AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42% ^, p6 F& _) W3 V" X$ a' q
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Sub attack at 70,107$ ?$ l3 \, d+ K& D& Q9 \
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Japanese Ships( T! E/ W5 H. G. d+ N2 e
SS I-28, hits 1- t4 x: c2 C5 W: f# x& }* z
3 ?9 a. c" @: z. S6 z# _Allied Ships) s: K! f b" u+ m; [
CA Shropshire7 {& b+ Q. e/ z& B, y3 B% E
DD Dewey
; e) _- y$ {+ Z: } T* z5 B& p4 YDD Russell
# ]5 @7 h R3 b, ]2 NCA Portland7 q& u; Y& V5 k: B5 u6 x3 e% }
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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j% I! z0 |& f( g" D4 zAllied aircraft
& u) `% b# B8 I; C. K$ CP-39D Airacobra x 25/ ~$ d1 ~* V3 q! ?
A-20B Boston x 33* P J+ x1 W6 i
B-25C Mitchell x 153 k$ L9 N( V: f" I9 T4 K; o$ S9 t
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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% d& `* _2 B# a/ `! h9 eJapanese ground losses:1 `; e4 c+ c9 X: y: L( @& E* ^( Z% Z
125 casualties reported
. [- p- f9 C" ]- U Y4 e. qGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
' J) Q) q# W1 P( M& h5 rRunway hits 66) I: j8 z. v6 U0 a \+ u& m% l
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Aircraft Attacking:* ?# u9 W! c# c2 o: k9 v
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" K/ @) d1 o; ?, Z% y: q1 z' g
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( j4 N$ O( K' r y- ~! O 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ y- F5 T1 k: P# Z1 t1 v 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 @9 o& C7 x" Z$ W
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& s: V0 [. P/ I& J% [ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) |- v5 U% T z6 h7 e) r$ L$ i# ~ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 ^( L" v% F3 J8 N4 l; `1 D 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& T$ i! W. Z* M( p% z/ ? 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 m2 [# L0 G. z+ ` 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; F1 v9 v( v) K! J 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
i3 D `( L) _7 p) y8 B+ @6 L$ F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 j/ c# c8 s8 |; l% L/ W( A
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& U: M+ I% M! x4 T+ e* P8 R 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 n- U4 `. Q; ~9 c4 ~# D8 c4 k 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* o. @8 X$ T% a/ k9 i
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. d( C* s. c, Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ m; v7 E1 \2 y( Q6 ~9 b& U) [% e( Y+ t
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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" p" Z6 F! e& u. v$ nDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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# `7 h* e V1 P7 I2 l: mJapanese aircraft- K9 ~) w/ k$ f& M2 F
A6M2-N Rufe x 9/ Q0 t( l% u' y% w
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft/ h( B0 D6 u# q6 R' d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" T, ]" ? G. k( ?+ vSBD Dauntless x 49, g$ Y/ P; {7 {; z. t
TBD Devastator x 15& O. F4 X% ^: d. X( c9 U
' _& _" h8 c0 t/ M! _+ w! O. m) dJapanese aircraft losses
: I, E, y$ \* D! P3 ~5 m, xA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. c. \5 s* ?( J0 Q
" L8 M6 j; p. C* EAllied aircraft losses1 ] Z* D* f$ ^- _+ o, u- z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 `3 Y, s& v, G' b8 [SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 L0 s4 Y( M$ T1 WTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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3 W! a% Z K. y3 P; X% \. W+ Q8 FJapanese Ships
# v( A* t4 q& t# zDD Mochizuki
, _& B# g y( |: D* g N( sCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1/ x! [. v+ b4 Q
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 s5 \' W' w# D+ w! aDD Yuzuki
_! e3 u$ ]9 [7 Q. dDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, {4 W2 }8 F' @8 }5 D" vDD Asanagi
6 v* U" p) l+ ^+ ]4 eDD Akebono0 v7 z4 G u, ]! K# u1 W; m" ?% X- p
DD Sazanami9 j! _6 W8 l! [8 o) P* B
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Aircraft Attacking:
) ^7 h2 i; c9 C1 l+ P 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
\* h* P( R' N! R N% @$ y+ d 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% s D% ]6 H9 }% U U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ H& }* x+ \0 w) c$ p* i
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ^( u4 G+ o/ S2 V4 ~4 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" m$ u. J* q( B; G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' \0 @) y7 H+ C$ [* X8 S* w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
^- H9 C# `" x8 S3 n3 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 a' U' f( [: d I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u/ c* B% u! B7 Y! a. M* @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. O I/ D( t- _; r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 ^8 c+ Q/ G% l7 l* r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 H. n1 t6 p7 ^' j) [1 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ j/ E( V$ \6 g" O! Q) i: m 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 n, A0 a5 B, W4 H
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# G: B) N8 d p1 O \
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+ m/ y1 t" u9 s6 i" B0 ?Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- {9 X: a; V2 I- a* \& [. T0 Y
# F. i/ ?' J+ v4 r$ sJapanese aircraft
2 g$ W3 }& ~6 z( F6 oA6M2-N Rufe x 9& C( h/ @7 ]' |; a/ A
A6M2 Zero x 28: N# i3 a( q- B& W$ `& ~# p
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Allied aircraft6 |8 l9 u# Y$ R8 T* m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
$ F" @: H" ]. o& @" ?2 z1 lSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
' I7 i6 V1 H: Y% Y: zA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
; S+ q' o4 h3 @1 x0 [8 n# PA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed' X8 `0 c. ?3 S( O
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 i) U8 J& F' Y2 l0 }SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged! D2 o3 v. v' ~/ O" L
% q, Q8 U2 e1 N: x9 `Japanese Ships
( |3 q' s) f% IAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# ?2 _" I [+ L' r, }* L9 T7 ]AP Tofuku Maru8 s2 u( H( j" y3 X2 O$ S
AK Sagami Maru: F) p8 S1 V# o% f' \# i% U
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage2 \: ~9 G2 s# ], T( Z
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 e6 l8 F8 F9 k Z) m! CAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 P9 d: \/ m( @
189 casualties reported
4 E! d( Y# B7 a8 E) zGuns lost 1
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' e7 k% f, {$ H. @Aircraft Attacking:
( f( H0 J' f$ \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* b( P. I4 O/ s
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) }( L+ ?6 \* `! Z+ o* J( E- b ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 w1 s# L" H2 q' D* o* ]6 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& t1 a N9 _- v/ E* k/ C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" D! \" [4 ^% b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) U& e6 c+ }( {+ p6 l3 c2 Z* K, @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- K: ^5 F4 r, \2 b# k3 s' S9 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i% n8 o S/ M& `
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
# e' ~) U2 {1 B. H& X; o3 kA6M2-N Rufe x 3
; `. T U) B- H! p+ U7 zA6M2 Zero x 10
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( W% q. N4 B: X* d/ FAllied aircraft
+ b: Q4 T) {% Q DSBD Dauntless x 157 B- J* u7 `) |% d
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No Japanese losses
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\% j1 N/ P9 m/ q/ v# b F! ?* zAllied aircraft losses
% ~, w! J7 e1 q# J& SSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships% `5 t' s8 t" Y1 C! t( \" H
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
& _5 T' ~% o6 j+ p6 _AP Tarushima Maru+ n6 C) H+ T8 F' R1 ^ F2 I# ]! q( }
AP Chihaya Maru
: h0 S6 p& l8 I) X9 Z, N6 ?5 |! b2 ]# VAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:$ _6 I a8 G4 h1 g/ Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 [+ n0 U& w( B `2 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 `6 h! G P- d+ L4 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 l4 j/ \6 c, v. W/ p: n3 O+ R9 w: F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 c' y; Q7 L, c
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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# V+ s" v& M9 J& PJapanese aircraft
$ S9 R1 o; u* w5 a4 QA6M2 Zero x 49
4 F% z% w% G, ^ v
, Q9 o2 d: A% i6 A, a0 \Allied aircraft
, K2 C; }. J. }8 k( tF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
6 {: k4 y$ l( s- p4 t0 o0 O4 rF4F-4 Wildcat x 8! V, C( |; |) d; Z
SBD Dauntless x 62
# Z9 g6 V1 }5 }! a5 @9 `8 P/ h7 |TBD Devastator x 59 h" w2 M8 t" c% ~* ` `
0 X9 |3 S1 g- M5 DJapanese aircraft losses
9 v- I) {! W. }A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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. q; p4 \2 ?- F1 Q2 ZAllied aircraft losses
+ u1 }8 C8 h* \6 P. {F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed9 M# M/ u4 g1 m0 {2 @1 a/ k) P) k1 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
' d: F- M2 d$ h( b4 b$ O0 @SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( s' e- J0 \- w+ X6 ^" jTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed0 g2 Q* h* ], P0 G5 z/ J) o
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Japanese Ships" f- [3 \4 G) S8 i. j1 q: \) c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( l1 \( T4 N! C% ~
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire; P F& G5 V; @% ^; m1 d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:0 p, d: Y1 h/ f7 H. d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- h1 Z1 W6 {) u0 W
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% e; L J5 e8 B: r/ |; Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: M) T) ^8 I% s$ w% P7 b 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. L$ P3 n P4 v: Z 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; Q2 E; w' ?& M* M, d) x: |* X4 Z& W 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& V+ V( U/ p+ \2 q" Z3 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Y5 U# i+ i1 c* v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* F/ c* e, W& \. D, A3 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- f b2 U; d! l
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, |0 b# t3 s" B% D5 s* C1 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. n0 }/ t7 F9 [) l; A% N" F) @
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104+ p# H4 J) x5 s
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Japanese aircraft
; U# r1 T" y0 G/ Z T9 u% v9 `A6M2 Zero x 203 [2 o! @! @8 s+ j. a
D3A Val x 36- R" O4 n: Z# q# q% T5 {
B5N Kate x 37
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# _9 r- D$ I, mAllied aircraft' } h1 h. v- ]. C' Q/ @+ d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* I9 N- U. B% F; C: l N) y* dF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses2 V7 X& Q7 W. u8 ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 Q: R( m- d( j0 r, s [2 X+ Z
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged7 i/ D2 L3 P, c+ ]( G
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses n* _3 R% s) E4 P; X+ S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed# G) X( s! [. D1 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
7 {% L ?& c8 pCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 ^' |2 f7 E$ _$ V$ Z2 {0 Y
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 P0 ]9 L" j; l0 x& y: }! l- jCA Astoria
+ H/ O$ G, Z, r3 FCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 19 D, j: Z& {( q% m( a$ R
DD Patterson
0 t g1 z. ^$ S1 \) KCA New Orleans
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$ L. U$ K* L1 w$ j/ TAircraft Attacking:
$ |/ ?: M/ `! q5 n3 t 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. @" o9 y8 S" h
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ s) k* M, y. n) N
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( u4 S) z g: ~) ` 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ B4 V( R, N' }% ~" n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 `. y! e8 Y+ L( P; |" _. C# c4 L0 C 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; p+ `1 O# k9 O 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; O; }% T0 e7 }0 }/ B& U7 F9 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: U/ D# I7 y6 {* l* \1 l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet P% ^0 S- x$ W2 n6 v9 U$ f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, |0 G/ U/ O4 [, {% V. ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 d, H' A3 H/ b$ h& p" P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- |" B/ p# h9 @8 `- U U8 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ }% s1 C* H. X7 `: e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 F+ X. p# Z! G4 L5 }4 O8 [4 ? 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- o' j) T, |0 Y1 t+ i& E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; `8 F& O: {3 e: N. m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; h# K2 k8 J) t; x, [( i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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