AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships7 ^. b1 D$ g4 e( k" j( p
SS I-28, hits 1
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" x) g0 i4 x5 Z. S$ jAllied Ships5 K6 E0 G- r$ z" Q
CA Shropshire9 J* k |$ @9 [. q6 v4 e- ^
DD Dewey0 T% h e- @+ s4 S
DD Russell$ }' N' U/ i& l+ d
CA Portland2 X3 _' L( i2 A: Q# N
DD Arunta
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9 ^6 U, \1 o9 r& n3 J( lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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" c8 D3 O" N1 gP-39D Airacobra x 25: o, G' t* F* G0 X* ?* m! K5 j
A-20B Boston x 33
. x# I5 j+ c6 a( JB-25C Mitchell x 15- u1 ]6 j9 z m& I
B-26B Marauder x 30! [0 s) r/ {/ }7 {" x& d0 y+ j
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$ ~9 [% X3 T3 O1 T. sNo Allied losses ]4 a' N6 `* S
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Japanese ground losses:$ t: o" x: I9 j! s4 _; u
125 casualties reported
1 o4 d. m/ `( q$ n+ {Guns lost 1
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( q8 E* t9 H1 t2 c4 u3 [9 [Airbase hits 4
3 f1 ?& ?/ A; @, m0 \Runway hits 669 }0 H L0 Q, j9 d G& d
; Y% ]9 J4 F0 `! j n; l% }Aircraft Attacking:$ p$ _" ]7 g8 O# r7 v6 P1 B- e. j& c
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( W' {4 K5 r) A4 G/ m" U) ^# F14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 H7 L% p: g) S; C6 A; q9 z+ ~
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' {9 Y" }7 `! r8 u+ K* o! H
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 E. ?) _2 g4 w& |6 K6 e 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! g$ v" g0 I# v 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; H/ Y5 v: X; j4 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 y2 U# z; \* X! I- W6 U
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# t N! j. g1 N% t/ i
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ A$ z3 V% _ T8 z8 b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ S8 K9 m& J; ]0 `0 N8 i 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ }: ]& E/ R7 D 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% {$ m) z& A& ^! I2 I. t* N 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 O. Z/ R0 C# S6 x* _ ^9 m# N
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ |# P5 J- e0 Q# I& X3 t. N5 s( r$ z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 S# ?1 ?+ `0 Q! m8 z0 Q" H
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ f5 \( y6 c- f# A$ \! e& z! U
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( c9 B3 r4 c: c 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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' {; B4 m" G- r4 g | ?Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( e% r# V% j3 w& e6 |
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Japanese aircraft( P. I0 Z2 P1 {* n. B
A6M2-N Rufe x 9* p6 \2 I8 Y* R B' g6 c9 S; w
A6M2 Zero x 325 }5 |: u) x7 H# ~ N3 `
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Allied aircraft
; ~' B! w% F* a/ a, J, uF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% l) o! G: T0 l" ]. lSBD Dauntless x 49
" ^" a# o2 [# }7 F+ {' y0 ~ U2 f FTBD Devastator x 152 B1 ^% j& ?% O: M9 r5 m" t- }: }
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Japanese aircraft losses6 X7 Q. O# G; R7 i* p( }* q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
7 p6 r C4 q2 M7 Y7 U H , h# ~! ^) w; q6 u# }; X
Allied aircraft losses. f6 ~) p: X2 ^8 [$ |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged Z9 ~, c, h! O' U$ f* Z: C1 j( W( E
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 g% c. Y$ e1 ~TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged4 F6 i3 e. M9 ?8 k' L8 H+ ^5 F
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Japanese Ships7 O' m! ?# E: [, @# m; D; v7 |0 l+ x
DD Mochizuki
9 Y# d5 _& ^& m" S- f. i7 O) ICS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
5 a1 f. j4 y/ w; P( X! iDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; u; X' C# Q; f2 X; e, V& O* V
DD Yuzuki
' D; m5 c' \' c# a( G8 h/ hDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire. r& o+ B( y5 K/ N0 G5 ~* J; |3 d
DD Asanagi
4 Q* a1 M# N% ]0 H) V; T" m! gDD Akebono
* @ f$ L" R0 L E) N6 Y: eDD Sazanami
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/ ?, H8 @5 h6 n6 y. TAircraft Attacking:
( m+ O- `# G; v5 P( @/ W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! h3 a! o' ]! w# v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ G* B) Q/ @9 p( G
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 n( \; B; K7 S& J( E9 _# p
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 P- E4 T5 ~% d/ I& w. t7 a$ ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ^6 d3 l* ~" W6 o* ]/ _4 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( d. ?, y) D3 B7 u2 q3 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 X2 ~" c u) |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# [9 p, p K5 t! R. I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 i" ~7 O! j/ e( m" c" _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 q* y" f" F6 n3 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) o4 o9 M6 P9 b6 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; T0 c* a' ]' X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- \2 |# N4 `2 _0 \- j: Y- p
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' v& j9 p+ v$ C" J
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 g& ?% x6 l. `0 h8 y3 w
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
1 d( N" d8 J' t P) p# U' ^A6M2-N Rufe x 9
+ l3 V& t( i7 \A6M2 Zero x 28
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3 l6 |; h& q) r0 vF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: m1 \- Z2 ?. |4 [ BSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses9 c1 P7 Z/ m3 G1 b* e/ g3 B* x
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed A5 R$ X$ \4 \: ^! A+ O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' a8 u6 i0 R2 D& k) \% f9 r1 i2 jF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged' m3 f* x2 @1 [* o6 \
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 ?; |: j; S6 G: ?4 I( q
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% I7 q6 X: ^: b* S) m0 x; ]0 g
AP Tofuku Maru
9 t7 l0 `- ]7 Z Z" JAK Sagami Maru" }8 p% \# {# {- [6 Z) E. n
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ J4 m) f8 [- ^0 ^$ E, z% K
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& A: D: R4 @6 ^AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
& ^9 t' n- u2 F) k: r189 casualties reported, b9 J8 G+ u" {' e6 \6 j- N
Guns lost 1
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2 ]+ h% J X* T% u' `Aircraft Attacking:
3 X) a4 X' f+ V) ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& d. T! h5 H) A% a, w B$ h 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ ~$ z# ?0 X- s/ R# c0 G# W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 f- s* X" v" W; A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ?1 J# j0 \7 ?2 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# v* b. l5 j! s# s% ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& E( Y; C" a2 b- [5 P9 {; o( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ ~4 N* I# }" ~' D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet g0 }% o# Z- t9 X6 j& T6 c
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 o* W3 S. w: d7 _0 _0 e! Z
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Japanese aircraft7 f7 B) a3 c/ b
A6M2-N Rufe x 37 s% a, q6 j( g. R# M
A6M2 Zero x 10% R5 K) z3 |, l; W
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Allied aircraft
8 ]8 \. y% l" q+ |/ k" L g- aSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses+ |9 Y1 _$ K0 e' B
6 B7 w1 m2 H& o7 p ^6 l$ j0 OAllied aircraft losses. ]; l' L% ?8 ^1 V3 [# J: X0 y3 h; C
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' d9 ^$ F3 g; C0 i( m1 E6 P
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage# c4 M! l. L5 i7 v/ g. _
AP Tarushima Maru
/ m% y8 `& V/ t) C7 r1 K7 A, h: uAP Chihaya Maru
+ G- [; [. J0 N+ L* Q5 G7 \AK Asahisan Maru: V% ^0 }0 i' y- O
% `2 \/ I& L% k4 TAircraft Attacking:# ?' Z$ x0 e/ p( H
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 A6 \- n5 L7 S& A2 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ]5 V# p( @( J5 U# O* N* a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, M$ v, O9 O9 c( S1 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' B. d7 a* e/ N, r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104' R& ?" l; s6 P& D$ {
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Japanese aircraft
6 \' r0 g$ G, C. BA6M2 Zero x 49. v+ G) V; A$ L% r, v9 J1 Z
3 a0 Q. A% H6 e, SAllied aircraft6 J; x# m$ |6 g2 a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10. K' _0 B# p J! u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- M! N+ o" Q5 w' f3 y9 @7 L
SBD Dauntless x 624 G+ x' C: g& c' x% |! x
TBD Devastator x 5
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' E1 L) P/ L U1 K5 A% j% H5 R& ZJapanese aircraft losses
* E, W, [) V! z4 d5 F6 }8 eA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! U: l: s! m' a7 \4 B0 i+ ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed+ X* I. r C0 g2 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
; e1 p" X6 P- i9 gSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* E& T1 P" k1 y* X( dTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' P# \: C$ S, r4 _+ J3 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ i* K) k$ Z P/ t
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* F3 `) z+ T: q6 k a9 p4 OCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 V6 I$ t/ m) b6 z7 ~- Z% b$ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ W9 I2 s" v: V P9 p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' i# v# ]4 V" N1 ]% @7 |8 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 g; d; l% L- k% K6 o; x& y. x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ?7 B0 g; y0 [$ p. `. g/ G 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" y- o6 X+ W2 N8 i3 u& S4 @) s/ H
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; d, h% f3 X8 d4 b5 G- V" B! L9 t% Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* G: Y7 ^! b' b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ?* U/ ?4 _7 [" f* ^6 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet Y0 s8 X* _8 Q4 Y5 u8 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; _6 V+ B5 N$ q S/ {& M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ J; S% p6 P7 e
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8 b t& Q X6 ?4 jDay Air attack on TF at 72,104, i0 N. ^9 I: @
4 o9 o( u9 @( `' j5 U dJapanese aircraft: ^& s3 l/ L+ f+ M4 Q# k
A6M2 Zero x 20
' B( e0 @! l1 L% YD3A Val x 36
: G) x: K: c7 X, R9 p; \7 }, PB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft$ e0 x4 s$ F% i y* C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10* X" D! B0 g% Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses( Z1 k+ w6 @( i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 Z1 h2 V3 ?% PD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
8 @* Z8 K4 F7 W" CB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged9 D2 ~) k" Y9 S% g: C
* U/ J* J# \0 c; C+ E% MAllied aircraft losses
& W2 M/ o T, }6 ~2 Z; R+ y- m; nF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed d2 _/ `- L) \1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged) c. `# A- }5 b( V& @0 X$ A) w9 h4 Z
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ J) @% G! [3 {: E6 T
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage+ }* a8 y( I0 K3 c4 l, ?/ @
CA Astoria
d5 `$ D% t8 ]7 FCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1, i O9 |6 G0 l8 i
DD Patterson! e. A/ b% {) k& V$ @
CA New Orleans
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) i4 r; a1 Z& I* g0 AAircraft Attacking:
7 S, B( x$ f$ C# o" |# r: E( w 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" Z* g4 a; }" [5 d& a# o. L 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ s( P k$ c" p) M7 j) w6 j7 m. U5 ] 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# R4 u8 {2 B) i7 ]4 v
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& R# x& |: L" B* a3 V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# p: A) F) ~% A, i8 P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& v4 @8 O7 v) f( O 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) J6 Z* R5 ]( i) [/ q, J' v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* q5 j! I) c& |, x' s- ~ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 [3 S+ b L( h- h1 b 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 ?& ?) f7 g, t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 @ o1 B% A5 j5 e/ y' C* K, W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ p$ a6 H1 p% B: R+ h, M [. k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# L7 H- Q! l5 k0 H+ \ k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; }6 `1 h* E& ` o; P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* N# E, f G! e! K% Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( K% h/ T1 {1 c1 B" ^4 n. i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* g* Z% A1 K C- u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( y% r0 X8 Z4 c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |