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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113; o2 D S4 R2 f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.$ ?) @. }; B. M/ d' {. L
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, l% j) h* \; [, s
9 g1 r/ W3 P, ?, J/ N0 C5 |+ z ]Japanese aircraft5 i N! F1 P8 w" y$ H
D4Y4 Judy x 21' g$ e8 Q& d- J3 w4 _
N1K5-J George x 244 W8 v8 j# W. }& t" u& x9 l# l
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No Japanese losses
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6 Y4 z! Y* k: h; mAllied Ships
. M) I' j4 a; A' G9 E LCT-464
" ]! o0 }# j# j* ^! v$ t7 s LCT-4796 ]! K; G: |& N. L
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) x( u. y; N: c4 A YMS-147
! J+ w+ j' R" E! x LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 g; c0 T3 N' Q9 A3 X LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 g8 p: l* Y: `/ X
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; o( K# G0 U0 m, I LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: _1 Z3 E# C8 u YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, x& W' b; B7 Z1 P7 D2 ~* k
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, D& `' o0 U- T1 h* q. `/ a, EMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 z" w" h+ u* U* F8 D' b) y. B
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes+ M7 [" T( n$ P# o) @( K) _
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Japanese aircraft
, p1 |) i6 G8 h3 R: I6 \ D4Y4 Judy x 216 U) G$ Z: A/ W( j$ d0 \
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied Ships
; i5 e3 B1 _7 X# j& ~ YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, K4 M+ F' ]! N% C2 D
LCT-145- U# u& R1 A: F2 W: F5 C
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ ]3 _# D0 y, A4 B+ a5 H LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* _7 q% L; b! O& j- b Z
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 f. I6 ~" V8 `: [6 }/ P& v9 S1 X9 ` LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 P9 I2 l F3 _ LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ E, Q) Q& r* w, _' Z YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ s. h: F# g6 @' B
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 g; B4 _) b; M5 {5 q+ X
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: a3 \% w2 X9 H+ w4 W+ i; H/ v
LCT-134. x/ q4 X% b9 ~8 g# J
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* _5 V( b" n' ] LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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. q/ c3 |! v& G8 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116- |6 ~. \( z/ F* K
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 N7 G- Q) h/ I" _
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! A0 u/ H7 Z- Q N8 B( y5 }3 x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 w3 U- j: Z- S+ } D4Y4 Judy x 20
1 _* c# V$ l! w N1K5-J George x 24 ?; Y$ H$ Y, g! V l
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Allied aircraft
, _! L4 ?0 ]8 M; [ Spitfire VIII x 55/ ^' h- o7 l+ p
F4U-1D Corsair x 798 l' G, E! v) R( y7 G
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Japanese aircraft losses( r# Q, Q* |: {, f0 y$ X
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; R% e2 i2 z7 \6 \+ }7 u: C F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, ~& [9 o: t' q- e; Q* ?4 ]
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' ]/ n n" s( a+ S: q LSM-351
. [- V3 G) q y: b9 j: ^ LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 j, m) b g0 r$ ^
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- f6 H! X# {# V9 _. z* ?5 M# N" O LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" }# \- ?) i1 c3 O# ]' N) s. gAllied ground losses:) H7 \9 j2 M, l" G+ ~: i
421 casualties reported
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* F3 R, G$ b# L6 r0 y& k Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled$ L( R7 W& m. T3 k7 V3 h7 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 |0 o+ s( D4 t1 w Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 q Y0 ?$ H4 H* i
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |