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。& y/ Z ?1 J# _( i: |7 f
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3 V( s( U# y V n0 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113
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* z6 _6 z d# C' k- oWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 y* b) a( f, e. C8 X7 G* K& uRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
+ Y# \' }7 C2 h/ U$ f! W- yEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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) D' v( x) i y$ X7 a# n/ m0 GJapanese aircraft* o. }, `' R9 n3 u
D4Y4 Judy x 21
" O8 o2 x% F; ` c; U: J N1K5-J George x 24
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L2 Y5 G; r: b9 s) \- ?1 s1 q5 c8 eNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
& ? g% @8 x- m. k F1 X# [/ Y LCT-464
/ j# K! p6 Q4 j# V2 r LCT-479
S% O& g' a. s/ \4 {& f; j LCT-354, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' d" r% t4 D( ?1 _ YMS-147+ P/ z, f! j, u' v% g
LCT-164, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 b4 k/ Z& @ X1 o7 ^( N- d) C
LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 j, Z! b' l6 S5 B5 ^" Y& a: ~/ c LCT-326, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* Y. \3 V6 l, S, c
LCT-143, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( @/ n {7 [* x, z3 S
YMS-243, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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5 ~ c) z" q, hMorning Air attack on TF, near Gorong at 81,113. w2 n3 R$ g9 W7 }0 N
& v$ Z6 o( n0 C y( T# l2 t0 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 y( D6 z$ N: I. @Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# J) _+ K. n9 x* n5 X8 J+ N
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes0 y* l3 r5 t% T0 A! l
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Japanese aircraft! q' a$ j& Q' _$ A4 S9 ]) k+ H
D4Y4 Judy x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
% \6 z \3 H# |1 ~2 ]0 }7 L" B YMS-129, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, s# Y/ b; t7 Q( u( c6 O, W' C
LCT-145; G* Y) e/ u9 S8 z* ^9 ]" f7 D7 R
LCT-475, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; ^& Q% y6 g2 P H0 X' J8 s
LCT-162, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 _0 G6 W6 L7 w: h3 I/ Z- E LCT-462, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# A% I; \9 `, B8 |$ `) r/ f
LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 T+ Z5 Q- h8 ~0 [ E( k. b W LCT-472, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk @- m3 `0 j5 `; }0 ^2 K9 L
YMS-147, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 ~/ e: ]# e9 ?* \2 u0 ?2 H LCT-131, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: U6 s- X% w# `# c" r& y& s LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 v& e5 b# o9 ?8 j) y LCT-134$ O( o3 ]6 ^$ s
LCT-471, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 M7 {6 |/ N, M( G- \, a
LCT-321, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# e9 J' D1 t+ x7 e" w2 d
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) A& e: F* C# P. AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116' [0 A* B. o! n" M
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Weather in hex: Clear sky9 `( d! p* S6 }& q8 i% a
6 u* f9 l- x; r8 YRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., c$ B3 i" e3 I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 z4 ]% N0 b( C6 ^! P+ @: j; D
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Japanese aircraft
: x {/ ?8 s2 k, V/ h- r D4Y4 Judy x 20
2 X' Q8 y4 d2 h7 l* u1 c. _ N1K5-J George x 24( Q9 i8 y% J7 e0 D( A
: c0 u/ V a5 w1 JAllied aircraft
# l; Y5 W y( q3 A3 r Spitfire VIII x 55
9 Y3 {0 ]0 j" r, ]8 Q- o F4U-1D Corsair x 794 p' ?7 J0 h5 |; J5 R$ Z" `% ]
% U& j( u& d6 h5 F EJapanese aircraft losses
* h- y& U' ?) r. p/ M' _( N D4Y4 Judy: 9 destroyed
9 `* E* F, b! z% f* j N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
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S# Q" }6 V5 U9 _7 H/ ^Allied aircraft losses/ W1 N1 M- W: F0 f/ M0 e
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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" A, R+ @' O& w8 B$ \1 N. wAllied Ships1 Z4 N1 x# Z1 T" l+ Y1 i! D7 Y! y# P
LSM-3513 R5 H5 ]' F" b* \
LSM-306, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& I. F, H! E5 T# x' U8 m! s LSM-19, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& K2 [3 y+ r' m8 K% l a
LST-744, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; k% L' [- B4 o. dAllied ground losses:/ t5 H" K! X% K- L* {! I( C) M
421 casualties reported
/ I3 Y: K$ _+ }1 d- K Squads: 10 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ z% F/ j W2 {2 S* | Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
# e5 l$ B2 X# b; Q8 [7 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 W3 ?/ d3 X+ t# D9 T
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)( F7 `7 H0 Y2 x) O
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) |