AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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) j9 ~7 M- K& B1 X) o2 n& SSub attack at 70,107# a: D) \0 ]4 u! e# h6 z
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Japanese Ships
# x9 ?, B' g) c6 y% GSS I-28, hits 1
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CA Shropshire$ T7 |3 b1 B, m; Q9 n7 S
DD Dewey- U+ J% d" t1 {! c& j
DD Russell% ~3 T6 d& X+ {
CA Portland
1 F, T3 O1 ?4 z' ^DD Arunta/ O; E0 M' [# b' i0 R! C
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$ `& t3 V. L, N8 KDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87: @8 I4 x9 E) A% b
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Allied aircraft+ ]1 P: d7 @6 t" g4 F; y; q
P-39D Airacobra x 251 k7 L2 o$ p0 g1 |+ }6 q. i5 Y
A-20B Boston x 33
& C' r" x: e* yB-25C Mitchell x 15
( a6 |& _) a# R5 R- WB-26B Marauder x 303 \+ y. Y. z# [' N0 A
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! B4 e: H. U: n1 F, B7 G x# Y; _No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:! ? y5 {1 j G8 f
125 casualties reported( y; c; |7 E# c0 } M# V
Guns lost 1
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; ]' M/ ?/ j* X& b; S; XAirbase hits 44 ?& W/ w. d, S) ?! U1 n/ t
Runway hits 662 b1 T/ L P$ O8 @5 j% V! g! n
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Aircraft Attacking:) p# x$ S8 g# J7 P n3 x: }4 |7 h
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, s4 Y `$ V( u" K14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 T, ~" `: q& d* K2 d 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 O* ]3 A' N \4 b# z$ l
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. G& S( M6 [- b8 x' m 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ E& o: Z4 Y. {! B' ^ E, b
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: I9 C/ W4 Q* {9 R, s4 x# M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% i# v$ @: x' m' H- o 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 T" o6 [5 K* m5 T( h) ` 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! ^5 Z4 l5 y: Z$ V 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ z" n! A) ^2 \& c; m( o 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 t7 V( A. r7 I& z, v5 F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ _( G- R: f/ l) v' @ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 Q7 Z- g# G3 C5 Q9 @. Y! u 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( x+ W9 T# d& a! [0 C7 k4 k* T; W% e" m% h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ I9 s$ h8 E- K# v! w/ ~2 m 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' l* _6 V- \9 K( B8 v0 r) _/ |" B
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 I0 C- o; g2 ^; Z( t1 |
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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4 ]5 E( B7 H- z/ X0 _; fDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
) l8 J' a( M8 }& b5 c- eA6M2-N Rufe x 9) |- \! z( A6 ^, u
A6M2 Zero x 326 }& t$ q' r3 \/ \: o7 n
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Allied aircraft4 T$ {- ]' x7 q) X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 A3 f' ~: w# ]) ?0 sSBD Dauntless x 49% \' F( N9 y Y2 V7 x, _5 f
TBD Devastator x 15' R2 W# Q7 z4 e; T2 e. W0 |
# {/ m% I7 j/ n$ |Japanese aircraft losses1 w: B+ H4 Q1 T, X% S
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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9 S6 I# _' e4 t$ w! UAllied aircraft losses# n( J. s( X$ }2 @3 j j+ z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 H7 F; a; _' g3 E) u) z T pSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
& ~. ?" t/ @% r5 N4 Q, M7 A3 eTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged' d+ B9 B. y% q# C) R! [$ e
5 a: Q0 d8 U4 h5 c$ ~ T8 \: G& mJapanese Ships! a0 s# u* J% u. j6 x: O3 h) p
DD Mochizuki
8 \0 c' w8 _! o" q/ _* l& n1 lCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 18 [9 L5 I2 I* f
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ~. U0 H2 g4 o6 A! E+ j7 i
DD Yuzuki' f: Z( S8 Y- |# {; g
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& c# u9 C! N7 |% d2 j- A: \9 |. m5 j6 BDD Asanagi
, }" j' ~6 m/ p3 p6 aDD Akebono
0 [* i. P5 ]7 G& u% i1 l3 vDD Sazanami4 ?% I# C( p+ y, c9 C
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Aircraft Attacking:
# D1 o0 e+ f( G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# }# z8 J: `! j1 D! A0 P! A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 F% T' w$ c2 i" K5 ^ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 y. y, |- `. M3 o& Q9 A3 s
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 S: F9 k" C# [ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 m* B/ a" {) k7 B% c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; x- P$ ~( k1 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; S% v4 J6 R# n0 j( `( \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- H T+ a- \! T8 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% e; ] ^$ d2 [7 ?% i' Z0 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( q0 m* @" D, ?7 u8 l4 g
1 o; A3 X: q3 m: XJapanese aircraft
) {4 D+ Z9 ~. I4 `* ^$ s8 tA6M2-N Rufe x 9
, T- {3 a0 x& u6 k6 iA6M2 Zero x 28
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' a c4 M* ~, H' s' z8 G, N; v1 bAllied aircraft! T: E w) ]2 b3 o9 C( L6 S/ r9 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 210 L8 U0 U9 \3 [9 }- c) X, V2 H
SBD Dauntless x 34
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4 @6 C4 n3 q' c& M0 NJapanese aircraft losses; K7 Q& e" h2 w, F! {! J
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
- j }& o4 |5 U. }A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& W7 m& K2 T0 J! }% }3 ?$ e
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Allied aircraft losses
. d' [* ~7 y" V' h/ n) ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- f) }: p s3 {/ L# ]$ NSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged# E0 x) {7 w; e b
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Japanese Ships @5 l b5 x; j7 C! C
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 A8 E5 h" B3 B8 W) G* l
AP Tofuku Maru! e: E* O' \7 i
AK Sagami Maru
4 K/ r( v, W j6 Y( N; q5 ^AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- G! n" c: Z% N0 n
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 C6 a1 Y' n' j9 n2 f- S3 @
AP Ryotaku Maru
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189 casualties reported
5 @, d: O1 Y5 T$ t& b( n# \Guns lost 1* ~0 y/ G" N& Y y
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% _: t( y9 a. \5 l
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ m4 N( d0 C" J) T9 U# v+ i5 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- e% x/ U1 Q; z8 r% y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
Q+ i7 w0 q( P1 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ V0 n1 @7 f; J& u4 E1 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( I" D5 Q, T4 E6 [5 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" f0 S7 R- ?$ o1 X1 l" B/ Z# E* s4 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" j9 `8 I8 g7 [/ N a- o( x/ b% k9 G J
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ W4 h/ m% R( z
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Japanese aircraft
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" R4 C% A# d1 yA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
2 C5 t* i2 z( O6 M6 v3 B1 ~SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses4 _. G1 g& S9 H! z- G
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed& o: X$ R5 L2 H- |* c: a- @3 B
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
% ]: n& R: v6 hAP Tarushima Maru
- W5 A+ [2 K5 H5 s5 L; u6 PAP Chihaya Maru
% h3 C' X+ l9 \/ `1 a6 W7 B) ^; j, EAK Asahisan Maru# ]% {& o8 X+ b* K: F& Y! L
5 M; r S1 j$ Q3 S5 @# BAircraft Attacking:
# @) ^+ Y2 I' S. x4 G$ L 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) k# r8 R+ n- B. E, J+ {! n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 `! W5 ^: ]# z5 O f3 G; j4 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) m5 m! [( m# G8 b F" h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet R, N' Y0 p5 u& k3 T1 Z0 [+ I7 |
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7 I) E: C. ^/ cDay Air attack on TF at 70,104+ p7 J# a' y0 D2 |5 R+ K
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Japanese aircraft
R5 h. `- }; ^' s+ r' N& X, PA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft- X! v2 X6 K. m& U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 102 m- }1 ?1 k: z i: y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ o5 L1 _/ F* L8 g; ]5 I4 y' E7 WSBD Dauntless x 62 e* b. L' {, B) V2 \
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ^! H9 ^- v4 j7 D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged0 E* _6 K6 s6 {2 ^' W
8 V3 {7 o, z) H) GAllied aircraft losses
' }9 r1 l6 f. ?F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
5 X5 {5 A' g- s' eF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
' t, e; ~6 {+ {' {0 X* USBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 S* W e# G! f/ VTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed8 o9 ?, s* D3 D$ O
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1 P- C/ z& {. A/ L9 mCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
# h5 M5 r% o* \3 d2 ]& ~CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire# ?6 T: u# r) D3 q! T! m7 @4 i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 r" K8 |6 t" Q6 P+ S" Z* h$ s
# o0 k( a# R: R! i$ CAircraft Attacking:7 A* u, h2 d6 p6 R+ t/ I$ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Y* }, r4 C4 d( D
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# P! z! l! `8 _1 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Z M) I0 H3 |
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: G, D5 O! J7 u 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 x3 {( Q7 s7 y! M8 i 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 @ X! H A2 a$ w6 p! M9 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 T( `$ R" [- y7 l, q% n4 ]. X6 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) E5 d3 Y) P: }& H, C8 ]- E& i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 V$ D G5 j0 R0 A+ j, b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Q0 U+ ]) n r( i6 b( K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet h* b3 ~) o" n3 Z/ W( a7 I1 O
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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A6M2 Zero x 20
* m. A$ w% r$ y$ G) c; l/ QD3A Val x 36
: m2 m8 [& i+ K/ W$ {% G) N; @B5N Kate x 37, u3 S* b0 g6 F; s0 S' |3 s0 I
, y+ q1 i2 v8 z0 iAllied aircraft8 C. [% s' g1 { e5 L- l- r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10. ?$ _5 X ~( b7 p9 e ~1 y [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 p0 U; z+ E# _& U4 x$ _/ z1 i
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! s* ?& \6 Z! VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 {/ A. s& ^* a) D# V
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged* `3 K; b W+ O
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged5 I! k5 A* f* [; w* \/ z
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 h# U' x' A8 a3 b- K4 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( k; s& B$ _3 ]: Y$ |" fCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage+ M( a) h8 m8 g3 @* X1 F
CA Astoria
+ }4 d- P. e& [& I0 fCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
* Y, _1 v1 B1 h& x s9 J- O( a, ?DD Patterson8 g7 j7 T* y5 t, y! G( e
CA New Orleans5 X5 p4 ~0 y$ |
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! j2 ?9 d8 Y5 P- G- z; v) y8 T4 S
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" e+ L7 I; i& a* {- D, v2 {; I& t 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 w& _; O. O$ p4 W9 ?. X 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ F- |% M8 M: x d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 E+ Q) _. k4 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 t0 r, u6 ^6 \, P: J$ B 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! W9 z$ K7 x& c2 A# s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ {: z7 Y/ c- T* ~ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" X- ^) p1 i! b O( t4 K5 [$ V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~7 k5 {' n) t. s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 r# c/ y/ v7 C5 ^. m# T0 Z! h 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 |0 h+ B" ], L4 T7 h
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' V& z% t0 {$ G* Y1 ^( W4 u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* ]5 J/ a# o0 @0 J0 T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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