AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42$ H* v& K/ \) {
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Sub attack at 70,1071 e0 `8 G. s' J2 R1 \% |
/ H1 I9 h7 [6 f: oJapanese Ships
4 d8 I- n* L, v9 J' a6 z Q- cSS I-28, hits 1! k9 T% K1 V- q2 e& j N. P
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Allied Ships: `" K3 ?# Y$ j* \1 m
CA Shropshire
W: o- _, z" f- H4 Q$ kDD Dewey K0 r- F, H X: _3 y, o2 c
DD Russell
% v& |; q2 [2 |5 t( xCA Portland, x+ C" g2 [' U
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87) ]9 T$ X: o2 v D
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Allied aircraft
8 @ d% Z* o$ {) d7 A* N1 I# cP-39D Airacobra x 25# A7 F: K0 N: Z& g: ~* u
A-20B Boston x 333 g8 e/ h- S, O
B-25C Mitchell x 15# H+ `# g! ^; W V; Z
B-26B Marauder x 30' v4 ^7 h1 A3 B
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c. e3 X- ~" X$ ]No Allied losses* o; X/ J( f" O9 n& H, ^% a
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Japanese ground losses:- u3 L- T! G! _9 k
125 casualties reported
" C; ]! T) d0 T- y x9 HGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4+ d& W0 E+ E1 j8 b- M/ H) Y' R
Runway hits 66; q7 s! @6 I3 I; ^
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Aircraft Attacking:
a O4 L2 X8 U 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 O0 T( G& C# c( D14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 c& P) Q' R5 t' t9 ?# E. @ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 W5 d0 y" I" A. M4 {/ I4 V 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( B9 F4 I0 C& W. d
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; N: b& X7 I4 Z$ H; P) b
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
P# y7 Z) @/ g. V6 w6 m 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, S n! O% e" [% v2 c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 R5 E1 w/ s$ Q e" p5 s" K 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" C; G0 ]0 D* W& k! t7 w0 a9 z1 |9 Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! n3 a, s v% T
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 g6 L- ~ m% p H" s
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 Y& H9 o( \* p7 ^! R
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ |/ D. }' ^- I3 F- L2 W
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& k' d: o$ V7 r3 V1 M 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' B3 u& K2 n% ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, n/ ]$ w! y1 e! [4 V% X 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ k. r6 G3 {$ i' j' i( K7 k
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. z! k/ V" M4 ]- ]( T# E: j
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103; R; d; n; V, b) Q
& ]& T' ?9 `, f) p( KJapanese aircraft
1 E5 B4 K: g6 d. ~7 b' G8 `( sA6M2-N Rufe x 9
4 O& D; }6 y; z% w- J3 ~, cA6M2 Zero x 32# D2 B9 Y. X7 e* A0 \! ]& |& u) f. T
. C. F1 A* h' t" fAllied aircraft
8 ^) p7 E& E4 U! N+ @F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ N+ W8 n' J' m E
SBD Dauntless x 49
- W: f& p4 W1 Q0 r0 ?* }TBD Devastator x 15
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2 j6 w) e5 R- u7 I/ L8 jJapanese aircraft losses8 R3 Y5 q/ ? G1 ]& _- N/ q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed7 g+ V6 J/ j% ]0 U( l6 _
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Allied aircraft losses. x) n3 g" w6 A) l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged& N2 m+ W0 J8 a& G7 L$ u# F, B
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged$ Q! @( l1 G6 A& d1 l
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged/ h& G: i& g& h+ x' T6 D
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Japanese Ships# ]6 }4 C( z D$ ^1 E8 l4 v J" d
DD Mochizuki
* f3 j: ~2 [$ P/ j+ P. ]CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# T& n3 T; W, w$ C- FDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 o4 v0 l$ q' i! |2 `DD Yuzuki, Y, V$ i5 R6 B2 E. x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; F& r6 t% d8 ^DD Asanagi
5 x4 N4 u5 @1 Y# WDD Akebono
, C; Q5 }4 u2 h+ `) GDD Sazanami( v- H9 v/ t* b0 o. f& G/ b4 u
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 t. x" }8 Y6 b3 J C 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 v0 t5 N5 t2 V5 b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, y2 I) n% i7 s" P6 U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; l4 _$ X1 O( T' K: t" v0 X
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 a5 y! G( U5 T2 c( a7 f" I9 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' C- p& B6 R) g' k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 M( `# w. X9 s& v# @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* k/ X H9 y1 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ }# N# i* S2 z' ~! B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ A. N3 O0 q7 n9 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& N2 Z/ P! Q, p t2 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ a' ]' p* G/ {# V; I% `
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; h. L; |8 K _6 j M' X7 y/ h
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ~6 |' `3 f: z" |
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103! H# l6 B4 S9 m( y$ F3 y# v% t
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Japanese aircraft
4 n0 p7 U. p6 Z+ M7 {A6M2-N Rufe x 98 i$ S# K0 C: v0 l
A6M2 Zero x 28
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% s1 a4 ~0 f' EAllied aircraft
$ Z2 }5 i+ K( E( H/ W' T7 XF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
6 {! d3 I2 n1 L7 d! F0 Y" JSBD Dauntless x 34( ]0 O( n: }& g1 K$ \
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 l- ?# [; m: S4 I4 i& Y' M' V1 gA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
7 R1 \4 A6 b# p0 c0 G: v, \, EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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9 Y, D/ M0 |0 ]Allied aircraft losses
" }- B, D+ P ?0 V9 U! j/ R9 f# SF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
! C/ O( E) s. h2 Q% mSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" h3 I' p" V% {; C+ ]
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Japanese Ships. e8 v. K3 Z& |5 Y5 {
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( J& X8 O+ }; f( d6 y' c
AP Tofuku Maru2 |6 J, t( @: }6 o0 O5 R
AK Sagami Maru$ ?% S7 z; H' n& Y S
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 K X$ j0 @% ?7 w
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 o8 _) |* [* R' \7 {
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Q& P1 G' n9 b# h+ HGuns lost 1; u% R" B& a! }/ Y4 I* ~/ x
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Aircraft Attacking:' c* P7 e, o: ]6 i: m z" s; V8 e! N; }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 X: R; `( |' X 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- T1 G) T1 L/ G8 m1 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ m- u' R# d6 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" } s! a" Z$ b. m# O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( i( k. [* F* N; r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# d. `# Y! Q8 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 u6 i& r6 v" J8 {- P% s2 l8 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( u4 f8 f" l2 N! R9 J7 Z+ d
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' a( N, [5 F1 N5 |9 \6 d
- [6 o0 v0 B7 ^/ ^Japanese aircraft
! Z- s O" b! a5 E/ ~1 ZA6M2-N Rufe x 3# ]+ y- {- l' _) g) Y5 d0 N
A6M2 Zero x 106 X: i5 M/ ^5 W& P+ V: x
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Allied aircraft6 _9 }# \+ O: u: O! ~
SBD Dauntless x 15) S7 e) ^6 w/ Z# g- p5 w F' J
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No Japanese losses7 T |1 a6 w) E1 K( E) H, F0 Q. p! A
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Allied aircraft losses: n% q% Q0 D$ \
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed0 b( m# r2 R" X5 t
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Japanese Ships& e' F, ^. C$ k
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
o3 ~; L2 O" B% x4 w% SAP Tarushima Maru$ S1 B3 P5 w$ M
AP Chihaya Maru
4 g1 \9 f; l- @ SAK Asahisan Maru' U5 i" h5 i. D& ^9 m, _7 H% q
5 q: Q/ i- X! L% [7 p% |& T7 _0 gAircraft Attacking:
2 V0 h9 c+ x }' G. t( { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" P% L; v1 O' q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ^# E( F& Y8 O. Q$ ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. }1 J. ~5 O+ ?- Z4 G9 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 a4 ?& C# k# m; _) f% t$ T+ r3 q ODay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
% a' y$ R7 [7 p4 LA6M2 Zero x 49
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+ `' j! ?7 p$ H" S1 n5 x6 ZAllied aircraft8 n2 Y6 \, n/ [3 v) }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% z$ _$ w! Q( C0 U0 i' s6 M: @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 U/ w3 C3 {" `4 DSBD Dauntless x 62
+ U) I+ r+ i4 U, WTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
! h# b+ Q, T0 V3 HA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged* C& I# e) w$ n) a k9 ^5 a+ S" m
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Allied aircraft losses
. j0 y% z4 G8 ^5 S' kF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
# x/ ?- |3 u( N) O' WF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed- V% w$ |! k/ w2 }) h+ I1 n! e9 r) ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged5 I- T% K: @ t1 ?3 k% `4 T K5 d- @
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed! M, q1 ?4 @- r- x
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Japanese Ships' O' K9 P2 c B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
8 _% o, c. K: l; JCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ]/ e/ f4 [% e9 vCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking: z4 \" D8 J$ u' H* Q) y& r! f6 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# j. j1 Q, \; J; U5 v/ i- L 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Y( ^' R& x. a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 F3 L) \. {. r1 Q8 t 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# C+ ^% ?+ n: `0 P. g3 N 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! ~2 X3 ^0 t& Q/ A6 g9 d* k
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# E, ]2 S- o% P: a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ^. J! S4 S, o3 x- I) K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 F/ s. w! a4 }8 w$ f9 K. I" D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' j+ P% k! m& H/ R0 [# K
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ]# x5 S* u% q c+ [4 e- n- \" i2 m) v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( L' T" ]' q2 X: a2 `/ @
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 F* i9 M2 i( k+ B$ Y* r
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Japanese aircraft
5 H5 A3 N2 d2 z7 N( uA6M2 Zero x 20
+ C3 c9 e A3 G7 n* @D3A Val x 369 H; U1 u! m& O1 P) i
B5N Kate x 37+ W. ~" \0 x1 r/ M( n
0 `, T7 m4 t+ [3 t/ TAllied aircraft
2 ]7 O' E h) ]! b0 IF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
" h+ _, y# K. G* c) W0 ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 83 u1 S2 b5 g) P' {7 B2 M. f/ v+ X
/ _2 z4 w% }! UJapanese aircraft losses& ~2 _- I" t/ ]4 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed8 r0 j: d# X {9 j! h
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged: f7 Z8 b, V* S3 g" n. J. } f" u
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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. [( e/ t, R# aAllied aircraft losses0 k' S0 K. t1 ~. R& k* c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
. W4 f( h ?$ X3 l RF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 Y6 @5 e$ F$ v; t, }" p
' `- y4 s9 R$ _ bAllied Ships: {4 b- y, t: w/ L/ C4 L- u( {' j W
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ ~5 J% a& z7 L( @" p- k
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 [5 [, |5 ~+ bCA Astoria
- i; w+ s: b# d4 z5 t8 [CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
4 J1 }( L. M; PDD Patterson$ r( `# v# S) @0 K
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ _; n4 ^7 o. \9 h6 I 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' U' |7 @) D' u* S) {' u0 a
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ]6 Y! H! M& x/ _, P( X
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% n# K: K% a2 h$ E3 V
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 G3 S6 S& F( u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. k! c* p( I1 P h2 |- q7 \
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 _: d! H7 M6 ^* D
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. B% P( Q @2 ]1 k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" J8 Z1 P# l i! p# }1 g f% r 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
_4 k% n3 @) i) f5 }" s 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 e( \& i+ B' Q+ T8 L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ a9 o. Z& W9 r 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 V4 f+ E% ^2 W/ K
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 D& C" B: h- s+ l8 D7 E' O7 L
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ ]" p9 g+ j- p x" s
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 V9 x5 ?" ^6 p8 \ w3 G/ i, [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# \8 W7 s0 @3 o# H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 `4 Z& G( L E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ]% U' B7 L+ b3 S
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |