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。9 E# F3 x T, j! B e
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Morning 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 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. v8 ?; \' X, s) P0 s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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* ~1 l+ J8 I: K$ M; U1 a5 r3 sJapanese aircraft( P* P, J6 t9 {3 X* T
D4Y4 Judy x 217 u. r* D' d' H
N1K5-J George x 24
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9 {0 R2 n" V8 y$ o! TNo Japanese losses8 h( a% D# {; D( y
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0 I! t1 G: M) Q% P LCT-464
% h; [% w$ k8 [ LCT-479
3 R, [5 I( G8 u I, b* f8 p LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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. e5 f1 E5 }, Z/ @. l& t LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 L1 q$ _' G3 D# X) [% K
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 V, ]3 `5 [5 i$ q% a6 U
LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 b. x1 f g# B+ U2 G
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. X- j: c" [' K0 x% t' z1 T2 z7 W
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113* i" E3 }! b, _* c' E( [
s% @% y2 v, kWeather in hex: Moderate rain& ?& G' \# F3 J
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
, }" \& w, u7 L! S9 MEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; l) i- v3 W. ?. M" B
D4Y4 Judy x 21( X: v% g: K4 l" q0 I5 z4 O% \# k
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses O! C& e1 v' m' T& d5 x" t5 [
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YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 t4 V2 x; D, Q% O' k. V; P4 n5 J
LCT-145
' i. x! d" R l# u% ?0 W3 z LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% ]+ D# w- z+ G5 @7 L
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% g# z" _8 M+ ]) c; k
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ Q7 C3 v) v8 i7 { LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" z9 @0 `7 t- o" b: g, S
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 p8 a3 t ^, ]; D7 m YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& L$ {( n1 D5 m) ~9 ^+ J
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# `! O+ [5 e1 n LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 c3 q, A/ k; k/ y) M
LCT-134: F* u! [: p) {1 R- y- w e4 P
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 ?/ D& T/ L ^0 G) r6 n$ k# f
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- B# V0 T5 ~1 k( K* V
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* m! t, ~$ v; A- m4 U8 r$ K. k/ t6 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% [' h/ F5 x1 u' x$ ~" xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 Q( D8 D) W5 q% Q# T$ y
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6 I& D% k5 g/ C4 u( _) o) J D4Y4 Judy x 205 k: m; D9 U+ H, Z8 r( k' r |3 X
N1K5-J George x 24
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% Q1 ]5 |: y/ d/ H# f' AAllied aircraft
# q8 L* m; U* `* O+ [3 ]2 O$ {3 }/ Z Spitfire VIII x 550 r" ~& n, t9 o E* D2 k0 s8 D; q; ?
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
- I. u g9 o/ Y) S) I D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
# b1 j/ P3 j) f! P N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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" Q3 [- `4 |0 ~( V- C( c W5 F! z F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed0 Q6 B1 B$ r K7 S% u
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LSM-3516 \( L! y7 ^* D( F& d: N) `2 v
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ z# E( T2 @) s# q* n
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. W, z' b; E) J2 E/ i* N
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:9 x( ^* \# F. P, x$ B( Q/ q
421 casualties reported+ F, u/ U- r( E) B" D- D3 u- x
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled0 @0 M2 C* d6 J3 R- D6 _- m; [" x9 H' l
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
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$ q @$ f* W; V+ m: Z3 O Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)" y* Z/ p U$ W" Z$ K
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |