AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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$ t( @/ G3 ~- Y( j ^1 S8 vSub attack at 70,107
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3 {4 n6 g; v- f/ b; `2 X( uJapanese Ships
" ^7 D$ q; ], v( qSS I-28, hits 1
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# l% P2 n& a" w j) z! OAllied Ships
" U8 r p3 [. WCA Shropshire( G: i. ^( f7 O [/ f
DD Dewey' _3 ?) G" b9 [2 D5 W s2 i6 b
DD Russell
) }1 t! u, h1 u) t' OCA Portland
8 E {' T. @. ]: q6 X& JDD Arunta
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0 C- j2 F- z _+ @0 qDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87: V9 w, l1 y1 s4 v0 K5 A
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- o& P; m- W7 a4 ]Allied aircraft
7 S) |7 r4 `2 F0 g1 y! E' s( ^2 AP-39D Airacobra x 25
7 D3 S6 M2 ]& kA-20B Boston x 33& a9 a3 W: s* s8 z
B-25C Mitchell x 15
; B" Q# o2 e) N; [$ pB-26B Marauder x 307 V$ H$ [4 H* E3 v6 C) ~
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: h3 {; }% d+ Y0 PNo Allied losses7 y2 j7 f, W1 |- T& x
. m6 `6 q$ q- c* K& ^. bJapanese ground losses:
1 ]; k1 y0 L9 w# ^125 casualties reported0 T$ p8 l5 Z5 C8 k$ n
Guns lost 1+ }' y; j0 q7 {( N# s
3 z/ \: V9 o/ r9 X5 d( CAirbase hits 4
5 [ U( n0 U. D ^6 w7 r+ [5 gRunway hits 66- {2 E9 b6 V8 R1 k" {
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Aircraft Attacking:/ `' o' ^' A. I9 [. p
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) T+ }& O- g3 I0 j; C
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
r8 ]; H4 U y# n0 M 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, ~7 X5 c4 G$ Z7 f/ x* R0 k1 j) {+ W: m
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ b e1 d) s" l 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* E6 U) d0 h: |& q
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( ~- a1 S+ N6 ^6 w, h: c 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 v5 B& o4 D, ?1 x) d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) ^6 V# M4 g" Z% I$ o
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ z- t! Z3 x9 p* O/ k
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' [/ w4 Y- C( w ?( q3 V/ \0 m 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 c/ \1 s' `$ c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& r* z; W: P r9 h# h
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ M8 u! g; E' K& K
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" A2 N5 D- E' l4 ?# V/ z1 f
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 }, |- c9 h. G, Y0 O
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 {3 Y2 r9 g6 C( p; { 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- S8 h( W" u7 |: t, ^
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ P, I5 ~5 R- x$ M/ u0 U& X- f8 @: o
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- s% w$ {4 N( d9 E4 j1 jDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft- K0 J9 o- l3 M9 U$ U) u% ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 9: b9 D2 f* A* }( \4 u! g
A6M2 Zero x 32' l; c+ Z) L0 S
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Allied aircraft
7 E n8 _% b& l; o8 g8 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
8 Y1 B: Y1 g1 R, o, E+ ISBD Dauntless x 498 u, g, k$ E- N1 m: p+ e9 e
TBD Devastator x 15
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! t* Z/ D9 Y: s! d- q) \) B2 U; n/ SJapanese aircraft losses
) M; @/ L" L* v/ x! wA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 {# K9 l! i) C1 k2 S' b
2 S* o; x" ~" `2 v e# }Allied aircraft losses
# Y# p2 p9 ~2 ?) i5 j" M$ gF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
, }/ ` O3 b% w7 |/ ]% l1 e1 O2 cSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged# a) M4 h" K5 F7 r4 E. z/ c
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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0 J" g. Y$ t8 SJapanese Ships
, [0 F3 o: }. j& sDD Mochizuki" t7 Q0 b+ H/ H$ E- Q4 P0 y1 n
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1$ V) a# D: Z0 E4 B b8 F
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! h( L& _* d( O7 T" t9 f& ZDD Yuzuki: ?9 \* @, Z, p5 ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
N: g! K) A j3 K% Z2 @DD Asanagi) K7 ~" G/ f0 T: K
DD Akebono
; F" ~ s- D( KDD Sazanami2 y" P* N2 X* k( X6 Z- i. S& Y4 g) t
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Aircraft Attacking:& p% n( |0 U& d& x; w4 Z( f4 l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ m7 v2 c* x8 F% n) [! Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 _) K# P7 ~ v6 W' W, [4 u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 T& x$ b$ X& @. j: e% Y* _% x
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 M4 n1 ~ V1 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- h4 u/ _3 L( O% y- N4 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Y: F0 e- s3 o$ a- D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet K% }( j+ O; L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# u" q5 q* u; [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& b3 v- [5 V( `6 D# P& C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 w, |) R/ r) L" `" V$ a( c# n! J. c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet a* O: _, T$ v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: v7 t' @5 b" p. L* d: ^5 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 V& O, B8 _/ A& ~& }; j 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ^9 K0 `5 l: _3 U' u! x
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ b$ Z* S0 I3 I3 E+ FDay Air attack on TF at 70,103" i ^4 U& Q! O7 F$ P
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Japanese aircraft% d4 s. d0 q6 C, U; z8 q
A6M2-N Rufe x 9. X8 q8 |6 p& j( h; S
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
; n% U2 m" o, z( ?& Z7 U+ SF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
6 U; I& r7 S% K2 a& B" v+ vSBD Dauntless x 348 a2 c7 [+ g+ V
# e; T. X" p% O4 _% u! O5 }Japanese aircraft losses2 B, J) I9 P4 E* s* O7 K
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
1 q2 V% v C% Q: J" t) i2 o8 UA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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8 h$ j5 z [+ p- o9 ]# y- r! ~Allied aircraft losses
" k% ]) n! I4 u2 i- EF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 W' k. [- m) t. ?: F; E, G! WSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged6 g c* B4 a& v! ^1 ~
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Japanese Ships7 r9 N3 @5 M/ y1 ` T
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage j5 [4 h, I6 g2 y7 E3 ]1 V
AP Tofuku Maru' L0 s8 ?6 f8 g. @2 f1 ^
AK Sagami Maru6 T' Q1 [# b+ ^5 P$ x, ^
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 A& O+ i% A* u# D- x0 ~5 x: J& C* Y q
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# z# S) }" U; Z7 ^& u# V( f4 K
AP Ryotaku Maru) u6 ~' Z M6 N
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Japanese ground losses:' D% x9 c$ h0 T8 i
189 casualties reported$ l. }: O, T; _/ U- q
Guns lost 1) b/ k0 i$ L7 c1 c2 ^) x
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% @# X7 v+ @) y# P/ Q+ g1 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( e; F S+ A# I+ A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Q8 L3 D8 D; u* ]$ q* j+ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* B7 c! X) C& b9 j1 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% v4 ?: G& u) }- G5 E5 `& `& w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( F" j" h0 W5 J% i' k2 V, r) ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, C) Q$ t5 Q5 c3 p" `5 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, l0 H/ ` O" W" E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103, [; O) O" R) o# H `
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Japanese aircraft7 W3 D1 W& k. s4 ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 3" g/ N, U J+ G3 u1 _- S2 R
A6M2 Zero x 10 d, b7 U/ d: ]3 d. R, U
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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- J& J* s1 g) H+ t& WSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
: n9 i! a+ v' b1 iAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
4 ~$ t1 ^+ G- _AP Tarushima Maru& {/ |3 X6 c q$ |7 z+ s. R0 a
AP Chihaya Maru
- v* N7 ?: @! c7 RAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:1 m' I2 ~3 Z5 r: f/ ]) j" }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 i7 X' M" C; H3 z) q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# k4 G4 H, z; w* d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ T K! O1 j' T8 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 _! g% M3 w' D( H
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft2 q/ j- R [, k' W6 Z
A6M2 Zero x 49 Q- a+ a. Y. @
7 Z# `0 @! n* o' Z; uAllied aircraft i3 P( u2 Z. ?2 `( W6 ~- K/ N) F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
" A9 P" O3 W) \/ `- m5 i0 e0 R8 zF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 j& O% g0 p- F0 |0 SSBD Dauntless x 62
7 K: y& ~4 e* t0 DTBD Devastator x 52 _, u6 P! a; N( J( i
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Japanese aircraft losses, o8 Q% z! |4 I z! f
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged4 c4 e+ _, J" y @+ ~) R* c$ a+ J
" h6 t9 ~4 w" A2 J# \1 P1 |Allied aircraft losses
G9 b; t% @+ N0 d' f2 i, ]4 xF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed& p8 `4 _7 N/ W! a6 z! w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed+ B: e0 X3 B# `& ^9 ~7 P& s
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged* k- R7 e8 o7 b
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed+ P7 l5 p6 Q# {9 m. s: y5 w
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Japanese Ships9 e5 n; @- p& C- r- L# k7 I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
8 e& T# V9 j% {7 S& J2 uCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 n, D( ~& Q" S5 M6 Z) K9 j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: ?" Q* E5 ]" N
* X0 W% m/ N { [3 O! h/ U% GAircraft Attacking:
4 i! n6 |& T9 Y/ R! s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' k+ j/ w8 P' K y# `1 [8 U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 j2 M4 B8 V" U$ g! ?1 ?3 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) ]4 S+ r$ |: N, d8 y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ~2 o! A( U9 k& d) D4 G E0 f 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 \6 s; g8 s0 H6 s N 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ b! a4 O8 K# U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K9 N+ F: \' e6 u$ J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; P5 n, j6 ]* T: k1 V% b: N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 w' R6 Y4 ?, _# z P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, j* X$ S. A4 W9 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 `% K, D J1 c4 g
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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. H! u0 a' A! H" d: vJapanese aircraft
& \$ `2 @( ~$ gA6M2 Zero x 202 b2 N# F, b8 d/ j, r$ Z9 |
D3A Val x 36
+ \4 H1 U0 p% K2 y# S9 g7 |" `0 }B5N Kate x 374 F: v* c7 w' Z6 P1 \* l
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Allied aircraft2 `# \' q* s2 L& h3 M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 O6 T2 ?3 a! A* ~5 F! k2 H) L+ ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 8: N( r; }# w4 }* o: `
/ X- g! f* W, b0 h7 ZJapanese aircraft losses
4 T0 Y4 R% G$ [) h1 f% uA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! m6 }: B) D& c* X7 _3 OD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 c7 b( P o9 k0 j* C& i/ YB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# A* A+ ]8 E6 W& I6 jAllied aircraft losses
6 y* m5 G* j3 {: E: G$ @F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
$ b) B, W" H" R8 X3 Q' C8 TF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
# n1 g; a4 [# l- g+ w4 |- nCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- I* V& j9 [, [* r1 Q7 \2 `! Y
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; r& _7 f4 P, r* z- V9 q0 T8 e- I3 sCA Astoria
% f9 q7 p. z4 m, QCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
' t- l8 G$ ^, @% GDD Patterson
$ R4 a! c7 |8 a" f/ ?3 I* ]8 ]9 p% \CA New Orleans
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; y5 k, O* T) ^9 rAircraft Attacking:
! |5 d( S3 D" u 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 [8 d) o! v; p0 Q5 d4 Q$ j5 G# G
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% i' h" Z4 L% ?4 B- t, \ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 \- h( n$ H' Y1 h& V' O0 G
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 b @' c' K/ D; n' k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 U1 ]: g7 y5 h0 Y0 {% n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 P+ M. O+ B, o, D& q$ e C7 Z4 O. D }
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) `1 X; n3 u5 G# m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 K) a0 `6 {, a5 i/ q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" R" k9 F! h$ }: _& o2 z% U6 V O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ _- A' K& k7 k' D* D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet h! I6 l* Y& T2 N) o5 \
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; x* [! b# Q9 _* z+ ~& U5 r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 @9 \4 a, \, ]4 U 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- A5 N% a# v) _. {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- y9 p: S) h! H* _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 G1 F3 \ \5 [. l; A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 S& j) p. f3 {$ D& s# t% L% l0 o( Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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