AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; f. T# a/ H# q( T% I
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; @- X9 T5 _0 ~; c4 `$ YSub attack at 70,107
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! f2 e& O2 E2 [% u9 nJapanese Ships
0 X4 A, V: |4 @! hSS I-28, hits 1
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+ X0 W1 a H/ J* w v, yAllied Ships& G- r2 h/ [ f. y
CA Shropshire+ }4 | Z% P( l8 i( x# Z
DD Dewey% P* b' n$ v1 W
DD Russell! M$ G2 \7 ?; q3 ?
CA Portland
7 j. c. d4 v, K5 B% L8 G. rDD Arunta, N$ h$ F: B4 |! F7 ?1 u
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' ]: C% c4 @4 ?
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Allied aircraft
( [# Q6 y0 D1 W' L0 r1 s$ fP-39D Airacobra x 25
0 G- y1 {" n0 n5 qA-20B Boston x 33
$ q4 c$ _! \+ K3 R9 Y1 Q. OB-25C Mitchell x 15$ c: ~( Y, q7 ^# d
B-26B Marauder x 30
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; }9 ~* N" p+ |2 H3 fNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
0 {- w4 I( H# n; X$ p6 j* Y125 casualties reported p/ \& y P# K& e' z
Guns lost 1% g& n' J5 s2 ?% d. z: ]" Y
^# B+ [0 G- i+ c+ DAirbase hits 4! {) s- _) I# A& n9 V P$ g2 L9 t
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:7 N* f1 a; I$ C% p
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ N0 E4 {$ t3 s/ z. B14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 S+ ?0 s; x% v, ]
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ S; B6 t. D1 L1 E3 @; i$ E 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. W) P; C* r% P$ { 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; X& i" y! {( P; R8 Z( R6 ` 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 A4 U9 ` h( h/ t. k 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( V2 g) |3 T5 p4 e2 N! p/ Q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 ~% z* U0 m8 ?6 m 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- Y' @( ]. q, J8 i" m; w
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ h: n0 C; W% [% y; d* ]6 Y
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
l2 d9 x4 v u- B 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 l* E6 M' l; `- \" |2 o u- Q 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 g$ l9 }# g1 g: \ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; a5 H# r2 F8 A, q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& K/ E0 e$ p) }2 M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ ~; }7 u8 ?$ n3 I) F0 s9 l$ l/ L- E$ n
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( l2 {4 B3 X& O% K) } q9 A
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; ^5 x8 S2 m! N" H6 P* [# _
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ F2 U$ g( L% X* J3 e0 W
* N) P7 _9 v/ v8 V' \: n/ d# lJapanese aircraft( {9 f0 Z6 k# k- f$ B+ C* p
A6M2-N Rufe x 9% J6 a, r' ?7 ]. b, M/ @" Q
A6M2 Zero x 32
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/ X. k. I( \4 W- Q ?$ Q( @$ _Allied aircraft$ M0 R% e7 l3 t- i8 R q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 |7 V, S- N/ y B7 ~SBD Dauntless x 49
: N ~+ z. O1 ?, ~TBD Devastator x 15' C6 f$ Y4 R/ ?- W" f
7 X' z. i {6 k: m
Japanese aircraft losses, W! R* [' N9 P, s
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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1 i& N- F! e Q/ H+ V G: N, w+ lAllied aircraft losses" J, S& h8 @! L3 O4 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% E6 f0 \4 m' r5 q; b
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ z& ~; V& P1 ITBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged( q8 F) c7 L' e
4 |" M+ [: E: Z* J4 _Japanese Ships
7 \9 }3 s* E+ O, {- L4 R8 H, ZDD Mochizuki
4 z: a* B* s3 c7 B4 R3 f9 DCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1# J$ ?: p$ e% h# s% |5 d# C
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 N8 Q5 r" F- l% K( O; i
DD Yuzuki, g. P( V9 h. v Q
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire: G/ c; g4 F" _0 [
DD Asanagi
$ r1 ~7 A" X. sDD Akebono
6 M3 P" @4 o/ S4 l% [7 c. H& yDD Sazanami- s6 i1 P& A! c: a. z3 A
* H# _) l* L% H9 m `- XAircraft Attacking:
5 J# A+ Y! _( E4 |) e/ ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 \& F9 `( W7 S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ^7 l" U0 z5 X! T) H
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 l. P9 c; {; D: v 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 |" Q3 B; M( U# l/ x7 N+ @; D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 T+ l9 Y; [9 F0 k2 W! o8 P9 [; D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' i- s; z A! O5 c0 T. d5 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ h' ?, k5 r& t, g9 m+ u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' n; `1 `2 X1 z5 M T2 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 q/ X9 M7 Z8 j5 j2 ]# c8 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) g6 E+ |# f1 u: L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& C7 J* }: D( [* j, n( E5 P) P/ ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 E1 n# _6 K: _& h4 _! J$ d, b# A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 O5 Z% @5 H1 v$ F. Z 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# L4 h" }+ i& E; J" d# e 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' q+ u1 C. M" u
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 j. l/ g8 Q1 y9 ^A6M2 Zero x 28
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' N1 M- R1 r! Z* Z rAllied aircraft
/ l7 K9 @7 @: NF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
+ a% k# h7 {/ f, BSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Y# w! s5 }( [ Q: y0 F
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed% y/ g+ J" n* J9 c1 B
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 v% e: u* f3 e
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Allied aircraft losses
; O3 e4 J% a) i8 h2 yF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
U# w) S9 b0 f5 {5 ZSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships* @8 g R* X3 M. D. S x
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" F- [/ Z7 W# SAP Tofuku Maru
( V0 p& s2 ^ c# M! ~' [: pAK Sagami Maru
: A7 P5 C# q5 M0 t9 } E6 ZAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! ^9 ~/ s+ y0 k; U' m& V
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ b! |; w( i! t+ K% X2 {, B2 J0 n4 a" K+ TAP Ryotaku Maru/ e0 ]( ~) _/ p2 g% t
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Japanese ground losses:
7 v7 U# A4 k; i) W4 |- A189 casualties reported
4 H: m$ A r+ \" n" @ }Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
; ~4 e+ U/ C% l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L7 C' X& `8 ?0 z( ]6 o' T, n/ Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 G ]. G4 y* m4 `8 g2 V1 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# s3 i% m1 {3 }7 [: M5 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 x8 V+ P) u" B' r( d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 D E* u6 }' k, S/ X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 g- b2 W) \6 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 v9 F4 S5 l7 x$ s! U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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' `: Z. Z& F: r# Z9 D/ }Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
/ B+ T) m/ W W w( T U3 kA6M2-N Rufe x 3* `+ Y# k8 ~+ D& u) e; S8 _
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
0 R+ m5 ~3 j W4 M6 LSBD Dauntless x 150 N/ U& ^& W! f$ e2 f
# i5 _0 g+ i/ C$ s& X. u5 XNo Japanese losses2 U9 F! H: U* }5 \; R, J r* S* J) L: r
' N- |+ c- a' D( HAllied aircraft losses
$ B% B* H0 I# HSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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& _' }. _7 q3 s8 ZJapanese Ships
) u7 _6 I$ |0 y* ]: ~6 R$ T1 o5 BAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
. g9 `0 V5 l h8 K( LAP Tarushima Maru
/ W0 d+ O7 I+ s3 K7 A0 pAP Chihaya Maru
& ^0 m3 N# V5 q0 w( V3 V) lAK Asahisan Maru4 g, N- @" l9 v& s# H- R7 ?: g
& J! t5 K' ~% s' WAircraft Attacking:
" l# V s! G" y9 {4 t: X3 V; s 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ A/ @! C4 V- y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 u. y7 ~! f* j2 x8 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& f* L+ l4 q& \# \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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; c1 u; b3 u0 n1 w& Y$ lJapanese aircraft5 E! Y! l0 j$ ?* c' ^
A6M2 Zero x 49
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& v4 t Y; Z. _* V. VAllied aircraft
' g" y$ L4 I9 ^, IF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
. P& X3 s. G9 U& x4 @! A' oF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 |* W, |8 |* \! e
SBD Dauntless x 62' J& m' N! }- ?/ _+ ~
TBD Devastator x 5% a# Q0 O" C; G+ t+ @1 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 b, c; O' X2 Q1 ZA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 G% \% E- S- @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed6 n' Z8 G# i( ~5 H& k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
, j- [+ |) F8 V! ~6 y4 }SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged3 P/ Y, q% I% S) b
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
6 }/ c# R" n6 N7 O0 cCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 17 f8 b# ~4 i1 \8 V
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( L/ m- U2 \7 YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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! S+ s3 ^* _# L* p' v8 f+ ?Aircraft Attacking:0 f1 C4 v4 F8 ]; `4 }& Y. t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 @$ W0 a6 t9 y4 x
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% x3 {& Z0 O$ _$ ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 U( R9 ?# [- C+ k- G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 X) c* c2 `! T! i- v% Z
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ~+ `* q6 `3 a I5 _6 { 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- A1 ]! i- n: K- D8 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 }6 {2 T G0 F. { { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& \2 J- T1 f8 i3 \1 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ n' p3 N* Q% H- {2 S: H/ W 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! p9 z& u+ N" m' K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 C5 Y+ d7 m/ JDay Air attack on TF at 72,104" G# O1 c* q6 T8 z6 g, B8 ?
$ u4 \! c. y2 I i2 l3 ]Japanese aircraft
z! l; d/ @5 i: `" JA6M2 Zero x 20* I+ V+ {2 u' D0 K
D3A Val x 36
3 }) h& F$ g oB5N Kate x 370 c" w! t; M! j7 Y [0 D
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Allied aircraft7 Q) e! U% _4 N: \$ j6 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' P: ]! v! u4 N7 b" z* u) \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses% x! {4 I9 o+ }& R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 N5 B @, ]. N2 W* J
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
: p" x& U% U- F& u; qB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' q) c& X" z# b ]' f" A
9 C$ U1 l9 x' z4 q/ Y6 r, D. |9 ^Allied aircraft losses
1 z, b: I9 [* Q* l% q: DF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
8 i9 M( F1 Y- |9 O- {6 E7 qF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 U& ^% B0 ~2 x3 `! Q; r+ m/ ~: tAllied Ships) }+ x) O( m3 r3 Q* O# x7 c$ t1 g
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 t ]* w4 ~" Y' [$ i/ T7 z% G
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 }7 p+ q1 A2 _4 m
CA Astoria p, D* f0 c1 d- d# L" E
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
) `( L. Z- L6 k" p+ z1 t& `DD Patterson
W0 Y- G: A/ Q0 w4 |7 Y! M: XCA New Orleans
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! R$ B5 K- h8 y2 A0 H2 uAircraft Attacking:
4 a5 m, w. K4 r4 g, j. P( u 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; S8 U! A, \. N( L# ]. l* y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! y1 h6 q- c: D- q0 L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; |) l- Q9 t8 `- Y$ _
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; W$ i# K! A0 Y2 X4 S3 ]
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( u. H# z, Q% z# n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" T/ x- M" s6 V& J! a
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* Q T! j6 d6 I( R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 g0 x* F8 j: ?1 U# w6 h. }
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- E. C) Z, L" m9 A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# A& i L& G. R% W1 @4 n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 z) R/ S( v k5 b2 M& r( ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: E# r, h6 o# b5 N 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet [% i3 K. k" z$ Y5 I& o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 C) Y) S* m& z% D( s1 I& J" t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 F3 R/ f( ^+ t% s7 f4 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ `1 ?+ Y0 U3 [3 [$ u9 X# Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& I R5 [: |7 f; N' T( j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( r9 Z% i$ A3 ~( h, E! d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |