AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
3 ~5 o0 b6 f- k$ Q" qSS I-28, hits 1
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/ u5 @+ U% Z! @: D! dCA Shropshire o3 C" A) i7 D# k! D6 @' r
DD Dewey
/ O6 |& ?: a0 gDD Russell/ [1 R- B9 L3 I6 s8 `0 n% N% H
CA Portland- N2 ~" Z# n4 R3 j- F3 J6 Q
DD Arunta
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# l) g+ h. h/ M4 N E/ [! \0 S! eDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87+ e' L ?0 y; Z }: _0 Z6 y4 f
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Allied aircraft5 O( T; H: X. y
P-39D Airacobra x 25$ z6 o7 t5 o a9 z' M
A-20B Boston x 332 g: \$ O3 l% w8 Q2 Y0 V) R, D# Y; W
B-25C Mitchell x 15# K0 c& x" e; p" ~: a
B-26B Marauder x 306 z( r x$ F; k1 |, A6 k$ b
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6 g' J6 D+ T6 HNo Allied losses
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4 A! a) s% W8 ?2 I5 x: K! CJapanese ground losses:1 s3 _ r1 L" ]9 i$ M
125 casualties reported. b3 k; H9 L0 |# x
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 48 N# @( D, n3 B- p! b% K B
Runway hits 66: i& Y# ^6 @1 p0 y9 z) B6 A6 z
& x; @4 e2 A# d9 i+ [Aircraft Attacking:
/ B6 T7 A& M) m/ s) `0 a% N* c5 O 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 Q% q0 N; ]+ x: l) u14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& d. h: ?" ?4 d& J7 s5 |( ^' J 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ p: O) X" }+ [2 ^+ ^$ |+ Y 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& U5 O* p& U: s1 C/ E 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 s9 U7 a. [9 N6 U 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. B6 t2 K9 H5 V7 c3 q/ ~ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ w0 T W; U0 D# ~# M: | 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 R# e: J. e3 }" |' l1 N 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 k/ c/ `* t1 U$ f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 q, e6 k# o3 k& N& n0 ]" O$ ~9 h
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
}- C# W4 x( |( r2 c 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 f! G1 J1 l( i! ?) Y0 N
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 A( |% A# _- ^7 f 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% q: O9 r$ ~: o. u l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 _* ^; l% ]9 r, L
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! {( |1 g, d& ?$ P4 Q1 J
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 _# _) s6 s- Y# c% y# g4 ? 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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2 y8 t% Y2 s4 @! o* ?6 v8 QDay Air attack on TF at 70,1031 D9 L* |1 v [( H% r3 \$ b( U
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Japanese aircraft, v: w3 H6 K$ J3 v
A6M2-N Rufe x 9& _: k l8 u/ E) [7 g; B, `
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft! ^1 Z+ Q r' B7 c; [- \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 215 M! U4 q( R9 f; {* A
SBD Dauntless x 49
$ h+ f& ]; j4 XTBD Devastator x 156 y1 j# ^2 q* _" P- H
2 [( T( Z7 N2 o- vJapanese aircraft losses/ w8 h5 R: R, x4 N' H3 C& j, w
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ h; @1 d1 b! o4 m1 E5 ]
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Allied aircraft losses9 l7 H( t) b# w% R9 s% G, w! h" I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged0 }7 @- C/ i( T7 C8 {: R5 f
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged: n" b" }6 g; H- B2 w
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged4 R: j) t" i7 R. F0 v7 [9 z n; _
' _2 b5 y+ A, a8 p z: zJapanese Ships
0 v v' N/ u/ e3 o2 M9 YDD Mochizuki
1 ^) \" K7 G, C% i0 R) YCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 14 @ z5 P% z7 t
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ F# X) C- p& x. V0 @$ h
DD Yuzuki; G1 p) u. M, H% {2 H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( h5 |% _3 O2 ODD Asanagi9 R9 X/ i3 h* ?5 a1 ^
DD Akebono
* ` P) {: N0 Q/ f O& N; A1 h3 KDD Sazanami
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7 P3 {) a" g5 y; {Aircraft Attacking:0 J5 x/ d/ u5 t7 q' ~. i9 I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ w8 @6 A& A) Y* [* _
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! T# \9 O2 f5 {% o' f! a, C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* ^ h& a9 Y% W4 A+ L 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; U" x0 M3 K+ I/ l7 F7 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; J- Z) y% |+ j) ?8 z: q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 O$ r. n4 }! t8 _/ ?1 M+ ^0 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
~( I6 ~5 m- i4 o* n0 ~# I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 g9 I; Z) }( o3 X( } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ D9 Q# t x H' y! b; i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 x0 M; h. s" T5 ?0 B( C; _' U& E( P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( G ?6 d8 x* l/ t: h: Y! I4 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! z3 I) G Z! q1 m' D4 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! J6 a( S6 F* Z% i 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' F1 H! u2 d+ ~6 ?; h: S0 q* u
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 [. g s9 \$ \3 i, i3 a) K
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1 s# G6 V# Y# ~" E9 `+ jDay Air attack on TF at 70,103. k4 |- h6 @+ Q5 C; f
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Japanese aircraft
" v3 I" h0 d& d" ~0 v. SA6M2-N Rufe x 94 B- f W9 S, @, L6 p" O# x
A6M2 Zero x 28: G0 Q+ V" i% M# u
M2 H- w; Z1 k3 m& aAllied aircraft
2 ] C$ [& \" R1 p: H5 }1 n" a% _F4F-3 Wildcat x 218 y/ r& W. A( ~( W
SBD Dauntless x 34
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A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
! t2 N S4 o+ Y7 H& m- b1 A" OA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 ?4 ^9 m B: L) x, r$ R
8 l3 C0 d9 X9 W- U) P/ M' f9 ?Allied aircraft losses# f1 ?: p/ j& w! r! v6 l0 ^, O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 e& H/ M3 U& B7 }) |# hSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) y3 G6 |/ K* ]( K1 S# r5 W% g
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 H: C2 p+ [) G7 v" mAP Tofuku Maru
" k/ V. Y0 ~ L4 @8 ^: uAK Sagami Maru( r! Y) p; T& y8 {" p4 N
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% ~. j) C ~! W7 Y5 |
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ J& W4 l) c; ~AP Ryotaku Maru
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% J e. V7 @: g, YJapanese ground losses:- p2 @* O" j+ c, u
189 casualties reported6 Q+ p8 D9 `, V! C7 F
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 d$ J v0 F( H+ J* u: Z8 k$ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 q" A) {1 f) @& i% r- l- O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- r/ I" T- W: Y, Y1 L. S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! I/ v0 ?$ M; a/ H9 N1 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 l0 l3 t* [/ g: m4 o; ` n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 E3 L% {& t% x* cDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3) ^7 u5 B2 }! x2 c' e4 w6 M
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
M( x* T: b- P6 U, A% c. A. bSBD Dauntless x 15" o0 R9 i% b9 u0 A+ m) `
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No Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships7 C! C1 O7 I0 ~; q! _6 I
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage# X0 ~) b, F; k2 d
AP Tarushima Maru
, L: j D) f6 w2 \AP Chihaya Maru
a+ v8 v e. i5 U% EAK Asahisan Maru% [& l4 E1 z3 l6 `- C$ t. W
& r3 s3 a, p/ S: yAircraft Attacking:
9 \% y; }! A4 _& J0 A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ?2 r1 ^0 Z7 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% g4 ^) c3 B2 O! H5 ~8 Q8 @& ^; _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ O' y( H) x) |, Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 M- w0 J- I; @* L( p" Z d5 Y
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, q: P5 B9 i8 e7 I' fDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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0 J% G4 }% n8 A/ j/ Q( D* d' aJapanese aircraft
+ M2 }1 `% W# [% v% x& mA6M2 Zero x 49& [* g6 g- J1 C8 K
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Allied aircraft. g5 |+ `5 m' n& g7 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
( X, H& D6 S$ N9 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& ~/ n, M8 J8 B% _% oSBD Dauntless x 62# x) r% U+ X; _" S8 M( y) p
TBD Devastator x 5$ K% B g6 z; ~2 s1 b. O5 k4 z
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Japanese aircraft losses
. x ?' l4 A) i9 [6 rA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged m Z$ a- h& P) O
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ~3 ^0 b' @7 V/ OF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
! Y3 G3 S) h) J; E! s6 l+ pF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 l6 ^- J7 K& j( o; H4 l
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( R" s% e9 v- @/ u6 L. ]/ eTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed; Q9 N7 u7 R- |3 {0 v. e/ H& m) A
5 ?' p& y: L v; _+ h( VJapanese Ships0 O$ g3 I+ b+ o% r& n+ G8 @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1: w$ V) o. R2 H, C& T& W0 `
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- {. p# l7 K+ o6 k' ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ a' Y! Y) {/ M+ r/ H+ a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 m: e1 [6 u |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% V# L& ~: U H6 q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 A0 g, k- t3 C, b- e' W: v
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! x0 @3 ?: w. A4 \' T W t, j8 f 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet O l L8 {6 y; C; c" x% _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% x! \4 k2 D$ l, u6 t/ w- I7 }# p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 g3 d, e `" x2 @0 `: e$ s6 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ?4 ? S$ d) }( y" k3 N, d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& v, @+ {4 F7 j: I' j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: T2 Y. X2 Q7 X2 e% |; b2 `/ J5 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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/ `( ] r, i- \4 g/ M( n1 HJapanese aircraft
% X% q% y4 q) p: b) {. l. m% o& pA6M2 Zero x 20" \9 z |, Z1 j+ o/ l2 k8 Q8 p
D3A Val x 36
; v2 {$ }- |$ L7 xB5N Kate x 37# m% ~3 K5 M [; [, Z
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Allied aircraft% V7 j& B: b; J; a C+ N" W2 q! Y5 {7 y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! v5 ]7 [* w: n) f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, z4 ^# S& h; G ^+ u& l
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Japanese aircraft losses2 Z. F* j+ l) f# a! v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( n# D; b5 o1 Z+ z
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged* W/ u9 D1 h- P, `* `( D" l
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# m, u, P7 G$ z8 U/ h0 @- u$ u) wF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed. _! \5 j# e! ~5 t5 D! y# J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ N0 U# X+ ?1 A: D7 ? p8 a. ^, g
) C, t+ k8 S( R1 EAllied Ships
; o) i4 z, c; M" ]CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 S* b: v% U/ K7 o/ S9 a; e1 |
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 ^/ X* R) c% _% `' C6 |( c
CA Astoria; z, R2 U1 M3 p
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 16 v/ j: ?5 q1 _& P0 D( e9 }
DD Patterson. H& J* N- M3 z" s. }4 V
CA New Orleans* ` [! p4 R6 }" k x: u
# I$ D* e0 W* D, @- G9 uAircraft Attacking: D' o3 G# C; \: {) @4 }
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 M v* b5 f+ T; O7 a0 I3 n
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; y6 _# |- u' T
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, P% p5 l2 l& n5 }7 X) D, Y0 s: s
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 ]; z# u( a! F$ x
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 u% I9 I9 U' o2 M! e! t
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" d& ]5 m% G# n- U4 V 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* B. y- w. {" D% Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 u7 Q# a6 D* b% t" s: ]
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. R' W4 ~# I+ q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ k$ A' g- @$ z, y$ F$ Q0 `# F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: g0 t* t! f, q! ~' _% X, q' W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 }' v: k# t4 d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( k/ Z, p6 j" Q4 x% ~8 S: n+ w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* F3 r6 l# S2 I( z* ?5 M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 P/ |% m8 b6 [, q) \$ X& m" v4 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 P8 T1 C/ T3 ~+ o4 G
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ A+ N! j& l# K 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ?9 |/ U# ~3 b- l 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |