AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/420 V* g( V' ^ i4 ]1 Y
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Sub attack at 70,107
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# S2 |, |! J5 |SS I-28, hits 1/ f5 m8 ~: s6 a2 a6 K6 W
4 J6 }* X. o. XAllied Ships/ s( V7 w, {; `' [& D) G& Z
CA Shropshire
! g" I% m* Q+ j, m+ QDD Dewey9 P" U9 D& p. K
DD Russell
* s# H% B5 g! C% \: x2 _CA Portland+ q# p* M6 c" v
DD Arunta0 `' }- z# w! X6 Z, f7 O
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87% f: |+ |" B7 I) Q" Q; y( M
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Allied aircraft
6 s; z% ^; c2 [P-39D Airacobra x 252 s; ^* W* e9 e
A-20B Boston x 33
! Y. E. i1 U1 K: DB-25C Mitchell x 15& t# K$ S4 }0 P1 e& n8 f5 s7 q$ V
B-26B Marauder x 30! J/ K8 N" y# o7 Y9 y
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' D z1 R8 _" H X0 eNo Allied losses4 B1 H1 @6 d6 O& J* }& w# J
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Japanese ground losses:
+ Q( @6 s2 r" ^" ]. V+ \125 casualties reported! A8 i0 N" d3 Y M1 G
Guns lost 16 ~' D6 ]4 ^. t) Y9 h' n- V1 `
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Airbase hits 4
: m# V& Q4 R9 gRunway hits 66& P2 F9 I1 Y; u
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Aircraft Attacking:1 k( Q9 H# {& F; P% W- R0 y+ h, ]" ^/ n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' s' T3 l/ _& a. ^: E/ }& \
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" t; B+ h# r* g& e* | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. [! N% p* W* K' @9 z+ y3 Q* n
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 F9 V! r8 z1 H, a' X) ~. Q" B* B y! f
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( {8 @2 }% D; G( G: F+ V! Y; v
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" Z, O: b8 E6 n) c$ j) K2 a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) q, c0 j) c/ W" a2 R 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 O- _' m4 m4 n+ l/ e, w$ q! x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" S4 w( D7 K4 o6 _9 L; g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 b0 q+ a# F, V 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- }* [$ j/ A7 G* \* _, u% ~% D: ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 E9 c2 N, ?, `* h( Q8 K
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 F5 _6 p: |2 W# L" S
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 Q: m* |+ H) ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet s0 W7 W, D" Z5 g2 {. ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; m- }5 V4 C, {% {
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ D# e- i$ i: H' I% w' z: C 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
- z7 m- ~) S" L; S3 K2 {! u1 U ZA6M2-N Rufe x 9" v# V& \( F8 y
A6M2 Zero x 329 V( s6 ^8 x4 W' U! e
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Allied aircraft
7 \% _( `3 c$ D0 \9 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: L; d( t/ S* e) CSBD Dauntless x 49
) b; X. @# }1 h9 Q6 {. l7 H1 OTBD Devastator x 152 h( h9 u; z) W5 Z7 K
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ y$ r' ~: [ ] u( U) |5 C8 O0 C. i ]A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" V; L5 d9 \1 I
K* F4 N2 |* Q; q9 b( Q, E& sAllied aircraft losses
) {/ b7 k# Z+ F! D& GF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged" t/ l' ]2 Y M7 A( I0 |# c' H8 l
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged4 J9 o$ d4 n1 O* C
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 E& e8 E2 ~& b' ? VDD Mochizuki
+ @2 O; ~' T I& f. Y- rCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
! c& X5 X; N+ ~DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; S# g. ~1 c1 o( k
DD Yuzuki
$ Q% W& B3 M( x2 ~" g `# PDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire y. ]) c v/ L4 g% n# }
DD Asanagi! B; A* T& S5 z8 G
DD Akebono
b! G, v% V; ?% PDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:* \+ N; Z4 ?! p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; Q( P: o7 b9 r I ~* ^: ]& j# ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ]1 d' U4 ]$ N/ A( N g% _$ s+ x# I, u
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" F; Z1 E; ?6 C 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) @: b9 E- w0 }, b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 E" q& I) f( n/ w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 m. y/ n1 _0 S1 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 b, h/ p0 y: s6 ^2 |. L5 y T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 j r, x1 u) P: X1 D9 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ F8 D. x5 J0 [3 {. g7 H' w0 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# c$ G5 o6 T7 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [9 D/ E) ?1 M9 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 r: [ D' p$ T A1 U5 G/ u8 D% Q5 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% w6 g: O. R) ~% t 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ?# ~. u; `) M: N5 p, g
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: L/ E* n& z( W% j
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Japanese aircraft9 B& y: Q& M# H3 `7 `: M% P
A6M2-N Rufe x 9; Z8 {7 L* L+ H* F
A6M2 Zero x 28
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3 w3 H9 f3 k- Q m$ RAllied aircraft9 R6 S# @' R1 k3 |6 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
- C# R: J6 Y& mSBD Dauntless x 34 @5 J0 H% H) y7 u& x( m
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Japanese aircraft losses; P O2 {' ]2 z2 G1 z
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed* J# n# M0 ^" ~: j2 K! J% `
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed( D8 l* O. e; ]/ {
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% {6 A6 q- h4 N) V- Q: a( o6 o$ F0 ?F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 }3 n# _* V$ \' t& g# ^SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged5 w& I8 p, b7 j, R4 S9 S8 `
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Japanese Ships4 I) ?7 M# i; D7 {% E
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 r8 R+ y& l- P z! q3 ^AP Tofuku Maru* a* E( X* j7 @8 B9 N- R
AK Sagami Maru) j0 P) |; Z/ y
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 }" }' R! V; H( f' M
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; w( S6 d; h' g3 w. o8 c" j7 G8 u% P
AP Ryotaku Maru$ p ?5 W( {9 w: ], h
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Japanese ground losses:4 N# {0 q- p' Y5 K* e
189 casualties reported) y; c5 X1 ]- ], ]3 \" T& U4 p
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:# H1 m9 a3 w1 p+ ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- T. ^" `7 h+ F# Q5 k: g 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; @/ n# H/ ~3 n. q9 Q+ M; a3 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" v) s' g- v& t4 g( c% F' ~! K$ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 f) Y& V: r" C( U6 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 P" E( M9 c/ j, m) U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ e' f. r; e L/ s7 @0 I" H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" p9 v6 F. q( {3 D4 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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/ I$ V0 p# f( X9 {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
/ O$ m; d0 `7 a5 M6 _A6M2-N Rufe x 3' j& m& @ \# v/ ^; B
A6M2 Zero x 10
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6 ~( G5 j3 n) H+ C |Allied aircraft
) @# w1 y* r, k; \1 qSBD Dauntless x 153 B y& E* R O! v5 E
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No Japanese losses. ~+ d* |" N# {1 S
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Allied aircraft losses; q, U, l5 Y' `9 y3 G+ ^5 N) P; i4 ]
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed# b6 z b/ S( S F }3 H* k5 t
$ r! e! z2 m' p, M( gJapanese Ships
; t& P5 b |/ ^; aAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, s% Q9 _0 U2 T3 a' H1 R3 @AP Tarushima Maru
0 a4 Q$ _7 X* k t! O# Z% bAP Chihaya Maru& v o8 f H4 ^$ h) @
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
I% r7 C, f) w6 |6 L 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 c% N6 x: i- s" F8 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& C# W' e( r* [, I! I: r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! S# T- A1 t/ O0 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% E. ?6 d9 b0 [4 `3 N) Z- H
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1043 S1 V. B v; A0 _, [ i
1 g+ `3 s1 m5 m6 g$ N8 F) m0 zJapanese aircraft* t0 K9 Y& X( C/ p: l
A6M2 Zero x 498 L: e" N' Z; a4 D" \: v
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Allied aircraft5 }9 y- a6 h. L8 g, ]3 [4 ]; F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10( q5 [7 s. G( P7 Z' J" m# V# |0 w& C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ I, p- \. A) ?3 m- M5 iSBD Dauntless x 628 U% c' [8 v% ]$ R2 E
TBD Devastator x 5
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* e# t9 h# y/ X m$ N2 C% vJapanese aircraft losses, A. }3 i. j# o$ k; N
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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6 d1 j h$ ^ v0 C6 A$ xF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
7 E& p: a3 D: [, @ J0 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
- W4 o* \* b }0 jSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged8 i8 }4 D: ~3 f0 t" ~4 s% e) x
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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) [3 h0 A( b2 {' c1 |CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
, k4 J$ h4 v, ]! ~! eCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
y k: U+ W) a2 @; [( ^" o' bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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) @1 A9 R! c3 }( ]Aircraft Attacking:
6 g6 a, T* y7 g9 v" d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; |1 W {( _: b7 j! T& q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 }+ j0 u, _. u# j) R3 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- u8 A+ g; y( J6 ]0 u# Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* W5 y+ T, j. t5 B$ ]
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. d, U5 b1 h: I) o3 f 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# b. B9 ~$ F) |! l2 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 B. l+ B* ]9 R2 a7 N1 e0 @2 d& U; v% E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 I. R* r/ J: P9 k) |* Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 \/ }6 n# k. N5 q# d N4 m% q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 C5 h- I* R5 B1 q8 X4 [3 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* _. P' z! w, Y. O+ @; h
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, v: ^8 O8 `3 bDay Air attack on TF at 72,104& ~) G% e+ ^) L4 \
; P) V0 ~$ s, E' q- l5 S4 [Japanese aircraft( ?2 r- }- y' a4 f% j: @' K
A6M2 Zero x 20+ O1 ^: ?5 R6 y& h" ^
D3A Val x 36
. D+ S2 Z% }7 P6 eB5N Kate x 37
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: C$ B' N, C# E' I* EAllied aircraft. }3 }3 C ?+ q, ~" w. s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses1 I8 L6 O+ c0 V D' L0 C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 G% i& s* L# ]- W
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
) v) e4 V7 o+ O" x' B+ N" T9 _B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 p$ t/ X; e0 x5 D2 u/ h* fF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
& J+ a- t! x6 y' u6 G m% kF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" T6 B2 v; C* l* T
6 ]! c/ e0 w9 i& L9 `Allied Ships, X/ e. U; Z7 }; _0 J
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) M {6 R/ f% p+ _
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; B0 Y8 k. H# U# e+ K- s0 Y$ a
CA Astoria
: k# |$ s5 s* y. L8 zCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1' U: `/ I: [( g
DD Patterson
" R7 D/ \3 k( c F% r7 H8 B9 jCA New Orleans6 t0 l/ j( J% r) G6 h9 Y6 ^! U
: E8 ^( X2 }/ x4 wAircraft Attacking:$ _& i; i: T, X; H4 v
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* B( X! ^# D7 `9 i+ X6 X) R 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 o, \0 G, W# K( i+ g" u
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( f; a# M8 ]1 I: [- ~5 {
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 A, N2 V& m( x1 N& C4 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: P, q5 u- j8 u4 H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ f7 P8 o5 i6 T- ]1 j
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 Y; u, z* h" {# k% x* x d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 R3 I! ? E8 ^6 J 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- w" V! h5 J; s% [2 J
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) [0 t. A. u7 P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
m9 o4 T/ E- Y3 ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 r8 L* m( i1 P" F& f; ^* K6 Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 S x( l" a* k5 |% G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 Q# N, d$ c' L: V2 M& s) ]; K1 L* C3 w
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |