AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/426 F# F. d7 H9 o) \
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships) k, L6 K! d; Y. z) B& ~
SS I-28, hits 15 ?1 M Y) ]8 k2 @' U0 y
9 Y5 D6 E8 d. |6 U0 w
Allied Ships
' z' X4 {. p# P% D; MCA Shropshire/ u4 A; N1 B3 f/ Q1 ?
DD Dewey
* F! g4 ^6 L: \8 S* {DD Russell" ~: P* | M0 }, P. a
CA Portland
' I; j, c3 ]- b- a( s% Z& _: |5 tDD Arunta+ c k* a: v! W4 v4 |
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,877 w, j7 s/ R2 p! T4 _/ q9 E- ^
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Allied aircraft1 l, |, N& W- M, v4 E+ H! g
P-39D Airacobra x 25
+ Z: A1 I6 \' `9 G q) U4 x; xA-20B Boston x 335 ?4 u$ {0 k# [* x$ f) E& D1 h
B-25C Mitchell x 15
+ y1 D1 E$ B; Z1 ?# ~2 sB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses6 ^- H. M- L" \+ U% {* \+ M
/ R5 z) }- G, C# e1 I, V) jJapanese ground losses:
' L+ n8 W" i; d& [0 u: x4 P+ ^7 g; N125 casualties reported
: E1 D- G% p- eGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
# ~7 _, `% p3 D- P! R# \6 q# rRunway hits 66
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* J T# b( y, aAircraft Attacking:3 r& G; h! l5 ?: l( v
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; W1 [3 T; s. {3 m+ i; q14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ l# L0 S. K/ Q/ q+ x8 X 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# O0 @; t4 b& x2 t1 k& N# N 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet }- E, Y2 D+ e) m+ @
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! @4 z% C" g) m' N 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet t$ Y' ^* J7 s. x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 I' T$ ?. w6 W3 F! ^3 z' ~ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* B. p6 q$ q, k2 [5 L) Z1 u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. I+ V2 \1 B+ o" q8 P9 y7 m8 b* o
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 F. F# J7 ] y/ g
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 i: S: {3 W( f5 X% \4 w/ I0 h
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' U' c7 M# g; Z6 a' J 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, `4 B3 H8 G4 Z
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! b, z. T* v6 G; T$ m5 @ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% p( I) g) Z$ a( m) @- j* j+ x 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* w) ?0 e% X. Y
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 k, \/ b3 g. J' Q& c. j% m
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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4 n. E* e; \ Y& L: I' f TDay Air attack on TF at 70,103+ S8 Z$ @2 d1 F6 Z8 P) n1 l% u
0 ^2 c; n! D6 r& wJapanese aircraft! L/ _* l: q! u% F1 i
A6M2-N Rufe x 95 g% {. Z: w& r- g' c: f: c
A6M2 Zero x 32. T! k* y% x. h% L' ^
9 y- Q8 s5 }* xAllied aircraft
5 p' n! j9 \# v/ {( hF4F-4 Wildcat x 21, O" T8 ~7 ^+ y' {5 v2 }3 D
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 n: U2 {, J, P2 q% L* o* r* t- RTBD Devastator x 15+ d# b- L) J A, d
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Japanese aircraft losses! j4 S8 b0 F1 K$ F% @! R/ T, @/ n
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed) m, i0 ?+ L t) t& @
8 l- ?0 R- K5 P! z: X; a' }
Allied aircraft losses2 h/ x. |! |# {7 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ j- J1 A/ S- v! C# \$ YSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 @! C& G7 L3 z8 E' wTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged4 b" o+ D5 ^' P
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Japanese Ships" c0 O, s! @; \3 y' z$ U
DD Mochizuki
; p# P7 C( Z0 ^0 h. s- A7 O6 u( ?CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
6 k: K, E/ o; jDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( @* N; \2 M* o$ R
DD Yuzuki
" j. Y/ K/ L. R5 |5 B) w) v DDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' Y8 V/ m5 ^9 Q# LDD Asanagi
# |- r0 l9 Q$ a/ @DD Akebono
" L( \: x5 k* p' u, d: s8 F& L4 ^DD Sazanami: k8 j% g2 r% i) @
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Aircraft Attacking:- p( c* v$ h8 b. B; c- i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ e) [% t/ @; ?# f( L6 q4 ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' c T& O$ M, A$ r r+ v* g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ` c: `% s: w* n8 n. ? 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ {7 D/ J/ w l% W4 {& A F9 v. d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, i" N0 _) t+ |2 |! Y6 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 e' f0 v# h3 c4 w; L3 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' B& j" K5 f8 B6 H1 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 g' \0 j& E4 y" w( ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ^& _7 v6 ~/ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 s/ h( M3 f& {1 }5 p9 z5 ~, W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 z# }' N6 S' |% B' T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: B3 b3 p- o' D3 Q$ [- z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 p% @# F; n$ Y4 Q* {( e
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& b3 [& V3 }. { 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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0 } p& i" c: d. o# gJapanese aircraft+ f8 R* [4 I3 N+ K
A6M2-N Rufe x 9, v# W) \- A7 z' N: Q6 T( m& T
A6M2 Zero x 28
6 a& ~7 g% O) W2 s% L8 T$ D : K+ R9 j7 U A. X+ `: h% H2 B5 y
Allied aircraft3 c; N+ S9 {; C T' l* |# _- \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
1 t% U. Z! `8 oSBD Dauntless x 34. | ]9 X/ H! q& \ l% i; |
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 u9 G9 v4 l) H; xA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
3 @$ | z6 R2 v7 U& q* BA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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: g. n* A1 `3 c$ d" N8 XAllied aircraft losses j% L; \: Q, w8 X4 f3 J0 y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* P. x' S7 U$ Q4 c" X( ], vSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! x3 l3 c. w# K. e
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Japanese Ships! p4 F+ w# z7 c$ G
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% j" ]$ f7 k" C0 J/ o; `: {$ L2 D; iAP Tofuku Maru( X' v- u k* u
AK Sagami Maru, r( f6 ?1 y5 Q& I0 Z
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; |0 }; e7 r# c+ T; KAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' Y- E E; D9 H: S7 X- l8 E1 y- Y: J. v
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: Z* l' d; U% O/ N4 c+ l# i+ G4 O189 casualties reported
8 X" g( X1 u5 ]; A: I7 F7 QGuns lost 15 `! L: z: b& z y3 S1 s9 d
& Y( _6 Q; {% o* VAircraft Attacking:
7 T- ~) j5 }( J' I5 `3 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
r$ p8 V" B I2 \& h 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ u+ P* `0 n0 ~3 |; u! N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* `# s2 i6 c, V' Z. w: Y: u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 Q" D. @: ]3 M4 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 _5 m2 {/ C5 T5 T) n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: R; D4 u- D0 L; ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; f; E+ b( ? w# t9 \( E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; L: D0 y1 y, I7 v, D& O
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft% ^5 |) S' G5 M- K7 r
A6M2-N Rufe x 3( D) b- z; y$ }; [* l8 h7 u/ l
A6M2 Zero x 10
5 y7 J. G( h/ T9 b# V L7 C ! W; n/ Q1 T6 i/ W+ J
Allied aircraft8 l6 S5 ^- y$ U" `: e6 u
SBD Dauntless x 15
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; T4 _9 T. N* d& C6 b$ g* ^No Japanese losses
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4 {; w% G5 t. E, `/ |) ~Allied aircraft losses
" `1 Q0 X8 n/ Z. H7 o. }! ESBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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1 M v+ i2 N. t2 x+ mJapanese Ships
4 @( j2 v" a2 dAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
{$ C8 j+ T2 _" E8 cAP Tarushima Maru
- Z" P( G( E' s! ]- [* RAP Chihaya Maru
% ~) t# s5 ]1 b+ b+ m( r+ jAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
) T& _% z& v) M6 E& V4 \ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 V' c* ~5 ?+ ~4 c: N V& m1 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& w) q, z7 V- z/ j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ G+ k1 K: @9 Z- h7 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 N- S. j% |8 D
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8 B8 s& x8 \, n! @" A, d0 F3 cDay Air attack on TF at 70,1044 U2 W3 K7 e! Y# _
+ L4 C$ c' B" B2 S, ~+ EJapanese aircraft
i8 z( } t) h! r! C. o* xA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft' p; X* R: O9 r4 @7 B% ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 109 a6 p& ]* A. a( k8 y$ n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& i, ?# q [) R$ n i" J; \: o
SBD Dauntless x 623 f+ l6 S. \- ^* N9 n
TBD Devastator x 5
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' n# V4 m" m( W2 y0 v+ P. ZJapanese aircraft losses. s0 s0 T9 d4 a# ]7 i
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( X D+ @: s8 {+ ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed" k( l6 y9 _" r2 M) M7 X
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ a* V5 W0 G2 l+ F t, o0 yTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed0 C3 m1 \) T# x$ S! {
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Japanese Ships* a% O3 R3 `- S# E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 h1 M) J. e: Z, }, t& i& \
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y7 M3 J7 k; d1 N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: J+ S4 T. D( S" e5 b" k
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Aircraft Attacking:
% c% p/ N% Y P# V' y0 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i: X8 T. x( d* c
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 d0 a, X& V8 @+ F+ E5 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% l" ~1 i9 j$ S4 d! T- y6 D+ P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" q5 l0 @5 |6 S6 e' o9 {# V3 p5 ^
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) V2 Z8 ^* i; f; q* l
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' t* v Y5 H! B' D0 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* F8 i% D! L+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 y8 Z, J7 l2 S6 \9 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' u& ]: S ^/ U1 x+ `% f 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
}$ q& ^! n5 U. m' k& l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 x5 c/ s/ ^& R+ \6 h1 d [0 y" U
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
( K+ Q2 C# t1 K) o6 JA6M2 Zero x 20% Z+ v$ J9 ]5 B6 L
D3A Val x 363 i% g6 g" u7 H) u5 ?; w) e
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft l; n) k, w) B5 f" L: G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
" d3 N$ P; K1 p* u/ cF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 u2 e& d1 W$ |& o# Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ i, m6 n! d1 T* QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( l8 H5 U' f9 w8 a: F/ j, S" QD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged- g4 i/ y. _* i; g7 v6 x6 A( _
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ~) E; T0 u1 S1 \+ h& i% |$ lF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed; l# v3 S% J! g2 {+ p C/ S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& p* x9 e: ^4 ~( v
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% a8 ~; W; |! B* A
CA Astoria
' Q1 b% A) O0 o, I$ c# TCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
$ c6 D! X" ~# X* zDD Patterson5 r9 A( n& D' ~5 F$ Q, O
CA New Orleans, e7 F2 r# M4 f$ c% y# m- L
9 m7 C' ?, E& |- R$ kAircraft Attacking:/ S2 r$ h8 e9 v( Y& J! U) c; p
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 o% \; B4 J6 [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Y% r, g2 P0 i" `4 A+ ], d2 h5 } 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( v( S8 k6 j; L1 u/ d 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; S3 u& l1 ?- o6 G/ U 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
D# g- a1 V) B s 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& z0 n9 n" O, X r' a6 q
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( Z% z* v4 `5 f2 Q* Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ {8 I7 C$ R* D5 l% n* i6 o; O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 i+ t4 U1 I( Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" E/ m% o6 r: A r1 x; z' d4 u; z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! w1 j/ B9 l& s
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& a. \# L! u9 X* _/ \7 z2 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( o% A9 I% W" k/ h9 o5 g; ?6 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 E% }3 j4 R% x* F( ~/ B: ~( z. l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: B( l: \: ^) N( O3 O1 x- C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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