AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/428 P' P+ Y7 Z& T6 F" g0 k4 }
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Sub attack at 70,1078 |: @# [$ o! {& g
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Japanese Ships
3 {$ f6 J& w9 B7 O$ OSS I-28, hits 1
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$ \( H1 s) _- i- B+ fCA Shropshire8 N5 N3 m# q; ^2 L* k
DD Dewey2 [1 Z( F. K! b7 A& h
DD Russell
& e- j; g3 D3 [ e! W% t/ \4 ^CA Portland
0 K" O n! l7 U5 s4 g1 V1 c9 CDD Arunta, ]2 k+ _! D3 n7 Y; p; A
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
6 T) a$ H1 `, e: _& V& S4 v: f; UP-39D Airacobra x 256 j5 D$ r( ?' e; t9 O& k; V& o% d/ x
A-20B Boston x 33) [% P9 B6 d6 D' o/ I
B-25C Mitchell x 15% z3 |9 s5 F4 h, i- o
B-26B Marauder x 301 t) o @( h, c, Q8 l" i
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No Allied losses: {$ S! q1 |( L9 [$ H& O
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Japanese ground losses:' j; O; y0 z' k+ u
125 casualties reported
( H6 `4 r1 c& P; _. G9 J! N7 \Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
. {. d6 a/ D% W/ tRunway hits 66, T, ^9 M d2 k' ]
- ~+ C2 y7 G, g5 ^4 H0 C+ pAircraft Attacking:2 h% X$ |" p0 z5 K/ d
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% D' L% O4 l( E( W+ u8 B14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
L6 u2 c- {/ l. h, { 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& S$ W$ v& A9 a M- h
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. V9 G3 v4 g$ I/ G1 m) b- F 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 F$ `7 n. {2 [/ M' ~& ] 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( W4 a# ~ p2 F, h& H
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 W5 j& L" l+ F J; a! z6 f4 o 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 C' l# [9 J! M/ |2 F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& A1 i- k; l' N2 r ]
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 s5 P. ?! o. A F' c8 q0 [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 o# g y2 S( _8 C% Q1 j+ B" _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% @% E, X5 I# G, B) T3 c, @. N 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 [) N: Q! G2 W4 F; q 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& l, i+ f, f0 S- J( Y6 R# Y# u 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, H5 g* |! z2 n& X6 J3 H 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet C8 u& F( ]! g. D
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: O' R: p A! u: n' w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ `, f# y4 X% p+ O ] H" j& z
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1033 K' O1 V* X; K" l/ E+ Z
2 D! O1 I: q6 o9 N8 n7 E `, AJapanese aircraft8 k( C6 _9 u3 h* q/ A: _
A6M2-N Rufe x 9% [- a" b! b, U0 u( U
A6M2 Zero x 32
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3 W0 F1 W }* S$ i) RAllied aircraft
, y+ K7 o/ ?/ r/ ]0 B, `F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 x( s- p' f2 z8 ?
SBD Dauntless x 49& x$ I4 F7 j/ a+ x$ h
TBD Devastator x 15' _! i" J* O& Q$ q' @6 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ X) r* S5 c' DA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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; W; c4 ]$ |$ q$ r) Z; bAllied aircraft losses- G: ?9 |6 [. ^/ U% E: O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged1 c, U" S/ M3 Z, L3 a: j; d K
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ L0 ^9 N$ M; G w! J& t J) ?3 XTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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% L3 X1 F9 B0 X3 P( EJapanese Ships
/ u/ h* ^' n" G0 J" MDD Mochizuki
6 V# c+ Z+ O" X& PCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# k! k K5 [) p# `% u9 gDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! |, q0 x i' r+ v; t% Y
DD Yuzuki
8 d2 {- L$ j- H) l! \% j' eDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire# c: u, v5 R2 j/ h
DD Asanagi+ |" M$ t! u; h6 _$ t
DD Akebono
% W& e; y! b: t1 S }8 ZDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
- V+ o0 U9 s9 S3 g O9 v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; l- h, H7 I) l2 E6 t 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 p; M3 r6 _, [5 z* F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# \9 e6 J, b) B! e+ e0 l5 A5 S
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* t: m0 i% w3 T% T/ N' Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ]! p$ b @0 h+ L! u& L" H. m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 d4 M! u+ J1 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' v, P+ G7 W. d% W! n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 {, }7 S3 o. h4 [/ _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 P/ z, Q6 c ~) W, ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% ^ h/ _' ?4 t5 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 X6 l- `: b3 W/ R1 T2 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 J! l4 `9 h0 f0 I& e8 x4 D7 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: l" {; ]7 r2 `$ A) j 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- _& s+ X, D, V6 I, D1 j# W
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' E- a3 X& I* B+ V2 R
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7 u/ R) Q! h. x+ c: D- e" @Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) m( }& @7 r( c& y* p
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Japanese aircraft
8 y+ e3 \1 n+ J3 rA6M2-N Rufe x 9" w) j9 o& _1 X- _6 \' @
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
N* ^$ a+ F& H: l: s( EF4F-3 Wildcat x 21( ~0 g: ]; C' Q
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses/ S0 M; T2 d Q# D5 N9 O9 E
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed! l6 A: p4 f8 a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 i7 Z! I6 d$ |' B, AF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 s; K% p0 D4 }
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged, h1 s2 H7 P$ N& C
5 _' J" D0 t X* K% ]( I1 o* FJapanese Ships
4 b, h. c2 M* l8 I! nAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ d3 S* T0 s" x% [( [1 pAP Tofuku Maru: Z- a( X9 `! ]) d) L( U
AK Sagami Maru
# g1 [4 j: A! zAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# F; c }/ C3 `& o' PAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* Z8 }% j' b( @ v4 Q. C) F
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:$ H/ ?% F- w% H& Y0 w
189 casualties reported
& _8 D8 x! v, C! R( [" l$ ~Guns lost 14 T8 r- K: Z9 V- J! Q4 H& n" `/ Y0 C
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ ]. u8 T6 g9 q( ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K/ ?5 Z) k3 [; Q( ~* x+ \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# a) e4 Z& B; |6 o3 \3 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 `% u `9 S3 B4 I* e+ T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! j8 b# Y, c. j0 L. J" C) u/ f; k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 K) l2 O) g% S( P q$ L4 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ r, @! u' t0 X4 n! i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ?/ U, q1 _/ `% ^) n6 `: Q& E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! u, n+ n! M/ h6 w1 z
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/ ~$ o7 C0 a/ _( ?' l% v. O; iDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
! B* q: r6 M# jA6M2 Zero x 10
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# h6 o( d0 r' _( p( I- {& zAllied aircraft
- A# [) q8 [; y# ?7 xSBD Dauntless x 155 x% U" C) w0 b; ]. i; i1 q
% S. I3 H: j2 @* d0 gNo Japanese losses
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! Z E y/ K) F2 W0 l# V4 N: P' {Allied aircraft losses6 z7 o" m! ?: K# Q
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed) {+ o% b0 {; G* l( t
$ j- P, c; X4 Y, h! A; GJapanese Ships% \' Z: F- P i V3 H& u3 l
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage5 Z1 m" k! k" P1 u: Q$ u0 w$ ^
AP Tarushima Maru
5 D: h3 x. A8 q/ g5 N. |# LAP Chihaya Maru
& s$ ], G+ E3 f% V, c; m0 J$ Y# eAK Asahisan Maru" r9 W) T8 v" k
, R- h* T: j$ d& sAircraft Attacking:3 w& D6 G" H0 f* t+ Q$ s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 A+ T% o% b2 F% @* z! r! q+ Q- [; E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! b/ D) |$ P. g5 N( M7 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ]/ R9 ]3 \! T0 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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. a k0 ]1 K" ]! I& dJapanese aircraft- d! J& V( v+ _. t2 f
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft* f2 g6 G; y! Z4 l8 m. y7 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
" N. Z( O# C7 x/ @ DF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ r1 H: `- }% T6 a# @- bSBD Dauntless x 62
. l1 n g, x( `5 Z& q% k2 T) Q, tTBD Devastator x 54 v6 |8 e3 k6 A$ X! F& l6 H
+ l8 s: F' a, l! D) X. Z2 c6 AJapanese aircraft losses
6 x+ X, z7 x2 `- X4 e% o) {- |$ OA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! h- M' V Q% [
0 C9 F5 ]! z7 C/ ]Allied aircraft losses8 @, R$ `0 |' P2 `% o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed* u& o3 \* ~: G C1 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed9 T, y. t8 Q7 c i0 m1 `# C j) `
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged7 b( X/ f4 u% Q8 B# E: Q' @+ I
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed" v) _" s0 b U$ w' E7 P; ~
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Japanese Ships" N Y4 V0 C1 I/ X/ q: Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
! J6 c' j V1 u* yCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 c9 F5 S7 {, B4 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1- H: X! v0 h O0 P, w3 v/ m( Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
( X3 ]1 h* ?1 I/ z0 p. F8 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ U- E& i A4 H# Y% x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet W2 [, Z9 w0 V3 j- v+ e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 x: c; D/ i. _+ f/ g+ N
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
K* I: f: U, W 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; J) G4 \# d6 u8 _# v) c8 K" w8 l$ [
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 _: T1 t: G5 ?, |6 w6 E1 I+ M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" W' Z+ s$ H# Q, [; ^9 S& _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* a. q4 j# c' F v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& }: P/ j* O& y6 l2 E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 P0 t8 s+ h- k/ M9 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1040 ]& o% A0 ?( ?) [
4 J8 ]4 {2 q9 Y a y" A% r/ `Japanese aircraft
3 l. C* u w0 H- c+ m% V2 jA6M2 Zero x 20
: z4 D+ W. `3 b) }D3A Val x 36
) d$ {$ F( j7 V8 pB5N Kate x 37% k* C# x; v. A( f* _
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Allied aircraft
5 `* B# `/ H/ w/ \) dF4F-3 Wildcat x 102 n% l' T+ K: h( |: N" y% p" E, w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ _; L0 i/ o4 W5 C5 y& E* l
5 h2 o7 }& p& {2 }5 V; c$ z0 dJapanese aircraft losses
0 I. p8 w- D& r/ K( EA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% A; o& ^; b" E8 M1 ?) v
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
! q+ D3 o0 b/ I VB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged0 \& R9 J8 B: a- i. ]7 |
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Allied aircraft losses
$ Z8 H. }" C3 l" F7 V( \" iF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
: Y8 p* U" L0 @2 R9 J4 c8 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: u0 u; @ z$ o9 x+ ~) z: Q" O+ `
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Allied Ships; A% o$ ?0 l* T% m, X
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, `- g/ Y/ I+ z6 ~6 S/ s* \9 k- j
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ }8 m% E/ t C8 w% R* k4 w" y
CA Astoria1 A( q; P$ V3 q* D# S
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 11 O# [1 r q( d4 b* `9 x7 S
DD Patterson
i8 F9 Y, n5 n! t' S" G, P- cCA New Orleans
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+ e7 P: m( }' ^Aircraft Attacking:
) |$ c+ i5 T3 N* m% D% P6 A: J6 S 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ s2 }5 F! t6 P4 l9 l 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ X& |4 I) l- n% d9 Y: p' S: O
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 e \/ C% p4 {$ L0 A- B 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 a4 V1 c) ?& t6 I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; V9 I+ |7 l# ]# K# ]
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 l* [) I. U" y5 s' ~& ?5 {3 N) t
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 i7 r) o# \: a5 I3 J- } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! {. O" G7 f9 F1 G% ^1 c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' }; v6 [, E# C" n! t0 j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( H5 M7 d* ~& ~3 x1 |: { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* P& ?8 s5 S/ L f9 I. z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! v- I- t. S' G2 ^# ^- j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' s& b" A. D B {7 r 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet F% z: s. P$ J, v2 \, R5 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- ^2 X" p( V8 \/ Z* d7 _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( i! `+ ` t; P( G" o) q! h. ]
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ g! ]( F3 U7 C- {. F. x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& a' }: X1 F# n6 z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |