AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/424 y9 i# [. c7 w1 z( g( `# M9 }
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Sub attack at 70,107
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- u( q- T+ w9 |6 tJapanese Ships
# h2 I) g6 G5 {' i) O/ f7 w, MSS I-28, hits 1
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5 F5 E- w2 c5 W6 I3 |. J, yAllied Ships* z1 X- g( c% Q8 x! A* O# S+ d5 D
CA Shropshire
8 D0 w* l/ P" ODD Dewey
5 A2 S" ]) V& \( x/ K+ r4 ^DD Russell% j' H0 l# u: r& N2 Z: Q
CA Portland7 e0 t C6 J: g( p2 g6 \
DD Arunta
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' U; J8 m, c; x% ~/ e9 O7 u9 SDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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" e9 O6 z3 H* X' ^0 \ uAllied aircraft
0 v" @; S) e7 C) CP-39D Airacobra x 25* K! ]7 G3 T, d! G5 ~6 u% k3 c
A-20B Boston x 33
0 T; U' ]' C2 vB-25C Mitchell x 15
3 S) O) I5 X& h/ k& t7 yB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
; C7 W* y% g% A; x/ U( W; I0 C125 casualties reported
# f: y- I0 N! [/ ?& @' \+ R/ M- F" tGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
$ q* f Q- B. ?; l2 i; U: IRunway hits 66* N$ n/ x. _5 a2 e1 D) J( P
9 r. e8 J7 O8 YAircraft Attacking:
" c, ?8 y+ l! P7 H# g, |4 U 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# D, r# h. ~+ O: ]; O14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 U0 F# p8 M& x1 `' k
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& }: O- _ A8 B/ H( G4 }+ j4 M
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* {& ]4 _# m, {' H6 i! @7 k" S/ a 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 Y2 K7 e' Z9 L4 P* ]; M" D4 a" N 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
f: A& _$ l: z9 d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& O9 c1 r& P" u$ q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, |% y, Z q+ _ y A: u& \ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 O, G% U9 l* o 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 h" d M& B4 y
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, B, \ J) r2 {2 \3 w3 ^3 h 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 R6 i* [0 R. C( t% o 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# d6 n5 M3 F& X6 @0 E 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 ~+ F( L& i1 J4 Q# } 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" T6 i1 t8 r" w$ g! S 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% z1 _0 L) \ ]9 Z# ]6 P
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ c9 z1 F3 ^' }3 C3 E, J k& }
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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3 R( z* B3 m# M& KDay Air attack on TF at 70,103 `& g2 D8 f2 c8 [3 ?+ j
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Japanese aircraft1 d& h- ~" B- g
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
$ Z/ | N) x0 [- bA6M2 Zero x 32+ f# U0 q9 m; u5 s) e* L
; n( o A9 _5 Z% |9 q! F' K" ?Allied aircraft
: n+ D% j* t) ^, X4 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 21& o- {1 W6 f L! i w2 L2 K
SBD Dauntless x 49+ H; X3 M' W9 F
TBD Devastator x 154 n' m) r, r1 D
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Japanese aircraft losses% ?' \! k1 Z, A" j' V
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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* c% `7 }# i B% s2 hAllied aircraft losses
0 v( {' ^9 R( G* f. s- xF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
- ?! Q' c2 X3 C) j; `& j/ `1 o, dSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged. k: g E9 {3 I0 }, e
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# S6 o* R6 J4 r S. tDD Mochizuki" c- ~! e1 V5 Y% s% e, k
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, U# a9 p3 b) A+ [8 \
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 W- E8 d% `4 N5 ]# L
DD Yuzuki# ~$ N; y1 ^+ g1 ~+ i
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, _9 X1 h# e q! h5 CDD Asanagi
: x8 ^0 n! P( Z4 ^+ }1 s5 DDD Akebono' b. \1 r+ ^6 }7 o
DD Sazanami3 a4 V; |! O* H
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Aircraft Attacking:( a8 I. u6 \% A+ F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ r4 Y$ O4 W% }$ N! W" x! e
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' `% E. N- x2 z- F9 p$ A5 M+ p s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
}9 V# e5 O) V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ u8 N, b% F6 R3 o7 b! ^# l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" a4 T+ ]$ a2 [7 M1 f; p3 H2 A3 g. ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* j7 h( l0 W2 x: l! {' | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Y8 R) f3 e; o# w9 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& u4 X$ z7 e. ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# m" _ v7 I; \. z& k0 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, M! V7 Y0 U4 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 A. G% _4 v' I5 z9 u. ^ 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% f$ H% R+ b! G9 S
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; Z2 C; Q2 ?5 i) q0 Q$ U/ d1 C
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
! E5 |) N/ P& U$ g; k8 {" ~A6M2-N Rufe x 9* x' e T* H5 C
A6M2 Zero x 28
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5 P. j( n/ [; J- gAllied aircraft
1 O0 v5 J2 V7 AF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
5 w* d/ S& c$ _SBD Dauntless x 34
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- U" s6 H$ x% l4 oJapanese aircraft losses; @8 y9 t6 B( k# ~& V' o$ o# A/ ~
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed9 B, ~0 X' V+ h, }+ S# Z: P, @
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed. h0 h* W; e3 O# `1 K/ _# J
. j4 c, m, H! jAllied aircraft losses7 h) U$ n# R% T1 H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 i8 O9 S& i- Z1 s6 YSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged( O! Q! v% h/ y$ |* V+ P4 k
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Japanese Ships
1 _- x9 d G8 N1 g; y: OAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 q" g3 [( B) j6 X8 RAP Tofuku Maru
3 F* |4 v4 e8 I; t6 t" ?! lAK Sagami Maru
, z2 W7 v f8 V7 z- VAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% t5 r3 U2 q7 V* y" I) N, z. kAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ B2 c i, L4 |4 b! N$ H, m
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
" ]$ ` \' P2 a; E, S0 H. w/ a! h- M189 casualties reported/ x& q& ]- P4 R7 X
Guns lost 1, ~1 m- y# P1 _3 g* ^/ o
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 ?7 F1 ]5 z# z8 W5 V% f7 U; C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" B0 ]' R }; P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ^# }( S( v. ~* i" p3 Y' J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f9 ?; A. o5 K8 U& A6 o# M! V7 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet _$ `) J. S( T8 ~% X2 d3 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* U% Q' c( P6 [+ Y" D" k9 F( I5 Y! M9 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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* V$ p$ j' i: f: oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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; G9 o: m: q7 n) CJapanese aircraft5 N1 X) H+ M4 E/ w, y7 f# G
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
" \4 v7 S. }0 O% _1 BA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
% S' R- v o0 @2 d; \6 l( y5 @" oSBD Dauntless x 15+ V6 c K5 l& D8 c- ?
- x' ?. y6 z, q8 ANo Japanese losses& U/ L( u% M9 L7 f: X" b; D
5 h$ y0 r4 A3 _# F# LAllied aircraft losses
7 Q7 a& I: E' n3 @7 sSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
+ y4 m# b( J% F& h' A/ O+ @( ^% tAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
9 |/ D8 I- J j/ J* x; Z, ~AP Tarushima Maru
9 m& a! T! @! E* j2 cAP Chihaya Maru$ o' N% N2 U9 f. ^
AK Asahisan Maru2 ]+ ]) Q) Z! J4 S( f3 ]
( d: u5 A$ E: k. H# yAircraft Attacking:0 T4 m! L& m2 N$ v' M; Q% ^' c. _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 h6 l9 G6 R' B- q' x- m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: a" y/ t0 Z9 [. U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 k# K/ B. c, G1 k4 f3 Z5 R' { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104 q& S6 I8 p% |& a+ O
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Japanese aircraft
. ]# F- o3 ` [A6M2 Zero x 490 T5 h0 E$ a/ v) f
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Allied aircraft
; ^3 [' a. [; R$ E W7 S) MF4F-3 Wildcat x 104 W E% u, {' O. b- c" S; z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 W$ E, ?; p! ?& Z+ i
SBD Dauntless x 62+ b: e ?; D' _+ j2 c; c9 V* m
TBD Devastator x 5% m3 ?9 L+ q& O @- x
0 L( r. U- t+ f" C2 E" Z7 q \Japanese aircraft losses3 L5 [) u+ n a/ i. R) m* e
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged" `7 G3 F$ P( a3 G8 M- G4 d+ N( _
1 T" S* I4 P% P9 }1 L! Q! SAllied aircraft losses
9 z4 ~" ]$ D0 h* _F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
0 |5 ~! R: t- PF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
Z9 f L" C- [3 F3 ~# K& ?SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
, G- W) v" [' A N% i+ f. STBD Devastator: 4 destroyed* h. H4 x' X! p! F! c- K
8 u z7 c7 O: MJapanese Ships
2 i9 `8 i+ z+ s$ gCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
' j m: _7 o( m, W z8 ^* \, l/ t& H; UCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: l4 h' L, Z: yCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 u5 ]) P9 E y
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Aircraft Attacking:8 d I$ ~- V/ g8 r, {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. N/ _* j7 e( C 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ }: H( w. ?. u4 l1 v+ p2 j" @# N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; \7 m' } C* N7 i" l9 `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; F( {) e+ a4 u' E
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# I% Q* L; R2 O9 C3 l+ ~ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( s. U! v8 A% B( |6 U; L: [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 O+ h7 @& N* j! a1 F7 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
k& U! e! y- Z0 \5 H/ x$ q( [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% v! {% v Y1 G, {; i6 E( O- C; M# f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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A, `& \0 J3 v1 d9 z) WA6M2 Zero x 20) _1 B( E4 e7 D' c) X; F/ [
D3A Val x 36
4 G4 O) E* @: xB5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses$ b& d3 ^' n. R- P3 h* @4 V3 K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
0 _& ]2 q! ]8 D& E) c: a* dD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
3 Y4 G3 [+ ~1 }9 H \- M# OB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged. i J% Y6 t6 i, I) m4 ]2 Q
5 n7 A! q# E0 ]. qAllied aircraft losses' J, b" o" {! [8 S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
% E. x3 F: B4 ?, H5 N, [F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 ^6 @: ~% F5 R2 l$ L' F8 F
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! f6 U% e* {! X8 Z9 wCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 h4 J5 E- W R3 X
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: O1 |. a4 a2 L' i& w: G3 MCA Astoria$ o# ?$ I' g/ `, \+ \: N6 l
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1# L6 J5 {: p+ A
DD Patterson) L' K/ d9 a8 i C0 X
CA New Orleans8 v* v" |) K9 g
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Aircraft Attacking:
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4 w8 Q2 c% M6 U/ I! R 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) Q6 \1 c U% P0 p! c2 h3 C
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet [" f- B! z8 t2 H" a2 K T
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 r! G/ W. B+ n! w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
w& ]1 ^$ Y' n9 Y! S8 a 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 K6 M: v; p9 [+ s5 Z. Q$ L
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 \( \+ y9 i O( f) E& F9 w X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ f8 j$ B2 E) A7 P( F$ p
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) P( b' }. W% B* a+ x 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H, R3 ^5 P. n/ z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 ?& R1 T! `3 {% @2 B& a 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 B: a' s; r) \7 c. I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& x) f+ M" _6 ^9 h1 {6 ` | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H1 E" @1 ~* ]3 Q- K! P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |