AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42+ R% f6 g4 G; b$ I
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2 b/ J, u- ~% `. wSub attack at 70,107
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* q7 c7 J! q3 K. T7 M0 o! [SS I-28, hits 10 ~% [2 z# n1 `9 [
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, B& E( q }4 z4 p; L# l4 xCA Shropshire5 L- u% _; i: \" m: a2 O. ?8 j
DD Dewey" M. m- P9 d- l8 f9 w# ^4 x) j
DD Russell
" W# a# t' U* X% s' ^; Q4 I& CCA Portland
5 Y) S# n- o0 @DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft6 e! H( z0 p9 X
P-39D Airacobra x 25
+ _: w8 c$ g! ?: _) x% p" A: l# Z' xA-20B Boston x 335 d& Z; x5 S4 C& J8 I
B-25C Mitchell x 15
) G( _) ?0 k. ]* [) K3 A9 DB-26B Marauder x 30* p$ k* \. a/ H& x5 L% h5 \& [4 G
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No Allied losses
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* ?# u- a4 r8 ~+ a6 B6 vJapanese ground losses:
* ?% ^4 M5 p1 e: H2 K) R. U8 Y125 casualties reported
& D+ o! k4 `( A& {$ z; TGuns lost 1/ `2 J& f5 a3 }0 u) Q3 Y' Z6 T, T/ ?
. ?# u" Y7 C) T; U. d+ ~Airbase hits 4
- v' K0 e& M( V7 u0 i3 D1 ZRunway hits 66( | ~9 t; N, g" [' _
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ k: _3 E0 \0 E1 x5 P: C 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 V2 E# G% M/ c. k( w14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; Y2 y. K/ l \0 U
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! i9 g- u( ~0 L& d& j$ L
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, f5 E4 n3 P& X, I8 ~6 o9 B 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 I7 a- L! h8 x- c6 V: h# L
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) e8 Q# _1 t1 a6 Z( v7 f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% u$ E' `* E" a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 i+ U+ o, E, {9 ^- T" g 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; K8 Q `: [( D+ L) Z6 G6 p 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 c8 t8 Z4 y1 o8 c 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& ?1 w- V: O# ^& d1 F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ d, f3 e G; s/ A3 U5 f' ? 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
- y4 m4 J h9 B F$ I 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: }6 c+ M( ^3 w
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 D" s1 c7 ~( y$ H% u9 w8 f1 Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, ?& T' y U* C9 z% w/ x 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 j( |0 W* g; }. L) |# a i
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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$ C" z" K9 I# S% a' \; TDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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. n3 ~2 N" ~& Y1 gJapanese aircraft- b9 U3 N. t3 I' \
A6M2-N Rufe x 98 W% y# G; `9 l2 a* W
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
& m4 c; p6 R+ G9 y. W+ aF4F-4 Wildcat x 217 O# R) K7 c7 V2 ?2 I
SBD Dauntless x 49
; M, I) ^+ N- I5 A6 i5 {TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses3 @/ p# M7 Y* m% ]( `% b
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ }) W! [2 _; }' C. E$ Y3 \7 _
$ D% M- A7 E* uAllied aircraft losses
. l( Z; N( V* g. ~% L; M9 QF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged# n1 s' F/ v/ w) k- j6 E7 v4 U% [
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged$ ~/ e4 U, Q6 X; O+ V# X) N
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships! \) m* X/ V( T+ I3 Z- S3 A
DD Mochizuki2 f6 Z& h0 e. N# |" F1 _. {
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
3 l4 P7 C6 v$ L! b# yDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% Q1 `% X- r r. G, x1 X
DD Yuzuki+ ~7 g: E, ^6 f7 |
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire- p" \) a F+ x* U+ d. F
DD Asanagi
+ \" Q6 j @2 A9 n3 V/ X7 yDD Akebono
0 S. l+ ^9 |0 i0 E1 t0 c( C* iDD Sazanami% y ^9 `1 g( {# F9 h D
l7 u4 n0 J0 s" T$ @- SAircraft Attacking:. T' O$ B- K$ J0 C) d6 w I# {8 H* ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% a% D$ C$ x2 l' Y9 B0 H2 x4 o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ `+ I' s6 P3 l9 S' p0 t 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. {; g& L \# Q6 v! n 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 B8 i* C, \ q4 H2 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" F# ^$ p6 d& N8 n" o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, G3 q- P& g1 T/ a& R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" E% O! Y) J. q5 v7 {8 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, U" n+ {, \9 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 \7 {/ X7 _& f( D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" g: A1 ~% S9 S4 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ?) G' g1 z) W @) D/ K- ~8 O. w* a
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Z, {3 Z# n& i K% g7 S 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 w3 N Z: T/ d! J
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6 u; F3 c+ ~. W- e/ jDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
. m. V2 O" k% lA6M2-N Rufe x 98 ^$ o6 h' l" b. S6 Y
A6M2 Zero x 287 x8 \0 C4 G' n" }) H
. A3 `" a2 i4 W' X" GAllied aircraft, D# k5 _* r# @. f9 \. `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21* M( _. m* {( m2 }% ~6 r+ c
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses& o- U; P6 R, Q
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
5 |% i+ O$ R! _5 ]A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ I3 v% a2 p, Q# w, c& TF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* f C( j; c! FSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* c7 r4 z7 L, ^2 \% W; d! j" N* vAP Tofuku Maru/ q7 N6 c( E& b L+ a
AK Sagami Maru8 B, J% N K, ?- S
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" d- a4 t9 O5 D( B, K0 G% yAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% V: ~: T- s9 m9 C
AP Ryotaku Maru7 r5 H3 q1 t0 S0 O
/ X6 z* W" w/ i6 C/ FJapanese ground losses:: U: T4 \" O) s4 D4 j/ H- a$ g p
189 casualties reported2 n$ X3 M( }' P, g2 M+ [: X1 l
Guns lost 12 U! E, W H1 _. A1 M$ E2 o/ d
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Aircraft Attacking:* m* @) T3 \0 A/ U1 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ F* V- O% L4 V3 e/ k& @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( n" h* [& b9 U& p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 M; p6 T* `% V3 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 J U; [& |. h% w5 k& Z6 t& e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* ~8 D v+ R7 o- k+ r' ~* k! k+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 c5 W! p" a2 V0 E6 K D9 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 @+ O+ N2 m3 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& }- I2 }; b @5 N, u( b: f7 X- s3 E
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 M L# l* ~, C9 j5 j' I. a. O
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Japanese aircraft1 p. Z* I r# n' m
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
. y U) Y5 l5 u+ ]& j" lA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft, l0 v9 b0 C5 K' X- d4 U7 g
SBD Dauntless x 15* ~( u7 A) R& R3 \5 _6 q( }; i: ~0 ]
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No Japanese losses
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1 L, z3 x6 `; G+ NAllied aircraft losses8 ?6 i2 R% a7 @2 I
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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u y7 y, I" {Japanese Ships4 d" c3 _0 _& k' U; M6 y" V
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
1 S* r& d6 { x* Y2 w/ VAP Tarushima Maru
8 t1 G. d' b4 o9 d" `3 _/ dAP Chihaya Maru; N6 b! d! e& M8 h: C U; h9 Z
AK Asahisan Maru5 q3 h5 z& z4 ~3 }$ G/ ~
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Aircraft Attacking:
- m9 t; s% _7 j% H6 L& Y$ s4 y# F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Z! c% l- R; Y$ T! Q- F; P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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9 l+ F4 g# I" G4 U: P, _1 F# ADay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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% W( b) n" D' }' v$ ]& ]) WA6M2 Zero x 498 X# `9 K- L: ^ i
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Allied aircraft
/ Y1 T7 W4 X7 z, [! T, S+ }: IF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
4 W$ |4 k/ w( D+ T9 O2 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 a! i9 h5 |4 w1 _SBD Dauntless x 62
" j, V. ~* c5 \$ D' `5 p$ HTBD Devastator x 5
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4 e% a5 k; q; _Japanese aircraft losses, J# T' p3 X1 S$ H
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged/ X( \. I6 ~6 p" h
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Allied aircraft losses
7 h" Z7 p; y7 r, D" {7 H+ q. O' VF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed& o( B, Q( ^) y8 `9 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 n, E* N8 X- A5 }+ l
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 R+ o) V# Z5 I& {, I$ u$ h7 `/ GTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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" s) q) F( S% a- u- }6 }7 OJapanese Ships
3 c' Q: z7 Z- @- x. S/ kCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
' f% z4 O$ h9 J5 Y. oCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" L! a1 x; b8 ^8 K! GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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9 @! M* A# ~+ D5 y7 M' ~3 ^7 n2 ]Aircraft Attacking:
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3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, `! j4 J8 [9 }) ?: y. a0 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ^ O/ Q2 F( n! P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" H/ i6 Q# H1 Q+ @# B. P& W& ^2 V 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& K) ~4 G' L. z+ l 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! Z5 R. y: x: h4 I5 C, g7 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 p+ c1 x5 ^" ]( I' B! `9 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 d1 V( j+ P8 {( v5 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Y% F0 b# K: X7 T# Q1 z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 b- ]* w# w/ v- l9 o* J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 W( T5 t2 _) U! L) iDay Air attack on TF at 72,1040 o1 `9 t h M% X
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A6M2 Zero x 20. @5 {3 ], V F( @5 j. p
D3A Val x 36# \& A$ S6 }6 g/ d
B5N Kate x 37! M: s8 d0 |& @0 K* C
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Allied aircraft- a/ i: M, y' l/ c1 H2 M# h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- k$ h$ W, B+ O7 F- xF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 ?( c( u2 {3 q2 P6 r) y
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Japanese aircraft losses5 b' M; M1 L1 F. H: I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged: B& P; {+ F& f9 {1 z; l# V
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed$ K3 L2 q* d J! Y/ T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
- u! U; A. W# _) w1 G0 s2 D7 [9 |4 RCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( t$ y7 m& W- UCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& j# U4 E/ w* \9 H0 V
CA Astoria
, K* @+ ?2 }( W9 H, d4 JCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
$ A: f; J- S/ t, vDD Patterson
; H) `- r* P* G" XCA New Orleans+ ^5 k: ?2 l# M* g8 q( a
0 f8 y' q5 D% q4 f& iAircraft Attacking:
) k/ b& t- B8 y3 {" f 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- E% C2 y7 n2 S! u8 O$ q% Y- z 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! [! U; Y5 F' V; E' s E9 i2 j
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# i3 c" U1 u; R# m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) I( ?% I1 W: v% a
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 q0 f/ d, j6 g1 ]$ o
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& [& ?+ Q$ q5 p+ @% n5 J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 [0 V$ a) M. t" r$ R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 C/ R# S$ p4 R1 s& D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |