AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42' C6 K [: A4 R4 k- T9 i, }# @3 r
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
' B6 z, `! z1 k, L* ~SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships$ p% r& k6 X* k3 }0 H
CA Shropshire
/ c# g$ ?2 I" C$ i: m& f$ O4 x' ODD Dewey2 I- h0 P K' x" S4 T ]
DD Russell. P* Y) D- b: _! F0 f
CA Portland2 N' b! d9 d! x7 j) f% F/ P
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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( i7 k' U6 n; T! i/ |Allied aircraft& a' \- a* O! z
P-39D Airacobra x 25
# l0 k. I6 {$ }8 v5 S: A! e" ]7 ?A-20B Boston x 33: m) ] V3 O) x* T! y
B-25C Mitchell x 15
( Y0 G) F y0 q6 K0 R5 ~% M. T0 S+ zB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses |8 {, f7 F3 N1 \7 i# v' K
1 A; [) u7 N6 J7 y$ [Japanese ground losses:
6 }' L4 P0 C1 a+ c' G8 h% ]: [125 casualties reported
4 {% O) c3 Y7 m9 k1 d4 |; UGuns lost 18 S9 D9 D4 b+ Q0 B
( J& e9 _' Z( \ d; q( i* J7 hAirbase hits 4
3 E- O: G& `5 D$ DRunway hits 66
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& Z* P3 R. w/ Q3 m) \# T) _& fAircraft Attacking:7 U7 r% d7 ^" q6 r( C2 J# M
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 |4 O0 C9 w/ h, w% a
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" U! B9 y" i. ?: `/ P9 R$ n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ l6 X# J% U4 n4 P2 n/ i 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 {4 }4 a3 X" C
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 [5 h- u2 I3 @; }* w 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ o6 k0 ]2 r g( e% F* v# P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ x2 [) U( d0 |* S% v( _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 J% t* f& _7 G4 ^" ~5 c* x 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 e; w, ~* H3 m: k! J0 X 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& }4 C1 I$ E2 Q% P 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 Z; p$ P* d' K* i. M# { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" z M+ a/ u! [" p7 \5 J0 H1 d 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 p8 R! p2 b# Z; ?# [- F6 ^ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, M4 H) u& B6 W2 h- S
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; W2 G& p/ W8 x( m/ b
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ f6 r2 P2 W$ G- H1 L: t
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
, q( Z1 q1 q! V6 {+ }( G) @; X( o 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: t; |% X0 E) G# N/ |6 F
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. k7 Z3 a P: yDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
- A, w% n9 o3 r( Q# v7 n% m: k2 CA6M2-N Rufe x 9
/ }1 R4 [, K1 \# V, T& ?3 J, EA6M2 Zero x 325 R3 J+ V) `- Q8 {
, t, K2 S$ m0 D. L# H0 \Allied aircraft! ^1 K3 V# Z! T- I, T3 |& z4 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: s' n5 p" F8 g5 {) {" vSBD Dauntless x 49
& }% `- Q. v3 [- U7 iTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses& i. h5 Y/ ?( r. ]5 A$ ^1 D1 R
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed+ C9 W. e. s$ h3 I5 C
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Allied aircraft losses
" @, I+ K! s+ a3 ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
" ~1 r% F4 h' p5 `5 _: JSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
' |% K0 U6 G0 V5 e: U+ ^& DTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged8 ]% f/ _* H" L, p4 h
0 b$ z; N8 l% L5 g% c" EJapanese Ships
+ f1 F! g/ D% F) f4 s% g/ eDD Mochizuki
$ e' y$ `% a# k/ f1 a JCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1" }- E& D) P4 o, ~6 E. x
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ X+ G- {2 t% _+ ?
DD Yuzuki, K3 u0 y9 N% d6 Z# ^
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire: z! [+ n B- X; j2 I8 g
DD Asanagi% m' V! M1 W7 _! @/ w. M
DD Akebono
. r, \0 z! H/ }' [, e5 tDD Sazanami
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7 Y7 G+ l% T6 G/ q+ ^( i8 ~Aircraft Attacking:/ ^7 j+ W4 I6 K: F) x
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 a0 S) l9 V: e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: E4 T" _) b) ]7 ?1 g) C3 G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ c( D; P# [, j
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
u& ?8 k$ P+ j6 B( N0 A5 P/ I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 H: p1 |$ S6 X7 g) I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 Z# G& X/ p3 V# x3 h p6 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 W3 W f5 X. s1 J5 V. J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 M6 r/ ]) d) K& }) W; Z9 B# S5 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' S" W7 ], l' x/ m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 A3 ~7 P3 | H9 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( w0 I+ z1 r' x3 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: l$ ]) z9 {* W9 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; T- l$ P" M" P" X& X. M 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 \& B Y: ]8 t5 x8 X I+ m 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' I* @# v8 R, a- _
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; [1 O( }) R. x" v8 k( [Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
, F2 J# N/ v7 x) w. t# [. jA6M2-N Rufe x 9) ~% ^- R. [8 j6 y" S. t# |
A6M2 Zero x 28: Y, U' }" v7 h# ?" I
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Allied aircraft& [: s# A9 A5 m; [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 217 G! y; Z3 v; }
SBD Dauntless x 34. j9 s* g9 G' Z" n
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Japanese aircraft losses
) i# U, R/ H3 jA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
9 S, \1 z* u6 m5 P/ ]9 E' P4 _$ pA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 m" v& Z! k; M% T% O3 NF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! j @4 W& f- l% ]! I; gSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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7 _& A0 {: A) n4 r* e- i% s& ?AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" N3 r2 \, g3 w& g* C7 a" e
AP Tofuku Maru& X% l7 |' J# T$ _7 l2 N. R
AK Sagami Maru& y5 v( x( g, m1 B: U" r1 p
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. U' }$ t; V; g. |, r& ZAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* a6 D+ r( a1 K& \AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" _6 A; h$ m/ C+ R3 m* C
189 casualties reported
( j4 W. t) O; f0 B# R/ {Guns lost 1* B/ H% S, W6 i6 u$ q
! T- [/ P3 C1 wAircraft Attacking:
0 `+ J/ Z/ }7 x$ ~7 q6 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G& c5 {" K& k6 M
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 i9 `6 @' _5 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# H% U x7 |% f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ I! `! k# }) W8 J0 s4 Q- g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: a2 o5 W% D, g, i1 n# ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 e3 n M. v/ Y3 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, z5 u' Y0 o* o1 o0 [' Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 h( e5 j) |( M2 C: m! T+ i' g
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' Y4 ?( a; I. ` [
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Japanese aircraft! i; J6 U; f' Y, n4 y3 m0 s
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 s8 v* k. G9 y* ~) Q- m& ~5 r0 |A6M2 Zero x 105 u p: a y) Q) p9 z4 s% t
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Allied aircraft0 C5 X! ], W# B0 p* v9 N
SBD Dauntless x 15/ N7 g( ?! J7 L6 O9 N' b
3 O. x' o* b/ J m: I$ l# k7 KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! g/ ^. {! A: m8 k! t5 G
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed8 d; R( Z. K; V. Z9 U# p
6 F9 ?- a" a* S2 |7 T+ IJapanese Ships8 C( \( z- O; I& y$ p0 u
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) N! h; F. {# D% b1 b" |AP Tarushima Maru
: u( Y8 k) {' [. i, ]2 d& qAP Chihaya Maru
0 P; `7 Z) `) y4 P/ q" SAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:' m7 w- X( X" r
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. p" A; h/ s6 C! S* W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
{$ G* }) P. w4 Q) B# S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# D) g* Q0 W) [- K( g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 \2 |/ g9 _. |$ b- t
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1048 ~7 w" X' w7 a0 @6 p- K3 T! c
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Japanese aircraft5 l( d; d5 Q( p
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
' @2 S, A, {/ D% A& O5 ZF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
8 Q( ?0 d2 c, b! q8 [1 G6 nF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
8 a3 z" z7 a) [ u, a2 k Q( _" JSBD Dauntless x 622 z7 [# K. W3 {8 {) {
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses b1 ^8 ~0 W. C, ]0 ~6 R
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: x6 Z; B3 i8 K/ z5 U3 C+ HF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed# f, T" \, x: C% y5 Q* K! T+ a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
8 r# k4 u9 P: ?4 V5 |( u) h. c5 kSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
" W' W* B) v+ R( z+ D; U4 y( yTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed" l [* Z* @& s' i
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Japanese Ships
+ t7 `2 f2 h+ m4 r( xCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1! N0 J/ E8 H1 k
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire' V8 Q0 H/ H7 ]8 o) o9 {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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2 U9 y6 n( S; j6 PAircraft Attacking:
. j9 T& n: N" {. u& w. M# D+ Z$ N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' d0 D4 c, i% t, C E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% i# V# h1 T6 v8 {9 X- o# U, U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" p: A2 G. x: z0 U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 j) Y$ |2 P9 J" ^& B
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" C7 U2 _/ n' P9 R 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
}4 M: X- f E0 N$ Q- L* b& y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 |3 T* O4 K' R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& s5 l5 E2 A, R$ r. f* f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' B9 x% P9 _6 i0 p+ i, e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 a" c7 E4 D ~# X2 F' |5 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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6 B# e8 x& \/ H' k PDay Air attack on TF at 72,104. N( D4 K1 S6 j
0 O, f' W+ m0 a2 J1 }, s( _6 V/ lJapanese aircraft
( }) W; U: K( K4 P' qA6M2 Zero x 20
2 v, M2 \: e" ]! V/ T7 j; Z+ CD3A Val x 36
( }; ?* Y5 }$ a7 j. g; u+ D# fB5N Kate x 37* `6 e3 W: {, m3 L' m
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Allied aircraft
2 G6 n8 [" N) U) `* o( B, q, r4 cF4F-3 Wildcat x 10' s- b- K6 n3 ]( w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
( q# Q6 ~" ?0 |' [9 U# z" QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( M& K3 I' {7 h/ \) vD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged# i5 t9 |: Q- m6 ?
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 E& v. X1 R& k$ rF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
3 ^9 \! p( H# {' aF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! p5 F# X. t. j$ A& r& bAllied Ships
, _1 J3 q, G" B/ J6 w& MCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. Y9 F' S" ?3 T# j0 z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 z9 v5 a$ d. BCA Astoria, e) [7 b; N( o" X
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
+ r% f! G) g( A" xDD Patterson0 ]; ]: ]- m: z, a$ x# l2 K
CA New Orleans. M A# @" V4 Y. W0 D" I9 _
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Aircraft Attacking:* |2 @1 D& H6 D: S2 R' Z
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 L& J5 u- |. F! E0 M! q; F, v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 J1 M, B, |1 }( U. j4 H& o 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. V, X* i9 N" v2 [+ v0 d- R 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( T6 e' y% t3 L' @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) H4 Y+ [9 C V% z7 h8 P9 T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! R5 K) z" h, |& }" e) i& w
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 ^1 L' h/ u8 T; @; N7 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# z* ~% q) b+ s B6 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* n) E* x+ z+ K# m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& x" E& ^6 R" F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 N8 T6 g1 J9 T& o) ], ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% _; P" P* [# e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! ^+ M/ P. T4 A& T( ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 B, e J4 C1 q( D: g U 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ B0 ]) Z' B; L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* E/ g$ o5 S9 x7 K 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, J/ S, j: b F$ [) y4 }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) l3 H( O/ C, ?; D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |