AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42' W. R$ j& G0 W) d
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: I& N; L# i, ~0 @' c# vSub attack at 70,107$ o) y$ G/ c7 C) J- ]
7 K( f9 H# \: v, NJapanese Ships
5 L6 a. \, P6 `) w+ ?0 YSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships% G* w7 r @, W6 e
CA Shropshire/ k# t k+ L9 j" I1 S7 n" \3 r$ D
DD Dewey
( a2 N! }) y" `( S: TDD Russell
, g. m% d% d7 J |9 t; B n0 [8 iCA Portland
" ^" R0 N. s a% PDD Arunta
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2 }7 v/ s9 Q' S9 z0 K) RDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87, t8 @4 h, f0 m0 m6 {7 D) f5 A5 _
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: U" k* C$ A. sAllied aircraft: x8 x$ B. \. c
P-39D Airacobra x 25
4 H4 s) q! Z8 V( T( wA-20B Boston x 33* K# V0 M, l1 v/ u: q
B-25C Mitchell x 15
+ F7 r3 X/ e; E: l8 A% [0 T' d) ?B-26B Marauder x 30& u6 a- B, J# }( V3 _( h4 W3 J
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:' K7 x H. W5 L# V! P
125 casualties reported
* {9 ]3 `2 t5 e6 u, }0 LGuns lost 1* {7 H' `; b! X' M3 b
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Airbase hits 45 P. ^0 j5 T5 U8 S" t
Runway hits 663 Y: H: u* T3 M2 s
. f- j; g. _% e* Y& VAircraft Attacking:7 Z) E4 l$ M( n: G. q% k7 w, S% u% Y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
l2 w# t% M0 Q' p0 Z14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) d) |" R i# v+ J" `( d
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 s# m- l7 Q2 Y% n
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 B4 m( X+ O K! J8 A/ I$ m 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# b: Z! l K' h$ }3 u4 F) y5 s
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. t: ^2 j/ n! o% h 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 X* U, L8 V" _3 N K$ Y3 n 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# S+ U/ E# }8 R0 y$ j7 {
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 \5 {8 y4 v9 d) K2 F; O) d' k7 K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 @1 h' |$ ^8 a' S" F 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( m8 e& s/ D7 _1 A) }" o* a4 b
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! g" T2 R" x' \, V5 o 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ U. G! t, c, C8 E
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 E4 E8 w$ K, D, q9 V8 H, C
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 r# x) e: l6 [7 J& Y$ T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
m% s( r" [8 e3 Z( p 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! F9 g& |, t' a, b7 f8 |
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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( D. E4 ^7 }& B4 [Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- T( x- \3 ]$ d/ x, b2 A. T0 G/ m
( Z% O+ C& K) h8 {- v3 rJapanese aircraft
1 @3 C% t$ e3 `- d% f# R( uA6M2-N Rufe x 9 l# m* w. Z- p. ~* L; V7 X
A6M2 Zero x 32: _3 P/ s/ S1 p& |# B2 g
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Allied aircraft" ^) e- a& H! d0 y# p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 215 u. h. }0 Z$ n1 s
SBD Dauntless x 49
7 Y" j4 |, Y, K4 {$ q) \TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
# D8 @* J" q5 H* s- B1 K- zA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 r y4 l s2 [7 k D4 B. C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 V1 E6 u1 B+ _, k; Y) S! wSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 i. u% z! x! m% J$ p! cTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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7 W! j; I- o j: _/ \Japanese Ships
; b5 I: B. ]' t; B; c# p. M! HDD Mochizuki
& O( [: n& J8 g! {CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
7 R4 D# _$ H& fDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- {2 u$ [- B( _( a. [2 m- ^DD Yuzuki& y+ C v2 t P
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
X8 W* `' x x9 D: iDD Asanagi2 U1 r f! m* c3 |3 b
DD Akebono3 x) q7 w% ~$ o+ x2 B( W9 B
DD Sazanami# ~; j9 ?$ U2 {( e
) e* i! g, i* m$ M0 ?) n& ]Aircraft Attacking:" Y5 x' P1 L8 O% d4 m# ^
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. B7 f- J. Y" r: z9 ~8 Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 {- \. T3 C! q0 c5 D4 j3 u; g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
y2 U2 K( l' z" i: w1 k" B+ q 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% L% d3 D: K" X& V# Q, R$ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' W5 [0 o' N% g9 y: U: ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 K& [6 ?7 ]+ X2 u7 F9 U) \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ` ]9 l- }' `6 b' z+ _" @' P7 t* M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" h# y5 u6 p$ E7 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# T# N9 I. b8 W7 [% a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# F5 g/ p! | z- G0 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 \' u& m% Y0 v- t; ]7 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 `1 K# P- L4 B6 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet K0 r, D* w$ m* V# J5 a# {% e
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ }$ Y+ X' ]( l7 e
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
: i/ ^3 M4 F8 x! J5 ^4 JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' O2 c$ K+ F- x% V% _A6M2 Zero x 28
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6 g8 J3 u$ F8 N% o% h" w! KAllied aircraft5 ~# Z+ a$ d& N) _" D$ W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21% P% \) K" K) f/ ]/ [" h
SBD Dauntless x 34. _3 j- r, z+ E
& {+ w. k5 @9 w a7 m( f1 m9 sJapanese aircraft losses; H! {# x7 ]: t& {0 U& V3 W
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
1 l1 Z* o) I0 L6 S8 SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 e. z7 }0 Z% b( K tF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged4 x; b) g" S! M! N) P7 v
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 C, k8 C. y$ q1 G X4 fAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. Z# v @7 D* ]; O8 eAP Tofuku Maru# X2 w: R' \9 f$ D) k& p
AK Sagami Maru+ |; R! W- s1 J K z8 j
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, Q& ]" W8 ]2 uAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 ^6 j5 _9 ]0 x( F: |5 ~
AP Ryotaku Maru+ s3 @" _9 v7 G& i$ @/ j
. o! v( W( r" U% w: MJapanese ground losses:
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7 a5 d1 m3 c* @Guns lost 1
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2 r" J2 F2 ?' I0 r5 o% gAircraft Attacking:
/ e- W) Q3 X1 P% H( U+ }& |6 N" l; N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% `7 W9 J/ T7 h3 H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) h! e0 z- A' o: i- |, \; }( r1 h3 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* `' E/ Q+ F# `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ^ t' [) U' T( p# E0 L; U5 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' J2 M8 F' M' _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! J8 |" f) M, n4 T1 @5 N6 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 l6 o4 t [5 g2 a+ ?. y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet c3 w0 o- w+ [8 D' {0 }9 Z$ E% r1 x
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) e( v* `. b( {0 e- j
6 c: V( u) ~5 C4 xJapanese aircraft# S+ Q+ E4 y: b7 ?* D6 d3 s& J
A6M2-N Rufe x 3! }* E3 k, ^% g) N4 Z
A6M2 Zero x 10& S8 g1 c* q4 ~
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Allied aircraft
5 N" s4 \* |) CSBD Dauntless x 15& B9 a0 J% Q4 y* P/ B0 ]# V g n
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No Japanese losses
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/ a/ e5 w& ]6 l2 i% WAllied aircraft losses
& A3 R1 m+ o8 {3 u, Y. O5 ^SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed& j3 H) D, W+ H$ S3 k3 O3 F3 i' R
& E% Z/ A0 y2 W0 z+ j, TJapanese Ships: j$ W( @4 m( \, H
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
! C; O( f S( u9 K' YAP Tarushima Maru
! t7 I$ S0 ~/ sAP Chihaya Maru6 e3 @& c/ a! s( }3 t* ~
AK Asahisan Maru" @$ L" j/ E& d- h
! c3 |2 c# e% k. Y$ e( U- [Aircraft Attacking:
( r% H: x& { H5 {7 o2 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) y, e+ j* b+ g& h3 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# v; T( i: J& S8 c6 h& S$ e9 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) l& H1 ^! Z4 G1 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# [/ v: S' s+ A4 M2 `& l* Z$ q
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
O/ u+ `4 I4 x3 A; M5 ?$ bA6M2 Zero x 49
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. E; M( r- T& i m# cAllied aircraft# _1 F+ v* _/ X5 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% ]8 i# p0 @' Z5 w# d: }* d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& a% V" R' n# h+ ]
SBD Dauntless x 626 D5 }+ R |5 L# Q
TBD Devastator x 5; B; t- S1 P6 I
$ n+ @! ? v- v- q6 f: v% xJapanese aircraft losses
: G* j" p- U% h. O- H+ x7 j" o- kA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# U+ x# i! I2 {4 m3 k8 [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed. w' M4 h# r0 U; i. z/ x5 c5 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed& Y( w4 o+ G" c
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged8 I' B5 Z/ ?6 M/ I2 T
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed9 J( A$ L3 }+ J$ j$ }# w/ i- Q1 |
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Japanese Ships0 F* w K+ B9 Z* z4 `0 y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 17 _8 g. y t- o4 O+ E# G
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 q; I& H$ [. `! m B9 q& b1 p qCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
& Z* C3 T5 K8 T4 h2 S5 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* R0 N# [5 Y, A8 b
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 d0 L& \) ~! ?6 \" T, i- C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& i% J8 O$ q1 r: w7 s7 R5 u5 v/ g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" b# f0 A6 D( l5 _+ _9 \+ A 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; C1 L/ a3 s8 w) |: Y$ Q/ d
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet G( b6 k m+ H9 H" V; E& W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 q; f2 E" }9 c* w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ p( d f" Q6 r3 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' R) j1 \+ R+ Z; ]3 e. d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% s! P2 p5 x8 {+ O; x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% p7 E5 ~8 f$ w% uDay Air attack on TF at 72,1044 W- ^6 q8 s$ w
& K) c, d8 i3 R, S( ?7 OJapanese aircraft* K+ ^ F; P5 m
A6M2 Zero x 20
9 r. \9 |8 m! \0 J z; XD3A Val x 36
6 i. l+ G) W. s9 l' g. X$ FB5N Kate x 37
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: u' Q0 W- D/ `. `: tAllied aircraft
4 @- T6 C# A: a$ @9 X7 EF4F-3 Wildcat x 10& H4 J* N, A7 c5 g9 g: f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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+ e& i# @6 K9 e) D5 n, XJapanese aircraft losses) N; y, B& V6 A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 b2 t4 E ?8 G; F5 o( i9 pD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged/ j% S- X( p4 o
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged3 F+ i2 D* \. {) ? O" ^
% o, f# d0 a' rAllied aircraft losses# e. I# R8 X( V! D2 A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed) x4 S' Q/ e. x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. J& u+ P' S4 [: ]
8 h2 [. i1 _0 D- ?Allied Ships; z. S5 o/ j' E
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: K* t1 u! P9 v- ?
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' w2 j* b4 K0 k6 c. H3 K# c# `
CA Astoria
, ?2 t( z# C dCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
$ ]1 J# b% e) S: x2 CDD Patterson
! e0 E# ~( r% V! a* f9 |* v/ dCA New Orleans* p. ~& W7 l4 p7 {* U- g, k
3 K, Q7 I, ?# `: d y% fAircraft Attacking:2 C4 F& w7 H6 a9 W" `1 T
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 X, E& @) @( B" Q7 F 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 f3 ?7 ?/ t% `( U) y
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ U5 R; Y1 N9 J& i& w 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 J0 t$ _5 l4 i1 S2 h U' T$ z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& G6 f8 K3 I2 J) e; k5 d" ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' j! y1 a, _5 g
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 \1 [! ?; H: J0 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: R2 y: o- B _ F 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# a1 G+ B- q, v" U; r
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ?6 U8 X U) D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( f% L! A7 a# \) x" H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: ~( b9 o( I- t2 Z9 F 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" \# q8 o& e4 o( ]5 U; N; D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 g! k7 X2 s" d4 S d* @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& D2 \1 X a- [9 F5 f* { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' h6 K+ q1 }5 _! i) [3 j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |