AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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: ]+ p$ U3 i4 ^1 r! }Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
# [- p6 o" j9 tSS I-28, hits 1& u* @! J4 a6 f5 p5 h( o
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Allied Ships
5 h) B- g. f) ^% SCA Shropshire
$ _% \- {6 i2 h5 ?% W+ iDD Dewey6 V( k0 u- {, ]# w( U" X; a
DD Russell
% a8 M Q6 {' B" E0 n# O' x/ x. RCA Portland5 F, f u2 N7 C% G7 Y4 b9 v; W: F
DD Arunta
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7 F' g! R$ e" W- x" MDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,878 J- b5 J( Y* R' Y4 Q; t: y
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Allied aircraft
" ?8 ^* z9 Z7 r( rP-39D Airacobra x 25
' ?/ I6 H) Y: c# g' q- B% S" x1 a. }A-20B Boston x 33/ W0 n$ f# n% \2 C* d, c
B-25C Mitchell x 15
- ], ]& j% U) i/ Y6 N% e9 J( oB-26B Marauder x 30
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3 B6 ?" Z2 i- x J3 tNo Allied losses* x* _1 c- g, M$ O0 e2 e
7 v$ f( H( e- M$ m# j- l. yJapanese ground losses:
3 Z" { l F& [& G125 casualties reported
4 z3 V1 G# N- U9 b) l2 f- fGuns lost 1* {$ |' G* S' b5 ?
" W. g/ N+ m* U! u% s4 [Airbase hits 4
$ f5 @$ }+ B ^4 f1 ARunway hits 66# j+ v; a, Z8 e! y$ y6 M! M
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Aircraft Attacking:% d! I% s0 s) i7 ^3 f$ z
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* N% V. F. \5 w* \
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 a% k. k( M P! N' b, y8 w 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ _; `3 x* e' D7 j8 @8 g" ? 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ \, |! W6 |- {$ x2 n 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% s1 _+ C/ G1 ~& K# I! i 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' d9 e) u- q1 o4 M3 j* @' i 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# c+ Y3 L' z q% o0 _% Y! S+ F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 w+ x p; E# T! F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) W* ^% z% }+ s: }- J8 n
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' H1 ?' s; |" A- E5 r, f$ m 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 h' [3 G6 d) [1 j& _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ _) B6 B- \0 f: D: G 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 f& K' I" W, ~9 l
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ {' I, B4 o5 [) U
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 K1 k& h( h" e/ D' t! o 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: y5 d! g5 Z( o3 w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 G X, ?7 X; b" z: }, a$ J# P
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; @& ~' b: A9 p+ b) r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1036 B; q. D6 O3 n/ y; A
$ I% v) m$ S0 F) }: p2 J6 XJapanese aircraft
2 f; ]1 F5 {/ W6 G8 gA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' X% Z3 g9 C: `5 P3 O0 yA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
) W2 s8 z+ v! QF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 n0 V* z" J. gSBD Dauntless x 49: f, e- }: E) Y$ J
TBD Devastator x 15% }& q) E/ O& w( s4 w+ J7 V) [
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Japanese aircraft losses u3 e& i( P+ r! d. F/ y% w
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, Q7 {& N& y+ a0 o6 K
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Allied aircraft losses- L. K& T @' @% u0 H+ M. B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 j; |! s2 G) oSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged+ H/ v# r/ n4 A# I: P& }* M+ Z( \
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 P* W' Z2 Z) L- }2 AJapanese Ships
2 y; T# E4 m A0 r. uDD Mochizuki! Q+ }) [# o! N; Z$ D; X6 P0 O
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
' h; \) S8 C# ^& s; LDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ q3 }8 y# D; {( Q% _4 s+ B
DD Yuzuki
( m+ U6 s& s3 L3 S# _8 P7 b7 S* YDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ Q" E# _ a: d3 r3 }; w) FDD Asanagi
" c/ M! b( ]1 @7 n# u) w" aDD Akebono
5 }3 z* V! ^: E9 g5 `DD Sazanami
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; T; h0 i$ h/ |$ F7 `' eAircraft Attacking:
! ?/ O5 y5 d/ f. ?' { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 p9 q+ @) ?7 H2 e0 p% r( J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" _" n. ~. ^$ q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( g( ~8 d3 E% E) M
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! v+ i8 C Z: B" Z* t( y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 n% z( H' }5 Z4 P+ B; n" j! d5 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 v& b* Q; P. @ e8 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ @& i3 Z4 ^& H# S4 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 d2 A! Y; A9 y9 X4 S9 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 r: _9 f; ?5 g( g$ I% V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" L$ f1 ^' V! b! b3 G* X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- M+ }4 K! M$ x: {5 `3 c4 L0 j* y- n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- H" r9 [3 r q6 O0 F# J$ s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 L' o8 P; u+ @& E
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! M1 G M" P. i+ U 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ F0 l( N# A$ Z$ i6 N% n# i
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( q) g5 E, d' N9 r" P, Z
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Japanese aircraft8 J, H! p8 a$ h
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
" i- B1 t+ _/ M4 mA6M2 Zero x 28 a+ Y' E0 z6 S0 N1 p- i
7 B% g3 }; y# Y+ m2 j" V9 ?Allied aircraft' e! ^, b1 \! n4 g( a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: e h' b# ?# A7 XSBD Dauntless x 349 R1 Z' V7 p4 S: K6 p6 M
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Japanese aircraft losses# z$ {( G1 a) M) k D" ]
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
, R9 w: I. p! \/ C- yA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! b2 P' r+ v, y: T% a! e3 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged; M) Y9 P K7 L+ p: k
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged U8 P" h2 r I
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Japanese Ships, |' G# \% m; D+ H6 r3 W) l
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! n0 s# Q. f+ cAP Tofuku Maru/ @3 H0 ~: T6 ?! m0 B% t i
AK Sagami Maru, G P. O8 s, ~5 A m2 V0 N
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" V( e- [5 z2 I
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) V* X* x/ _5 L9 J8 c6 }* HAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
4 X6 h X( r" F189 casualties reported
' p' r5 H: b- K& q5 Q, ^3 JGuns lost 19 W. z$ X3 x+ d! V
K$ y& j& ?$ j3 ~2 \Aircraft Attacking:
% }: d1 \( [( ~9 a" Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ]7 N+ o# e9 {; m" \1 o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet c4 I7 E- D& Z7 Z/ P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ i( f( G- s6 E# T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
i% G) T* e; C! W6 k6 ~2 J' e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ~. @1 k7 e* _' C# c0 K0 d x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 `. Z7 m( y- a& T2 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ?$ o% j# U7 y& _9 @; B$ q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ X0 Q) P6 B0 z0 l# A) }
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft0 T; k) q& z: \, b0 Y* w
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
9 n, B% b% A. `$ |A6M2 Zero x 101 A& O- ]" _# D; T1 V
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Allied aircraft
" ^' i0 I% ? S& U% r, f: ?# LSBD Dauntless x 15: ^1 ?2 s2 D: r9 c
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No Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" B" K! J- p) }" h3 C; j8 g, [
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D0 f: l/ e1 c. B6 JAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage! M) ^* `2 i: r/ H, h5 j
AP Tarushima Maru
/ [% C" G/ z Y, V3 GAP Chihaya Maru; a, \5 s, s* B& g e q' M
AK Asahisan Maru
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- _, j1 `! v1 y( F* i& OAircraft Attacking:
1 L" c! B, A, R* G' i1 Z) _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ \8 [0 k8 r% b5 n( R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) i+ @+ z1 c6 ^, f) D# x. d) P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ `. m0 L: c; F# y. h 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 aircraft
" c/ X. R3 p) K# A( Z" cA6M2 Zero x 49
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! v$ p0 Q6 B6 v+ q. j9 r- o( qAllied aircraft
0 P2 X8 @2 {. I- O) y9 d2 f: UF4F-3 Wildcat x 108 U8 x8 E( p' a! M( b/ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( r- v0 Z7 C; X* e* N
SBD Dauntless x 62
. V% F/ T j5 H7 mTBD Devastator x 5
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9 b# V/ Z+ s3 ~4 sJapanese aircraft losses
+ f' I* D0 p( Z& Y2 R8 {A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged* s8 U2 o* ~7 {
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
. [! m, n ^3 H* W4 EF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed7 ~/ b" L7 v9 u5 w
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged, D! M, h! M( S! c/ z* d( m
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
# `7 t5 Q9 m" z) |0 W( A. {CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
$ p1 M, o+ j+ J* ZCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- }# ~" p1 I0 q' o) r4 z0 `CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
: l' P9 P9 O4 A a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, G3 N; @- _/ ~* @4 h, O% P! N2 x
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# Y+ o- M# D" g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" K( S, P! o6 g* }; }& z) P 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) X. v% a; ]% L# B, \& E* E# N6 p7 j7 x
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ \; ?& k, H3 ` 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. r! k+ U5 S$ G {2 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 l9 z) u! P" P) D1 O Q# {# I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 {; ?/ ?- Z8 o, { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# u3 V% k" }6 j3 S( }
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 P' F$ Y5 a% g$ b2 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1044 ^9 a0 E# {' a% |* }3 c! ~
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Japanese aircraft% U+ o T1 p [4 v6 E, Q
A6M2 Zero x 20
8 d& o& t4 x$ a; ID3A Val x 361 i% ]# x7 m& f/ _6 |: I1 ]. v `
B5N Kate x 37
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8 J! R+ |+ c# G: n$ dAllied aircraft- N6 U o& D. K6 x0 q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
i2 D- g7 b/ b, {' bF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; a' r, w$ f+ K" m/ \
; @6 i; q5 u& lJapanese aircraft losses
! g. X9 ?( c9 r$ Z2 {) iA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& J$ W/ W' W, Z: e9 fD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
( s: }; i f `) |) w3 M- r% |9 _B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ t, F# O- f1 V. `0 v1 y. r' ?0 m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 _3 x$ }# L4 d9 ?& M8 T- x; z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 L& c; j% c6 q) |* k0 L5 p/ c# N
" C$ N2 W) E, Q; YAllied Ships
" _: ^8 n2 ]! R: q$ QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& P/ N m) F* Q, ?1 e7 P
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% w, y/ V1 l' h* v& ?& f" S* HCA Astoria
" @7 P- l0 V8 N0 ^* FCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 k! t9 O9 J+ `
DD Patterson
: n: Q' c8 a9 S& dCA New Orleans. i; q# f7 s$ s" N/ u& A$ I. O* [
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Aircraft Attacking:
( Z, P1 k# ^) I' B5 Y7 J0 q" r 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) V* ~! j$ K- u/ i* d- C5 s7 S6 Y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, F* a$ J5 x) J9 m- W. L2 e3 t) ~ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 Q* S+ i7 h. X( h
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& p @3 Q* Q# P( ]( ? 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 ^9 L2 K; y6 I* l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 [' F' [" y7 g, u' t1 v/ S
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" R' c/ D+ X4 r @# x5 Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. l# ^& ^" ] H) N! } P7 n
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; r8 L( c7 z; x7 q/ y" D, Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 M! b0 i1 ~) ]/ [- Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" D# `9 ?3 N, G" K) L0 |5 M% X 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 Z3 [- P1 X# {* }1 _8 Y2 o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- G5 s& ~* M2 @0 p6 a6 i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" Z v# Q/ Z/ p+ e 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% B) v- X3 K0 R. r( \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 H* b3 p; J2 g4 Q8 e- r# L/ m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |