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
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6 G" b! P- _. e' s$ c) J5 vWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 W$ K8 y) Y$ A$ k
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.$ |" l$ x% ?1 u1 `4 \6 L
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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" f+ e0 G! [4 \5 NJapanese aircraft
( N7 o, O% Y& V% o5 } D4Y4 Judy x 210 f$ V- R3 ?5 _5 Y) B" L
N1K5-J George x 24$ {9 B7 Z6 F4 Y0 e) y
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No Japanese losses* K0 ~' X$ G% M, G
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LCT-464: @- h( t4 P. d5 i
LCT-479
$ [0 y$ _2 @ R2 }1 r# \ ] LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" N; j- i7 }6 x: }0 ?% W
YMS-147) O+ R7 _2 Z3 t0 c( m0 Q
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk D, C0 t. T/ @1 A/ }- k0 w: r" W
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
L) }/ o8 w8 E0 k! o( w/ T3 h LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% G2 {3 L' i; I/ Z7 [; A: W, o
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: H% D% |0 f& P+ C, q YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,1134 S( O7 s! g# I# ^; u
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 ]; x- y. R7 m6 kRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 h, _; p8 I9 r# w" b3 {
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! ^0 G2 A, J2 e' \/ W& e2 A D4Y4 Judy x 21
4 {& l! s' X2 r! F N1K5-J George x 24- O2 G) U. k& o( q, z2 b
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No Japanese losses6 p& F5 ^+ d0 t- @
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Allied Ships
+ T6 J9 r+ a; |) l YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) t. Y/ q/ X* u% I2 s9 A2 b
LCT-1450 X8 X& V5 w; I/ ?- z+ }
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 P& G# e4 S8 Q9 V; u& J0 x; D5 ` LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# j \/ G# ]) W3 |0 ~
LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 j+ N3 R, {2 E# E, E
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; `% U& G# @* X4 ?5 H
LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) d8 O+ c+ c/ u8 \9 t5 o YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 `* G, Y- m+ `8 j LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 E9 I' Y/ ^# ?0 o2 |4 [, L LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk d0 w/ C3 ^$ e" U
LCT-134
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LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 g5 K1 B; E: v ]1 f. c4 t
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1 t& Q/ H; m* t4 a7 y& Q' iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# @3 h, o7 s3 h$ U
4 ~9 S/ D2 a# g" a- ]8 H) PRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 I; q/ Q* K8 x* KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ g, C' |8 ~- Q$ i: I1 U, g
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D4Y4 Judy x 206 b. b# ?9 o$ A3 p1 z' S
N1K5-J George x 24& c5 B5 ?1 H/ f, }* J/ R7 B% t
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Spitfire VIII x 558 M+ |! D0 [7 O, E
F4U-1D Corsair x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses; |+ \) M2 H7 A, D' T" v. ~$ O$ Q
D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed" f. b! o7 b+ ~7 J
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 K9 t- t/ Q% ^& e% v; n1 L
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% x: N, Z6 d9 C1 F LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% _3 d, r8 N7 G3 p' G- x
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 P. @0 G* U% V, v7 F+ z! p6 ?
* F' l* m1 G6 k& m( KAllied ground losses:
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: o; T; C H7 U# g3 s& O8 J Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled. ]$ E- c3 q& Q3 [# x" q6 B5 b
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled* z8 q7 P# w9 G# _' t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ Y6 G9 R2 K5 o Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 H/ Y" R& @9 ` Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |