AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107 D% L+ f! E- H2 D3 p0 u- G
7 T* Q- ^& V& N# O+ D; s1 \4 x3 C0 uJapanese Ships
% f7 L4 u4 I- K" ]( u7 [SS I-28, hits 1
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7 l( f. i+ G2 ^3 I4 w/ bAllied Ships
7 `: D$ n7 Y# O$ Y' WCA Shropshire" T# \, L7 d8 V1 u/ r
DD Dewey
1 |& \$ f; d+ L& j7 w/ K& k jDD Russell# o" Y: v9 S& P. d8 h F
CA Portland; M+ N0 p4 M9 ?5 A+ m
DD Arunta* \( A& I/ n4 T) x& o% N
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87" M: }' E7 ~% G3 A8 \
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0 D$ a/ c; x9 I+ r% a8 xAllied aircraft
/ s0 i5 e; o3 _4 UP-39D Airacobra x 25
4 U: ~. H2 o4 Y; x) g: QA-20B Boston x 33
+ Y# C G- _5 [( u* K d4 PB-25C Mitchell x 15
1 i0 K2 ]' @8 b9 e$ g) c! DB-26B Marauder x 303 d7 |. b, f Y
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No Allied losses6 a3 H$ q4 n( }1 @1 |
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Japanese ground losses:
L: [) M# ~7 j125 casualties reported
/ J- Z5 j( g- j0 {: a! t/ dGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
+ p5 J" N2 b3 O/ ?Runway hits 66
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' ]; b8 N, S5 M! R. B1 w, r- y aAircraft Attacking:. e; }8 F6 H% D/ m) f+ F3 t) z
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 D* ]. u0 h" M4 ?, T
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
- h9 s& ^; d0 Z! S+ h$ s4 J8 Y3 |1 j 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; o4 t1 `2 ?: F& p4 f8 B 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
[4 s) }3 j' H2 K7 h3 `2 d& E 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 a' i( a( }8 O4 f$ `5 T5 u 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# d1 l0 f! x* B4 Z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; t. F+ j Y2 j+ N+ i+ Y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ k0 f3 j- N+ T5 V% a 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, Z F: s) C+ z! S/ g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( d) j: j& |; Y: ]0 _3 @* V; p 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' A4 _5 ^# M* E; j- L) G
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. T# G; d: Z3 h' j3 e 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 I' g, m. x: F! G* Q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( i# f! W# P i _' `6 d& M 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ ~$ m2 M8 _# i P. d9 m; d 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" z+ D/ Q/ J! N% N# a% f( ^
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 w0 _. d/ T6 |- _. q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ @2 R+ e7 B. d: Y$ U( J( `
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Japanese aircraft
" V: r/ p0 _% V! s9 _3 CA6M2-N Rufe x 9
2 p9 {" D' X/ B) Z0 E) b* _A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
$ L% I+ s; D, i6 ~( v5 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 |) ^# ]" w9 ]& h" i/ P- R3 c0 \SBD Dauntless x 49. I. B( g& \. c5 k
TBD Devastator x 151 E) |9 X/ B' P2 H4 t5 q4 q( H( q
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Japanese aircraft losses5 n8 x. A5 M) {
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* ]9 w9 N ?5 a& |8 j2 jF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 F Q9 o! n' n( zSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
: E! O @8 R8 l$ r# UTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 D* s! W5 \: u, [" i1 A2 U& E6 s
# Q2 k7 H+ R& E8 ^" G( GJapanese Ships
! Y# |: O Z( u3 _8 A. I( W; N4 ^2 vDD Mochizuki( i5 R" j, V" U% m* p
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 10 [- W* L) O! A
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% p. c& A1 e* u3 ^ q3 }DD Yuzuki/ H. a$ z' z1 e: p! r6 @, q
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire" {/ _/ Y; \- A- m$ G( V
DD Asanagi- C V, k- w2 @3 i/ J) M
DD Akebono
) M/ i6 \6 `; H* m" n- J8 q6 @DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:& e* Z0 J( A3 U: q: F1 ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& D) b+ a7 R" l/ K
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. D" X4 D/ \2 K! T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. o( b8 T$ [3 _2 Z2 `/ `) ^! W4 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( P1 D# i) R! [) a' B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [8 p1 e$ s' Y- o- V8 v) `$ g2 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ]9 a+ m3 ^8 c4 ~- Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 }" w8 M B# g7 X" Y# a% Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' s& g: p) d" K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( T- Q. R/ ~3 H7 Z! K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 O, }. o2 q! b4 ]5 H" ]& c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ?3 [0 g" `( ~" ]' a( e- Y 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ L- f; I; f- ~
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese aircraft
) }( T* f0 g; Y+ N' wA6M2-N Rufe x 9
$ `7 c6 R! ]. V" p/ c8 k+ pA6M2 Zero x 28% s7 Q, y$ W6 C' a8 A
l& Y3 m2 M: d$ F3 V2 C+ nAllied aircraft! `8 Y/ h/ e9 M% ?- ?: ~2 |% C4 j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21( t0 K0 v! D( a" Z8 M3 q' w
SBD Dauntless x 34( _3 G: J2 k) t: j) f2 J3 F+ i c
6 V1 H' r: Y; n4 dJapanese aircraft losses5 c" K T7 B0 H4 E- H$ @
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
* D- z5 h L1 K) xA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 P4 e Y, T. H* l" P, h, fF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
& s: N* D8 c) BSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 v& ?8 m7 l9 v Y$ U5 _' N, o
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( r8 @7 H& }/ AAP Tofuku Maru5 e( h7 d4 r+ {1 x" w
AK Sagami Maru
/ i. p# D% D; R u" f+ |1 |AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 v1 _$ g& R2 ]7 n9 _6 V
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, q" @& R; b7 i: bAP Ryotaku Maru* Z5 b5 J$ k0 a* o' w
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Japanese ground losses:
# |9 |% J4 G" c; I6 I+ t' ~189 casualties reported
) D9 M2 P- q+ H: \5 F, |Guns lost 1
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' D$ o$ z. S: j+ xAircraft Attacking:
+ o0 q$ c; w$ a$ |$ h; X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ~/ x: C3 G5 ]
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( V4 m, g% N: t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 E5 r A1 |" M l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ?3 O* U. [- k; e0 n, n( F% A4 k) I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; O5 }6 t6 p, j2 n' ]2 a% @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ e5 i. X$ H' L9 t6 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) s! d# V/ H% X3 A4 _8 X& S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 T$ F2 `( B% s
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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. t# f# w1 G5 t* J5 @; L' m( s/ _Japanese aircraft) }& F% a2 z; j, s5 W& l
A6M2-N Rufe x 3) h- _# \0 s1 a1 S
A6M2 Zero x 100 G5 z p- r. q2 X
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Allied aircraft
D* V3 R3 e# X a! b0 @' ISBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses7 v, n; }5 D0 I9 Z1 }: c6 [
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Allied aircraft losses
# h+ K6 b) U+ @- ~& d( |+ nSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships# n3 r- G" r1 U7 X, m
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage& N; f5 E) M: N% z% v
AP Tarushima Maru& E0 X$ P5 a1 u! ]& c0 H8 J
AP Chihaya Maru1 y t5 U; }1 f; [) @
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:) b1 a) t+ D6 \, Y0 f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 q. D; L6 _8 b! S) N) X2 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 E% Q4 U) t! t, W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [2 F$ m8 y- ~2 _* f9 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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& y7 w- @5 i% d* V4 Q0 g" ?' aDay Air attack on TF at 70,104* `: \" ^) f; O5 d
3 H( h* \- u3 h' m, R! e7 _9 u2 h7 L& LJapanese aircraft i0 ^# q3 c1 p1 A/ F; h! u
A6M2 Zero x 49! \. x3 j8 u4 N4 n: G! o/ c
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Allied aircraft
' W1 l6 U/ x0 m) Y$ E; @! t3 h8 w( uF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 w8 M. p# W `4 M; T: \F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ h& @, s! P, {/ Z# Z5 I6 ^) k$ XSBD Dauntless x 62
" o4 j, i5 ~" G- }TBD Devastator x 56 x# r% o0 b. v' Y/ S4 W& T
7 m* ~1 Y: R; ]( d( OJapanese aircraft losses' ~* C$ i, g, u1 K1 ]- \3 ~
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged' d& G0 J B1 ]& M7 ^, j, J
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Allied aircraft losses7 H9 u2 \+ C7 \5 l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed1 M/ O1 _+ G, D4 n4 ]+ U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) |" {4 b5 a4 } q# M3 D# f
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
# S; w; j( |0 sTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed+ _$ @( ^) z9 e% w' J- Z; E- J
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Japanese Ships
' a( V) _0 \8 l7 {0 eCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
# A: M! \; X) ?2 \! ?+ C! zCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* S* V% Z* F! L0 n0 s) c F; [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:+ K2 O, K4 c& S1 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- _( }0 l$ [! {7 d9 M1 E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 a4 p+ J Y8 W+ Z g. r/ o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) P: L2 G3 Q% b; O# _9 t" o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 l( _! |* T( v# K$ W% n. ]! `
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. R* M' Z9 f4 m) I& Z 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# O5 o7 O1 A% ], S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 S* V6 A, g& v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& C- l6 b) {, x: [ D' n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; |4 X! _8 @, |: Y4 v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ q h( v n% m4 T2 g9 S# T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# t# s, q7 f3 p; a% N' J0 N* qDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft0 ]4 N: A/ x5 ]$ k3 X. n6 M
A6M2 Zero x 203 c& h: d) R F
D3A Val x 36( |% z7 P3 Z$ x0 ^
B5N Kate x 379 D* `4 L& m$ A& w, b
5 ?" o2 a2 J; d6 TAllied aircraft
* x% [: J8 n3 @; Z0 AF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 n2 d' y! W) E2 n( _F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& z8 P" i/ J& {* [% _
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 R9 s' d/ p6 [8 m1 M3 m* KA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" Q% ~; n4 V( n5 c" d+ c+ N6 _
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
9 G3 y$ [* n: {( O: U2 _/ @) pB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged3 h5 R. h6 H0 p1 G6 j
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Allied aircraft losses5 N( p6 {+ j: C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed6 o0 \* {) I' z m; y7 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 \. _$ f: F; ?3 B/ `CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' b2 F/ m( V) j# ?* \9 [CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 }* E9 N- U7 m; V$ I
CA Astoria1 {+ A6 x" b2 C* N( o
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ H4 T) ?: q: H/ w: y
DD Patterson# B# X( b5 g4 P9 n0 I e( Z
CA New Orleans
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7 d# d4 t0 O4 i, I8 R 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ o; |! x* V- O a* y, H* z; `/ u 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 D8 {& M9 _* n; I& t& L% q. W
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 Q% A9 G, r/ Y
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) w& w/ d- o) i- L0 D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 O6 m" @$ j- e$ u5 ^8 k+ p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- }' e8 R+ Z& @' Y5 G0 x 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 r, y; q- ~. D* |$ q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 u. u Z4 [7 L) u1 B+ `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" [& P \- Y* a; g, Z! \ E. Z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 p- Q+ D: ]( ]3 y, i: P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! o& S3 P2 i7 i2 p3 `5 v. c
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' H0 P! q; L# _7 ? a" M2 g" k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, w8 C" Z$ N8 C8 H+ m4 G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet M4 v# i) C/ I# @$ B* P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- i# i' h; c; L+ K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
J1 ]) G0 y2 e& b- L3 T/ R5 q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ h( W! m! W' |- [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% R8 j% c, h# T0 y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |