z
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
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, \" ]7 F2 | X1 Y1 ?7 | N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 l4 W: G' F# Z0 x& R# h8 A% j F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 l- R' o, u- F0 N& [2 m LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 b+ z! o! H* W
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 s) {' ?2 m. F
3 T7 y: Y4 x5 P! @9 YAllied ground losses:, W% l2 ?& r' q) a. X
421 casualties reported
5 p% w2 H g5 N6 `4 f) Z Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ {+ U T& C: s Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
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8 Z) k2 T5 i* v Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 r1 c' x; |' z1 K, k+ O Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |