AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: q0 c0 {# M; d6 O/ }
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Sub attack at 70,1074 n: w5 f, M0 I
9 h- Z4 o8 d/ t' i$ UJapanese Ships
) n1 P* y, r) Y: LSS I-28, hits 1" a& O; r6 I7 X4 r/ |
8 P! u% {6 E$ p/ q8 HAllied Ships M7 B( n/ b3 \- H& a2 A( Y3 z! r
CA Shropshire0 V/ Y F1 w+ _2 c/ V; v
DD Dewey% a+ _: Z8 h1 a+ s4 v) @0 t
DD Russell5 v- w/ B8 H: d. Z \
CA Portland
+ x+ i6 v B3 o. dDD Arunta
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( \9 d: H/ O% g" F2 U: }+ z: v4 J. ZDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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) L2 q9 O" t3 G/ i ~2 \- hAllied aircraft9 l* L% f2 n& A; Z
P-39D Airacobra x 25* y& y! V( R7 \& j3 F, _
A-20B Boston x 33
9 r2 U' {+ K0 x) BB-25C Mitchell x 156 m; O( g# P* m/ A+ e# C
B-26B Marauder x 30
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0 @: E9 j* B; @( Z' J+ ^1 MNo Allied losses4 ^& H* }$ W7 a) I
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Japanese ground losses:6 m' u1 O. I4 B/ G3 o
125 casualties reported
# p' H* y5 Z9 f& J0 fGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
9 Z) \, y z7 PRunway hits 66$ R6 o1 z1 O' [. `6 ~0 {/ H& U
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 J( b. `1 y- X( M9 {9 R- T; N 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 y8 z; `3 I# f; c5 {& }, G
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. C: D' X! K; f) F$ E; c
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; ^( \; q% C% c& o1 H4 S
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" V6 u2 W' M M9 s: |9 C
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 J* d( a% @+ I! g* h 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 i# w3 \& d' C% U- B$ J7 f1 a 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 J5 D# q4 P1 n% b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" q$ @ u# x) s 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% P4 {+ K$ K" `7 d) L; i$ a9 f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. G8 R+ [9 H( y 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' w0 l, A5 h$ x$ ^% W0 R F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, F* }$ E) _( R2 s6 I: X" x 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. C2 \$ o& r( r }: o- ^
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# _" E+ D# A) z; @ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% f+ d" l8 V% f! X3 j' g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( D1 \. y8 ^8 k
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 k7 i' ~: N' m1 ]
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, P! m7 W' `# I5 E% G
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' I$ @; h2 t7 d% I9 t" c% C
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Japanese aircraft
, U* Q. Z' w1 v' U- qA6M2-N Rufe x 9
% \+ B0 k; N5 H0 hA6M2 Zero x 32, h; ?3 d8 w2 L5 j
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Allied aircraft
6 E5 l8 A- {/ h- HF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" ~( ~1 ^: b$ K/ ~SBD Dauntless x 49
) E/ d( \$ \0 D* c! O* ATBD Devastator x 153 e# ?8 j$ Q6 X1 B0 Q
) Y/ v) H, B5 K; hJapanese aircraft losses/ v, Q5 |4 d/ {( P- R/ h
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 F4 w$ Q7 g2 K6 Z: b+ q& a7 p
$ g+ H0 @3 r$ g& Q7 u7 R7 ?. fAllied aircraft losses3 X2 Q8 A7 {! [" F+ _7 a" `9 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged6 b7 y" R; H: [) m# E
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged5 @5 a m% t, u
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged/ m% X; E+ ]& p9 |1 a
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Japanese Ships
! Q: ~, r, n( ] o- {; O/ }DD Mochizuki) @' p) B# d J" o
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1- c {$ {2 E% u1 |( R, @7 w- U
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. W1 z7 P# r/ y, m8 m9 uDD Yuzuki: G8 u+ d7 v7 m
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 w) F1 d$ ?% B/ m& A
DD Asanagi- U0 H# v) Y5 V% K! }8 i% i8 f
DD Akebono
5 U2 z7 l# o! J2 ]; G0 N) LDD Sazanami* y/ A' V ?$ |$ i- S
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Aircraft Attacking:' ?5 l9 V k; _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' Z: M/ M7 P# o' T) W0 G. `/ K
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ z% T2 ^1 B6 B2 ?; j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% t3 m' Y& o+ Z- \5 p. J 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; A" u2 e9 v! D$ z( L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 O" E8 k$ R) k( Q7 m1 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* _' N: D" n' m% w# \) z( h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* y; x7 Q0 p" T, H! Q; A* Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) H6 P( d/ W4 d* o( _. S9 ^$ ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 H: l# a4 y' a8 h: p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* `- B( F8 z3 a O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) K5 ?7 C) n6 G* G: s, p' _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ P% V% z+ G/ F9 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ^; G, k! m& {7 D2 @4 C- M 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y* N- l3 N) G/ v p; K- o
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. u+ e# Y( u- R% K" u5 @( R
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft5 h1 r+ L, A* Y! i
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
! }6 l* x+ D, j' d$ \A6M2 Zero x 28
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" C+ c: d# l9 ~7 t! m3 `+ ^0 F- ^Allied aircraft. u8 o1 Q5 x1 _8 E: c: J( V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: |0 d) Y9 `1 G/ i2 X$ }. nSBD Dauntless x 34
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8 K9 c+ V4 w/ k6 q" l) sJapanese aircraft losses
( p& C' M4 ?" D: u% u, ]A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
! f8 J/ Y3 V% y' l. nA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; j& A( B) ~$ ~8 x5 H# b8 s
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Allied aircraft losses2 V8 I! `+ X1 |9 E# ^5 j5 L5 l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged3 s9 J' H3 k; S% o2 {5 S! S
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 @2 S* z( k5 S, u
. m& I" i" u& {/ w% mJapanese Ships+ K. E2 L, C/ ?0 Y% E' _/ ^4 G' W
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ v5 `0 |4 z" O* r1 V
AP Tofuku Maru/ o2 w4 }! ?+ f* c2 L# V+ g3 g
AK Sagami Maru3 ^, R6 O8 m3 C
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ K+ _, f/ k6 w. P+ B
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% j& r7 V+ Q" B; \! {' h: {; I8 R
AP Ryotaku Maru& x" f8 o z% Q0 N
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Japanese ground losses:
! s& y b7 m# Z/ } v' T) @189 casualties reported
( o; E# Y( u! R! ~Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
* _: f! X: @; v/ N8 f' [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ l( j0 v4 W: u; n/ W' u2 P. ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Z p$ u5 h) ^* X0 @. H( Z, m2 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) A$ c7 n4 q0 T0 O' D& {: i2 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 t4 ]9 P. i5 X; x r3 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# o; X2 L" X3 L- v6 j# P' O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) j! E F( B, s! O* m ~/ z& L+ o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" o$ q* x, G% G1 T @1 |2 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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5 g1 F% B) z4 U4 t& B. f, u$ QDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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7 x; U! L" W1 K! ]& ]) ?Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 109 H! {6 S" j9 u( z. ^
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Allied aircraft6 L* a# } F! L4 ~9 P
SBD Dauntless x 15
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+ @/ N: y' a Y2 dNo Japanese losses6 y% a# w) M/ g5 _
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Allied aircraft losses
2 q5 z. s9 F, }( S0 }8 y! X" FSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
/ S' Z3 q' c# |2 a. pAP Tarushima Maru: ~/ T8 V9 E9 n7 |( J5 r+ [" J0 r9 f
AP Chihaya Maru
# O& K: ^9 c9 V* \+ y' I8 WAK Asahisan Maru
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4 C1 f; ]0 U7 i) t2 [Aircraft Attacking:& I* @4 m2 p7 e4 [$ @3 t
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# Z. h- J5 N- `% i3 X: t* B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" P) F* k) y E- a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# T3 [- U% y1 G+ `4 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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/ V; J8 S& w) s0 X$ V; l/ j$ aDay Air attack on TF at 70,1042 ^6 |+ z( p9 Z& a% Q
! M4 r$ `% E. SJapanese aircraft0 @% r( S O- d7 A/ b- t. y
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
% l G2 l G/ c: [F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ X T: j" s3 x I7 W. kF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ R# @- j7 B5 M+ Q( `SBD Dauntless x 62( {9 K6 A# W+ U5 W' k
TBD Devastator x 5+ T' H% i5 [6 P8 a. H
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ]( k: A6 M0 s
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged7 m& p* S* {5 o* d( D t
' f6 Z$ Y4 |6 N8 o7 V$ C; a, \Allied aircraft losses% _5 e+ k4 f: {
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
% r a9 n4 K& D) h' A! WF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
& _. F0 _" Q" [. OSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 g& M4 i a) w8 OTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships# r- i+ ?3 T* w) K7 b6 Y, h I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
" d- p) v, N' n3 h8 ~3 LCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ^/ \; B O& o) P8 S1 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1. M6 c. D3 D7 a/ q3 \! P0 \
1 i/ ]1 p! B; y9 JAircraft Attacking:
+ d3 E: \. k0 R& F/ W+ ^( s& r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 [( C8 L7 o( T' v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' h5 g" r \, L1 K* x3 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 l6 W& V( b1 s# X6 y% u+ Q 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- [4 t4 _: @/ L) d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& z4 @7 i2 c$ q' M7 R* y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* T( q1 l4 a) [- [; M( w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 d. Z3 m2 P/ A' m# _
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. U' {' G8 o" B4 D* [! Y& @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' X7 F" }4 I7 U9 H+ C
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9 u! H; ~9 I2 O% }, u, ZDay Air attack on TF at 72,1046 l+ ]3 U) z' c
6 D& ?4 o/ c7 k5 ~# v9 w7 PJapanese aircraft
/ j3 `/ B' O7 S' J8 W: oA6M2 Zero x 20
4 e8 F) P1 C! l0 QD3A Val x 36
- ^# l- @ Y. s3 e2 j: q( `9 mB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft& G* I: Y* j! g5 ^; y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
& a- v; G# n" Z3 ]+ KF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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$ D" A; @8 f+ {! Q$ XJapanese aircraft losses l$ M' j. U$ b4 W" i/ M9 F5 t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 h: i& d9 A1 u) Z" aD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged. N' z d& d+ T. n# \
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged2 E. ?7 ?, g/ x7 A
. X2 c- m0 D8 }Allied aircraft losses1 ]# P0 ~8 c; x7 A, T; S6 H- E9 {
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
- l$ U: }# e9 @6 M, \; kF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# V" L2 w* k# ~8 M p
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Allied Ships
" [ R/ f* [1 }4 H: m2 S @" LCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& E7 \% \# }3 v# xCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 B, B# C9 d1 ?
CA Astoria
2 Y" T1 s: V. PCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 |2 f$ b3 y- a" X# R4 t9 s5 I
DD Patterson
1 |: K) X# s7 qCA New Orleans( ?9 X& [/ y6 C5 ?4 D
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Aircraft Attacking:. M: A" F" ^4 d' b. g
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ R2 b% | o1 _% E; T- L 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ p7 t7 F: e: v+ w6 f 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( l1 a! F0 }( P" o! b" b d- d" v 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 q* }, B* G1 R/ H" [6 m4 ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 E4 Z, N4 { N2 B 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! \5 D, i0 p0 f' a: `: H% h
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 u4 G8 E: e2 v: K" o* G6 b( H% o& \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 }* P2 }8 _& U+ D' D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; K9 T* H& b* a R# t5 o' u# \- H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% {. r1 H4 s+ c5 P' u, \8 {( O! C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, \, X+ n' ?! P, ^2 e 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' e: }8 S% K. Q. R3 {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! }9 [8 ?, V5 H! l+ H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. P2 m- `: ]( a% i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 k: H9 ~3 a: r5 O* X" g5 M6 ^( G1 k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 w2 I' s; K/ M
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ?! X8 }/ ]5 u9 Y( x! v6 C/ V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 R8 _% u3 `1 b5 P, r: I0 _
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |