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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9 `( ~3 t$ O, t; h7 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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) g1 m* g; u5 L. y" m p/ fWeather in hex: Moderate rain) V4 H) b! M- P# t
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.; C X) z% i) `+ b2 J3 x) x o
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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( l$ F7 ^; M% P8 o4 f3 |Japanese aircraft9 ]7 z3 T2 X! J7 |% f9 y( f
D4Y4 Judy x 21! @& @+ Y4 P3 n" r0 K
N1K5-J George x 24
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) ?, T3 s& u4 M6 K( H; h/ ZNo Japanese losses( o* V& v1 H0 e8 r
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Allied Ships
+ \6 L' P# R3 | LCT-464
! h5 i; e; _1 B0 E; D: h LCT-479
* X' @- v- k! L LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- ~% r( Z) e' T# K$ @, m YMS-147, l/ L* @8 Y. N( A
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; b. @1 @6 w) [5 v9 ]4 b
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# t) p4 {4 h$ [ LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 k7 u o3 @$ n9 F9 R
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' `& T$ F, l: H, Q: y9 m
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ m# q0 b: p- |: ?! n* G4 h
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# a9 }0 i# _8 E0 e y$ `4 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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n* y" l* n" {Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft+ H. D U' D& i& H5 d
D4Y4 Judy x 21" x6 h: a) d- [" P: y
N1K5-J George x 24
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No Japanese losses9 ^! X% M5 j' P' I
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3 V* G0 w) `* {. l, l$ g- D YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 Q' f: b2 e5 i6 g) h) y LCT-145
, {( i; q8 L8 O$ Z' _2 f8 V8 B: [ LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 }$ G5 Q5 b8 E& H! y. s
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 C/ X2 Z3 t+ [; |8 A( m
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 b- V* \) q$ d6 h$ u
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 k# S$ y6 ^/ a0 J; L
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) q) \: c7 m1 B: | YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 T+ I, H1 }4 z; H* q! e: E8 t$ _
LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
w; v: x' i, Z, P7 X, ? LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ O, B; |' m: C% L% h# P0 J+ L3 Z LCT-134" m& t3 L( D' R! [6 e7 `" ~# {
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 ~2 J; g# E4 \' V [4 N3 ^ LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' N; p* p+ Q# \* L& A; P+ E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,1164 n- C) Q' ]9 f( \* w- k* ?
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1 ?) }. K/ p K" i, f& @Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% X9 ~% i: P; HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ q/ }2 {* |0 l! ~$ s- V4 ^* u
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Japanese aircraft
4 L$ F( I/ r" \+ I3 ? D4Y4 Judy x 208 x6 l( f- y: J8 S# U2 Q; W! Y. g
N1K5-J George x 24. ?3 T8 R C) F# n) E
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Allied aircraft
$ q2 k% @9 ]3 R, V$ l3 N/ U Spitfire VIII x 55: p2 f# W/ m2 U9 T5 F9 K: s
F4U-1D Corsair x 798 j9 w8 W* p t9 b$ L6 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 B( u4 o, ^# ^) z, }0 U D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
) F6 w1 _ B( g- c" e. I N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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# {5 z1 s! c; B1 VAllied aircraft losses
: ?! z1 H2 x- B% z1 B1 n F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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LSM-351
6 r0 Y: e( s6 l3 p LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# M" L% r4 l9 H2 u LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ u6 ]' b, ]# p% Z+ i7 J
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 c- ~. ^1 D4 [7 n, b1 eAllied ground losses:+ u$ z3 o4 O( \$ ` _, ^
421 casualties reported- m9 O- k5 g5 N6 d F) @
Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled$ D$ O0 |0 o, g) @
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 _# r6 e9 v& J2 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ^/ ]; a7 _; D9 d Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 d0 l" \& `4 e, c4 ~ Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |