AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: D6 Q( i7 B4 G2 ~5 P- p' C: C
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: l( d1 `6 r3 M1 |7 J }Sub attack at 70,1079 r! p4 i- j7 p% h. K2 K
8 _1 m5 ~8 ^/ {6 ]Japanese Ships
; ]" R# _! j" x) C9 C1 n' S, ]SS I-28, hits 12 W5 M. E* ^7 d" t V
- B1 P6 m7 a4 ~Allied Ships
; ~% d, f+ x! w: }0 k+ r/ \6 u5 h% ?CA Shropshire
Q5 u7 E9 N4 V$ a( U, N9 nDD Dewey R) Y0 O9 m/ `/ ~# e( ^! o
DD Russell: l6 r' r( F; V- R$ C6 ?
CA Portland
+ j0 H7 O: d" SDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,874 _2 A! x8 N: D3 |' K
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Allied aircraft
1 H$ F* E/ r: z) o$ G" |! ^5 UP-39D Airacobra x 255 I/ v! q' b2 e" ~% x# N8 i u
A-20B Boston x 33
* d v$ v9 ~, sB-25C Mitchell x 155 |( l1 S B! U+ \6 \% S H5 T9 }
B-26B Marauder x 30
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% w" U( Q( r" Y$ b+ r/ BNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
' }. o- P3 V( |0 F* s4 q8 l125 casualties reported; H) O3 u6 ?# V* D3 u& I
Guns lost 1- G3 v. K4 j$ w0 y) V
8 k3 o/ I' o+ c+ s
Airbase hits 4, H" i" @& x+ a! `9 P! B
Runway hits 66
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" ]. a, Y3 s7 o$ G( jAircraft Attacking:
# v7 C- V) `5 q, {2 I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' L4 b' g9 I4 M2 h" k" o14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. q. v# ^( ^* v3 n) l m
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 R8 N$ B9 J( ^7 k: G) w* | 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- @$ m2 C% V% f" s) Q( |
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: L* A- N! U H G& C* a
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 U% }# h0 W4 x: Y& C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- ~- D3 y0 `: @1 G* u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ P2 m/ M/ ~6 h/ B; s! ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ r. l. I( [* W! b& _/ I) B; ?5 K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 W7 p! u9 ?9 L# \ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! L# d; f9 _1 d2 P0 w, @0 P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) |, b8 i I% a( B2 w" z
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ r3 a9 W8 c9 i* j; h 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) k( Q. T* ? G# y! v7 E+ f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 l; I! H+ {- g! K9 f
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
: x7 h! Z# X$ H' R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% y0 A6 X7 P5 ~; ~& f4 h 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$ g, b) x. o$ j" T; E u Z
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 p2 {$ A3 e. Q4 ?9 b1 SA6M2 Zero x 32
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5 B' s) {2 O' }0 [Allied aircraft; d* ]- k$ I' ?! Z, r/ x% b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 I% g# q+ I- d0 Y* E/ PSBD Dauntless x 49
7 c1 w3 X1 s# b" T* a1 RTBD Devastator x 15
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) L! U" T% v0 Q' {, Q( s/ GJapanese aircraft losses7 w6 o5 L$ a9 e# l
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed( S* ^* |! D; {; v! h
0 x) @$ _9 j1 e/ Z5 a2 Z" DAllied aircraft losses
7 J# a1 c1 [/ H' VF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged9 ?4 n- S& d' V, ]9 p2 D
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
V* Z4 V( c7 V8 i7 ZTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& p! t- z# k* k4 d) q, X; z
' l/ L. b& k/ C2 r3 uJapanese Ships( Q- T+ G" L6 |! d6 Z
DD Mochizuki" H; [* v' Y$ m. a
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
( e6 V r5 \8 w) N* g+ MDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# T( y/ ?, n# |9 `: SDD Yuzuki
/ h. y$ S# p3 h6 U1 X' Y' SDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' _+ e0 @6 K$ h" t# v7 c6 bDD Asanagi6 ~& C* a% Q8 r
DD Akebono) o3 L9 m! r- a( w
DD Sazanami- p2 @$ Q7 v8 p. q( N6 v
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Aircraft Attacking:3 N# ~8 ?+ D; n- k
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 Q0 d8 \( E# o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ A2 P4 [" b; ?
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, {; r' b' K+ V6 }+ M5 Y
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 m: [2 P: q9 @ u6 @$ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
{4 z. k3 V, J' Y, X% N3 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: R9 \ z% ]( _- f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; A4 F2 e0 {0 H- Z- v* H' B5 d3 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) R. K/ ]) k- d$ h1 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# T% i& L# K# {2 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ f% O7 g1 H8 |/ _; b& k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) r v$ |; R9 v" ^/ x' A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ s/ K; Y/ z9 v# E# Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" X# X' `/ |0 W7 [6 j
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 j7 ~* h+ \, j J" M+ W' G 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( c$ G4 d* ^- S% B: v
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Japanese aircraft
! i9 S) a- R# c/ }0 q& l0 NA6M2-N Rufe x 9
% D' e [+ ]) m8 x2 wA6M2 Zero x 289 T/ x* ~2 Y- o$ S- Z
3 M' k& B) {- T0 K6 ~7 CAllied aircraft
) R& C( ^3 j- u/ B% AF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
1 h# L, Y' v# e" I: {SBD Dauntless x 34; m: ~) D1 l7 D' o$ G
$ S8 f5 `( B! w+ n. f0 Z5 R" _( lJapanese aircraft losses) b/ D/ N2 G8 T# N
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed& k6 m6 W) f9 ~, c+ a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed' e* J0 B, h5 H! [$ ]
. C& E U$ J, H' a* hAllied aircraft losses) u7 T' k3 E: n/ F8 X. D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
h. K. v* Z' ?) y! o HSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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) b) ]3 ~% N- r& L6 ~0 P0 E! rAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& {! g* q* Q( ~1 X5 y& k+ V' S
AP Tofuku Maru
0 D/ h/ k1 ]7 c! xAK Sagami Maru( @: ~* n) n- @: W& `% [5 Z
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ C( d: ]- X8 v7 {: Y
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* c: S/ S4 W& m+ M# H
AP Ryotaku Maru0 \2 G7 Z$ Y8 Y: r! Z/ u: P
4 B/ X7 H% G* g$ [ Q! qJapanese ground losses:, D# a6 i* S- M, z: W& d( x- h7 c
189 casualties reported) O2 r) B y. c, C8 G
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:" ~6 X( S! R7 b) Z* ?. w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: G/ f! ^# k. R1 u# r+ o2 A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 i9 n" i+ l: f) Q3 N4 U3 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. ]+ H* h+ N$ z! A+ n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 \* m0 f. a! V- q& I9 @ D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& x, G) L, z' C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; F: w$ u2 Z8 J" B" g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
{. P3 B; H0 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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; [: Y" { |- \% m3 [Japanese aircraft; x) y9 k' I. h. ^2 G
A6M2-N Rufe x 3, n- y9 n- I+ l
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
0 `- A& l7 G5 y7 W" OSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses" Z; e# f M- l, Y' @; D
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9 g) c/ r: x3 K6 L% V: ]6 YSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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0 v$ j& b9 e$ `Japanese Ships
& z* O6 p9 f( N5 b6 z; \AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage! G8 V& {& k& |2 M
AP Tarushima Maru% _6 X2 J0 \7 V( v6 ^/ |) n
AP Chihaya Maru
: z( x) |/ ` k; W( M- m. s4 GAK Asahisan Maru" ]: Z) U7 A2 `! ~: r$ r
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Aircraft Attacking:; Y) H* g1 C1 X+ V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- e+ M2 b4 H4 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 D/ |# r" ~+ G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 X$ Q4 o3 D3 y7 `$ ?, M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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. N s: U: p9 UJapanese aircraft
1 d" k) z0 b: U: {8 A. dA6M2 Zero x 49
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2 j2 g2 }: y) xF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 R2 h8 l5 W' U0 E/ wF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
0 l2 }- U/ G9 e! Z6 E9 S4 ]% CSBD Dauntless x 62/ O+ H9 m- a8 F+ g# L
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses' B8 @, @' P2 j9 a- H' ~
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% O/ \. }, T7 f5 L ` BF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
2 b) \+ Q4 o1 ~5 @5 YF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed- f0 n" g4 P/ S6 R
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged- K+ s( i" F5 Z3 M0 H
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed6 }* ?1 i' Q4 G! f2 @
; ~0 A8 i6 t& S rJapanese Ships- j, [2 m) g6 w% Y1 ^" U: L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1% I/ k0 I2 d/ G
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! @) H \" o3 H1 U7 j3 P* r, yCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1% O* a; P) i+ s. m5 e9 W ~5 @/ L
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Aircraft Attacking:' ^, F4 v0 e, }/ I+ P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ~. ^$ Q% g$ L
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; H1 `8 [0 L: f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" o" m6 W+ P2 D, v& j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 }* }# f+ g# k/ n2 V' M9 q 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 g' K/ l. o- _. W' k
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ ]+ J6 T I5 _. L* U3 L2 _! M/ ?' z+ N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" o- U9 H, y' I3 c- u1 b, D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, A% D) A/ g2 U7 ^" e; j6 h, m8 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 x6 d. m$ f- l6 [2 \6 {& T6 M
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 t1 s P7 V2 H) S# }. A2 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ r; E( s" ~* v
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft- d+ E5 y1 G) s
A6M2 Zero x 20' ]9 V9 m% k2 l3 G2 `
D3A Val x 36
6 f, S8 X& }, G# @' l1 z: N; fB5N Kate x 375 @( V8 ?9 _. h
% }# n1 i9 M3 ]Allied aircraft
2 Z# R, x& J) i) Y; c. ^* B+ jF4F-3 Wildcat x 10; r' u4 J! z4 W. J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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* n8 k6 c3 I- G' h* y9 s1 U w" `# |; QJapanese aircraft losses/ z. e8 g! [+ V1 s! p+ t# s+ T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- q1 U5 L) n5 I2 [. a0 v
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged o4 ~1 A" k0 D7 @
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged; D# `; F/ ^6 J% W" B2 ^2 g
% a7 `7 i# g8 B" F. fAllied aircraft losses
! R: J9 e, h7 o2 y& M* iF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
1 p3 X8 t, p( ?) \F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
K! S$ d( \' T `2 M) cCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! y) W) p6 R! C+ A" \( J& H/ WCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ y( Y5 Y1 k- v6 Q* N( V. N$ OCA Astoria
% b3 `- Y6 T6 [3 \. a: OCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
, f) k9 I4 `9 @! W, o x) FDD Patterson- x `; @: {+ O f$ R1 Q$ a" q, o
CA New Orleans+ p) l; A! z! ^0 B
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Aircraft Attacking:& n$ k) I( N! Z
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 z$ E5 M4 W# U5 A/ T
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' G% ~1 E- J& k; A' z% m; U3 z
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 K$ g1 n& o9 F R3 | 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 [6 n- h9 W2 N, N) b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 L6 ?: c" z! Z
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 K; f% d7 _2 s Y8 p% e& ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 l8 z1 H5 \6 c# z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( E7 S$ O. J+ g. s8 }8 S$ _
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" m P! R( K6 F/ F$ e/ m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 E7 l/ f" U% q! @6 ]: K2 Z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 L$ D$ J+ o+ |4 o1 E6 A. l4 b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 Q& G% J$ t' L4 X8 a! {; }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; K, u7 f5 o1 D& g0 H+ H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ J" b$ i6 b8 ]! w9 J/ g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Q! d/ G8 U+ T5 {& Z- ?* f 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' E0 C9 _. v! p' c8 i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 j5 q' O d! ~: ^' D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |