AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/426 ^! |2 v$ u/ U4 R
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5 r8 S( R, K7 M) h# B. wSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
) ]; q. }/ b# N. p+ A2 QSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
# J" ~9 X$ L7 d2 L. d. ?* lCA Shropshire. b. i+ r* d/ Y0 s
DD Dewey
9 j( D, ]7 h5 C) GDD Russell
# D. q' K+ i& I- N3 FCA Portland% Z/ ^& b# B" |2 W6 A8 l
DD Arunta+ a* T: r- T% g1 G: c+ C1 n9 \% ~% W
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/ v* S. U+ W* f2 m3 q) mDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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1 N. |4 t$ i! \& ]% H: a# o# nAllied aircraft
# U8 ^' c4 v: j8 kP-39D Airacobra x 25
9 l: E( y% Y+ D6 q' @" oA-20B Boston x 33
: L& V V5 l8 E( w: JB-25C Mitchell x 15
1 ~ Y8 `. Y- D$ l7 |B-26B Marauder x 30, C C! V9 C8 F3 f6 E1 z& a
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No Allied losses( A% L5 v! M) Z; n4 l1 e* r
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Japanese ground losses:
a' }6 I- C. o125 casualties reported/ J& |6 W2 Q# W5 o% D4 N, |+ D" y
Guns lost 13 ?6 z7 a. @3 j- G2 o V7 o
' p6 P3 |2 k- ?* |9 F: k8 aAirbase hits 4
8 w3 c# _; e7 S$ P' wRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
: R) W2 d B, \4 v; ^# ~% b 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 @6 `' Q; w5 J. U1 O
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* a, z' D( v7 k: M! F
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 R* I- ^$ V1 y$ n- d
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ ^: e& Q# m% T 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, t: M' a" P( y# \* L1 G' \ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" }4 L" ^! q1 O* H/ P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ T& ?1 _, v9 C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# W6 y8 o8 c$ `/ H7 {: P+ l, t
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! T& r* g, W- ?1 b: t1 \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet t- F/ ?: s9 p& L
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ r5 O. R; ^1 Z* \0 _- o$ C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ I5 n* ?2 _# s1 M; T) l7 z
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 M0 c& Y1 ~5 | ? x% l# ?% e7 v& E3 G 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. `# N9 X0 \0 \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 p; F6 Z6 [7 Y' I% g. P+ `* u2 u 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 p5 j8 w1 I/ m3 k1 ^ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( O" ~% r* j9 n$ e" F 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, V+ n Y4 R" h+ [* t) Z3 a
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1 h8 V% b( X7 `: a2 mDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft; M( P( A) f2 Q5 T
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 w: ~6 G! m. o" k) y! D- RA6M2 Zero x 32! O. Q: {$ k: Q; w2 i. x, m3 i
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 @" n1 D8 }: n, ~SBD Dauntless x 49- T$ @! X( s# b. r, ]' Z
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses% G. |* r& W& Z' o
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 ^8 Z. _9 F) M9 J # I- g4 q# @: T1 Z
Allied aircraft losses
9 t) a: x. B0 j# t2 s8 J& D0 F7 aF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged$ ]- S8 N* K- G+ d! d/ S
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
C2 E( L" n, j1 N- o: }1 o7 p# |4 JTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 F5 U$ ?6 O: n
DD Mochizuki
1 [5 A. M4 W$ h4 N6 Q9 G6 nCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
9 x/ l! e3 r" O. u: e) ~2 r* kDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 _! U, M6 q' z6 D* _3 F2 x
DD Yuzuki
% }( l- @1 c+ S4 K6 K! w* Y, S9 TDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' J6 o) {, H5 A9 T: J5 o& E4 ]DD Asanagi* s% j6 M8 L S
DD Akebono
4 ]- a) B3 j# r2 a# [DD Sazanami2 t+ O( G+ ~/ ~2 z, \; M, `
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Aircraft Attacking:8 B1 O+ f9 _! R8 V/ U, T
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 z( x- L9 V3 j7 h! ? 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* m7 m& I: L( e7 }9 U0 g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 V* V# D' t" R2 [. I5 Q
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# p) N: [ x1 v. ` X" a% v% n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" y; G. j1 I m! z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 _! ^* Y% g ^: i7 K& { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 G( l3 k( x5 \# G8 P3 @8 r# e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ a, v2 X0 K9 ^: L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X ~ v: v: K5 W7 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' R) s7 @0 M5 f! Y8 M0 |) v: C$ n7 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 f1 g2 O1 P* F: L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 N$ M& M# W( { h( N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, D7 r# Q( ^3 ]
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 i t* S! k3 P0 p: n$ [
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& m, A6 y# e$ ^ d5 H! E
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' k) X( n$ \0 A" y5 g z! T R
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Japanese aircraft
0 n( ]2 r( n+ I IA6M2-N Rufe x 9/ ?3 S2 J9 y/ ]) l( z# R* V
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
% w& j8 s+ U y$ E$ X# p% QF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
7 f _+ ^" A0 f7 ~SBD Dauntless x 34$ A2 H9 u" m& x' v) y0 W$ ~
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Japanese aircraft losses* E) L+ y; t( `6 z' O4 k
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed; [5 C& X$ l5 m( X: S0 i2 L6 Z" Y
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 `# _3 l! A) F; \8 q
1 @8 U, n1 _. ~Allied aircraft losses. p8 Y6 K# q* I8 R* r2 U1 k% k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
% H& v5 V& k' P- U0 i. F7 F! GSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& t1 X5 w. Q! `: y% I
) V T: I) S6 E% G0 UJapanese Ships
1 b( S6 F; j6 w9 c$ |AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# ~4 |+ l0 F) z% q, f3 i& m1 iAP Tofuku Maru4 r5 m5 b8 V# ~( ?4 q; k
AK Sagami Maru
0 o+ o+ Z' n) W+ D qAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 F# g+ P6 d# v7 t7 s% NAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 g0 K$ j% l' D
AP Ryotaku Maru
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I3 T$ O- x5 z5 m% ZJapanese ground losses:
& T) O0 P) ~& Z: [# U189 casualties reported
n9 K- S; P! Q8 }2 \% S+ u# kGuns lost 1# D' c+ u) f. Z
( j: k: m+ i( L+ DAircraft Attacking:
: O9 w# n. N4 ]9 O+ s1 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 K7 ~! ~/ D1 \7 { 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; z# u0 k; e5 K# _0 c( \9 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' a5 { N' O& X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" e2 i1 }( C$ e! c; ?( T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 B6 ?6 }' o# j5 J" u( y& Z4 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# P% b9 g7 N: m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 `5 V1 U9 m/ q1 [) N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' C4 Y: V' j; J: E
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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5 r! S- i2 u+ D/ N9 {Japanese aircraft3 u' y. X6 f4 q. H; h
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
2 [$ |" N) [, X/ S' WA6M2 Zero x 10! b9 ?4 ?: z+ r+ t; h. \& h
6 }9 N& s& Y5 @7 C# W3 `7 W9 v6 JAllied aircraft
0 o" m% W& R6 b" pSBD Dauntless x 15
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6 J' W8 d# u/ \2 B z# R e+ v6 G& \No Japanese losses7 l \% `6 f6 T5 W6 I% A
4 \% f, M( ~$ t. H, QAllied aircraft losses" U" x7 _6 @3 T2 a4 F
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 U; @# y, ~6 `3 T5 e2 p6 p0 s
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Japanese Ships) f% ^* w( l* C$ q
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) y% p# }0 y5 o8 LAP Tarushima Maru
+ ^& a! x2 x6 `% v& f6 ]AP Chihaya Maru* O( K! i0 b8 f0 s$ v5 }
AK Asahisan Maru2 g% c1 t; ~; u' N* ?& X* ^
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Aircraft Attacking:
! }7 b. \; W4 t) j8 f7 c 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% i1 L/ R1 v* e. u M& T1 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 g3 e/ }# p1 g" c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" S2 {! j; d! o+ \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 T4 z( |9 L4 q; b: D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104& _ e+ k" v4 f b4 q6 B+ v8 s
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Japanese aircraft
4 X a) f% W7 B; H7 l; T, C/ ^9 Y9 o3 J& mA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft4 Z l6 d8 l, y. Z- t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- O5 G1 n) ?9 F- [5 g9 zF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 o2 _! F/ s, `& ySBD Dauntless x 62
) ~ M, Z0 r aTBD Devastator x 5
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" W% K% j$ ^2 E0 H, c# KJapanese aircraft losses" N9 C! G4 i; `3 Z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged# w! t+ m4 b! h, m L
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed2 m' h# M' m) o! h( o2 a& h& I7 V. k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
) |7 d! Y3 U; ?9 J1 \( KSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
! v% x5 v5 W% Q( k V; E& D( f7 ]9 ?) nTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed, K! ]" X5 Z; A- v. H9 N1 e/ f6 u7 }
3 w( ~$ B# [3 @' E. IJapanese Ships
: o) o( ?3 O, d+ b% k, ?6 ], I$ XCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
+ b- D) R" ?: R2 hCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ S. n5 I) e J4 T" E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
" ?$ h9 W9 d2 ?; ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Z" Z2 S$ m: }. o' z' w9 @ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) T! b: ?# m T H( C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' [2 E( H: X, s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 j# P) d- q* v+ h1 }* T/ i2 @ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% }% N% b9 r& H8 L- |1 a9 Z/ Z2 E
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 s5 f5 V2 ~6 O q9 t: O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, c! j5 a1 Q8 w- r9 t p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 c4 W+ l6 V; A: B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ y* O4 r) o5 m/ N( p# J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ?6 z$ o, j7 U+ m/ c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1044 e. C' U- `. J: w. H& k
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Japanese aircraft
0 d- o3 Z/ s! ^7 N' D" V! G2 JA6M2 Zero x 20. j# Y- C3 o, W& M
D3A Val x 365 m8 k/ b0 H6 G( c$ `, N
B5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* _) A4 `2 q6 B. c7 s6 _# BF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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4 V: ]! b, _) }2 j H, GJapanese aircraft losses
4 t% G; u% r$ q& _ D0 d/ \A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' t; G8 ]+ ?1 Z9 b) K: R( O
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
# p) h, p! P5 K' WB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
f) [ N4 _8 h& x4 |% K, WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
. A8 `+ [$ G3 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" b2 f1 Q' O1 p! E' Y: \2 [+ G+ U
; [, H" T% n# d/ @Allied Ships, f9 {- d. w/ f) L* [( c
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 Y/ l( Z4 J- k" I* u1 ] NCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 I6 e% F3 u' @CA Astoria
1 j$ t! D6 R. p g1 vCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 15 J2 p% ?* q1 r7 d9 g2 T# e
DD Patterson
/ P; b, Z/ ]' U# f# _" b) \/ iCA New Orleans K* Q$ O% h1 e. d9 \' [* K8 V
) T; s& J& M0 G, qAircraft Attacking:' D; V. W2 x; g# S9 f9 y1 I: c# d
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( a5 O6 z. @6 T- U2 w) A l" I( r 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ H. N# ~6 Z3 A$ _8 M; H 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 r& k% E$ Y& ~/ e5 ?
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; g4 z1 E" c3 Z( u. m0 j7 ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* u- s' C1 d+ C# y" v/ y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# R9 ^0 Z2 C7 B! h
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- [# {& \! T8 i `" o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 ` g% Q/ l8 c7 h
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! a1 w0 a+ K2 D3 a7 {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 z/ c% Q: Z$ D! d+ X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! ^" v' M' G/ ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* A/ z+ i' D3 e/ X9 z/ U! ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; v3 I. d- u; @( A( J Y* f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 [) g; G* q9 W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- d8 j- }9 u2 U k; P 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 R& Q3 u$ a- |6 I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |