AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/421 M8 M {# a6 e2 H
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6 U+ ]* p. y, R% \Sub attack at 70,107
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, O9 B6 @& x! p- CJapanese Ships* K" H4 {0 m3 v# F
SS I-28, hits 12 d4 U$ `8 b4 w! |8 R, l3 C5 l0 \
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Allied Ships
( A) P7 R8 ?8 `% kCA Shropshire
; g5 W) |0 s5 u0 r; LDD Dewey7 w, P0 b9 p( q6 d- ~
DD Russell
[6 s8 o9 r# @CA Portland' G. i6 y3 b! V/ |
DD Arunta: V7 D0 l5 {) G
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87. w0 o! B( g! s
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Allied aircraft
' n+ B4 z9 c+ H2 n3 e4 s5 o$ ]# cP-39D Airacobra x 25
: G/ N, d9 @+ q' c tA-20B Boston x 332 r) r8 y7 `; {/ s! w
B-25C Mitchell x 15
9 p; P0 [% Q0 X! d1 {2 p& A! }B-26B Marauder x 30
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2 m6 `+ }( b8 p7 ?No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
% l8 v+ j @9 W! \: N: q, J125 casualties reported# u5 Y3 k7 |- r/ R8 Z' H Q; I$ m+ w( r
Guns lost 1
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/ B P) f E. [, `! _0 JAirbase hits 4
' }" R! e) P4 g6 J0 _; M: LRunway hits 66
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$ V6 X. o5 K& K7 b% C7 M& V8 SAircraft Attacking:7 Z, \( H8 Y5 r& T
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ E5 d+ T1 `: {14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 _3 t* ?/ F0 U' s- R- ?% y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! b, _$ P1 I0 d3 r. n a4 @3 n
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% s% ?* V1 Y7 p6 V x 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: Y/ p" G# W9 f- R( o+ I7 `$ I+ A
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ D5 E& g% p; p5 A
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ Q$ X' U2 d5 M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 e/ m# }* C- p0 [ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 e) d( b" U V
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- Y: K2 A! u7 c$ o( X$ T4 z0 [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: Q) D1 @& K+ [* x 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 w- S1 R' p9 H& @5 q: | 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; [2 E6 ^7 |( s. D B/ T( L: C5 N* ~% z 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) o; } p! t8 X H 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 S$ V* ]' f$ H3 g& }/ K+ l3 g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ i# Y" h7 N6 I" ^$ D }, I6 g5 V/ M" W 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& R Q: W! q1 J O8 W 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 m: l* I, q% V; X" S1 e! u
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A6M2-N Rufe x 9
: t# |) r8 j/ ^5 _. w' P8 UA6M2 Zero x 32
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( Y! d* o2 }, `7 K% D j; ^- gAllied aircraft
: l5 s# I- F# }: _+ W( aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* I; V6 Z8 C% I+ ?$ CSBD Dauntless x 49, s3 X* [' P7 B- S" B: k
TBD Devastator x 15/ b: h" ^+ O* J6 F# ]) P
Y' f! y: j- i' A% d8 A
Japanese aircraft losses
6 S$ p: ]4 ~* t, n RA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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v7 S% o D9 n* I4 j4 A, zAllied aircraft losses
) R( ]- B* k6 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged9 E' g' v- U5 N! h4 }& I" F0 L
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
; r [6 I i, J: PTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged* J) J, S+ {7 h0 L6 n
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Japanese Ships
$ \- U9 Q2 X% N9 s* E' a' dDD Mochizuki
! w% }1 ^' O; Y+ h; R2 Q' C! H3 wCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, ]/ @( m% |7 r/ |6 C
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ o8 i: }' b6 l& YDD Yuzuki
2 B& T) b1 z) Y) J7 [( tDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire( [, o1 l) k* M
DD Asanagi9 x+ v A* i$ ?: `1 f& f
DD Akebono
* J6 f& h; Q7 r1 D J$ }& [5 cDD Sazanami
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" O/ `! n& Z! a% Q9 m# T* TAircraft Attacking:' p' c2 s/ w! c7 v0 t a( Y) Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( c8 V9 W: j+ S3 N
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% O' X2 S, {3 n9 F2 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet w6 F2 |9 e! _ |6 K8 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Q( D! d0 G7 L6 t: c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; [/ `5 u& v' K/ o1 B0 d, m) | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet }2 c' V# b5 }, O8 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 z6 e2 n9 y( p; a" k+ h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ]8 A0 J9 Z; H9 X, y; O7 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ ^, a! A3 J6 L' ?+ n* u" ~/ ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet U3 d) @' a/ X) V3 a8 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% J5 U6 K* M4 C1 q5 n* ^" O& E
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 \5 i, y) m# d& x
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 V/ L% ?* c! w. nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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' g( y' K8 l4 {7 n: jJapanese aircraft
! z7 y" V& l( K7 [0 ^2 e5 f# oA6M2-N Rufe x 94 h$ y$ T" q6 o) O# e" u
A6M2 Zero x 288 V/ |1 h! I; ~9 z8 ^! x
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Allied aircraft+ |2 p0 i! J% i7 D, m$ ^* W1 M: M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
2 m( y: \) B9 I; F5 v" ] jSBD Dauntless x 344 V0 C) b# g6 ^5 J3 z* v- Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
; [4 N' \9 f* n/ sA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
j1 c, E! H, x! P: yA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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( G2 @, B0 c, B) H0 p! o2 lF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged( }( r( f, b4 d3 W; A/ ?) U5 N" p
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 v2 _; k, B1 S+ X8 C8 M bAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 p& M4 ]; L+ I3 h$ c
AP Tofuku Maru# ^* ~3 O3 w/ C' O0 A$ I# ^+ P6 P! W
AK Sagami Maru, r( g% b6 k9 m- b. B' T
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* W- G2 w/ ?* q r8 [* rAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- g6 i5 b1 Z7 ^6 k. S
AP Ryotaku Maru1 N! T7 p0 M2 G3 r8 o0 U- _ w
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Japanese ground losses:* c# b5 ^. T' z. a2 L
189 casualties reported
* h- Z; `3 K5 f. w3 j$ VGuns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 G$ w$ \! _( j: V p8 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 U$ u( s* e; }7 X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o+ \% o4 L3 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 b6 T7 ^" z, r* M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 i+ R/ z e7 t. `2 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' @" ^8 W9 S8 _# v. E0 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 B8 ?5 L( t+ k" C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 T& h7 G0 M6 s2 t+ `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. E% y" J) B6 H4 ?Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ @' T9 L m* |
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Japanese aircraft+ [" r7 }- O# j' {( n: q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
; H4 ]8 P5 \ j( l! Q$ B" h$ @0 XA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
9 U+ D$ A! L* C. T5 l: L- \6 r6 {SBD Dauntless x 15" I3 `0 X7 t5 J( d; ]
: o. |2 [: b5 U) j' ~2 [No Japanese losses
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( r* c2 b' _; v# h- w+ }SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed8 j5 g1 i/ H3 j2 @, r
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2 G: o- M6 D; A9 _5 j3 p1 {. VAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage/ s, ^4 N. F8 A4 F$ J: m- I+ U( t% p
AP Tarushima Maru# v/ i2 h8 v( s* K* b+ x
AP Chihaya Maru
/ L c8 v7 I$ P9 _AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ?) J, t }# t6 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; g2 a8 [3 a+ ~7 E& }) K8 k% S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" s. M' d6 v5 k# v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( \4 B# f% L* \, }* i0 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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, |" Q& J0 i* C2 x6 U+ CDay Air attack on TF at 70,1044 \1 M0 e) Y4 ]. r4 j/ e* q
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Japanese aircraft
, U4 Y( P' k G6 eA6M2 Zero x 49* H$ {4 l/ ?( E( }+ y
6 Q& g' H; s g% m9 C: p: f) A$ a6 }Allied aircraft& @& g1 _+ p+ d d: ]- v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
; K" c% A% S+ l" d. NF4F-4 Wildcat x 88 n& K( |: N: j
SBD Dauntless x 62
$ J h- L# M5 x- M. y0 C. Y6 s) UTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
% Q% d% j6 K7 m% M) D' @: gA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 M' j9 N# A+ ^$ I7 z* s" e$ aF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed* w; ~/ |1 [/ O* ^5 O8 l; d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
6 g2 N# ?2 e7 X4 p6 D: QSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged$ z- u$ ~6 U/ U$ v
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships0 e7 P5 t3 O. W% G4 {% X1 l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
7 c4 c, b+ S% g5 B n4 w* `CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) k! H. s- S5 aCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 M# n$ c* S9 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; N' ^% U: U: x5 z7 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet D! Y( a& m, z+ p- U
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 o" t3 H* g3 b2 q* }/ ~ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 b1 h+ n" ?6 k$ Y) t 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 Q! k" K5 {3 r( ~% _" a& m! W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 A8 p+ F" O7 u) V2 P2 K. @9 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ y1 {/ _8 \; x5 x: b! E D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 M) p9 t! X; y5 h4 x; ]5 u3 i! S4 G! U 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ]; p) t% X4 V& c& b8 e- \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 C! p) c. b5 h5 |8 [: O
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104; j6 Q( i9 V7 t) k- j
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Japanese aircraft
2 a. e2 z3 _/ @3 ^6 VA6M2 Zero x 20
1 @* [2 O7 [$ R, e ?3 sD3A Val x 36& i e5 J; ^0 D2 \: U, N% p
B5N Kate x 37/ u* k+ s% F$ N) y. L
0 V5 l D3 `! f; F8 t3 U& s/ U7 xAllied aircraft
* n. B; A$ F- R7 p0 HF4F-3 Wildcat x 10: A: L; [' B8 E+ n* V+ x9 e: w |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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' b0 A7 j" L( b: C8 J7 xJapanese aircraft losses
4 D0 s% M$ }8 C. h6 u: kA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; {; S, V/ K& M7 m( E1 L, H; iD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
6 r8 N% F! \3 H; JB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged& q) Z! U- W3 b7 `) P0 }5 T
2 F: e& Q6 A# Y! OAllied aircraft losses, _3 c0 [# c# `" B2 s% ~9 }
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed' ?) f1 o$ V7 g) n4 u: m) J& S$ F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! |8 m* A/ |4 K5 e" X
' y7 a4 Z/ v7 a; OAllied Ships# }0 h5 S$ G, y4 U7 e0 S; d/ P6 U5 V
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: Q8 E( e. T7 j" v" O
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" W; ~( C3 a. h, V9 H3 XCA Astoria
% ~& j7 h! w7 C! w. ECA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
1 c, H% g/ S! ], xDD Patterson
* U6 R/ v8 C: |CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:. t3 u l; y: k* _
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) s: ^ n2 _" I' j" q 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, B S$ w2 Y4 `/ G% {6 D
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# i. {! n; W# F9 r9 l) a. Y" A% P 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ \3 r, ~8 ?- A+ r! y, W& u |8 q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% V7 e _* x4 k; m8 K5 w 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 w! b8 ^+ a/ J3 m p& a 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 b$ X9 {$ u1 h+ P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 P+ r" F/ J1 G 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: ~& r; x) B/ [& R- [0 p
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 k. W3 V) j1 f( P9 s7 _% b, m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; t4 K0 n; y+ s, G+ o' K( n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 R( H- F V8 h4 v+ L; E" p ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 M% e1 K. F& L1 x! C+ n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% D$ t, f: O, m d1 H" K2 u% p2 `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* F+ V. l; r4 g: i- L% j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( n# W. g0 V1 D' c0 j5 W8 |: B# @5 x
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Z+ A. @) \" o- ~6 Q8 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. v" ~5 ~3 \5 ]1 } | 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |