AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42. v& F7 v0 Y3 ?0 |) Q
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' |8 t p: a+ vSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
: r8 e4 G- U. u' B: l) v3 z) P, oSS I-28, hits 1. {: X. u6 d [' A8 l* b' X
# I) r) o" r1 A! J% Y5 {' ZAllied Ships
8 J* [6 Y$ g! e4 nCA Shropshire1 } S! [- a, {* M( p6 y/ J8 h0 `
DD Dewey
! @( I7 a! E8 T0 yDD Russell
$ ~! j$ u8 j1 L4 U, _: y- r" zCA Portland& v6 Z- z# P3 ?4 b5 ^$ t! ~; O
DD Arunta, ]; T1 @. f8 M9 U6 ]
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft- J# A- G4 }5 \, }' R
P-39D Airacobra x 25- V* v9 U) i0 t- T V3 K/ G
A-20B Boston x 33 Y9 ]/ t- ]1 w: G
B-25C Mitchell x 15$ a' B0 c: E) p9 H
B-26B Marauder x 30
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! K% _8 A# H$ b" ^. g; aNo Allied losses$ [7 k! a: y# J' b) A
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Japanese ground losses:
& B4 _; r* L" a" K3 D$ q* ~125 casualties reported
% X2 s. s% Q+ T1 x& G9 }Guns lost 13 m! J; N3 X( ^- a( k2 ?
0 G8 b- {% [) y/ F5 P9 k6 b$ d) bAirbase hits 4) Y. v0 | J D: A8 |' b
Runway hits 66, `6 q6 w' D* [. f: z
3 h0 f" C8 ]- G* G- QAircraft Attacking:2 I7 ]( A$ }1 b$ w9 {. z: n' d& s8 L# ^0 y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: w3 g* `# _, c" Q4 D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ F+ @- E" F5 N8 O; @* u+ f% \6 k
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 X9 \8 I# K" E" { 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 X4 [( @& Y; l ~! F 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 a& [- ^. k- Z: Y& p! B9 a8 K
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; m; h- q3 w& t3 E' F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 f, C, g# {" e- N( ~ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& q$ y: i5 L0 N' s$ ]# C; r* W 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. k% _; l& I* {) Q* k% O* o/ f. |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, r/ l8 c; d7 m) X
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ J& V, l4 }: O# i 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 N z5 X' A5 P. L/ u7 n 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# I/ n* D5 M( q( k- ]: W( v9 k
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 I1 P3 ]* s+ J- v# K" d 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ d+ t9 L8 t! [! u 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' l6 m; d% V7 F ^ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
c9 O8 h2 D; p" n! u' J$ P+ H 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 e$ R9 |4 @% {
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/ v( G: ?: t) K5 y2 oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
w5 b- K- z# U8 C2 s! _$ rA6M2-N Rufe x 9
1 h- V3 ^6 Z% x5 o3 p; pA6M2 Zero x 32, }3 U! V! B( Q$ A) h
% ~& ]8 ~8 j% z; c- k3 j# KAllied aircraft
) @$ C9 o( i, l; p5 ~0 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
o# @# e; N/ wSBD Dauntless x 49* e7 h4 f* C- [: v3 u
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
( E" x8 `( o* s5 j8 MA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- E% q9 N4 r) F/ s+ F/ mF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged/ K: K: _! O; w4 W& d
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
; P. z& n( w2 ~" k7 J6 l3 XTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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# x, Q: d. y1 Z+ GJapanese Ships4 B" W4 N( |; X8 y) A9 n
DD Mochizuki
2 h5 C8 a3 n* pCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
% x+ p3 g |; q' U1 h! uDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& q% {+ _5 x: G) w% M# Y" a3 X
DD Yuzuki
; L7 b, T7 Q5 @& fDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 _+ H9 c, ?% d+ Z2 U& ]# `DD Asanagi. h7 E8 o8 Q/ f9 Q E
DD Akebono3 L w" x% g4 ~0 L) E0 q6 w
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:- s( U r/ G* a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 B& W' e1 e9 m1 J3 H2 _% e: D2 H; P
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; k1 D' v& b8 {, h: C/ s 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 V4 _0 C9 D$ l1 L5 v8 O
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ M+ j- X6 N0 u* N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! b5 ?. H! o2 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 I+ P G& d! Q1 h+ v# E' l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. U; K5 I1 y9 e" S& i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 H! J8 k6 U8 S! F7 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 N) o" {, T" Z! c* x6 k% c+ g3 i& y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ?/ ~) W, o3 D2 A( o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( t7 [4 P& R+ ?! C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" W' Q. u+ r( U, j5 @* J7 a 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 H7 |8 f9 N( R% m) w& N
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$ f! s. J3 N0 p) ^1 K9 c `Day Air attack on TF at 70,103, D- n( w7 y# t# H
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Japanese aircraft' Z E, i! s; D# |% i
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
4 Y, }* m3 t' k5 ~A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft1 w( k4 S) s9 C2 ] w' w9 w. W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
3 P( i7 A! l3 S# dSBD Dauntless x 34- u4 i0 _& ?0 ]6 j: r. Z
, c3 k; @( [, W$ s: G7 M0 eJapanese aircraft losses
4 A; {+ u0 d7 g2 nA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed# O: l; @) d; M7 e
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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6 D& u# z3 l- `/ e/ hAllied aircraft losses
) D' \# f, k! n H! S5 ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 ^2 W$ f* @: FSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged# |8 i' r: r- O
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& X7 f6 i1 G2 m {+ RAP Tofuku Maru
$ t( V4 q" {* d% Y3 f9 fAK Sagami Maru, C( C7 L- R4 K
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 s K4 a& Y1 Q& O% g4 F3 j8 @2 HAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& u' [0 T" Q. j1 DAP Ryotaku Maru" m5 q& x+ Z4 n& H
! h0 f; L/ g% o" u* m& \+ WJapanese ground losses:
/ B1 E9 L0 u9 c189 casualties reported
1 x( K& W6 C, ?) p9 x6 hGuns lost 1" L; ]9 N$ t! c/ V
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Aircraft Attacking:% S& z; r R5 O6 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ U9 r7 ?4 Z) }* w3 V1 n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ F$ e; `8 q( j# c) I; T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 A- p, c7 M' i6 R5 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* C! a3 Q7 T- d5 J) g! m; w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! W% E6 v; m- Q1 P6 y# s( L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet y6 o' ^ r/ i$ Y/ _- V# ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( z; Q9 j- G+ n! D5 t6 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# l6 h4 G/ d7 F RDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 10
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6 `$ Q9 Q) k, c" ]SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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7 n6 l T2 x4 e( x. H/ Q- XAllied aircraft losses9 J7 {8 j' l- P6 a; h, f8 w9 M
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
! @. f% {0 Q' m3 Y; R% ^( UAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
3 L7 V. f: L7 O" wAP Tarushima Maru
2 q& o }, d* T# IAP Chihaya Maru3 Y8 K( R7 z$ t2 H! q1 h6 R/ Q
AK Asahisan Maru7 J! \+ Q3 Y% s: d
0 Z$ t) y# d" y1 T5 H0 |2 QAircraft Attacking:
1 r0 ]/ K* b% N$ |% f0 S 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ V3 u8 q4 u, o" E) c/ }/ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& O0 G5 {- r5 h# g% b; B8 o2 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 G& O) Z7 Y6 A4 v3 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ?+ p$ o$ D0 t/ J5 d
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1 H+ G- r2 m* A& y" e$ X2 b. O% A FDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
+ g+ w$ f% e% s! X& JA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 W0 p. g) C& }F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& \! N1 w# c) ?SBD Dauntless x 62# ^. [, v) r p% T
TBD Devastator x 5. s6 h3 H: q* v; M7 o* K/ |$ e; r
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ M/ L/ x8 r- N$ e QA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged* I' _4 x5 W+ I n9 `) C: |
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Allied aircraft losses$ x9 t7 A( L, m% X: K8 ^: O4 q k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
0 H9 x- _; w; ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) } R3 u2 P1 ?6 @0 d* f1 q, n, E8 ]
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged% A& J& V/ m$ c( N- h- L6 ~9 K0 Q
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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7 i# G9 R1 _0 O, pJapanese Ships
" I$ `9 J- }- E% r/ mCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, a) f( D& S V& G& d
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 k8 d0 G9 T2 S, u7 M% ^( ?. nCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:) I. G4 q3 x2 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* R4 o/ J X, H% t3 I$ ?2 a
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' r9 l; X# T1 D! O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 \& @2 y! p* |, @% i: h9 ^" u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ^% Z! z$ D4 Q0 p; k' z: K 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 S+ F# v9 u; [& j: T4 R5 `4 ` 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ h! P- y: `$ U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( P% [. f6 z( x2 v! E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 t; S' ` l! r' ^' A$ n; i& x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 @. g# ?" D. z! D t: L$ W4 z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 T w: V0 p; h$ ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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3 L, v+ t" Q# AJapanese aircraft' Z: y/ @8 C: @4 J
A6M2 Zero x 20$ U. ^4 @3 x- x/ @5 [" k
D3A Val x 36
8 E" L. {# r o4 q; KB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft y% }" w4 ~' }) I, e% C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 @, y' O. @) ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* v5 ]- n2 l- Z# Q* n5 U
- ~9 c5 O" G* q# T; N1 lJapanese aircraft losses5 ^+ e. l) z0 O2 H+ X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 N' L5 S" A' a- i$ HD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
. y; j, L+ j" U0 uB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged2 e3 k9 c3 \' @) Y* o
$ l1 ^$ W. V1 l4 ~5 uAllied aircraft losses
( Y" y1 C5 [4 I$ z/ ~, qF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! a$ i4 v7 L% [% g; R% JF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 {+ G1 P/ e7 C$ s, \7 d) [2 [CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 ]$ W6 e6 U! ^0 y8 ]( ~CA Astoria
N! ^( p' Y7 Z" k6 JCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ Q- R! p; z' b# X# f
DD Patterson
2 y: G2 `% }" [CA New Orleans* }5 \5 [ S8 m# F
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Aircraft Attacking:
& ?/ d6 [+ ]+ h, w' S R# w9 q: X 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 P; Z3 ^2 _* w8 d3 u 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 `5 f% B, j/ ?
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ j' b7 N `$ q. N* |. @' g
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! M) p2 x; O3 V0 ]$ ?- V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ b! O l5 |( u- r) s
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) e& P9 E" G+ B: I/ E5 F# I' O% u, c- [ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 p* l" ~, K. ]; }7 H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! s1 d. z6 b8 [* h$ j) }. i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet A$ L0 |% y) n7 |
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. g8 r/ d t. @# z! o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% }5 d7 s1 h/ D% r9 a v6 t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 } p; B2 N. v: _9 D
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% k+ Z3 T2 Q1 k3 }8 ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& s8 E! m/ Q2 l! x5 e, {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 ?! Z: S9 ^. L; A3 L- [. s" K6 V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 \- Q7 E" P% c& d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ J( j" U( [6 H4 y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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