AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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+ X# Q% e6 Y! ?$ J0 Z1 aDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ p& Z2 }# G+ Y+ Q; ~* F4 E
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Japanese aircraft {* i+ H8 c) d) O9 K" V- N
A6M2 Zero x 93 d/ s C/ {/ G
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Allied aircraft/ a/ f- l' c1 m( s) T. ~( w: \, u
B-17E Fortress x 69
- o& E# {1 ~, ?% F% qB-24D Liberator x 32 C3 o0 _' o4 j' ?% }
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A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% s$ X# i1 I) X7 XB-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:; x4 ]: h+ a& e W
51 casualties reported C' u( e, W) B4 b. r
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Airbase hits 2% Z* G6 h% O' [* b% N0 f& }
Airbase supply hits 2
6 F1 J2 X: ?+ E o% E, }Runway hits 65. E+ z# p% T0 s) Z4 r+ U: ?
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/ u- z; i1 h/ U, a9 N; m- SDay Air attack on TF at 38,80/ \! D+ f/ |1 d1 }: M" g5 E# C
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Allied aircraft V0 w/ j1 @& J
CW-21B Demon x 46 [* A9 D+ e2 e% y
Beaufort I x 9
& n6 u8 R, H3 VBeaufort V-IX x 7
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, c' U) S6 g0 C, v; G$ N# f
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) {, m1 o0 ?4 v+ eAP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! M4 @8 ^8 _" L4 G9 }
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80
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" q: ]- W1 W, o$ LBeaufort I x 3. d* L9 }, u0 V) C- h F/ M3 g# d
3 K) n) N# Y8 M$ Z! ]3 @No Allied losses
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% F% j9 m2 z* B c' `$ l0 |Japanese Ships
4 L2 ]$ ~& m9 ^/ j+ TAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹
( g5 c; M! S% zDay Air attack on TF at 28,78
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CW-21B Demon x 24# G' F4 t+ x9 E9 F4 ^; s3 D6 g, }
Hudson I x 91
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Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged- \- a4 Y7 f) h1 W- ?# ^1 ^
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Japanese Ships
8 P# c2 k. ^' [' Y5 tBB Nagato, Bomb hits 39 n' ]5 ]0 \" N9 s1 N
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 17 | Q& m# y" ` @1 i& e
BB Hyuga& i2 k- K6 d% k; ^! K% A/ U
CA Myoko
9 o& c# b; e. t5 n8 ~6 BBB Fuso, Bomb hits 34 l3 r! s: Q8 _" V! h* Z9 I
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4 \# G7 ~- q {& o$ B& lDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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CW-21B Demon x 20
2 k$ b9 v" H! E* J2 gWellington III x 9: |( U2 M/ ]1 }6 B% `5 X
B-25C Mitchell x 12
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) Z) k, X" j* i! N9 ?2 x& rAllied aircraft losses" Y \) ~1 `6 o8 C- T6 w
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged* t0 M+ R8 {8 y. ^
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Japanese Ships
) p" ]0 U, r% @0 [2 X% PAP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 t* z& r3 X( W2 VAP Ryuyo Maru
' T9 \* \; R4 T: gAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 w% X" B. H. D& e* v; [3 aAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied aircraft
8 R; j S5 E- y& y, ?: Z8 [8 Z# a; a8 QCW-21B Demon x 17
, M8 q8 z% Z2 I4 {Hudson I x 628 f. Q0 Y3 g1 o7 F, R# ]
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Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
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4 q+ Z2 U0 V5 sJapanese Ships
1 u) y+ {1 q* q$ tBB Nagato, Bomb hits 1
3 z7 Y: f% T. {) h: n9 @( A0 tCA Myoko. `4 t1 |$ s/ n4 t0 j0 Y1 O
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1' T( Z: R; [* b) I
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1! ]7 r4 ?1 ~/ w7 h
BB Yamashiro4 D% S* W; M* B! V, t9 m
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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Allied aircraft
! M+ d# R" L1 `8 f0 b2 l. SCW-21B Demon x 15
# W" w( m. v& T9 \' F$ y$ EWellington III x 3
+ L+ f; j5 p R& r* V/ G8 jB-25C Mitchell x 8- h8 Y G1 c5 N0 Q& P. m/ y9 B
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Japanese Ships
$ I9 g% Q6 h! W9 u' Q; j: R7 dAP Seattle Maru, on fire- S; y* {3 q2 P: M% [/ U
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& I6 X/ S. z1 G$ [! dAP Ryuyo Maru- O2 w$ W( d. }2 A$ B4 T o
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |