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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! s) J _) I+ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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W* p7 q* m1 t3 I+ B2 WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
/ J8 Y! M( |; B3 w+ `; aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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f5 G9 [$ O1 P2 q' \! k3 LJapanese aircraft5 k$ C$ m* F. `* Z
D4Y4 Judy x 21
! F0 s8 ?3 P/ x/ c; s& ~- e) {% h N1K5-J George x 24* S2 r' Z2 X; o/ d9 f J7 L
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No Japanese losses4 f) ?; `, a" D7 j, i
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LCT-4641 p6 ?7 l% b x7 Q# {1 o. J- w' b
LCT-479
' R( d, r" e- g" Q LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 A$ I1 L+ B- z
YMS-147
# g0 c* u* T) I2 e# Z LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& i: P8 d- ?+ s9 B/ M) n
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# L( R; C& |3 n" h; q' H LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 B/ [, s* M; { LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 ]1 e/ p) g, Y% e: R7 C% V8 M( D; S
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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; _) L k5 E g% PWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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! L& ~# q9 D; Z0 s# {0 ~8 i+ rRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 h$ E" O3 |, C. {/ VEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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, H% \( [% I, C7 s' C" BJapanese aircraft! v& C5 l! V* M6 v
D4Y4 Judy x 21
# Y! }) G9 s6 t& b N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses' t, g( v' b8 |. m. B% [* `" k
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Allied Ships
! [# ?) m; f- D4 V; P/ m% n/ H YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 t" [2 ]) z! P p3 \, e LCT-145
8 B# f( [+ R% ^6 O' I! Q6 Z4 _ LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ q, Y$ B% \2 @ n LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) j8 a: ~! m: u- y LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" V' l( Y9 r+ O$ ~8 E2 P LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% d: U) M* C1 S6 }+ b6 c
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. O6 _$ g2 z! X' H
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ {/ u/ x% a( R3 H
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 Y4 |4 X2 b" {& M* t
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& Z* a6 B* O* S, | C) O LCT-134
; t; ^; X0 @7 C+ L* g" z LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; l. F2 P( f% ]4 i LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% H d( K# H5 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116- o0 ~: l9 ]* b# w
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Weather in hex: Clear sky \5 Z. T/ ? E6 O( ~) _
% p, U/ ]0 U8 e# W6 ~: i6 g" U7 Z/ {1 ]Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: `* E$ Q$ d+ pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 S, E. O1 f( x4 ~Japanese aircraft1 o" L" _! _+ w4 N3 H
D4Y4 Judy x 20
( h2 a+ y' B3 j! I% j N1K5-J George x 24: q* V6 E9 X+ c( e6 Z- l/ X
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Allied aircraft" m3 {2 ]' A! W( S
Spitfire VIII x 55" ?/ ]( \& }0 i7 g
F4U-1D Corsair x 79 T/ p3 ]- f8 E' L$ T; a
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Japanese aircraft losses) S( B. A# v2 t8 H4 m; l& D; U6 _
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed7 I6 `' e+ d$ J6 C# W
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed! a4 [6 X; g+ O+ Z I0 \) U
: Z. _, o+ P, F8 C* `2 q8 M# |& }Allied aircraft losses3 }1 E6 ^$ H2 t. D( E' _, _, e
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, W/ k$ M+ F$ @. D- M
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Allied Ships
: U3 u9 W5 j3 P8 d2 t LSM-351! O3 {0 }+ U" [7 ~% J
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! v1 z6 ~( k$ O# i: h
LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ N7 L- o s9 i% C: F LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
9 f. q2 A6 `- @/ f% J( z4 v+ C, c 421 casualties reported
0 K {% m/ C# \' W Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
) a' J- a+ V5 ?9 P Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 q; h: v7 _4 `- r' _+ ^# _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 c# Q4 h5 C8 T/ Y% `& g1 S8 u
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)% a7 b0 `. `2 R! O
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |