AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/428 T0 O+ }3 W0 h/ e [1 y
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0 E. l2 g4 d; M) HSub attack at 70,107
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. j' [7 T# Z8 b7 x: q) o5 T- @Japanese Ships. }) r0 z% n# E3 ^" I
SS I-28, hits 1/ o E/ M0 V0 u& Q3 J
$ V9 s3 p# R; ?% `' c! K$ TAllied Ships, { w ]6 c$ ^4 S4 S) x
CA Shropshire) m9 y+ ^! H3 `1 D0 l& U
DD Dewey
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CA Portland. g5 _, }6 k/ I3 [! ~0 r0 E
DD Arunta# ~! R% t) K: P" ~$ n
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87* v7 C- I$ U+ j6 h: S; }
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1 b4 \: U. Q' R! ?Allied aircraft5 [7 Y1 z. G, w% `2 w
P-39D Airacobra x 25
: A5 \9 \2 m- d: Y3 G% `6 DA-20B Boston x 335 A0 A9 }; d# r2 e$ c, ^) ~
B-25C Mitchell x 15
7 \0 u8 H* J& |/ i m! t6 YB-26B Marauder x 308 d# q/ \- u7 ]8 T8 @
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( y4 I. W0 g. Z7 v# nNo Allied losses1 e9 o/ U0 N$ E, P+ p8 W$ \$ ]
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Japanese ground losses:
3 u, j( M0 ?( t, U9 S125 casualties reported6 s0 F% L; J0 B5 V; ^9 T% q) N
Guns lost 1
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2 ^* K' V |! b0 _0 E4 iAirbase hits 4
/ L( T2 P. ^, _9 ]4 @; qRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
: m+ I" B8 Q+ p. }7 d: j 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 V% y+ M/ _ U& _" ~! H5 t" r
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 k/ V# b! m6 ]* N e3 t
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) d( T$ _; ^+ \6 [; z& {" Y
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' `+ s) r, p6 H' |4 w
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; l" ]$ W2 l7 Z 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 F+ {& [" n+ L' X; }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 P: m7 r0 n4 w& a$ B( ]; a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' E' ~) A6 E) {: T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 y0 I1 T, l* d C# K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- }$ w. y6 A# q5 B+ ?, y# M" i
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 m3 L% m/ d5 @: ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ c' S/ Z7 s3 E3 R. J7 ^
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% K1 M) J) @0 s
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- k: d) o7 c3 V3 A" p1 V% c3 h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& s; I' z$ i+ ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 t6 w% p& g& p& X, a; ? 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 \* }$ T' x# s1 g
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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3 G; ~) C4 C, L5 J; `: ~" tDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 a0 n) o3 w* Z4 KJapanese aircraft7 y* H- {0 l7 k6 J% y
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
& s7 @3 ]6 q2 u( b. a" Q lA6M2 Zero x 32
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( ~, l [! y/ N6 u/ r1 x- w3 UAllied aircraft# A( ]$ ]; y; @5 a/ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# K0 H: P( K$ w4 W/ B$ m, r
SBD Dauntless x 49+ Y) x T5 d( u. \) r+ F, k
TBD Devastator x 156 |' g( J( H) O& E) C" `
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Japanese aircraft losses5 L% g% H0 _$ ?6 ^
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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: m. f# Z# P7 a. E4 P! QAllied aircraft losses* Y' I; a( G5 e" ]6 z D. x' H. g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
* `/ b+ N, }4 V$ h5 G+ B4 b OSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 |* h1 [ I. R n& w) CTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 d& X8 |3 w( _0 ZDD Mochizuki
6 |% U8 X. D+ Y% m( N+ qCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
3 E, `! L; b3 S6 ^4 M9 \DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- C4 m. A1 o, f f7 z5 h: BDD Yuzuki
, ^0 m" [& |; F' CDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, X5 q$ C0 Z4 h, b
DD Asanagi
, w' l! j! @6 c* C7 t) rDD Akebono4 n# b7 i' }& ?% @
DD Sazanami
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8 d* H& ?/ n4 G8 R' O0 N2 t# I0 bAircraft Attacking:
/ Y9 y& N! m2 o; u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 H& J& j. |/ A* T; Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 [* V t4 o! c' B6 w; O) z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Q0 W! P3 T2 ^1 b7 _7 E
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 U5 _% r& x9 |# C0 s& x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ B: U+ T6 v& Y% w1 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% y& d( P% o' b7 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet |! Q& U- s; F7 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& s9 t8 z9 P& _6 U& ~- K% r8 {& q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 C5 \5 w$ w {- N# t E3 G1 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
u, N" l" c5 U4 d; A1 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f0 ]. Y+ |4 O& I; S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W6 `9 X3 n, e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 A6 E6 o% K, b# ` 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. A1 _3 W+ c3 [% F0 O Z- j 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ h6 @7 v! B+ I6 y* L8 [
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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9 K; i% N+ f% Y3 u" P+ @: S, lJapanese aircraft
3 h9 q) j/ ]( ? EA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' ?9 X/ w( u; K. x8 gA6M2 Zero x 28
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9 I) o4 c: x. H2 L2 Y2 DAllied aircraft
; |% V4 D+ M$ A |F4F-3 Wildcat x 21, s5 F% Z$ L8 ]" w
SBD Dauntless x 345 Q& ~5 D4 C- ?" s% s2 C i' d
! N+ N0 k: k+ Z) \8 B' oJapanese aircraft losses7 F* u6 N. R+ J5 o! H& ^
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
2 E0 D+ k! O5 t FA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* r; m7 _6 i7 C ^& @: E* _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged" J5 a4 l& o1 K5 i8 J# Q z8 ]
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged* {' h% A1 y2 W6 O& X
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Japanese Ships- u' w8 i3 G, R3 I2 o, n4 {
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- e( N' V! q) P7 V5 l/ ]AP Tofuku Maru. d: E: p6 z1 l2 o/ t$ {
AK Sagami Maru
- @8 q: V7 S0 I; zAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( X" k9 ~4 p+ y3 f+ `) i/ m
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 R1 s s& ~. E. b8 A" _' jAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:! ~0 Z0 U4 ?8 g' C
189 casualties reported
% m* b6 b- g9 CGuns lost 1- s X8 ^, M* c6 i3 g/ O7 y
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Aircraft Attacking:2 ?* d& J+ _4 e- R; ^# \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" c* }* g2 ] @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 l7 K+ H7 H% h; A- F3 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet \1 d6 c D) \. v2 d& Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& f6 {4 ^3 S& j; Z$ c, b$ D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 w# e" A6 n: ]( I* y( U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% s8 r- \* f. D) i. I2 P' V1 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" @) S# N- S# l' c* s' L0 p
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
- D/ G, s; I' L1 WA6M2-N Rufe x 3& u7 \% Z5 t! e
A6M2 Zero x 10# X L2 ~$ k" t& Q$ @
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Allied aircraft. r/ ?" _2 ^: i
SBD Dauntless x 15
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; ~3 l- m, H4 q$ Y! s' _, u, a/ wNo Japanese losses! ^$ F# r- N6 A9 ~) G! E4 I
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Allied aircraft losses
0 @1 x q& f1 l& H5 A# ZSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
- f. N& C+ Y; L! s( B2 s! gAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
6 I/ r. _# }- C5 v* yAP Tarushima Maru
|. s- b$ K6 n6 L! K3 G: s1 `AP Chihaya Maru
* M5 Q N6 s7 C+ y6 O! R8 T' I; WAK Asahisan Maru
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+ j& [2 n9 ]6 q% t( M/ |Aircraft Attacking:: T4 q- _+ \8 g# @7 B
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u" ~' w; x1 q( J" @, S- l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( Q: `6 u) A0 `4 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ |' k6 I$ j: Z3 M9 k5 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% T3 A6 j' a) I5 N6 @( l" }$ ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft) Q; Z6 o* s3 @1 C) Z" v1 K
A6M2 Zero x 497 g( L4 O- a& L( \3 r; Q7 U
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Allied aircraft7 U3 j' ] K/ B2 j/ H& M' g Q' `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10, a: p0 V' E7 e( t5 }4 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
/ M4 h- C+ ?3 L9 NSBD Dauntless x 62
) g3 i( B* V0 j# ZTBD Devastator x 55 N y, K0 D/ G; j
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Japanese aircraft losses
% H* B$ k$ J+ }: G" d6 HA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged9 K+ M$ N9 _9 g4 V$ [1 d; [
$ j6 b( E/ u+ c' |( q4 {Allied aircraft losses
! H) D0 ]0 J& V; \: c0 rF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed' ? f' T! ^8 k H. c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 [0 D- p+ ?' t: e" b9 DSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged8 A( i6 Y Z9 @* f
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed, D& `4 E3 ^& i( u1 @ J
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Japanese Ships/ d, W# e/ r# y* d k( `) X) Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 17 O, @+ E) Z1 n+ ~+ _
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ U) v/ u5 o/ `/ j5 a6 V7 T0 B9 ]; N! _. }CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 p9 j: G4 W; s4 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 a6 x n; V! `! I6 R; ?+ } 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; n. n8 m. k/ r8 V2 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( B8 I, F+ G$ A4 S) K) @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 g: `9 Z) ^6 W% G5 V0 _
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 K7 x6 e3 z/ v/ W) y. i
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 g+ |6 z7 V) B: d) M& E* P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% |; o/ p7 L# Y& `4 F/ u; F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# n+ t* l2 _; x z7 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 o) ~9 ]! N2 G6 M8 a1 \9 Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 R) g. B9 P1 j5 B9 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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- S( q8 Q: Y- j5 c5 t. dDay Air attack on TF at 72,104# R, Q Q: ~- U! I0 r' w0 V
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Japanese aircraft6 u- S5 f, z/ I) w* T
A6M2 Zero x 20
& _4 _ |$ ~$ o' l# r. yD3A Val x 369 k& j( ~# v" X! \ M
B5N Kate x 37) M' [+ M4 p1 z3 m' D- Y* \
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Allied aircraft
9 r- p, W- D2 I3 w& e0 G9 MF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
s% R) i. I9 j, u3 V' v/ A/ gF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 v3 E9 n5 }9 a1 qA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ l& |- N2 t. P% K. v
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged) k. J5 J- q! `, G, z9 [( d* q
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) e8 H: s6 c& i& Q, }7 Q4 `" f: D- I4 r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed9 A4 a$ o' i. G! C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships& c! y6 }4 |, X, E1 w( X
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( C n* c8 J0 x& {, Q$ _CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage1 }: I5 J6 E* ^$ `( X1 X- B
CA Astoria# ~2 |% {' o% Z6 L7 V$ K* D
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1" H* ^' j! T4 ^/ J2 j
DD Patterson
6 ^9 \- m) R6 t7 s! H6 HCA New Orleans, f- {' K1 b1 c W4 }6 U! z) E
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Aircraft Attacking:
* ^8 \/ Y9 y. m 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 v, M3 {, B! Q4 B `' ? 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 }! t$ ?, U' k5 v5 k3 d' s
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* |3 x/ f5 `( ?4 `% {
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, r7 A' k! ^6 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 K( ]2 v, X# a
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, m; Q$ a2 n) e3 P! k 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 f: B# {( H! v* P0 @+ Y$ v+ q4 y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. A8 u7 g) i# C% p( ` 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. E7 `, k- k& R' ?! U( G
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 l4 m/ [' d e' [$ P3 i) X ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 M6 @( [8 }; S* `& @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet V* G' D0 j; Z8 A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 a$ @5 r) o4 F8 }* ~7 O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. H+ X0 y% r, {" c# ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 b m4 C* [5 G a% Q( y5 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: ~& e: o$ {+ o- {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 N( r3 W, M6 p; ~" \ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! [- W" y! Q5 y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |