AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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! H# D* g/ i& C* ^& r6 n F7 y( {Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships6 p3 B& V0 m: q
SS I-28, hits 1' H2 u( |# n) \6 A) [" ]
9 a D, c) u" m7 z* d- F4 kAllied Ships& y# y1 k; M; c
CA Shropshire
0 ` L" ], t% Y( v' I T6 ]0 aDD Dewey
' I0 t% x# I$ [. T7 N5 S% ^& s: eDD Russell# n9 p9 X( z7 z$ s. X2 F
CA Portland
& T' [! i. F7 W9 j# k2 K: D9 S2 FDD Arunta
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9 z3 ?$ [1 W0 h: ~) sDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,875 H( D* f. X4 A" Y7 J8 M- ]3 {
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Allied aircraft
7 I4 d9 N O; D. k; {1 AP-39D Airacobra x 25
. {/ S; ~0 |3 Q0 c8 H. QA-20B Boston x 33
& K' q; K4 C0 F8 i" M" j; [2 FB-25C Mitchell x 15
( {/ j, M8 x: b& Z: SB-26B Marauder x 30; u: y) \ F* `- R N5 g
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No Allied losses! [+ j7 V+ H, V9 a% n# Z
- E, W7 P2 j9 yJapanese ground losses:
* t5 u6 o) w3 g" f0 F125 casualties reported% j% s, y: A2 y- @
Guns lost 1
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: k. {! T" R I3 XAirbase hits 4
5 ?: e9 s) t* [3 fRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 l, m: q6 M& u" [0 ^% {7 u. p 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 E- C8 N9 d d6 x14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 r) j7 j& y3 _, P( v
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& Z4 Q! ^: U6 A9 ^. F2 ?- O
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: R3 S; n B2 V* R 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( B9 ?9 X. g& D# Y o 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# [( ^! ~2 ]; V* x3 m$ J9 E
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ f6 m* ?4 l9 X4 t/ A' J
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet z9 t# j4 p+ b8 \' w3 L' y) Q& I# a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- G; @" j5 n3 ]6 O# A5 k% m$ d 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ P: g0 i( ]3 R6 Q2 t H$ s* L! y$ s
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 G6 q. q k" s. o+ ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( \+ t/ U& ~! R0 V3 v- u# `
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ _8 }8 a# p0 Z( [1 q! b7 A* Q 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 E: ?+ s9 B0 i' _6 i
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ M. X* G4 A; p0 H9 E 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 M; O/ i O- ?! o; x+ V8 m5 o. g8 ]
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet \! ]( ?& E; K8 Q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 B$ Y# \/ W, ]5 Q6 D& n
7 y9 L- R* }! i3 cJapanese aircraft- I. s; Y$ o) T) ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
$ u+ ~8 ]% C6 S# E1 p& R; ~$ m0 _A6M2 Zero x 32
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& `# w G" R3 H {Allied aircraft
4 H# U4 e! H, TF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
" d+ S$ ^7 N3 H* DSBD Dauntless x 49 v4 h% O8 C$ j* u4 w
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
: |0 p# ?* e; ~ }/ ?6 G- L A) QA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
0 ]* p0 h4 j! z; t% b: I3 ? 1 `* Q5 ~: Z. e! t% W$ j# e
Allied aircraft losses) [' ~- |1 a* U' U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged7 F3 D8 D1 ~9 E- A2 V( q( X4 U7 Y
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged; H4 ?8 Y: J$ D" c) h5 n \ K
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged6 r; _. u, p2 O" L, I% c
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Japanese Ships1 B$ s4 `1 C# F9 p8 H/ @
DD Mochizuki
. k( c5 Z) v- ^' K8 P, B. GCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ @7 E# P& l! j a0 UDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 q1 X+ x3 g1 B' k* ^
DD Yuzuki9 T# O0 O% o6 M3 ~6 ^
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire; r; d! V. b* B& P/ F" c
DD Asanagi
& w+ W% O$ q; L" s' ] LDD Akebono
: X, ?9 J: |- `2 TDD Sazanami9 l& {8 d6 b5 P& I
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ k1 M0 f B! B. T1 b! I5 t: K 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) T" `* ^) s( H2 b$ A2 v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
h, w. Q2 u' i) J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 G, p! |& b9 q7 ^- a2 X/ H
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# V. V1 E: b/ F- x3 L: P2 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 v5 l. `) U6 }* y% P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 u0 X# O5 a5 O, T3 E' I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 e" q0 i( N1 z- j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* T' f# W2 N: W+ j. O7 `# k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ ^7 |8 e5 x# `: }: g/ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ d8 \, l0 i0 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ b* g( ^' b0 y( E. d) _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# w6 }7 V* i/ R6 Y% \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ F& i* y, V% T
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& P m( n. T* o- g" p
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ^% \8 Q9 {7 ]
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2 Y% e# s0 e2 m* f5 kDay Air attack on TF at 70,103/ p; @$ E9 b/ [3 G6 F" F3 {
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2 }: y8 |/ N( s" w3 g/ m0 P" VA6M2-N Rufe x 9! E, `) k: j+ p7 R- }) Z
A6M2 Zero x 28' c& N" |5 M3 p) N2 g1 z+ a% N3 T
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Allied aircraft
/ h- m5 D3 F7 J9 K0 U, v6 PF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: t/ }+ `, [+ hSBD Dauntless x 341 p: j; d" w2 Q' m* g$ O
1 [6 q( T2 b' k6 U% L ?Japanese aircraft losses
' M7 N9 B x2 N3 d4 u |* IA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed! z# O% E) ]# ~, u! O b
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' v0 h9 p/ N" V% G$ A% }( \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged7 D( Z- P2 p( d' j
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 C4 o0 |& R- j `. @. r+ r v1 a/ g
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Japanese Ships
" V( j b3 e7 J5 F: iAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ y1 z* D& m$ P& C, s( {% O
AP Tofuku Maru" E w, `/ H5 ~' X
AK Sagami Maru
, E0 S1 L7 X6 u, F2 \6 jAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: v. n3 P. f4 f2 R- r7 EAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; F- o2 g6 l( @3 \" @; V& @7 v. ZAP Ryotaku Maru$ G; ]& p, T& O* K
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Japanese ground losses:, l: {3 p G8 K7 |: ^4 m
189 casualties reported9 p8 \. t: _9 \. c6 f3 X
Guns lost 1
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# Q+ n: k. x7 P$ G% `( iAircraft Attacking:5 E6 V* B$ C! n# [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 X* {1 A o3 G% V: b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^: B/ [1 _/ ?$ k7 [/ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 i3 {' q, R1 E3 n3 m& x* N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Z3 H4 `! X8 G8 Q( T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* H2 Y7 m) C0 B+ G4 O7 o( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- T* a: E4 Y3 x3 Z5 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# T4 N% K7 C; v- {" n- IDay Air attack on TF at 70,1037 s' K- n* d9 U- S
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Japanese aircraft. l: X. W$ O- Z7 m
A6M2-N Rufe x 39 t! H+ r m: ~( J
A6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 151 x" F9 U: C; z, l* i) d
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" W" R8 r) f: Q+ U A, v4 m& T" uSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 _* D$ E, Z4 n+ M& h x5 R
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage9 a2 b, |0 }5 q6 J' q( d% B
AP Tarushima Maru
! ]) [2 g0 V# mAP Chihaya Maru! R$ Q! D" W# X! s8 T4 @, \' w4 d1 \
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
) o$ S2 Z7 d& F- m$ }9 ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 J. b3 W) N7 R0 g0 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 y. Y& L# v: O G- T, Q 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 aircraft2 M! z) D0 w; } R# L4 J
A6M2 Zero x 499 B+ ~% {" M. W) d
! J& A0 ~8 Y# o+ S. J [9 T- ^Allied aircraft# f6 [9 G- u! i f+ @$ b! v) L- [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; w% e7 j# ? u: b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 t& f+ d6 V. F$ ?SBD Dauntless x 62/ a& T( H; U, }- E, b4 E1 Q0 H4 b' }
TBD Devastator x 58 o! Y [% | _: }) T
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Japanese aircraft losses! f3 s, Z% m7 _) Y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged+ q. C4 b! z! ]& N2 ^. a
4 T( i: g3 P& q; {7 H3 `* H5 F1 @Allied aircraft losses v: ~+ u& s+ \! h0 b( W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed( }8 h$ v. C( P! Y8 m* v, R6 X7 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, K, G3 M8 X* z; M
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
, ~. B5 R u4 jTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed2 E7 j1 A/ C/ N" A0 A* @
l$ \+ @1 {% [; Y& N( y0 y' KJapanese Ships
4 D; Q' V& z+ C$ }2 b1 ?CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 17 e9 J+ ?. e4 r0 f- R: l. ^
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 @, L; I* j/ i" ~" w0 D3 `+ ~. y) q% kCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1( J* i# H; I# e# x+ z
! }* Y# l9 V1 |' }Aircraft Attacking:
6 Z0 S! m' v9 G6 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 A3 i6 ]# ~5 X8 r8 h( Y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" G3 W- s) r% j! C# F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( c7 K! E9 M* v$ I& c# h5 ^9 K 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' x9 M& q# C0 C8 @2 }9 w) k 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( `2 i) O) ~) ? 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^" i8 d+ D7 U6 F0 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 I m3 x" I' g1 k! |2 Z; \5 H) ~3 Q3 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet I* n; r$ l% X3 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 u9 t2 ~. U* Q, m. a+ T, F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 b9 S3 Q5 |4 f6 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' }; Z8 a: K! _& e/ m7 H
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104/ z8 O; C- V) P; z
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Japanese aircraft
+ x6 [0 @0 |& ]2 ?# A: }A6M2 Zero x 201 ?1 u! j) D0 F3 |! X3 d2 h5 g
D3A Val x 36
6 B$ i5 Y# [8 B9 a ^B5N Kate x 37
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/ W5 Y4 Q$ u* B4 SAllied aircraft, z5 X# B! m) q% A% Q* t4 j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10: S( j4 T' E- d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
' N- Z( ^ R& c6 c8 N/ H4 PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( M" x. Z0 S0 m# \8 rD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
+ t6 G8 K7 }0 Y e0 j7 e% O$ QB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* n$ g j$ r, x2 I0 ^$ d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 p2 n8 W$ E" v# f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged$ M6 e2 f7 Z3 D- H# A7 T4 N7 A
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Allied Ships* F3 X) w/ J a p0 B
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, I8 Z: k# i" B0 A
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; G$ y7 l9 S: Y% K# }CA Astoria+ u4 T) Y s: }* `* Q
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 16 t0 u6 O- ^+ }$ Z/ \
DD Patterson% E8 M# d4 X, p% d: I% O, Z
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:1 }" L3 m% w+ X+ R+ B P- t( i
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# n9 h* Z4 W0 E2 y) u8 H+ ?
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 O7 Q! P) `4 p C* | 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
P6 ?* F/ X X# Y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 F6 t2 L& O( T- A2 ^0 ?3 ^; W# B$ s
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( x2 D9 I8 d! _; K- D0 I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ^$ S" s4 q$ F; g2 ?- Y: g$ Y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
R; I1 I2 Q6 X; I8 W8 }& U 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! t9 K. ]. w2 F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" |: L! V+ B% X2 t$ v1 E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# U* J" ~. H) P l0 } `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 |* O/ t, P) V, B; r" Z$ Z' v
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 P8 S3 R, ]* `9 K6 h6 K
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# \- _6 ^, S7 E }* ]$ ]' u) k' k6 Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 M& p! z6 x5 b8 o7 k* z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; e7 O6 u4 b) Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& W: s$ K( l8 ^
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |