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。+ l) { x! n# m/ U; c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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1 \9 f- T, s7 \1 `, e6 PRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.* C, H! P8 r6 i1 R z( `
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ P# f3 G- ?# J
$ G7 x ^. ^1 X# l+ N- ?Japanese aircraft
- n% R: ?. O9 ^" O: M D4Y4 Judy x 21
/ B* ?. W4 P* z& Y; U2 x N1K5-J George x 24% ^" X; R) `* Y, b6 O' @
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No Japanese losses, P& V& X s* }# ~ d
8 _! J) c \0 T; Q1 yAllied Ships
4 L; Q0 \# o# _ LCT-464! M! U- d" j+ }3 G' x
LCT-479& n% F$ u6 V- l/ \; T4 g3 L- d
LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: ?( ]' h0 M- i6 |9 o
YMS-147& l# w' b3 F# D3 e* r7 \6 @
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* }" y) g2 T, `8 v LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* a; V c' {0 w" l. e8 L: d LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 k `, h, L. X" _2 F9 X LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' n K a7 i* w% M( ? YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 d8 U7 l1 g8 v# o1 |4 y3 ^# N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113: ?* t, @5 _7 V8 A: a4 |
8 l1 G5 C4 q4 {: J0 Z7 Y! }Weather in hex: Moderate rain% ` j z+ r* R* M
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet." f# V2 _) `+ w% \
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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6 v! a' N, ~% T( @/ r$ w6 {Japanese aircraft
# n3 p$ E3 }1 h D4Y4 Judy x 214 S. x/ F i* P, _3 e
N1K5-J George x 24" ?2 L: W! ]0 \- l
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No Japanese losses- [, |, M: r' w( \" r$ f2 S
& `$ C* o# `: ]Allied Ships
: ~* z2 H0 O2 x8 V" ~) V YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ a( q3 v9 L7 b4 p4 b0 C LCT-145
) |4 D3 m) @, [9 t5 M/ P LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( g# b' E0 o8 K5 A. Y LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 l, L6 |; s6 ?; s _4 v, J LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 Q; l* M8 [! G+ l
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# t3 t4 ]- q3 T LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' [/ S1 H* |3 O* j- `# ]+ t; l YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" Y" F1 {: t+ D8 h
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ B4 v! x4 I6 F2 L& d: ?# u
LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# S' _& W3 L/ ~6 x8 e e. Q LCT-134! A* D5 J. h% W- f; @) o8 A/ U
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 b! I6 O; D, x: V LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& H( t) c, \- F7 S! y' L& X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116# a# d% P @2 P4 @3 s0 |% `
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8 Q% e9 v7 g D5 ?3 y: ^Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& ^; I3 I; c$ f5 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ X# T& d( Z1 [ L
5 Y% w. x- ]0 {Japanese aircraft
9 O, v; y4 Z) I8 f D4Y4 Judy x 20: s7 j) g7 S- _: P6 }
N1K5-J George x 24
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Allied aircraft
" L4 N4 w8 X( h' n! x( h Spitfire VIII x 551 v7 u3 `7 O. U2 K$ ^, A
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses4 F8 h( U) A+ l7 j- T" h3 n
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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LSM-351
) F+ \9 ~0 ?# Z8 J: S% T, ?+ V LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ x$ O4 `2 u& E LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 h3 [; g1 B" l% Y7 L) X% Y
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
5 V* W5 ^/ d2 P# p 421 casualties reported
( K: P7 ~$ w8 q7 Z Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled4 h# f( p" T4 g& F E: q* ~. }3 {
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
; @! X$ M; s' q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* Q/ S: Z( U# y% p; b Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( P0 H" |7 Z3 D Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |