AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/422 y* u- e& X Q" \; |! c
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$ k8 k9 a4 S A% B) Z8 aSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships) Y% y" e& \2 C' T
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
; U( F' L" r$ D7 K3 rCA Shropshire* [3 g9 a6 B+ V; ^4 S) e$ c
DD Dewey
9 p3 C6 F2 f, z1 g4 x6 x# pDD Russell, _) F9 w7 M9 a( X1 h
CA Portland
$ e3 F. M! ?8 n) _: @DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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! F+ B4 ?8 `- V# k( `( S' y% WAllied aircraft
0 X' G+ W+ j. o1 ]+ f# d( ]( x9 \P-39D Airacobra x 25, |5 e; g$ I u
A-20B Boston x 332 E+ W8 P2 Q" I; N) Q0 C
B-25C Mitchell x 15
: ~! r! D* ^5 f4 g! n2 uB-26B Marauder x 300 ~4 C5 f) I+ K C! L8 v, z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
: Y% F' A7 V% G! T3 [$ e125 casualties reported3 C5 b; g2 g8 Y
Guns lost 1' R" U8 R. A( c' q
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Airbase hits 4
3 k9 c/ N C' H1 _* |2 A. rRunway hits 66, Z4 Z% e2 Q3 t8 ^$ E
2 K, \2 G, s. a3 @8 I- o; uAircraft Attacking:
4 M% L2 I" @! u 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet z# U; Q: P( b, D2 h! r( B
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 c: b( R" N' ~" j 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, R9 a' @( [6 \1 g/ K! u( Q" o! j# H 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 z& \3 l4 y* I W
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
: F% @; G' } B7 q+ @ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: V" e1 T+ L+ d- K 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ v) W. }8 a! U, U
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 j/ y( y8 F1 x O J; O% P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* n! ]/ p* Z: h% \; v* v) x( |- b" A
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& u& C8 W3 I8 P" [+ E 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: [" O7 V/ @# A% g6 c4 M. i 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' I. h2 S8 \, a4 B6 } x# D
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 c- k$ ~+ R ]% p( H4 ^ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 v1 Q) w# _2 L' u6 s 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' a7 @& x* {' }6 @4 E
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 D6 |5 D! X4 S; J& ]4 U- h; C 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 p& f$ x! k" K5 |+ e3 U ~
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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6 g5 U3 Y8 K% \& MJapanese aircraft$ X, m F d4 G
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
. P7 H7 j% u# n! S$ t7 \A6M2 Zero x 32
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9 U g/ J* Q* D& h m% V) DAllied aircraft
+ S4 ~! v# N2 E2 B9 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 O! \- a+ }; |: G9 I) ISBD Dauntless x 492 ~" O1 l5 S' E$ e2 F- C
TBD Devastator x 152 a: j( {9 _" T/ E0 j$ s
" H6 p- a+ \% ?% b! L* q/ }Japanese aircraft losses
7 M, Y3 R0 s: Z; dA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed) d7 [5 q7 l h7 c1 K
3 s+ t! m3 _, m9 ~! h
Allied aircraft losses- ?. Q* @: s0 i# s+ `) J ?0 T) t; C5 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 j" y$ {# t! U) Z' i0 f! ESBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged! w8 `, h D6 z. X- e/ \7 k/ g
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships- a- I4 J$ H+ p
DD Mochizuki) Y Y+ y, J8 N: \, p1 p; W
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 17 E! O, q3 \# s+ R ~0 b4 |
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* {& t5 Y; \8 [) l3 ?DD Yuzuki
. Q8 n5 R9 F7 x/ C) H# ]DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 {/ v) b! f' \# l$ \+ N: ZDD Asanagi
4 H# h7 B' |/ q( G: HDD Akebono
& W7 }9 ?, s# wDD Sazanami
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' W* a2 r0 \# ~1 H$ A1 v& MAircraft Attacking:& w& s# D& W3 L. H) V0 o) _3 v/ Z5 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ U5 f5 q0 G1 I& @" D, V/ y 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Q9 r# `: U" h% ^+ A" h# E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, t# {& \5 l- s. ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 K. m j* j) ~# J2 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 n( C! ^+ I% X4 x9 b, \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ b3 r% |4 K( C% k3 J) q% ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. N( c" n' P6 V M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 a% D6 N9 X+ V- u9 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Z) s J8 q ?, ^ 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, G$ F! V: E* T" {3 d
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, G& h' Q+ g* N) m+ k. B
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; Q# P4 U9 ?- b- X4 ^" c7 GDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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# q2 ?. n. C# Z! o/ s5 I. ]Japanese aircraft! B- T2 p! H# D' c* q6 Z( ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 9, p" o8 J; P/ {' ]$ P3 |' I
A6M2 Zero x 28
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, W& e1 G3 a( X6 R% gAllied aircraft
% Q' G, q% K( W4 U- k D1 v8 k. _3 OF4F-3 Wildcat x 216 ?7 {" f# t2 m) j- F
SBD Dauntless x 34/ r4 k- j( Y4 K' g4 t' R! o/ g
3 Z8 f2 J" D' n/ w. i' @Japanese aircraft losses
) s( F( ?2 H7 ?( @' v2 IA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
; N( s" P' [, L9 _9 c+ QA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) E4 W3 C G) uF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 V& k* L$ a$ f! t* t' SSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! E6 M" ~3 E+ J5 r
8 _5 B% F* E( t8 f) W7 O2 tJapanese Ships0 \5 C* k; L, l
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 Q- _' l6 c$ B1 IAP Tofuku Maru
4 \: D# S7 X2 |: m# c A# pAK Sagami Maru
* P1 ?/ W# C( Z2 PAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& U! X% l, {5 z7 F" G
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 X( t/ y/ W- @' t8 t1 ^& c0 ^
AP Ryotaku Maru1 _/ C1 S5 s L' e3 s" ~
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Japanese ground losses:$ }( N4 a3 q4 A, V/ Y1 @
189 casualties reported
1 N0 B& W B4 wGuns lost 1
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, ~3 P4 z, e% x0 b wAircraft Attacking:4 g7 B$ m" t, Z# z, \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 G6 H8 ]( b1 w) N5 K% }# ` 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% I2 Y6 z" `' G+ |$ S7 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, X% t9 M' s( Z t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 q4 _9 A* D3 j' U: z2 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: i# F2 l: k# t. ?0 a! H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! w# A5 W6 E3 L v! I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 G1 j: v* f6 `5 v; d$ Q3 t9 g. d, _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 |8 A9 `0 w( ?. M
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 r$ y q# r: W% e' Q) W' R3 p
3 t2 @. x! `0 ?8 s$ u, `Japanese aircraft' L8 m6 G# t; W" N0 O1 v
A6M2-N Rufe x 3& \ ?* }6 F5 L/ u4 b1 g4 Y
A6M2 Zero x 108 }1 ]/ H- j" \8 g4 l
% |, W A$ A4 P ~. {Allied aircraft: m" W: e# I% i, @3 J1 Y, h8 }
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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4 n+ x$ L+ C3 O6 k9 DAllied aircraft losses! ` N# z1 K! i; A) A
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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" S. x" Y! F$ z, v: ~# J" QJapanese Ships
: n" Z8 W: T5 kAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage( d9 k+ _2 ^0 N" Q' t1 W1 t, D: F
AP Tarushima Maru s- B) P k* t, V( o
AP Chihaya Maru8 t. U2 y& e- M- E
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
! c6 y3 l8 ]" @" V/ l6 ^6 w: p3 j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Y+ P. V6 V3 g% ~) V7 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. g4 K/ h8 V: E" B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 a- ]3 p( d1 y: O# i' t+ j; j# _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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3 H! {5 p0 g, n2 |8 c# v( LJapanese aircraft1 y! c$ V+ n! N, W
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft# R, b q1 T; d8 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- o4 u$ S$ I0 \5 sF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 U9 P# A5 D6 e lSBD Dauntless x 62$ z M7 C0 Q4 v
TBD Devastator x 5: @* B: {; X! f0 h
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Japanese aircraft losses
& L0 s& j" T4 Z2 k) RA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* M3 v3 s9 U. W9 a" K( EF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
2 x6 i6 D# u+ c$ J$ UF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed/ t7 q- Y4 y2 \, ~* d# F
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
. ]+ Z1 G4 b `; z* |$ w) dTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships5 {+ d9 V8 {2 [( r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
$ {0 j( l6 q9 l6 G7 Z) @; e2 ECVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 v+ z1 r) i; ^; Y) NCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1! p" X3 Z/ k1 H5 b# P& N
1 y: Z3 p4 h. `! [3 @Aircraft Attacking:4 j4 g# w1 F$ B, U" E( A' g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- E' T2 q- J' {& T0 x# S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& G1 r# F) L' \& \+ I, W
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ M% Y; N2 B% M* T& H+ y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 W: L7 t f* y7 n' E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" v1 a9 S: d- X( x8 V3 _8 Z3 t8 J7 N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ {1 Y( i4 @. k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; o7 v& [" m* vDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
/ @$ ?, y/ ?) {7 vA6M2 Zero x 20, J& V& N. X* A* T Z, n" _
D3A Val x 365 P: e5 r9 ~' ?* D
B5N Kate x 374 d8 W5 |' x% w, p7 Y
. g- V% o! k- H: z, q2 aAllied aircraft
. H3 @3 `1 G IF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, E" [8 W1 b8 e+ P N. MF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
% w7 c- L5 q5 dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* O9 {2 X. ^( {
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged$ Y; x- l9 R# W1 o$ Z
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# g" W6 t9 ?8 t$ j4 ^ UAllied aircraft losses
8 i5 e6 v/ r2 s' d6 S1 ]! o* cF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
+ Y* O% l8 H/ w ]! W5 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 k$ ^/ O" ^. L' d+ V) g& w7 GAllied Ships
0 q9 e8 w! y" QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, H( E e! p6 ~2 s# `1 U3 `$ [0 V
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; T6 x. l, R7 h! \" T+ FCA Astoria
" P( `2 u5 Q8 y) O. h4 I1 {1 aCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 15 g$ e2 X, @8 B* f5 r4 f! n! a7 R
DD Patterson& `7 T! k! H% Z& c* ^4 N8 y
CA New Orleans5 [6 J+ |& d( `4 A B, J
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Aircraft Attacking:2 Y, V1 V$ A/ `1 X' r# \* E- S' b% G
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! F+ n3 t9 E1 Y2 Q 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, Y% l1 G g9 ~* u0 r 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! h7 ~' w' U& l3 F 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ @* K/ i6 U0 C: m1 Y+ U$ D* ? 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ _) p9 K. B& e# p' ?) e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ y7 Z- L$ o" ]/ R# J: N, l
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% [/ R: o$ i9 l5 ~ k. ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" u; `. {+ T- n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, h* i% h* u9 Q+ ^# D) p8 g
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ?) K# t6 M; ^( v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; _0 \3 N+ R! Z2 p3 H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 O; q. c1 c: D. E: G$ ]4 j2 y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ R4 c$ T7 f4 l) f7 C+ ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. k( P4 j" m& ^ r' ^ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" h3 T5 m- N, r- e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( G- U/ ?! X. U2 q" X, o( p9 P) O6 |1 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 P; ^5 `- n$ Q- g9 S# G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: x% @( T* R5 m6 e4 k/ N/ l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |