AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/428 Y4 I4 V% @9 o
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Sub attack at 70,1076 j. n* y' [4 [* s: F: `
& ?3 S, k1 T+ |; lJapanese Ships
- H5 C j! _+ V8 y! U( ], [5 TSS I-28, hits 1
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3 d8 m& ]4 A6 b. }; dAllied Ships, a5 y) ~4 Z- T/ ^
CA Shropshire
, O, E; G$ L$ o' m j$ B8 d+ @DD Dewey# i7 d* L2 ?( j, o# Y+ H" l. p! x
DD Russell
8 V. ]5 c5 J6 Z) W- KCA Portland0 L, ?, A$ i$ R- ~
DD Arunta; r7 L. u5 |, D7 Y2 H
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3 @' V& }+ Y& q7 v8 u$ _# Y/ LDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87$ N$ k+ U* C( q& z$ L
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Allied aircraft" s& C+ a- j7 t t# `1 r q9 V b
P-39D Airacobra x 25
* k: h; o: k8 M" aA-20B Boston x 33: n. f/ y$ z/ U" c
B-25C Mitchell x 15
5 q& Y. d+ W, d7 w/ E! wB-26B Marauder x 305 [8 N* C7 e: e( a; f( _: z
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) m5 B$ a/ J- F* K# PNo Allied losses
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: x* H5 K+ D- JJapanese ground losses:- T* ^0 n1 f C7 a! G6 X( Y- R
125 casualties reported
[1 F) J& m" M$ u- h' e) X1 oGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4* s, F! r7 m6 V' v7 q
Runway hits 66* t2 z4 K+ O& s9 e
5 x$ n' f: R0 D0 @% oAircraft Attacking:' g" B) r% t& S4 N
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ F b. [) F+ I8 Y6 f/ A+ Y: g14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ i+ x- {6 _! N0 f 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet @- ^$ F- E1 _9 L0 t1 \% G4 X
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 A! }( L. Y) h- n) ^
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. z9 M8 o1 Z" O2 q: I' ~
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: j9 ?" ?# F K, `2 s% n
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% F+ H3 {& u$ ] 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* Y6 D7 M. L v" q- Q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( Q4 f9 r. p: T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# k7 j Q2 {2 F! ]; u! Z b 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
?8 ^9 |, V* o9 r' t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ A% w% x4 ?$ F6 d4 b
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# b7 C7 N, S! s0 \! m4 c 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 ?" s2 m: H3 X& {2 M% v8 e' K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 \* x. R% i; _# O0 q" W) N 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet9 ?! D- S/ Y- a6 h1 w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' a0 E! }* N+ H L& r& Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% p; h; P8 b( {. X! j: l
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Japanese aircraft
' ?$ b- Y9 I8 ^, ^" B% ZA6M2-N Rufe x 9% r3 s1 y( {2 ~9 J& B! C: s: U3 H
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft- M% b4 v) n7 N) K8 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" r- Z9 o: U( N$ Y
SBD Dauntless x 49' f1 Y4 `: g5 v$ o# k
TBD Devastator x 15
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3 Q) j% ^" V0 @0 ?5 | ~Japanese aircraft losses5 ?( z! s: g' w2 M1 F
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
" \0 V' F- k0 S/ E; ~; g ( l- u& ~7 Q0 ~: u7 E- w, s! D
Allied aircraft losses
) a' ?. v$ x- H) N5 i( y$ m1 oF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged4 J" f3 {9 G1 L. o) R, n( \
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 v4 j( V) \& VTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 H- i2 V) b% ?* s- ]2 S) C
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Japanese Ships: i. l1 s" Y2 b$ y
DD Mochizuki
! F1 ^/ I; Q+ w/ L$ W; m0 fCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# U3 x' R1 \/ D7 |. O$ f* W. u& E3 JDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 ^0 @2 ^4 n9 R, k) G0 t
DD Yuzuki
% p5 o/ x8 m L$ y) @) tDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 c* h: b; e% q2 j. b+ H
DD Asanagi- T/ Y i2 x' b8 m
DD Akebono
* ?' I. i9 g, HDD Sazanami6 d0 [0 `$ o; e1 t0 z8 w
" Z4 c" h& h( y. \- MAircraft Attacking:
z2 q I/ k# o7 M* @9 ]8 i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( _9 Y0 D- d! r5 c0 D+ q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! a; ?2 }& T9 I- G8 z9 f! o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ }. R/ b8 t2 ~4 A' [ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 m" i% F$ X! I: w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& @ h( x4 D- I8 D1 v i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i! o# H, k, D8 {9 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 w' \3 \: D% P. U- F }" C6 ^8 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* ~0 X9 S9 v! x! J0 c6 \) L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 l Z* h; ~+ y; E& h. ~1 r" { Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 v+ ~ ^- \9 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ V% z$ }* q4 z/ V; A$ `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 s' X2 v5 h, Z! p# n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 @( R, Z( `' o* m
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 H+ w. f3 `& _5 v# I 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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! ]& X- A4 K% tDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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3 @, |1 X8 e9 |& l' t5 ZJapanese aircraft
1 n* @- k4 x+ I/ M: \: {A6M2-N Rufe x 93 H. s, v& W8 O" ^) o4 @
A6M2 Zero x 28! e1 h9 J0 D: U- D4 o
1 f7 h' N/ D. i1 B7 C; G
Allied aircraft5 Z8 }0 J2 \* z* l# m; F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
6 B- H: |* V0 a7 b9 M$ _8 JSBD Dauntless x 34% X$ x) U0 U8 u6 B6 ^0 C
; G; A/ W: |$ O4 mJapanese aircraft losses
! U# Z3 K( y: V* S) RA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
- D1 I1 Q& P5 M0 DA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed( d. k( M- X1 L3 l; m
( u0 F8 ^$ i! `$ w. w* r$ gAllied aircraft losses
4 Z/ W2 F1 q. U- fF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 L; S v) |! \$ ESBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; A- e. Q0 P5 N e0 G
1 f" E6 x: Y( r9 S' E; y k/ T% @ aJapanese Ships( r+ L( ?( R- ~, k' N: q& w
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 y6 K' y. m) g0 y' u d8 ~, LAP Tofuku Maru
- R+ |4 C1 n t: Z. J$ yAK Sagami Maru
! V7 e) o' U' E, ? ^AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) S4 Y; o/ B! I# S7 p) q% HAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 d: |, H4 B2 P% k2 X% B: }
AP Ryotaku Maru" m5 K9 ^* [( q% L! d4 B
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Japanese ground losses:
& I$ Z- f! F4 ?189 casualties reported8 Q1 ^1 f! {0 X
Guns lost 1
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6 L/ X+ D4 Q: T9 V6 {Aircraft Attacking:
( E. O. V3 c- y v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 Q1 h( K4 \% n: [ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" w8 k" ~1 Y, g9 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G3 C& U$ |* I3 B$ {/ i* l6 k4 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ K0 m: A9 ~. F8 O- x0 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 P% M: ^) D W! K+ I* P4 y* O1 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# e4 f0 z( n) Z( U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet Y- a+ B8 k. k) w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ v: D M' Z: }, P# A! O0 \/ R
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103& ]5 g0 _7 N% { F
5 X( n# q$ Q1 b# u# H: GJapanese aircraft/ t; O3 _1 `" B$ z7 e: T
A6M2-N Rufe x 3, L6 d" A8 G# H2 S, R R* m
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft7 A$ F1 k0 t8 k
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses+ i1 D6 J- S4 r1 x
2 B' l# p) j { Z" ]# SAllied aircraft losses3 {) z% W4 _4 x _9 Q+ y
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed' ?$ E+ Y& T/ y, @4 g
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Japanese Ships( ~6 |8 P+ m6 I7 E) Y
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage/ ~6 P5 n1 g) G/ ?; a* y
AP Tarushima Maru z$ w3 z+ V3 W, q# H% X
AP Chihaya Maru
. G. R8 P1 i& b: |( V" kAK Asahisan Maru O% k! ^7 i: [7 u" ]
9 a0 F) Y* N. Y" |Aircraft Attacking:* B* \# v* M+ u" P# W, [5 B Y: _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ r7 L" e8 Z; ]- Z, Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" B- X& ]7 w/ l* j' z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 G# ^: F% ^* y# j. a% p* g6 H* X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ?- l; A3 K7 n* m" Z- P+ f, Y0 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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) x4 l! ]- }9 }; B2 w1 jJapanese aircraft
* a" \, \/ _: t7 P' YA6M2 Zero x 49" r/ I+ Y8 g# @) r. ]. K" a
" _; ?' E; y" v( N3 g3 `8 SAllied aircraft
" L4 M! m0 P" p; L9 k- \8 vF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
/ N0 d. ]/ q/ tF4F-4 Wildcat x 8. J7 D% Z6 w% V# G* @
SBD Dauntless x 62* V9 o+ C( }0 g* }4 H
TBD Devastator x 5
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8 T7 O) A; m# f5 x! a' q3 bJapanese aircraft losses* T; Z1 ?5 a% B
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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. [6 Y2 S- x" g$ C. l! CAllied aircraft losses5 F6 x' [/ ]0 W( {/ K2 a; C, x; @2 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed4 X% F: T5 K6 s1 m8 g3 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 Y- E- }# p- o; R7 ?* B
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged; q, I' ^! _ k8 j2 P7 }
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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6 F) k/ j3 c/ {Japanese Ships/ S0 ~8 e* }7 K- }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 B5 s# F: k1 M+ H& M
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 ^+ x# z+ c( s, [$ a; R* qCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1; Y2 ~; Q# i' P) U0 M
2 v E1 O# S5 b6 q" ?* QAircraft Attacking:
/ B) M2 O/ r0 M) {$ L0 i+ b6 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, f0 T& h" {2 d3 f) @' V& U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( I! }0 u# \+ Y" P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 [0 ^* Z; A0 G- l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) s: t" B# P% p
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ @& ~+ I6 {" ?8 s5 s
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 {7 C+ o, U# C; F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( V' g+ X9 z. Q- R, V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 u$ ^# \0 { I8 ]- N; A5 Y3 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& p# {! c1 Z( D) \" R2 ? 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 L; i; D G6 p: f0 l" @% ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Z* D( K3 C; \: U0 h
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% C% W( ~, v# Z7 dDay Air attack on TF at 72,104& a: a, O- c p6 s
5 l0 d8 G o# w; U! e3 r3 vJapanese aircraft6 R% z ~5 s$ d+ o' e! z
A6M2 Zero x 202 ]5 Z0 B- o3 V2 f) H. X
D3A Val x 36
; u6 @7 K# d9 {* RB5N Kate x 371 m; ~/ h% Q" m2 m6 `+ o+ L* p! x
2 v8 j4 Z6 ^ BAllied aircraft
/ ?' C) H8 F3 s8 Y7 R; bF4F-3 Wildcat x 109 ]$ R4 L: k. m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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8 m" [, s7 ]" {; \3 | p4 xJapanese aircraft losses6 d8 F6 e2 I* ~9 X% Z, v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 p6 J0 p( r$ T/ UD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged$ e1 |4 g5 E) Q
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ F* h5 i' n4 I8 ? W1 w8 @' HF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed) t! X4 |% I. f7 G* q5 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, R" h! }6 f+ J8 h! k: ICV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; b% `& C9 G% m* P% n
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, q/ |, Q. U0 W% b' J8 e8 Q4 G7 D
CA Astoria( j# ^! _+ S% X( I C( d
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
# K, y' w- i4 K' Z0 R Z2 S& y0 jDD Patterson
) P$ A( O5 x- j2 ?* \! M' `CA New Orleans5 R; }' X' W) u! E& g
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Aircraft Attacking:2 ?! K0 q3 o$ S' f0 C% B
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# m. n7 A1 ~5 j4 p! M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: Z% ~0 J# e( g6 d0 v4 O 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" t& L/ d/ G# a# q/ d0 n) z
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 o. _. p" ]- [# b' u( p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( K; _& U/ V9 ~ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" u$ O/ a! P: A% @( w2 {, C1 g' \ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 l: y9 E( a2 k5 `: G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 F2 x# r( @. |$ t' B8 K 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! O: R9 a/ {7 W. j3 v; u 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" j5 \; A. H' h2 P# R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) S5 ~1 w$ M# E" u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( A/ L/ V: p5 r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; u7 r: }/ |% B4 F 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 q& w" Q8 h8 `. J9 y2 s/ n0 K* p, E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 `9 i: A$ w7 \6 a- b+ Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& K( U# P8 m5 i/ O2 O2 i5 z: {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: z* ]9 ^' R! z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' d6 P7 c8 V9 B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |