AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107- d: O8 w( \& ^- U
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Japanese Ships! l- ^" F6 g/ O, F, ^( L! K: A: N
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
7 H E2 ^6 s# P$ B' r. \$ NCA Shropshire7 [7 C# s- Z7 p8 c/ N
DD Dewey
+ {0 _( b$ r( }DD Russell
& C `% J! S0 z% F! B1 T7 WCA Portland
" V& j; S# i! n: ^) gDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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4 }( [/ b; r+ C7 u# OAllied aircraft$ Y. O* g9 p! ^+ u# q
P-39D Airacobra x 25
h! f+ x0 a7 A8 \& UA-20B Boston x 33
" O' X/ b/ X4 U$ e% C+ zB-25C Mitchell x 15
: q0 V2 `& a; ]. t+ pB-26B Marauder x 301 ^) T% {7 ~3 k
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No Allied losses" O+ C- u0 @7 d
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Japanese ground losses:) C3 U- ^9 [% v. ~- |% l
125 casualties reported
0 \) S4 y' P J1 P: ^6 rGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 46 ]$ v" k @/ c& ^8 O: s {
Runway hits 66) k' M2 m8 G4 K+ n
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Aircraft Attacking:& v C5 |1 ^/ k9 ^( n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) b& z; g2 n% L5 @% J Z* L: w
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& T8 Z+ Y5 n6 [ G3 p! D2 K# Q 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 H2 X5 E& B7 w# y7 L- k0 T 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 D9 F4 l6 b1 {5 M* k 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! I: ]( g& A7 K4 ~! u7 o4 Z 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! s7 @. ^' H- O1 g+ B7 w" |& |7 B
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ \- x2 @1 z3 e5 o8 _5 z) A: A
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& L4 ?4 ~/ D, _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- A9 `6 H) c& X' i9 t 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! Y% q& R& p2 J2 A% Y9 k* [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 B% |7 w5 \# o: I& x! ~: E 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 _7 j# M/ ?6 h" D" K 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( h* J1 v) t6 |7 | h 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 O% L$ B y+ R+ N" L# O5 G
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 E2 y6 S( r% {) @# f' v" S
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
m+ Y1 U) d" `+ l& b B* s 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: w8 L- n2 z$ o/ @; \& \4 ~# a
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 R, L6 T5 i- e0 ~% p" o! Z! N
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Japanese aircraft N; s: C; |. F" Q! y' e
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
5 E$ c9 f2 e p- l8 T! K( W: f) N. KA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
* |. L! s& Y, A+ C7 k& NF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 f ^, h Q( ^( Q& d( H! R" o
SBD Dauntless x 49- D* j; B2 |% N1 l$ u( p/ \: _
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
- l8 h( q( o. G, G2 Z1 zA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ ~: H/ {* D9 A" A9 _ ?3 X
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Allied aircraft losses
# U }! G- v4 m: H$ ^0 x4 iF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
* {5 o+ _- A; B- z2 }SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 \1 l$ B7 k: P- c& QTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& d' t7 u# k7 [
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Japanese Ships
K; r2 @- v# g/ LDD Mochizuki
* W0 U) s: v. v+ k+ ^CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
" `9 K" c O1 a) `4 k* m! K& uDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' y% @7 v0 c$ lDD Yuzuki
5 X0 T0 e8 n$ hDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire' l4 k4 u- c* ~. _
DD Asanagi, j# C' |/ Z. f, F# O K k
DD Akebono9 Z1 q: p* B. v# x1 f E& P
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 M. u& B; J( _5 f, o4 x* R 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 ` u) r+ D4 w) f) H8 P, q' i/ U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
n6 j7 R9 }- s" t* Q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ J) S/ i( h4 L0 Z% _1 k- U
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" F- C3 g# }7 d4 U. w, `0 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 N4 V) [3 o a: }( r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* r, f+ `0 p! D. P8 h! p; @6 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' q8 Q2 ^7 k2 m1 R h4 w. D1 W8 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. L# y3 ]+ G) | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 c( L6 k. m* i( r u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# ^3 ] A6 t- K) u2 |2 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 _7 R- |& d' W* T" v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" L! R5 j. g+ h, j! S! I4 i 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 N9 ^! s( [* D! l3 v1 { 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( Q B$ S/ J+ h: P# b; [
3 n% X& c. B/ EJapanese aircraft
8 D3 F E" f) q1 H5 i& n0 _; j2 z$ [% UA6M2-N Rufe x 9
# \ y, R8 @! _, R# |& NA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft6 n& @: {& t3 Z% n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21& `7 W3 R/ V+ k [
SBD Dauntless x 34
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9 W0 {* c' o7 J/ SJapanese aircraft losses c8 _& P4 N8 b0 m
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
, n2 C! f; E; n7 j2 ]A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- r1 d( b/ {8 D8 N/ x9 N: tF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ t( i k: F1 i+ _
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged# F7 ~" q5 T3 z* O+ Y! M$ [: w" K
' E6 O% R% y3 `' WJapanese Ships
1 ~9 F! Y U0 o0 d3 ?- j; FAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 T6 Z" x/ T) t( M9 qAP Tofuku Maru/ D9 U; ~4 f8 s- j, a
AK Sagami Maru
/ S/ D8 w8 [; Q. UAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 p8 v2 O& x1 K0 y; y6 {AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: D! i t! ^0 k4 u( X$ B: y, f' BAP Ryotaku Maru( L8 f9 |. `/ l. P
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Japanese ground losses:
6 ?2 U: A+ w% v" C189 casualties reported; Q0 P% Z7 s4 M' Q
Guns lost 1! m1 O: D7 p9 q1 t
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W/ j" B/ c6 z/ F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, Y) H# Z6 W6 ^- s 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Y' l4 ]% D5 C# L, T: h- H5 g8 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 h$ _+ \8 r, | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, i$ o. J/ E2 S+ _4 Z$ d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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0 u7 G) L7 z! ~: n. y7 _, M- N j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 e& T( [8 A, Y. d- S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 L# W; C# E! ?3 U& O
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, Y- k, I, a, BDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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a* c6 S3 }# e! uJapanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 10- g# A& ^8 v2 V* v
- L, L7 G. g9 g# D5 }Allied aircraft
& v( h0 z- v2 rSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses' l6 U* v6 Z4 L0 F+ [
4 C* d4 f! _$ {1 |) R" ]2 R0 jAllied aircraft losses
) ~. J9 C( l* _* y: SSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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' _1 Y1 ^4 v" D f7 j. z8 L7 I2 B, uAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
F" T5 a! G ]" `" @AP Tarushima Maru Z2 B, a' @& N9 I% p% f& N9 V
AP Chihaya Maru
8 `! |4 p0 E& `& cAK Asahisan Maru- g. x! K/ G z. `+ A- z# w
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ Q0 r3 D2 l/ F% }& N/ | 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* d1 A+ |9 L3 p) b( M9 J7 f6 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* _7 l1 v1 |6 |* B% s3 i; ^
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: A. g; n1 \, S7 f7 \3 w* d9 xDay Air attack on TF at 70,104& k) y! y+ o4 J
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Japanese aircraft
( {: g% O# m/ L7 lA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft3 ?6 s+ e! C# b( C1 B9 G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10) J4 O0 |# D. j+ |4 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 g7 a: ~$ J8 {" [4 d" |* oSBD Dauntless x 62
4 @9 Q9 ?, G6 S- N2 dTBD Devastator x 5% ], `" @# P! D6 Z4 i# G! |
0 N( ^# q9 b4 q* T' _% u RJapanese aircraft losses' y6 i9 t5 y: u1 _! }+ i
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% k* l2 v7 u9 p
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed! F3 [" E# t9 h H$ H$ Q* j0 c% D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
3 ~; u% u/ Q) p& ~- JSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged# S' y* y$ N h7 x8 @
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships6 j' v) [! V! _4 X3 @7 U% g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ G1 n: r+ U D0 c) J* m9 P% } Q2 o
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# L$ h6 W4 M: j- H dCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: N0 S& S4 R. l, f: c: y
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Aircraft Attacking:* @* d/ G5 e& d% k8 A6 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) m0 C- f* M( r, n# H m& N
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% {& n2 A4 y7 `: ^, C0 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! h& G+ O+ l$ n! h0 V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ k0 F7 |7 L+ H, v 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ q9 R6 ^) @) M1 \! o, M
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% @) u' ]( u5 l4 N5 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ }% r! {9 F8 h5 P9 |( O$ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 J1 c+ |$ @8 O1 {. B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 v8 p+ m. D, x _4 M' F3 b* ?' I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( d- ~3 G1 F% w+ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104# Y! u' f$ B1 M; W9 T
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Japanese aircraft) W7 p$ J8 N1 \( j2 A. ^ P ~
A6M2 Zero x 20
$ ]7 b% e. z( O4 p$ oD3A Val x 36. n) A5 O, e& F( B6 ^) r+ X
B5N Kate x 378 p/ J; X$ A9 u C0 g0 i
6 S, J' U. n1 j" o6 E ^Allied aircraft
0 f# \/ s& ?5 N, \, k. u! PF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
: P" A8 r' \ i& z) aF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 [! N7 s5 ~4 [7 |( ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* e. l3 \" @' @$ O* w) oD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged7 ^: C$ g8 v1 c+ i6 Y& x
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged T2 s% c- O4 Q- ]% H
$ m% R3 E' u/ B0 A* w! ]+ xAllied aircraft losses3 i" l: u; F. Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed3 O j# Q: J" m f: @8 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged/ x5 t: J% H8 t2 _6 U( m
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' e/ Z% S8 E# p# I
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& S& y, S) ?! `
CA Astoria/ N7 b# i5 _, }( T
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
& S. `% E. Q! {* g* S/ ~DD Patterson: g# ^- ?- A2 a& h- @1 L
CA New Orleans
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5 I+ q0 a; Z% |8 |$ t" ?Aircraft Attacking:
R" {8 B/ A8 l' H" a# W 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 s# k, {% Z0 U k) A
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 @9 w2 [0 p) C5 O 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( e! Z; k0 N7 \6 C9 ^! ~( l, B0 z
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ j- V! F+ [# e4 n7 {6 K8 d
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( w) K) j+ |! w; Z* a
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 F, G8 Z4 ~* H
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 [$ Y0 B3 c5 Z& I8 i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! x# s/ k" w) R 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 T* z% |- g9 [0 ]( n4 v$ K
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ D/ v" r; ^% |2 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Z f- q/ I: v- `9 G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- n* s6 J; D4 T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 k: J, f" F$ f4 b2 v3 x0 Q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: O2 t c6 N9 F6 R' b 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! l( C; _; P. s; x7 T5 n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Z. M" f+ H' b. s3 ?7 Z# O8 z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ]0 f' k f7 ?4 a* ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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