AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107+ P5 q5 x- H1 u: P- G
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Japanese Ships
5 O! i- E. b+ ?SS I-28, hits 1, {4 I0 {3 A5 z5 F! P
' i% `+ e4 L+ S; }% dAllied Ships/ ?7 H/ c/ m$ s$ D
CA Shropshire
7 e) c. y" C, K2 W) L/ wDD Dewey2 x1 ^# {, G+ ^
DD Russell; @& ~6 V, Q5 B) H2 A' C
CA Portland+ f5 w; M- {$ L3 M) G" Z
DD Arunta
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* S5 F e# S5 L( G& G8 X" gDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft' l1 p' X/ h9 W3 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 25) @9 c4 v4 D, ~7 y0 C! E: T
A-20B Boston x 33
5 z# L5 j# ?% }8 k2 ` aB-25C Mitchell x 159 ]0 q4 ~0 [+ F. z. G
B-26B Marauder x 30
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3 B# {5 J2 q) F% ]No Allied losses
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& l+ O, V7 p6 h( ]Japanese ground losses:" I! O! w7 Z. ^+ V) K# l$ r
125 casualties reported
8 Z( h4 {8 m! ` MGuns lost 11 [, h# \* ?; P/ | I- b
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Airbase hits 4: j4 P5 F8 e. v
Runway hits 66$ V3 p6 h9 R3 o1 w$ x) S+ E' H
: ?, `" h7 `: L& iAircraft Attacking:
0 W( P, s8 K' M/ v3 Q* W0 e$ z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& ]$ Z1 V: |6 g: u
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' K& {& n: n/ \7 o2 T4 x
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. c* |& q( y2 X* f$ f1 y { 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' `/ d% R \2 T, d8 x% C
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; V. v/ h3 r6 _; U% Q* O1 p8 [, ~% c4 z 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 p& t4 L- ^% k ]
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ L% k; E& e3 \6 j4 O6 f- l! [
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) k2 u9 J; \* ] S K, E 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ V0 ^) g8 c ^) s! X) h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ d0 L# X2 W" T8 N
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" a# W7 Q9 f, f& { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; P/ q$ [4 Y3 p) \$ J# X
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 |0 y: |& S2 W
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ W; O) M" i4 O9 w 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# I3 T2 [9 @& P7 V% q5 L" S 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% i( H j* N* u! r" D" i
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* ?8 J$ l& Y% L" ]- @ k
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 L6 t2 {6 O0 |1 `* q; N, k. q
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- l! {/ Z& J0 `Day Air attack on TF at 70,1031 V; q( P# n% C( W" o7 R( J
2 _& c6 ~$ Q6 v* E( J0 eJapanese aircraft- k0 z9 H/ X* u9 b" J/ f
A6M2-N Rufe x 9( |- o3 H v3 f5 ]
A6M2 Zero x 324 l/ f2 u( j. r5 f9 W
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Allied aircraft! b; X5 k+ w9 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- g) X5 W* q, {0 S
SBD Dauntless x 498 {7 F" `# g" D% b/ }8 N& f; l5 u
TBD Devastator x 15" v* O6 e5 Y2 P, c2 k n- ^7 L7 B7 z
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Japanese aircraft losses w1 v9 g" X8 |; x5 w1 X( x% j6 M9 [
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. D2 M7 r) m& m' ^2 U3 K% Q
# K. }: I1 _( t; `+ b, dAllied aircraft losses8 F3 K0 }" ?4 s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
# |! @! O# B3 S, r* A% i: ySBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
) V' R$ u5 i$ x% Z+ _. D2 `TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 o! O. l' @8 t1 G: q5 w, `" M
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Japanese Ships
* N3 }# D2 k8 ^" L. IDD Mochizuki+ Q4 u+ S3 m7 s6 k% C8 h
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1; F" H" C) N0 u% I' L/ m( k1 l6 m: \
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 u3 j. _5 w3 s0 A' s+ P* UDD Yuzuki( P! \/ m7 a5 }1 ~
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 v6 E* u9 k& ~9 h) VDD Asanagi
- R7 U W# K0 _2 ?( M. G5 ~( SDD Akebono
/ Y1 S' G3 L* h7 Z! PDD Sazanami0 S) j7 h0 l; i) T5 @6 [
$ o3 Q$ u; ~# o; TAircraft Attacking:( h4 @$ \% j- H4 }+ Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 @; K; E* @% @1 P- B* \
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 e$ K% b9 Y- s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E: P# r, R% _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) o4 [* b/ Q- ^ A& p/ j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 i+ H5 g+ i! w! p- {- D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' S- N; }" a( ?* f0 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 o5 O, [7 R$ `& I3 \7 t$ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* x* \8 e( g; E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^4 H/ y, w* _ j
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( T" }) i9 r+ N* \! g
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet N5 e, \* W' S8 i+ i- k
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; B3 {$ [) v% a) GDay Air attack on TF at 70,103! ^" a' |8 q+ ]4 `" g4 z1 O
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, R) }. i: G" h7 l: HA6M2-N Rufe x 9+ M0 z- V @, H9 c( K: [9 V2 n
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
& O0 ?6 w! b; U6 |/ m0 j, b7 tF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
/ u* K5 }) Y; Y4 [& |! @SBD Dauntless x 347 p) M0 X+ y% \* Y2 {
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Japanese aircraft losses4 w5 \( m6 k" J; |, j- E
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed+ m0 N+ p$ Y0 w3 l% k: q: f& q
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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# ?7 G9 H$ T9 JAllied aircraft losses
( ~ r: b3 C0 v; J' \$ H" PF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 _6 d0 A G5 w, a2 D' I3 _4 @SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged: u( w1 G% K2 }/ t
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Japanese Ships+ P* ?0 |3 l9 O* E% ~
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' n1 u+ S& n8 E# v( V
AP Tofuku Maru
- e# G! G( P& h0 z1 AAK Sagami Maru
/ d* d- x. n; y6 t7 zAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. _2 L5 r4 P Q3 y0 M, f$ L) _
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% D: H* m' V* T7 f$ h
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
0 Y9 a7 S9 X, L6 k- k2 {189 casualties reported
% m( R0 G S1 Q+ `& ]Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:, u" q. A# {3 s, }8 e }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 O J) Q/ _+ o$ ]1 U6 D
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' B2 e2 L2 k& Y% C3 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# c3 q0 o9 S+ o: h/ i% Q1 M k5 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, P- K- W9 d" |3 b1 b( S0 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% c' n4 J/ S R; n4 r) |$ l; b+ B/ x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, _) n; N9 g* i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, B* M( u0 k1 e( Z: B5 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 c( G6 q- K3 p# ~1 q' E6 X: c
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1030 c5 i: v" W+ C; T% X4 r. V/ d
z- r; `, O: F8 D% G% jJapanese aircraft
y! _6 |( m, y. ` D0 _A6M2-N Rufe x 3
: P' V" o* e. c! S* d5 RA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
1 j! H: w6 s, @* [SBD Dauntless x 15
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2 Y$ B2 d' u2 ]" `No Japanese losses8 x" O8 @4 j0 s6 |! p: U& I
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Allied aircraft losses
0 |2 l& }8 f; C1 u6 Y& i& sSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" W7 ]+ b# e d( w5 n$ X
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Japanese Ships
2 b: ] q% G: s. j, yAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) H" Y' u2 g- [: h7 e7 SAP Tarushima Maru* v8 m8 l& r5 Y: V3 b1 L% c
AP Chihaya Maru
# {2 o/ O- f5 W: QAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:. l9 r w% q0 O+ t, c$ L) Q+ ?% l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: J, \6 H8 Z* D% M" C/ r: i8 H: u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! j" t1 L5 r! q' t. p$ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 U2 ^2 P: {4 d& D, G# p: fDay Air attack on TF at 70,1049 E& S: l6 B% T
, a/ [* @2 _. B: wJapanese aircraft- I, b. E+ {0 I" Q
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
6 H3 Y3 f1 O8 ^F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* g5 C# y( O* E# {. fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8' Z/ R1 ]/ V8 X$ Z9 ?7 I) [+ ~
SBD Dauntless x 62! \' ?" {: r- k- I
TBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged$ C4 {+ M# b D; V* T x( c4 D7 x
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Allied aircraft losses
8 p* s0 s. x: G3 i; hF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed. D9 k' l5 X2 }3 r; E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed* A# _$ o$ a `/ @: ^6 g
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged8 [8 j+ P- c5 b: j" w2 X$ g
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed9 \0 V' C% [( f9 k8 Z% c6 J- I
' q5 v8 t. ] a! N0 _Japanese Ships
: @2 o" i9 `; }CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1+ o9 H* w2 k+ L3 d2 D+ K0 G, |
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 I, ]* U: _) C6 UCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1; q1 ~* U: n. m0 w. k- n
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Aircraft Attacking:
( A' [* t$ n1 y0 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) H7 j# [; V8 B- Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ E: Y2 I4 {: ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& e) _; c0 u5 g. R `* C6 ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 Z( y0 @5 c6 y o 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 n, Y: u: ]) W- K5 k 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) k, y. U3 o: V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) W& J0 S$ g- x( ?$ c$ }; ], p* B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 z8 k. ?7 h9 y L+ s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' a% {& p. {- }& N4 K 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# N e6 d H& ^- Q9 j( T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 C- ]/ i: s8 R+ Q* A0 K: H9 d
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. j" ], j1 ~( a, V" y( \ IDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft7 M/ }( q5 f4 F( O% F
A6M2 Zero x 202 K9 T6 g G; Z
D3A Val x 369 N7 E: P2 x0 F% |
B5N Kate x 37& Y3 \/ W9 i3 B* i9 X
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Allied aircraft
, x8 s* O( w: h+ p4 h- X# [! G( i) UF4F-3 Wildcat x 107 n) T a# r; `/ ~% ]& c/ ^, F/ z" D" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses# g" u- H- a |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 l6 u4 _# ]6 [& a8 V% O" T V
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
4 p5 D' M" i; t. H+ u vB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged- [# T( {& y4 I! ]
4 r$ H3 I& _4 m0 B+ pAllied aircraft losses
8 {+ h8 _ d: [. K/ t: o- r8 `4 CF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
. g) a; P% n! } `5 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships- G2 k9 [( e8 T) e6 B! D& C- j
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, M3 p7 m; k8 Y; l6 m' j
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' I, I7 F _6 G3 r1 T
CA Astoria
) m @) ?; F* j1 t5 oCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1! e& C) _4 M S" b O' g) l M
DD Patterson" P: g0 R; o9 {7 e7 F1 q
CA New Orleans- e" m9 t6 S) J3 S3 B/ t% L! e
1 ]+ N1 Z N" w( C7 ]4 f' G' K0 dAircraft Attacking:
5 e& e" \3 }9 u1 \0 z 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ `& J& G7 x6 j) R2 p0 B# m 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% f- ~6 F2 k! s) S. D2 c1 ~
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& X7 i9 O% R4 u& }3 h1 ~5 L9 R! y 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* c# @' n1 z6 n# w7 h2 ~/ m 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! N0 U0 Z7 Q O' b7 @5 a# @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 P7 u3 ^* z5 l* J2 E0 E; s
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 A& x# z6 j" Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 E H% N- Z* A/ x* k2 p 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 k8 ^( V) T" B# R' R 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# w- b! l, u' G w7 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) v' f& x+ @* V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 x1 H, l: X4 Z" \; i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 a! g; A" ^3 {: j4 U 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# b0 ]) d) Q# A8 ^2 w G6 V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& @: U: q# m/ p" `/ m8 g9 h: E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 N) y4 a- R% }# C1 \% u 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |