AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42( F4 |/ K, M, }
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Sub attack at 70,107
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& M, w3 w$ T' ~4 lJapanese Ships& a3 }* d- T# z+ @
SS I-28, hits 1# n5 F) H; U! \5 X5 ?7 Q* a6 |
1 u8 W. p; N& iAllied Ships
4 L" N7 w0 n5 f8 _ ICA Shropshire5 J2 W4 P) E) `$ I- }* F
DD Dewey7 r) P+ h! m1 _) d/ \
DD Russell
0 \9 N2 y. `+ |CA Portland
' [8 V+ ^9 O! v4 }$ G5 S& oDD Arunta# @+ F5 O7 p6 Z" Y: ^% P
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft7 ?' [$ N: N0 h" c
P-39D Airacobra x 25. Y: Q1 b4 Z' U/ o" d2 X: R% ~$ ^
A-20B Boston x 33
- ^% Y# ]' T4 q( mB-25C Mitchell x 15# r! P3 L- K3 ?4 |& J
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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8 F" o+ H. ^) n+ uJapanese ground losses:
& l2 s5 f' n& y: M2 A0 v. n125 casualties reported- r* ]4 H8 S! K1 r! _) ]
Guns lost 1
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2 B. f% w0 N, q' {4 sAirbase hits 4' o0 ~# \* Q+ T/ B `. o7 N
Runway hits 66 `# H2 d9 r9 x; l
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Aircraft Attacking:
, ?- }& a; s) l9 q4 d! I" Z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% J& E" A& h/ e1 U' K X T14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# ^: S4 D6 H7 J! J& V1 Y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. r# K/ e) [' U7 Q( ` O. S
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' a5 {' x; k/ L
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 _0 [) Y) s3 a' m
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
m! E5 F# U4 M# H 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# h* `7 W4 b' d+ ?" n 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 J& |$ c8 e# r8 j9 x, M. d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: z! S2 [, p \5 A
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# }. L; E" |& t/ m( A: `6 K
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* g( v$ A+ ?& _1 A* U 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& Y3 u3 a% Y8 j- q" p
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' y6 W _* L; a6 G& \) Z, |" r. h
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
t* a! w9 |( |2 V) e2 f+ u# n 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet x- |# {& o3 Z& U+ ^2 m4 ~1 f! K1 Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 I+ O1 P; i, j3 e' N$ _' M! b
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" J0 }! p$ @7 X3 B 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" R y) E1 t7 C' A8 J, E/ e" }
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3 y+ a4 ]- B- Q6 d( x+ U5 j# aDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
0 |% y E! B3 ]6 t+ DA6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 v- ?% g0 Q4 l3 `7 P& J+ YA6M2 Zero x 329 o4 B. Q) M9 z; W Y( l2 K
* f5 M( q; @2 S& g" T& CAllied aircraft5 z* q0 w1 z" x3 A% H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) y( C6 K* M$ u0 U
SBD Dauntless x 493 u% F/ W* L/ W
TBD Devastator x 15! Y p& X: X& O M7 O2 S. Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 x. ?, n6 [5 D+ k uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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6 f: U/ \( u% N( \2 h. rAllied aircraft losses" }4 d5 N# {+ k G& U0 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
- W7 {6 ~1 q; u9 j3 n2 BSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 P& c" ^0 c Q, yTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; \8 P. }. K; z( P
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Japanese Ships# ~" o7 Z6 j" Z: z5 Q0 l3 e
DD Mochizuki
0 S; h4 q% J; x: a: D% p/ w$ \CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1- c/ X3 w6 a; t4 C
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, d2 j/ E$ G) Y/ e
DD Yuzuki
3 v( b4 F- B- k4 \( kDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire" P* E* ]& ^! w
DD Asanagi# T/ E! t, n: P4 \
DD Akebono+ t1 C! L6 }; H+ \
DD Sazanami# t4 l: |- F3 h1 Q
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Aircraft Attacking:, C4 W( c+ X5 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; m6 J+ y- v2 g1 J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet h2 e! A1 H5 [3 e. q6 ~ o. ?3 l# I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- R( R8 M4 ? G8 J 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% T7 X+ e) g: a0 w; E! c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 W; ^3 S- i: ?" w" O+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 t2 s6 v$ x( N4 v/ y& e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ?' X8 i9 K# x, J% {8 T7 s; m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
f+ }9 \1 R. u9 S# M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 |: ~ z$ z1 N% ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 g3 S, A0 A+ ?( V+ W" {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 t# ]( }5 f: ~9 @: E& F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ^7 v3 K( A2 o/ C0 B, A8 E, V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Y: ^6 `7 S; `/ m( K$ ~- s
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 s+ \( L! }/ X, ]6 k* EDay Air attack on TF at 70,1039 U m0 ~7 {: `0 q2 n
- [: \8 P# G' X+ a. EJapanese aircraft
3 M+ e) }4 k# r& T6 e0 IA6M2-N Rufe x 9
: {- Z; o8 q- i) o# D7 q0 T* b3 EA6M2 Zero x 28
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# L s3 Q, l' ^& I) ]& U/ A9 cAllied aircraft
: M" n- v9 v. z7 [# `. P6 J7 qF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
! T4 s+ i8 Q- ^: [* \1 t2 h) a* `A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
9 d7 C; ^9 {; h4 w6 XA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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- H7 F4 k$ d3 z3 Y, S- h# WAllied aircraft losses
3 W% g; Y8 K; E% ` N* ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ P# E' r4 g* R$ h) x& P
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships* {( u' {0 {( l! |5 z0 g
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 A9 h$ K# b. t& W2 |) [1 ]' L [AP Tofuku Maru
4 e; H& [4 ?' F: o5 n! RAK Sagami Maru, n: ?- l8 d& O
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 U0 @( d& c3 r4 W9 H- v4 o# G
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: I9 G8 J- y9 f/ d" y) MAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:7 k( M- a4 ^. H
189 casualties reported2 t- a% P4 P M/ @
Guns lost 1; D, i3 O8 {1 y
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Aircraft Attacking:
: G( {. _: ~. ^9 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 {) V/ {4 P0 k: K: g/ X0 [
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 d2 N! g- i: e. V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 B" o; p0 r+ [3 H( F& Y; r% v6 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 G; \$ c* N3 E- b8 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& S! h6 F( ~' y: B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
O- V; P6 s5 ~1 ?9 T8 L9 s9 z% X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
x2 j# S" o8 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 \5 _4 e/ E0 u* ^3 j* _0 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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" Q8 P5 w& y" `9 @Japanese aircraft
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' y. M g3 i) b- B4 H% iA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft9 x/ ?7 Y3 g) l; d4 m8 b" R" g8 |
SBD Dauntless x 15/ C4 [2 @/ K( A) Z
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No Japanese losses4 d2 b; |+ a \* D
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) k# |- Y( H2 x$ cSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
( g# M0 x4 ~8 m x' ]8 [4 U) cAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage7 O( l- [% n' J
AP Tarushima Maru
8 k# u3 B% ^1 q# Q' ]AP Chihaya Maru* W9 b# x) v) |7 M# R
AK Asahisan Maru) Z; m4 M, S: T5 A
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 n5 O, y& ]9 h k 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet [. Y( U9 B6 |, R! U5 W0 i) H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- R1 H6 g3 ]! P6 T' T- N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 W$ ]7 v5 [0 }7 `2 p- @$ Y, LDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
' S" V8 |2 I4 Z! M8 PF4F-3 Wildcat x 105 S( Q6 ]( U9 o' U! ]9 S: ~# i7 s& v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" J# y4 u: ^3 A' U
SBD Dauntless x 62
+ \4 ~& s- r: ^4 Y" ` I0 b9 D7 KTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
r1 p, P J( ?* i% m+ @A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged. K& |. P# d9 G7 z/ Y" F
; E6 z! I! G/ _+ XAllied aircraft losses
* S. k6 S) m N& F9 `/ wF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
! g% f ?6 ^0 r" ~, b0 I, mF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
9 ~- G: Z6 f2 _: ?SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged! r E9 v' R6 o4 {( j |
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed: {7 t+ q5 U: I
7 \% ~5 G! ~* e4 uJapanese Ships7 b" W. |1 P3 d# ?7 y% i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1; U a- d/ }4 T1 o. W% S
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ |2 \) V5 h$ [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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( z* n9 y& \: ^8 J7 H" o6 [Aircraft Attacking:. k" H& T `0 s C$ m, n5 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 d3 b4 S5 r. h$ V( H ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: R: G! U2 o w( D" _. K+ Q; p. ?3 e5 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; p" [ h2 D3 d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Y2 Y' B7 ~# T3 J4 q
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 G; v6 z( [/ |. P' K
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% p' [& J1 w; [ c! z- j0 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 O; o- d% P7 o/ W, C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 C! s, X4 `' D# W8 s; u6 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ~% v2 E2 F$ F; n/ o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 a' C1 i4 T* P0 k/ F% @+ M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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& D n& w! B7 tDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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( o& g. x* g: |+ s5 {" {2 Z8 HJapanese aircraft
" @2 u+ ]- R- e7 @. \A6M2 Zero x 20
! s' v( L% t2 \ a& E, W+ y; aD3A Val x 36
% c" z5 C) ^4 s% m) AB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft7 b" o% p2 w4 Z7 E* B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- D& l# U) o- R+ V' X9 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 8" f/ K1 ], l/ a2 \. r
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Japanese aircraft losses
; V# C+ z4 i! p7 i1 f2 NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# O9 x" ?! U/ [* n Y- o U
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged9 W8 e. V9 U) s6 ]' U, g V4 R( j
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ @# j% l9 f: \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 {0 u4 F; O9 s/ K2 t/ {0 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 j/ L$ x6 v8 T* _! y+ M
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3 h5 |2 L- z" m; r9 g' {- tCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
d, c" R: H6 K9 CCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% {, ]) o [" b) v: m% F7 Z
CA Astoria. m' q/ |1 I4 K7 o3 \# e% A
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 12 G4 l3 z& m; ?! A+ ^) h' B
DD Patterson5 I9 [+ ?% i4 B* q
CA New Orleans( I' f2 i) A4 r) v4 X1 A3 F
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Aircraft Attacking:
; W, `5 R8 ^5 l+ x6 F# R4 ? 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. R7 `( T4 e* _- q" }* ^- D% }
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 `' S+ w7 h" |9 z+ Q. b. O/ C
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 H7 x+ f) j7 }
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 A, K, M4 I. H' a( @% x* T& ?$ H9 i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, p2 [% H7 R1 _0 _3 M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- @1 c4 e9 S" b' E
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: k7 P; e( q: B0 {& A; w# a b+ C7 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 _$ r+ Q4 \, e8 u/ y1 t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% x* [( t: T. u4 p: Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Z d8 N; D3 @1 t t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& {7 `" _1 a( x1 Y0 `2 g$ R
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 \+ v8 \- M; W: ?* m
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; ^6 d; }5 G: p, q. [8 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! \! r, C( N3 U1 j1 L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ c! ], f1 x% T) h" T+ e, f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* _. A% F, a, m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 o' j0 c+ O; c. Q( l; n5 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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