AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,1071 g$ n% F; {0 ]9 w, m: k. f5 _; w
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Japanese Ships
5 d9 C% Z, J1 b; v- hSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
: n& h7 r- ?/ P+ z% NCA Shropshire: |- E. D7 u+ ~
DD Dewey
) g+ g. n |! g2 s, n6 tDD Russell' o6 [. S! @/ e% v
CA Portland" S n$ |! W8 f
DD Arunta% w# o) L: D4 i1 S
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,875 Q0 K# B1 N- {: {/ @! n$ ?4 F1 W
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Allied aircraft* b2 m1 a0 d* X" f+ w( r# ~' n
P-39D Airacobra x 257 @7 M+ F! m9 F( t: e
A-20B Boston x 33
$ d, p/ I5 m [$ t2 u- dB-25C Mitchell x 15
' U+ ?/ f4 L2 e' P; _/ tB-26B Marauder x 30! X3 A( B' p! K, m
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No Allied losses6 k9 ]5 N5 T9 A7 e- a1 p* ]3 q
- p( G$ g' M6 F/ d# \) N; v, D1 zJapanese ground losses:5 D+ Z, o5 O( t
125 casualties reported
: u/ Z% E6 N1 N# w. K+ qGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4+ o8 H! ~* e7 k5 k6 f3 ^
Runway hits 66+ a0 Q) i7 U8 s5 N* |+ S; Q0 F+ t
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Aircraft Attacking:: t2 Q; J# T! m# V
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" e& N1 X: F5 E- A: X( G% E
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; R* F2 E8 B y! K3 h( b0 t, ?8 e
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 u7 V8 y ^3 _4 q+ `
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. U; ~% X7 S1 Z& q6 c+ L- b9 k/ b* ^ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 r5 c' H2 ?2 F4 B
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 q- b" K/ p' D" ]3 A1 w
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 Y/ a, }4 w4 y0 P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 w7 h \. Z4 T9 b l8 x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ B# \+ k( t4 |" y; A# y6 c/ ~3 s# q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! R& }0 _& h T, Q3 b# ^8 o
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 m* \8 }! S2 e2 w! @
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ Z4 B0 c9 V7 a' v! Q( g# U
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 Q5 ]) z3 J7 e+ e0 c# \6 m
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" ]2 y( J' c# O, y7 a0 R 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. c! S3 b' s6 Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 u7 I- k$ p3 L
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ E, v4 e/ u" q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" f# [) m' o- {" e8 T
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% d0 n5 Z6 `, \- W8 x1 z2 j
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Japanese aircraft5 V0 }3 |0 \) z% C- i( j. H9 n
A6M2-N Rufe x 9/ g8 _$ A1 f! ?5 E' l; O
A6M2 Zero x 32
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! o. Q$ y( _! [5 |
SBD Dauntless x 49! z. c, x+ V. d( G, ]0 h! P! t$ V/ H
TBD Devastator x 15
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' O, q! ]7 ]% R$ nJapanese aircraft losses- I$ P3 |) Z, f e1 @
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" ?" K. Y- ~7 w& ~. |2 h+ jF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
; L8 Q. e# A# v+ ?3 y8 v" {SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
. E9 Y7 Z. C$ XTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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DD Mochizuki" O# q1 R& |" k! a' x) s T
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 14 Y* `1 c* o j! x
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ [2 m- k- N2 L3 j% rDD Yuzuki
9 `8 W, L2 S# I N) z; yDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, I# S' {+ O0 d
DD Asanagi7 x" \& s6 |2 W& D0 S) F
DD Akebono7 n C% m4 o/ Z; Q9 H+ t
DD Sazanami7 `# K# C0 b; Q
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Aircraft Attacking:2 B' c* d# Q' Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ N0 y" _" X0 ~/ d. Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 [ q/ y" O7 L1 l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: s! G7 z- K/ \: A- ?
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- w( O+ S. s( t/ ?/ }1 E2 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- i5 f4 G7 a. p. ~4 w- w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ~1 c- y0 R3 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; h# W+ H0 h7 W7 \ K1 L$ L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ^: O4 v) |. \! M( n( _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 J( b3 A: t9 W. x ~& P2 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ T5 H. w. M& F$ g; R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& u# W! g. B/ m8 \8 q, K7 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ^/ e5 T, | [' y8 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 d2 v ~8 L1 ^2 _) }# h- L
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; j1 d7 |) a" d9 Q' q3 y 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& o) _# U& k" k/ j& {- K- xDay Air attack on TF at 70,1030 z9 G* j5 a; L2 [- E2 c
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Japanese aircraft+ O+ p9 \9 ^& X
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
% @3 C; \7 G! `' ~9 B8 LA6M2 Zero x 28
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8 R! Q8 B7 P0 S) d* j$ kAllied aircraft
2 p6 l% ]$ v7 _ U5 ~F4F-3 Wildcat x 21+ {/ x3 M7 v- M! F( G0 n1 O9 m
SBD Dauntless x 34
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$ X6 n" D3 |) |7 ~& K0 b/ iJapanese aircraft losses
. p- B- G% v0 f* r# X7 O5 BA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed, i- J8 z+ }; i* o+ |
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- _) D8 d; Y! `4 O d% s3 NSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 R# m5 Z% S' a$ p. ]8 _. D! q
h! h* h" O9 N* V) H6 ZJapanese Ships6 {2 @4 h* O, O0 D8 L( o! s
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: ~0 K9 O5 h* w9 d1 LAP Tofuku Maru z% L6 ~- v! R9 d! e" r
AK Sagami Maru. K& H7 Q$ ?& S3 p6 F
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ F5 q& p# m9 C+ ^/ m2 _- o I
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% P( }+ W* S4 x! V- ]AP Ryotaku Maru p) ?9 q6 h) b
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Japanese ground losses:5 d2 S8 [" g& Y. W6 }( k
189 casualties reported" V0 y& u0 f, D" `
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:/ p O& |7 m8 D; |; u! v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 k$ b4 c2 h* `4 Y% Q0 N
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- \$ ` n/ }$ a1 w6 d+ c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 ]- {& `: D" T* R# L* S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 y$ K: X, O- {8 O1 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 D* R: ~7 D0 M0 S1 {, ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 L6 E* M9 O0 P: d# z8 F6 Y5 ^" [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ g& J; `2 i8 R. b" E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 c- o; L5 r2 M8 e. CDay Air attack on TF at 70,103- ?- j. Z" e& ~4 J6 A
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Japanese aircraft. g: E6 f- r' ~- ~! Z+ m4 L
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 J! X+ x! p. q7 T3 q5 e, Q; IA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft5 T1 _( n5 C* \3 s9 K2 B
SBD Dauntless x 155 l/ ?& ?6 r8 y9 Z6 I6 t3 f
$ t" `) E+ H6 h. l6 QNo Japanese losses7 ?' ?' i) _& k: @; p+ ?& A
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Allied aircraft losses
, z+ ~6 y" d P1 e* k: H: fSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 J. B! a4 Q. {9 `8 U3 z
8 ~! [, a. ]2 z0 ZJapanese Ships& E) B; o) h3 o- |' T/ |* |! |
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage0 B; G2 ]0 D# D& k& i
AP Tarushima Maru5 d' y1 Y7 [! }6 @" Z* @3 F
AP Chihaya Maru
. q$ @9 a+ f4 c! KAK Asahisan Maru
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/ V* c- R& u1 P; v' ~# @Aircraft Attacking:
5 |+ p+ U/ u+ ]8 [# e5 {: A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Q2 [: I7 f* d6 b9 N, r2 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- D( x/ N l2 p6 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; y p2 s" s' |5 N3 j+ [6 M4 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104: w- k* o. f' U
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Japanese aircraft
: f. j" u) S8 n; N: n$ n4 PA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
6 w G& }; }3 n( m0 _& e( lF4F-3 Wildcat x 10' D) }( Y8 @, u' `# J; e9 ]: y- W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% L$ j4 P0 J, d6 S1 t' p
SBD Dauntless x 62
' } M, A, s& k7 n7 O. pTBD Devastator x 50 g# S' X! o3 Q* }0 q" k
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Japanese aircraft losses
" Z6 Z# T4 f; _; t6 c6 }A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged2 w. x+ e: ]" g6 i8 [
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Allied aircraft losses8 X8 q5 {4 ]3 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed3 K, z4 r' g" k2 U( A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
; r% t$ E$ s$ d( wSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged6 ^+ `0 `2 Z1 E5 B
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed5 D2 o- ?+ ?4 f+ C3 J
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
" q+ x3 b6 L0 E$ e0 v0 S VCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire# Q6 r- C3 h- I0 j# S& e( J2 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" n5 R5 @! \5 U2 H* e7 \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# B' ~4 p; R9 A) C! P# Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 U/ ]! m$ _6 h p$ ^% c. P4 _* i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ w# f" X3 G: W' Y, c% M% u
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! o2 N) |% { O4 q
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 x$ n) m/ e3 g/ N1 | A- U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 s1 |5 i4 l2 k& {5 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 H- J+ f+ I* Y9 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: |5 T: s* |/ h9 |7 v s6 p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ Z' P9 v, g9 U! e$ d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' Q+ v. c; p: E! _$ w- f
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft; I! p9 i: @2 y( _1 l+ _
A6M2 Zero x 20
, w/ D. }7 [3 O9 ?2 CD3A Val x 36% P" e9 C/ ` f5 s" j7 N
B5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 X; B* A" P; K0 z. L4 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
! O, z, f% {& |, h+ }0 }; }A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 H. x/ i# D# Z a0 d% ]+ uD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! V3 a, \4 Z' d% j0 z, A% Q( ]) Z
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" ?% `7 P3 s- r9 r+ M* pF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 v ^8 R5 p, U4 ?3 k! v6 K! zF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 L; `8 z# {1 ^/ a1 J
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ a, I8 o+ f2 X$ @. O' GCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
\ b3 k3 [! p2 u8 K# g1 xCA Astoria
/ o" I' a6 [. k7 m' h# oCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ u i' N x( x7 y! D4 ^1 \
DD Patterson
4 h9 e. g' x" s# `, L( I! X, KCA New Orleans! F- \, A4 e) h6 e3 D, \! v
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, Y9 I$ h) y4 e+ P4 V 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 k' [! e) p9 `: z# h; ~ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, A) `6 y- Y$ T8 Z6 g* m+ E
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- M/ z3 y; W( h3 `7 u; j3 O6 d3 g7 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! d0 B& a* A& Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 B' Q& ^3 a5 ]# s7 R 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 L5 R+ {/ p2 z* o& W; A/ i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. q% C* t* J T; G6 g/ L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! u' A9 w$ g5 V, |+ @
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ p$ q$ i1 @# v8 z3 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" u, _; V7 u" o) b' O6 E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& C4 o4 z2 l- V1 o9 B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: |7 ]7 Y9 g: l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; O. e7 {7 K9 w3 w$ z: C% { 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' s0 Q3 E' G$ c( `! M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( D! E# a+ R, K k4 p1 D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |