AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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5 H! ]- @2 `# c: J7 O* r8 }Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77/ O/ O; \0 F. Q' `/ I
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Japanese aircraft9 C# W( ^7 p6 f# c2 V& Y7 Y; U: Y
A6M2 Zero x 91 E. }$ b7 U. q
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Allied aircraft
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B-24D Liberator x 39 e6 Y5 p9 P4 u2 r9 u
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A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed4 V, k: j( d: _8 D' P9 e$ s0 O
3 f8 l% o% b- g2 i7 JAllied aircraft losses$ _9 l4 b% z3 b) L% p- z- o/ d
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
9 u9 ]5 [, o/ r6 p# i8 ]. M7 mB-24D Liberator: 2 damaged% S8 h' A# L( A" S+ e
( {4 a2 S% d) R* g! w: G, E1 u' YJapanese ground losses:; p0 r0 |$ j2 ~: _( N& C
51 casualties reported) U/ _3 v- Q3 i8 j+ D4 b, t7 Z/ l, H
8 r; I$ x6 [) `+ O4 t' T% n& r) H; RAirbase hits 2
- \# w. O/ B' FAirbase supply hits 2& r h3 O3 W, ~0 V) T
Runway hits 65) O4 K5 y4 ^$ h' w; R) r
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80
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$ ?1 G# J6 ?! z6 x) qAllied aircraft
$ A, s" |+ E* k7 K" S/ cCW-21B Demon x 4
6 d) Y4 s* p7 ], b. Q pBeaufort I x 9
6 n+ ?/ J' o- i& KBeaufort V-IX x 7
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% w( w$ r& B% M7 ~1 S0 M$ rNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 K/ W* J( j0 j& ? x7 h$ u! q
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 X4 @: s6 n7 N; I
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ D$ r! ?" } k5 zDay Air attack on TF at 38,804 A3 k. B/ s+ G: U9 t( e: O1 J6 k
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9 E7 D5 e) z8 a3 g6 s! r2 xBeaufort I x 3
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 a% B4 x' r* a9 m2 O% C) vAP 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
( W4 B6 W# f+ lDay Air attack on TF at 28,78
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Allied aircraft' N; E( d9 Y: ?' j+ S- E' D
CW-21B Demon x 24( L# Z7 u4 `' L# W1 h
Hudson I x 91
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+ A$ K! F1 t3 N, p+ G: nHudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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1 ]8 T+ z. \5 ~. LJapanese Ships2 l: J; ~1 f0 h- r3 n, J8 |" b* ~9 i( f
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3/ B7 Q, ?7 j! M6 t" U
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
/ V8 [% {/ \; C" ^8 O! XBB Hyuga
& i8 Q# y/ j- `0 U! R) g' w! dCA Myoko
* [5 V8 ^9 C5 zBB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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- k) w9 r" a* O ~: J" WDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 N8 V: R6 x5 h. q
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Allied aircraft
L! r) u" Z! }CW-21B Demon x 205 U1 u6 ?* N, V. |! L/ S0 W, y, T
Wellington III x 9
" `! Q0 S: h7 H+ ~- f* G, ~B-25C Mitchell x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
8 z3 T# T5 b p3 uB-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged4 `* A, a* T6 J+ m/ g f: C) B
. @8 u; |) I2 [- uJapanese Ships5 t$ C; m, E, |, ~2 g) s% Q
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 q+ Y% b) g- k9 A" f3 n
AP Ryuyo Maru1 f6 b8 j4 W5 l; x
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ r$ D! o3 G2 M" \
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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CW-21B Demon x 17
s$ M+ f" L, p: B" R6 rHudson I x 62
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Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged$ s& z3 _9 Y; m: l0 c2 L" @" b( v2 S
x6 h$ e! ]2 D& f& wJapanese Ships
B+ h9 S7 I, N* Z5 e$ e( uBB Nagato, Bomb hits 1" E6 C' N. L' \% N5 X
CA Myoko. a) J- A7 I, ^
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
' {' T V; k) A P( s) C# PBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1) r9 S9 u' n2 L% M# O
BB Yamashiro6 X8 ]1 a% ]! o: ~! D8 R
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0 W, G# Y3 {8 G: k! H, PDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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CW-21B Demon x 158 [6 V3 T6 {0 @9 ~ `/ U
Wellington III x 3
0 e; U* g1 g6 S8 S S0 y6 @ bB-25C Mitchell x 8
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N% z/ @+ u W: g, R, H( RNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 t: I: k1 h3 aAP Seattle Maru, on fire0 c3 @- W! f. e5 p' D9 l
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 D$ U5 r" ]5 W3 ^6 W
AP Ryuyo Maru& F3 @$ C. g1 J+ I' U. A
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |