AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/427 X* j" r) Z) G1 H5 O
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3 q% b; v+ J# q L" d3 V5 cSub attack at 70,107+ c# ~1 c) k# {' f7 y
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Japanese Ships) G: N( Q* j9 s6 V
SS I-28, hits 12 c2 H9 r1 d+ G
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Allied Ships
# ^7 m5 z' ~" [4 B6 m3 vCA Shropshire
2 e$ ^2 L3 j* \, K p- iDD Dewey# \% X- x/ D% E$ p+ t' O, V
DD Russell- e, A _ h5 D1 l) O
CA Portland3 q. L3 v/ z5 m8 d* m7 w( |1 v* k/ f
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
) X0 c8 @* A7 \4 t) @* P0 s# ]P-39D Airacobra x 25
/ u1 b1 l& m) d7 T+ o' t/ y FA-20B Boston x 339 w/ E6 n3 t- O( I
B-25C Mitchell x 151 c- ]# G/ S8 V! X. \7 H: Q+ S
B-26B Marauder x 30
+ X: K$ H0 W( p% W) v# O
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No Allied losses' Y' e! B: Q1 y* S. Y
: M& T. T( W$ C* F( W2 q. C/ XJapanese ground losses:+ J+ c s+ U+ w! c
125 casualties reported; N' v+ Y: R, h+ h9 K
Guns lost 1
Q2 k+ `2 }, A1 b; N4 l6 i! t
( k% c; H n- aAirbase hits 4* B* l2 @2 Z! }* H
Runway hits 66' P* f$ i% Z6 U* t" K" }
u" Y8 A- {' w3 e) IAircraft Attacking:
6 t% }' x* B# r9 v/ m9 E2 x 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- F8 F5 I3 D, Y" T" J* m4 N4 E9 I# E, ~, N1 y
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 P! M3 g* l+ J
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 {- \# A; l5 e5 U6 q3 ]
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 N5 g& C9 z1 V 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 c6 Y1 w$ d3 G0 f' B2 V1 |! C
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ ^6 n& \- r* J$ `
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 c) W" w* F( ]9 `9 [% H% T' j
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- Z; M9 x% v" e8 n$ N; j c; h
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" c7 u6 P9 y. I' v
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, r) X0 H ?" E# S/ q8 [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% [+ M" [9 H5 ]4 D$ s" E; F r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( a5 F1 J- @9 i( b
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
5 Y- V8 E% D I6 M- Y 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' Y4 p: o9 v, t% P
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ S- M8 b% D; Z. T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ h6 X# t% @ Q' X) E
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, I( F/ ]* b8 Z- z! W- n
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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8 }8 I/ J2 Q. w1 X( GJapanese aircraft
0 ]* K/ A9 P0 E' i5 T9 [, s) c4 HA6M2-N Rufe x 9/ l+ N4 _. o4 I7 o
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
( e# X! h e2 ^; cF4F-4 Wildcat x 21- M5 K' E3 l% x
SBD Dauntless x 49: e6 s; ]- y; }0 c3 m4 N0 R/ {* H
TBD Devastator x 15
T6 B" P) Y# J, t0 a6 Y7 ^$ x
/ N3 w5 |+ U4 SJapanese aircraft losses, P$ @% n5 ]# o) R
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed1 [( k3 F( [7 J0 K; }8 U
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Allied aircraft losses8 b# f7 X1 o, Q% w; P2 h R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 W1 w; g w+ T2 u5 }SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged- T3 ^" Z- G% j. L6 {
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ o- ]& G1 Z1 h6 e/ d# [* [5 zDD Mochizuki8 F6 ?0 j5 N0 N8 Y& r0 J
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ k8 ~. O$ b8 \7 a7 HDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 `1 d2 F6 o' Y% \
DD Yuzuki
5 n2 k, p( P. d; C) b# J8 ODD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 C* c% o, b) O% o! x) e! r' wDD Asanagi
+ F) a/ h: C$ s: y1 XDD Akebono/ Z$ y6 I/ c! q# C& R1 l% X+ ^
DD Sazanami' A/ C$ D6 y+ D$ u4 x( r
( B. R4 W( w2 E$ B0 vAircraft Attacking:4 M' e# R& n7 r" h
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 Z& B2 c% D! W( l+ e0 d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! ?3 B- u4 h2 u z( z7 z; x
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 b" G3 K3 X! F, C! g" {8 Z 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 }# R+ P0 O- O/ a/ S W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z8 z4 O, h- ^% p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 n, h$ Z( w6 B" a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, g; X, X' \2 [" U; T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' R: e! x! B: v( | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( R" A5 K6 G3 R1 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z- M7 c% l2 A( c M# k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 {) _1 G6 G$ ]) ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. \. D2 s% x6 i* U/ R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 P" e: o/ t: O' H: f" O N$ H 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ R4 B2 D$ N7 l& m
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' X( h) m( @/ q$ F) }$ o
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: E: }. A7 | Z$ ^# rDay Air attack on TF at 70,1035 z ^4 c8 G; s' B; y- Z( s' x
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Japanese aircraft
4 F9 u; b; b" X3 b, j5 UA6M2-N Rufe x 91 U$ t' e; ?) x
A6M2 Zero x 283 |3 L6 R m8 ]& j$ e2 ~: t2 i
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Allied aircraft" q9 v- J! q# w2 z3 O" K3 v& r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21$ [4 l5 P I+ Q
SBD Dauntless x 34. S' V$ \2 g5 @: K0 f3 z1 i& l
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Japanese aircraft losses! f: ?5 e! `/ |) `7 p$ x- _
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
3 K$ g9 Q( `& r: B$ t9 A. b- {4 rA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* s) p* g* n: \4 ]' z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
& Q6 _" I$ w! wSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged+ e9 L5 O! I3 n( Y
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Japanese Ships
y# W7 I; b' R9 @# h: ]AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 t" k( o: G* }& x
AP Tofuku Maru: z+ \3 z& {2 F Y- ^( |* F
AK Sagami Maru7 K- N6 f( p. [. x! F
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ V' J6 V1 | w2 W X
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 ]9 [5 }' w U
AP Ryotaku Maru6 b5 ^# J# U% U( g
+ T ]+ z8 P1 F, }Japanese ground losses:) U# S1 U: X2 y" ^- h; U( x
189 casualties reported
3 e7 x" {4 f3 ^Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:9 |* m+ r* Z" a5 i, V( { ]) n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 {, r6 {% G3 A$ i! A 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 p: u) I1 W. G0 X3 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. | E& s9 T9 _2 F: T9 q4 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# D5 X# N6 S& ~4 w6 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& g$ b! t+ o( [1 ]4 j* y/ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' `2 C8 m2 i% T4 ^! T+ K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet M T1 ~( F2 k q/ o% c9 ]: B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ^9 n$ A: `3 N& a
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft, E& R% e% t, \
A6M2-N Rufe x 32 W5 u% X4 G9 m2 S5 U* G1 L
A6M2 Zero x 103 ?$ @- M& y0 [" L& W; P( W7 ?
$ U5 J) b! n& S$ F9 UAllied aircraft
) z6 R: [6 {. e! R: t# SSBD Dauntless x 15
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3 K9 I; I7 J( q% iNo Japanese losses5 m+ u6 U' e$ j$ c: z3 o
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Allied aircraft losses! ~9 n2 g8 \ i6 C" x5 b" w# J( |
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed) `/ Q; L0 N0 U, e+ ?; }, Q% e
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Japanese Ships
! ]6 c2 u, d" F9 jAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) L! K4 v4 D+ K$ K3 }AP Tarushima Maru1 u P2 Q1 Y# g" f+ ?+ f. `
AP Chihaya Maru
/ i; ?, ?; g. n( i3 aAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
& G# |8 X. k) Q' G/ V+ F- d6 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 B- H" C0 [0 o7 X2 a$ d5 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) l0 J. [0 {5 l5 q+ p: t% Z" w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ h7 Z( ^' G. A0 Y% D( c* R: d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 L1 t" p$ @ S8 v! m- Q9 |6 d) k
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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) X; B _: X, S# Y( hJapanese aircraft
, Z3 P& t7 {8 Q8 W* e" ?" \A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft" ^+ x$ \. B' |$ k: }! D/ Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 108 v1 {9 \9 b6 c- T6 E. q& z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ o& C! D* J! T! K6 l# P( O
SBD Dauntless x 62
( u: H7 r$ K4 pTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ~2 `7 C& g: t* i4 H1 t+ R( }A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( [. ~" y0 C' o& eF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
; K/ |& G% m f# B: USBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 y% T8 _5 y4 `: BTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed) q& A. x# r: S
2 E2 `2 M& Y' {) W5 lJapanese Ships
0 ]# F/ r3 A1 R0 v7 [& V! T4 j1 uCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( k3 K8 m6 }& e1 H q3 O
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! {6 l7 P0 z" R g5 DCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:- j( \6 D1 X9 w4 }8 u. ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# E" C) t* y6 O! _; @5 @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 Y" F) u# z: I/ q- I* l3 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% i8 W$ N7 w a! P* j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 y6 e! ?% e# D# E' I
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) @! X8 o1 N& h& C% P8 W% ~6 K2 x 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 |8 @- C- e/ a; E1 ?( z8 z& S" H7 T- N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, J9 C2 f$ n2 r# S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 V5 A$ ?3 i: I- M$ S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Q% ]* d$ O8 n/ o7 V2 ]) h# m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- W' ~* h" {6 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) H5 @2 M. F, ]" [Day Air attack on TF at 72,1046 H7 o' A$ G+ L" w4 U
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Japanese aircraft
: |; {! h+ p8 B: }0 P6 \' _1 `: xA6M2 Zero x 20
7 Z: X! I$ P1 }. ND3A Val x 36
) a. j. a0 P; a+ }8 h, DB5N Kate x 375 m* \# p9 }5 r( x
. \4 S6 u" t8 B$ ^. EAllied aircraft
h4 ^% X: T/ l9 QF4F-3 Wildcat x 10+ {' x! |, _! t- D+ }5 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 v, Z% m6 c9 E4 T# J8 w, ?* B
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Japanese aircraft losses. j( p7 i4 Y# V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; E0 b$ v, K: l# z! U. K/ yD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 v0 n* t8 G* P4 ^B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged2 d' c& M2 N' F9 C
1 o; O5 C' f% }# C) n" b& DAllied aircraft losses
+ r3 l: w- Q. i# B- f) u' [F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! L E2 q" q& d V. \* V- nF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ k/ I. s3 l: b6 O9 }0 l4 D3 x
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Allied Ships
, G) m! f7 r \1 HCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: K* \! {$ r4 m! F4 ~) B( TCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& |% |" z$ ?' \% C( D) _6 j
CA Astoria. z! W$ x" m. X
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
7 l' q! U3 I Y" S. e% v' ^DD Patterson' s! L8 s8 f7 C6 a
CA New Orleans. ]6 w; F3 C, T
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Aircraft Attacking:! U. R2 I4 ~$ t* h0 Q: c" i; L& _
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* d# D" o/ ~) w5 a
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' G, r. J" T7 R; v4 A% D
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! r$ c* F! n1 M N; [# Q 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ N$ `6 `, H, L% K) l, ] P; W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 ^6 b& G& ?6 ~* b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# G9 w! h( s' X8 u
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( ^ x' \* w) N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 G- [8 P0 G3 c4 D0 M; ]/ c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; H/ U& N2 l% E! e5 Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 s# P: c& I, `. Z$ N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 g1 {" ?* t6 p3 E y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* {/ Y4 m9 K3 l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 I% U* K# M8 h5 \0 ?" k' P, P2 c 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" Z4 ?# I4 o+ k& I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: D: h# D t: p& _+ z* Y2 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 G# E' d. A; d# u
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% H# o# ]; `9 k" V0 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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