AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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" @: ?$ W: g5 P# \9 LSub attack at 70,1075 I r8 ]% J4 ?, B9 o3 Q
X$ Y2 I+ Z/ I$ I5 BJapanese Ships+ ~% U, S9 O9 v# {( K) Q' |' W, P
SS I-28, hits 1
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s2 Q7 w6 q% hCA Shropshire6 u1 W, R, R' w1 |8 Q# i1 A
DD Dewey
$ p3 L9 w4 ?: y5 Q- F' Q& x* NDD Russell
( G* ^9 }( m0 G* p2 tCA Portland
6 V6 y3 C3 R! |DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87$ L. h9 F) ~0 ]: c# N7 Z
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
q: j& O' ^1 i6 `6 YA-20B Boston x 33
5 ^! d4 E/ N! m+ ?7 S+ F+ O/ zB-25C Mitchell x 15' ~0 B2 D- M6 b( `) }4 F
B-26B Marauder x 30) E x, |% A7 E3 a
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No Allied losses' j1 O$ B; q3 |! x% e7 ^1 R
2 w& X, k) Q5 E* @Japanese ground losses:
9 F, O9 k3 L" f" n U125 casualties reported ^- w! |' F3 X9 ~: R$ j
Guns lost 1/ X( ^" u( i7 n0 s
& P2 r1 g# ]: w1 ~/ iAirbase hits 4# f1 M) |# z' s; E
Runway hits 660 f: m7 S3 B% q* k$ c% Z8 C/ J
* H' Q$ W* F/ L/ yAircraft Attacking:8 q0 ~# B- H$ u6 w: W4 |- t
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ ^8 [ N9 X4 j4 K. k1 h. _
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 z8 }& i: l9 J A6 i
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 Z, { t2 q- | 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: F& R7 u7 u- c9 U% J4 Z1 p
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 l8 N# I7 \8 M2 f+ I( C 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( W, N- s3 L" o3 `0 l# d" D. R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' {. b& X" T6 V1 W7 `0 z+ n' H+ v% m
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ e. ]( }3 u8 L4 z" ^/ W
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ o4 u. m" J% T' R( t q @7 H
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, _' x* t, y0 C5 k4 G8 O* |! P0 y
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" H. Y! @ b9 i- E+ q. y' C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 k# A+ P3 G: { @$ X5 j7 C
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; Q% u! i% X$ Y9 B" M9 Q3 Y
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 L, L; X) i& Q2 Y# z: L
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 U+ B/ Y! ^# {
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% O, T, w, m8 Q( j" A& ~' M' D% F& R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 I1 _4 H$ R. `6 A: Q* Y. ? 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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) Y% C" z4 ?. Y4 C, A: t+ I1 \Day Air attack on TF at 70,103; J7 D8 }. v2 ^# S; V
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Japanese aircraft
3 w6 t& [# N2 |. I" s* yA6M2-N Rufe x 9
/ b# G1 @9 H2 T# Y' N" y. hA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft) }* \- f- X$ ]4 T$ S7 Y6 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ G. x$ w: u3 v3 O, Q# b4 w8 @
SBD Dauntless x 49 J9 n9 w8 \* L! P1 E. p8 @
TBD Devastator x 15, u$ y" H5 f7 s% C' F
; R& }5 D3 g, PJapanese aircraft losses
. B- Z# q2 Z& l" _ GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" Q ~5 ?# ]8 m8 C7 f; G, F, q# w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
. b5 P3 x( N: x2 T7 P$ ISBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged7 _ T: s3 Q% J$ C( m- p% [) \
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged! ?' j( _# t- O0 m# i
) d& f$ b! ]' f2 SJapanese Ships3 D+ _# Q+ c- H9 Y2 D) ~
DD Mochizuki5 w. K( |5 K1 j
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 13 O1 F' e3 i( H% Y& N( G% w
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ?2 h2 m; {1 {DD Yuzuki
4 E( ?$ ?& u* X' u- U* b$ K% BDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 r% ] o4 O1 ^( B: S$ a0 A7 PDD Asanagi
% G* g1 J7 ]5 e) t+ a* J0 c `DD Akebono
9 M& y7 W7 M4 o3 ]% ^DD Sazanami
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, `5 o, b1 t6 P1 RAircraft Attacking:2 D3 i3 R/ M: t4 N/ r$ t: m
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, S% e+ X1 |1 Z- i; G, {" \ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" l8 L! ?' F4 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ]$ z( W* B- p5 \# e. a. t8 ]# u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" `. W5 c; {$ \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! z, E Y+ {1 D0 l W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. O* a8 ^4 J) {+ l# @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 |, j* K! I" n0 _7 x- s/ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; t" X2 }& Q4 c% K7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 R" r ?5 t/ x" m1 Z3 P1 K6 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 U9 p3 ` x% K 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 e0 T, \: p$ f
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) i8 K7 q' w1 Z) f! L9 E
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0 `! }" R5 f; u- ZDay Air attack on TF at 70,103" m) E, N2 a5 Q9 `* J
2 f: ~$ s2 f$ a8 `" N, UJapanese aircraft4 y# W7 Z& L2 o% g# u& J7 l: I
A6M2-N Rufe x 9+ I; X( {' p( m* Z( w
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft% t5 }: E Y w& B {6 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21/ v! Z3 C$ q( |' }+ I
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ], V& Z% O6 q1 h% N% o& qA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed% [- M1 \* }' M) ^3 h! ?) A9 s
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed! h) h# ]( R5 \: g& H& \/ h
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' w, a4 O7 l* TF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 S S2 ~) s+ e$ X. |SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& W% \5 I: J7 W" x4 i' }
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage t" p; Z* _1 K* l' f/ V6 q
AP Tofuku Maru9 D3 ^, z+ d G3 h
AK Sagami Maru4 X7 m: O7 `2 p
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: J! D1 ?" y& |* c
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- ~, Z/ M' y) ?1 @8 C
AP Ryotaku Maru C) @( h% [* d( n2 D) k. y
6 J D3 H1 w8 |( L9 B$ C S, jJapanese ground losses:
) c) s4 g4 j6 n% g189 casualties reported$ {+ m( C( s+ S( O
Guns lost 1- R4 s( B. y* S8 a# g+ ]+ j
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Aircraft Attacking:3 n; Y- G' v1 q9 Y/ J+ \% b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# [" w% f- b6 m- z- \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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: B9 A0 A \0 y. L! k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 u2 R' D( L( S0 h5 G0 ^7 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ a/ D2 e- L1 j& Q3 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) r1 F$ V2 i. S$ E6 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: q8 h3 ]# y. p8 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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" T9 H, v) I% C; G- NJapanese aircraft
- ]9 i- T1 e/ Q1 @ @A6M2-N Rufe x 35 V7 V7 u! \" F4 ]5 X
A6M2 Zero x 106 l$ {. q" ^, d ?% x/ n
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Allied aircraft
; K# b, k! O5 g9 U; CSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 k6 ?% W6 `8 K3 K1 v4 I$ qSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed: D1 p% [; n2 } K1 q
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Japanese Ships
# l' b7 k' v |+ m+ C( Z, KAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage( I; w2 \9 R' S; U. M
AP Tarushima Maru# e' v" k5 t3 `& k$ B
AP Chihaya Maru/ @% h+ v6 M9 [
AK Asahisan Maru/ \; b0 F( \+ e. u2 y. Y7 G
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ \' l/ v3 E5 E3 E8 p9 ^ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" U. q9 [4 k* U8 a0 ~5 ^9 e- m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ O X- v# S' e8 ]' e9 ~
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8 v% b/ n$ J G* U! |( z5 J) nDay Air attack on TF at 70,104& v; N: P$ h( J7 T6 r
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Japanese aircraft
0 {. }2 _& b& U/ j7 PA6M2 Zero x 493 A; z% j" b* s) L, n4 e: p
! |) L7 h) w/ ~5 q1 ?& hAllied aircraft4 ~/ @% `* c! ]6 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 105 f- x! o' u' r+ o' Y0 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 y4 f3 o0 l# {) C- r( D# @ S2 v
SBD Dauntless x 62
J3 e- K2 A* ` q6 W6 nTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses! I& t3 `0 b4 t% U
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 @& `2 ?+ {% @& ?; Y3 H* \4 QF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
4 t4 a- R4 e: {1 K# j0 [+ L& KF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed0 s& N, m: @# M' W% ^6 L# R ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 e0 x6 u+ a9 g9 v4 Y2 K
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed5 o' ]7 |/ r' d y: ^$ R
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Japanese Ships
. ?; T: O& ~8 {! C, P1 KCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
+ E% d- }2 b$ H* eCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 ~( H" B: y% `6 u% L3 y+ [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 o/ M+ ~# C9 p. j. A' l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: O; F9 k n" F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ x+ G" H3 {2 o% N' ~' K) Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 z3 P9 d9 N ?. I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# b: _4 F, S; `- v$ N" g/ o `3 g
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 z; T1 o* Z' h1 [; p4 ?4 h5 }# s
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% B. \% x4 b5 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# w5 I# I p+ z9 t' ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ t" [& C( K* u# e: W5 S, D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ?' [. a7 A' S7 H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" R4 F) v$ g( c9 V9 r$ o8 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( M+ Z# p% ?# X7 I) a1 b
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( }8 K# l- W/ y6 u5 k5 bDay Air attack on TF at 72,104, T# }, H- z; A' V8 e
: r$ y* I+ h) bJapanese aircraft
+ H) A7 d% E* c& D! ~A6M2 Zero x 20
$ o9 q, p+ L p: F% U6 B) KD3A Val x 36
- v3 r1 _ ?' e" {) \B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
9 i% E5 H$ Q5 Q: mF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, r1 i9 ]3 L! t! t. x1 fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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" P0 N( d$ P7 b9 M$ hJapanese aircraft losses
. N* ^) \4 w. b/ iA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 t) @) `" v. ~) f1 u( C
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
' x8 u3 b* I; n/ i0 z7 _$ h" `5 _B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged& e' V. A/ M6 [9 `' z+ d& j
q8 S& Y) m& O0 x; J5 _Allied aircraft losses
9 A, Y& K) _* z W; |2 vF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 t$ {' u& ]2 {- B$ r+ I, M- y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
- _) z* j- i! d* y$ P3 \3 C: ~CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 g) P! _& l GCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( J2 o& T0 w8 U; R
CA Astoria
8 z( U# O X9 Q( [" E9 K* ?2 \CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1+ g' T* I& |! G" B0 W
DD Patterson5 I1 T0 Y9 x, R2 w, f* g
CA New Orleans' B! ~* l$ n4 i3 V) d
' ?- T4 v; K0 a* G3 VAircraft Attacking:
: |" y+ K K" K0 y6 C: A' s1 t 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% s$ J# m' J9 b. P7 z
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 h' x# |. {' d" i6 R! E: E+ r( l 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" E3 E- o W% F* r' k 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 K+ p* e% }7 }0 e, Z, l0 v
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 d3 b: K* \) a9 W: t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 d5 [$ ~7 L# |$ D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 _: `, I2 G4 j$ x( a
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, C- _" m4 ^8 x* K3 p" _- ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; P) t6 b5 l! F- O2 s2 h6 t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" h( _& @- _. X& z6 C
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 S3 p0 b7 X( s h2 r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 z. F$ ?" E( C' j2 _
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' s5 Z$ W0 H! }# C H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ V* D% f$ E8 h) \ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) \8 a: {- f) t6 h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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