AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; F ]+ {% I" k& l& H( A0 l0 J
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Sub attack at 70,1072 C F* E% p6 A8 C' c+ F- g/ H
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Japanese Ships( M0 p! U0 H, V8 \" W
SS I-28, hits 1
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: Q! `0 z6 K/ [: p% XAllied Ships0 P$ m$ U1 \) O r4 {
CA Shropshire
/ \3 g# a. l' F% x8 W# M7 f: YDD Dewey2 X, \5 }4 c3 i
DD Russell$ p0 Q' B$ ~) ^+ z2 d J |
CA Portland
) }, d. U; S4 U) E- d6 SDD Arunta* Q i* ^; c. S9 N, G; n! W4 {. \$ o! y$ S
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
v$ f5 S8 j& g }0 G$ ~P-39D Airacobra x 25
' a! N0 F- t4 P: G9 R$ k2 w7 h2 RA-20B Boston x 33
- i6 [7 E) p) J3 t( yB-25C Mitchell x 15
& q0 b& R1 V( {& a) HB-26B Marauder x 30
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/ ~5 @. R$ w/ E) l& s. L$ v) D' Z+ RNo Allied losses# @# y/ ^% ^- Z# b8 H7 _, G
. E& \/ d6 I b U! ZJapanese ground losses:
: ?) x" i l! o& R* H( ]/ z* |125 casualties reported
8 Q! o. \0 `6 MGuns lost 1: O% t* T1 C3 ]# j b' y2 \
$ r" Y: A- l9 j: E7 J0 M' UAirbase hits 4
6 Z# S6 Q) j* }, @0 }5 PRunway hits 66
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5 {. K8 y; A& z. n: \8 O1 S) W9 o. lAircraft Attacking:! |) n# b. R: I7 w0 d7 e- J _
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 W9 Z+ Y. I! q14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" T7 b& E3 q G o. Y, n6 P
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 x, L, U* x! z( p
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ u" T2 y6 P k 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- e B3 t! ?' A+ e) y1 b 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( y. }& d, j, L$ |. B 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% T4 s8 o8 j6 c3 Q1 Y- S6 _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- Q# m1 ~6 x0 j- a: h N! n, v; J% G 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 i$ U0 B( I( J! o9 b' N$ A
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
8 F; t7 V; V. t# t3 t- Y2 z9 ~1 s 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 T+ A4 L" @) u7 ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% n% y! Y6 H' r 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 \: F, w: H1 u 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 `( q: g& v) C! h, z& y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 a$ H6 l$ A/ \1 [9 U4 l. @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* E( p$ J' Y" v8 b- J" B h1 ]5 y R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 N) O; g% }6 s( ^8 F6 M 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) }& J! a; W3 ~& j M
6 O9 ?4 y+ `, ?' _( u' Z' g' dJapanese aircraft
9 a" H) ~3 l# c! \1 ]A6M2-N Rufe x 9
& }6 L2 K' N* Q% B; E* qA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
0 ^! \/ L1 [4 r7 g' WF4F-4 Wildcat x 21! f, U& v, ~6 G( ~1 y Z% E2 q( V
SBD Dauntless x 496 w( u! b; W, W: b
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses5 n& I: n# a7 V
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
6 E1 Z- S" r3 s7 X s* h& I0 j% Z5 h
Allied aircraft losses
. f$ y5 ^9 }1 x4 d6 t, J" RF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
( R; r# q% }: b7 }: G' I$ oSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
( ]( |; g) h. B: @TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged E P5 }2 }0 c( p- x
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Japanese Ships3 Y6 }! c& A9 r+ ^" j5 W
DD Mochizuki
& Z$ Y A1 L+ h0 r' |! aCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1+ x& S& ~# H* C# _) B3 ?
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 u) R$ l5 Z+ C; V
DD Yuzuki; y) ~( x' h- l5 h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
z6 E( V# ~/ ^# w& \" RDD Asanagi
, ^( z! K5 {9 g) d: ?- TDD Akebono
4 ^5 N) Y& D; D- [6 S( kDD Sazanami5 E2 R+ C+ }" I" {
. f8 W0 j! V" H, tAircraft Attacking:1 Z6 }. c& n. b7 Q: K, ^
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- s' p9 G, L4 e8 Q; ~% Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 x, |: e6 V' S+ C* Q6 l( j- _, o* Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# X& e4 {1 _8 |0 @* D3 R' X
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 y6 b5 x7 J: H; z+ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- @. E: ^+ B6 M% n" ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
}( S& B# x4 y( O# @8 [# \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; k y5 P- |# k. d8 ~( e. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! N0 H7 W0 m' j1 D, X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, a" v- n7 g, L8 \' _ N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! m3 M6 Z6 O$ P `, \; ]7 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* Q3 u& j1 v4 j! x' o1 [! t9 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 }/ A% B) x& p8 t) ] J" d* P ?0 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 X4 a4 C) ~' ~
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' i8 g2 Z& x( }" H. e/ g0 h1 T
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( W9 E; D0 Y k1 m: |
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! a/ R5 h$ A2 s& u" }/ I2 U' d! ^Japanese aircraft5 x" U6 N9 C( k2 ^! f k# P
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
, O3 {: D& N- O" P6 pA6M2 Zero x 28
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, u" i4 c' c, ], ^6 Y7 |Allied aircraft
( s5 Y+ m) \1 `5 ^# |F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 v( c7 M1 O. w9 N# {7 r, Q
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Y7 q/ k7 l* i' P: lA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed g$ C6 V4 X- s* R U, {
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed1 F2 o. G% m0 G; Q' \
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Allied aircraft losses/ ^9 E+ N/ x2 h8 a2 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' `; B0 C, `9 p9 N- VSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. Y; i( K5 O1 e1 y9 |6 Q1 \1 _
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Japanese Ships
i, f X) `5 ]+ f8 mAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- b8 ^- m" `1 `- X& Y2 SAP Tofuku Maru3 _# M, N4 D$ ]* S
AK Sagami Maru
) O' K2 `7 t1 h/ j& u7 d. ZAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ g& f+ h. @1 D6 f+ h5 h2 a7 R% D) KAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 R5 h( P. ]* @5 ]4 Z9 O( b
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 y1 z8 h. A2 e* ]! _8 E
189 casualties reported
% ]1 m- Q& W5 _# c$ @0 HGuns lost 1* l* f( N* R: Y9 Y
7 I, l$ p4 l; qAircraft Attacking:
3 u K$ n3 Y3 h. y" I4 I+ |' t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet {& N' i6 q* X6 H2 P/ t2 K
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( n; ^, e2 l1 E- s* }3 n, M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( S7 ]( M0 D9 E# ^) {) y& N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f% N- b' ~ |$ A, }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- w( i$ i0 D4 ]2 U& S1 x" h9 t2 @, K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 J( F0 N0 C# o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 j5 z% F% F( T* \- y& v) d6 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% i/ f2 K' c- R, l& [5 {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103! H+ \5 c/ B+ O
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Japanese aircraft Y) V9 K5 ]' E! c! ~% m+ X' s' |
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
3 y, t& i: J3 g5 k4 O6 M2 iA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
: t3 y# ^) W5 a1 i3 Y3 nSBD Dauntless x 15# c! S$ U3 x+ [( V5 S
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No Japanese losses
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5 a3 p2 L2 S0 B# l8 P2 l" S: u+ OAllied aircraft losses
) p2 y$ \8 y; sSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, _ b! z f4 I0 C/ Z1 H. e0 ~
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Japanese Ships% k, o$ R$ A2 F! S* V( B( y6 p( |& m
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
3 E% R' [' C9 Z$ MAP Tarushima Maru( o0 ~4 t" G. D( S" b( e( K2 F
AP Chihaya Maru; J! |2 N3 _% I, F$ E0 x* R
AK Asahisan Maru
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; A+ l1 A$ r4 S9 N; {7 |Aircraft Attacking:3 }1 p( O+ b& p5 r2 u! x
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( _# \+ U6 l" E# V) O+ [/ T6 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 D2 x) ^, X$ v$ @, K1 _: n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ \- O, O& R1 W' G7 J( O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ p3 ~) J. M! l4 B% U! O) g) p
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104% P) M- v9 s/ V
- Z0 V1 W* s* o) F2 c MJapanese aircraft& O, j! N; J* n* _- ~ i( q
A6M2 Zero x 494 g5 h; J, {/ h; _2 O% a5 Z
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Allied aircraft
3 c: S) c, i6 K$ {) cF4F-3 Wildcat x 10( j" i$ e, F) R5 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8: ^' m5 q; e) m. i' x- d
SBD Dauntless x 62
' B. c( W$ x- l! j9 t$ ~9 ZTBD Devastator x 5
7 l7 o# I6 [& b$ j : l, ?1 u- Q$ t$ ^# P# w
Japanese aircraft losses& q4 G2 ?# _3 D% _
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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+ z4 {# I* `& V# A8 SAllied aircraft losses
9 Y$ y. t" g) ZF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
0 y/ C* t9 s8 P' i K$ DF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
Y9 O8 |& B* Y- w Q/ oSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged- V0 d' M% W# r* l
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
7 [- h- F3 g7 e& { 7 P" h; q' V# \$ M
Japanese Ships
" G/ U w, M kCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# n& I: z4 Y. X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire. c: T' U, u/ H# Q# x+ J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1$ B) h& u" x7 D2 h" S
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Aircraft Attacking:- S5 {9 {: j- o0 B6 y% I; P+ s: X3 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 ]3 S' j |, Y$ O1 F& q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, V' B1 x0 ]2 ]+ T0 p# a3 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# z2 f" i+ x, Z) c 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. K W7 U( p% d4 F" \
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" M# t- X' B6 m
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 d* u, V$ O. M/ C4 l2 D, d( }: X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ x( r: e% E" }: K/ i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, j/ j9 X2 _0 I# D! T, ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 m% M% |* a S8 g3 A( h* T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& _8 \- N) E, e% r5 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 H7 O Y; a1 o6 w
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0 Q2 B$ A0 s' |# o. d1 wDay Air attack on TF at 72,104 I! K- J0 |; D; a5 m& D8 E7 ^
/ r" G8 c$ p# k; HJapanese aircraft
6 {' ?" P, f- ~A6M2 Zero x 20# M1 ~# J4 Q/ |0 n# [7 H8 B& w. c4 f1 _
D3A Val x 36
( c9 A1 M& b. d8 dB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
7 _( G! \3 ^/ L& j6 UF4F-3 Wildcat x 10: ?4 l. ~. S& S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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/ m! n2 T! A; I& A' |" bJapanese aircraft losses& f/ s7 [8 n6 l7 f y% h5 T1 w0 h0 @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. Y6 H1 k. k- @5 H" ?) yD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
/ H0 }: W! B$ k& i, ?3 t+ lB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged& W* D E" f E8 s! g. C: `" a% h
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Allied aircraft losses
* i0 J" s9 B9 @, TF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed; Y; h2 x/ n9 m: }2 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 \, H$ [& C* Q# PCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, p0 W8 K, E. N8 M* r6 ~9 q
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% G9 r& B, [$ J1 O' r$ M
CA Astoria+ d+ c$ @. f1 E* @6 L
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
! p5 W6 g9 _- y+ [/ k: g- T; bDD Patterson% `* u/ T+ C2 @# J
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 o( ~) V' x2 s8 V/ q6 H 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 q. @. B' R P& q# ]0 n& G5 T/ Z 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet [( }$ q: b1 Y" ]; k
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 d, g; i* u* G 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 B/ z" b3 _+ E9 Z' a; t% _- y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% U' L3 E) [% E/ f) ]- F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 _$ y H; V: A7 P6 i
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 A! J/ f- \. ~% g( x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( R4 w. r- R: h* ?, r 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 c1 _ z: F- P0 Q2 d' h9 d- j 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" k7 h+ ?; n8 Z; b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 S! c% o# h2 N 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) U: Y* H; T' {1 ~$ U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
E4 C. M7 R* y) }! b" @- C 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 E# f) C+ ]; h. T X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* N+ Q7 E0 ~, \2 H' W 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, ^6 f5 T0 [& i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) P$ n+ B6 `. @
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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