AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/420 Q% }) ?7 [9 |" r! j7 v
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" a. m' C8 n' O+ L( {( b7 P$ cSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships' m- E, c: Q0 P. B. l6 E! w8 Z2 Y( d
SS I-28, hits 16 [" _7 y7 Y2 N
/ i; ` h" l* P* CAllied Ships2 ^2 {7 q8 {: m8 h0 S2 k% V- C! u
CA Shropshire
6 f1 O7 A( [3 a$ t; QDD Dewey$ b/ }, b) _$ N9 |/ `* l7 a% W
DD Russell0 X7 u# x5 o7 a
CA Portland! T# R; d& \* @: u: b
DD Arunta
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1 f3 K0 V2 v& x7 sDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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' N( Q3 f8 O" a% M+ c. XAllied aircraft6 [! c& R( s2 N% ]
P-39D Airacobra x 25 _4 i! y2 J% P9 `% t& m
A-20B Boston x 33
; k& ?9 m, m( J, y$ g! L5 g5 o2 m$ tB-25C Mitchell x 15
, p$ g- k/ z/ `% J) X! w# K5 j6 CB-26B Marauder x 30
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. X" H- h& }& d: z9 Y! eNo Allied losses
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1 s! [3 S9 x' I4 W' t, SJapanese ground losses:8 r5 i$ x1 V4 ]) A/ O+ h) T4 X
125 casualties reported, q, y) x6 h5 ]4 v; z) p1 B
Guns lost 1
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5 A9 n" w; J) ^, T: AAirbase hits 4
+ T- x1 `: s! t9 s: [/ TRunway hits 66
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) g7 ?& h7 j0 P TAircraft Attacking:- t& S$ |2 m' _; }2 j: Z4 a
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 V, f+ r0 ?! D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 O. K* |0 w* P, \& y1 T, A
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& [3 J L- \. B* t! O% U5 P 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& Y: O% k& i9 W3 P* h1 ^$ s9 O3 K l 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ O+ q. y% b1 k6 g 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, F; E, ]8 c* k) j- ?- y* w* Y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 N$ F, c9 C% k: J, ` 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 [1 p r$ M4 e3 P P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- x! n! I% w: u
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" C2 G# F8 Q( a$ p0 z9 [+ l' G
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 p- r8 d; W6 j% i( f
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: o( c2 K5 }0 K; k- `3 Q& q 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( q5 W! \$ F5 O8 b" [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 z0 C% l4 r2 }% _ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 {8 H4 U1 s0 ^9 r 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( a5 G9 y4 ?, `. Q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ m0 t3 ?* c0 J( f9 }/ y5 M% l8 d v4 a6 ? 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 A7 n U" R. M4 ]9 o t3 k
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9 M) ?) F' `0 w# w+ HDay Air attack on TF at 70,103/ C3 \. j/ A* i: \1 @6 n
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Japanese aircraft
5 u' W- ~1 g5 ^/ c2 R$ MA6M2-N Rufe x 9, n C. u1 Y6 s) E9 z% i( |2 }/ E
A6M2 Zero x 32! Z' }9 k/ I3 V0 J
7 E' c9 `1 E8 P" J/ L7 `Allied aircraft
9 q# n# S8 q+ S# u) n# J! c8 w0 eF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* k$ h$ B. l( `. z" s2 b6 Y* _SBD Dauntless x 49
; @/ J/ F% V) p6 \3 aTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
# L9 o4 Q2 d& \9 Y' J% mA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed5 f2 p. h' L% d4 q) n; b
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Allied aircraft losses9 D" F( {3 R9 O! S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged1 a: @" g! j/ n0 @5 \" V
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged. A+ W0 x; \5 B9 n; o9 u D
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: k+ l1 d( c( o$ B# C8 k+ o/ a
DD Mochizuki
n* ^ H; @; [3 b+ w1 H" g8 uCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1( ^1 `* e; @" K9 `) `
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 {* J& }3 e/ b! c
DD Yuzuki+ t% b+ w3 J( W+ Z+ z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 f6 G/ v1 Q# Q7 _DD Asanagi
, Y. g! r# k2 x6 S# x5 F" TDD Akebono
f: T/ K+ M3 J8 H1 RDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
, A6 L! |" `# R1 ?2 j* I, h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) g- D8 L. f/ E7 {$ Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' I2 {0 |! S" ?) d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 N1 S: Y6 O; f6 h6 d0 M ?/ o
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" [) U. L2 W' l3 |4 u+ i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( G" u' T. C5 v A! w: |; e6 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- k& [' L- o% ]6 _9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# y; a2 c: p I4 w7 y4 Y: k& P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ M+ X+ I0 W% l: \. R$ ?8 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
k- v+ @6 T! l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" B3 n- F" C+ h( @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 _* M6 o1 i% J. G5 W1 a5 T$ }( f! R9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# F5 \* E* J8 ? L' E" G0 A: H d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 g( X" G' U: p8 u9 {9 b
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! K a: q% m8 e& D) d; Z0 ^5 W
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 f) l6 ?+ v6 n7 q2 J) r: ]
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9 ~1 W1 R: F% h/ K9 k2 s( {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
5 {2 k3 x0 C0 j( h! h4 V/ NA6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 \( E$ Y/ x" |( ] y5 }& ]6 }! GA6M2 Zero x 284 x/ q0 Z$ {4 n) G) i
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Allied aircraft
5 c. ~( B* k" H7 m, Y) c, cF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
& T6 V( c M( u& o% ASBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 P+ \; d: Y+ Q/ z4 C9 \' K$ W8 LA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
, i0 y5 L( V& P. |! @8 c) EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- R. e+ M& ^) A( m
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Allied aircraft losses# f, E/ y: F t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 } n+ W( z! @/ {2 }' _- Y8 Y9 dSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! Q% L; s5 _2 l
# F& z7 e1 s4 OJapanese Ships
) k2 O; R! ^* t: N+ pAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
`8 I9 J# \6 J6 a: b7 ~AP Tofuku Maru
0 g; W* g8 D g5 f0 L7 r7 FAK Sagami Maru
" u! |, G7 V5 n$ v) s* jAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- H- V# K9 t# N( u2 Q6 T7 X
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" ?5 @5 y2 x7 S) `4 Z. }
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
) l6 t& n7 e2 }" m& W$ e1 }189 casualties reported* m9 F( I6 E6 A! O
Guns lost 1* g4 z% m5 O# I" ~6 G/ {" I0 I
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Aircraft Attacking:
- b; i( {8 f" i# T8 E! s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ \$ @7 x/ b2 i6 f4 j 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 P; E7 ~/ }/ G3 I4 k1 T$ p* F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 f2 b' m6 C# [9 ^- f" q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. v' m* L8 H& w5 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 M; Z3 ?/ n. M0 S- z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~& p2 d6 g# g' ]$ o- m- K8 O" s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! R/ p- c- ]8 z [- e: E& q5 Y+ E9 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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# b [$ [( g* t* W3 F$ O3 P: z. m, SJapanese aircraft
0 C1 i6 W% b7 l! F$ rA6M2-N Rufe x 35 ~7 Q- Y) x+ @* ~
A6M2 Zero x 109 z/ w* X2 T. W; D1 N- a4 I
( Q9 H) |$ t8 o5 p5 zAllied aircraft' t* z/ d( g2 @, c* j
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses; z3 o0 l0 {' K/ K' W
$ ~5 `1 J+ [9 B- r0 z: M5 K7 |Allied aircraft losses4 a8 Q( P1 L7 G- T
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed. i2 H# e5 V" P
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Japanese Ships- {$ D! w X) U% _% [
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
3 _! x0 _9 D7 ]- I( P5 e+ _' {AP Tarushima Maru: ]4 I7 t% l) a
AP Chihaya Maru- @; M: [% x' ~
AK Asahisan Maru, y( |3 N9 A q* t
; w; y8 `3 p3 m1 k# P5 cAircraft Attacking:: X8 {$ g3 P$ x1 }/ |. G3 g0 R3 X# ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ }! H9 h2 W Y0 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 X" i9 f w w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 u8 ^6 A6 I9 `- |* ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 p0 n V# x9 M
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9 P8 O/ Z8 u+ d' rDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
! B" L; X1 M% V F7 ^5 Y/ \7 ~, qA6M2 Zero x 49. Z( P% ~. J- f, `
/ _# ^* s; A5 `9 d6 f5 {* KAllied aircraft1 A$ Y u, Q5 l3 t5 v6 o) q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ A: |& h: y, T) s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! s5 u8 ~2 j: J1 [. xSBD Dauntless x 62
$ X& E$ m$ w9 G+ e7 o7 [- l3 Q% nTBD Devastator x 56 p. h1 p5 q1 q9 O2 P/ m+ G- T
& U% F/ L e/ I7 K! _Japanese aircraft losses
. }- K! j" V0 I7 l/ n* a1 wA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; s# _# _. `6 y0 \+ @- IF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
' q0 k8 {+ A2 U8 g* @" AF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
1 Z( u5 _3 ]! U1 R, ^: b zSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 R! h0 M3 j+ \5 P( h
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships0 S2 D0 a9 `, Q% U' l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ D8 b/ v9 q9 `+ l6 t: V* d
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire* D; _. ]; W6 {4 u- u2 v8 D' ~% h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:, N8 J1 |, q K7 b) O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 C9 }8 Y) k% I9 d5 Y, n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 s( B4 ]+ o4 {0 ` F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: u/ j6 E' d/ e! R: q7 F' X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 J% D3 c! ^" C) U$ D: w2 m 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 n9 C( ?$ k7 x0 g; v) [ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: _$ g- H% N2 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 n) X1 T! J9 y" s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ]: V; x! V! f) N7 `6 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) T1 l6 @6 X* i$ H, J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, c1 C* W0 b$ L, I. N/ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ c7 u' J% U. a& A+ v3 R9 S2 R
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4 D) |* {* ~( H+ c7 C, P' VDay Air attack on TF at 72,104( w9 z6 i8 {3 k; l* Y
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3 I _! l- y0 P6 B; P# ]) UA6M2 Zero x 20
# d5 q" V6 D+ ~$ \- pD3A Val x 36$ W% y1 F" I2 `! c/ _' z' y2 i5 O
B5N Kate x 37/ ^$ b0 p ^" }
* d }9 e7 ^$ wAllied aircraft
$ `/ Z' X3 k" p" _& }/ cF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% c0 F5 W* ~$ @, hF4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ W1 ^% r ^$ A1 k) Z6 K
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Japanese aircraft losses
E0 s2 G/ p$ s3 B/ QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ S" y D6 `7 g, i8 WD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
3 Z; B! C/ O5 ^1 R+ K$ v4 I$ Q8 d. T- TB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged. K3 K) y$ [) Y: l# t% j
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Allied aircraft losses
: F, q# E" E# l% QF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed3 x9 b; N# o6 l3 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ ~! {* H5 c8 e- M4 ?
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Allied Ships3 [5 ]6 n. W, y m- G
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& T+ Z9 _( y2 s( |4 r% q
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage# e6 g- P/ T4 B7 G& l0 v' }& K* {
CA Astoria; m6 Y c& Y# G- m: m2 L
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
6 f; S0 ]; m' g& PDD Patterson
1 V0 y5 M9 ], o+ uCA New Orleans
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6 F$ ? @; x7 U$ @4 P! GAircraft Attacking: h2 ?; r9 ^6 Y& J" w3 f; S
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 r1 V6 p; m9 D$ y7 z1 G
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' r3 M) u. u9 ^# S9 o) H+ Y3 Y( d
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 A- w; ]5 Y$ c( ?* J7 e) }3 v
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 M4 C$ }& L! w2 a5 D+ V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
M% B% a; O9 @3 ~, l' N; P+ ^ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 c5 C! M- o$ p# \( b 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# r. f* }( H% M5 o, f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: K: y, B( Y7 c* m# h& C 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 j/ R. L& m' d& u$ k# e 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- f- T1 U. k( w% ^5 Y, l9 M! S0 n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" ~' I* x- G5 Z3 Y' }$ { 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 O% ~, \* ~/ B; h3 Y- p; k7 S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; ?) T* o: U4 H2 y& M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' v+ @5 v7 ?% Y: q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: \ ^5 e4 c' J5 K- y. I1 ]/ r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ Z% s$ R5 \% n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 l3 D# \3 o% j3 H0 Y4 T& D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. V+ l/ d! i( G$ s( }' ? 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |