AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42& s. k! X( x- ^. M
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" M, r$ L4 g2 ~; Z6 z9 ESub attack at 70,107' g$ j5 }" a8 N" C. t
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Japanese Ships H5 _- q8 l8 K) ~
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
/ X J2 }. Q& |& Y) HCA Shropshire
0 h* j% R% S: D0 U X0 q+ dDD Dewey
% o' v3 U) Z7 }: m$ m4 TDD Russell* O2 e7 _) B6 q
CA Portland) N# O/ e/ x; z" e
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87/ E% B) {9 |3 o9 T
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Allied aircraft. ~1 R" ~$ B( L, a/ B4 g( Z; g
P-39D Airacobra x 25; x$ U; I- u" j' y9 z7 z X
A-20B Boston x 33
% j0 H% g. }. A! J+ d' o. BB-25C Mitchell x 157 S$ U& W7 \9 M/ ^# H% h
B-26B Marauder x 30. q. y/ S9 a! U$ I, `+ F8 s
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No Allied losses2 I( Z; p6 e9 n
# O' z4 `( v/ B8 DJapanese ground losses:2 [. S0 z2 _+ u J4 U
125 casualties reported
8 f" T' @- w' N' V0 xGuns lost 1
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. m6 Y! n, p3 c5 ^; Q9 x' UAirbase hits 4
- ^5 R) d n% d; c2 C& URunway hits 66
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( f) B4 u' ]4 N( i' }: |' vAircraft Attacking:
7 T: Y& O3 _) ?1 v) m 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& e- d" k9 |+ m" g/ U14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* r( g0 Q( |3 u: {4 I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 e9 s8 Z& Q- v' j& l$ a 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 c' f6 J, T" C" z. i 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 V+ ^2 }3 z* P( n5 v# G% r 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. n3 p( U. b# a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) o9 o8 _- d D1 j& S& ?
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" b0 h2 O9 f! E: K& e
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, V0 h* ]" C: J% S2 p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ G( J" c5 l5 {/ g1 [8 i( }
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 x# R8 }% o* o# m$ ~! S% b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% B2 i( Y1 U- V5 B
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 d: g1 O5 O+ e! J9 P 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: y- O' Z3 \+ U' s8 {% k2 u9 b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; I4 E! `1 h( q% z- m- u5 u! s. l
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet1 Y; b* c1 J- C$ G/ _+ |% O( d
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' H8 g) c7 Q- u# s Y
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 aircraft/ x5 X+ c( | g+ ^1 y% t/ ?# |
A6M2-N Rufe x 9 i. x' t8 J1 I5 V7 h8 s
A6M2 Zero x 323 N `' y9 j/ d/ i$ c
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Allied aircraft, U6 k& Z* q0 t# W$ F4 M: s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ F/ r6 u; S8 GSBD Dauntless x 49
5 L/ d2 @3 }, z7 Y5 r4 K% C) [TBD Devastator x 15- r1 h3 n. s$ G
! N, `! y. z+ V9 t8 fJapanese aircraft losses1 |8 W: Q) y; M. E" b8 P
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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d* E$ s: A2 N4 Q6 m: eAllied aircraft losses
/ Q9 n& B2 I L# Y2 vF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
; @6 L, @7 J) m+ B1 FSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged9 Z: c( U/ s$ G
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged- ]! T$ H. I/ e. l) u) j
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Japanese Ships& ^! U& B4 v- v5 T4 G. L- J
DD Mochizuki+ K- p( p: U' x" U. c' {( [/ j
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1+ d* M- |! T2 ^
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 r" k2 _4 } L$ B
DD Yuzuki
' @+ F7 S b8 Y) aDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 P2 U' N! `; g+ }9 Z
DD Asanagi
' a% I1 Y- O" r1 P9 s4 v* g& rDD Akebono
, w7 u$ o$ G4 K: A9 vDD Sazanami0 }5 i; A8 J4 j5 W0 ?- I% }5 r
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Aircraft Attacking:
" A- O! C% z: Q7 `6 R4 S 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 I6 {5 e# T% ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# e! T. j0 [, v
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# f/ V/ B4 l0 u' J6 K1 r
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 g0 m0 v/ _6 t1 V( d8 y! _) z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( |* A& C9 t# L/ I3 R( Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 b$ t7 a7 y8 B. t$ F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: T \; {6 b4 I( U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 s; |# t2 Y6 d; g& \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 Q) R o1 ]2 n3 j$ E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- I" e8 M2 m7 [. a8 _& { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- O8 c, A% [' g* E8 ]1 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 N L* w. r. c, j& H5 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 d; `" D: q* _$ O% j# T
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ~, i* h, _+ l5 U" M
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 t* r, W' z3 Q) M& lDay Air attack on TF at 70,103, U7 G4 m0 C/ F3 W, p8 ^* p
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Japanese aircraft
6 S+ |( m a* T( g4 DA6M2-N Rufe x 90 N. W/ t% R' h1 [# _0 S
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft l b& R/ I' p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
$ W6 v2 H, X; ]0 ^/ {+ H! DSBD Dauntless x 34
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1 B0 ?7 L! @4 MJapanese aircraft losses
+ ]. L l+ q5 H+ XA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
5 h: e1 s, @0 P, U. ]& z: Z2 F6 WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 \: k4 I' g, b1 Y A0 QF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ p, I5 c# |$ Q( b. `+ v+ s% NSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 E& @6 i' }: {. A5 X+ AAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 U7 v/ K( ^( B" n" H% |$ E! t
AP Tofuku Maru
1 }2 H; C- X$ X: `AK Sagami Maru3 D( U* l- s- v
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 n% j+ \8 i% y* c, J/ \, Q
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 O- S. L. F, k: B
AP Ryotaku Maru
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$ M7 _9 G& Z8 \3 J" P& dJapanese ground losses:8 d: E* } {) G0 N
189 casualties reported, t' C1 t1 o; P6 Q5 w9 r, E1 q7 m
Guns lost 1! B8 M# p" r+ ]! }4 A! g
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 N j6 \4 z% T7 |) I+ [- e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! H# }( Y% c! \4 Y) i2 |, I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 P3 D5 C, ~% v+ C/ s9 i2 i. }- @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* s. B& D" n, V I# c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* P, i* u' c/ W9 J9 ]! C/ e8 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% y+ P/ _- Q1 ]" C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. G! G3 s2 Q" o% T: K9 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 U( ~5 \$ W# G, w$ p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 `5 t7 ^: `, Z5 w2 z0 r, L; D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ V0 C$ Q" B4 }, j) f
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Japanese aircraft
- `7 G; g( S3 zA6M2-N Rufe x 3
0 |- g5 X. g" d2 O+ cA6M2 Zero x 10( a4 _/ S( y" W6 `: ?; M6 l& t
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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) c* U/ g! ]0 A* KNo Japanese losses
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( e6 w3 |9 o6 [* ?* sAllied aircraft losses- ^5 U5 C/ l8 ?2 q9 e/ H
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed: ^( F. [ {4 Z1 C4 E
( {( k; K* n( q* y- S9 x) NJapanese Ships
- T8 ^, q! r9 U3 S) w/ S! s1 NAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
# @- H: N) g% g8 k1 DAP Tarushima Maru& K' m. R. r/ M' y$ M1 g
AP Chihaya Maru7 ^7 X o/ P; v8 T: p
AK Asahisan Maru5 u+ p) B7 P' C" g/ K/ n
# E( ^* {& } Y I- YAircraft Attacking:5 Y* v* f; H2 o2 R7 c% z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' a; ?) \8 S- t. i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G1 S/ B$ u1 T1 y2 a( _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, w0 T/ ], g* X0 k; _6 N% Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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' ?, q) `( H* G8 U/ X5 i6 LDay Air attack on TF at 70,1049 S& e) L$ w! r3 y+ ]/ p3 h
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Japanese aircraft
~- |. h/ S' MA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 102 N6 Z0 v( G0 j2 m2 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ K* L* u) Z- XSBD Dauntless x 62' l: S) h! V" R! P7 f0 V" _0 K! E& c
TBD Devastator x 5% J1 V K/ a/ ?# \) Y8 T
d1 w x6 y8 U: F6 O- UJapanese aircraft losses# f; q1 o+ X: l$ l( |
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged* t G4 ~* Q+ k5 `
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Allied aircraft losses
$ g: R* E% }1 }( ~! |F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed5 j8 p- G$ [9 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( h$ a1 L# T" d# K& b' r$ HSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged D( j$ F; z1 F* O
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed- A3 U) O' J6 X
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Japanese Ships7 W/ h* w+ j; O2 n' ?9 W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
+ I6 {8 R6 F1 LCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 q# q: g5 |! k* J4 [0 d) E5 [+ XCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 T; v J- C l% e6 Q" G
5 F7 p( a" k2 }0 c0 w* F oAircraft Attacking:7 a5 o+ Z0 m2 P# L s5 Q+ C/ p0 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; j9 T6 [) D8 ?* v4 I+ t7 ~
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# x" V, U7 P9 q. H1 r& d" C& Q! ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ]( V+ H6 z6 {; e4 ]- P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet c7 Y7 ]0 k2 t
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% E( V( }1 r6 s+ q3 w
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' X( S; b2 K7 o- q" l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. _5 G+ c/ @" }9 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ U1 z8 i) Y' |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ?' I, H# L) G: R1 I0 r) e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ P% s. f- G6 k+ A$ w5 W1 h2 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ^9 V4 \4 I4 J( a
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 ?1 y5 R+ w* j7 z) G0 z# l
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Japanese aircraft
' ]1 f! [; H6 z$ D& v: D- xA6M2 Zero x 20
: b; k/ W8 s+ G( x, uD3A Val x 36
& p- g5 F0 x. F9 OB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
4 H k: p5 \5 V! V; HF4F-3 Wildcat x 10, Y# t+ k9 c, T, K! V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses: r2 D, |8 A3 L( ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: Y( R/ }% V* @( f2 r: t
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
; z% V8 X8 |4 r' p2 h0 p9 Z5 x- PB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged* a9 ~) ^4 f+ U7 T [# y
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Allied aircraft losses' E8 N; _ ?% m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed* E6 D1 w1 t9 e% z# i7 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 O% _' |1 I7 _" ~2 QAllied Ships
% e; A/ T' r* O9 X6 k. RCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 A: q# G1 I" }
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: H+ Q- Z8 A0 W; F; bCA Astoria
4 b( b% |4 d1 M2 n. @5 f- dCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1# `+ x" g; H ~) b, z
DD Patterson
0 u" x' M2 Y, R$ j. D O5 hCA New Orleans4 c% t) Z: z& K9 ^: z m1 {
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ R) W, D( h, V- Y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 B. b3 @! p _
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 m; F. i T; u2 I$ n, m: A9 @$ k 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; o! H; _. T* O& a, s 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 ^0 D& T1 {' x" j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 e2 E" I2 t$ m/ F 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* _- t. R' v! k/ L2 _. p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 {! m5 `0 T) \' W# V0 Y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; K9 c8 m, G5 y# } 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- t; r/ k6 `; I+ ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- A8 o% j4 [ ~: Q2 V- p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ Q% z; K- o9 K, Y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& C/ `: z( I; n# p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 k" e& l& e% ~6 I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 R# `2 E" P8 b4 {$ T% q0 M: W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ q4 @7 [0 r8 {" S& ~) J
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 h! V) ?1 B7 u( d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 A7 ~# d+ Q/ T, K0 X; W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |