AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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q3 W0 r) Z/ d" y0 |4 r: v6 j( r( tSS I-28, hits 1
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, o8 l7 _4 P2 e" g( E" b/ XAllied Ships7 l/ h0 h- e% o% O: B# t
CA Shropshire$ t, h0 ?0 L( r; I4 ?' f3 b
DD Dewey0 ^3 x7 b" b9 t6 E6 t* p' F
DD Russell! ]* I+ E' F8 E1 @* w! P- W3 n m; S
CA Portland- \; k; q6 z+ B
DD Arunta
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* b& ? M/ P0 A1 J, LDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
& x, M: Z" x ?4 k6 M8 vP-39D Airacobra x 25* \0 k/ P$ l! s4 [. x
A-20B Boston x 33+ _( r( E) z8 J3 N/ O* A; ^
B-25C Mitchell x 15% G5 T6 [7 D' e, G! Q: I; U& @+ I/ r
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses* h; C- E4 B% T2 i. l% c
5 P1 R) l9 R1 T" t+ z# P$ uJapanese ground losses:; D; m% P5 p4 T0 _( S, x
125 casualties reported
+ W( _6 f3 q" i1 j1 aGuns lost 18 G) S( z% }) |+ Z
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Airbase hits 47 x$ _0 `# v: v
Runway hits 66* f7 \- F) p- A7 }
' ]2 V- h X7 e4 w/ cAircraft Attacking:
4 c" v( J6 {* f8 U- c 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ j" c/ s0 }! q8 x8 D, `
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 _9 K4 X" a! ?( c C! I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 b! f8 W6 Q! d) b2 G
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ N4 Y5 v! N% N! e7 P 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) L H+ N6 i! P3 s" b5 f/ i 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; `0 A5 i4 W( C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 c' ^8 X* B9 H6 `" F7 f
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# _* [% P; Z, B$ s
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: ?- R T% [9 p" @! d5 s7 F 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. e: [3 k4 a, }( K 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 _4 ]3 q8 h% @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# M {6 b2 I) L# v& ^
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* f% _/ r2 A/ C% I 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' T' R4 U$ F, t$ g! H" h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! d( i- v$ r% t9 Q0 w" [
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- W4 Q; i, N/ L9 Z" ~2 ?
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 Q$ i+ O0 C, B! @2 v& D; t 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ l; s. m7 b- v4 z
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Japanese aircraft3 W. S5 C8 h3 M1 N
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
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Allied aircraft6 Y3 V9 ]1 @0 J) I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 Y- m8 w: M) [, d. z s- kSBD Dauntless x 49
* h: o; A5 x' X/ b0 Q7 rTBD Devastator x 15
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, B- f) W+ A0 c* Y3 \& G0 ~) v0 r; DJapanese aircraft losses' ]% s, m% v. m/ a7 `
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, G6 x! C( S/ X0 f/ |; y: eF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged+ g5 B U' M" t: R& Q1 B
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged' B( x# G; \3 Q* p; a- ?2 b
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; i/ c* R) ~3 P; r# _
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5 R' l9 ?6 _1 W4 M8 x4 O+ g) nDD Mochizuki
4 T5 M3 B, l% \4 \CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1! P4 _& `1 J* A7 k& t4 G3 @7 w) ~
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~& ^* h2 [* W! K2 TDD Yuzuki
/ i; R) e) G+ q6 l$ } _- A& uDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire& a. U4 X; y; \8 x7 }9 Y. z6 s
DD Asanagi
- E1 v L: F3 f) B/ eDD Akebono
. g" f) Y6 I5 aDD Sazanami# F7 T W# [' H! ]1 X- W c
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 Q0 v7 p- r+ O% R$ P$ c 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 i& S1 J$ F* T6 C5 l( d 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 J6 L( y+ m4 `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 r7 E: U4 V* p* y" a S" M 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Z7 Z0 P a) x- f% S, u0 Y ^; G; Q0 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- F( O1 M8 h6 W% W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 _( e) w' Q- N9 n0 d) H, K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; P$ A; t; f" _# a: j7 A) n1 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) I* q4 l" @5 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ z( h. o$ ^2 A( v. |# r+ q: L/ F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 i0 a0 R6 A- ~0 U8 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 L! V7 ]# Q+ q2 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( e" B' W9 `9 B* |4 r7 I( N
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 Q# p, V' x7 H* W( X 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) \3 {( S7 J6 p2 l0 Q& k
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0 Y& }5 h& y: T6 J5 }4 cDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft$ P& ?% |8 q2 g( G
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
8 ~) ~3 O, t( F2 [& d$ FA6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
2 a6 @7 b& s% ASBD Dauntless x 34% N$ }) z7 c+ E) x. Y
! f/ i6 Y8 o9 p6 xJapanese aircraft losses+ C: Q, o6 J" k
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
8 ^* u' ]3 m5 S+ SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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6 Z7 m H- C; I! Y1 QAllied aircraft losses6 K! ]) P; {" Y9 o. _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 A0 F: r, T: w9 Q% Q. [SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged6 }# L2 `5 N/ c3 l6 s
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Japanese Ships
& S) A5 q- s6 f6 O5 ~AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% }: ]9 a+ t N# X. p7 O8 Y3 P( [4 O
AP Tofuku Maru
8 [6 y) ~, Z( i0 G- }AK Sagami Maru
' J, }6 t7 h t |. T: T' {1 WAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 j" O7 L# C& X0 s3 h
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% u0 @1 W6 ]/ u, @: [4 { RAP Ryotaku Maru4 d3 d# ]! B/ Q1 s" d
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189 casualties reported6 J$ c1 |8 D t# {% d
Guns lost 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 r* n/ _$ k/ ]. X. U) W' p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 R% H* K8 k/ T) H2 C6 v' J4 ~1 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! b$ H2 H6 [/ ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ t& _( \* m3 p l" z2 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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* Z q& G4 }: L- ?: i6 i6 h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. z6 {6 G' W ^( N7 s. w0 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1030 X/ ?; p. u V. i+ b
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A6M2 Zero x 10; p$ D2 r4 Q) e1 G7 s: X
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Allied aircraft
) `3 E# |. j! C# p# i6 i1 USBD Dauntless x 15
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+ |: D! c( u N4 X! G9 B; ]3 BNo Japanese losses
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, C& N- U+ U$ R7 Y4 [6 t" BAllied aircraft losses
; ^6 u6 k$ o( Z C6 V" jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships7 r" G/ ]$ B2 O( G% U: `
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage }: q5 \& {: F, h [
AP Tarushima Maru7 x3 C9 C7 l4 p% q4 _# B( W& a
AP Chihaya Maru4 |- @& a3 R2 I' i! G
AK Asahisan Maru: H$ z, l5 |$ J, z1 @7 d$ q' t
0 a2 L# H! w& V+ y* kAircraft Attacking:
; ?0 t7 m$ @# R, u' u+ L5 p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 E$ y) d) j: u, z( Z# B3 [, A8 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- }2 g; W5 B. M% H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 V1 D" V* {. N0 |" A$ Y. C( i" I3 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1049 K$ k; v* N8 a+ _2 [6 ]! F& a: z, {. r
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Japanese aircraft4 c2 D" z5 J; o, H- Z
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
% T6 ]) l+ g: l/ FF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 v" T Y3 b, }5 m+ x& rF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% V$ J {, k2 U- \5 M& n8 }3 ]
SBD Dauntless x 62: B- ^9 q% t) D0 n: S
TBD Devastator x 5
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" D) k0 j2 u; K. pJapanese aircraft losses
% o3 i* R* j A& l8 gA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 U h9 N. b( |! z7 \* w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
; @9 N" C; v+ h0 i# Q8 a* e& |# F2 AF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
9 Y: P7 H3 s4 BSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 X M5 }4 U+ Z8 W! P0 zTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships9 {4 C; u# E% P5 o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
, J8 G5 T, Z0 ~# v- a) t/ N: PCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire( P5 H6 k- C' x. o2 X4 v1 ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1+ e5 Y: a2 w& r8 n1 L
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 f2 k+ o" V, G$ ^! I" y2 P7 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 r! q, z$ j7 M! \5 s5 \' u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 K, x/ W3 R7 {4 s0 L: {1 s6 b: a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ]- j6 ~: r5 w; k0 s2 Q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 H& R( H. a+ a1 S m$ A 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, r v' ^) I% A: V6 ?3 X 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! w+ @6 k: s) q6 ] y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% P# i2 ]; j- ]8 Z8 e& u2 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 j) `; S* [$ B$ `/ ~& c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ U6 w! s3 f' R8 w, I/ N. V 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* R% t9 C" x' _5 n' L: I+ }' w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ x: `/ m" ^- Y+ Z5 ~( _* ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104; h: } T- g& n# K9 k
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Japanese aircraft5 t/ o, z1 o% C4 Z$ y* a2 v. m
A6M2 Zero x 20
( R: Z* x4 h* U0 q, G) A) hD3A Val x 36: [, n; f9 M: }8 f6 x
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft7 Y) w, x/ d# y# T8 ^, f& M, d9 n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 n9 M8 O5 H. C4 L0 y- }) ]' |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" T: i( s* [8 e
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 [' |$ a1 `" r r# ]8 rB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( u% B% W, _, ~ a. K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 x0 v3 j* }& N3 D! V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- q, Z* d% a4 L& U# f
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; v# Z I) ~1 |9 W
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: V& _1 B3 _3 i- N+ \8 D
CA Astoria& `8 C! v$ k, t& O
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
A! J6 n1 H. l( b5 V( r$ ~1 G5 d! o- {DD Patterson" |$ P+ W. t$ r8 F7 \
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:$ k) f3 w/ o! H) r
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- H% g: m- [+ S4 [5 h$ a3 c6 c' y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 I' a" s! C' J* Z# ]2 V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ o# d7 J& h4 G" [
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# u" A; u! f- `3 { 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 v3 h9 S0 `2 u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( l n0 r2 ]% R" j9 H& @, c5 U 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ t, z9 o1 q( P$ l% Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: f" b* [2 c2 B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; U; O, ?# {# N* t& H. X3 ^" d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* W7 J9 M. K1 | c5 d. a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' w% |& }$ k! ^0 X4 W4 d, |/ L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% G1 H1 Y$ _, P6 m* x
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 n1 _5 m2 f3 _0 J6 B& F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; a5 t! @7 H) G+ ]# T E( i2 j( L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 y6 }8 T3 {# ~$ y7 u C, u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( |: t- m+ G- b, ]4 u; [2 E9 k
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |