AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42- `& i' f+ l+ a6 ~3 r5 X+ R
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Sub attack at 70,107
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# n2 Q% S+ B4 n4 xJapanese Ships5 s- X: w( X) T1 Z
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships4 R. i% O. c) h, `* q7 l6 ?
CA Shropshire
5 J% G+ N" D& S8 GDD Dewey( C6 G P, X8 A6 t
DD Russell( L% M: e* a M2 B1 h+ F
CA Portland
* C. t1 ]( X* ^DD Arunta
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/ J3 ~' E$ X- RDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87: T7 f! ~* C: ]: c' ^# {: d
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Allied aircraft
0 `' r h# y3 o7 `5 q0 O. g+ q$ V+ n iP-39D Airacobra x 255 |3 u' T) D Y$ Q* }8 T
A-20B Boston x 33
0 ]. s! ?" {6 |( w& D! X' p0 R; P8 GB-25C Mitchell x 15
# ]+ r9 ?9 U9 V; P9 Q6 k, _B-26B Marauder x 305 G$ E7 o* e7 \: S7 A& u0 Z! h
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- }( H' g- S- m0 ZNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:5 ~( z5 j( f4 f1 L1 G. k4 y, n
125 casualties reported3 d! J3 @: ?$ p
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
0 p4 Q9 ~- V) s' M% }Runway hits 66) R8 F% Q) s' E' u8 _. U
" n! i; o7 G! j7 L% E2 A+ qAircraft Attacking:6 J; a% |# K$ @' ]
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 ?; \; l4 F2 V+ u! n& k1 i14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# C" k* h) K" V/ @
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 q5 y' C- v I6 d, m7 e8 C 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ }5 o4 O8 |$ G$ C- h 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 q2 a$ x! R& b5 R, G7 S) f! n
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) V' ] r1 }# c- L* L- T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 i- |" \8 } R J
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ O+ l: C' S% T T0 x* _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 y& S% {1 ^" j" ]& g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ h- A+ {8 c4 d) d5 P1 O
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( b8 L) S9 O L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 W5 x) ]; g; E, j: {. ~
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. D; a& V" W6 r1 ^. v) r
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: @ [0 H @, w) j/ x: z/ j
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ d: e" N# V* Q5 e% B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 s$ w' j0 |# u7 Z) H8 T+ e
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 q) I% o3 t1 ^7 b1 K% C 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 ^/ X* w1 u3 u2 C. U1 s5 q. R2 `4 ]
7 K9 Y# U6 `! K/ G8 }: oJapanese aircraft
3 ~, O- C ]- F; J! P6 _: QA6M2-N Rufe x 9" _' D1 V7 J1 i) q2 t$ y: B4 l, B
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
- t9 C! Z9 e! N2 mF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 b% y0 f5 s' Y; GSBD Dauntless x 49# V+ S) F+ f6 |0 m Y D
TBD Devastator x 15; @7 X. ^" i" C1 u+ {
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Japanese aircraft losses6 w% N) W# T/ Q9 d) j7 D
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ n# Z6 U7 P/ u5 g/ n' h9 [8 D, m5 u
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Allied aircraft losses
$ l. h4 P8 z/ |& J5 e' VF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
; l% P% \( M" }6 M. G4 o5 CSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
% T9 Z& j' F& S1 fTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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b5 A- Q4 W. { VJapanese Ships
( t7 r9 F# p3 @' J! c$ BDD Mochizuki/ V w, ]- C! N: v, I( \
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1. J; y9 V9 c4 \3 B, }
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' B- |$ I4 [/ ?! g9 l% _DD Yuzuki
3 [6 N: y0 d2 E2 R. oDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* q# m: v2 B5 T. ~+ Y9 \, g+ KDD Asanagi
1 u8 C7 O+ }7 w* I) MDD Akebono
1 Q+ J8 x9 n# K. i# ?% M, CDD Sazanami
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) `0 h% l W4 {( Y2 g, |1 _Aircraft Attacking:
8 v, m5 d. C0 X) ^$ a: J" g& a 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 @5 D0 [8 }) p3 L1 ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- b" u% }& ^7 C, J6 P: V: T, u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! l$ e+ A; {! N/ F: @ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- H- D/ z* s# u+ N' Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% y) }1 U/ y; w8 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 @+ a; u+ g" y9 F' B3 B1 y" w6 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& |0 l0 o5 s" ]* p2 [/ k4 t5 K6 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( w2 g5 F- O1 D8 n8 q: i9 O/ L& J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ O2 q x& R1 b8 X* ]* R/ V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 | Q9 K3 P- u9 j, p" m% |& n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ?: t3 t4 c+ [1 `+ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 C/ d w, r; W6 ~6 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet n( P5 _. i7 j5 s: F1 @; E
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( s& d) v" A2 r
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; g% L+ c* E: @3 T5 ]
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7 [! o% N* t9 `5 \+ ]: h) O' nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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( W3 |) f, J; o H2 f; F' i' HJapanese aircraft7 X1 [0 u1 n( {1 l
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
6 z" Q, o; X# }% C+ z( f0 F2 pA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft2 U; a+ m" u: g* D, a& P$ Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21+ C& g8 o, X+ z0 q0 s
SBD Dauntless x 34
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7 H0 z! J' I! z MJapanese aircraft losses4 @7 _7 T3 D& Z) U
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed3 n! o7 |: t i' a2 s% f# \' x1 }
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ m! _# \+ a/ S+ Y
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" g( x# c5 e5 q* k, Y& e
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Japanese Ships
# L# q9 k" R3 z! m* tAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# _2 f( B8 p9 w& O ^AP Tofuku Maru! B: u3 t" g. I# g7 x0 F4 b
AK Sagami Maru
2 w2 _; D% Y- _+ {AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% M: C' e5 k2 B; E. Z
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 c) T8 e, Q* K% i( vAP Ryotaku Maru/ t1 J7 p6 Z7 ^; X- }9 e3 u0 S! T5 g
/ g9 a8 V5 i- ^Japanese ground losses:- o4 ]/ L2 P% X: c2 }$ J \
189 casualties reported
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# F/ p/ k( \3 X/ W& u) M5 D- O8 tAircraft Attacking:7 s# p$ ~4 {$ Z& T$ ?' z; D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 h9 X- {3 B6 Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 x9 N; Z8 e# b8 A! E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 \- P. s0 u. y* C, j/ D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: s2 E7 H k8 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. m$ s! j. {) x: o' M0 _. G& g4 U C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 i3 x4 n/ a7 c1 S% \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" L1 r) O) q. ?: s' o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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5 u; ^3 t1 F, j& wDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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4 E" e u/ A5 t8 ^* [0 A. hJapanese aircraft
; O: h+ g- A. X/ m1 n4 Y/ E9 ~A6M2-N Rufe x 35 b) V" C& l! w7 V. Q: t
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft, M; H9 m0 n i3 j( x( x7 Q( t
SBD Dauntless x 15' x1 n% X0 a) V
( g, D/ V$ `2 a3 c# L; aNo Japanese losses1 v# _% {# _, k; H9 o" E
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Allied aircraft losses' R* C7 f: N2 S: D
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
- \) k( h' p: p1 }- qAP Tarushima Maru+ I) H5 t& _! V6 Y* m! t7 z1 ? S
AP Chihaya Maru
- H. p j7 ~3 T5 v+ ]3 p; U+ ^AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:3 _$ `" n' F! R' W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
_, h6 L" w4 {2 I" g6 N( u6 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 g6 O+ U& ` J7 M. N( {# J( } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft7 \5 {$ ]# B) H# X8 M3 V
A6M2 Zero x 49
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3 l3 h3 q) F4 B. i! K6 z6 x, V' `Allied aircraft' J6 ^2 ]: R' Q5 @& [$ b5 S" G( U( d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! q2 y3 f2 A/ C ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: D% s4 ?) Y" nSBD Dauntless x 62
# S8 a4 y3 N) }( f' R3 cTBD Devastator x 5
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0 y( o* u3 H/ k8 b( DJapanese aircraft losses1 C( \9 L) S5 n% p/ {
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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, E7 }1 O |8 v: K" r. @Allied aircraft losses
. R3 j4 |9 O( W$ O7 dF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
6 f# \0 G4 @9 n* c! ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed8 ^# X) A, F! P6 p' x, ^ j
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* M3 k) Q3 j# a4 eTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed# N3 C! x+ b; L' a
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Japanese Ships& d. J' c. `+ W8 i+ k% l) d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, N0 \4 K/ ^: l, w- P
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 ~, m5 O+ A& G- D6 B$ A4 _- LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
' | V1 ], W* L: m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% p1 W' [$ [- F6 h# e1 [+ Z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ w/ k+ I8 g" i+ q) W% p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* s4 X) e& Z# |) B ]6 B& X' B9 { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# i3 d/ l& u7 D 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ J/ V/ d4 Q* Y+ A; q6 _4 s _
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ k, ^% }3 C/ |3 a5 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ _" n( m* I, k& G" l! ^, }$ \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! i9 h% {& V+ f* Z; a0 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 F# r* J: Z& O/ J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* D8 i% ]* c/ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
' l1 S& u+ V' j! C5 e2 PA6M2 Zero x 20
% n$ H: y% v4 q! j- ^7 N1 b" v ~D3A Val x 36( n6 {$ _6 j/ S
B5N Kate x 37& K" P0 Y% ~" q( B
9 N. V$ }) y5 b4 c( V5 H* x3 SAllied aircraft
$ `1 ]" H8 D6 N T, ^7 GF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
2 o4 M. \; M7 P3 MF4F-4 Wildcat x 8* w" V0 v- W* R9 O4 h
# {9 u2 w% r4 w) x% ^Japanese aircraft losses
& o# V0 D6 N& H2 @* ^: lA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- X4 s3 @9 \! e, ~( ]D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged$ J" r4 `" k( Z8 R7 v% L0 |7 D3 \
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged5 l1 x9 X7 Y: L
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Allied aircraft losses
4 t- q. Y" W5 `9 L& N/ j tF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
9 v; {1 J6 F. _$ `" W. LF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( A5 a* T( ?" _3 q8 E
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& Y' r) a4 _ \8 e" i! M' UCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' j: d X7 ~! h% {! B+ J! xCA Astoria! G% ]. s4 d! y
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
4 C' k& W+ N# X- Z2 a/ G, wDD Patterson
/ r3 U% \% Y2 }5 MCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:, I7 B0 `/ @# m
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 U2 }3 ~ M0 q' e% o Y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 U5 B' d. ?0 c' C* w0 A+ W
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& Q7 p* o) v8 H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
_1 O* t( ?3 s5 D 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: p" g$ o! G% n( V& t7 D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 p1 [' H) d) { 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, i# c0 @' O f" D, B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 w% y( ]' A+ H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. M& ` O" g- i& Z5 t4 r$ i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: q8 f6 f) A/ c+ A; g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ k2 }. v8 R; q3 G 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 q9 T3 F; f0 ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 _: g. j( e) i2 j0 E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, L% K% F! ^, O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: G1 v+ a& g( E, V5 f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 t% U. ^0 N# i' @" _/ z' o1 I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |