AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/425 b: A( q- Y2 J6 Y) ^
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' u3 E8 t9 _" G# xSub attack at 70,107
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7 p/ G- \7 a9 l1 SJapanese Ships
/ J6 w7 e/ N9 m1 hSS I-28, hits 1 [5 m3 X" V' `3 i
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Allied Ships3 N H2 H m7 q
CA Shropshire
9 I, @: K/ a$ W" Q( D' x3 R, CDD Dewey6 \" J: V+ ]+ O9 d' x6 q
DD Russell$ H* P# `2 j/ _$ k/ i" M6 ` }
CA Portland
# v- t0 J& O. P/ ~DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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0 \% R; a! r4 E7 I GAllied aircraft
$ o% ?# z5 T! v: U; T4 }5 QP-39D Airacobra x 251 z! e3 h5 P# b* v( ]) M& k
A-20B Boston x 33; T3 s4 p' k1 ?% U! n
B-25C Mitchell x 15- \6 U% T) ]' s D8 l, g
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses+ N$ A* ~( ^! y3 _& [5 A
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Japanese ground losses:
' _3 f& x+ N$ B* z125 casualties reported
) E5 Z. s" U2 CGuns lost 1
" U4 o& Z3 C& |+ F& Y6 M9 ]1 e 0 S4 Q0 ], [8 z% ~8 p
Airbase hits 4# Q1 ~/ t5 ?( k# u& s4 w. w
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:0 T7 T+ A, C* q+ C3 s2 z& Y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 [9 V* v ^ N: J
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 M+ e* W. j% m( H( @+ p# L 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 ]5 J4 _: Z. \1 @9 ^( G 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. n8 ?5 M8 s2 x: U( F5 @# K1 v 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) A# c3 E% D, y0 } 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% P3 t, H! B4 G
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- o( X2 L3 e" [4 ^* j8 b7 O 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ Q" ^: ]( l9 I/ p
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' s9 u4 j/ y1 \! i& r) N4 Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 G" N/ r; Q! J' I Q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. z5 d5 a& r! B 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 n8 T6 q; {5 ^( U% X
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& x2 m6 b) J/ @. w! |5 v! p/ z9 u% _
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 [; S/ I# V1 @9 v8 [( Y2 q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& _5 N8 Q1 _* r1 E3 C" C$ p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ L7 \ A' _4 X" d
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- o$ V5 }( t) A$ w- x. l; o4 d
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 a# B" c* r2 g% \
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) J. |1 X, _8 L) Y4 Q \+ r5 N( j# W+ vDay Air attack on TF at 70,103" H! d# H: f' V0 ]
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Japanese aircraft/ W% x' X# E, e9 z
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
; M- q# u0 Z) y, l A( B, G: u0 rA6M2 Zero x 32' L4 M4 A* ~, G+ j
2 i7 ^2 I$ X5 {# r0 q# k% i% n
Allied aircraft
) R# Q8 x$ f# p0 R( Z/ }2 \! C3 K6 mF4F-4 Wildcat x 21, I5 V8 ]+ d: U0 r. L' ^7 M! W
SBD Dauntless x 49. U! Z) {( K9 r5 u7 w1 V! s3 `* [
TBD Devastator x 156 w# A8 U& H) {% |2 z( L7 ~
3 b5 o2 k! I9 Z3 S* }3 S4 SJapanese aircraft losses' }/ h, v) @% O
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
1 c4 @6 O4 X( X7 z z 0 e0 P8 I! f6 B' ~/ j6 }8 l
Allied aircraft losses
& @" V3 k$ I( }% w5 Z, ` XF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 | W, u+ N/ l$ {* ISBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 ]9 ^8 M, ~0 z; v {/ BTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; \' c2 o( ~$ d4 L8 m. t# i
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Japanese Ships U3 m8 S& Z& ^* k0 e6 |% G) x& U
DD Mochizuki! g, O) M# h5 @: R7 \
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
' L/ x5 W& ^+ _' U$ k! H' q6 h; cDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z( j% G" q: \+ [) Y& B, Q" MDD Yuzuki
! b. y% i! Q5 U* W }& Q& iDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Z0 G( [/ D) G& N! V/ u& v; M
DD Asanagi
# @& `/ P5 s1 Q8 RDD Akebono! G4 A: v2 Z! N8 M: M
DD Sazanami* _" j- v; p3 G# n. w
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Aircraft Attacking:
( W, s4 ?$ F& B# j& b 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 U* e0 X# h2 K6 {; r/ E: p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 c Y3 y+ ~$ O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 g: n8 T s" ^ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# \4 f, G# z$ h2 l% Z7 T3 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 U$ q. j& N! F: \7 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
@! r7 A4 x$ L/ z8 e" M* n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( g0 S+ I- v5 t4 A, ~( M% I( h- T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 k4 s# v) q/ \/ y8 }- l( l) @. W5 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# B4 {( }7 M. @* P" f/ A/ d" J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- N! _4 r) ~3 I3 Z# q+ w. _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. x( c& z" y) X& h: `, V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. @" {, ^2 g1 I4 V/ W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 k7 \5 G. w! \7 v2 K+ H* T9 d
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& g C3 w* K1 w* c# @ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: M, S' P5 L* x, Y9 b% P" Z! j C
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3 H0 [4 K) {, ^ C- cDay Air attack on TF at 70,103" d N* H9 M- u
! _( M+ U5 [8 I1 q/ ~Japanese aircraft
6 { _4 Z9 {) n, I8 wA6M2-N Rufe x 96 r- }/ Y7 R0 s! v" Q/ c
A6M2 Zero x 28
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8 e- e0 {+ R* P( a$ R. ~4 ZAllied aircraft* ^$ ~1 B8 k2 r0 A1 V5 t% m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 X0 F5 K. K2 F5 a# e
SBD Dauntless x 349 s% h# T- V& o3 @ F7 Q
0 ~9 |4 P' f! e) E5 A1 RJapanese aircraft losses
6 c$ m' g. ~( `5 e# q l e$ n; yA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed" P! {% u* I0 W% N. `2 g
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 d* X2 d, v& P; c- UAllied aircraft losses/ r& s) L! r) O' ^0 A# Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged; j* e' l+ U; K! I. a+ L
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 H) d$ V2 Z4 y: R! VAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# T+ _- H1 C) Q! ^2 jAP Tofuku Maru
) X: N6 g: L' T1 J" K+ jAK Sagami Maru8 N7 ~7 ]" @0 x; a6 }9 {
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
y1 g& z) _% ~& E5 x% R- PAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* D, E; P x2 M9 H, R& |8 }- DAP Ryotaku Maru
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# B+ K0 X4 G! D; t4 u- c$ x5 HJapanese ground losses:. f& J" e" r+ o/ T. m% n' b9 e
189 casualties reported
) ^" a2 H2 `- I( o3 M4 o* IGuns lost 1
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5 x! W9 M$ A* {8 m. q: ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 c5 f$ E1 e5 z( T" @4 j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ^# ]. F1 R/ C* P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ V" U+ q2 p0 x6 G3 o$ C" Y- |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' W, {& m) b: e, D O/ w% e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* N* g! F3 ]) A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- y/ Y$ {' a7 [! A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! m3 J1 W7 s) F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 y- F, C8 I* yDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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4 \- K8 d& g" A+ I. V% fJapanese aircraft
& `) [2 |/ I9 z# W! ?8 _# nA6M2-N Rufe x 3( L) t5 i1 U6 d: j3 ~9 p# G
A6M2 Zero x 10, |' H" F* d. z6 P' ]# v" Y
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Allied aircraft* g" X! ]: S# V+ \( F# ?: _+ J
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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/ f5 \+ V8 W* }. Q! AAllied aircraft losses& ^/ A6 s! I( G6 ?# ^: B
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' f* Q& x* j6 F/ t; T
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
; ?; o; x2 t: F) b( ]6 P: A! vAP Tarushima Maru
' q& Y& Q" x& `1 P$ A% ?- VAP Chihaya Maru
- Z" v2 P$ i# l+ |( g( bAK Asahisan Maru! T5 q# W; B& X- F0 B
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Aircraft Attacking:
# i- Y: e" v( a6 P& g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ C2 P& M4 e! p# W: I" G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 n, {; V P" g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 l; S* \) Z, X7 E9 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft9 f% O: q& D( o
A6M2 Zero x 49
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1 S8 Z8 P) i/ t( d3 |# W" {Allied aircraft2 S! j; R, {) U; |6 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
4 H( |4 Z. O4 C8 D/ eF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* \. M5 Z: |( F. B0 P, h9 cSBD Dauntless x 62# D2 `. w: [; }# y1 c, R- q
TBD Devastator x 5& a6 N6 M/ Q) r5 N: ]8 u
4 x) ^: y, Y! \( Q) V% H: HJapanese aircraft losses
8 {- F4 U, N2 [2 O, MA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Q: z& K2 V* j
2 B1 w; Y2 U, W% Z
Allied aircraft losses2 O2 K9 p- I2 _5 x, o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( {5 c4 e4 G! u, E/ V) F. eF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed3 G1 \ T/ O* s" F
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged0 j2 A3 W: [# F. j X
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
$ K# ~' `. W# }* e+ DCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1& @ ^9 d; H! q& {, X" r
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 t% ~; b" H j0 d; t1 k/ C0 U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 c# P, A$ X) T h- ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 {& |8 y% k7 d0 w- d' ~4 i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 n+ x$ h7 O }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! b7 o; Q1 Y8 C' b+ \0 ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. ]9 S9 ?# K3 n7 i% g
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 L5 a8 H* F) i" |0 M4 p+ I! g 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% }2 G" S9 |- G7 f0 @9 g7 n: M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 e2 h K9 B5 S: O. J" `, S" @/ X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' V- h( S* P: w6 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' p! Q% N; ?0 C9 J$ L: T5 Z2 M 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ k2 H+ H/ _) s, O7 M. ]; ~3 F8 D7 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 u9 K- {; o+ S- r7 |- y/ }" k
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7 { k0 B' L8 {1 ^0 `- [; w9 g3 ODay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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& n8 j! [% o1 UJapanese aircraft% S- I" t) N Z- T
A6M2 Zero x 209 N9 p, Y' K7 T
D3A Val x 36
$ E6 Q) x; N% X6 tB5N Kate x 37
6 z, B' k, w/ j# b# P) ^ / c0 F6 Q( Y1 p% t0 m2 X
Allied aircraft
/ d, L5 W ^ S5 V2 T- NF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
: o. T( A6 }+ r/ [- jF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; _5 X2 h( b$ N. v" S9 K
3 d2 f2 T: S0 {/ C% q7 S/ ]1 X. _Japanese aircraft losses
0 t* K/ ?7 r+ Z y4 _* _A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- d( ?; H1 e% d& U- e
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged( h. g& x3 c# F* Q8 {+ Q0 G, P
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' v# x8 D2 [! R* M3 ]
) h X2 U. c9 ~/ `* z% cAllied aircraft losses3 y( X6 G( b2 u% w& n+ v* ?8 ]8 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 }/ ]8 i0 W! `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' ]. u2 i/ o, p* m1 Y2 S% t
. T B3 m) Q, Z& {Allied Ships
& ?0 ^; h2 N/ N* q P# S! v& Q& zCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ M/ y; f5 {) Q8 C( m$ ^
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 e+ m3 D' }* X$ z5 {1 p" @; V
CA Astoria
8 ~( v3 k: U9 E5 ^CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
/ y3 N$ l# U& SDD Patterson
% H5 d/ }' P# P0 M6 A% BCA New Orleans/ R! `' u; ~. F% E
{1 F2 l1 b9 j% sAircraft Attacking:
t* H3 o# T# i% S' B 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 a( r! v8 s6 [9 N6 V' ?' A* u3 `% P, a 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ U4 U. H7 Q- d8 A/ g7 U! N 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ P) w. Y, q' x) U8 @1 M8 e
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
D4 D* U" ?7 e5 C% o& B) ?1 X8 j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 I7 w, U7 T: d0 V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 n& x0 h' t( z$ ]4 P 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) D+ D* z6 U& K! E% Z e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 v+ Q& d% o) [$ b2 o1 } 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 j6 }- ?3 f/ _1 G5 D2 W5 k& u, ?0 B. Y4 V 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 X5 C' Z: K$ a( @4 V# [0 X g" e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; Q2 G; Z: q; ^/ S1 U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, V$ n# g) k6 V+ L
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 M5 [2 `6 P& C. X- ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, c& f T/ x* E3 l
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 ]: X+ O! }- C. B8 j% t3 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( u9 |7 F2 ]* g0 E 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- I/ J) U, x, I) f9 a) ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 L8 X* ]4 @/ n* [& B0 N% Y/ h1 E 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |