AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42* A! c6 I9 v# ~& T, y
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2 R6 V6 x3 P6 `5 USub attack at 70,107
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SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
+ i4 W7 ?% [* k& A- q. _4 cCA Shropshire
1 }4 L4 \4 ] a$ e- p' r) Q5 ODD Dewey
' e( J& E' s& @7 K1 _; t2 jDD Russell
5 O3 H" U1 X1 a; l8 M. f" }$ UCA Portland
5 f1 R$ r. q' {- wDD Arunta9 {* D- q! B$ q( n: k, L
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F7 G2 a. ]7 p' B/ v4 p- mDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 K+ D0 l$ ^; Y2 O, o& e* Z, v
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Allied aircraft$ z7 ?! y1 m- E: A
P-39D Airacobra x 25) @" M( z% z- Y, f1 r
A-20B Boston x 33
1 x/ E5 m7 N( J# e: d3 tB-25C Mitchell x 15
" \) J/ p! N( \; U1 [B-26B Marauder x 30) ~1 h! s* U5 ?( o: Y! u
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! ~: B/ X$ \5 H5 RNo Allied losses
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+ [0 }) p4 g) u7 E7 nJapanese ground losses:6 O7 ]+ G% H7 J8 [7 R: x" b9 a0 Z
125 casualties reported
% i# r* l4 }/ N. D {3 oGuns lost 1$ T3 M# M3 e3 g5 c2 F0 t' g3 U! V
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Airbase hits 4
: @8 ~6 ]# e" L( ^6 o+ FRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:" m G: v. r2 B; a7 h8 E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 h n) C. v/ G* n6 r14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ R0 E+ K+ d% K; | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 P1 Y! M7 D4 t H5 a9 z, k5 v
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 Q3 n$ s! D K2 I
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ ~# v+ J7 P; U
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( v+ P% ]& C0 f' o 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. `6 T& N, [7 V: A 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% W) _; n! v' j8 a. C7 _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ N& W* q! R( f6 E 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, X* ?+ Q& D5 U) M q: ]/ L 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' Z. o) g8 d8 K% y1 b ?& \
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! ^: F/ z+ B9 m, x, C! d0 H 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- Q0 c3 C' p1 }8 U* F" ^& F
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 x' R) j+ |& p; Q' g( U
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet [# e5 g- N+ B: v
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) a+ J5 Z s8 n) b4 a
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 V+ w" m' V; t4 s( l3 I. y 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 o8 Y" u( a y; e$ L
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U* D& \0 K8 x9 ~3 }% kDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
, D& V- {8 M- a8 ^A6M2-N Rufe x 9% h) a! ]# A) M% a
A6M2 Zero x 32# S) J9 m0 y. {; i/ m; U9 X+ }3 o" U
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Allied aircraft
5 [6 ?; p# C+ `$ h f B% Y2 R( LF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' _& Z" V% [* A2 N4 ^SBD Dauntless x 49
* B U+ c/ [. P" u! E$ LTBD Devastator x 15
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_2 @5 E" Z$ g$ V* k, o: rJapanese aircraft losses
- \- ^1 u g+ I+ w/ \" FA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
4 B7 {9 _' ?: p5 A+ { 2 o2 i0 v9 k# o ?" _" |9 m2 y, w
Allied aircraft losses, ]" I5 H2 K) R% O) p2 Q* D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
) w8 I6 A. ~+ m! K+ a/ MSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged" O4 m/ D, O- j/ g. S- F' I) O' _
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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0 k/ e9 O( \1 r% lJapanese Ships8 [! O# z/ a; X+ ~+ Z% |4 E/ N
DD Mochizuki8 K5 T1 [ o' ?
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
6 r4 r2 f: N1 Y5 w" _DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 i5 g; }1 ?: y& v9 T6 FDD Yuzuki' L* ]! k u( \4 M
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ~" }( ?. Y7 E6 uDD Asanagi" H# ~3 E O4 C. K& h' e4 t0 O
DD Akebono
, j: G! l4 r* N* S( iDD Sazanami# Q: I' \: l4 Q" G' N" c# ^* h
* B: T$ ?2 c9 W, p) WAircraft Attacking:
8 U9 A4 Q4 T( e' J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 \- m$ w4 \, n) g2 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ] v8 G! I. n1 m5 Y7 f8 ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, J2 X+ f& U+ v7 i
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 Q' C) b% N' V! s1 d) h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' `6 n* H' X+ } n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; F' v6 D M1 c; U. I2 W. U5 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 s" j7 e% t. X F* y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 |/ B8 P3 E) Z' E6 l) Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. m+ U1 \. h5 R7 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" C" l1 @6 M% ]$ Y- A- U1 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: a/ `7 a% e" g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 {& n" _. m( n* @6 R5 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 K. N k; F' D& p1 o1 V
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# K4 x% T z; n; L/ T5 q2 _
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1031 t+ c, F& @) X9 ^( f& k
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Japanese aircraft x% u" x+ a- l# ~; ]& u
A6M2-N Rufe x 92 L0 w3 {$ w% y% j3 ]5 { A2 m' s
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
3 l9 V2 b. X8 O, h- jF4F-3 Wildcat x 21. ^* k4 ]: Z9 K6 c. [" t
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
% a0 H- {# i/ K+ S' b) q" J9 FA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
: `! w, W8 F( {" N7 E) @; V, FA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed* |9 M; z& Q" a, K" x( ?6 u" I5 @- a
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Allied aircraft losses" ]! D+ J5 o) ^* u1 X& W+ T* j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ W: m% G( z; e" p3 [+ p
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged. {6 ?) I- Y$ L ?7 n' l( G2 g: T
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Japanese Ships
C6 V. b; J; L3 L) CAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 b0 l! U4 q8 y" ~8 v5 g/ \: s
AP Tofuku Maru
, s' y4 t8 `( bAK Sagami Maru x6 l) C, P7 S4 o
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# |- q: }2 d& ]' x( M- e6 @
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 g& y6 M4 _. i" [8 V( c, L- s
AP Ryotaku Maru
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! D, E2 C$ ?& N$ y+ cJapanese ground losses:* a0 x I5 O- @
189 casualties reported
- w/ h' K* p% V8 t* d4 XGuns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:; X0 M6 q: M% ~( y! c0 |$ ~ }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, j9 B+ @0 V# w# e9 o3 W4 B( W
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* @1 f. C6 V! f1 d. T0 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 `8 s5 O9 L/ t; a+ G' b+ _8 q* R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* x% w2 C |1 T, Z6 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 R# z% ]2 V8 w+ k1 D2 k# t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, n% r, _5 F) z2 ?! t) ]5 K& K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
p# S( {8 u. T0 d/ y. c/ z: G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ b# @0 c) t6 g. J
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b4 E5 K8 h6 Y- U2 e5 zDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
% q' S0 c+ o4 ?" u) m. K+ o8 ~9 {A6M2-N Rufe x 3
' B+ G( q* V8 }1 m: ~0 B3 EA6M2 Zero x 100 |0 m7 T" K! @) T; L6 F C% d1 ~
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Allied aircraft7 Z+ X. m# B. c& i" r% g: U+ p
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses/ d; A- o ^) i1 `3 [ U
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Allied aircraft losses+ V6 C. e3 ?& }& I; U
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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/ h5 T5 z* Y h ^Japanese Ships% A, J8 \# H% v
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 c$ J7 t& c; LAP Tarushima Maru" [" X0 p# P, ]( q/ x5 ~
AP Chihaya Maru1 I- u# j5 h# D3 m
AK Asahisan Maru; a( g5 Y& f6 G' n# s; H: a3 _
- I4 I0 Z: }8 o F# D9 Q8 ^5 t: U- ^Aircraft Attacking:! ~6 O# ~' K0 J' O1 ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; i/ ?) w& l# r# o" B" X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 W9 D" v- L. V, V/ Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 i$ E/ P! G3 i' ]* H7 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1046 C$ g; P" {7 G" J* e: w/ T
* m6 d) W y8 ^8 j. U J) y$ fJapanese aircraft
/ _' a% ?- x% m" qA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft; R7 R P( d& {0 H3 c4 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 103 ^5 }" [+ I- g6 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 88 f. ^, p' _4 q6 g
SBD Dauntless x 62" J/ O4 ~3 U n8 d: P+ S
TBD Devastator x 5
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( y( s* v! J2 I- rJapanese aircraft losses
, Q7 c# v `1 \4 Q$ H& b8 BA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! `8 {" I' @" n9 p. n
6 Z2 n$ Y6 V; f; oAllied aircraft losses* Y- n- q3 d: F( E
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
# H9 T$ m* Z. a5 ]+ }6 S* \F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed0 H9 d1 W# `! G9 f- f2 o1 {
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* f- ?: n* W" ~. [, U" ~2 |TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
. `" s; Y& H' l- LCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( u5 T; |# J' b( x4 J" g
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 F* B) m0 A0 j7 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 12 Z) d: \- }4 b1 a) ]7 M; }- j
$ R" g X& m/ O iAircraft Attacking:
6 j- E- d8 _2 r9 b8 a {' } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 D9 o! e# w' @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# H# y3 L/ y" j2 j4 o c- [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; C; X0 i; q6 K; e: S1 C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ u% X v: U6 h& e/ t6 J 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Z* [# J9 [% H' \# w& o" G 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ]" x8 W3 M8 H# | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ~1 W4 z3 k9 ?# ?; W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# u; a6 r4 _ B& k! E! a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 E! _' I8 h+ t, L, v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 g% y$ A Q/ z4 H3 G0 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 U$ A( @5 R& E$ a/ h8 d) ^: rDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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! ?/ R: U2 r0 S* B2 Z1 ^8 ^Japanese aircraft! y, L( W6 }$ s# B- B u% B( z
A6M2 Zero x 20
$ V( t* c, y9 [4 G( I. H; hD3A Val x 36
) h; D# L0 D# Z! R% gB5N Kate x 378 z1 F3 m5 G$ u3 R( a
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Allied aircraft+ G5 ]0 [6 R, R9 ~! `0 X/ G8 P4 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
6 n* u. T$ v2 V& L+ kF4F-4 Wildcat x 8. E3 f0 P! M/ M& x
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Japanese aircraft losses5 }; [6 ]" A0 I: J* U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 k8 y7 P1 B* m; c4 U- G! ^
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
: y9 @: |+ \" T1 `4 |. @4 bB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! a% \4 O# D l3 e$ E/ tF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed9 v# r! J" p q0 R J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 n% M4 |& N l7 C
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Allied Ships( E+ o7 I4 w/ H! ^) e1 ?/ @7 T
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 x; n6 k! f' O% y
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage n7 g9 @) _: \
CA Astoria4 p. l; ^) I0 E4 F
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 10 C8 H' W. u7 {7 k
DD Patterson
9 X7 F7 Z: ^0 m7 j: L) XCA New Orleans. ^! ?. K& U* g# O+ F0 } e1 G' v
! y, ?* y$ G2 f3 ]Aircraft Attacking:
( R: Y) B4 w, p4 w$ h3 A$ k( R 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 t2 Q- [& u9 r2 k" p- G 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: `; B! n' t* {
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- R0 p( y! Y' u0 P T3 Z, R& [+ k
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" v# s+ o) p( f& [1 B 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 P J2 L) r# e4 A! z" N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! T d) J& g5 }4 V- F
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& m6 Q- c7 V' o i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 M+ M- e8 ~4 `$ L) q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' m0 X/ ]1 X \0 `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x5 p4 l# C8 Q+ d# r# z+ q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% N: G- C- K, v; D( B$ n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 v/ u8 c" `+ a5 y" z+ m- g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* f l' \" Q. N0 ^6 l+ H% L& O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; F _3 R, f2 |7 h2 G4 `9 @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% p; {# Y7 x& T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 j* }+ e. _) u. }9 H1 j9 K4 G 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- d7 T& l. c$ [$ x$ u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& [7 A; U& J' {) B$ c% q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |