AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/420 B9 K, q8 v X0 E/ C+ v& ^, m
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Sub attack at 70,107; l4 T! M& e, s6 y% k/ D
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Japanese Ships
( r: ~# ]8 Q- h' Y0 M0 D+ KSS I-28, hits 1 q+ Y1 {! Y, A, M$ @7 V
( F5 Q4 y7 }& H* \) i' H# w0 \Allied Ships
# ~* F" a3 | i. N- s* ]CA Shropshire
: m0 u7 K; J/ e4 L: {DD Dewey
( Y: e3 Z+ A! i9 u8 UDD Russell! g( j& c5 a: y9 W; ~) K
CA Portland
' I4 G8 Q7 i, M6 x9 b3 q3 ^& DDD Arunta
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+ ~ x# S+ b5 y) IDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' \ s2 J. g* a/ p4 b* F
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Allied aircraft# ?$ Y* N" Z% s" x2 D9 j i
P-39D Airacobra x 25* L, \* `/ w, G+ T
A-20B Boston x 33
0 F* f# O4 T7 u# b+ IB-25C Mitchell x 15! Y( _, x9 N7 u& Y
B-26B Marauder x 30! W% c1 L9 ?, q3 R5 ?7 t
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% A/ {9 g3 y; X/ E2 INo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:5 C g& C0 d2 Z4 J
125 casualties reported
8 c! R" y5 u9 D/ v9 [ VGuns lost 1
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( D. I' Y; _5 \- ?$ |Airbase hits 4" _) P$ [# O$ `$ c( b- `* t* P& F
Runway hits 66) Y9 }5 _& u& T# m
- \. `. l: g. z2 @' e5 G: [Aircraft Attacking:
* \1 z" D# G# J& X( Z2 G: A 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 R0 o6 Q- O3 l+ n/ `+ p7 D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% c; I2 w% M) U( B# P* M
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 c6 s7 q) o: h8 N) l2 J+ x/ } 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 B2 G I$ \) j& ]& I( W3 z 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ _4 h- m, p8 K* n2 U( n5 Z" n
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 Q' d7 U% a$ q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 H5 s$ v- ~4 K) ~8 r5 D3 @1 `
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 X6 z- q+ p7 l; y+ Y7 h
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 H- v. y* D* ?% v- Z& K. V 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 H; c# F- K' i8 [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* Y! f: Q/ c( C* C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ [' h& e' b4 i1 e& ] 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% O% R3 g# @6 {* C9 b6 @
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! z# p9 j$ v2 t' [1 ~8 Y; [
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, X- f/ z3 ?- J/ N 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 C9 z6 D1 ^1 S8 a 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% Z( R/ {9 M/ E$ }6 I: H# J
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, h: ]8 G5 Q- T' j! F5 e1 |
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, T L6 h& E% j- n; ^+ h4 xDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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2 e1 S# X# u- \' \# I- r8 c9 IJapanese aircraft
f$ ] t" r. p4 j% q1 s: AA6M2-N Rufe x 9
3 g* o' @; N fA6M2 Zero x 32
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: ?/ d& r: p% j8 E G1 O8 fAllied aircraft
5 e& Z7 ^6 i) V) }5 W, aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ D& l& @- v* |' ^
SBD Dauntless x 49# R# \* {, J F0 M1 A9 U5 D( k- ~9 q
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses3 @; E/ Z4 v4 O7 U- t# T
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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$ n" G! X. q% y( O7 tAllied aircraft losses6 n% V) d: ~" S4 I6 K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged8 F5 K6 W& B! M( o& w
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged/ w$ t, K; B& i2 K0 Q. O" y
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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6 v3 n' p: f& v( n9 x6 @; sJapanese Ships
* m" O* Y" G- p# T8 |DD Mochizuki b# |- G' @: B6 B
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1# z3 }. P/ P, r' n
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& W. z) G) i# i0 v8 f
DD Yuzuki0 P$ { P% q) Y9 T
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 k, F Z# x7 q+ y0 [( U4 X
DD Asanagi1 \7 \& t* r0 c: V$ O
DD Akebono6 H! X$ i2 H6 h
DD Sazanami7 S, J [$ E9 e% S- y
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Aircraft Attacking:6 z$ D' b4 j F6 y1 T6 @3 D* ?
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 g& o2 k) P% e' G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 s" z% K7 t. g; G2 G6 T& h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k; v8 ]7 `" c/ {9 Y, O' ?7 ~
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! N0 k( Q4 Z% Q7 ^6 w8 \/ S" ]$ K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ U% E# b7 o' x$ R2 v$ I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- J9 r1 j9 Y* v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 O" M8 G9 Y i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' }* b% {; Q f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) W# n, g5 a# m9 U" j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 F6 s& Y& [9 V# A) j$ Q e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 [ F9 t6 D+ G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 I3 V4 i! k. \2 D8 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 H" O8 v: ~3 x3 q) X8 D5 ^ t/ W
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 A% \# i# x2 E& w" u1 p 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 e9 S. r/ B: J% T5 a* S
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( N- t5 P" r* i* X6 [" tDay Air attack on TF at 70,1031 y) f6 Z& h& }. B4 |1 J$ F
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Japanese aircraft
& s0 @% ?, G( T8 {1 O' bA6M2-N Rufe x 9
# ?' z5 y& H$ p/ hA6M2 Zero x 28. A. U6 @# h' n' s0 D1 p8 K
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Allied aircraft w7 R9 T! s, h. S B2 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
' c# C& Q" `# eSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 S |$ f! E) i& TA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
2 C- }2 L; r& G x3 r/ |A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed+ T# Z+ B; O- \7 E7 \9 C
! L) A1 D" o1 ]7 x; k |3 ]: {Allied aircraft losses
E. }- l5 F6 p1 h, W# i; lF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 U, f z5 ~8 h# g1 l! LSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 K6 N8 n! w# r n( [' o9 yAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; n/ f: g8 u7 c8 r0 A
AP Tofuku Maru
. t- n/ I! y" d$ Z7 V6 l# \AK Sagami Maru! p W0 V+ r3 L; p( }
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& A2 M6 g- k4 e; S6 ?0 s
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- \0 w7 S& v- b5 Z# j& NAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 k' t$ ?$ v$ l. P: {$ ^$ t" j189 casualties reported* ~! z+ _' H9 r8 _& T
Guns lost 1. p! c; r/ r& `+ d1 m
& V6 X+ N5 W/ _Aircraft Attacking:, [$ ~ {0 g k0 F, ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ T+ ?& B! u. O" S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! y& r8 k8 R! p* J9 Q/ z4 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ A0 k6 m0 q1 i+ w/ |7 K; n5 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ]4 g& \6 ^2 e8 g. U: S; V; A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! E5 x( I; p3 {' ^/ s9 c# Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' f8 H% O7 W6 O6 j* a6 |, ]3 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~! }9 s; C0 @1 v# e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
( l9 D: R; a' E: t5 ?A6M2-N Rufe x 3! x' A" Y0 N1 w
A6M2 Zero x 10, k; G3 Q7 A3 N/ J! Z7 ^9 L
/ E9 V$ u8 ]% v* K: [; CAllied aircraft
& G- [, j% x9 S7 l. D& x0 j" k2 ]SBD Dauntless x 15
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( p# |4 N+ |0 L7 k" M, ZNo Japanese losses+ Q9 O% h- F, S! ?: l2 A
! ?% s* ]* }5 F; FAllied aircraft losses4 x' h/ G5 l5 Z5 T- V2 w
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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5 `3 s6 _; i1 I9 CJapanese Ships
# s# E- g7 H8 C% Z) r+ r; LAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
; }0 A% _7 P4 {; |, O2 i, jAP Tarushima Maru
4 ?& C. { i5 v3 |: |9 L( A, nAP Chihaya Maru
# F- a8 q$ t- U* [; W: sAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:, l9 E. _: ^% T* `8 f* O
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ?& V/ x! m, b* }' q* b2 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ v/ w/ t# J8 _ C" \* ~- Y: r1 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& T) {6 {2 k8 S% U* O* A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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7 I2 z% Z% H8 d' IJapanese aircraft, a, N* a! ?4 Q: V6 n `
A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& X6 Z6 U& _3 L5 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* @* N7 n% ~2 W' q# n7 k- k
SBD Dauntless x 62
! G4 [1 m) m& Z8 X( bTBD Devastator x 5+ [6 n! I8 D, `
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Japanese aircraft losses: l7 F& ^' q/ W8 U& ]3 B
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged. M. N! o; y% k
: n4 q& u! V' D! j& G+ j9 D b1 qAllied aircraft losses v3 e) o; g' G7 Z' R, L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed5 [8 [! z! `. w. b4 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) v1 _" v3 V. r" A* ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged) x- y' S* e+ s8 u( g# |
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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5 G7 H$ ~) k% N$ @/ VJapanese Ships$ S& I/ L" b6 S7 a" D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
0 b1 M7 B* h) @$ aCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ?# v2 _5 i* `( X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 17 s: D9 a6 f& K9 g; I. v
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Aircraft Attacking:( b4 ~8 y5 U+ s: L1 D- ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 f( ] ?) V' f7 z0 h1 G& T( P3 P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( U# c2 D. H* }
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 D3 i2 l7 r9 s$ u! i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 d4 o( ?! e1 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* O0 N! R. c% [% @& E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 O5 X4 u8 E. w0 R& c, d: r0 W, V' ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- [( X: k4 \; F9 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# i' ]- \8 k1 d* ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
( _7 `& Y6 d8 zA6M2 Zero x 20
+ B! B7 r% v* O* m0 v# T* MD3A Val x 36
" } g# r m. f" hB5N Kate x 37+ C' Z' A# E: W; I6 Z! J! N
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 q' y# l# L; A: C g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% _3 m. }# C2 D% L% @! Q/ K
6 {6 @" D& [ H) a* q0 eJapanese aircraft losses" h& |* ]8 l. z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- Z9 R# ?2 N% M6 c2 O
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
4 g( s! J" c6 t* K, qB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged v a: v% S/ U
* y' M! k9 c4 Q9 Y& ]1 p6 R- mAllied aircraft losses
! m4 s1 I ~! ^- gF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed: q/ x! B) J3 j2 q# ` ^# J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 k/ S$ G. C b6 M7 C( F' l
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 H0 k1 p* v, ]# ^. {& `5 Z7 oCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 O* f6 n, U& G! _- b. O
CA Astoria, f) e$ P# V, S( u) G, I
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1/ J5 V6 y4 v/ H% z
DD Patterson
! b3 ^& E' f1 `CA New Orleans( ]) L9 h D" ?* _/ j
( H- r/ r$ \4 r7 dAircraft Attacking:
2 }# d1 `; {# n( I 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( T* s+ `; T; a 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) R9 O1 y4 W( e7 c! G 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 B- x0 ^' c4 O; b p3 J+ W
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 q, |' m1 ~9 G# w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- g2 v; N& U" t2 i6 b5 B, w6 l* x$ |
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* o" d# r! I; V
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ l! t8 k; Y$ i8 A3 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ^# v2 Q7 G9 g9 I% f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 B% U; s; o/ y' p 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! |( y2 ?% V5 d: S( R, y3 b 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" s9 p% B; g: a6 \5 g& B2 r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 y$ u/ M. S6 f. p' I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# j9 \$ d( \) p2 D
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ \! l4 e: q# G2 I$ ^ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" D8 o6 J: g' L: v% w6 x6 M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 H7 G4 d& O: V8 h; z: R5 f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ~7 p {# @2 j/ b* T, I3 j0 D6 I, r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 v3 f0 q5 Q( e* _6 O 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |