AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/429 L: t' ^1 `% }( w2 ~
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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$ m7 O2 k! \+ {% a5 [9 l( oA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
# P2 t4 g2 S$ mB-17E Fortress x 696 a& b3 r- i& | ~4 b7 g: O
B-24D Liberator x 39 b7 F# Q0 }/ s# n6 B
' P) K R1 H" C' G% Q, b) iJapanese aircraft losses
' X; \9 U. [4 A$ t4 KA6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed6 b6 ]1 {) C7 t3 C7 Y# L. g
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/ v! { S( x7 v& s" |B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
! B3 t1 H* n% l* P# A* GB-24D Liberator: 2 damaged* h" f) C& s1 r; F* g
1 \) w: A+ F/ b) {, @5 ~9 lJapanese ground losses:
$ D3 |9 f' \$ x+ S( }51 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 22 S0 h' @8 o- }$ R
Airbase supply hits 20 ~; ~' F( ~- {* |4 ~
Runway hits 65+ z# O; w& a8 ]$ O% I8 b
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g+ S* E& _3 O9 nDay Air attack on TF at 38,80% H( f) J- q2 K W0 t
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Allied aircraft
- X! y D' L$ e6 K2 o3 cCW-21B Demon x 4
% h" R' x' l# l' }7 p5 sBeaufort I x 98 [0 C8 j9 D( Y. A+ S8 v' s, o3 D$ P
Beaufort V-IX x 70 r' c& ]/ b( h" d, x
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Japanese Ships
& U0 {+ G o3 m$ j, xAP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 Y7 q8 k, m. t" k2 r8 ?
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ Q0 ]# E% J+ Q6 c. X
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,802 b& n6 X- h* k7 Z6 |
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Beaufort I x 3
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/ I7 P8 _% f8 c0 GAP 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 # T2 K1 l, G7 Q# _' W- S7 a8 h
Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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Allied aircraft. v; A4 j6 p9 H, d
CW-21B Demon x 243 e6 z' h' i0 r) U0 y
Hudson I x 91
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Allied aircraft losses; C+ ~; ]% K# I/ ]% L6 o- _
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships% j C& \6 C6 u/ F" h
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
( S1 K8 w% T4 A a. FBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
8 K2 d4 m1 L+ P+ P6 m2 b0 zBB Hyuga2 M& @. n3 S6 b- I9 k
CA Myoko
' F3 _( d1 z+ d& f5 V" d# JBB Fuso, Bomb hits 3. ?- R. [- Z- r" E2 S* w1 o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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/ T. g& p% C! H% c- Q7 e' ~CW-21B Demon x 20
8 D! D: U' q" p2 N& j9 t) |/ j6 oWellington III x 9
& E# `+ [, ~# S- r( zB-25C Mitchell x 12
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Allied aircraft losses! F3 ^! h: F8 g' d
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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7 k3 {- q; T6 r& CJapanese Ships8 ~+ b: p) |. E! s6 e; y
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ @( l0 F5 C! L5 K$ I4 w l T
AP Ryuyo Maru. A& Z+ ~+ d: L; F0 S9 ]
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! y" K! E( T1 }. o. K+ u* }; rAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, s+ f3 S$ z3 S: HDay Air attack on TF at 28,78: }$ N: a& |3 Z: g1 z
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CW-21B Demon x 17
1 |/ Q* w6 G }, Z9 G. \Hudson I x 62
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! Y+ A+ f V, |Allied aircraft losses
9 d3 J+ q( N/ k/ ^9 \' WHudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged; U0 [/ H0 T! B+ C2 ]8 Y! q: }
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Japanese Ships
+ |% V$ p3 Y5 k7 kBB Nagato, Bomb hits 1. L: H7 X" `5 a$ Y; F5 T5 \% j3 I
CA Myoko+ h2 F% o1 ]* L. o4 O
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
& }, r6 f: Q9 f1 f. Z7 B, XBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1
& X! m7 Q3 f* p. z2 FBB Yamashiro$ F$ I$ W+ I% I4 n3 I0 x
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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Allied aircraft( v" M8 l8 _+ ]- T9 X- f
CW-21B Demon x 15
$ n( E2 j' R8 x5 X! b3 h; g+ W3 nWellington III x 3
9 M! v9 X# s0 jB-25C Mitchell x 8
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+ @# O4 N! A- D& h+ O* d0 f6 KNo Allied losses( F6 _/ Y8 g# f" V% N, \
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# A* F- K; q4 c. k: T$ ?2 q& VAP Seattle Maru, on fire8 [7 @% Q3 ~( M. b3 @
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 O( g) O/ f ?* ]. s0 GAP Ryuyo Maru
/ n& K& Y/ T+ ?8 C! x* |& u0 KAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |