AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42$ {7 v. H4 M6 n1 F% Z i: Z( F
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
7 n; w+ h8 D7 X3 B1 s* Q* J/ s% ESS I-28, hits 1
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3 Y4 B4 N( e# _8 wAllied Ships+ ?" W2 u+ s9 H' h/ a
CA Shropshire( M( n: Q( |+ T- w0 G4 o
DD Dewey
6 ?( `4 m( }( T, q9 n, O; }DD Russell& r' M; x0 \% H: v% u2 K: I9 C+ f
CA Portland
5 M/ i1 a4 F% h$ E$ @) _DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87( e- U5 I" {) s$ E. J3 u$ T( _
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Allied aircraft
+ ?% d# z3 f/ c8 \P-39D Airacobra x 25' _$ |. Y: K& v+ `; {; Z
A-20B Boston x 33
& Q& W* L; {0 o! L7 d$ d+ U: fB-25C Mitchell x 15
/ ~1 Y/ P ]! Q. BB-26B Marauder x 302 Z. a4 d1 K" v( e% l1 F0 J0 `
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
; ^: a* d! Y' R0 }7 J7 y% Q125 casualties reported3 ?* M; x4 ?% l, z$ o) _- i* o
Guns lost 1# g4 Z; Y1 C2 B& J
" Q/ w2 L% h. l0 ?. W* SAirbase hits 4
4 Z7 v9 r) t/ n( r0 t* r8 \Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 K D, B v- L6 Q- S h! @ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 ]& B7 v7 p3 L6 @
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ G" s4 v# S, E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! N/ Q6 F2 l0 B G- h0 @2 X
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 k, X8 V7 G( V: J
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 [* e6 |- _9 b7 L8 v! D; g* P 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! ], F' Z; i7 t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 r0 v3 y0 d1 H2 A& V! @0 m 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 T$ _2 v' S* m1 Y! ^# q2 U4 C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: E, ^6 P$ h0 t$ `8 q* [2 n 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 R0 ?+ W- E; l& ^5 L# Z( c
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ W4 g( l' y$ I8 l; B/ x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
m4 m" S; l0 Y) E/ ^0 B- r 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% q; L# x4 x0 \$ v& @6 D
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 x. z1 @1 S- g# R3 b; k" w
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 f2 r( P/ d$ e7 [* [3 y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" ]" b* h2 S4 h. z2 p% O% g# C2 [
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
5 A, p1 p: I4 Z* H3 { 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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% z' D+ `& N0 @ hDay Air attack on TF at 70,1033 t2 i. }* D6 u7 h& e
8 W" ?, E9 `7 S7 U/ lJapanese aircraft
0 B2 D% ~ F, Q* c9 H. lA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' b" m7 n! l! u! |A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft* l" y( x; e, X3 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# P, _% O9 j! q+ ~% C: I
SBD Dauntless x 49
J1 [0 o& e; P% m& l6 a2 ^TBD Devastator x 156 j8 F1 ?0 P: F5 {4 ?0 s# Z, Y
# o8 K3 R- i8 W- X+ L5 TJapanese aircraft losses
?1 f9 G8 k& \5 j. B" PA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ M# l% [5 S& f4 V) gF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 `8 |8 O: @5 Z8 K7 o$ eSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 K }$ c9 ~; r, n6 _, bTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged* g; ]& N$ ~5 j
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Japanese Ships6 O" `/ D- ?( g; G4 O w
DD Mochizuki& l9 G l" ]; p: Z. C Q
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1# j3 o( e6 q) M* A
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 |; A5 i4 G$ Z' x
DD Yuzuki3 F p" T7 Y( D
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 L7 L: N9 i( K8 S x& LDD Asanagi
2 e7 L1 F# U- @8 w2 _DD Akebono
0 J# S$ G/ S0 c8 NDD Sazanami& ]- Y; s& _4 c; G* s1 u3 @
1 ]& l! U/ J( Z$ [( h* D HAircraft Attacking:+ V0 y& y0 L6 ~) Z# ^6 y3 P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 }% r) g' O" L
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: h) }# x% S( c4 V* `" h5 |
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% j) L# C5 x+ V2 K Z7 E$ {
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 e+ d; X2 k0 F+ K$ | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" [6 S4 x+ G+ W. M# y7 H0 n0 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Z, c0 F- H- L/ w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 Y+ N) H3 a' @% z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% o6 f# `% x; @$ W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. |& J# [& N8 @: ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 A* C9 X, w P$ o5 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& y; U4 [% t; u# W5 q/ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 Y L" f2 U' g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 M" i* m) J9 N6 Z1 y6 r: X 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 S: Q! j, p: R) j( M) c
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 t( F: B3 K7 e, p3 _# m- m7 y8 Z( D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- A* Y0 z- z( a) f7 D" A
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Japanese aircraft
# ^0 i# [5 b: _8 B; L' x- H" E( `7 uA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' R& Q; b- j# q9 x! D7 I6 w+ BA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
9 U6 X" _1 R; X1 m# zF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
9 w4 u* p$ Y& h$ K' a( ]) Q8 K- [( |SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses; p, Z% p! U) ]+ `' }, z
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed {: b) U1 F( @. x3 [
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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9 z! e- i3 h' b3 YF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
, ]6 L( t+ D4 xSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) X' W8 G8 ~3 ?
7 b& ^$ V4 B4 VJapanese Ships% b5 ~% S% w% e2 \
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, q- t8 w: S- s- x" p2 U# Z4 Q' ~AP Tofuku Maru) a# ?" ~2 i7 l9 B/ I4 m' z5 ^
AK Sagami Maru
- v5 m8 M3 ^# ]/ LAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. p( Q2 N( u* T/ N) n' O2 {; `AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- [; a5 Y2 y' R2 J! | _6 L% `AP Ryotaku Maru0 c& k: T! |6 V L' J' p
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Japanese ground losses:9 T- s' q7 k9 o+ u
189 casualties reported
3 G# h9 a. J7 Y9 X" B4 KGuns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 b, I, G: J6 o0 m* Z8 E! z5 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; P1 b* ?! o7 ^- B! v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 R% l+ J' S6 h6 u) Q" ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 g6 S. r) Y5 {: R% d" D6 e2 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ }( N& `3 c6 ~! |' t; f0 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( S' d" v. G( k7 h; \9 N! D8 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( \' U- Y) g1 O& r; K! G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ^7 `% f$ n7 \6 T; l4 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 Z0 D$ k( X' F X4 X# g9 Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 _# {+ v- P) O9 ]8 p T. H4 I* {
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Japanese aircraft& }5 Q* x0 K% k( V, Z
A6M2-N Rufe x 37 N( y- g2 C3 [. o) B' y
A6M2 Zero x 10
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4 b5 k" f& O3 B" s) ?Allied aircraft A A4 n$ S. W' V
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% d# w1 q& y" ~/ q( d- T B
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships3 M- ]- B- s1 ^
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
# V: x! G* a# e6 E$ @( jAP Tarushima Maru9 j. q" d+ ]3 a. x- z
AP Chihaya Maru' O! T) ?9 P% ^" F$ M
AK Asahisan Maru
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+ T2 S5 n% J8 e1 U8 G$ g: MAircraft Attacking:
, Z# o( V7 j* w% R9 R* l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' J3 s: b+ B; w9 Y" j5 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- H1 I8 c. L- T/ j1 [( } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ E! F1 v8 z2 o, } S# U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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+ V1 y2 u9 h% _+ C* CJapanese aircraft
F: e# B6 x6 A% U) n/ |5 z. ~9 hA6M2 Zero x 49
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/ v8 _# j+ M; C0 p" u, gAllied aircraft
+ S* U) X( D/ ]9 b, HF4F-3 Wildcat x 10+ A4 I- n6 A9 ^6 z2 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
`9 t0 n# \( }2 t$ xSBD Dauntless x 62
7 }# l: O! x, h# w! FTBD Devastator x 5& Z) w! M5 Q3 W6 s P0 x* |# n4 ^- G6 r
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Japanese aircraft losses
: x# ]3 X! s( Y* q5 gA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# s" O: w3 I4 Y2 A6 x( a) j( q: |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( d1 ~9 _, L2 S+ G# S5 m# RF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 R* @. [* @0 D4 L& h
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged1 P& j+ }3 {. B' K7 g3 `
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
2 I: P+ y1 ~1 ]4 l0 i' YCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ n$ `9 E9 v& s5 k* W# @7 q! y4 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: ]) n* f! W, D4 R( v- A5 q0 I4 y) |
/ `# d4 U+ E, v( w/ A) [9 {Aircraft Attacking:
; T5 @2 R6 N1 U- ^/ D" b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& @* z* D1 _1 l1 S8 z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( V! T: A2 \! d7 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 S3 n, ?4 N4 X3 R1 K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: q/ \5 U1 f o2 |" \' K. J( |2 H 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, _& w0 p3 f/ ^, O/ s7 m& ]. H& S* A 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& t2 Y1 p. i6 {" i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& I! {4 D* t) |6 U7 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" l5 Q: ~. R7 D7 p _6 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 l5 x2 o g5 R* s" D" V V 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. \2 n' |# b. r7 h- g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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* h9 o3 d4 n- i2 F1 ^! CDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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2 d' {, J2 j9 O! ?- u! vJapanese aircraft+ ?( ]. N/ x, \) `: v9 d3 p0 E$ ]
A6M2 Zero x 20
9 a9 _* t. N* k5 K$ TD3A Val x 36$ U$ O* J$ I3 M4 h2 ~0 ^; ^
B5N Kate x 378 k! m( X& w( U/ n- o( X
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Allied aircraft
) c* n' i! w/ s0 n$ M0 `F4F-3 Wildcat x 10" {/ _, P$ J4 P+ O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
, z2 g7 ^: L0 ?8 v3 h# H) n' cA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& O: g% q/ U b& M, ]D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged6 ~9 b3 }! Y8 r: i! i
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 K. u! J$ B7 K6 }' u4 a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed% I/ a/ w5 t7 r2 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( o/ \0 |' `% D- e' O# Y
0 a* V* F0 N9 L) sAllied Ships% Z/ @; D( b5 Q) q
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" S' Z/ q* e8 ]( v0 O
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
]6 v* s2 {2 V% }CA Astoria
7 S$ F3 z# w/ \& c4 g: A5 xCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1( R/ a9 Y6 t. L* o( z+ C+ L {9 d
DD Patterson
) m$ u; q) N, a4 P0 ]" ]( bCA New Orleans, _4 V& G2 S; h9 ^; h
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Aircraft Attacking:
: _. O4 J8 g) t k9 p 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 L1 [1 A7 I% q# l6 V
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% Y- [$ M+ D: F/ e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 b* |) a5 W& V! g/ b5 m1 | 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& T4 k% o1 w" K" U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* a {& |: x4 c/ o0 w9 q& E+ S 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- A/ z) A2 S7 c3 r7 \) A0 ]: Y
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. d1 m4 V$ x' y9 `# Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& U$ q0 w, F; p1 U0 b4 p9 J& w: P 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ^. G2 O; `$ z4 z- w) c; X
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 h! m9 z) m' z; B0 {! j8 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& M* K& k1 {( ~5 i+ x# Z* F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( g" F% n* N; m
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 H% `7 s9 i9 L4 X7 e5 R/ r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 Q) x, f: V, R; S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
v$ ~' ~4 |; }+ x( a4 S* q0 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ]3 r* h1 ~7 y f4 g! f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: q; c! e. ^/ ?, S* \/ Y! l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Z- _: j$ L+ l% c0 b
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |