AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/424 P4 n7 e8 M$ I9 B0 ?
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Sub attack at 70,107; N$ N7 I" u9 F
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Japanese Ships
7 i2 b0 W% W3 t5 E. S2 i0 B, k; JSS I-28, hits 1 x& _8 z' A) i7 I" t
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Allied Ships) w7 b: ^% w/ s W. h
CA Shropshire* H4 J2 t, g! ~4 Y1 Q$ n+ }
DD Dewey
) T7 |; F8 w: sDD Russell5 c. g- t; o% k% I n% f( W
CA Portland
w+ A1 n/ j# k1 {% Y' \DD Arunta8 M0 o+ t8 q' l
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% F& U3 }0 c+ h( Q& cDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87% x0 h8 R$ d0 r3 `: {. H
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Allied aircraft
& K' U; ?% S) yP-39D Airacobra x 25: K2 ?9 I3 o* ]" ] R, y
A-20B Boston x 339 p8 s/ p0 Q" o; J- s6 q
B-25C Mitchell x 15. j) ~5 x/ v9 D. K
B-26B Marauder x 30
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. |: ~, G% h! H) h& X; ANo Allied losses% B# {# i- N8 S- I. `
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Japanese ground losses:% V5 o4 e5 K7 X+ |2 K
125 casualties reported
# m! o. Y. G3 V' Z, K6 gGuns lost 1) r1 E6 }9 {; z3 C, P* V; x
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Airbase hits 4
' z2 r) J/ e2 F6 K5 c5 I5 ?Runway hits 66
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$ h1 {* H2 v0 Q! c8 I2 W1 IAircraft Attacking:/ \, g% A" F/ _6 P3 E9 C
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 N* L) t( _6 s9 F) a6 h' ~1 L& e, w
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& `' s, \. u3 G) Q6 R
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, W! `; r0 i4 S. O 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 i3 B& F# j$ K* e9 L9 y 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& e6 t+ w2 X9 b1 X, `4 S
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 Z/ x' t$ p2 a 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 E# v5 t2 D. L/ S/ J5 _$ T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ ` t% q* D& b6 M- B1 r# t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ l( `5 x8 V) r' [
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 O2 n9 ~4 r, x j 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. W" V2 z: X( c1 ^# J! l: |) r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 B7 V# ~* A+ W l* [ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' X4 T4 A) l$ y1 z
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ l# s8 {, I" [9 E/ O# N
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 r( w& V8 `, \$ p1 d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 [8 I! h+ l$ W/ A5 \, @
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 Y2 M: v5 G: U# N0 ]: P }
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. |2 W6 ~* W9 C
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& N% j. Q/ a, U# N0 f0 B6 o7 vDay Air attack on TF at 70,1030 \$ `8 f( t9 i8 B, c' k
" o/ H( S- M2 _/ B9 L- a. \' G* D4 EJapanese aircraft5 |9 H# _+ o4 n c8 J) j
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
& o4 M8 N5 g2 B+ s0 l# zA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft1 W' Z8 i* N0 X# |( A! e, T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: \3 X% Y8 K& p0 t. X. Z
SBD Dauntless x 49
1 ^- J# m" u- zTBD Devastator x 15
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7 S g3 Y- T0 e$ wJapanese aircraft losses7 }) A7 C1 c2 N! P
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
{* C7 \. z2 g4 @9 ^7 F* N3 e3 _+ E # y& c9 t: _ m) \
Allied aircraft losses) o7 C; t# C! [: T" H1 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged0 x, S6 W+ G& c) l9 s3 }7 ~0 \
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
# R8 J, p* R6 Z% d6 q* f5 ?. j+ TTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships) @' V5 D; i4 l: M+ I- d- H
DD Mochizuki
& c1 f- v6 D& F+ P3 xCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
0 j* F: G* C7 PDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ ]6 W/ ^4 E7 e+ _2 E. Q2 |( T
DD Yuzuki" U9 B. H9 U; N6 V$ u9 C$ R
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ?, Z" R- N9 ~' I- w
DD Asanagi3 k( x0 ~/ _* M& b3 q, {# v- L1 v) j
DD Akebono: a+ t* e! N% t+ c/ ~
DD Sazanami5 M8 q* e7 `0 S( w* @" D& ]
& X9 {0 A1 N& @4 B6 a1 jAircraft Attacking:& w4 V: x. n& F; y4 O, V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 d2 m# g4 y% T7 u 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 C4 D. O9 Z/ f) w5 F% ?5 |" D- U6 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b& E% N4 ]9 C$ n( A
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) l, P# v* m+ T2 _. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 f7 x6 E0 W* ] P, [. t4 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 J3 U, c& T" J8 d4 e$ `! j) z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ T E& s6 \8 b |2 R% p9 c. I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 Z [+ `( ]8 ^0 ^$ }( `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: k$ N' `. t6 o. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 F ]0 A- D. D/ o5 v0 p1 z' V9 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% F7 ]* D; C9 Y8 c# T9 f) b- z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: b* @ j, c: Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 R6 z/ m2 Y0 @3 Q! s
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" U5 U- k f& M |* g
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ }$ U. N7 v2 f" v4 B* j4 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 R- @* X$ v$ v6 Z0 z' _
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Japanese aircraft
7 J( k& b) Y1 o [$ C$ JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
- n% M' i: {" |1 @' yA6M2 Zero x 28
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3 J2 W" c; s* k& o2 E8 lAllied aircraft
; [% k8 |' I! s7 r) [F4F-3 Wildcat x 210 t7 i, v8 Z+ W
SBD Dauntless x 34
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" @( |6 L: J- `1 @; uJapanese aircraft losses
& e" ~$ s* _( ]1 b. w* mA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
( E+ A2 u% r( V" w( U% CA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) c1 ]; _9 ]& N" F4 D& r' K) ^
" h+ A( p. M: X$ FAllied aircraft losses/ V4 `& I0 N5 [* [ G& b! S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& ^* e4 T4 S' P( q/ o; g
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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7 i. B- B/ _+ J& w; AJapanese Ships
I- K7 J+ r p) z- R) dAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 O) V0 M6 U! ^+ K' Q nAP Tofuku Maru
" t( f' c) q# @* o0 `AK Sagami Maru7 b5 Z; j' G- x$ g, k
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 ?; P/ @% |* F
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 g8 n: C g. `' \ l" j; ^
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
; N# v5 M- V5 ?( Z# S' N) w189 casualties reported5 X+ u# l4 _1 y8 b& n* O' R
Guns lost 1
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5 p, b, A0 S" E6 W( LAircraft Attacking:
- y( K/ c. u0 J% R) w$ t8 E [/ O* y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 x4 q# T4 G6 t* _7 z: P+ Q6 o1 C2 L+ d 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ^, \9 Q2 J7 l9 W. S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; F. z* K$ l, K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Q, |. W1 Z1 N/ D, b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, S4 _! D5 R9 g& N9 T8 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 E% X+ @( \2 d# ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ q4 w3 {3 _; z4 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 `. _: F4 i/ e
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, K5 w0 s2 l. A1 dDay Air attack on TF at 70,1031 o$ b" n# w1 m W# N" N
' K, H v7 S" m( wJapanese aircraft
2 S+ j7 [7 Q* a0 ~3 |A6M2-N Rufe x 35 H" o6 v0 t' m: ]) }0 U* J& o
A6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 15: ^6 f+ M% ~: f* k& }) ?
1 x( ]6 K2 J p lNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ C, T2 W& E U C
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, c3 I- [3 Y! D% w
2 ?- I/ C7 l. u3 C8 N5 PJapanese Ships( Q8 o: ]' S/ R4 a
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
" _: V$ m! }6 @0 W3 i8 SAP Tarushima Maru
0 z) g& I0 m4 G3 c9 EAP Chihaya Maru
% _3 c! o3 T* [9 {4 X8 vAK Asahisan Maru3 I: j6 ?4 K; j+ n
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ~; @0 Q) Q- H3 M" y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ J0 \' Z0 K/ ]' v( M4 k! Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^% l$ T$ T! _1 F8 h# t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 |2 I7 S+ r8 f9 m/ a1 V E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x# R3 d/ v- @* ^1 o0 U
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104) w/ o' L8 R3 E: |8 ?* V
' |9 d" Y. x) T- U9 |Japanese aircraft
R3 K* @1 j5 Q. M+ l. E) JA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft* f# b/ r3 l! J1 d; h, u- w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& S# H7 q* Y: v2 S- U! S; f# E9 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 F5 k; n) x% r) k8 a& a
SBD Dauntless x 624 y) i& A5 r! c' I" r8 b, {) Y0 z* I
TBD Devastator x 5
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$ E6 M g$ a7 A% U$ B" M8 }Japanese aircraft losses
" u/ X9 v- {, h4 l1 s6 lA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged3 X* R. m+ |3 ~
: j# J. \0 [+ zAllied aircraft losses7 d0 X& u' _6 E% g! L( b# D' ~6 {
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed$ O# p! t/ y: X$ U" c. v( K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
$ J8 n7 {6 u8 x7 s, RSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
" ^% l: G4 c5 PTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed9 c) z7 [& {4 K2 i- H( U% T
+ L9 d5 @5 D' s) B- o+ {5 v0 P# xJapanese Ships
7 G9 U6 g- P; ~9 ?! z4 |# VCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( a4 d4 k& a, C/ v5 f. \" n9 f( e" u
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: k3 u) S; ], K! gCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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. r" d2 t1 A. f \Aircraft Attacking:/ Z( w2 g" t5 u8 i: F7 t1 D' Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 J; v) D3 Y J4 Z/ e' {# m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- y1 Z& D# G' ]9 y4 f; q! n: e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 Y2 u; J7 x2 ?8 i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. S( D# f6 G i, {
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 O r8 O; g8 O0 n' ` 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ U' O: X6 Z. f4 @8 s! V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# F1 [: x' I( n# a8 a0 n& d( A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& U, X2 F1 l2 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: B6 J x6 B @1 m6 H8 N' `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ?, s, M* r: k$ w6 l* n
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
8 C6 N- |2 I6 q: x4 u7 cA6M2 Zero x 20
: v; k! k; @& ?# i0 f" J6 YD3A Val x 36$ X$ l, s) \! P+ i
B5N Kate x 378 S H) [1 O' C5 H% u/ [
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Allied aircraft
f3 L- v2 u! V( l0 F9 a) ]: g( ?F4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ J1 a5 P/ Q& I4 s& e, N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 M; i, e/ n& t7 t% M
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Japanese aircraft losses
]2 D0 I7 U# o8 r y- F LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed p' p6 e e' B4 R1 g' c
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
# o# O/ D; b$ W5 H0 z% DB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- P" g" i0 k# l; xF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed+ U& P& S: s0 \! N3 t- B$ |) W* y/ Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 L; ]9 s8 S9 i1 h
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Allied Ships2 [4 j3 Z' a" ~( M/ y+ F# x7 m& [
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 q6 W4 P4 P* @ A; g
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 E9 i9 z" A- j3 J$ Q7 z
CA Astoria
7 d2 `/ H7 E4 PCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
- }- C0 C2 \3 ~+ WDD Patterson; I' h* `+ P0 ^) [& _# D6 h
CA New Orleans
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5 G, K8 d [; G$ k6 wAircraft Attacking:8 i: c) v2 V- l; e- J/ L- [
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' _$ Y0 o6 y- b
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ _( }( z6 j$ u- t: x: C
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 u$ l5 H; u; U" H z8 T
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 }; n" |2 D0 A# K2 x y4 u6 c; W& `0 i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- I. C& ? b( a/ ~7 g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% \9 v9 ~9 m1 }% X 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# Y( p+ P F# A2 W+ k5 N; s7 N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
r8 k, J- i/ L& T/ Z5 q/ S4 P, [ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Y7 x5 R$ \8 G8 ? 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# p* W/ i+ w+ A( z* Q- U3 q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% E" h: x& q; Z9 N3 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, `* F- ]! p& y5 Y/ i( S* @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, V* ?; R% s, [- b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 ^7 H+ }* z$ J: @" A2 a3 g) B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 J* n# @( w4 Y, J& @6 V' N% ~( X6 ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- u0 z* D4 c" c: `' ^- ~
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. {1 Y, t) s$ s9 B) C0 D2 M$ ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' @, W; J* G T- ]- ? 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |