AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/428 c4 |: J5 x6 K1 o# @4 o
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/ @2 j9 u, P2 v$ t6 jSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships3 ?6 a# ]& H8 e+ F( x: W! h
SS I-28, hits 11 P1 k4 q" u: s
0 W* w5 `/ U4 H9 J( K: ~0 IAllied Ships
9 T; p" d2 J7 Y) VCA Shropshire, I# l; b$ O2 \
DD Dewey
7 C o; r' x. ~6 {- sDD Russell
+ ~9 C" L! ~% C6 F, VCA Portland
5 J' o# S0 L3 i* GDD Arunta6 j: w1 U& ~% ~" C8 N d
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+ L) Y! u# h% R9 { A, {Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,877 c# }" P- E; y" ?. c6 \5 ]* Z' Q6 T
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Allied aircraft8 a# K. a) j1 n T& h6 P
P-39D Airacobra x 255 H' c( g5 D/ d# B6 [* t
A-20B Boston x 33
3 G8 R2 I$ ?; L( v3 uB-25C Mitchell x 15+ I9 d5 O9 z1 X0 c! o
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses+ l* ^4 m3 d0 V) y
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Japanese ground losses:2 P( O1 S+ n- x( X0 r; G1 Z
125 casualties reported/ |2 o4 T& @* M0 r" u, t
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
6 S# @% s) K+ m1 s( k/ B$ VRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:# O- {+ ~9 p$ o4 M: U
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 j0 p7 c/ w# X$ K" y
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 Z' [1 y5 ?- H+ k* C
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( ?4 X8 x: Q& }9 c) z0 E$ g 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# x, v( q6 u; o3 B/ G; ^* q 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 L$ a( v/ K: x) ]+ ^ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( ^5 `& {0 x( X8 Y8 j N' k: e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 M+ q: Y, o% D, q0 T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! b$ D: n6 f" r' Z, }5 c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# L5 d8 Q9 k3 g' l/ R2 I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 q3 a% I! [7 g6 w/ H
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. G9 I0 ]( |0 s% S6 P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# W- R$ Y! N; N 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, h2 E* k% ^7 ]+ \. n4 a; q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 m g9 \6 K8 T& O' g5 g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 u8 f, O J- N5 ?: h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# i5 D4 C9 O5 Z% N/ M( F5 ]
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 g) e! N, T! e+ C; | 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103! `" _& {. h) L2 B
4 G9 p, J& v$ z8 zJapanese aircraft
- B+ J v6 W5 S/ a# @" o6 fA6M2-N Rufe x 9
; _) w$ ]) q Y4 x9 z4 jA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
3 m; J' t4 W- `! N8 m9 G H! a2 }F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( Y Q# E0 S% Y) `1 T3 D5 k
SBD Dauntless x 49
6 _$ B; o' |5 d5 ]7 J OTBD Devastator x 15 V1 t# D8 A% i( R6 r
: |+ d3 j5 A4 v( iJapanese aircraft losses
6 i) s$ `7 f% p* a* YA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed! w! f& P& \; G- \5 }( O+ V
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Allied aircraft losses
) ]" s% q, o+ \: R7 {: qF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged* m8 f) H: D4 i Z T1 X
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ T; t& Q: L, c; OTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged2 F, b# e) r- N/ [9 v5 \
; p+ T. Y. R! L" VJapanese Ships
. ~$ m$ a$ m+ I+ v) b- JDD Mochizuki$ \, @ J; U; s/ C9 H" _, ^$ Y
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 j) {3 T8 c6 G3 Y9 S9 b5 U8 h
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% d6 D! r! `3 W6 KDD Yuzuki6 U+ I" ^3 m t' y2 O8 r/ n
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 W6 K3 Y3 n+ t7 @" w9 R" v
DD Asanagi8 s) \7 ~+ n% t1 M2 f. M
DD Akebono! X; _3 ~4 J. \3 k" z( v7 y! {
DD Sazanami6 \, g5 ^% D' o0 i
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Aircraft Attacking:
% T, a0 t y/ [7 Q+ `. S- O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ I* O3 D; p3 Z. f# ?1 N- b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 M2 a/ {6 n9 K/ V) a+ e q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 H f1 D' h( Y. q7 c 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) a3 A3 J* h0 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. }7 L5 n9 w& P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 C# f% l, m8 r/ i( [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Q% C4 _/ N, k; z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; K# z$ G7 n5 c, m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 L& h5 Y4 b! ~; Q+ x; u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 @7 E( {6 u P# U. z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 C: F/ N/ p' B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- `1 d3 U" b0 M; I: a/ G6 G4 V0 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) F3 \8 c* o# ?& g
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 A8 K9 a& Y, Y* s* Q 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. [& b% K, S& p B& G: g& [Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% {( T' L' |$ U( r
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Japanese aircraft6 t/ t4 W/ |4 x3 ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
! a2 }3 D! c) @" W0 R% `0 \# M' ]A6M2 Zero x 28 U* C' D: G! o2 t& f
9 w- z, x+ x; S$ e; a# ~3 ?* KAllied aircraft! q- E9 h4 p4 r# k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
' d$ O/ K" K- l A6 \ Q8 XSBD Dauntless x 34
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4 _8 N( O. t( B5 N4 ]% ]Japanese aircraft losses2 t a) l2 J4 z9 |% e) M) q
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed0 y5 {* t H! C, I4 ]/ M
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 I& ~4 s4 ?. v' m6 c' G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
D; h) D5 S& f5 z" w+ e( H% jSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 E$ ?; l# ^: x+ z* c" r* g
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Japanese Ships
1 R: a' s8 a7 i2 }AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 h2 r/ {2 A9 U% S* K
AP Tofuku Maru
- B3 \1 O% t( W7 g# Q. q6 i6 UAK Sagami Maru
; ~7 I& L- H0 QAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ y" m# c. u( a! O- VAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 e F/ j. J3 n) lAP Ryotaku Maru- `: Z6 K5 C. r5 ^/ ?9 d5 {" o
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Japanese ground losses:
2 a. u, e8 ?! z* W$ z189 casualties reported5 }1 l: Y! D) f1 u
Guns lost 1) \" G) w9 P" M' a' |. `7 D' i
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 M% G/ _- V8 o% P' ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Z$ R/ o( w I4 a1 u: H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! Z& Z+ p x# a. q3 S8 \6 R" ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^1 p' h- R v0 u5 [7 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 V& f, p: e9 P; y8 d- S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& M Q8 F( m. T4 T: h2 e) y- Z6 e9 q" z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 x7 t1 g6 j' l. u9 l
2 Y5 W+ H+ M/ |9 PJapanese aircraft
8 t$ k2 F, H! O% eA6M2-N Rufe x 3
: {$ ?, s, h! Z: DA6M2 Zero x 106 e: W& M9 \! G( S( A
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Allied aircraft3 O* ~, g4 d. u* t
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses8 Z; \5 l) v( q A, {
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Allied aircraft losses
! ^& Q$ x! ]2 W) `5 Q9 fSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed* e7 ^+ @2 Y) B; Q" e \. V
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Japanese Ships- ~1 D0 r/ f5 A3 u2 p6 q. p% c& `( v
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage" v+ N3 j' L( [, E
AP Tarushima Maru
9 D6 o0 M$ P7 u7 t$ ]+ yAP Chihaya Maru7 R* h2 N1 U( J& @# B) F9 ?
AK Asahisan Maru3 Q: ]' N) @6 ]2 Z$ f* B9 ]
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ D- R# \" T$ x% ]4 G8 S6 C 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 v' C1 S1 K+ }- A7 `* \" S2 O. U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! A& b% f2 _ t/ r0 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% B8 B0 O( t8 M8 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ~# M- z2 j3 E; \ f/ R* P) b y
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0 p0 }+ y* ~; X% Q$ yDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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1 m" g# u) m7 PJapanese aircraft1 W/ E' L N& Y: K: Q7 R
A6M2 Zero x 49 k# h/ c$ Y W6 J F
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Allied aircraft4 g% q: D( y% j! _% ?; B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' Z0 u" ^/ N2 Y6 V. o5 [- V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; K: u# s- r( K0 cSBD Dauntless x 62# c1 P) l) e3 C2 B7 g4 \5 a9 h5 `& ^
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
* h& A `( X# L! ~+ ]) QA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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" N* i" N( _; t- r1 c5 X& EAllied aircraft losses
8 Z+ ]0 N2 n) W! H% ~( u# RF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed0 Z7 o' f5 U5 f& V" f J% I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
" g$ @# Y4 S) h% DSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
. Y- z6 m4 y. E0 fTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed! a/ \+ r0 z1 W2 W* h' i
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Japanese Ships6 _% v+ i2 \6 U% l/ h( x0 f" |# W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1* @4 V' n3 E L
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire B1 g$ _- y" z2 w! S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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' |! ^$ g' ]( N- nAircraft Attacking:
; @$ j9 ^( I# B' L/ ^/ S6 d, k- C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; F" F% R7 E) A1 R/ @6 T7 v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 E3 S0 o& e9 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ r+ W& W" E3 g2 K4 @4 ^! d: A- q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; `! ~; o( d" [7 s; U1 h9 Y% f 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' v+ l; Q7 q* A$ H3 F5 L5 F# L 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' a# |3 s5 o0 e& e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. a( V4 L- O. x, L5 y! B. o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 k9 N+ P' n1 X1 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ \9 b, R7 V4 {: B3 O& g: q( _) \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 B* D F( K6 G3 d% B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' e) Z; ^4 L% I, i& t( u" ?7 N4 j
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: e( J9 B- k# ?- KDay Air attack on TF at 72,104+ r5 e- h9 r R
: L; R+ q& t1 a/ W4 D; ]7 ^! t5 ^1 HJapanese aircraft3 b: p# m7 T0 ^5 L! h* n
A6M2 Zero x 20
5 J2 o ]0 n. ]D3A Val x 36+ K$ ^+ Z% \$ S1 z! B6 z, r
B5N Kate x 37' l: ~, ^' `8 L$ I" [
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Allied aircraft
! [0 r; L" S9 r# iF4F-3 Wildcat x 10. H5 F6 L! f2 Y! d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80 `% i2 b1 n5 y) N9 l7 I
, F3 \) f5 W ?Japanese aircraft losses g7 x7 v6 {( Y& {
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. m' Q; K9 Y" w! t
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged1 v) b# K# w- A4 J4 H$ }8 f5 d9 U
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged1 B$ ]2 [- Q2 I! ]+ W, d
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Allied aircraft losses1 I$ C- c* S# I( g8 n6 `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed; O4 h: O! x. {+ X0 e. Y0 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 _* d! a7 {8 u( G- \' C y T6 g
) I# M: D) x2 ^% f* ZAllied Ships6 l q) {9 l* E6 e2 F, F
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 p5 e4 ?0 d8 A6 W
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) V* G9 r) {3 h# s, X' \
CA Astoria
$ i5 n/ | b5 _. F8 r/ `CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 D. \6 \) B& l1 V1 i6 Z
DD Patterson4 p3 o Q ~ q" q
CA New Orleans0 r6 v* ~; M9 E$ B: k( r; u
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Aircraft Attacking:+ c0 C- C) y, n5 k0 ~4 ^
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 J+ Q8 I/ i0 z9 c/ i 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 t* f1 u+ h$ X 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 S. { k% `& Q* {$ w* @ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% ?, A& c$ X# O& @& G0 ~- c8 g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- A2 e9 x& `' W2 }' `- y+ c9 ^" e 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 o6 }% Y9 a- `8 I
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ U% ~% c5 o8 T+ ?9 @# n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: \6 z5 P% t" {. {+ }! k3 s
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 d) o0 [. g) E; Y! |
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, _( D/ N4 O5 l8 z* P: q7 h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 `- c6 b1 {& H# s# B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# n2 J1 i$ ]4 [ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! H! O- S! N+ Q+ ]0 S+ ~ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- ^7 c% _* u- d' b1 D4 `. i- q( t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* u5 N$ \' a; r! x' c* n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* e2 l4 X+ }. @ z' |9 | 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ]3 F+ ~# a$ p% G0 f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) H( c8 |& g4 R& C! J) F7 v6 G 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |