AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107. J8 Y: k9 o5 e
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Japanese Ships, p/ t. s5 A/ f2 W8 Y' m/ f+ |
SS I-28, hits 1
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CA Shropshire) n: l2 ?4 N4 i% v
DD Dewey
1 F5 Q S+ i# uDD Russell
7 b) w( [2 Q" c: {# A) h: `CA Portland
8 p7 B1 r/ c( ]1 o6 t$ @7 s% hDD Arunta. ]- y' p( o% F
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
" r+ B4 L% J# N% M1 ?A-20B Boston x 33
5 n9 M; t+ ]% V5 R6 e0 jB-25C Mitchell x 15& O% x6 |# g2 q7 \$ [" n+ c
B-26B Marauder x 30
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% w$ ~- y0 R) u4 u& {No Allied losses
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) h' l" `$ W7 M# ?0 i& r; b: e, ZJapanese ground losses:
; k: {7 Z, W0 u4 S) |% E# o125 casualties reported* `: H8 s( \3 G* ?- c
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 49 f' M% z( L) _
Runway hits 66
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5 a* r/ o/ v; q; {7 EAircraft Attacking:/ ~# k$ A1 W9 Y" y( y. ^6 e
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ t% j# }! o- i0 t& l14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 r5 L- B# [8 Q8 a3 \ ~ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 |$ p* I" k" m+ f7 j 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" w* m+ J& ?& l0 x
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. ~- A5 K6 f1 o$ v
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 `: a3 V4 N: D# r$ M d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 t- z) z0 l, Z7 o8 U! A' {5 b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& L2 J. ^1 n+ G, T- u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 ` l4 }9 N5 a2 f
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ i: O* }. c* w3 k; t2 Z0 e& s
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 U* n' R8 ]0 I- b* m 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 [5 i2 ?, l S. g# v& r
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* Q0 v: P# F0 R+ N; r 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- j) [( H% O3 Z9 V# O
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& C6 O5 v0 @5 Y! D 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 H+ l( }: Y8 y) G2 E* D
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
5 A& e5 \) [' v4 q' C 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; E) ^# a; z1 R8 S1 n$ F: E
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Japanese aircraft
+ h; l O5 @ o+ n8 m0 _A6M2-N Rufe x 9
8 w+ T; j K9 B: B5 W" `A6M2 Zero x 325 D3 t( }9 J) a
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Allied aircraft6 X4 w% J m8 i. g$ a% b. t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 p2 r* u& |4 l! J+ VSBD Dauntless x 49' o) B) {4 u! U1 ~5 n& u
TBD Devastator x 15! o0 }" s6 r3 D5 i3 m( @
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Japanese aircraft losses, q8 U6 D2 P( O3 I$ L
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed o- O/ s3 y& t4 ^% N
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Allied aircraft losses6 \ H% K Y; q7 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% o1 L' k f$ p6 \0 {4 s
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ B. X; o. j) T) ^7 N' \# B5 fTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged4 [' m) C# T/ U/ u
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Japanese Ships
' P' p* N% n- k- y8 DDD Mochizuki* M! D" V1 C0 s* B2 h$ U4 `
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
7 L/ F' r3 |4 {/ GDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& M0 G. D& l* g% c$ C* L3 DDD Yuzuki
& U% S: n9 {0 E4 l5 j; o, hDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* u" k9 X1 W% e4 [. S
DD Asanagi
; M2 c) Q5 m7 M# kDD Akebono
* Y* q5 F8 V$ N+ H0 `' zDD Sazanami8 C% C5 h$ |) v# a( E0 [
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Aircraft Attacking:- b O7 l) B2 G7 o+ O
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* }( N4 P Y6 o/ C% M: O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, I: w' m7 H7 _- M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 y5 H" L7 r. }' G 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. J) z6 `! U9 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ~: y M% ?7 f8 D' m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# A! P/ B5 p6 t% I; _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: r% {9 h7 j% x8 K9 ^! ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 s' U- W J6 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
_4 @9 D3 }: ]' L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ `) j, `9 ^! h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G0 {) h9 X! F; D7 H
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" V/ \0 Y5 g. m. G e( E
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103. I! r% ?$ K% a. P8 H: p5 f" @) H
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Japanese aircraft
. n- C+ f( d) f9 I: JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
. Z3 F+ {0 }; ]" M1 AA6M2 Zero x 28! T! s: v6 {" V3 y; v" d/ b- u7 N- j
9 N- R9 x4 z$ W7 z% ^& t; j% vAllied aircraft
9 i# |" ~3 {% G% G0 T( b2 jF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
6 f6 B' _$ q/ u( E$ HSBD Dauntless x 34. b( s5 b4 U0 s, q' W5 |. ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
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A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 W( O7 l3 r W6 _5 a3 @% a2 r$ }* LF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged, [- p! \$ a; T8 }& W
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) ?5 C) Z: A4 c* M) ~
, d% @5 N4 ?( ?" {- ]! mJapanese Ships
: E4 ^7 L$ H( }& q) `4 gAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: F3 M7 F# r6 J" Y+ C$ zAP Tofuku Maru
. o. o3 t5 ?( j2 E& O4 ]AK Sagami Maru5 m5 P% B& y% R. I- V
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ `( e9 j+ M0 \$ t" S- R" D- u
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 ^7 f J8 {2 u( oAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:: l6 w% x( ^ G4 P- A
189 casualties reported- p! M8 L6 H+ F0 x/ }" [' t
Guns lost 1$ G+ z! ^. T$ G8 h- k+ b
4 d9 ?9 @5 r, D, uAircraft Attacking:
% j) R3 o' [, D& E x0 |2 x1 M& A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 E& K, X/ {$ x! K$ H/ A; L2 S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# V9 E- K# {/ D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 t+ z! h/ O# a3 L% R5 F2 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& J3 X- |0 N3 I1 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 F2 D- _. W2 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 r4 ?! C c, t/ ~; ?: e& W3 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 T& M) r% A A* u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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7 F' U h. H; r4 L9 y' T/ @6 MJapanese aircraft, o9 H5 V3 U4 M+ C) U. i1 A
A6M2-N Rufe x 3& h g$ o M) C0 d
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft! W0 o+ d9 x5 F, n% @5 l
SBD Dauntless x 15+ v5 P3 E, @& O& c/ d0 T8 y
~ r4 V4 N s" @% v4 |' ENo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 e* J2 d. B- n- jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships8 G8 \1 s" }4 R1 a
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage- Q% g | T8 c( }: x# z) X
AP Tarushima Maru) {1 U" e5 M) D: E0 j, b
AP Chihaya Maru! Y4 N7 {3 L: ^, @2 G ?) F
AK Asahisan Maru) x9 f" D6 r1 X+ R- ^: I
& c7 T8 Z7 b9 Z9 w; zAircraft Attacking:
# Z2 Q4 r3 a- r, k 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% v: G) }' W6 M1 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( X( B4 \0 a' f4 y$ m( ?# ]' ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 e, b, Z6 d1 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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9 b; K* j& x UDay Air attack on TF at 70,104$ [# G# }* |' \- Y
' M% T* X) B7 ^6 T; [) ?7 YJapanese aircraft
6 N) @# P5 ^" Z& A& g) x9 }A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% s2 g9 W) Z! `! H8 c5 c, d/ kF4F-4 Wildcat x 85 z* H- E& N. `
SBD Dauntless x 62
G0 y: C, O" X, t' STBD Devastator x 5" v9 _0 Q I% j3 O0 e
9 h9 P! s6 d; V, i8 RJapanese aircraft losses
( A) f8 W8 p4 i$ ?A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged: l( {+ P# m; \3 O% {
T2 }: N: u6 c3 e4 P% H! S$ D9 QAllied aircraft losses# L5 Z8 G- P+ j; b" ]: F+ r" \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
# B$ \3 m: X' U( P. SF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 P* f, k6 X) l a, R
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged+ i4 K% G+ L8 H, _% j0 g% b
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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9 T+ {4 z% s* z+ ?9 FJapanese Ships
* x s$ H5 g7 y/ R$ S, nCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
6 g- F& f' I9 T. Y8 Z3 l QCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire! m: |" `( I3 s; a. J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
% ~' L& ~5 n6 J) {, j6 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 b. }0 e* K& n# A& j% ~% }7 |2 d- K1 f 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 M8 c6 X7 E0 n4 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ q$ ^, D, P, | ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# U" S M! X; G- _3 K& T" C 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 \9 e! H* v* g' `- Q
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ O# S7 l3 |/ ^4 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ?" \' p3 W+ m9 U7 u/ w3 `) [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 s$ |; Z# ~0 n" O% [% g) O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 \1 D; i F6 P7 H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 e% N: ]8 T M# Z6 b2 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* H$ I. u" D$ V7 B% |) E/ Z
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4 n! v& K& M3 x# A( mDay Air attack on TF at 72,1042 [$ W$ J! K& y* A/ @
6 b. Z% |* H" v! I/ zJapanese aircraft. R, v( ?, E! d- I- h# \
A6M2 Zero x 20& \7 h: V: T4 @; d( T
D3A Val x 36) f4 W7 P: h( s; I5 y* y$ C
B5N Kate x 37& Y6 f5 A! n6 U9 C4 P) f) u* u5 t
0 E; Z8 X$ L4 e" Z2 L+ KAllied aircraft
6 R& s+ s7 w, eF4F-3 Wildcat x 104 O/ d0 R# ], z5 \6 }* Z$ u' s& V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ \# P6 q/ z3 p$ [% F j
/ s4 t5 Y2 N$ a/ X6 `Japanese aircraft losses
r$ k; [. z# }) X7 B! J' `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 S9 J0 a7 ^% R: h( p5 }D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
3 w7 I) D, w+ i2 H$ X a1 D- ?- bB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: [( s9 `( y# p9 S- _! H3 d* R8 a/ c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
, G6 V, S4 p Q# qF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 \! y4 h; K8 p a. X9 a
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Allied Ships
! o6 A$ E" t. \# X0 qCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 i7 `. O7 e0 b YCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ Y% V0 h; F3 n- ~% E0 lCA Astoria0 w' X |5 F: h6 H
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
" n7 m5 i; ?0 ^* R* B* F* q# MDD Patterson
# i. F' Q% s4 D9 ~7 w$ WCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 j+ B' Z5 w+ Y% [+ y0 z( }" V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ u' ^9 n( k ^6 j( B% ~ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, X4 e- F) {, a 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 |3 W0 Q* G# D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 u' }* b2 s, R6 i: d
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: S5 z' U: H1 P3 Q6 N0 A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Q/ e. Z) Q/ g9 v5 o8 }$ P4 y2 H 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 E* A# C% @ g4 n2 N8 M9 A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 t$ d/ E3 d' i- E: d6 s. N( `/ a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 K5 F$ E9 B0 p. M' L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) k M+ Y9 H8 o+ b. d n" J3 T; v 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. l3 G: w/ T, z: d8 b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ B: }0 N# C% p2 O0 J! t
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. }6 Y9 z/ D: z* v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( W+ m# r8 x5 h4 q& c' p( S$ d 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
E+ P$ r- w4 ?% u% H7 m- @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; J! c- o1 c* v1 t6 Z2 L& K 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |