AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/423 W) o( j/ p+ H6 w; U; @* Y4 }
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships3 T6 S) W, W1 Y. W9 \5 @
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships4 R, r. I/ Y- x8 L) o% `
CA Shropshire
9 s, V# Z! ~0 z- }( q- D' YDD Dewey
& c3 P1 S+ o/ \5 sDD Russell
( U& K' x8 ?* y# BCA Portland% S! {& h2 `$ Y
DD Arunta
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& Q4 T3 W- ^* k4 _5 UDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87# r) Y+ ]( v) w. z7 c, V
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& g& ?# Y# e# h5 j/ R' Z" MAllied aircraft
1 _7 F, G* S9 L5 yP-39D Airacobra x 25
8 ]1 m+ _" X9 Q" p! ?( [A-20B Boston x 33& {$ h8 n/ I5 V0 r. f1 A
B-25C Mitchell x 15
9 s( d7 q* n* w' ?2 S* rB-26B Marauder x 30
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6 F( R9 K- u8 J' I& E+ p0 nNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
% S5 v7 d0 I' j% ?. u) d125 casualties reported" Q7 r3 [+ P+ x6 u
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 43 [( `- k: a. ?) y$ o% b
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:) w! n& P3 u& Z N
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 W( C1 e& ^; X14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 y7 b! j7 c" |) M 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 _, I0 {8 U2 ~+ Y
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' p0 H) n. Y1 S6 ~% o/ i# M 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 t0 w3 S! E5 U! e( @ S! |* q 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 _+ _0 T3 M: |: p% M. R6 [0 {; d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. y. q# [: i# t8 d& A4 g 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 i. p8 R- e" H* G# ^1 r
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 I) f0 {$ d" M; q8 R% _6 ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( }4 e' s; j5 H6 u( y 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# J& n' g! h, L0 C, ]
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 J. d& C1 f4 U2 C
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! Z; o6 _8 Y5 b( V1 F' b! D 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% o% y- {7 y1 L; t! O& ` 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% G D N( x. ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 o) N3 L; {1 k3 _ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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7 T8 d+ a5 m8 O/ p: N: c* bDay Air attack on TF at 70,1038 v0 s3 K, K* T h H5 V5 Y
$ ?& X: u8 k. X- l6 Y/ |3 SJapanese aircraft
* ?1 n+ A7 l V) m' `" [A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 M# @; T- P" m/ ^1 xA6M2 Zero x 32* `8 Y, M7 m6 V
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Allied aircraft
|- j: j2 v f9 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 21; |+ A4 G5 e+ B$ ^# e, x9 }6 h
SBD Dauntless x 49# _8 A' b$ ^& x+ |% \- [ Q' z: J2 a4 i
TBD Devastator x 15; C5 `+ _7 _% ]4 T6 e
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Japanese aircraft losses
) S% Z1 {) R5 r8 z! S) G. JA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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1 |4 w' A; p PF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
' @& f0 }" s, KSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ M9 ^; u+ @& J8 A% t/ VTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged) z& d" S, A7 N7 k( |
* t" I0 d/ q% }7 _ u# ^4 yJapanese Ships
+ x k/ R9 v. P$ jDD Mochizuki" w+ H9 g* q7 h+ X# z5 s1 t+ r* @4 p
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
: D0 J, h6 i( k- WDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; m8 v$ |6 r9 |1 H& @0 Q# _: V
DD Yuzuki
* \' E7 W* F7 GDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 l# f! K. u1 x( v& J, i) W
DD Asanagi
! d" _9 _4 T6 n9 dDD Akebono
J0 }0 X! S; J- ?/ z- P# d) E# eDD Sazanami
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" b8 k. P+ c% j, O! N ?5 tAircraft Attacking: d; h. N0 N, U# ?! j2 d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: U, U+ O+ C l/ j0 k 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ u1 R3 I% T0 x. p; S5 c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Q& k- h0 C( _ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 e: F }. J- }/ G3 l" ^! t7 L9 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a: b8 S2 _3 n L. O* N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 a& @! j. w- C% Y) q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: r% A p. V& D5 n1 y% c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. k! C' A* D! v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( X0 Q( q' z# H) M 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 v) A: v) [# p* u) l- d. C0 A+ C4 N
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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e* O$ G" O( K' C2 pDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 {* t9 L4 _* g. eJapanese aircraft) S( S, T" C* A: y* L
A6M2-N Rufe x 9% u% {! ~+ R1 _/ K. r- ?% n
A6M2 Zero x 287 X# N1 s) D% \. G7 e `( L
6 E2 Z# A! d2 t, TAllied aircraft+ N) U5 A: Q. e: m) U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
' ]& {+ {5 S$ OSBD Dauntless x 34$ s' _6 C! B! P: a# _+ \" N0 d% q
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Japanese aircraft losses
' y$ r( X0 \) h% j4 q. n, O9 vA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
, `2 a5 m( q) S; `: L# z9 _/ LA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed" C1 n7 q2 E: X+ @8 T# ^* l/ Y+ p% D/ a( A
$ z& Q- Q# B: o' H/ N! W/ IAllied aircraft losses
1 [" M, {# H1 X' q7 Z" QF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! s1 J7 D$ c$ E0 tSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" u- Y8 M/ L; ?' M* ^$ x
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 i; s) V2 D7 S! o5 LAP Tofuku Maru
0 }% H u5 E0 q: `7 _. O* y$ ]( xAK Sagami Maru
. t7 G+ f# v& ~AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 m# ~$ ?7 y& B* K1 @* FAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Z$ |4 x" g; v5 e9 }+ {AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:: k! Q9 }. I7 ^/ R9 `
189 casualties reported g* ~& r( j! c9 N2 U# E' T; K
Guns lost 1: a2 G. _* y' P1 Q# }4 ?6 W5 l
$ v9 Z% k9 y g5 k& hAircraft Attacking:
6 i* c3 v0 L9 T. M3 b J) ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% n/ ^8 r5 J( h& ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" n: }' l ~9 A& d2 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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, x: O8 J5 g+ @; j# ^ k ?+ M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! F' @4 `- ?9 g* F3 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, v8 |6 b8 T2 g* F& p* L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# t1 u" f" O7 b& v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
4 f4 ?8 R0 v* y# {4 r* pA6M2 Zero x 10+ z" h- ?' ]/ g1 X3 z& M7 {7 o
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Allied aircraft
W* o' _) d$ Y; TSBD Dauntless x 15; |/ \! e t/ ^/ ~- N
3 v- P8 Y( y% }. _No Japanese losses& c" z4 P$ E7 N) M8 O
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+ c9 X3 e4 ]; [6 ?; e* j0 k1 FSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed5 r9 c7 w* m+ h( u/ c
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage* C$ I. p& C9 s4 c4 X& O
AP Tarushima Maru/ \, x6 r) @4 w e* s
AP Chihaya Maru
; `. h7 u6 L5 m! X" DAK Asahisan Maru
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3 J+ r" ?) Z5 V: ~# Y$ xAircraft Attacking:3 \! W3 z: K' k) j; c2 u, E
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 r* O: A0 H" Q$ d ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' c# X6 h7 q6 k/ M5 y6 |3 Y7 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% N, q! H! Y3 ^. W; |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. e* R$ f* h6 {Day Air attack on TF at 70,1042 E$ F _: Q2 v7 e+ t/ r4 n
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Japanese aircraft
5 r5 a8 @4 ]; e/ i' ^( TA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 107 g( [ v6 L! [3 L: d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
4 ?- ~1 Y( q8 ~4 ^- T8 U3 `) h! uSBD Dauntless x 62
% Z( B4 R! x+ K( k$ {" w2 X% ITBD Devastator x 57 ~% T8 `' S0 ?( o3 Y v
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Japanese aircraft losses
; b+ N4 `& [9 T4 gA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
; @7 |9 Y9 R( ]. L5 g. }F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed* M( W3 v$ v9 Y
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged# v+ j" ?- L3 l/ v9 a+ D' K
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships5 U. H0 W" \( T8 C5 w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1- `) ~' J. a! ^% |, q$ v3 c3 P
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire' M/ t/ B& Y; B6 q( E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:$ W9 C9 C) A4 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: {7 E+ C* a' X# \3 B: W! E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' v( s9 {+ n: l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 l# d- L. Z! A7 d4 G) d T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& r! n3 L& t7 w1 R0 L5 y1 l, b
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ~/ _* s" I5 |0 q. h
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ T, s$ [! O% s X, y! n9 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- G( k) x0 z& j/ @9 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" N( x/ |# G# P& t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 t7 _& D$ T1 J# Z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% V2 c& x: j& a0 i; V" N4 ?& C8 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& i6 c' ?# b' K+ W, Q7 ~
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# [" ?; T* C6 W. b" j# x$ IDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft4 \" |7 N7 d0 @8 q8 |0 X
A6M2 Zero x 20, \0 B& g' A- k5 M$ N
D3A Val x 36
* a$ M, f" k: p* JB5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
H+ S9 O6 w& p# \/ l4 sF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 w" j( n' C- Y6 y' a9 `
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9 C% f2 H, C$ [% k; X% H9 TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" j0 l$ K/ i1 n X8 @* S& v
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged6 I4 h# w% L! C- O; u# L2 D" d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# {0 y4 z* Z; E" o* _ lF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
7 j; B0 w' U3 D# p# \% gF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships5 d' b X, ^8 Z9 Z3 S4 H% T/ ^% p! G
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* P8 ?) H6 O' fCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 d3 C: b) d8 G a& z) w$ N
CA Astoria0 d' m5 `5 Q% ?1 _# H2 K0 `7 x, R
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 h* W) Y5 ?) [) r1 F4 v
DD Patterson
* n1 [8 m1 x) J" wCA New Orleans4 u" O \4 l/ S5 A
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+ s" U& b+ f" t% v" J# ] 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ D9 ]6 w1 {$ g: F) P# ?5 s- v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 h, [9 V$ H0 {6 i
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 f1 g3 |* }2 i; a5 F S7 L
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( i$ x4 S) Q- Q0 R1 J: w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 N& ?0 a' l5 L% u: S- m& `" R 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ n. _/ f( S+ o' Z8 `- [" k 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, P, C2 [) R; [, U' h6 X% i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 ^' f- w9 Q( s; Q# w 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- q* w: ~$ B ]$ d8 j( P5 e 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ?! [, @6 Q: Z$ P2 ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. a! ~" H# U8 S o/ L& c# l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 k! t4 _* t) c& g9 p9 M6 u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet V5 L$ Q# H! k' m. _& C
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; |& V. o4 k' g) v$ |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 F3 H: T5 U4 Q" f2 m1 k/ Q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |