AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
, X; V% p( b- I/ s ]- i) Y+ }SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
" F% ]) I3 _1 LCA Shropshire/ D" U% e o( ] ?' k
DD Dewey
" P3 i/ b+ H, P4 G" ^- P- A! QDD Russell8 i, H1 S- M |! ]* D+ [* d
CA Portland
5 ~! a, E: Y- M' l6 g6 ?5 mDD Arunta8 u- l: I0 H# d: n
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9 S \7 r# _* l6 z! Y- o8 x( dDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
! N3 P P5 s1 E) H , W/ C( Q/ l+ s2 b2 f @! ~7 C
2 ?$ f$ H+ t2 ]. P5 vAllied aircraft
1 i- M5 D1 R6 ~6 ]* pP-39D Airacobra x 25
( [& i" Q! v$ l) l0 q e* FA-20B Boston x 33( _. x5 `& j: m# o/ ]2 C
B-25C Mitchell x 15% S( L: e! e1 K
B-26B Marauder x 306 Z* }. h) C, t* K: v3 t
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! D j% z+ _9 k+ Z3 g* aNo Allied losses) H4 Q3 \8 k+ I8 p6 l+ h7 E% Y
/ N: s) |/ s2 `: `Japanese ground losses:
+ i: W* ?+ m6 s& B* G3 \' t125 casualties reported
+ w: e- J Q& F: t; MGuns lost 1$ ~# g. r; `/ M
2 J; W1 y/ ~4 H! x7 @* C/ x
Airbase hits 4% a, {( i1 ?5 U5 L1 S# R
Runway hits 66
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' L# h% t3 b/ m4 YAircraft Attacking:/ d: e: ?: K! z$ x3 Q
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' d3 k0 y* H' X# e14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ M$ w& w) {" c$ Z/ B$ I! ]
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. ?. _: ?7 X1 M+ ^
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
r9 K, ? }; p 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 K9 p" |3 t+ s4 V$ a6 N
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# U/ W8 v# ?2 ^7 N" W$ V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% s" g `) W _ c' s* G% F1 D
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- p4 g% r+ c; [& e6 D 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 @* r) I& u2 S3 ?) \& A 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# E3 c$ u1 w! t+ h. D0 S2 ^: M 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 t: _# [8 C: b+ Z5 v 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; d: Q+ y+ h$ O7 s4 n& k1 T 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# Y( _/ L! o6 X9 P% R2 y0 y 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 U( L! ~" k U, R, w
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 \+ c2 |$ ^2 s: ]4 l
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: Y) u& U: `1 H
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* C5 G8 y9 S/ M4 y! Z# }( I6 L 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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" T! d; ]* e y# {4 G5 J9 {% ADay Air attack on TF at 70,103# v" U7 x- M# ]+ _
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Japanese aircraft2 \5 D4 p( k! E5 S2 O
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 q1 t( s. k% A( \, M6 nA6M2 Zero x 32% B+ R1 D9 l( c% i1 {7 f; s u& L! E
* ^% C3 Q8 {1 {9 LAllied aircraft. J1 o- ~- ?) h8 y1 J9 P) i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* o. A+ ` ^$ |0 A0 t" W
SBD Dauntless x 49
! X' z0 F \6 b% k- U# QTBD Devastator x 158 T2 B6 H# s& v" F
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Japanese aircraft losses3 M) j* Y% `/ m
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 J# ~. X& m) A# v, ~! B! x
8 X* B& K: r) C5 P x& U
Allied aircraft losses6 W& e4 X8 L6 ?: j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
H5 ^, R, L! Q* N0 D5 v% CSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged2 }4 a$ h- l+ O1 ? M. M
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged4 c) J/ u( [% z
- K9 ?/ e: U! n3 o" i( X5 EJapanese Ships
% z# \" A! `( n& m; LDD Mochizuki, ]* _7 o$ H3 u* C
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 B6 p: s4 S" V, }7 {4 g
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( j s4 k6 g. w" K' T& L7 I
DD Yuzuki( ?1 T7 X) \. C. j j) _7 f6 r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire( j( W9 O1 Z1 K5 ]
DD Asanagi# R" d6 d' A3 i, ]+ S2 t, i
DD Akebono
, _4 c) S( {; y' `( r5 p$ ?DD Sazanami+ U6 q# i4 ?- x' U% |
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Aircraft Attacking:6 A: e/ Y! @9 W3 I8 ?
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 n5 |* i5 R3 [" g 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. h5 S' {9 _; ]5 ~0 ~& h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Z7 D8 [5 k2 x L5 g' r
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( a' W/ ?$ r3 V2 n) J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 q' ^1 i4 M2 ]" h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 O3 V: ~5 @- s. Z0 R" R3 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# i# G3 V' e$ x `% c( T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 O+ H0 l$ h4 D* i2 }4 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: a }( `& I) V g4 `3 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! t* c# P6 Q ?+ t' t* N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 Y) n* T" Y- G! u" O2 l! \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ i2 P; q0 i" r/ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 p; A0 w' s" \% D1 E 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Z8 H/ c: Y, ]" p6 H, k
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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- H- `* t: g% w9 A8 gJapanese aircraft
, r4 q, w' R4 e+ c4 Z( SA6M2-N Rufe x 9: u" [& J) m& H ?
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft5 Z7 s4 a+ ~; }7 Q ]" @& i: k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
" X9 ]2 {( P6 ]& N: uSBD Dauntless x 346 F' z: U9 a3 C8 p& E* n% o! l, |
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Japanese aircraft losses, o% J; N2 r- a; [
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed8 J/ m% h- v y' |$ W' V* R0 X$ b
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- ^2 q- J4 L: F% c/ G( L/ {7 E9 Q
# a. g, K3 k* [+ R- X3 CAllied aircraft losses
$ h7 S( o: L9 W+ N) k' d) v' j# \F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged! P* C$ R/ ]1 r% p o! t
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( A. A$ Z: K) j6 e% IAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" Z' B- W/ ?5 V
AP Tofuku Maru+ }* A5 c& j6 _8 r
AK Sagami Maru) f- a3 h; t; ?& x
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, y) K. B, k8 d9 @AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% ^9 Z; g5 `2 B$ i& n; ~AP Ryotaku Maru
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- B0 r2 H1 a% j2 [+ s6 k9 KJapanese ground losses:! W1 @8 I' t; o
189 casualties reported
/ Q* \' W, n# V: [) TGuns lost 1
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0 G2 x. z; d" X' b3 HAircraft Attacking:1 M$ ]# h8 B7 q% I8 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Q8 {% n6 h9 u0 c
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) Q! z( C; @. S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 z5 k% s% |7 h q# z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 X. a O, s$ C& U. P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ [0 q- v) B7 X5 Y0 j! K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- @$ d( g5 ^# N9 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* `* W5 u, C1 h, s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 H7 T# p1 e/ y6 ]0 H
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# o) M* K) e# ]6 S, nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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4 W! e$ u" U. ]1 W0 @Japanese aircraft- _1 O! b; u+ L: F
A6M2-N Rufe x 32 S1 e$ n# ^, c
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
! U* i3 W0 ^" c" c6 f2 h7 U N/ B4 T3 nSBD Dauntless x 151 d. b" d- T s1 }6 S
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No Japanese losses( [* U) w& N3 F! n5 l! L/ |" v
4 ]; s; d: n B7 R5 v' mAllied aircraft losses
, e( j+ O$ H# c# x" MSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed+ i: l1 t- e1 P1 c. [2 c; W* X9 D
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Japanese Ships
4 H6 w8 H) J, N0 AAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, N- y% F4 O' @- tAP Tarushima Maru8 }6 u/ {8 d. ^ t8 h6 Z
AP Chihaya Maru- d$ w( y% i& @8 y" j" S
AK Asahisan Maru
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; J. `# w6 a2 W+ N0 B) EAircraft Attacking:
# y" G- @9 m8 d; N* R" _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 c; B- h( X: d* y! a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- @. L5 a& {' O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 N1 F% } G! @3 f4 ^7 H7 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% N5 h- Q) K4 }) z: | T
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; \1 ?( u6 ~# q. FDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
' ?) | e5 z$ M3 N g8 \, W6 ~# jA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft* S6 T/ T- ]( v$ `$ E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
3 e( u2 {$ L$ Z7 GF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( T. j, k& m# ~7 o/ KSBD Dauntless x 629 x2 o) f* f/ j: P& }
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses' W6 z& R' S$ l+ }# l5 t
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged0 I* ], n/ d O
: I" @- O6 |+ gAllied aircraft losses9 Q( e8 R, j9 k% ^$ ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
! k' {; z6 Z4 C5 ~9 E* o5 V& jF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
4 m- \# v @: lSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged; `; l, ]! f c' {( n) `
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed2 ?4 Y E# ]4 W l) z
( W$ I0 g3 ?9 F) I" T/ }Japanese Ships7 @ z; ~2 ]$ {0 P9 C: B% z9 Z0 `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
% l! U9 J' ]! _2 vCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 \4 x w2 I5 E( f7 W- G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 10 Q+ P1 |& p# P3 h+ {
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Aircraft Attacking:
, z/ Q# m5 E7 j) I$ u, ?. _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! e0 z" ~9 h0 p: r, L: A' {* ]
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) P! C7 }: ]+ D1 }: l& W3 d4 w1 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 m; g8 @7 s' f$ Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& s7 q+ S: W8 |* [1 L% t7 I 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# v/ ^: ~' b& a h 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' {: N7 O: g6 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* G$ y& ^# U! _) ^" J% O8 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 ~, z/ c3 A: i1 {' b& ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 N$ G' F4 ^3 c2 O& P g0 v! Q9 Z. ^ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! ~- `3 k+ e7 M6 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% t* i2 J5 z3 GDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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$ q) h; v8 L5 C' OJapanese aircraft# w& ^$ c9 Z2 _. J: z
A6M2 Zero x 20( e$ r _6 Q: X% O- K* h9 ]0 L. E7 @
D3A Val x 36
8 h+ |8 {# ?$ j% \7 J4 t# } Y3 HB5N Kate x 371 y. x4 y/ d8 U; G i' O" Q+ t+ C
. [9 p$ z* H8 fAllied aircraft2 M: y) f! P4 q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 102 }& C+ T. L, U6 E) i3 n$ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ E: B7 l. f3 c# I3 c, J! I7 ]
6 @% t5 f; \, [+ w( B9 e* O" HJapanese aircraft losses* m7 P, c( G6 G( Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
L, N J+ \9 b1 lD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged* p# E2 A$ e. x3 C' f+ }0 N5 Z
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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/ G3 w8 e3 L7 i& r5 O5 J: z2 oAllied aircraft losses& W% w1 i5 e( [- ]: ?# V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
7 t- J0 Y* ?4 z8 B% DF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 X4 ] \/ ]% {CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ l3 j! [5 D* \" N* I6 V$ L8 j
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ j ]* H( B# f9 U ECA Astoria
* a) x; P3 A2 S! f+ M) [6 UCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ M! ?9 y4 H( B: K9 A
DD Patterson
! [) ~, p1 L i h& L" `CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:, u$ k2 _+ Z% Y3 j+ J/ p4 R+ V
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 R8 ` C' r. I9 t3 P* a; @6 k d 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& r& `5 L0 c# Y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 l$ f. b" Z+ E% z6 E. d
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 q! `2 m# m7 |; e4 R
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 Y O% W0 J6 z4 j. v: t, B1 b; ?$ { 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* d( R* d9 \( \9 D
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 n; G. W2 P2 N8 ~# f; ` 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ F3 L1 a$ v* `% _ G9 _0 G$ e 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 N% s. _( ~" s0 Q* O. G2 \
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ V! o/ d. W& v i6 c- D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 J; D4 T% ~; f/ l" n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 I, t k' S5 e! e( F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x# Z3 s7 L5 g3 j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: W/ a/ h, s9 J3 R ]5 _ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' [3 M- g' H7 a" K 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* o8 k6 G/ Z; b4 ]' C
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |