AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/426 I4 q& r+ u8 b4 ~
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' }- p3 r( O3 a7 Q0 xSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
: z8 t0 C0 J! g! Y' QSS I-28, hits 1* u8 k9 Y2 {0 \
4 k5 u6 A$ {1 z# m! q# PAllied Ships
. i- E \. _' A4 \1 zCA Shropshire
2 b+ `. s3 I* G- mDD Dewey: a: L0 q: B. ~. Z
DD Russell0 p& G- D. ]- o( n
CA Portland
3 J2 ~, |! O. F! T/ XDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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4 _/ k6 \; W3 S. n1 SAllied aircraft0 d! q0 U% u6 J0 t; y' P
P-39D Airacobra x 25
: U& {: q# G! S3 G7 X/ RA-20B Boston x 33" H; k6 k# U# D( Y: f( D
B-25C Mitchell x 15
& e1 ?6 {$ `& V2 P. T/ [9 @, h+ m& y, zB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:# A6 Q+ T* J) Z) \
125 casualties reported
+ _3 ~/ p1 r6 c8 [% N4 J2 l$ H# @Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
) v1 h8 _ i& U: O' n% MRunway hits 668 ]. ~$ U; X( _- T) G2 b" ?0 F1 w
' C/ f% t# N R; F; lAircraft Attacking:
5 Z1 N ^* o2 ?1 e 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( {7 L; S/ [0 R# I) f14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* C. J/ [) @+ v, \4 d# N# V. N, S6 i
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 H! |; |, J$ ^3 [% @( R 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( \+ F9 o8 l' W c" K1 w
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- C6 b& \+ s1 [: E
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 ~1 i& V' D6 I6 \/ { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 ]1 p& D: T; `0 s
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- E- R3 ` m0 F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 `2 a6 p+ y" x X' l# c 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 }) p1 W: o7 a% h% U 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( H: p* D* V, J$ X- |, P% Y h) B 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
E x& O6 w8 }" b# w/ H 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) F- g" d9 T0 U" w% [$ G8 t
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 s0 I& }; |1 ^" f, t. i* v
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# K9 @5 a, w$ o$ A# y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 {$ _' W9 F0 ?0 v/ w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 f9 o& t2 R$ Q2 B
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ z9 a. e+ s& _# B ?
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Japanese aircraft2 @9 @# D" N/ R+ p
A6M2-N Rufe x 97 x+ B" h% `; ^3 [
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
! V2 g9 d' _9 ~6 R" ?- O2 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: W) @4 H) _; [) N& X+ _3 X9 {4 U- L; }SBD Dauntless x 49# g, s M4 m( g3 c1 V
TBD Devastator x 156 K8 G0 v5 X) O6 v3 v7 U
2 Z* c+ B6 T0 F) G5 s( f9 u5 f# XJapanese aircraft losses
' g" f6 ?5 B" t U _ kA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed1 X2 E z8 _9 t: s( |! E% t* T
: Z' E- T; \3 Y0 e* p$ X- W8 }- f2 {Allied aircraft losses
8 E! L+ G) Z, Q/ ] lF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
) l2 w* Z8 {$ H/ q! L' G% \+ aSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged9 v$ p+ V5 l: k8 u$ b( e3 B( }! O v
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged* d+ u8 {# W. {7 Z H
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Japanese Ships. ?+ m! N! }8 p
DD Mochizuki
5 h/ Y. y* a' e3 J$ ^2 _% cCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
: n; N7 U$ I e- x# c pDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" b/ e& v7 z( R' U
DD Yuzuki! B, c6 ~, a. B; H) i3 q; U/ R0 h* {% P
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ G- X7 J$ s* f5 w+ h; B) IDD Asanagi$ d+ c, L- I% f9 T% G7 _
DD Akebono( D) E! e! S" E& y& D! {) o
DD Sazanami8 g5 M* g+ E1 K2 }
/ F. m( D- E; \8 {6 D' HAircraft Attacking:
9 ~, b: K- z+ R) r. A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 \. i; e! ?4 V; `7 z, l 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: b, u3 A! I" G$ C, M% K+ \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* T8 L2 B5 s0 r2 c, d. m, e# L
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 d1 g4 y6 K: Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) O d; h! H9 l5 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 B3 z+ a. \* w7 Y- W3 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( d q: `7 n: x" q8 F# ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Y6 b- y/ x# N e- {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( w5 P! L$ O6 l$ j6 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 i0 r& r' B0 A' j( d/ l% o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
_0 S% O" [) Y5 R3 n3 f9 P0 G; K 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ p0 B+ y" L/ M+ Q" ^3 J" w. E 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& }; a( y% G+ l7 ^; I
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# B2 d! A0 n& s; i. Z8 vDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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1 D! o( \0 Z: ?% {Japanese aircraft) n/ E& T g4 k, r/ J
A6M2-N Rufe x 9, c! F* X+ ~2 z( Q: u' Z
A6M2 Zero x 28/ C: ?9 D2 x/ A; e, o9 W; ]
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Allied aircraft2 i0 R( _* E+ g, e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
( k4 f/ ~" G& p% L+ [3 qSBD Dauntless x 34
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0 X( R7 i1 g( f8 q4 Y4 ^& \Japanese aircraft losses( C# w; {$ e; C7 ^% k& m% j$ a# y
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
7 C- `7 @( _$ E7 \- OA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged, s5 i& }# d: X# o' P* w5 H
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged4 M* H3 L* f7 i0 A# N& w" G6 i
. O; S: E6 Z( k Q0 WJapanese Ships' x4 m+ M9 ]- A5 G, x! a
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 N/ `1 [: T3 tAP Tofuku Maru
$ o: i1 P$ j7 B# j; nAK Sagami Maru
" @$ h9 D) l J2 uAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 J0 N* w; [/ |9 G7 A$ U4 kAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 a! n% c% ~9 N( [5 w9 ~9 W% J8 CAP Ryotaku Maru2 p ?% T3 y: O
2 N2 \+ q: @' i' Q0 K- ^Japanese ground losses:
- N6 u5 J9 t& w a9 ?189 casualties reported# O2 n8 ~9 E( u+ h9 Q' s
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:# ?3 b- v& V! G5 _1 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! @. {7 A. L) Q1 Z0 k5 N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Q. f: M5 u. v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& M4 L7 S* Q% _; c+ x5 M8 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* s3 I& O& ~7 N* A! t! X1 R: C7 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ L6 x2 R9 S3 x. {, P d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ j$ _1 ~( W' `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 U8 J/ S1 z& I& g1 }6 n. F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L0 `& l! L1 w; {) l
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! O( B# f, a3 b& b! C6 v8 hJapanese aircraft
, d4 T/ ?, U/ AA6M2-N Rufe x 3- W4 P. t8 ~. w1 {2 r4 z
A6M2 Zero x 10- y' H& r1 Y5 o# _* T% D) c1 G' M
9 h% v: v/ r$ z+ w9 N4 d5 \$ cAllied aircraft
9 J9 H6 U8 G3 a( R3 j& m- f' _, F ^SBD Dauntless x 15
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+ z0 m2 H4 m3 _! ]No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Z, D% K( I& t CSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships/ T' ^- p; u" @$ E; R
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
6 z; D0 Z& |3 W4 NAP Tarushima Maru4 J( D% A$ s7 |. m7 D: t- `( j
AP Chihaya Maru# w X, B; x; b' g2 G
AK Asahisan Maru
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2 o% g& |3 v" M4 }: g9 y) z) O, lAircraft Attacking:
) n' T$ v% N) U- p9 E; v ] W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- `" \; Q/ N+ Y x J+ ^. j2 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. T5 f/ ^( N" W; l& K4 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 W5 Q8 E$ x- l. s) Y, i; v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet |; c- x6 T- ?# G7 q
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: i8 m; l: ~2 J, _, b& YDay Air attack on TF at 70,104) E$ a* S7 t+ N ^
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Japanese aircraft7 f8 J+ x" r# X/ Y" g1 j7 M m/ g
A6M2 Zero x 49. p7 Q8 Q+ l; g( P2 T4 q' q* ~
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Allied aircraft
4 ~9 D, o& z% _/ y1 ]5 a" ZF4F-3 Wildcat x 10% Q! z4 S) H( }" e# s+ `5 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 x5 A1 c6 j6 w: M, X8 [/ k- O7 R* ]
SBD Dauntless x 62 ^$ L5 x7 l/ i4 X" O0 l6 C+ O
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses9 N" O7 \7 F1 M4 o' I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged9 v) V5 x5 M2 g( j2 M( m
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Allied aircraft losses/ b/ P3 Q* ?- f2 R0 `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
/ S q4 j4 u0 k3 k. bF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
2 R) g6 h. c* B0 M* J: [/ }) oSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 E" _- j$ ^1 q+ s" r$ `: q, VTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
. P6 t+ ~$ l' n# s- y Z7 WCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1' ~4 L4 @: E! g/ f. r: i
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 _. S. X2 h8 f5 U+ zCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 10 L8 a3 a2 L$ `9 @* J8 E1 \7 M. q
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Aircraft Attacking:
" z) d: U8 X6 b( I: n2 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ?- J! Y5 o- T+ @% I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( x8 b# ^ j' W- r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* Y" h, z' O% g0 }% p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Z2 I: R+ z J, o
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ C& z* \4 M/ E" ] 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ]/ c$ r: Y: U9 o& `0 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! \2 w4 i, b6 `0 o7 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 x; Q2 F2 f! b2 N- m; s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: W& V# @! W1 ~% T# G3 V1 }
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) h8 [8 G, T4 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 R: W7 U! j7 A1 H$ m7 r( G
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1 d1 l( C* { Q6 P9 a& s4 uDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft3 X; H' L' K A1 U( S0 a
A6M2 Zero x 20
% H4 @, Y' F& O. Q* w4 a2 @# XD3A Val x 36
; C' Z& f: g+ C4 V+ ]; \2 }3 @B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
( j6 d( j, }; p) AF4F-3 Wildcat x 10 J8 p* `) O$ o& A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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( \3 D* V9 O0 @Japanese aircraft losses0 |' g2 H2 e! y5 ~8 a6 M5 r' r
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: s9 z `- N2 R# {1 g. I! tD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
2 A7 m5 x2 `" Z3 q! u8 SB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# s9 t' u6 N; v' XAllied aircraft losses
7 T5 H1 J, n! Q2 K1 W- mF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
/ q1 [% Z @8 y( d% DF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 h! v" w- Z1 O7 x2 y" a( ]3 ~% z
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Allied Ships
4 u" W! h6 V7 m- }" G2 B7 SCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" l4 {3 `, s, u9 o9 V
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 |) ^4 D0 F3 W: d: c% QCA Astoria& {7 j& e, N. r0 c) i7 h
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 17 E5 L, y% f& u" m
DD Patterson2 K, `( m# |4 ~, f4 k
CA New Orleans
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( @+ ]6 M8 w) \0 R+ r% f
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Z$ J9 P* S/ l
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 Z, ?% q$ q% |1 l, ^
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& B7 g6 i0 h+ M 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; ^3 A) W5 G9 [4 v" _0 y* K
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. [& L% i* o5 c 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 P5 ~* U# V/ f. h9 E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ T: I1 f; G7 I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* L5 ^+ _% M! s" N 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: }) q; |; {4 j% x) r2 n8 Z% k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 b. u. B& a$ i5 K; k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% y. b [! j* e) Z& E* z8 G6 U; } 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, Y& `( c$ e ^; R$ a" K/ J9 w 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. z+ A9 b7 u6 e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 M# _! W7 [& F/ C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Q9 ^7 R2 {& X: a; j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# J, Q. ?6 |. W1 A+ j( C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% O2 X G8 q+ T/ T% Z# `, _ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |