AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/423 v, B4 {3 J) `- Z# C" i
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2 j1 _) }2 t: L" ySub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
% q+ `& M+ A# S9 u4 d! V; SSS I-28, hits 1+ u& ~1 Q; {7 n! }
5 x3 i& q! N: l6 uAllied Ships
3 ?( e; L8 D1 eCA Shropshire
6 O9 M( s' n/ m* H$ k7 A5 MDD Dewey0 ?/ r7 @ t5 C
DD Russell
h" |2 ?5 i# d* z$ YCA Portland
& T4 x, Q# ?& B# fDD Arunta
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3 w- G2 h: ~) @# V. gDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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+ |* x& D6 H0 R0 K9 x: wAllied aircraft
) \8 Z x- `1 w% M2 J9 WP-39D Airacobra x 25
9 v0 f6 w' U# S: r3 C& e }1 ^A-20B Boston x 33
% H) V! `% z8 s9 q2 P, _; `7 Z) ~B-25C Mitchell x 15$ Q7 q+ r2 s7 _. J5 M8 M
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses2 Q# }( ~# q) K+ y7 B6 X6 w
4 `% f* _( k* N' G, H& \$ @+ ]) iJapanese ground losses: E! [/ e- H1 @* Q" [$ H+ n
125 casualties reported
/ w; ?! u) I4 w$ b2 Q8 l3 [Guns lost 10 E8 _, \2 h* i" S
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Airbase hits 4
& W. ~/ V2 l9 B8 PRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:: O! w! T& X% I- H
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 h% `7 I6 z' l" p' v14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
5 F- `- d: n" w8 A& H. \ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. C) i4 Q8 h) n( M8 I 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 E# G! v9 ~9 k0 G' Q$ C+ S 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ `& }8 `! u/ S 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 \+ F1 I$ J! y. t
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, ]8 J, V2 w$ B0 Q7 k
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
g: N f: N9 }" e8 y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ B/ f% O6 g0 D
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ _4 W( v) T! S: q 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' L0 q/ \' d# B
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! }: j6 r4 K9 S; D* Z( h! Z+ Z9 Y 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
, O7 T' ~: f' {/ i5 |; z 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) [9 A/ F5 ]5 |, E2 E 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) u: y" y; U* M s' `% {1 H: R
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 E5 U3 x/ {% i, i h' ] 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 A7 E1 Q- r4 e. U' [6 \5 @
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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+ ]/ R a. E7 k& _Japanese aircraft3 ^# ^$ g3 |: c- H% d* i& X
A6M2-N Rufe x 9/ R6 T4 s7 I9 q9 W' w
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft0 ^3 U; C! C1 X% k i$ V2 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; {6 X: C* u! G$ B4 q6 iSBD Dauntless x 49& v/ @- q# e' ?6 ]" l
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses8 w, L+ h1 x5 ^- ~5 B
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
3 c* p) d, f `! d+ Y$ C
$ x+ ^2 z% N% t7 W2 xAllied aircraft losses0 y: Q' s: o% W! W9 c7 ^ u* I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged- s5 ~+ y5 |" q- z
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
" N0 ~! K2 G) \6 }TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged @' X2 j- i5 H# X! l7 E& d2 `' v+ t" _
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Japanese Ships
* N- T. N! \+ F; T" E! C7 YDD Mochizuki7 [5 v0 A' ]; U. e2 C, B
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1+ z2 t- J, q; ]4 D5 p5 L
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 E; A$ j- Z o" t$ ]/ k6 jDD Yuzuki) R8 y9 ?3 ?0 U9 V4 e! W
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( v6 |3 j: G& p( ^DD Asanagi$ L4 e b" |- C2 b. ~* K
DD Akebono
" r8 p* ^: a% i8 }- yDD Sazanami
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$ U3 i. o; i B6 CAircraft Attacking:
/ y/ ~4 @' Z( e/ _+ x: G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Y. X# i8 w& R
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" c4 {$ }4 `( x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& V/ y* M) ]9 ]- M% w
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 G4 I# h# B9 T" B8 ~' | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- @3 V: }/ \! J) f3 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# c8 X2 e$ R; ~$ `6 N3 Z; u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ g4 e" v; A+ c9 C: O) d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ \5 g% P2 k( k1 |# `8 x7 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: E5 J3 A+ B( y v- q0 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet F0 J1 V/ O9 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& j4 R6 z+ j4 {! p% M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ D0 ~- D: _* g 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! |, x7 @3 ^7 a5 _
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) h0 K. U3 t- s9 rDay Air attack on TF at 70,103+ Y2 ]8 A7 O& j" V
6 a7 q; m0 r6 d1 h0 i6 V/ S8 j. H9 YJapanese aircraft$ n( d- B3 [6 _8 L, B0 ^! ~
A6M2-N Rufe x 90 ]% ` q W3 j9 N8 z6 T4 K p2 K8 o
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
+ c3 t& M8 S' B' WF4F-3 Wildcat x 210 T8 i( c, S% d; f! R* |/ u4 l* g6 K
SBD Dauntless x 346 j: _ _" w+ B$ g0 k
* Y) f; W/ g- ~( `9 f( EJapanese aircraft losses! `' @, ?! O, q2 m6 r! v
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
; K5 H# M/ l% }- GA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
2 U7 f- r# A$ s/ U. q. v) w
4 Z% t, c3 j1 t6 Y& BAllied aircraft losses1 f$ l d- P+ M1 E) W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 p; e3 b, Q1 G. K9 ?4 i+ d5 }7 H1 QSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 ^* t% O, @6 [4 n4 {' M8 AAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) ~! W/ c5 C t, a8 O
AP Tofuku Maru
- z8 H: s1 M5 d; aAK Sagami Maru: E6 l. N1 H& q, D7 |' M
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 o+ ?: q, F9 G, zAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ m* d+ D, e- S& E5 x/ s/ ~AP Ryotaku Maru$ l" {* i# K2 C6 X, s2 f* s
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Japanese ground losses:) E8 G0 w B; W1 K2 I0 W/ U
189 casualties reported3 r. A. D& N5 S# V6 u" y
Guns lost 1$ r* R4 s, R# T$ r9 L0 y
" \) w2 S7 E6 hAircraft Attacking:
( m2 Z+ x& T) R( F- o8 P+ B. G3 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 c& k A3 f, F, u# @& [- q9 W
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( G: J. Z1 f1 o# G' {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a# F, \7 g- T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ?( W0 Y9 J1 |0 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 |* n3 D; Y* l u6 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. O, B" @0 Z0 s) Q+ W, u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ I7 L% I, [3 v4 W5 {! Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 a- n! p8 s" m7 w7 f
0 m. }8 v8 G2 d0 G9 o: G. T$ EJapanese aircraft
' Y8 Y9 c G5 x7 a3 i0 J' ~A6M2-N Rufe x 31 B, C( F. K" t' |6 B2 F, t
A6M2 Zero x 107 q, o% r0 } o" h9 m' J9 V6 G
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Allied aircraft0 \1 f% n1 h/ m. X; k4 C
SBD Dauntless x 158 ~; J' U6 `. K, [
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No Japanese losses# [. O$ E) P- v! z. ~
# F8 K! e. d, aAllied aircraft losses4 x: P& T/ P! N Q) S0 a
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed( |' K# I0 u3 D V
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Japanese Ships
2 s) R, f4 c$ ~! U1 a* jAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage6 P9 Q! D5 y6 e2 A( t0 @
AP Tarushima Maru- S1 ?; m' `" I$ B7 `6 ~$ ?
AP Chihaya Maru
! p# `! g$ o9 H- {4 EAK Asahisan Maru. [3 j% b+ l+ I
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 h/ V* n9 J `: m: a/ Z- T& p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 x S; C6 s) g/ b* y3 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 k) k; X: e" u! ^& v9 C' s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( G: }$ c0 R- m. v" y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# I4 z7 G1 k- T- q8 v. a
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% T/ G2 N- v: q8 i: G2 m" GDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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s, @( S$ P9 M# XJapanese aircraft
6 {% w, ?0 R, m6 v& H+ I, x3 QA6M2 Zero x 49
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0 a+ S% \ W3 P7 D5 `& q9 b) E7 rAllied aircraft
0 L; G- U( u/ |: G- kF4F-3 Wildcat x 10) q. u* k8 {, B, m. u S' f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
8 [9 D0 \- K1 |0 N0 }9 K% B* GSBD Dauntless x 62
6 ^( \) v: z6 ^6 y1 D& s5 _TBD Devastator x 58 d/ C' ^6 I# l; C
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Japanese aircraft losses0 a+ k* I! O6 \. l& K, T: W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, y4 K( T. ]8 Z( P4 b* _3 }9 BF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
, C- m0 @5 ?+ z3 F IF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed% u" {0 V( ~' h: v5 q
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
T: D! G$ n2 x% P; C; P- xTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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: h+ E( `$ w, |* c0 @CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( m/ [# }% i) V
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 T* W, u. J1 L8 w7 _CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 c9 a" v) @1 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ }: \& e2 m$ W& M# }6 {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& D4 Z/ r, e0 _& U0 W! l# f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. I {5 y1 f- b# Q L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 F* m" ^2 K4 z A9 G4 E/ q
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 _; V& b8 S/ E* Z# @7 B) a; Z6 s
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% p( V- d' ~ v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 i' u* L1 {, W2 d) z/ U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 t8 g( a4 B! o4 Q' A6 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 ^( _; I. q# ~; K" g% a4 |
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ U) ]4 V" w6 [9 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' @! j- B* T3 j7 k
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1 s }* m+ X8 b s( v m8 L# a9 GDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft& ?* j* {) |6 r; o* J |6 r) \
A6M2 Zero x 200 N- {4 X+ p" V0 B8 v
D3A Val x 360 z, A- Z" a, B3 S# _- z9 Z: Q
B5N Kate x 37
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6 B# \7 S; }- o# _8 FAllied aircraft- O, J# B1 h# _* V; L7 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10, U9 d* t% k, B; _& B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses- z2 J# m3 Y( X" }5 F- u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ b9 s( L4 [; t* T: D0 _/ V$ R$ vD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
, X: F- ~2 P4 C- o6 q$ k2 hB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged3 V0 S. M* O8 ^+ b) w! M" k
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Allied aircraft losses
: F. i2 c% d5 C. a3 ^1 zF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 M4 h6 l; U1 A9 c( ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& B/ @9 ^# D2 _8 Q- Z8 [
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# }+ v" N# g9 J5 E/ V. jCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 G3 N- H# [9 r/ i8 C
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- t( ?2 C- I. z% h+ q0 M' X
CA Astoria
4 M& O% y% x/ GCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1& w9 e: P. G! t) h* }
DD Patterson& p& Y, J( s6 w4 |% e6 \/ v
CA New Orleans4 r% W X3 D5 S+ z! N
; |" J& e% w& e7 P+ a) w3 sAircraft Attacking:
% [+ Q* N& d8 q; x+ Z y2 H6 A1 f" p 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# F4 A8 V `5 l6 y( i! x& R4 k. a1 D 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. g$ E: X9 R. B' D2 P& K 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% g5 X* `* w8 t$ j2 ~
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: y5 p7 r( [: S P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' L2 q5 `: ~4 b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 T" _) G' @4 ?9 ~9 H4 a4 O* E4 p 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; t( H5 m+ D6 `! L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) `+ Z% B' u; ~) }+ g/ y0 F. y' U
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 |4 V) E( I" e! `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ^3 @( ^$ {/ m& b7 @, C% T; m0 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D, @: t$ X& c0 l
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% t" m& a& {8 S9 B' ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ ]* m: i& q, b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 B: P& F: Y7 R# w 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' @. S: E, t* C1 a% c+ H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 j" R f+ A* }% N
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 N) @( M! m1 I6 D& @ B4 w! b. R1 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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