AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42" |% Q8 t* E7 d8 h, d
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Sub attack at 70,1071 n# g5 J4 l5 R( w+ Z2 d6 z; q
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Japanese Ships, F2 E" ]) D, k8 ~( |4 a8 p, Q
SS I-28, hits 1
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- p8 o6 J4 J1 b- F' L& m( }Allied Ships8 |6 {5 B* [+ E8 y& W4 F
CA Shropshire
. Z ~. N, f" n! E9 ^) O% TDD Dewey- k5 L6 c6 m/ a, f* C
DD Russell7 D; l- `# w: K
CA Portland0 H4 H1 {7 p& q& \7 N: n4 Q
DD Arunta
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- z8 S) n, R% g8 v- _! K' {Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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1 x8 `) L# k( ~1 b/ I8 C5 BAllied aircraft5 p; [! M8 S0 W1 D& p3 d
P-39D Airacobra x 25
% L V( G7 V9 P9 P6 d/ }A-20B Boston x 33
9 P+ `5 V" Q7 X2 {9 M gB-25C Mitchell x 15
( w1 Z8 Q. l+ QB-26B Marauder x 30
M0 w+ r/ A3 s" p* R- \/ v. Y 7 m" X# [6 N6 o8 j4 A7 J
- `# {6 k2 x, q* K7 y9 aNo Allied losses. n% C6 O4 o# f" a6 ]: b/ x4 l
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Japanese ground losses:
a9 i+ }8 {( E0 F5 E8 j( R) F" d125 casualties reported8 r$ ?1 r5 `! X$ t' l/ E
Guns lost 1# ]9 N2 E- g& s. \0 J- K
0 a' S9 \# j) V$ a- E- T$ e* \Airbase hits 4
, _+ x! `# E. {4 l0 J IRunway hits 66% X u% P3 V% H7 [- ]$ }, _
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Aircraft Attacking:
| C# {3 y/ A+ j) a$ l: Z7 ] 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! q3 C& \1 c4 v# C5 I3 U2 r! D& l14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) c# i6 y' u% ] 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 Z' G6 X% `! {* t3 D4 n) T 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 R" ^* V: O4 {
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- w" ~6 e" M' P4 h
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) K) h' S* g2 l# u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 S' G! `. S x* Z 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 S( Y. \+ C; x, K: M( X( L
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! x8 u4 ]; k# Z/ q! C5 [
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: P; H, \' S/ e) T
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, t- {1 n; X u5 b1 M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; ?/ E/ I+ v# J
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 p2 `" J S1 c! T% l
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet u. a% _2 F/ s0 _! z' s- b5 \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 X4 P( E; ~' F, u% t
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 ]9 D1 F5 f- f: k) I3 A3 \
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; ?) ^% b. n7 n/ B# w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 {) P, `5 N( j+ N2 `& V5 r
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" Q8 \# ^2 o7 W( ]4 j3 uDay Air attack on TF at 70,103' |/ d' a- c: f E, K
) H3 B/ m% R" u$ \Japanese aircraft( t& }! _; Z* c" Z1 I3 A
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
; e. p, U2 J: o" Z9 T+ ]7 [A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft& x# B0 a, B; H, q% f, B7 \/ Z5 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 M5 j7 U: y, ?1 t8 d7 d7 ~+ rSBD Dauntless x 49* u3 O, z6 Y; ^8 T
TBD Devastator x 15; w& @3 q/ X x8 j" W* r5 L
( D; f& I3 v& @1 j6 L& c- BJapanese aircraft losses
. M5 ~1 g: i8 [, f C% sA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. t, e4 E% z2 u6 W8 B+ @, iAllied aircraft losses
0 s: H0 ~% z; h {F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged2 G, j7 y2 f7 R% I8 w
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
) F! K6 K* Q6 _/ DTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 o) B0 S2 F g: b+ O6 X
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Japanese Ships* ^5 y/ q% ~3 o% I8 z! q
DD Mochizuki
9 [. \+ [1 H: `$ w' UCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# V' o" I; J3 j5 `) ODD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 G7 y! U( S' P CDD Yuzuki
: T2 ^; Q& W$ C M% \9 f. ]) {$ WDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire! H% m( }' F& x- m" a% {
DD Asanagi6 l5 x8 m& p$ F1 ~9 Q1 \4 T) U
DD Akebono
9 Q' _" q: P, f9 W# ~: iDD Sazanami$ @+ s( P: K* @! t. m
; |0 q/ t4 S% w4 qAircraft Attacking:, J* n6 i# q; l. l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b X/ D; P" } Q- J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( y1 c( ]% p" g; q0 ?2 M" Z% W) N
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 i2 [& W+ @; o, `0 z6 C 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- N! b* f2 G; R) e' Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( z. n! F, A. ` W0 |5 S9 v* s ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 P- t+ g) S+ N8 L, C- J8 n: b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. @ s# I8 q, l+ Z7 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' W/ n4 g% G. I- Q) Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. ~9 c3 B8 B- i, C4 _8 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Q, I) e9 l6 @/ Z+ y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, {9 _6 C; Y1 t+ ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, W+ H9 G7 R) b8 e! p( K# X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, c3 ^1 ^# O9 [, W 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" p+ n/ R8 F: g) X 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 H2 W- x8 l, O( y) `% Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
] }. R7 @+ A( p4 p( P) OA6M2-N Rufe x 9
) z( C. {+ y7 s" XA6M2 Zero x 280 x, Z4 u# t8 c9 k
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Allied aircraft1 m$ }2 y, D) D+ k0 w p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
5 a. @% J$ J7 ]: v! ~" j% n+ D' USBD Dauntless x 34' g; g6 \4 i% f6 H6 T! W: ]
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Japanese aircraft losses& G& e5 G1 n- Q, W, P( P# {
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
. N3 H7 z( i3 u/ d- EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 m; p& _) g$ o5 F
}- r* v# p; @7 ?' t; v( u3 oAllied aircraft losses
3 _" Y: W: J; l8 f/ vF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. }4 G5 Q2 s- h/ \; u: {SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 Z$ k: u& q. M. S4 }2 u$ Q- i
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Japanese Ships
$ p+ M% C2 A7 }8 U& HAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 y7 v- p% D1 c2 x
AP Tofuku Maru
& i$ B. b3 G. @0 g8 eAK Sagami Maru9 Z& G8 c9 C8 ~5 z0 k, c
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- d# y% S2 @" ?2 r, ]3 I2 C
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ Y V4 L5 L' V8 p. s
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; y* { t4 Y: H
189 casualties reported
k6 u* H) ^2 }& w; LGuns lost 1
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; M! O$ `' Y* O) SAircraft Attacking:2 x2 ^% b, C4 N, y( U. d- J l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' T# z; `& b( h: q' g
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Q) Q! z F' A0 {' z8 O- v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 V5 M6 a* U- D) g9 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# I0 C% |# p n: J5 R# w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet w3 h0 [! h6 |& Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! O" a5 h1 Z7 r8 Y/ R" L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
a3 e" u' Y8 O& G" a2 ^# @1 p1 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ {% x1 o) t7 [2 L: X( h
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Japanese aircraft
( I# P% H% [, _; N6 D! `% r" KA6M2-N Rufe x 3
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses+ @8 j; e' f) g9 w$ {% @/ z6 `
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Allied aircraft losses* p1 V* ?( l2 w7 k$ a
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed/ X) l! _2 j8 i" U( @
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* ^: s& m$ R9 ?, T( F- F' NAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
$ b' @5 L% a6 j2 @6 VAP Tarushima Maru8 H1 x+ w7 S( z Z: Q# [7 }
AP Chihaya Maru
& ]$ y# [2 ^6 p7 H4 BAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:9 f( Q8 D1 c0 Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ?2 z' b+ Z( \# V, e, W* h, \1 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, X. p; |7 ~. y8 o1 D+ h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! H4 i& ?$ `2 J$ s& Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" C/ o/ ^5 y S
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. g" H* `- }% }0 c& J* iDay Air attack on TF at 70,104- I0 ]+ i$ _/ C% E7 J
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Japanese aircraft
, D: E1 s0 H8 N( r1 ]+ _ sA6M2 Zero x 49( k: l: R& z: n# a
7 B4 p/ P! ]4 Z {9 p; c8 XAllied aircraft
/ ^ c4 E/ |" K1 \/ |1 FF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* M% H1 }. j( i8 |7 jF4F-4 Wildcat x 87 [8 s7 d2 \! T* {0 O0 c& O1 R
SBD Dauntless x 62
' p+ Q' R* q9 I: b5 E/ `- KTBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged2 K- F2 m9 f7 I3 [! A; t
6 z/ r9 h; F9 D
Allied aircraft losses
+ l6 c- v3 E% T9 q! `% iF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( g# D1 `; K$ G- FF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, N' g! F) T2 l5 K2 Q9 C4 U3 U) w
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 I0 s! m) l# vTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
. k* h/ ~/ f) g9 {% Y7 uCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ p7 D0 T' v8 D$ R: d- {
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire R1 J4 }' m, T$ s/ ?1 W' y( x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 14 U' J) U$ Q9 ^4 s2 U4 [. ?
! L( n: ^- m6 z! KAircraft Attacking:9 h" G. |4 Z) d. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' D' e, I' w6 l! M7 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 O, r) x5 [$ G @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 i$ D( o; T( m 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ d1 x* r, X3 X' e; Y& y( P
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# }9 @- ~% {! v B
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 k% V6 _% ?4 B* Z/ l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ }. v4 T) {/ K' B+ O% x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% C) W6 k$ q: h- C3 D" W" e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) b$ F5 O8 W$ a/ y1 q& P
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' m" V2 A; T+ Q4 @; f0 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) A" ?2 Y: k2 ^0 [! \. D; O
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& c$ A" \' \2 `+ n: \8 y6 }Day Air attack on TF at 72,104' \4 W L6 }& _+ V' r, W @& N. ?
1 |! ?2 ?8 c7 Q: W7 I8 iJapanese aircraft
6 ~; P3 S! p" Z4 ]0 v0 V: LA6M2 Zero x 20% v) u6 H- F/ G" s8 I
D3A Val x 36
8 D0 {4 W/ i) B; b+ I1 oB5N Kate x 37
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' t5 G# Q' F5 N& ~# x6 NAllied aircraft
7 B1 N& e/ g. A& W+ NF4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ Q: P& `9 {* I$ ?) n3 C9 r0 C3 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 K0 T* ?- t3 c" B8 U( g7 j
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Japanese aircraft losses' X7 m* ]/ P$ d" J# m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' D+ |$ I; `3 s1 J _9 }
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
: j t1 q6 j* u6 e; j( k K- YB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% |1 C! Y9 r$ b8 E" O9 m! O* C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 w1 |! d# `. L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged K4 W; p& Q1 J( j% O. L( f* ~
^6 {+ p0 O3 O; C1 k1 P8 m) v: _Allied Ships
- A2 q$ @& B# d! s4 q5 fCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( _6 i. K) R) j I! F% ^
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 w. y0 D! [+ t' C
CA Astoria
$ _0 K: x7 U7 q: N" H: rCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1+ ~8 @. x h5 q) l j* i0 r
DD Patterson
2 U d% R: _! h3 h) [. k1 L* n' |CA New Orleans5 I7 N; m) V- D8 V3 j# _
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 r8 n! j3 B* X 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 @7 e% ?' n" P, i' Q 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 r, e* v5 }5 z+ ^
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ^ f5 O \0 T 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" J: Z( l8 n2 ]: d4 T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 m6 [. ~7 J# N; O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. v* o6 a' e2 H$ x2 | 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% e. R/ z+ G0 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 p. W/ ?5 S5 x7 O7 N 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" B, P, _7 D6 J6 J# G4 } 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& ~3 }% @) p, X2 z$ s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 `) z9 n( b5 P8 x7 ~' q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ \- s6 Y9 ?: l! L6 N6 N, {# U* Z$ b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 [% r7 @$ ^) M* L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" t3 G7 G" O* q. ^, Q2 V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ F) ^( G% H- i( p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Z# k8 H8 g3 K3 g; y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 f4 n% ?' S/ ^) d H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 }: J( A* S1 _4 V+ q5 [2 W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |