AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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0 K# @2 M5 u5 g, {% P* ^- wSub attack at 70,107- z! m0 D' y; E; j4 A# h1 Y1 r
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) s: Z; {0 w7 w! HSS I-28, hits 1+ t% F3 L* U4 I t
+ O Z$ E- {7 J* N) x, V" T( gAllied Ships; J5 w9 m2 ^3 Y# Z1 Y6 y
CA Shropshire- F9 k5 w, }6 p" [* `
DD Dewey" s+ A0 w& U. H1 h
DD Russell( @4 q. {0 F: ]! o9 _
CA Portland( b% N; o! @( v; c$ l4 P
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' j% G5 ~1 r" _# ~# X+ l+ m
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Allied aircraft
2 u( h8 n9 [0 r; Y# ] c0 sP-39D Airacobra x 25% M4 Z' P; ~2 c6 R/ x( ^3 Q! j ]0 P2 m
A-20B Boston x 33
" t9 t( D$ ^; b. d8 d! }+ D# C8 ~B-25C Mitchell x 15' u4 v( L3 e, e. z* [* Q
B-26B Marauder x 30' F$ |7 u) f, a* [+ S! T9 N
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No Allied losses" M- L" F P% R9 E" S' z
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Japanese ground losses:
0 g3 b7 J# \9 k125 casualties reported# M3 O: g# P' N
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4) P, y' @9 R9 r p7 b
Runway hits 66
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% r) j- B& X H' z3 lAircraft Attacking:
: r! b |% D" E9 s 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 P3 Q. b! |% ?" W: W14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% S" {. `& A( y, a: ?; X- B
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 Q- h0 m0 t" f
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! S, K! {; R. M* ^7 i+ m, Q% P$ b
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 v& ?6 e6 P6 r/ d9 b, {: p
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* @# j8 M; }9 B, M: f* x 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 k! d% f4 D3 A) C' N* ? 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet ?+ S( G9 `# [. M0 ]. j7 g
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 B8 Z: S8 Q- b. Y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" O. M. @4 C9 M8 u1 N% t1 D( v 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, B! ~) w& |8 r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 n' Y& M' q' R8 d/ P( _5 a4 a
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 G: y% x/ ?$ G/ p+ m8 c 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ R. J3 |9 V+ w4 X7 P8 } 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* i0 l" X9 F5 T' [2 }! y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 v$ U0 x8 c7 v o! h 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 i- B: l5 Q+ _$ ]
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, m- {5 [* E, D7 p- C
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8 T) v5 N* U* H9 `* T JDay Air attack on TF at 70,1036 B8 c" W. k( `; ^6 i9 e
/ z! X' f6 D+ H5 j7 D8 D% W3 d% RJapanese aircraft' l3 O/ ^$ k9 H" l9 }! |. Q1 B# r' |
A6M2-N Rufe x 92 P5 ~" T. v- j8 c
A6M2 Zero x 32+ A# v" U/ y1 E" a t; K
" D: b* q5 o; }( h% @Allied aircraft+ ?8 [8 h# `# D0 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' Q/ Q1 ]* d5 k! L4 y6 _, l
SBD Dauntless x 49
! D- t& b" W1 h; ~) j7 _' r! uTBD Devastator x 15
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6 T) c C/ e; w& i) v8 d& F; ]Japanese aircraft losses! w7 L0 s/ I4 J8 Q# Q- ^& b
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- V1 i9 E b) ~) x+ {2 yF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
2 ]' m* d/ z% B' q0 }$ e' Y% ]SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged0 @' Y1 n. W1 x# a( y: `
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: H6 I! q! l: C& ^3 f9 t) K1 q
DD Mochizuki2 m" T* Y. Y) P
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1* f" ]) t) O8 A6 O/ f4 G/ _& ]
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( _6 V3 N. A' d1 c, F& N1 `DD Yuzuki3 d8 y1 M8 j' J' K& E
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 H) n/ f0 t" O
DD Asanagi. R+ ~* I, C: F
DD Akebono
/ \' d( K. t9 i; f3 H8 c- sDD Sazanami
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0 @( I9 D* |: Y0 f; j& e0 cAircraft Attacking:
, e5 O! a3 V1 I. } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# n1 c# }4 j5 d7 }! t 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ]4 L4 X% A6 j2 B, _1 j3 [- c" X 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, o% Z8 ^- U. c2 D- @- r 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 l! d- i: |$ I1 C1 { x8 Y& ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, V3 g' H& K! L& z; }. t) w4 n5 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% V1 U$ ?& {/ B! o& C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ U- I: |7 V* _/ q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, t: _( _ T8 E: _. h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 K% n6 L x% _- y/ w" Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! E5 w. s# |, l$ l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" j# H, ]+ m/ H- l {) F# {$ _5 z8 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 u- y. _( V( ]( ?. L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 L' s/ C% d; P* h 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. t* j/ k8 {1 g# {
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1033 Z. P! X$ E6 W% S8 R. I8 V
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Japanese aircraft; ^; A. F! J: i. Z9 E9 ?
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 q* P0 d0 v6 t/ I: z' @2 MA6M2 Zero x 28. ], a* L3 H' u5 ?2 ]4 p
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$ x9 b @/ X7 X+ F1 b/ X; {# tF4F-3 Wildcat x 214 I7 u3 s; V* M2 V p1 V! P
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses M' D* j& a) W' w/ r, t; Z
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
2 V7 ?* b7 q& \1 v" LA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 w, @1 y( F7 V+ x# ^1 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 m$ }, D7 T8 E' b$ JSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged5 t+ K; F5 H2 g# F, L
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Japanese Ships
+ g: b7 F" V& U5 c( H: _AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- t% s9 D- W* H4 a* N" o6 U k. _% l
AP Tofuku Maru
* C# a4 A8 d2 N0 iAK Sagami Maru$ \( Y# r9 U$ F) T1 V3 Q
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" D6 R( y0 J7 u5 e* k
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ W5 N+ m# I0 n
AP Ryotaku Maru# f/ v0 O5 Q/ Y" Z6 O
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Japanese ground losses:: t% R# T& b8 @* L
189 casualties reported9 D7 z" ? B/ z7 F
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 ]0 K6 y6 u7 p/ Y' G1 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% }0 _" P3 P# \' @7 S6 X! i 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 O3 o8 t3 ^+ J* ^, q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 X8 D5 U3 P1 N j% f$ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* e! u7 k# n) W4 V$ ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* H* Z+ L, ^, o4 T5 L5 T4 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' T. A+ P4 \( G# M G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& K& t5 c+ a0 j$ L/ C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, t/ K6 G: R, I% j: P+ L
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; f0 Q1 u1 R7 B$ c! O# T9 B$ JDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
: G- ~7 l/ {; m6 `' b2 LA6M2-N Rufe x 3, B& n( z0 J" h; [
A6M2 Zero x 104 Z7 I) V- `3 k& c$ s
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Allied aircraft
9 C1 P2 E2 L( ~4 k2 X" B4 Z$ _. _. ~SBD Dauntless x 15
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! }. l% I k0 A; L* {No Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 q# X% p) m8 {8 Y3 v4 w; K
1 _8 K7 @; r8 K! W( O7 CJapanese Ships
$ D" y9 F4 H) ^6 ]7 Q' M5 EAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage& X4 U% X9 s; F( w6 {0 z
AP Tarushima Maru
! ]% w! ^. `; q& Y( HAP Chihaya Maru, O$ ?( d, k$ i5 @
AK Asahisan Maru+ q- k3 ~. p2 @0 M7 W- g, b
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 D8 R7 r( ^: |) y5 U8 |# ?' ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# G4 O8 k7 Q; m4 z6 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* p( o$ S {, K1 Q9 t' F6 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) [& k5 |8 T8 M' W+ O& M- EDay Air attack on TF at 70,104" K0 z7 N, i. D& j5 p; f
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A6M2 Zero x 49; {* E5 d" ?' c4 O4 E8 d5 S w, v
# F' o3 P6 ]" A' |$ A5 W% i+ g2 LAllied aircraft
( m/ g! G) {, @$ q( w# eF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 _2 Q% [7 j5 t0 s6 ]2 G; bF4F-4 Wildcat x 87 X5 S& u' C5 A7 H
SBD Dauntless x 62
; G% g: o) r) i4 ~1 q- Q2 x$ _: ~TBD Devastator x 5( t0 E! R+ L2 f! l+ j
+ g5 C6 O' q3 QJapanese aircraft losses
$ N1 c4 Q8 S* }A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged- h( \/ m- T+ l% b6 r" ]8 H
+ t" _, m* E8 h. M0 B6 e* ?' IAllied aircraft losses D2 A" [/ H* O V$ w9 z3 n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
; u9 a5 K# c# h+ ]3 H) CF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
* e9 ]- \. L& a) \/ [# r7 USBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged/ }( {% c9 D0 t- D5 B! a! ^5 G
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
+ _4 Q: q8 D K9 i$ E8 L9 wCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 19 ~( ?+ y# P. F0 L* O1 K5 X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! w/ h n$ ?7 N6 s8 wCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, J- q/ K/ L$ Z: o6 Z8 G9 _
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ v2 K. o g' Y F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" c5 w* ~+ B- a# o2 H3 ]& |" N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! W" P0 J4 |. D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 W P d: j3 [$ A( c h4 i1 b
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 }$ @" Y/ U- a, m' I- n$ ~8 Y 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 d- a2 L( o- m9 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S3 |( O5 C+ \; `. J V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" k, ~4 f0 K: ^! P. X6 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) J7 O7 x& \% p `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ E7 P; m" h! I+ n. ?4 Q( X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 p% k! r( Z; Y) u @
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/ |3 F5 g5 B* }( M; _Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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; x! H" n v6 B* `- w" }Japanese aircraft
' }+ k4 Z# r7 V* ~( E: SA6M2 Zero x 20- B- d. V+ n) D5 R- Q6 R
D3A Val x 36 E9 {+ Y5 ^; @6 t" Q: e
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft* ^0 D2 @" A: j) z; {+ z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ~/ c- C# t6 I; U2 j3 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" u0 O3 h+ s }D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged2 S) P9 |( V3 L; }: X
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged% i& |2 Y7 w# A* C& U
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Allied aircraft losses9 d$ m+ ^7 S6 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
3 I* e p3 g+ x/ Z+ Q- LF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 C9 { i' m0 I5 }
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: _& I! U6 v) G; ICV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 W% N3 s0 Y" tCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) U5 s/ u7 F8 ~% F
CA Astoria' s+ e8 P9 R! m6 A
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 19 w4 I7 D3 C6 J
DD Patterson
% ]6 S% ?, T+ `( zCA New Orleans5 |$ c- O- E$ j1 b/ h
2 j7 I6 T) A% }, w- g' M5 {/ CAircraft Attacking:% B8 [# q0 g) e) ^* b
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. [ ?9 {9 C( J/ r8 ^4 _' J
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 v; [: j$ d* X) s( C7 Z% H
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 v& v7 p5 p& s+ J 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) @/ R% g9 w5 f: }* T4 S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: D1 Y$ p6 H$ ^& m8 h4 P3 H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( g8 q! g1 ^; z3 }# }3 J6 \! r
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) [; D6 j+ p; t5 x" H6 _8 d1 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" M7 X1 |4 H# z y- m# W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' M, b5 l3 c9 o/ B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; F. r. y3 R- A% c" s$ n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 f$ O0 v% O; g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ ~6 T. f" r4 q2 y/ f
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) e8 w) P- l0 v( Q: I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! X6 } b) N* Y+ r) ?: h
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 N3 A; I! K6 I! y2 C8 T% Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& p$ e! b* ]0 J7 i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* X' N0 L; U+ T0 X, e" D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 e: f8 ?1 i4 t% M. d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |