AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/420 k( e0 U( _% @% E, d
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships1 e, n$ C; l. I: L5 e1 C* P+ U
SS I-28, hits 16 t: I& x) P, p5 |- u: Q, I9 W
# y$ {5 ?* ?/ ?: w6 x! A3 WAllied Ships
& m$ A4 f \+ SCA Shropshire ]5 P6 n: F. }* W" r4 S. G: L
DD Dewey
7 o& S3 Q! C9 n c ?DD Russell" V/ [# j3 ?( m3 D' A8 G
CA Portland) \/ z6 k: X7 Y* r
DD Arunta" S7 b# m4 ], j' I
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft, Z1 `% m) V! W' I J$ `. `0 e
P-39D Airacobra x 25) K+ }0 }/ ?5 M- b$ V3 F
A-20B Boston x 33
% G) i$ Y- _$ b% ]1 g& ?1 z; wB-25C Mitchell x 15
1 a! s& g' F9 m" f2 U+ {- uB-26B Marauder x 30! W2 @3 W. O) u4 }
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$ O1 s6 D8 i( i9 V2 vNo Allied losses' I4 W7 i. r4 z0 ~
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Japanese ground losses:+ n2 L$ f# H# d) b' n: y3 {
125 casualties reported
X- q& W7 G; j% b4 I6 E* gGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
2 t! G! G6 W/ @8 @Runway hits 66
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; {$ D( b w' F4 @Aircraft Attacking:
8 y0 r; b+ e# _. s- U4 z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! R' A: E+ `4 }% h+ Q. g* Q+ _14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ L! \! M4 q' f2 ^; v 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" a& L' O. T, g 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ s" Z+ r" z% D$ A( d; c2 b! y
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" X0 ^/ i l" a5 S3 R7 x8 q 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 ^# t' D/ w1 k
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 ~- q$ B. D+ L7 W+ _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
R B# v! B, P* h 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 w& X8 ^9 x, ^. ^3 S0 c* m5 G 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' n" ]* C2 P( c4 h ^3 `8 [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 ?: \5 s! s& |* T( e5 N 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% b" [, E8 ^/ ~4 F7 c, m4 d
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 ]# \( E0 ]' `8 S 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 V L: d n% x$ O$ t: Q$ p: L q: W
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; L% `1 A5 r+ }$ s$ m" N' h ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, [5 t, Q+ N# Z5 | 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 B6 n+ H& T! J- {5 s$ |' D
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: q8 E: Z% F: `8 P! ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103, T8 G; [1 _: N: b5 M: d# r
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A6M2-N Rufe x 9
& ^6 G# V3 D- V3 l& Z$ s) QA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
" ^1 f7 k# u# m& T- t4 l) \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, `% v. W. }! \
SBD Dauntless x 49
% t6 t( `% k" o2 DTBD Devastator x 156 X" e2 @: T0 A6 |6 N1 e' `* \! v# U
1 K0 E9 q. u4 _' f) }Japanese aircraft losses
: x+ N: p* e( WA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- A! H7 \ c) b" e9 j& s/ e' n
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Allied aircraft losses
/ i! V$ B V/ O3 BF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
" }: ~7 n V1 P( ]1 uSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged) F6 U4 x% h- }+ S9 _9 d/ \0 W
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged$ e) ~# E- R( ]5 M' K+ C5 G
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Japanese Ships, r5 G) Y. _" a0 N& n0 _7 G
DD Mochizuki
b% Y! z" Z: {# G. D2 vCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
5 [% e4 U. E) m n1 J- e, JDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& j1 ?: c) Z& }4 k. w/ `
DD Yuzuki! b8 y( c+ f* I$ M! ^
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire! V) U2 V, F8 b, |& Z" C
DD Asanagi9 Z' R9 @* |* E% e% D h/ e! W2 X
DD Akebono
; P6 B6 Z, m) d5 M" ?: ^6 rDD Sazanami
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8 I$ F8 ^7 V+ w' V* p& j1 DAircraft Attacking:0 L& z0 T* T* }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 Z w1 a! I( p4 ^7 Q8 K. r
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# B% Q" f' Y X {! G3 \: G; L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' v8 [. F. m, x8 Q3 v 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ g3 F$ U* s& }& z. p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
K7 X* ?* f/ Q5 h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( u" G5 b* O$ r" t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet h, Y% I# X/ c F# D9 P% L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" @ D! g6 P0 ~7 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 \( E. j8 G3 ~. c( k 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; G. }) _' K" c1 m
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 P' d, k( ^6 ]; X p ?Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* r/ q8 ?/ c+ g% v* @6 @/ G
$ F, x: _5 H5 T! W @2 |Japanese aircraft* M" t) ~1 z7 w+ C8 p
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 218 u) S$ L0 T1 Q% x' Q3 M: G
SBD Dauntless x 34
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) S( M# Z4 t: P! k9 OJapanese aircraft losses
1 } H, L( k8 q9 q4 p+ a# r* xA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed0 W, e) P( k* ?! [
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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% h9 [' @: v% c9 c2 G: iAllied aircraft losses
7 A0 [2 y+ L8 f; M. jF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 F5 m7 r6 r& y S* D
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged6 h3 u' j1 P) ~
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Japanese Ships" N( {" m- I3 l% d( L. a
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& w0 @0 j& E" G$ r2 H4 L0 l3 W
AP Tofuku Maru
( W/ n1 C$ M% |% a* }) B& qAK Sagami Maru
7 y) ^5 V) Y% J. RAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 {7 ^' [) T0 J8 w7 ]' f" s6 qAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, z& P9 v0 F7 l/ G/ \' w( g
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; M) x" e9 f0 v! H$ Y
189 casualties reported1 z$ x2 t `& L! O8 n! r7 b$ i2 {
Guns lost 1- |2 d2 n" u- _/ s( I/ Y8 y1 _
: K- X( q2 D' [) Z! k, R2 oAircraft Attacking:
& z4 ]& h Y( R+ R' ^( ~/ A8 @( R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; R" ^5 l1 ?! o5 u7 ?- Q% k; v/ j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ^6 C( k1 W' s- ~3 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet f) ~0 U7 E1 X6 X6 q/ d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
X' T* c: B; L( S* ?. f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' R, }( h6 \* W3 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 _3 D5 m. y5 _' {4 P2 ]Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 d$ s) }4 p' \% f/ r) y
" {8 F* [0 |6 @% OJapanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft3 C( u$ ^8 C# {8 T
SBD Dauntless x 15
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! j# K3 L* y2 \7 F8 ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. K2 y5 ?6 |' @" O1 ^SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 Y1 {( h* J2 [! ~AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
/ b) u: K/ g! A; X* P" X: ?# ]AP Tarushima Maru- |; A3 \7 A& o" s
AP Chihaya Maru8 b2 a, \# \: d! d w- r
AK Asahisan Maru) g$ j1 s1 t! g$ B
. X' A6 N( j. B& Q& ~. qAircraft Attacking:
6 [6 Y+ _5 Z8 D 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% |# [0 H8 u' i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 m# r f7 v% t; N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" p9 T, f/ [9 }( p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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R$ }# \ i0 d* EDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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" j0 u3 T& k: e% JJapanese aircraft8 i. Y4 a: B! x2 K+ m/ A w3 y
A6M2 Zero x 498 @& [$ E3 k8 D( N9 W
$ z/ t6 k, Y! ?' eAllied aircraft4 t+ Z* u4 R' I4 A! v. \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10( s1 r. Y& J% X% m0 X9 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ J) z. m9 T7 V5 [9 y- kSBD Dauntless x 62+ j2 i% k5 d: {/ _; t) p# Y$ o
TBD Devastator x 5" X: I) [) `: W M9 ~/ Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 O; X7 i9 s& u+ R- c, l eA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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6 x, V4 A7 [. J. }/ y; e ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed y# Y, y0 I" K0 H7 K' u; C0 V* \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
" z) @; @" y( `+ E2 P3 b* P3 [' ]SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged0 c3 w$ ]9 l6 q3 C
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed" ~) l( b7 m, x" v v _! I
5 W; m+ o' i" ?, o9 _Japanese Ships. H9 P: m' H" z6 e5 o7 W E5 ?$ v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
Z$ ~, |2 Q/ T0 S% ]# |CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ L1 ~5 `. @* k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 J8 s5 {# `& Z1 p T# P
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Aircraft Attacking:
" u) {) P1 B, w" j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G; w/ `( o/ |6 q# K- }: P7 t4 E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 a* q, ~5 R" m7 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! c4 T$ Q1 {5 h+ {* I4 E 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 {2 `9 Q1 x0 ~' j1 \. A
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 S# ^ }( V- `9 ^* M) J( G
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. y: I8 y- }2 D' c5 k8 M( T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& _ }% |8 K$ ]% f& R/ }- V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: A; Y) U; F" q' t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' C3 L; E9 U) [$ Z0 H# `. n/ q7 e4 \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 u4 B5 K/ U& U: s$ [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 o. }3 n i; Z. }6 R+ i; [; k
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0 c1 x: ~/ ]' E- jDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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' C% b8 ]3 J1 ?1 [$ j; ~4 ]Japanese aircraft# P P7 ?: q2 B* n9 |& E
A6M2 Zero x 20" g# q9 O% t5 |9 T/ R: L, q
D3A Val x 36
- j G- j5 g# a% w. H6 I0 E, I/ oB5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
7 |( |) {( B, z- A9 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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6 g# B2 N1 A" L, C; ?Japanese aircraft losses
( o, h" t6 z1 PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, i9 Q" Q$ E% P! o
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged* d V4 Q" l6 r5 }
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged- G8 ~6 C+ D. s+ ]
/ A5 s% h* E @, I' tAllied aircraft losses0 H( R4 Y* v7 G! Q2 [" M, d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed/ ~' ?- a7 Z: J* p5 {& B( m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( f5 M% e( p. |" d1 V
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Allied Ships( K7 k2 o$ X3 D" c# b) A
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 ~1 x+ T& ?/ v) j$ ~& d% \0 p+ KCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 }( L& g; a ^! G/ W. k# o/ s) S& A
CA Astoria6 s: Q4 A7 h6 o# B, l
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
' @" g" e* R4 {# H9 _* L, _DD Patterson H( H' ?. j7 F8 n$ q7 _
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
; D8 _3 e& F; ?' G' ~( z 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ Z! ]8 _4 |1 H' Q. y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* V; ]- j. o" S: R
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet f/ b+ g8 j4 ?4 B
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; I$ r7 v. K4 j/ c. \5 _8 ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 Q/ {' u6 P$ I5 C
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* S. k0 W8 |/ k8 P; A
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 K# B3 q* h% H2 D0 N. ]* Z/ H! a. c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! | I* c: K; `8 \$ G 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 Q: B# w `# i" B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: c) b# O1 J5 ]% h7 d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 E# H; w* N) h6 j# x9 @- S0 y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 v) [) U9 B( _1 z1 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! ] |/ c! ~9 o; N* c; ?$ Y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 \4 }! }9 H/ d# v 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# o- {% m. K( E- D0 |. x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 C8 V* M/ S* R6 |, Y( @
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
D( V3 w7 _7 N7 U; C$ \& `6 [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 N. E1 Y% @9 d& e" y/ f5 T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |