AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107 \3 H9 s1 t- x: k% D# G% v# E% t
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Japanese Ships
& c5 k( S" G0 V/ B ?SS I-28, hits 1
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CA Shropshire
( `2 h w, @% s2 H$ sDD Dewey
K1 o0 C4 I: \0 |: S/ }DD Russell! }+ b7 u0 z) d4 I( ^
CA Portland0 S2 I+ M4 s0 U6 `* M( Y9 S" `- J
DD Arunta
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7 L: h2 Q8 w% l7 d7 L; ?Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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+ s4 E4 K1 H/ Q( G1 v5 ~Allied aircraft# N9 ~: n! R' v0 C0 K& s
P-39D Airacobra x 25
! b5 p/ w6 c2 J' z& z4 H5 |A-20B Boston x 33
2 y' U4 H% o! W0 XB-25C Mitchell x 15
0 T H. d) j& e9 n3 T( f' YB-26B Marauder x 30+ A4 o; Q6 I$ M
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. d) o8 U% g* mNo Allied losses
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& X$ u0 A) K5 k7 D8 V+ ~Japanese ground losses:$ }" n) m4 Q) p
125 casualties reported
2 h# r4 @! \: t* Q+ \/ u: ]Guns lost 1
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# y( `% G1 S, eAirbase hits 4
/ M. N8 G& P+ GRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
& o0 @# A/ ^& r6 @ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( k8 H& F6 V# U. E3 C5 d3 T8 J
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& r- B/ Y1 h& I: i& b# T d" z9 C
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# \7 w* L. Z& h; m8 y
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) M ?6 T, Q7 |) A0 | 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 B+ O0 I+ X- |( ` 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ A3 {5 ^, g- g* I8 _1 { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ }- u0 R$ v T
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 G; L, X' _( o. K& I: A/ V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 `7 j( J' g, Q H9 l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ E* a6 d! C0 n9 z8 ?
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* }9 M* n. W- V+ a" C6 z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. L/ a( \6 a' F+ m2 x1 t i 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
f1 \# K- e8 [; M0 v( C4 j U 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( A* T, u- @1 F/ |$ G& ^0 S" K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" a6 O* w: c' M. N. ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; I7 H! A- V9 f' R! u1 o 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 k5 \- _0 y* B0 Y9 x( ~0 j 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet Z1 a' I! W0 ^7 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 ^: ]& s& {" vJapanese aircraft" e$ u, d& \ M. \
A6M2-N Rufe x 9# F# S ` T3 T
A6M2 Zero x 32) o. n, b2 ~$ B6 a
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Allied aircraft
4 t- Y$ O' X; s% j+ L9 i0 ^% PF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% N3 w8 E% t4 d/ s1 MSBD Dauntless x 49
; e- w# [* ?! o/ q" N! |4 \4 mTBD Devastator x 15
5 I8 p5 @: R, H* n: J+ f, b% n4 i" U' w 5 U& c" B0 n! k9 z
Japanese aircraft losses. b3 |. J6 K9 W
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ C: V% `5 l x0 x! N
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Allied aircraft losses% s4 l* M3 a0 p) D; M: r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
- c' z, g( [+ J9 W# [6 mSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
- |& J6 T, D7 F) Y- C+ z1 t R2 mTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: h I a. g% T$ o) P# Z' ZJapanese Ships5 I5 f& a/ x% P1 e
DD Mochizuki
2 c! N3 q$ ]1 E- J9 qCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1& g( r: d6 Y" x+ B. G
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 P3 N6 C0 ?6 m' T. d: X( i
DD Yuzuki' R8 m: F" {0 K3 U9 l" u
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* ^# f8 a0 ]6 C! X1 X
DD Asanagi
y. H2 T9 D- g- R2 FDD Akebono
5 |7 l' A p' K* F' r' ?+ e. t' ^2 BDD Sazanami3 b( a' }( p# \ c" X/ ~
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 M( h" l8 S0 f5 D. b 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* n2 X5 a0 }, M0 C2 S* H+ o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ z8 e1 X" s' l1 B
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. O+ i% x0 P4 Z* _" H
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& u' M8 Z: R* z0 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 a4 X1 s P- ^) }5 h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) H8 W5 k1 A- d/ I, {! u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 L' f8 V' r% g5 g) S* C. n- `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 Z9 D9 N R2 N9 `1 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# ^9 J' f) Z# j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 T1 ~" O- x) d t* X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. } O }/ X. E' @0 W* K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 ?# _8 v$ _# f6 n" C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( C& l& j H- i2 L0 M' C
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ K. p) Q3 F- ~" x1 n/ X 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- @' J" w0 v1 ^6 N
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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. ^0 F s5 V0 U. W H6 E' OJapanese aircraft
; J/ ?5 S+ p) ~, I* I& X: CA6M2-N Rufe x 9
) y8 W2 a" _. l/ b3 fA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft0 ?+ G0 y- \6 v7 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
! ?! m6 Y8 H% T F, H1 @SBD Dauntless x 34
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+ @. s7 ~$ A, PJapanese aircraft losses/ k! H6 [( P& g, H5 ~$ J5 e0 t
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed" B5 @! W" ?: s& D
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed5 [9 O8 T Q; {
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( h+ ^9 d6 \, N. kF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- M* V- D' r; I
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; ?0 T+ W; Q4 p, \
5 \* ?- n. u: HJapanese Ships% {, K6 q1 T+ p- g1 _4 {
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- E8 J4 A7 d3 G _) k0 [$ j
AP Tofuku Maru# |, _: r q1 C( a5 E* R
AK Sagami Maru, b5 I3 s/ T' y4 Y _: k* Y( z
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, i) r- ^( q5 B6 Y
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
N& d6 o$ T. }5 b4 `1 cAP Ryotaku Maru/ i7 t+ P7 H3 S
2 O7 L4 O$ ~( y LJapanese ground losses:" _& n+ K+ o8 m$ C
189 casualties reported% @: V. ^) [( I5 C
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
( X9 z0 m# y! }/ S' w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) w& o) |5 f/ ]4 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 N. W3 _- P9 l/ T& r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ v! k$ k: L- B r5 U) u: @. @' i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ~% i) C' Z3 O5 ^) _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. ]) Q! i5 p, |8 r" W/ W, |( i8 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 f7 Z' j X& ^$ Z& ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ ?4 h( ?& R/ X! z9 t7 [% {/ w8 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" [1 {& _. ^/ O
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3 ^8 ?1 \# Z: }+ P7 _Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 v# v3 K, {: Y5 W1 P. u9 W0 ], nA6M2 Zero x 105 y. k0 r( P9 c4 V
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SBD Dauntless x 15, ?; t' X# z/ ~4 }9 r9 b6 \
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& d0 w$ E0 ]( D7 H% XSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
/ y9 }! E4 B7 Y, l1 O& tAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
0 p; y- f1 O) f/ k4 w- S; i! wAP Tarushima Maru
7 r" f1 O3 \/ nAP Chihaya Maru! n7 K5 _ f- B* s' |5 g' [ L
AK Asahisan Maru( C+ @( z: K1 v& B7 Z) X- [
; @$ @, s1 L1 l# ZAircraft Attacking:
+ [2 P8 z: G4 s 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
`* y* F. o7 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- m+ x( H7 L( j8 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1040 I0 R" I8 n2 I' U; }2 @
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A6M2 Zero x 49; u9 a4 D$ Q# _
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Allied aircraft M$ A9 ^5 S- X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 y5 S8 F5 z) U o+ r$ JF4F-4 Wildcat x 83 o5 V( f3 t) Q# Q; N- v$ C! u0 g0 C. x/ o
SBD Dauntless x 62! g9 _/ h$ R& _% K" \1 G4 c
TBD Devastator x 5
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+ k) q3 f- W$ @; A+ xJapanese aircraft losses. D6 F# g3 u5 O7 T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
1 A1 |2 |# \# K7 w1 EF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
* t, \! S. y! P$ V, v$ f5 z" |5 eSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 z6 l- l2 O2 q: J/ q( C& u$ mTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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3 T& @6 | N( K) r ^* fCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 D/ X, Z; W7 X! b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 }1 X3 {2 s; g7 s+ d( mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1" {" q, ], q- @5 |% C# B C
* y" y! q0 n- GAircraft Attacking:+ z2 o5 c2 n3 u2 g0 R$ e3 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) a3 p: J1 `2 v# i" k+ a8 s+ j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
n+ O2 j( O2 l$ @2 l1 h- p+ Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Z! K Z( \0 Q/ Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& C8 J0 `( H3 S9 D! C 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, S2 U; L- x- [- m: S* Y* F7 x# T
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 N# Y/ S+ F* U1 b; a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( A J% P) w/ I, S' P \. H8 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( C; E! B+ ], x3 E, q0 A# E! i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Q' ^6 q$ O4 I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) U O9 `: e5 z8 n4 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ e; R2 f6 U! a- B$ l$ B
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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# F- m8 w8 Y# N* ]. u; P* u- GJapanese aircraft
' M8 e9 }: }3 I* s3 x; WA6M2 Zero x 20
+ K5 p" o: F n3 u* rD3A Val x 36( L, M: Q# b u0 D2 I+ Q" r. R' [
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
* ~& M1 J& e1 D: WF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
' ?6 @0 u( D5 X; mF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 g# ~$ J3 }. h* H; h* H
/ W" X5 b8 q: P; |7 q' H( Y2 B) ^Japanese aircraft losses
6 w4 U: e0 G1 S; q$ sA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 q. w2 a3 J$ b3 p
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged0 F8 m) Y8 n+ w/ y: Z2 k
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 m9 A7 d, _8 f# J
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
% r) R" P. A9 l" m+ H4 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 x+ ~; N3 J( \4 w1 {$ ]0 cCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 l- X+ Z. K9 v9 }8 g2 l
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ Z3 C! |- y& Q
CA Astoria* P" n& @" Z' o- p2 S" h, R
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
: Q; z% t2 C. _7 z. n( X- ODD Patterson: ~2 t8 S( ?/ k( S- v- Q
CA New Orleans5 z. r1 g# A3 T/ [
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ ]( K/ ^4 T! z- Z3 A/ `" c) e4 q 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 M9 z B/ o$ s3 s" I) Y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; B5 j! u3 X7 w
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 _* p }4 W- U 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( ]# f5 L8 Z2 S2 z1 G5 } 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ e" N/ H' O* l: w, O* Z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: a8 ^$ K/ H d* \$ T
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, F* \2 t2 v& Q4 V3 ~1 u1 `. R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 z4 G D9 J1 O: q# e M" d. [
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# B$ l; L, q: b5 A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( G N `" V/ W$ c" L# j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 Y1 R+ q8 o2 O V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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8 j3 L- U1 n- a 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 y8 Z. W- I# G+ f5 z/ U' A0 E) _) y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 U% z& M0 i2 G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 k$ C: A+ b3 ~; x* {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; I& \. i3 V9 y. l# R9 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 P7 l+ w* B. G# x$ ?7 [ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |