AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42. c- h$ S; A8 ?1 T3 {4 h) C
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, A7 A; ^; G- H' ]Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships& d, A5 o1 y7 W4 @0 S# w0 M: z
SS I-28, hits 1
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_6 S' T+ v' b* K9 T( f7 b& NAllied Ships
5 z& z' n! p( M( \# R/ wCA Shropshire
, c8 j2 K4 @% f. W9 j% }% V9 T! \DD Dewey
. |$ m" r* h; [/ ?7 k) D3 FDD Russell
5 I1 K" O: K' S+ PCA Portland( x# t& L8 }1 z* O) ~- N# p2 D5 L
DD Arunta
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" N) w5 x4 p3 I3 @6 ]0 B1 k* ?+ rDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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! ` h1 K1 l* L- M, [& |Allied aircraft
& a8 j! w& ?+ BP-39D Airacobra x 25& v. p% [+ ?/ V' c+ _% n& ~: _
A-20B Boston x 33
; I W& w0 h" L: |+ S( d! k) ?B-25C Mitchell x 156 p9 R5 ~/ \) E1 C& V! ?! P% P% c
B-26B Marauder x 30( c/ M9 K* s" D
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" U1 }! Z b: f8 XNo Allied losses( I* e: T ]/ x% [1 m7 |9 F6 G
+ @, j! w# K; ?% I5 g5 \: fJapanese ground losses:0 I: | h" z9 ^4 o
125 casualties reported5 s+ V( Q% z( x- `4 h5 {7 `
Guns lost 11 _2 ^ `5 s3 o% k+ X0 j/ U: x# a, |
& s( L, \* N; ]Airbase hits 4
7 X( P: q/ a0 `+ R! yRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 u4 N+ U# r1 `8 g 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' v% j8 d$ n4 B0 ~
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- M4 f0 }/ B" B* `7 E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 Z4 T4 r: F2 }! T: L, r- `/ v 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 x' t( D8 a5 b3 v 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! _4 ?- {/ m: M
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' r" R9 U) j& h 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ `, ^; p8 p# Q- i0 t8 J' T& W 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 l( S; Y% t! q( U* b
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 [+ p0 p& L) ^
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 W: ^2 Q- l# Q2 F; J6 {7 Q5 z
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ f" W& F: N; m' h4 a$ ?" S 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& Z, ^3 W8 K s* G0 j 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 ^% M6 q& D% t- O 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ M9 _6 s- M) ~, _. v5 p% Y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, o, }1 Z2 J- R5 ^) l3 I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- S3 E% Z( m5 M4 V1 L 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 o, z$ h# q. X& Y4 }
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 ?8 X. X8 a0 y0 Z8 ~! }$ Q
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& a) @* m& x$ ^Day Air attack on TF at 70,103, D% o2 n \ g- k5 s$ ]
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Japanese aircraft
% H1 O& | }& a! LA6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 M# t, e; @- L) S; ZA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft o% G" T9 J* z6 C* J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 e0 |1 r, i$ u+ m$ fSBD Dauntless x 49
$ Y8 ~8 ?* n$ i1 n' S) P. f7 jTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses1 \( } o1 S( T: ~
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed5 e, w0 p3 ?8 K8 `: O4 H2 U7 G8 S5 G. M4 O
) G; B" K& \9 T% e$ v- ]" yAllied aircraft losses
; N+ j. f4 R4 K* Q* Z' p1 v, VF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
! @: C: I: J3 S' n+ fSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged# O) `; h( ]) b1 t- }
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; _# N9 O/ p3 E$ r" O1 G4 e
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Japanese Ships
3 K. U! j) J. aDD Mochizuki6 R& i: f# I* N( \# j! ^
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
- ^* d; l" I7 m" x, z& ADD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ I7 w/ Q$ o0 ~& `1 t+ EDD Yuzuki
[4 w' U+ Z1 y& Y6 yDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 I6 W$ o4 M9 S' B3 ^DD Asanagi
" T' A% ^$ _; SDD Akebono' W9 t0 M2 e& f5 V, u; n5 m8 u! }4 T
DD Sazanami% i6 G" b2 \. n7 t% P+ P
' R4 e7 j; q: G; w: D% S0 C9 AAircraft Attacking:
9 C- a0 B: |; | 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Q& @/ h2 u1 ^$ ? 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, B5 j: z% n; H8 } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" s$ o# @' i5 J s1 e- p
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; i: Z, C8 e& B. Q: i' @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ p( ]; ]5 s4 C+ g3 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 }+ K. c$ A0 Z9 n( ?, O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% n H2 p, I* z3 W5 v. Q3 `1 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 |- ], H8 s6 N# P1 \- u4 n1 Q1 J6 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 v5 i4 Z# U8 t9 g! M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet C" \1 h8 M; F3 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. F/ q* v, I' x* f9 B {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( K2 L, H' l0 G* r. [. d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ m5 b- V: q8 }
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ |3 H/ j. c. A X8 ^ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1032 j0 b1 M% w$ u- N, H$ O
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Japanese aircraft
5 o# I. ]9 j; k3 i- E& U6 UA6M2-N Rufe x 93 [( s4 j# G5 }7 t! j8 {. Z" X5 G
A6M2 Zero x 28
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" f, e9 y* J9 o& X5 Z; HAllied aircraft. b; h" s5 x# e& ~! Y y( f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21& S# C$ f" W4 @4 z( x
SBD Dauntless x 34
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- K# m' O' v( o `1 G, D6 XJapanese aircraft losses+ L! K/ g! k( S7 H8 [/ g, g$ c
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
) s6 A3 o3 i" ~/ h9 P& {" EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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- R* I; Z7 a( H4 v% v) O& V0 iF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
" R- G- \( ]4 Y, i* BSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) ~( @( q8 \0 E- d
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Japanese Ships7 ^# V3 }; z4 F o/ r h p6 X7 J
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* D# N; e. T `% W" i; f/ YAP Tofuku Maru! p9 \1 p% E7 u) g' C
AK Sagami Maru
' ?, M! {. ]5 O0 ^) C cAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: l4 A$ ~9 s4 w
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 y; D9 S3 i9 Q+ U
AP Ryotaku Maru C- p f) C( F, l
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Japanese ground losses:
6 B4 D7 {& L& W3 Y189 casualties reported# g6 f/ b9 C; Q) ]$ r( l
Guns lost 10 P, K1 z1 B5 r: ]& U! u
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Aircraft Attacking:
% H1 w1 u) {0 t" P5 x- x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# e' C4 }" @5 K& x, R7 E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 N5 h/ s1 X. f$ m9 i* H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' c* D" Y* T0 P8 [% ]! s, e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) o8 k( r9 @3 B. v @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( S6 G7 ^3 A: ?' W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 r- c7 ^7 @9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- W$ O$ U; V3 e& R: l* r" c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 }1 k' R/ t: N" L) r! ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 {# B3 y5 \$ q" l7 n( i- cA6M2 Zero x 10# H, | `) i" h' E% {! t, S, f
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: E$ p- N; x) qSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses6 x2 ?* _# S2 Q! s {3 C" L2 Y3 N
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ^! R9 ~, O8 z l2 q5 b' O1 _6 J' sSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed& o- c2 y; b. {
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Japanese Ships
& I- N; `& B- w" e7 ^AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage9 i3 {7 C [+ }( v. L
AP Tarushima Maru+ I- b/ p9 [: v1 M& i) g
AP Chihaya Maru
. q2 A! o! y9 m0 v8 n- r2 YAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:0 b. H: G- a- r4 w$ t/ V# s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. O! w! S$ r4 J/ d& R/ G7 f* [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" s$ B% I: X3 g2 t0 R9 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 K V5 H8 ?6 v3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft7 @$ o; y9 G6 y) h
A6M2 Zero x 49
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3 E/ ?2 [8 H# B) }, KAllied aircraft% z. I! Y5 r1 v( `1 J. z7 k) m- o' c( l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10- b4 [: g5 B0 z8 a6 h1 }) Q% e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 D& {" t, T& t. G! A) K( J
SBD Dauntless x 62
. |0 ]6 u1 D+ w! \5 J' ]1 v- qTBD Devastator x 50 `: R |$ F0 e Q) p6 d4 f5 j
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Japanese aircraft losses
, v/ K; N( z$ O2 ~9 X) lA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% I/ q; L. e7 iF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
8 t$ B3 U, ]' Y7 [, T9 `6 P, y* BF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed& J+ _, S- P$ k8 ~! \
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
; q6 t _$ w. Q0 S* s: @TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed4 c! ^: g j8 ~, s/ k
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Japanese Ships
- T( J* i5 p# Z# }' BCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1; q0 L0 s& [8 U# g7 `9 @
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 h. l! e& [6 r5 \4 h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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9 }4 q+ W# x; X- _: [/ ^Aircraft Attacking:: c( L' x& ]4 T5 x2 A3 E) b- D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. ~0 f$ z0 y7 c. K( F9 Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 W. ?7 q, }! u. c4 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" I2 D3 q' _% F0 J( x* Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 i$ A) A% s$ h+ c
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ @% W- S9 b, o' B* ]) x1 O
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' V& O. D3 O& G- P u& h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* W# L, P- j* a) W$ |- c" h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: X& D% k5 L" N9 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' X0 i" r7 @/ `' ?! B% W; O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 M5 i; r W8 K- z4 T: e' Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104- e( r4 a1 O' s. X' L
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Japanese aircraft% f: U$ {& Q) s* \* `
A6M2 Zero x 202 P @7 Z2 V- c+ m+ \6 w
D3A Val x 36
6 t8 s8 t5 S0 C5 T8 zB5N Kate x 376 x/ Y+ M2 O6 ?. `) e) h1 x! D8 Z
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Allied aircraft& r. [- u5 m% N: L! A" y2 _0 i* o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' u7 X5 }4 x+ S2 u1 j, G9 M2 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ [3 I5 L6 g* w% z$ x
8 L& e# |: R3 p0 pJapanese aircraft losses
; q3 j' |2 g2 f! b9 W; {7 t+ @- GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* N' h5 D, s' I, s6 n
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ W/ a3 U% I2 b- X* u
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged% V& ~ m2 H% g2 M, M6 X
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Allied aircraft losses
& B( C$ p8 V' I% _$ YF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed3 b8 H' W& v8 Z2 ?# C* Y) ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged ]: Q6 P& B: n0 \) f
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ X- R# {& C9 I7 K+ [CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- M/ b3 l) a& |) ^
CA Astoria
3 s& T Z% E- C0 D! \" X4 VCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
; n1 e9 h% n" @. rDD Patterson
' W+ J: i- V8 Q2 qCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:5 n7 f# c+ [7 W
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( c5 m+ C! [$ O; C# W5 G* z 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( U, ?1 m* [5 k, @4 e) w
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: j. j) f* V% b 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 J* Z H3 n, }" l7 N 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( K" L; `! o4 }+ v# z# r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! v4 f6 j, p6 J* k, D( l g
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
a x, b5 U& {/ N5 B& b# n5 E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ O8 c% d5 g: c; B0 ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# o Z0 A+ B/ c' v/ g- L 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 c' k& A, c7 X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 a) q* Y$ j3 i+ h- R: k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" B! T) Z5 B6 k' W* d2 ^0 t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ B, q5 i7 X# [1 c1 |9 H4 W
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 } \) q: U! |7 {3 E+ d. S/ \ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& @; r3 n% {) v9 q( I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet x9 a* l, d; P6 }: y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* z$ a5 v# k) w8 O6 J' M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ T8 c: O2 q& P, G
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |