AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42% x% R/ N9 z& c
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& l, i. e: P8 xSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
% {+ x& i& T1 ]9 cSS I-28, hits 18 s3 I! w- e2 N! w( |
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Allied Ships. U7 Q) P7 a. t% K- o: ^2 Q) R
CA Shropshire( D X4 _8 x) u! [6 R* S$ f: N
DD Dewey: |* F0 X3 i2 s' a
DD Russell' O0 a: J3 z5 C+ t* v
CA Portland! \" R$ _5 g; c9 \& l
DD Arunta1 M6 R) A4 h0 o* J" A9 v0 h: E% _/ ^
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' \. t0 t# F; d5 E. S2 kDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
8 H2 N: L5 X' u2 W4 B4 SP-39D Airacobra x 25
3 Q' h% q0 J! z; fA-20B Boston x 33( g+ M( w+ `4 E
B-25C Mitchell x 15; M# G# w9 W9 i1 |+ s2 N
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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4 |2 z: t' x; G9 u5 pJapanese ground losses:& W/ n! M5 T8 ]' p, v
125 casualties reported
1 ~8 Y3 @. X B) e9 G1 eGuns lost 1- J/ r3 o# b& P8 m2 @
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Airbase hits 4
' w) B$ y& {6 bRunway hits 66/ y4 J6 {$ R3 E% V4 P! r+ M
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 Q2 J# t) G2 k+ i$ s, c; U/ e 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* L3 c, r. R. ~# D; H* |
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 W; Q, v, p! r# l* K 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# b% K$ {+ u4 |/ u" U5 F3 P
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' {' S2 X3 o% I
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, \; x/ {) z7 c! \ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 W5 x/ h! b3 Y4 w 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 R' H% R& }0 f& V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! F5 I/ k& }5 W! F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 T. c: F) j, e+ \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet1 A' \* j" L- Y3 t3 x
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( W, G3 M3 s+ q; y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 g4 f0 M1 @% c& ^( C9 G
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, _0 r7 U& U3 O+ j" Y7 c# | t* B
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 ^$ |7 T/ I# |2 h3 a 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" _5 @/ M. K. N% s
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ D! B; X7 q! ?+ i
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& I2 d0 N( o) `8 U 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 E- `$ H1 [: D% ~0 E
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( t) I k2 |8 C/ N. y( \Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ ?8 B/ s+ A6 l) q P/ ]1 e
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- Y8 ?. ~! v+ A; LA6M2-N Rufe x 9
) y, ~# M2 A6 s) A/ _5 f( mA6M2 Zero x 32
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/ E3 }3 U4 l9 }, \# R4 JAllied aircraft
+ e1 b R" j; `& A' O- }! m( X( C% ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 u) ]7 `, C: h& M* o2 T7 S' `
SBD Dauntless x 49; L* {: H- l. v
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses% i" G% }( A+ o- \* o$ }3 t
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed+ s% K% M" ?! B2 I" {: z
: n% g" B6 h0 U; m. V( \Allied aircraft losses2 @9 K8 W/ {# o% u; l. X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ k8 ]6 k; @7 e) l: \0 s& k" HSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
& R9 O9 A1 X# B9 n8 P5 S8 Z+ FTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged2 q$ \. D$ T! x) z! ]9 J
+ q/ G! s( u8 DJapanese Ships
6 L6 u6 _, E5 oDD Mochizuki
( M/ O i0 O NCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1) F. E# u5 P4 _' W6 f8 B0 |) P
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ?- ]( I, j# V; c. f- cDD Yuzuki7 V8 s$ }4 ]" i2 B
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ m7 I4 D& N" f5 Z9 j( rDD Asanagi$ X/ x( @% z; n
DD Akebono% K1 Q Q% v0 `" T( u% \7 X9 Q
DD Sazanami
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$ h% r. p2 L6 }: iAircraft Attacking:
. w8 K0 f5 m2 s( i% Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" L% F4 \1 ~3 B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* k% J" }' V7 C. U( T6 [/ Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% l( d ~5 `: c: ] 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ~ ~) G! _$ z! z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. o$ K- h* ]/ |& L: M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# A/ Y1 E6 `( ~4 f# F2 M6 o5 J1 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' j6 h( J' u e0 @2 o1 G: ^: A, N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 A. i/ w B) s! i3 v% s- E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, N$ }2 I8 S, d3 p" j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 G; U# v- r. k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 k! E% j4 B4 a% y! F2 `8 a
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! {9 U& C* T# H( o 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
. ^5 {# X. L2 l! R$ T6 X% w: CA6M2-N Rufe x 9: n8 m* [' z% }* U. j# x
A6M2 Zero x 282 p2 P# O; I! Q
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Allied aircraft
* U4 B4 L4 h& K( m! g& c4 qF4F-3 Wildcat x 21% b: z5 A, K9 Y0 O) L7 A0 |- |
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses9 p2 p. M0 E# f7 f% V/ H! v' `, o
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
5 @& X. G5 F3 IA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged. M# S7 v; D4 o! E1 a. [9 `+ X' v
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% D- a' F5 T( `/ oAP Tofuku Maru
, P; b. x5 P" M9 M$ o" S3 g' Q: }AK Sagami Maru) [; M: @+ ] N: h5 u- t3 }: W
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! q: x6 k7 e; F0 cAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, [4 P1 R0 E" F& O2 `
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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# l3 R+ {" d. [6 @- A8 yAircraft Attacking:# ^& s& I# p9 i+ c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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! {& c4 y( @& e/ i& M k$ ~1 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# n; f7 G+ l9 ^; i! y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: a% s! ~; v. n7 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 ?2 y5 Y2 X$ r1 M! X) ] 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 aircraft0 Q, Y4 V3 y9 }4 E' E
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
. X/ U$ y" m3 p ] hA6M2 Zero x 10& Y: |7 \( y# D) ? Z9 {. c
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SBD Dauntless x 15% ~5 _* u1 W6 p7 w/ f
# _ [% |. ~ ]6 I% p7 p6 cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 T% t+ y; p0 n! a; v$ t* _SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
- o- |, L3 h+ ~+ c7 F7 \+ zAP Tarushima Maru, W% I6 d+ n0 @* f, b$ h
AP Chihaya Maru
' s' N, T: k s7 } u/ t/ mAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:1 @6 q, |( L) T7 @$ t# O
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! X; P, k' A5 L! o. x% F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ V1 Z- e/ y d& }& \. b1 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- N5 c$ ]+ S. z7 [, D6 P- J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Q2 U" w$ h9 `. g) j+ D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1048 C$ T5 K7 C! t! M( [6 w
$ F2 B* \3 ^" d2 D. v4 q. t6 HJapanese aircraft. p4 m$ O( C7 F
A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! O6 e. {6 e( Y G$ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 z1 S! Y, C7 n" X* HSBD Dauntless x 62
& O4 |2 ~) u. f1 pTBD Devastator x 57 m* U1 @7 M/ `7 v1 ~, f
8 F% F$ }5 g% r/ E! w* _& dJapanese aircraft losses
# N0 n; F$ j# FA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged: J9 F, \5 P- K
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Allied aircraft losses( g/ \7 r* P3 K( N. {. \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
3 P6 {: d6 q' S$ X9 \F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
: L8 g5 ~0 o6 D$ h- WSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( M0 z4 c3 }; u' n4 j9 x1 OTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed% g, I; m) K/ G; E1 {% @- p
; l0 S; ^. v& i+ k \4 n, }, bJapanese Ships+ o. m8 Q0 v0 v/ T3 p, }+ b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 17 Q" m- z& s7 c
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 c [* g' P, y& u4 p( D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:4 @ {; H. X+ @( n1 d1 J' ~* F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' s* ~' `+ b# d' X4 {" `3 i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 J0 s9 f7 U- s9 j6 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 z5 q8 l6 R! W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 g- Z( ]# b* E8 R- z 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ }, V" K0 j+ h. ~8 S& ?0 y 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& X0 ]' |0 z& ~+ E# ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ r' h' z+ _4 S4 R& c1 g1 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Q/ J4 s' \6 p5 [. W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ {6 r% R! p2 r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ j- Z7 i8 o: G1 R* u4 p' E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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5 K+ ^1 p9 H% kDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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A6M2 Zero x 20. i! n2 ], l g0 g( I9 d0 d9 A3 F
D3A Val x 36) j0 E( c7 ^: j5 Q* V
B5N Kate x 375 X8 o5 {- L1 [4 h6 L
. [2 p3 c* t) m3 d8 a4 [Allied aircraft
' G8 ?' |6 i, z9 ~( z2 S1 [F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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9 q( X% z# t/ ~9 n# XA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 ~% v2 h2 z) `8 O7 n! n. _
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged: v. y. l, p& ^( B' I$ }3 O2 q4 d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' i! F: G0 j4 ~+ Z. Z9 U! K+ s
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Allied aircraft losses
: M8 L; h: {" d/ v/ KF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed% q/ N- a" c- e: V! S+ l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& O: F* `$ s4 I- R0 R
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' o: ?4 w! a9 T- ]4 p* |1 ?7 t0 P$ nCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. s7 B( ?3 U: V0 k$ p+ O
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 K# h6 v# T! q# K! SCA Astoria$ N1 r2 V2 M+ H4 j
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1' d- x& N; q- ?0 l1 u7 d+ Q7 I
DD Patterson
s! y. I+ k' i# D4 m- ICA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:, e! i: J2 @- O6 d+ i
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 M4 i7 ^( I3 A; L# V3 ^ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 U3 L! ?& s7 k, t. s! n+ L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: z: v$ R0 n& ~7 [) j! [ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 }5 g7 h) v( K$ D/ S( x" Z3 Q$ A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 x: F O" P" L- [2 o7 N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ^6 V& b. v; x; \
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 x- G7 D7 d/ L r
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. u+ G/ K1 S/ p3 ]* [+ e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 K8 [. x4 @' @, Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, d1 |; T/ Z2 u+ A, j+ d8 g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" u; d6 k( z$ F# Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ N( K" `# k, e9 ^1 T4 {" [) | 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ N# U6 l1 i$ K9 x: ?; P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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