AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/421 x) e }9 n, E
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
. |) P% }9 |. V9 w+ rSS I-28, hits 1
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8 O. K1 h# y) o5 YAllied Ships# p1 h% A; ?2 k- l7 j" i
CA Shropshire8 O9 c- r+ b% R$ y; X6 X/ J1 s, Z
DD Dewey
* m- S- ?0 D2 F( nDD Russell$ P0 w4 E% _- ?: v+ X6 }* P
CA Portland
9 l& f9 Q9 G1 q! ?$ C$ c$ tDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
& p9 N! U+ ~0 c% [P-39D Airacobra x 258 e/ z5 t1 d% m# U3 }. A" o
A-20B Boston x 33
3 ^' t- O; e- V- K7 q9 L$ Q% W/ SB-25C Mitchell x 159 K+ p- Q9 e+ o( @
B-26B Marauder x 30- F9 ]& w5 J) j
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- l0 C6 i b$ e2 K! ANo Allied losses+ C- `# @7 r1 m
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Japanese ground losses:
Z$ @# M8 f1 F$ f; w7 h# r125 casualties reported9 O4 @7 e0 T1 b* s1 d# G
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
& V `5 ?- e$ |- U' i" C7 tRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 O5 V. W: x# D9 q 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* {/ E, A, E; G6 Y( e
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& T8 N, d1 O$ Q! {* T# q( ^. z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( r. u( Q4 u% Y8 @' ^8 z! q) r' ~9 S
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
i t1 p) y7 s3 P 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; E _. q" a7 F& i, c 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 N) d$ q9 d4 _0 T2 l
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- z! Y `! Y$ R& J
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
K' R$ b' {/ _6 x9 Y; U 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ [) w) @; v; U+ w- F4 u0 c
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 ~- K3 Y: N) F9 o
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 ^& ]! J9 M) |# a7 m; X
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: S* Z" p3 C) ~& J9 x* ? 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 |! C, E4 u5 G9 e& `9 s c4 [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 ^! G$ X; i* [& I( { b
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. U- Y6 \7 {1 S" \# U! I
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ M) D, l& M$ I% F* { 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ {1 }7 o5 Z; S- u 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 v4 v7 r. s M O4 t8 D7 \
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft% X7 p$ `( y4 X$ {$ L/ D3 d$ i
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
* \7 q9 ^+ w/ h$ B$ _A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
% r8 `5 H. P9 U+ T: }- VF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 o8 w7 S: P4 h0 a2 V+ ` U2 cSBD Dauntless x 49
7 t2 K5 O: p7 p0 D% FTBD Devastator x 15! \, k4 Y/ z/ r2 F+ l
/ n0 O! B# K' ?1 F3 Y6 |Japanese aircraft losses
, ~) S5 x* W6 s) ]4 ]: iA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed: Z/ E$ n# s. A8 N
9 G ]0 m' I k3 ?% A2 wAllied aircraft losses6 J+ i: d: _1 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
& z9 T$ C O4 NSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ T% }( {: e( P- F) jTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged9 U: B6 j* h9 j* B0 Y- W
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2 F# e$ H) A1 u2 ]$ i# `DD Mochizuki1 d1 Q/ J9 d3 H4 `+ f. k" D
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 14 P4 n5 k: K6 J0 m1 o% o a1 U
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 a5 f" k3 {2 |) FDD Yuzuki* Y- V7 ?7 U; {% {, H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, G/ l) O K% N7 MDD Asanagi/ X3 j4 Z0 j7 w1 z/ I: C3 i
DD Akebono: p5 f2 Z2 H$ x* _( l
DD Sazanami7 z" o$ d n2 _2 ^7 S& J0 E O3 p
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 Z. p0 r" @- d5 C) T# \7 \8 R# O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 [/ I/ N7 f3 O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 D B. O) B8 `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" {4 C( j1 {( J8 E+ J) G; v
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 _6 q+ X* a) Z3 p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ g7 `3 @8 Q( ?. j/ {; k# _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 T+ p- r& {9 j1 F6 j8 A; A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 a( h/ B$ N$ o$ x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" B3 h' T) M+ B- o3 [; s3 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S6 n6 t( h5 P9 g9 G6 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 C8 T" m0 {+ M6 q! ]' Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( n+ t2 }$ X; V1 J, k8 l: M# j8 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' p5 n4 ?1 F, y* H7 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 f2 l/ n& i5 P& O* L 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 _' J, g2 M9 g& O
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* a% M p2 i; O. L6 B0 a6 ^3 z @
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
$ g" C/ c; l3 [7 U0 h: _: b) bA6M2-N Rufe x 9
: N6 p& }7 H) `A6M2 Zero x 28! `" G* B; W! l$ X- V5 I
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Allied aircraft& F' P3 E% j0 L! q% m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21- n0 `, l3 S: q1 W; n* W2 Q
SBD Dauntless x 34) L s: G- A) v! d a7 v* r) f
7 k" h$ @ \$ U) E0 r) { n. hJapanese aircraft losses6 E6 n3 H5 Y: R
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
3 U9 T- q* P- {; t9 k6 o$ Y! NA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 N% g: C4 P6 u& J* aF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged5 ?/ q8 `" {. n- O+ V/ [
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 e# T' @% x, {$ \- @. H3 mAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' `6 N) a" ~7 U3 o7 rAP Tofuku Maru
% o' v8 [% k+ aAK Sagami Maru6 d$ M4 F/ G' n/ x1 a2 i
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( J$ l5 i1 I9 `' B( DAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% S0 H+ W0 x1 p& k# I# ~
AP Ryotaku Maru5 r# N" W- |2 [7 j9 N4 m% L
; z$ d$ L% }& l3 h3 L, eJapanese ground losses:" |' G" y8 [( Z+ I! \+ G
189 casualties reported
* G- U& t! ]' s+ U; ^$ ^Guns lost 17 I7 {7 Z( a) F9 t W
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Aircraft Attacking:) X+ Q/ I* t. H* x" R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 n# `+ x6 R* \! @+ H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& L6 a# i& f( {8 F& J# A2 d( W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 v' R( Q8 ]( ?# v4 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 O( z5 i# `: _: r( B0 p+ W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' S1 Z; L9 _6 | P+ `( ^ V" e$ P7 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 Y7 ?7 d- b( P) t* u l$ V5 ^. n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 L: f' o' {- A5 j2 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! V4 N% O l& f- Q! b$ ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1034 d9 E0 I& n, g7 d
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Japanese aircraft3 G, c5 | K# C" l8 t7 D/ f Q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
0 ?& J: n. n3 P) {5 lA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
- g8 ^6 s z# l; P _SBD Dauntless x 15, I' O1 O J, R* v1 r8 c+ y! p: L
4 G+ |' ?/ B- \" l: u! S* l% V, BNo Japanese losses9 ?( w& ]8 x) X
3 _2 C+ }! e# O, D& C; u/ dAllied aircraft losses. D$ z% _7 v* E8 R4 J8 h t- k# B" d
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
. A1 U* r9 W' P; K& r7 U7 OAP Tarushima Maru
1 x. B m2 ^# o: @* A8 n- T5 HAP Chihaya Maru* u/ L0 T" X- K+ p% b- Y
AK Asahisan Maru5 h! P9 K! A4 n0 L
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 J$ d8 B4 b. @9 i- ?+ f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 [ s- q( j0 j4 K" \! \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 D8 R/ [) e) M q- ^6 l; y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ S# z2 }' v8 z8 G+ O }4 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& S9 v4 |! c, A( f7 [
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6 `. T8 k W0 a8 w! X9 LDay Air attack on TF at 70,104& E7 S# B9 g1 _; J! o" O* g
6 I# K/ Y( G8 W" M+ |6 u8 R5 ^Japanese aircraft1 P' i# Z( L/ y0 S: E5 J `: C
A6M2 Zero x 49& [; t3 p A) p
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Allied aircraft
9 ]# g" g- E# @ O% w) e0 {F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 k+ [7 i: I) s% s. I. xF4F-4 Wildcat x 8- ?1 f4 f3 r" Q' P/ i6 B/ o
SBD Dauntless x 62- q ?: K/ |, o: Y4 D
TBD Devastator x 59 V7 p$ H& Y4 c
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Japanese aircraft losses" e- N' g' n# d: i! Q# J3 @ T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" ?( |0 @; s: G& G, n0 aF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed' H% |2 T; t* g; w/ D* O3 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) g5 k; l& H( t- {2 a4 L2 E
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ o; r9 R& N9 z4 B! ?# W& bTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. V# ~, x, a9 h
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Japanese Ships
# K" ^8 Q5 w$ v" X& zCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 16 G, Z" D" D" h; \
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) ]/ t4 u" _) z/ ?* yCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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5 k3 j$ X) K" M9 f; x6 PAircraft Attacking:/ I. y# V! t* A/ `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 m- A. C4 D N ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet F l g8 ~# q2 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 G' A; [, X. N! {4 r
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& R! Y9 ^3 p2 g 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 S* m0 ]: C+ k; c% g* ~( L9 w
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Y* l- Q7 V6 A! k' r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 F r0 E: k7 c9 J% B$ w! K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' E2 f' L* c! e# G2 B; q4 p/ Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G" k, i( K+ S7 H* g' C( y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% o1 |' C1 B- _& v& c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f) f/ V0 l# b. M. J5 e5 a+ E9 k
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% F$ i, U" B) bDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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0 P* {/ K# e* n0 MJapanese aircraft% S8 j: r+ `) M- _+ e: b" A
A6M2 Zero x 20
( l( I% C' f" Z2 xD3A Val x 36: H, h: r1 [: q3 y
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft9 y- `: P e; e8 q" F7 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses" c: t; J; J! }: F0 I$ j4 F: \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 P, e n+ U S5 ]D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! S" R. [# f/ a j8 J9 r
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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6 ] ?& t/ F: u' K$ w. Z% g3 ZF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed) K6 R1 e3 b- q/ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 ~: r! |8 o6 |1 _8 [CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: A s9 e" M: W; j1 ?/ e, N8 E
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) v A. Z* |& J& l# `CA Astoria
$ l% P( ~2 E( H. ^ p9 U& mCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1/ u" p% r* m3 |' J+ {" J. R# ]
DD Patterson
2 U6 b" S) f1 D- LCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:0 ?' V- ?' s$ o: d0 }5 }# J
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" d/ ^; K; O% n7 e# b0 `/ d/ Z! v+ W( ` 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 @+ p+ n, w: P 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. I$ b8 F6 F4 d7 K; s% w0 f 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* {/ M/ x6 z5 R0 Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 V' k- n2 e) H* i- ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ R+ s- m/ [5 Y4 p, k3 n
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' c2 J1 Z# }& K3 p ~2 l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 k& F1 X$ @1 Z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ a6 \! h& \+ a) G5 _6 d6 U( B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% B3 ^7 W( x/ N5 J0 _/ v% N5 S) u& C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 y2 {# @# o% X& B5 k: k J 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) T3 q3 h9 k% D, y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, `, w. h+ `/ o7 }; Q# @0 L
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) N% n0 t- y8 Q% E' l1 x3 T; I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 A( F! O* V+ L% p5 k2 T0 F3 C" @" | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 W3 g/ E6 M* s4 q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 M" P1 h8 K1 |& O4 }9 u2 }- u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 l7 P+ L2 K- ^ i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |