AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,1070 f; H* C5 s; k1 H7 K
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SS I-28, hits 17 H: r( L% f5 M" g% V$ p8 }6 R
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Allied Ships
X& D- V( D+ W) z; b9 r2 Q5 h6 V" [CA Shropshire9 z' b9 w" m7 n* b9 a3 e1 ]
DD Dewey
" e& |- e. @3 V- n8 q7 R/ L1 Y4 G' vDD Russell
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DD Arunta. x1 d) U, ?5 q3 A" E
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 {* k. ^* ^4 c; A+ e
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Allied aircraft# p$ p+ N4 w0 ^2 j
P-39D Airacobra x 25
+ l$ m5 R. H$ H* kA-20B Boston x 33
7 Q3 f0 D, h% i) B# ^& m# qB-25C Mitchell x 152 p4 }! h. R8 J2 e% v8 u2 o# r
B-26B Marauder x 304 s$ S; y/ u" z# K2 w! x
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% A5 p- @/ O- x0 NNo Allied losses
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" H' F8 _7 a5 R$ L, r' X, T0 ~7 XJapanese ground losses:
; O5 Q) j; ~) Q8 |, H5 K& Z125 casualties reported) Y# s) H+ ~. ?
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
2 D9 d- K! j. Y- pRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
% t5 x/ V4 J/ l' f' A 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. w7 X% y1 U8 A7 M. D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* b# U! o0 C$ Q* z O
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) H3 X8 x P6 T0 N8 Y' T2 n3 s- E 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. G, K$ K. @6 b& s+ m: o9 |
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 _9 D, i( {9 t5 U# Y+ E2 n
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ N U/ G, v+ ~; _% k
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& ~" V; X6 b$ |0 G4 D. y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) D, S% r; M& U {4 c, U' F0 s 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
~2 e5 l# `/ R" s$ h+ |' l" { 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" P- [# v. D( G) R/ ~5 @2 Y2 G. v 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% Q# n* T, l" _8 l. K8 c! A
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) U4 c. m( r/ Q
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 _' @9 [, A7 l6 h9 R" ~
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& }, N) _# \# s$ a
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' I3 k9 K- g% p9 r* R4 j 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! n. o. l8 d) c; b9 ]9 ` 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ F0 s* D1 p m' Q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103# Q0 c" t3 P$ M4 n! T* C: l
( d- Y( P! l3 A& F) KJapanese aircraft
+ q8 x# W. M, A3 G, b: xA6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 `/ _! X, K! o3 b9 z. ]A6M2 Zero x 326 R+ @6 e! V' E. m$ g
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Allied aircraft
& c' }, `% h5 nF4F-4 Wildcat x 21) @! w, v w, t: s7 R2 c
SBD Dauntless x 49" R$ t2 q9 k0 `
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses! L" F! t* D8 {4 N
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( T" G7 p2 e+ ?6 V3 M% [: aF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged' X: V$ J6 }- z+ @9 O% G* P4 A' U4 f
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ x$ o0 N( b- w" bTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 P8 U7 Z% |/ |7 e4 L' y4 bDD Mochizuki
* q5 ~- n$ H9 ACS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1% `* w6 ^( J* z, h4 j8 p
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" [% S( ~! {% d2 y0 o2 QDD Yuzuki
9 z/ R/ S1 p, s9 oDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 o7 ]/ h+ {" E4 z5 t; CDD Asanagi
' T ]' k; j3 W" P" J. |DD Akebono! ]* Y4 p: r( c
DD Sazanami) j# H% B# j6 S4 |- d5 D3 q
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Aircraft Attacking:+ G- a, w3 i, a5 D4 ~9 Q+ K, K+ f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 n& ~9 U+ V6 Y Q! H" S/ p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 s# D4 s0 Z0 H2 U) O/ U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 |' w) h6 {& Y, s# `9 }& R
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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q7 K* R4 L. H; r: D+ O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 D+ ]8 e8 n; S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Y! S0 E8 U( j* K, l8 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ t$ s* `6 a9 y [3 ~5 Q% H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; a v+ u* x0 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Y5 a: s1 ~4 K5 q6 G: p( Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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, v' \4 y3 j; }6 ~) Z1 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 z# _/ h a3 E2 t
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% P: k; ]. \ B' o3 l. V5 P) m% b
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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/ x! j! d Z- S3 NDay Air attack on TF at 70,103& U6 d# e" N1 R! o1 J3 C- K+ M
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Japanese aircraft" S$ ]% t! X- _- \+ U9 _7 F9 i, f
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
, [1 A. z$ V: B0 C6 WA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft# O/ v a8 \, S1 U$ Q9 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21+ ~9 l; r6 [; J T" a- a' G; `
SBD Dauntless x 34) e$ Y9 z7 U- C4 Q! L
8 @6 i. D- R+ P3 ?1 B! BJapanese aircraft losses3 E! t1 R: f; W( p* w
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed" e4 ?2 q% j& I# g
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed( K5 I( f5 }5 f% K5 t7 l4 k
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Allied aircraft losses
( U0 N4 w7 M: VF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ ?3 ^ e5 P9 L( C6 u: U5 ISBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! }$ x# K. r p0 C
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Japanese Ships; J, W+ S& h9 C/ K6 K) j( H
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 S, `; {$ [& \' H8 rAP Tofuku Maru8 t) n: L# B. r @
AK Sagami Maru
2 v1 r W3 i8 b# L( I% {AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: C% I7 ]1 L. w/ m! v( T* G9 r
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 M! O; Q3 k$ B7 ~% Q
AP Ryotaku Maru" n! P% L0 U$ O$ I
3 f5 ?7 B( `" V7 k. {Japanese ground losses:
6 j" A1 x! R$ i# z" u189 casualties reported, R2 n* U9 i9 W; F/ A* k
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 B0 v% R @& [* Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 o* ?, o J( u/ o' s! I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: F8 _( v# u5 U3 n7 L* ]+ n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ y6 l: W8 F+ ?; [+ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" i0 c# U3 y+ l# Z. ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 r, h" V2 Q0 l. a4 o7 {' \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ r X" P- T+ X% r/ ` A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ]7 b3 b! x8 u' A5 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet F7 T: i7 l$ v* h4 l
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ p3 M5 A) @1 K5 r' S( c( r9 ?, N
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 10
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+ x, F. v. ?" T, EAllied aircraft
8 G6 e5 z7 I, Q, q* j# _SBD Dauntless x 15
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/ s3 X3 D# p0 T2 d0 _( ?6 VNo Japanese losses. b. K4 G- Z# [, ^3 D8 L
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Allied aircraft losses% ]- D3 ` w# d& d/ ]
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
( I4 f5 }8 x! ]AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
* H7 L% I8 J8 PAP Tarushima Maru/ P N/ [! O! @: p) n. V3 j
AP Chihaya Maru
) [0 |6 m2 T( M: l2 vAK Asahisan Maru
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: E3 K* y. V8 f: ?Aircraft Attacking:
0 p! e2 T3 |- Y6 _9 Z( P# }1 k5 P 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 N7 U# S' C( l% g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 T% m8 [6 y; G$ d* ^6 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 b- c0 N9 o3 Y, {6 S7 yDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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8 B1 e4 L/ Y I9 u: g7 fJapanese aircraft
+ e2 e; j8 Q- S' ^ k) y3 r) HA6M2 Zero x 49
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8 `% L& n8 m- ]% ~3 yF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) O4 I/ O( e) t$ D. ]. GF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% x) c. T& ^5 K) C
SBD Dauntless x 62' i) j3 L0 _( P( L. Y7 d2 b
TBD Devastator x 5; s( K! |9 k- U3 Y I' J9 _
8 x8 A0 }: g. A( QJapanese aircraft losses
6 ]. m9 E8 X( b+ O' QA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- L& l- H0 Z- ]$ GF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed9 k) m m, A1 E7 d( Z# a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 ~ F. C* ~; I9 b2 @, c W; i1 i- q
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
& D5 M8 R- S2 V XTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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5 C4 c4 i9 o; w0 h6 ]5 FJapanese Ships4 ~& B1 A7 g) {4 {4 ~, d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
2 ?" |: H5 c. D, k8 s& l, vCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ l0 A" J* w4 ?3 |6 G, U$ c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: G" I5 L O \
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1 }! ^7 N3 p. @- t: r- j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 p7 ^- z3 s* T* W: Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ?: _, }& ~8 i" D0 ~7 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" _& c8 s2 k2 ]. p. Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ s/ A7 v' [ x0 ^2 N
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 [! Q* B; B9 O 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 T! S% t% Y; m L9 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% a" v. p% D3 I1 l; [7 P& P+ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" D; n% [- {# B' r0 r8 e5 C* R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ]. H. t9 p I' m1 y" `0 L+ G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1049 ^! S* x+ t, U3 E8 T+ J
R4 `, U$ b6 R8 }" H/ N; i# e7 nJapanese aircraft, T4 l3 ^) E( l" g1 F: `
A6M2 Zero x 20- y' ?: X# ^ x& {% p2 d
D3A Val x 36
% K+ U* [- `) o' [ H+ t, E. [B5N Kate x 374 H2 F# e& e1 N
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Allied aircraft
) m0 l7 g, E. Y; b# P; z. bF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
3 _7 z# Z# [/ ]: T3 ?/ wF4F-4 Wildcat x 8) v1 ^* x# p, G% k
5 B( Q4 ?2 \5 C$ m# m$ vJapanese aircraft losses' I* c. z% y g2 C5 L$ Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) Q. C* P9 c2 lD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
4 K, P. h6 s; V' _% p5 qB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ S/ a3 r6 M9 U( v1 S% b6 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed3 [, d5 U/ `0 v9 y6 Y0 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 ?' V. X [& [
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6 N" d) r! [5 A( c$ _) [" NCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 g0 M/ T: X" Q* R8 [% z. |! H0 K& T5 t
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 \8 v3 {5 G! M8 |, a( L9 WCA Astoria- A4 d4 ?5 ]0 X H& U' k1 P: l, |
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 15 W0 s3 k( n+ w: H, E" V
DD Patterson
- ^; d/ G- g0 l, nCA New Orleans- J# X$ h/ {" S* S/ k; L
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 s: n5 [3 `! n3 K W 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& A! M( B9 m, y
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- E$ _9 g! u! ?
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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% @) s, I# l1 D8 i 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet K; V9 q# ^* v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 r' p4 G6 z- u' {* E: m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 h1 a1 c. ]& I" ~. ~6 i9 B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 W2 _; K) }, ^0 h. C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 y' B2 G- |& Y. [ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 f% h6 l/ b& L4 s 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. I! A, s) U. q! E. ~1 m/ k4 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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