AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42. S9 d5 Z* g4 o( @
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Sub attack at 70,1072 T8 Z1 q% k: b3 o9 }8 m
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Japanese Ships
7 ?% u. D& q- RSS I-28, hits 1
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CA Shropshire; y: u+ w1 H# V0 Q
DD Dewey
; _& k5 p$ g5 |0 ~8 \2 a5 rDD Russell# a) M9 f8 ^+ N& V; l' [ G
CA Portland
' q/ `* h' F# {( r( N- H3 QDD Arunta
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$ K* D# |: z; }Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft/ G& ~" R1 [9 ~5 C
P-39D Airacobra x 25# m( R5 r2 p+ \& E
A-20B Boston x 33
# R, M: D! r9 nB-25C Mitchell x 15. `$ Z) \" h& z5 U# \
B-26B Marauder x 308 u6 i, P$ A p1 p* M7 p4 f
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No Allied losses
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0 {( }" `$ p* }8 K2 ^0 J- NJapanese ground losses:! w- h& D6 x& ~* J
125 casualties reported
H1 h h4 C8 r7 W+ @5 o' NGuns lost 19 e1 w1 t8 C; b# b+ u* a
) R2 o' K4 f* B h4 u* G M/ BAirbase hits 4
+ x" p+ L. w( ?% ]( f; L& PRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 T( G, T, T) Z4 S 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# B6 ?/ m2 E7 [) I. u" [0 b- c
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% U0 B" M5 B. a1 U! ?
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ r2 v0 ~+ K* F0 K" g 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 {% u" z; e. ~ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
8 ~: _1 [1 T: R2 U8 X' T7 ^ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% N* V! i; {; K0 Y" h* |+ d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% W# J U7 ^! v& \, n( y4 g$ q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; F, i" }, ?- w3 N# G2 g
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) z* F- K* s! ]- ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ w$ }, ]" d6 p- N2 g: z% O( n 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ v5 Y) N; l5 L; g& ]: X4 x5 r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
z' \1 k- ^: o) d% k7 X5 f [ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* ]( x ^" A6 ?6 r' y$ [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ D: Y7 y! S' e- V/ ? W
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( z2 J- o, |* E
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 u W: E/ v- Y
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# F1 ^6 k* H/ j7 K; l
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft9 k* D# t4 Z1 [ I+ E
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 I' T9 f7 O4 yA6M2 Zero x 326 v' |* }; J5 p# w1 t
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Allied aircraft
+ R( [' K- W% b6 HF4F-4 Wildcat x 217 w- p% j0 @* i" r+ R/ k( b
SBD Dauntless x 49' f& N0 B: f! x! {
TBD Devastator x 15$ o6 M4 r* ~; j/ V: ~% c3 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 Y+ o1 H* ~1 ^: E8 A# dA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
v" u0 G2 J7 K, E8 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged! e. j' N3 {+ j' Z1 d, m) `: [
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
% [$ y6 O6 g! E, l0 k2 KTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ S+ A6 s" m4 R& p& U5 GDD Mochizuki
% Q% v5 u" @* p+ M/ vCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1( W# h& q' }! U- f) a, s, W$ a
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& {! p2 L6 _7 T, ?. g- G' V( `DD Yuzuki0 V! B2 C. _8 M1 w6 n
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 ^! g- ?3 r- u5 U6 \ ^
DD Asanagi& o1 R# u& n" }% h6 Z! z: Z5 ]5 r" p
DD Akebono
8 }: ^: A, w; G ]* R4 gDD Sazanami9 g5 r( r5 J, z! O: Q5 J. Y- \/ L
8 [7 ~9 G/ x. D# ^& u; cAircraft Attacking:$ F# V) h6 d/ e2 b& U
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) g! B1 v3 @' ]# l- c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 q0 y s8 z) q6 E
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 O7 r) W! z; f 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- @- _0 p# B0 ]& B. L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 t9 t1 s7 O$ r+ u+ v o1 k$ c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 G; [- P+ \5 x) _- c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( h/ Z! \" X7 ]7 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 x+ |# {& j$ F, Y6 @( F7 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 J& a5 N/ k" O8 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! b$ V. Q, {% S1 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* x+ B1 s. j& V% g. N; J% c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 g# t+ ]; s& @' Z8 e a8 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 a# j" f0 L9 \) h: i; n. T7 s. z4 ~
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! p" p" Z7 d% z: V 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 w5 X% w- M) n( A( y+ {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) G2 w/ b# u6 m# C! A
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Japanese aircraft
% y+ M; |/ |/ C- q+ v) a+ ?A6M2-N Rufe x 9
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Allied aircraft
7 C+ T" U* Z! \F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
3 j3 J: V* j4 {2 t. F$ CSBD Dauntless x 34" n, Q, y9 i) {' Y7 P% y. x
9 {. Y7 j% }- F; rJapanese aircraft losses( h; o' n2 P9 I
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed4 W$ H$ [4 J2 m8 U3 C& \
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed |& R2 m& _% ^6 _3 K) y
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Allied aircraft losses
- c/ B% S; u4 P# r0 l7 l& OF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& y! Q/ Z' Y9 k4 k- p) [) l
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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) t7 X) w& @1 ^6 _! ZAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 G" y" K3 h6 b* Q& V" z
AP Tofuku Maru
$ C4 f( A( j, {) |" S7 lAK Sagami Maru
4 X: O5 X4 L o1 X0 }, TAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
5 R: a2 b) ]' v5 D- L c4 ?AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 i$ t" s/ u, Q1 NAP Ryotaku Maru
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, a( [, b' \: Q+ C3 cJapanese ground losses:1 C/ l F0 N/ i& v$ g( t( o
189 casualties reported. u' V6 `" {/ D3 b$ a
Guns lost 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- e0 K9 _! b4 c: U% r6 O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ V) y( |) z$ N1 U, P' ? ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 i& ]: o8 Q" p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 M' r/ ^' v. T; b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# b: F: y; s/ u# @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 d( j1 W) p4 _3 z; r8 `% K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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+ H) x {) L! r8 u+ oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
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^7 [# z. H8 L" g0 B h& {, xA6M2 Zero x 10+ h, L+ X- J+ _7 U N( D9 e9 i
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Allied aircraft
8 p/ h, e* o- tSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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; x9 q m4 ]0 W J. e2 t. ^Allied aircraft losses. e7 \8 U2 @7 U/ H( i5 d- V: {0 u# \
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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. z' G' [/ I% L5 S, n; H' WJapanese Ships7 |, i5 q! T. E# A
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage+ U- I3 N- A; `
AP Tarushima Maru3 ]( j3 M* L* C$ o4 ^7 T7 D
AP Chihaya Maru
7 h N5 {. d6 G1 j3 yAK Asahisan Maru
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8 L( K" H' G& ?# e! i1 s8 LAircraft Attacking:
* T6 P3 F( {3 L: I* A! n; i0 h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; p U! @* |$ v% T/ B. e S+ {& }4 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 P8 U0 K; }7 P- O: r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
I& M- ~ _/ O; M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104& q9 M* W$ Z+ @1 s" ^
: s5 Y. i- \6 MJapanese aircraft1 H: _# o7 X- E2 T* U! [" `3 k) r4 g
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
3 \; ^& e' N& p* c4 QF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) H F0 F* Y' G) y- n% J6 s rF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
, \' f* \/ W5 Q+ z- ^) sSBD Dauntless x 627 ?3 L0 `5 ~! z+ t) V1 W
TBD Devastator x 5
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3 }/ z: G, J4 G1 ?4 \$ vJapanese aircraft losses
! Q& {0 [6 `( q. Z0 ZA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses m c& k) B) s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed0 m7 @5 m/ Y* E$ O9 w8 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( {7 I1 _& x2 DSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* y4 [9 f2 B- Z% ?TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed+ m3 a" M4 f7 D1 W% T4 [& m0 s
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Japanese Ships0 \9 q3 a5 Q. s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1- _& m2 T9 h2 V% R" W+ e5 n0 b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) e# h `3 x! T8 T/ I0 a- o1 eCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 i' k/ A0 e0 X+ d) V4 Y) A9 F( H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( y6 r* B ~4 _( h3 ~
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! A5 n0 z3 ~4 |/ b- t5 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# i. D- o* C, F# X% K, g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ?1 a0 P% I- P) D @9 j
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 R1 i+ s) s& P5 [8 ~# P2 J& F$ J3 Q1 @; ?
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 A! L+ t! K% N7 } v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% O: n" N5 ?0 E( ` w& q2 X" E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 Q& k' C4 E* F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 @! D; Z+ @# X% l$ q# e% f8 P! E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' T, z3 x* x3 E2 w a$ U+ W/ C% U' p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( P1 q, v( U/ [. A
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1044 J; @( O1 j; H9 M, f
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Japanese aircraft% e3 Z% w6 v- B" y1 r1 k
A6M2 Zero x 20
6 I1 Z. Q% s" m& d* W) pD3A Val x 36/ [% i3 C' p! p: I, D" }
B5N Kate x 37* @+ [4 b" v' [5 y6 m% z
% @2 B$ w* X& XAllied aircraft8 l% Z8 a1 ], D* A* ` k- k! t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ v7 y' a) m4 L; ^0 B3 ~5 Z" O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" I; f! l% Q" m4 b7 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 L' N9 I3 \/ C, S; W. eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 U+ b) s7 A' H: {9 M: W' mD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
- Y! k$ P" h' j" Y8 A) v. ~B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged$ K5 c$ l, d: F( T( A% }" T
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Allied aircraft losses6 J4 G4 @7 x9 u- G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed9 Y! ^$ ~, O, m* W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged$ v: g+ ^6 W# ]1 ], h* |0 Q
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Allied Ships
2 z: q; P, v. [- n2 QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* K2 @8 y: }/ B
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 l9 K/ m" L- C2 y9 `: SCA Astoria. t" m- E: x* ?1 B! u" M9 X: @2 ]
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 16 @- H7 t; e+ a: y8 y! G* _
DD Patterson6 h0 @* ~8 q$ ]8 S' ~2 P
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 z2 M! X/ ^" S# m4 {6 }9 r# S# @$ f 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& U- ~0 I* L, [$ _& d$ P% W 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 {3 q3 y6 O; r/ J 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' m3 N3 K- L h! x6 Z" U) L+ `" x1 X" d 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" C- a/ D! f* @5 ?( c0 ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' r. H @( C" K2 |/ G+ R
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& ^6 w1 s1 @* w4 M% l
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. O/ O. e$ a2 K: ]2 f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. w$ {$ E/ b* o5 k( r" G0 ?
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( y( J5 l+ V/ d% v7 J- j+ b
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' T% s/ D/ |; D1 d: U! U) u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! T8 E4 `9 K. m) t, u z- [! K 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ E+ y4 w& O: n5 b* c; ^ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 @- d0 \5 n6 C$ R
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ {* I% T, H5 S5 q: k( i. P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 x1 f* F; T( |, d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Q; a+ \1 Z9 u 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 X( Y" N! @* m0 S0 ~# b0 P0 P 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 }# p3 v. I3 q& l6 I- x2 K3 B$ j5 a 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |