AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/426 L6 \9 E3 K6 c; C9 L0 Z1 K5 D
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8 Q- W/ F- p2 s' XSub attack at 70,107; f. q N) P! L& E3 ]3 S% p
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SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships* Q! t6 j( r7 i; Z3 @8 S9 {
CA Shropshire1 W& x1 q$ ?* m; Z6 i
DD Dewey
- ~9 X. n4 b; M/ O! hDD Russell
% z: }; p1 m4 f! }* I3 ICA Portland
) g( [0 v: y0 l: x1 FDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87, j3 E5 X6 |! \: _7 M$ Q
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+ R) H8 E9 H+ \3 Y! C: aAllied aircraft8 c: N5 Y* ]% h% @
P-39D Airacobra x 252 ?6 p7 m b# k4 M5 y3 j V
A-20B Boston x 334 d; u' t# T7 o5 X
B-25C Mitchell x 15
' d1 q7 H- B& L" yB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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4 v# Z+ ]; T" Y! @5 T' r# N% L/ QJapanese ground losses:( d( N% C1 m2 ]# W
125 casualties reported; M/ ~$ W; \, o5 \3 s; N" C% c
Guns lost 1
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, k9 g# d6 R* Y% C _. pAirbase hits 4
2 g9 M" S* E1 X/ u- lRunway hits 66; t9 b, U& L2 T, b
( c* w. k4 B; m m5 ~8 mAircraft Attacking:$ P1 m' T) V( u; a' A
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ N0 R$ T# x9 [1 d0 @- o14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 \9 W% @& {0 g" f. \7 c
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) ]9 ?: n, ?) z7 b4 n" [6 X0 l 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ O7 A2 R* y, c" ?, r* J. e2 u# v8 c0 m
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! P; ^, i; A: L- B& L8 l
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ l1 f7 o; g3 c+ f7 b; W, ?
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. k5 L9 r5 H: \" y/ g7 o4 p
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% v0 U) Y% ]1 ?$ x1 q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% X" p. k# W" P
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ ]+ y" ~% Q$ U0 f
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# {+ n/ ~ f, [9 d, {8 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 O4 p- `+ B. n4 L 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! {' c. ]" V: m1 D' w! X; X
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 B4 A+ J4 Y( c" K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 \7 b8 T. O2 g1 M5 D 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 Q e t3 g3 m3 T/ s/ { 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) }% f9 y- t7 g6 i" n Z
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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4 J4 h! X. c+ @- k+ r- d% BDay Air attack on TF at 70,103- ?3 T8 _. c# c. c1 t& m$ a/ y
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0 g, [/ @, N! v! Y! C- Y3 @A6M2-N Rufe x 90 F; e6 G7 U3 Z8 M0 s5 A6 b+ U
A6M2 Zero x 32" W9 h/ G) x; u8 t0 ?1 d
Q/ i7 s& r4 j: xAllied aircraft
. i; z# ^1 u- t f) h- p$ m# G. TF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 ^, |9 I! t& x9 V
SBD Dauntless x 499 ~- h" _" z: Q9 R
TBD Devastator x 15$ ~" ] v, o/ X! _0 n( n
0 T4 {3 ?6 @1 F9 a1 i3 l" RJapanese aircraft losses
2 V0 A3 o5 ?, l! nA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed8 w: W7 V' a1 z+ w8 H9 T; P
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Allied aircraft losses' F) ~3 b/ g+ Z0 v/ x) L$ b1 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 h8 M. F& s) ]8 _* Q8 P2 I# MSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged! J1 y) L3 e3 Z% \' H
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged: u: }5 m4 V3 y9 }; p
1 Y% \1 F7 j, S5 s0 YJapanese Ships5 u k3 A" V- N9 n6 x4 _8 f# s
DD Mochizuki
% `+ W; g' X/ C6 pCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1. y) ]$ m2 j; }5 e0 m7 l \3 E+ i
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- L( V3 J2 l4 V% P
DD Yuzuki: I9 F9 m* ~" K% K: ?* b
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& _; z2 a0 C- M$ N" x. y; W2 }DD Asanagi+ G2 \/ ]- q$ h* i) l
DD Akebono q" J5 ]' t9 j, T9 y3 \
DD Sazanami
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G1 |2 z, t( \- j/ |- eAircraft Attacking:
8 n$ H1 x& X2 x6 `+ C1 R U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
j6 d: V& r( j% `+ r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) S5 E$ O3 H8 v- I0 N' C" D. b4 W4 [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ X/ G/ s, ]! w' q% K
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 E% s) ?4 }! M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 D- S8 b2 ]; u3 I) h8 G1 T8 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ U" v& }2 w/ h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 @1 o; P# q; t, h9 p' e p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; \9 u# s; w" C8 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ x3 o R; t4 p% Z8 a, N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 p) Z. `6 N; ]' ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' m) f- S% t$ } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 t6 f6 B! |9 N5 {. ?5 y& x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' A6 ~8 T% P, r! \5 }/ p7 t/ j0 @+ l 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 q$ \5 I! d* }# H. K 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 e0 F' M7 j: L1 f$ K6 B
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" Y7 ]- P) X8 A2 S- M. k8 ZDay Air attack on TF at 70,103 V0 t2 J( z1 s* U
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Japanese aircraft
' m4 E' o6 B6 o3 Q# X* DA6M2-N Rufe x 96 d4 a% j! X+ S) y+ n4 t
A6M2 Zero x 28( M: a4 _9 j: s' A1 ^
9 u" S) u- j& D& O% S! TAllied aircraft; R m. H+ N! [, f, f+ H9 l& _% F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21& r4 d' w* \; B ~; f, B6 q1 h
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses* o" c9 i1 ~. C; ^
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed3 w/ e8 ?5 N1 u. P
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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( V: k& p/ o9 n- g# o% k; IAllied aircraft losses B, e/ f% _( m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 R" v9 @ s% A" @
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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4 t! q4 o% W8 KJapanese Ships$ e6 p* a% s% z9 ~5 Y
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 u! T+ b- c: l9 M* Q; k0 v
AP Tofuku Maru
* r2 c' T4 ^7 `# ?* N8 gAK Sagami Maru
+ V( S( _0 f) H, A) Y* {) sAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- M/ T1 J \. ~! t! `9 C
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) I" Z+ l! s) }% T; N
AP Ryotaku Maru
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6 p& q! R5 `% O oJapanese ground losses:# @4 a( D* I2 u8 k9 U
189 casualties reported* {' Y& n# R6 u0 Z' \
Guns lost 1
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- ^5 w% S" f; T; i. |Aircraft Attacking:3 U# E2 x' K1 @+ K4 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 H/ H: W. a& J& Q7 i8 l: D9 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ?6 O8 `7 ?* T! a/ A2 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 r L4 @+ W+ S5 m0 C4 m6 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 J: W' ~/ A" H4 y5 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. ^" B3 n, e0 N$ B7 f( h: l3 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 U* h d& j; u+ P: F( D1 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X& ^8 s, p& E2 R) c1 T# @, ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Q& m& E: ]! o% L/ S. v
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103# E7 g( S$ @/ y+ c f8 G4 G
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3% f0 a3 {& o! |2 X' h5 ^
A6M2 Zero x 109 p5 ]9 }0 {( k9 Q) T# n
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Allied aircraft8 _# b- c5 }& ]& F
SBD Dauntless x 15! E: @( ~, Q7 W
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 O6 G0 J3 Y3 o p& YSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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4 B: p6 K& K2 T5 M+ T" I# T3 kJapanese Ships
) r1 |- I) {& K# ^& w" fAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage# b/ H* m+ \) ^0 m1 g
AP Tarushima Maru1 E( k& t( J/ g6 d7 d( j7 \
AP Chihaya Maru
( {+ `# _, k0 k& [* B' Y- `AK Asahisan Maru7 z2 X$ v3 H! U/ g. a9 R
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Aircraft Attacking:; P4 X: K& `7 k! ^/ Q4 t8 ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet f( L& e, J( X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 C+ Y2 D+ H0 Y8 I; ^ T, P. V. ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( m8 t6 P& V% w8 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. x1 l/ l9 a- P# B7 l# W s
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1045 j/ [5 n9 M* t/ w
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Japanese aircraft
9 A9 Y; d" j/ v6 h6 ]6 x# LA6M2 Zero x 493 z+ R, A5 o4 V- F- C' F! f3 ]
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Allied aircraft
6 @" }$ O" F+ F6 y) E$ FF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
! Q ^7 B) d: b* k* V" aF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 [% Q' E3 [; @
SBD Dauntless x 62
0 a2 M/ k8 C) s8 |/ @: u& x1 aTBD Devastator x 5' @ Q6 ^4 O. K# f( ~! C* K8 r
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Japanese aircraft losses$ l( S, a: M% r3 B9 ^* C4 I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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6 G3 m( Z4 _! h9 o2 S8 EAllied aircraft losses
+ a( z/ B% o1 d/ cF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
" l: j5 O$ o7 V; HF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed0 ]6 S. G" j+ I; }+ g) \
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged9 j( A0 i2 d& [% m
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships! ]3 i Z% P9 I3 w1 d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# R! ]- L4 b: ~" ~. t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire; s8 d3 I0 v& T% d4 p0 R7 _! u* ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
- D* e4 b6 C! {8 U$ r* I2 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& {) B6 ?6 l' K8 M" [* O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 F! F4 n$ D4 K. y2 L; }" ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Q$ T- |; W/ a* x$ z7 C3 N0 C6 ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- I1 f. ~0 `' w# Y9 O
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
}( ?1 V: P- Z# `6 S& ] 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' f* g7 ?4 o3 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" [+ L; g: J4 {! D4 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% g% c! b. V8 o! W- R' h- G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( e) k" e5 N! j" X. l2 J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ h3 m, @3 K1 q9 T0 D: g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft, h6 ^( D" s) J8 I
A6M2 Zero x 20. k8 B+ b: Z R
D3A Val x 366 A3 j* V x$ H# M: b
B5N Kate x 37
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2 R9 _( F- n/ q4 y6 R" wAllied aircraft5 H/ |5 i4 D, s# t4 `" ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10# q7 q3 w3 @. i0 O: @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses6 f( a E" E5 t, N
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 d+ {4 E. C! A9 M4 x( k
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
$ j( F# M6 `3 L% o+ K/ VB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 N1 |" ]: l! C! @% LAllied aircraft losses; R8 N+ ~" Q6 N. x/ u$ r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
7 H" q8 y/ y" D" p/ f F# q6 sF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; o2 _6 F; W, l8 V, w5 W
% Y/ ^2 A7 |2 F' C% h; hAllied Ships/ o! A6 z/ ^( c
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 d# h( e* z, S3 [ X2 [1 H
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ \ ?+ B" I) ^( F, ]. q1 ECA Astoria4 G( @! X0 O& N$ g7 K" S
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1( E2 ~' A" ~0 O
DD Patterson8 \5 k. l; V/ \8 ^
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:4 t5 {/ m4 u! H3 P
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 I% C O( f K
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet w) W& X6 B' |" n# ^2 V3 N- A
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
?/ u6 S' Y) Z0 Z# p1 a2 w 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; A) F9 v5 u i6 i( d
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& \" Y& ]( `# K1 \ Z( }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 B7 |6 q+ b- Z5 g: F( j2 P
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 c- [8 G7 L0 i0 A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# X4 t: N! V7 U1 A. t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 @8 I7 Y; E% F* n2 O, m! V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ W+ C6 ~; m$ k: ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( B+ Q4 ^! K% c- @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 W2 U& C- g0 O8 i5 s% W- y; _
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; |$ U$ {$ _3 W& u 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- \5 I; S1 e5 t+ c
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: }# K, p# x9 D! p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; H( i# b8 `9 j+ U/ E3 b6 D$ ^1 l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* u% Q+ x' r1 C8 l. z* X# O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; b2 v) \4 S- z3 o3 E% ^, ?) ?$ T" w
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |