AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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7 `6 }/ L! s. ^% |Sub attack at 70,107
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: y6 P( M* J' U1 W3 W- e" {1 zJapanese Ships
/ v3 _ |3 p# d: H0 FSS I-28, hits 1
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" c( M5 T' ]$ o3 Y/ Q' v" `/ u QAllied Ships" \$ w5 R. f/ i! H- B9 ?
CA Shropshire j+ h0 p3 \! F" k+ L/ h
DD Dewey
" \/ b" |# l8 R$ mDD Russell
$ x" E" U# _5 T8 g( o$ ICA Portland8 |' C7 R! ^. c' k8 J3 ~9 H0 ]
DD Arunta: j/ m; ?) Y R- v: S+ x. ^
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: N3 m. B0 q- y7 ^' F7 [0 a& bDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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2 X$ v7 K- W: e$ ~9 m: c8 g- LAllied aircraft
- u& n R9 ?: K, u8 @# i3 ~2 i$ X/ i0 iP-39D Airacobra x 25
6 }3 _3 O1 s- m7 R1 h( YA-20B Boston x 33
9 R' L N0 B% y) y3 A0 T' D. nB-25C Mitchell x 158 u& |( E& P* S! R) \4 R( }
B-26B Marauder x 30
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% d; |, h2 r. \" l1 B& W; G4 F& iNo Allied losses9 p1 m0 I& t6 r( a& ~
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Japanese ground losses:
) @& v4 y0 a3 s6 p1 G9 O125 casualties reported& i1 D% z1 g' F
Guns lost 1
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% l c3 e$ m3 ~+ YAirbase hits 4
; s6 N+ A' K& M+ @* n! d3 |2 jRunway hits 664 M2 \7 r! H3 |+ u! A
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Aircraft Attacking:. j" V- A% L7 k6 |8 r
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 p& R( X9 d! A! ^4 w0 W2 B6 Y
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ Z6 l9 i2 X$ [1 m# `! R 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 f- t& D" m# o9 F0 H
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- K0 h: A5 W7 j* H* E% q
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet1 b# z3 W k8 Y
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
, I; |2 s1 b2 _9 H3 `- E8 ]9 I6 h4 ? 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' n y6 l1 b. i) ^3 ? F5 i4 O 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 h0 V2 l# y7 `4 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 u0 J6 ]! D9 F5 Q6 G6 @9 | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet O# I+ y: B. ^& F9 `' t$ k- m) R
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! d: }8 \" B, k% ~8 X7 m, j; i 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 T, D+ L: h E* ^" X& n 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ F) P3 C2 G5 i 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 L5 q& n, \$ Q. a+ G6 D4 o 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ b' }! G- Y6 R% w- [) c; z9 m 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! I7 }+ Z) b( P4 [- G4 O
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: ^% ?. I6 t* u2 A! L4 i9 v4 y5 x" e. w 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% \, p" M$ J- h+ @0 j% C6 _$ J
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+ m; ?! z4 \1 c! A1 KDay Air attack on TF at 70,103. j, m. u+ V" {+ U9 N3 q
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Japanese aircraft
# y1 g5 Q0 J+ i: |5 MA6M2-N Rufe x 9
: Y R. _5 w: p. _8 J! m" ]% z; ^A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft4 r4 G& G \& b2 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- v- Q" }0 y3 t$ A
SBD Dauntless x 49( P' ]: q% \2 D8 J2 q) J& [
TBD Devastator x 15
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9 @' n }0 ?& g, q5 vJapanese aircraft losses
1 v0 L* f8 v* }" o+ _A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed$ z3 P3 m! b- ^: H6 I6 Y$ Q0 p
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Allied aircraft losses, T: a% X( d: E. ~9 ^5 b8 T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ P. g% x! v; HSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
: V0 s* Q! X8 w" ]) O7 O& mTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged+ F: W9 b! f" R# @
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DD Mochizuki" S# W( C# \# K& v
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
+ W. A1 N6 b+ h% W4 @DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ A7 V% O0 _( M) O+ V6 S6 v7 x/ X. s
DD Yuzuki
, y& `' z7 n+ k# ?DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 e$ v5 u Z" u! Y9 V1 Z4 n
DD Asanagi% C x4 O; p! j
DD Akebono
/ r/ z! a' t7 h: ?. P8 d( [DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 _, K3 U+ }% q6 s% l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( h- q, n- C* Y, U8 _) Z2 |0 \) g! | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) _& a1 u' Q) g* ^! z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
J5 e- G% E) Z9 d- P. A; o 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
[6 A( y( g, X! A: d0 D. L2 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- c' a' Z( ]( c$ M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, L" ?2 {+ K o b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, e6 r3 Q, E' u1 S: E1 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 M( E( V! o( v+ P1 K3 }+ M/ N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ]* C4 I) C. W+ d+ s; L* C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ]- K. {! {: s0 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; S; `! `/ t0 b9 n! M! f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ R2 v1 C! P) g8 ~ T0 M& P$ G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( z" x1 L0 Y* b6 Y5 z- O5 f 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 F7 S* r r% G9 k, G6 i* X8 X 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& t# F: y& O9 O7 Y' t2 qDay Air attack on TF at 70,1034 u+ `8 z2 ~, e
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) q6 v8 e4 y0 P) Y( `) b5 H) U+ c9 yA6M2-N Rufe x 9' E. \( M- I! i. f0 [7 B6 s7 I
A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
! W% a% s' m% a5 ~: xSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses* \; [0 X3 R$ p% B) s& U4 m
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed7 p( Q6 t7 q3 G+ J
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 l; D9 _" ]9 T% i- BF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 _6 t, g% |$ m% l; wSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged D, i S9 o# r5 c& X
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) J. d. |# a1 jAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage G& P3 w2 A% d3 D! c
AP Tofuku Maru
' P1 N; A' F# H- D( p% g) [! H7 r( BAK Sagami Maru
* ?6 H7 o: C9 D! @8 ^AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" h* N$ z4 e$ }1 `( vAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 [4 B4 c0 ?4 \+ I, U) `AP Ryotaku Maru+ e! `6 c5 E8 a% I D
3 O/ o `& u) b# nJapanese ground losses:
, h$ A' h1 `0 ~ }. U189 casualties reported
. g. Q& P9 y5 A9 \Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:6 \5 r; s6 M6 f# k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o" L5 p% r# T: L6 F- z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 u5 u3 e' O6 Z! l2 K2 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ], e0 i+ z- S# Z+ e& @6 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) V! `6 [3 `; U1 h8 ~1 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; h+ B4 g, n$ p# f. {' f8 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ e7 [0 `( @+ G1 `, A/ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 \4 K. o* U( W# F- y4 a9 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; g c6 A" J5 a% }3 u4 A
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
n& q% ?; O' N) W: c {A6M2-N Rufe x 3
5 z9 F5 E1 M! G: Q) IA6M2 Zero x 10
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; Q4 j/ `" y3 G. G# PAllied aircraft1 \% Y, I( k& s% {
SBD Dauntless x 15( P5 W* I3 \2 J4 s. H; P; q
% ^& k' d' K8 Y `No Japanese losses1 o4 _2 T# Q2 w+ O2 k( G
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Allied aircraft losses
4 b5 Z/ e* ?! z9 ~& j! i# F! a2 ?SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships: S2 Z) N) T- Z7 E# e
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, k/ O4 G6 q. z9 X5 G0 [AP Tarushima Maru
; d+ j1 q3 z% \# j2 ]0 _4 DAP Chihaya Maru( g( y" |5 e* W+ ~6 [3 g
AK Asahisan Maru" g/ i# m) x( e* Y" D
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 ?5 o5 `) U# m. {* |9 w% p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ j- K3 D' o5 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 v' u; g0 G- L9 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 M! p- B/ [' j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# _. G: b& X J0 X% W' {2 I. H: NDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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G* w7 |4 `& P: C; [& W; tJapanese aircraft
9 T7 L5 h0 ?$ q5 { v" n0 [! oA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
: }6 P8 A4 N8 x; e. nF4F-3 Wildcat x 105 U$ g( m! ?7 |( H6 _% s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 I2 }/ p4 C9 m: P8 Z7 ~* r6 tSBD Dauntless x 62
6 Y: u N. o+ Z G/ J9 Q' cTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 q3 h% `( J+ n0 TA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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0 F0 i8 Z! J* j0 q- r- @Allied aircraft losses
( g: m4 i" G& x( z, MF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
- N4 u' b% l1 L9 c, l8 hF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed# b4 X R( w X* w
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
& i7 d! Z4 p7 r3 b/ G0 l4 FTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1& l, J* D9 g. q! L
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 I1 V+ T1 K+ N4 f( e( p2 o0 |3 X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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( J3 U9 |0 N* {4 FAircraft Attacking:- `# M1 v) [; J" q: G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( L# E, R0 J# }$ I; j3 |
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; }5 l- [& f9 Z/ k! n$ ]# C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ~3 ~8 e1 W B' y# S5 @1 Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 G3 m5 M& G4 [. `- A 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. A/ I9 U8 a1 x# k" R( J" H! @ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: r6 p& a/ J ]4 n/ x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 }! F: Q8 n# `2 Z# Z& _* K+ X% C! ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
O, L6 |' J. p6 W/ H# O S2 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet W* Y7 m2 ~9 O' r9 G0 Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; E, y9 G( Z$ c+ D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 N5 Y5 f8 I) E( d9 @
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104% l* R7 K# @. X1 F# I9 T
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A6M2 Zero x 20
, X y7 a j6 F p* GD3A Val x 36
T) C' D% T) H% `B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft5 {: \- d+ l }. o S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 Y+ x8 A8 T7 n, D8 S, `1 V5 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8) T- c9 y" z' s* t$ q$ ?9 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 |) `$ o1 [( z! DA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 i- Z2 I- R7 Y1 |% m6 \
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged1 j C" ?3 H6 x* Y' Z( }
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged6 K$ S9 ^" ~* E. i3 P" e8 a
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Allied aircraft losses
6 M: o1 r' F' ~( v0 @" S6 HF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
; @' w: i- D6 H0 g' p7 UF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships6 a: K! M; A. U
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: l/ y4 v9 I& U+ f# u6 y" hCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 d5 v3 ~4 G+ Z5 k# h. o/ r
CA Astoria/ L: o8 E) U+ Q: h$ r1 ~. v
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 11 G6 [' L, I+ _8 z7 u
DD Patterson
. p7 b) O% G4 ?: [5 nCA New Orleans2 B9 U. }; ]+ [/ h' r
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Aircraft Attacking:6 u5 {$ L% y8 m& j
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# I( t4 c7 z# X; s, l, V2 k 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
C+ I8 Z; u0 p$ i 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 `1 Y+ m3 W' X9 d 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 g. Y) ?1 s# r J/ s5 q% U0 k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet h, E+ T5 E% \) {6 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( Y4 i, x( u9 C9 Q5 F1 F
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! l' A$ J- o7 b, f+ F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: G8 i& E( s( x% j! O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ H4 G4 c2 m* S. W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet x% @/ Y5 o$ N% p8 m- [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. h. o6 _' S0 G: i: }; Q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, O9 I6 o8 E% E0 j
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( m( m6 [( K* a* M& [9 _% A; x" Q- \ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 P8 X/ [, t7 a" f) ]# W, Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) U [0 Q& F1 r; G+ C! A& I4 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- }+ }7 U$ Y4 S* e4 \ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 I' t( v. k/ [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ~* [( [9 A. X( p. s/ h 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |