AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/422 C, x! M3 Q5 G- {2 Y5 }+ l$ Y
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0 s% f# B! G9 {+ kSub attack at 70,107' \ \& G9 K9 ?% g2 y
2 j8 }* j ?' N9 i( tJapanese Ships Y/ w8 b1 e, F: h7 }' P
SS I-28, hits 1
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! B, e* }4 Y+ N. |) RAllied Ships j; q% [. b$ @0 T& ]3 y: w
CA Shropshire
: A/ ~2 b& m) ~! e& ZDD Dewey
6 @1 Z+ \ q" CDD Russell
T1 I: ]9 z+ q0 O, f6 O: w+ WCA Portland. Z* U$ b& Q2 c! C# M
DD Arunta' q4 \0 M3 A0 ]# U; x
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- F. n; R% @2 F# ]: KDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,873 L# k# \3 E0 ~8 u& G& C8 G
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Allied aircraft
" T: _6 x: E- PP-39D Airacobra x 25- ]: e( @. o- J: \4 |/ @, H5 E
A-20B Boston x 33
: v- ]# h" F6 _" j! v- d1 u; E' fB-25C Mitchell x 15) H8 B- d: Q% V; r
B-26B Marauder x 30
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. U ]5 @5 d% W1 l; z$ LNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:! ]# A, {; i3 k# Q( y
125 casualties reported- g# l* U$ g* g" R' Z3 W
Guns lost 1& F% }0 v4 F8 H+ L/ @2 j# ?0 y: u: T1 O
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Airbase hits 4: Z# b$ h; s2 N$ L! a" S
Runway hits 66
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1 v6 k% O! _* {3 KAircraft Attacking:
5 `8 ?9 V% c: y$ I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 V2 v1 h1 H1 n. n% s
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 m" }5 |; `5 Z! p! A! m
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 a! x& e3 I2 u" E1 v& b9 H/ D" H' S 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; P4 z% F- K% ^/ [+ C* i% k5 J 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! l" a: b9 V$ ^% ~! I7 m4 k$ m
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" d5 T J1 L( X6 d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& c# D2 j& @/ A% p' O* B
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 `- M7 V ?5 G+ u( D! f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 @1 M& g/ O3 V) Z) e) t! k
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 D/ X8 z7 ?$ Y' y- G, W 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! \! o# c- w5 w
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 X( J0 L+ q" x( W0 Z S
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; f1 C* ]/ G8 I5 |4 D# ?/ U" [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet F6 @$ X X$ c0 J" i/ W& Z, `
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( y, m/ L% h8 i$ i
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 O6 E. |0 C* t( Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 q0 y, M9 R- t' E1 j 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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6 p) B0 V$ d6 a7 M# X3 QDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft: L% |: i8 w' r# L0 D C- f- l
A6M2-N Rufe x 9' q4 U- r: x b) R* m0 d
A6M2 Zero x 32
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6 | E4 x" j& `# L4 UAllied aircraft
' b2 z; h! z4 T- {( p, pF4F-4 Wildcat x 21& Y- k, e) `/ }4 L; j
SBD Dauntless x 49
7 O2 {; k9 S! oTBD Devastator x 15) a2 C: j- R% w" ^1 Q* t
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Japanese aircraft losses
! {# t* `- b9 F6 _/ ^4 QA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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2 `4 B( p- D; W; ^$ IAllied aircraft losses* {" N& r$ w3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
( X4 Z" r3 J3 h8 C7 TSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 v8 z# N4 _; F* T4 P' v0 XTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. ^9 C8 | C Y1 Q- pJapanese Ships
" o* f# i) q% z+ g" KDD Mochizuki
2 m" z7 K% M* T9 p5 GCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1; G' }0 H, O+ T; C' [2 B* q# w
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 W5 ]- q$ N- H! {2 u8 cDD Yuzuki% C, H6 B# O1 I! v
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( Z) Q3 H- P8 y \& R* d6 f1 yDD Asanagi
5 i1 C! G/ b2 L# Q0 W+ g, r% EDD Akebono+ X' b: c7 s8 ]" w7 t
DD Sazanami+ z: a( }' V! y! z: C3 f! d
6 T" a! n9 I* K5 tAircraft Attacking:
' Y; O( ]: P6 [( E* }9 g* \: a 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Q! A6 H: F9 m1 x' ?% j3 a* D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, N0 R5 Z/ d8 z/ r3 D& E! ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" H5 J {+ ~" u: M% N 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% F& v+ }. O' m; v+ k4 K/ _4 z0 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( V, N- K" W, @% v+ K) i1 Y* t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 p% T+ K3 ~2 b4 I& ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 |# ^: l" ~" a1 L8 D+ L% z$ Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 o( [5 w# ^ U/ k) D" A% ^, l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' f% z! m, h$ \4 W9 r4 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. O- a! Y1 U* b7 X% C( \* c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% X0 U E6 p E: x2 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 A- y/ O- ^) b$ g1 F, R# Y4 N* I' p9 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 b- d( D7 J# C! p 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% N4 q; z5 A1 u m6 p/ D 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- H1 l; Z" x" Q6 r9 }7 y) E1 F
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Japanese aircraft( _* ]1 O9 W# G( W* I% `. @
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
, ? x3 a- @2 \. x. O- {A6M2 Zero x 28' V9 r6 L+ j" E" _3 b. N2 _' Z. B7 I7 @
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Allied aircraft' Q5 t1 ?7 L+ c5 J. [4 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 215 G- m; e* \$ @6 M* g! ]
SBD Dauntless x 34
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/ K2 J- {: B, oA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
: u. a) y; q9 `A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 w: X2 r* O- M7 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 k/ i7 O* K" z, BSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged0 s6 D% l! w, k7 U$ X7 R; L
6 e5 d* X9 n% ?1 K6 s6 r8 V2 x" fJapanese Ships
* U& q% V* Y ~' n$ m5 z1 N8 CAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 T: K* m- d# |- f1 u
AP Tofuku Maru0 D$ M0 x3 i+ E4 r/ w, v0 x
AK Sagami Maru
. S' l/ I* g: h" @) cAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) q0 S% j& X8 ?7 G; I! J0 j3 E/ C- k
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( |, `1 q6 S z+ n' N( }
AP Ryotaku Maru
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7 J2 T! q3 U! m& t k189 casualties reported
7 a7 G g, B0 F/ w/ S4 r& eGuns lost 15 X) X1 [$ _* w8 ~+ n7 O
6 x/ b1 M3 ~/ S, U! GAircraft Attacking:/ u- s: {( ?$ t' t' O1 I% k! b' i3 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ?7 }6 }; ]1 R; p( p4 L 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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y5 i" Z0 u! q% ?/ @" L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ W! } M `9 J3 D* X; r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 h( B" n0 s) g) `3 U: X2 x- F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- m5 C% }6 m6 w. m1 E) b& f! r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ?& L( \, R6 N( o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 H: U! o/ V4 Y# y6 b$ s8 n9 S
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 b; _, V+ I0 e% d" F6 O& A
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Japanese aircraft$ F8 S* e" e" J/ { F
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
$ S9 k1 N. i8 \$ Y4 j3 }' C: oA6M2 Zero x 10
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& v" E9 Z. f% E9 d5 gAllied aircraft7 v3 A* J( c& \) ^7 h8 X
SBD Dauntless x 15% y5 v" n# k2 }3 a" j. Q+ n2 q9 N
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses z. q& Q) S/ [5 |( f
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 m9 z- _5 e; I8 U9 K( V
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
& u1 t) _$ k; k9 X: dAP Tarushima Maru
) X# C/ ~) R; N E- YAP Chihaya Maru
" Q7 B+ y o; h) uAK Asahisan Maru8 D8 K! I; p7 B; }! L8 b) F( D7 _; l
1 u- P `+ M( b% ~/ S1 XAircraft Attacking:
1 ]+ ~0 B% S2 p1 J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 c1 D9 t X7 _ C b% p0 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# T0 ?& @8 i" y% \7 P8 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; q1 R& J# Y1 i! m8 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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w% a# Z0 o' C3 N% x5 M# _1 L) v! ]Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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1 m- b& z. P, m' T. g6 y9 p% Z: nJapanese aircraft* B3 l) c+ p5 l- c4 c
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft- t4 A! D, |5 R6 a/ _; |; R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
s0 b- Z" C# uF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
5 y4 L! j! t5 Q4 q: H5 {SBD Dauntless x 62* |2 Q. }3 n* l* o3 z' a
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses p1 N4 E$ ?" H, |! c+ D, u
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged1 E4 q, f9 e. v0 V0 s
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Allied aircraft losses
, C3 j8 Z4 u2 O, tF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
/ ?- z- p8 h# g' r Y, \F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 T6 w1 I6 b$ @
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
- _- E& E5 p# y4 i$ V" @ u# uTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 18 W! y7 _. Z6 B9 u' I/ p9 F
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire) m" J9 Z. l4 ?6 a" b4 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1" I, S8 h; B3 n# ]& W+ b- e
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Aircraft Attacking:8 a: u* H. [. v1 @2 \+ u- g% Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 b7 l7 _. w; K
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- @' U6 D+ E9 K0 W- O$ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 p0 ]. W% q: ?% Q1 L4 b 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- {# D8 F2 m1 {: f
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' S$ ^* W' Z+ O1 c: [ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ^5 ?9 a1 q+ J1 @1 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet d& e& w; C8 Q0 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 |0 j3 D# Q# c, Q( T0 C3 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ V4 ~6 Q3 l" z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# p; O( m6 |* Q& \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 N/ N H$ Z1 E- Z2 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104. m+ Q$ o, r; C! z
2 Q3 m7 {5 X/ vJapanese aircraft/ N9 L+ e# k$ K1 o, k( W
A6M2 Zero x 20+ ]) F) Y3 r4 [2 Z; J+ Z
D3A Val x 36
" a% q5 c: @) |% L1 RB5N Kate x 37
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7 j, E( j% U- DAllied aircraft
. w) C* T6 s% q3 [$ _F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 \+ L. w% ^4 o; ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 8. f* E1 E: L! h( C/ ~
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Japanese aircraft losses# s- l$ X) C$ `7 A! Z- p7 i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged, P* _; \5 t f0 f3 d" r7 G4 g3 ^
: D1 Y- X3 E* J9 F bAllied aircraft losses
( d: u, B6 X2 t. X/ x: k6 d6 `, o U& pF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
/ G- f: U1 }% a/ E, s0 AF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
. E! m [; n4 @: a# N: S. ]* Z0 k% QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 Q4 l& U! t0 i; A8 X$ \; J. C9 x( dCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 @: ~2 y# G+ [CA Astoria4 k: W/ c- M7 q3 G( b* n$ J
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 18 q+ o6 u" ?! y8 ?2 U! Q* k
DD Patterson) o8 [! p5 Y( U# c7 c& z
CA New Orleans' K1 u& y& {" t" h% s
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ e; n' d2 b) O; _; ? 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% |' n4 C1 y* v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ Y6 w$ i: Z, @3 J8 A8 `2 k
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 S$ C0 j7 J* o3 E 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) l# @) f* M5 k0 b# b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 v$ o* \0 B- A+ d! M2 k: X 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; p8 H/ Q; ~/ R' K3 X P 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( Z' H( R8 v2 ]+ z# e! K/ `( V0 q: v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. k8 {# w& J6 k; J# g7 a( I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ u% |: \5 e7 I. z1 x
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" M& x( C+ M& t' Q+ _/ e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 K# U) q7 H( O5 i* {& f$ V: |
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ S9 j/ t; s% l% }- ?. B) n6 j1 {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ D( L X i# X/ z, V2 D) F# o' l
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 |4 e) ~6 S* e: G+ f$ U 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ W3 l4 X* |4 ~0 Q3 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ _' z$ m+ v H% i& @ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 `( f5 Q- c/ o+ j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; a/ H, f g% _$ @; `( Z# B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |