AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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$ |' a7 Q/ \" Y3 Q+ MSub attack at 70,107- B- [* H% n: X% i# l
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Japanese Ships
1 q/ o) U+ @) rSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships x5 w* _( ^! F/ ?; T
CA Shropshire
9 i) ~& {+ P0 v; q1 f, ~0 }DD Dewey0 E `5 l5 N7 t4 S3 s4 o/ C
DD Russell
% V3 ]" |# ^6 C- @2 I8 G, XCA Portland; Z- v& `9 J; ~. v7 ~- a! H
DD Arunta0 f+ H6 ]9 Y( A5 s2 L
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87, b2 _3 i- A( H: [
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Allied aircraft
. `' {" ?4 B1 d9 o: B7 kP-39D Airacobra x 25
( R/ Q$ a0 a, u$ U) f: [A-20B Boston x 330 ^8 Z3 @$ |2 j9 J3 @
B-25C Mitchell x 15
+ a% X& |5 }6 \1 Z) V" d# `B-26B Marauder x 30* \) l9 g4 r& c# M
0 y: K R7 y7 Y/ {; P1 O6 o 5 b& C4 F7 t6 h. B2 Y/ L/ L. T
No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:5 v6 w* ^0 @0 e8 l' U
125 casualties reported
7 P+ V' n& }0 O+ OGuns lost 1( n. _9 X' j' K- z6 k$ H
% u8 I& E5 h7 O5 t6 e& ]Airbase hits 4
z9 w8 ?+ S# P: C0 ]8 y' ^Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
: W0 g Z* M+ F) v 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* a' {; s7 A; g& F$ }
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. ^ P& q z) I$ d 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 P0 l6 [0 d" O
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& |* O' L" G9 [) u: r" u5 d# b
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ @5 H# ?6 C- O: U4 I' L 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) S) y% j$ }3 C7 L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 h* R( Z; S! R1 q7 u b4 u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 b$ \ Z, `& G! u1 K 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 f* B% n9 o. r0 \" _2 f1 P# B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, L9 A; o T# @- X# K8 ^6 b% g 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) u! W! s9 V- B6 P0 ~- l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" h' |( b6 @/ G- c: `* @
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 V/ I: x; E; |. ` 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 b! ]' d+ s$ a: X
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. X$ e) p- X4 @6 @ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. r. X3 J5 r) B3 h; `; x. P
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" J- w. T! o0 C; b7 _- U& ` 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 T4 k1 M y$ \4 C( W
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) g+ z1 y, Z5 a
) f- F. V3 T; b! g% T4 o( OJapanese aircraft4 \8 `* n8 g" S# ^$ X$ r
A6M2-N Rufe x 9+ ?+ [" [8 z7 D* U
A6M2 Zero x 32
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0 A T) a) c: w+ _& d. E& \6 qAllied aircraft. ^) g5 ^' W7 Z4 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 f% Z" r b7 I# ?$ s. P
SBD Dauntless x 49" u; y3 i$ |/ ?% u2 e2 c
TBD Devastator x 15! w: w+ A0 |3 k( _; w
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Japanese aircraft losses
; q, r. I" z1 G5 f1 JA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
9 [1 S' B- a- O4 @; O4 ?3 r% _ . m u r. B5 O: |
Allied aircraft losses: e; t* S: K0 ~( g$ ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 F. h$ u' U; NSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
' Z& R: V8 `6 {# V: I/ fTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 X/ U5 T- y. V$ i! X$ |DD Mochizuki# D. Z- @; _8 a! b% b, `/ K4 {
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
- u0 ?5 n* D+ K% F: [DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 Y0 h( B' b, d$ P' EDD Yuzuki0 C- C$ H2 \9 z1 f( _" m5 `
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 E7 T7 E* s6 A% J8 Y. kDD Asanagi
9 j& q4 h# j5 Q2 J% h& VDD Akebono
* q4 g6 G7 v" Y% e# S5 BDD Sazanami2 _. |. E: T Y$ g, `5 f# I3 y
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Aircraft Attacking:+ O, X" c; T9 Y& Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 A4 |3 U8 G8 n8 W* o3 N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ^' `5 r& Y9 X# \/ R
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet ?9 ?% T% S' U7 R7 j
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& h; L5 g) m! j) K4 D; z2 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 e6 ^0 h+ v# U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( H; W1 |2 D- N: z' L! f) D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 q4 M+ s2 ]; G7 G1 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. x6 n4 o" N8 y3 q5 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' S/ d7 G' _9 g; c5 F9 Z6 t6 M7 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ [& [# O/ @. C* l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 H, t' }) b8 U8 Z9 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; G( b5 Z# w( R6 j+ s! F8 ? z& } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L7 Z. \$ D( \# \# G8 l8 L7 t
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 d9 Z% m2 P3 Y5 K* }& ^9 j 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 d% I/ D# a- Z) M6 Y" y: B$ G! M
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
3 T8 j+ d* v( g( V1 c9 m3 `& JA6M2-N Rufe x 9 ~1 @! U! L, V9 G" U
A6M2 Zero x 28: m, R5 Y0 I2 w
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Allied aircraft8 }$ V; I! U# p8 d( E3 B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21: }4 g7 v: Z' K6 [
SBD Dauntless x 349 M. J4 R4 O5 i/ e- @
* t. v" }+ K. FJapanese aircraft losses
, C4 }& ~, b% }- f( U! jA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed- q! i, X/ x& N! Z% w2 U0 H6 ?
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* n; F/ o/ f- @ N: |7 eF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; q+ k& \' E5 j [4 N# ?9 L4 cSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships' J) I9 Y7 q4 F$ k
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage b- J7 E- Z. q
AP Tofuku Maru
; K) S& }1 w2 a0 t) _8 [) c/ p% C+ U; sAK Sagami Maru# O( J- ^8 ~" Z6 O
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) ^* P7 X3 H9 ]AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. M: ~( M: Q d+ D5 I) {* i5 ?
AP Ryotaku Maru) u; X" S: Q8 i y* Z
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Japanese ground losses:1 i: ]$ J5 }0 j) H/ e0 w
189 casualties reported2 b b, L8 C5 ^! g; O
Guns lost 1# m' s7 H/ ?: [4 Y( [9 t5 W# C
& `" O. h b6 M; b8 LAircraft Attacking:
+ y f% \5 H, J7 E Q' r5 t& ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 z: X' a K9 H5 q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ R) l# h9 G% F; l9 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) e- |7 z( f# Q* t N$ r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) b, D2 x8 }8 Y+ ^/ q, U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( A7 [& i. k% f: L$ V) m: K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Y- u& ^0 a) q8 E3 E, q% Z5 O! b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ `- |; G) t+ w9 ~: A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 n8 [# J4 S, l. f$ ADay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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$ R" [1 N1 { E* f" Y& Q! i3 `Japanese aircraft6 w% c! i' t" m9 S) X. q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ D/ T6 X& g& m7 `A6M2 Zero x 10
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1 S: G) |" Z3 L9 }Allied aircraft
( C0 z# B9 U, `5 {+ y$ @SBD Dauntless x 15# G% F w( y- W2 i" F s
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, o; x* ], ]4 Z* Y& k7 @8 J
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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% F% c% O* r# [; Q$ HAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage" b( E* D$ {# b0 m8 i; \
AP Tarushima Maru5 @9 m- T- X) p
AP Chihaya Maru: t, \) d* a1 V6 V& U) q3 D
AK Asahisan Maru, S1 r8 Y; p% ~: e6 I: P
8 P) ~6 j/ v5 Y; P$ XAircraft Attacking:$ M/ Z) O2 w) ?+ z* d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ h$ C7 r+ p* W- k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o" s0 q8 o3 [" m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ i6 m( y! k$ ^5 K5 ~/ J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' U4 r, A' p! C( N/ n9 x
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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- Q+ x1 Q. l( J& R" jJapanese aircraft- C: u- Z2 p8 w
A6M2 Zero x 498 s) h! R" w& B( S$ x( I& T
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Allied aircraft, |1 r3 n5 S0 h! {: l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10. z5 b2 T; C; t D7 E& p; d4 X6 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, |! r7 t/ P4 U* G- E
SBD Dauntless x 62& ^1 x7 ^8 ^, j! `4 a* B* F& {
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses0 c$ Z' B n' L C
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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, L) R) X8 D. H* ~5 NAllied aircraft losses5 u( O: J1 b0 p; i+ ]- ?. e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed2 }8 [( p( i' \- W/ A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed/ v$ D' l. A% `1 s
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged5 @6 l7 i$ X: s0 r# i" [
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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" s( j4 A- ?# m4 k# XJapanese Ships
# q& u2 M4 I! T0 qCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1' V/ @: @+ q) Z0 }% N$ Y7 I
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) d7 m( E. @# N7 qCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:( i9 z" k2 a, M& V, t; `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& G) W# I9 v: A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" e2 Y2 }4 ]2 R+ ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, J9 e! T: Z1 v4 y; `+ k
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 V8 H3 E7 ]% T% d
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' h( E: U, i2 P7 |% c4 R8 ^ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) Y' s, ]% l8 n" R4 L' r1 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# @; k n' I/ q8 c" U5 d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ D( {( U8 r: j( ?1 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) m* G, `* O ~ o- a% I" m9 D
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ G& m2 N- o3 K9 Y- F: W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) `. ^ d. l' {, W' x& k) JDay Air attack on TF at 72,104! D* A5 n3 G$ l: R! {: M5 `( E
! q2 G1 P }7 p! m% R0 jJapanese aircraft6 y) t& b3 @% H3 D0 Y) L" y$ k0 D0 o: {
A6M2 Zero x 20" C% p% p8 s3 k, o( V- Q j" g6 ?
D3A Val x 362 y# E8 `# A4 R4 }. T5 B
B5N Kate x 37! B/ R4 s! [: E: D" I
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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; X. K. V% w" ~- ]6 S& E QJapanese aircraft losses
y3 \3 F* H# P6 K; ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; q8 F- P) w" s! u2 F2 r
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! u, J4 q3 d/ `/ u6 o4 v! @0 `7 s/ e
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 |0 q4 Y) ]2 }2 M9 n8 n" s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
/ K3 ]% _% q3 X& c4 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& Y/ ~% p, v/ I m* d% W
8 A! f1 n0 l1 l: |Allied Ships
& b7 O7 H' v+ A; J8 Y. iCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 g! _* ?, }- P, I
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
E# R, W. |9 n" Y8 lCA Astoria
8 E. n- i4 G& J( @# B: l1 gCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
7 z! R8 ~' u% a6 S3 k# sDD Patterson
- E$ J5 [2 |0 w2 p: W, o3 j- fCA New Orleans- O* c' O. f1 V4 V! I& e
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Aircraft Attacking:8 D& E* w+ S) I. j
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 a% X( g! R9 X2 n" o* _1 O
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
A" W/ ]/ L# E# G! s) i- t/ b 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 C. {3 d$ C5 e2 T! J5 b8 t 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ L% r" Q$ _9 G 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; G( G! d& Q' h0 u 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 `2 m; E" V, B1 U
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* ~: g4 b+ B- J: F0 J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ?0 X/ S8 ]) h* m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 {" D; Y# w! M C% {- H$ X
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& `. l; I. u0 W: p4 T1 \1 f2 @8 M9 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ E. r; B: L3 q. M; v9 _ E _! n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 ]" r2 V4 v7 X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' L( Q2 r" I/ M$ j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 `0 Y; y: [/ ?: y3 j5 a
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" D% {- s% ~6 ]/ R$ N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ R5 Z9 R3 T% S2 I! D; D# e. q- z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ?4 O4 X- G1 Z& P, ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ^; v" ?. ^7 a: `( z/ b( u! ` 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |