AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42$ b5 K4 m6 _ ^0 @" V
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/ s8 L0 T/ G) F n9 nSub attack at 70,107, @0 } d/ }: O7 y
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Japanese Ships
8 A- @; A: M! X9 \* xSS I-28, hits 1
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f1 ?5 I; S; k1 y7 {( kAllied Ships
2 d6 F1 i) T" S$ \" HCA Shropshire
4 B+ @ Z4 S# jDD Dewey
+ k, b% F6 E8 @6 I) zDD Russell$ u, u. ^6 z" g; ?4 P6 M: X1 ~
CA Portland% S: }# f! D4 }; h1 j
DD Arunta
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9 u# f! s8 e+ gDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87- D( K3 G0 v' t
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
, b& N2 O( K/ L6 u; o0 u/ RA-20B Boston x 33
# k( F8 x7 o5 U7 u9 F9 Y5 vB-25C Mitchell x 15
# F) g8 ~) [, o1 P0 B& r6 O( L9 P) lB-26B Marauder x 30
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; x+ _9 m# ]1 b5 |8 X$ e" aNo Allied losses# G* t" A3 B3 W
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Japanese ground losses:
! M( T2 ]0 }/ ?- b1 Y5 d125 casualties reported- L$ e" m7 @: `4 K& O0 p
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4+ U' f" W @% G& A5 ~( V
Runway hits 66$ t8 {! S% _, ]# z
" o. w0 L3 y) n. `4 R# n* W ZAircraft Attacking:7 M: L- u9 N2 N/ v- O: ^3 y8 q$ Z8 h
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ \7 \+ A5 V0 i4 j# p3 g& f5 t0 q
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 a' j, C9 x1 c6 C& g m 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, p1 ^8 s- f& r, M 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ _0 o) D- C) ^. ^6 g% S 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 Y/ f! t5 E+ ~; y. ?# I$ [ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 z) {2 a' ^8 n& F5 s
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- p5 t1 Y& S% ?2 k; ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) G9 I, u# n0 |5 x6 ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) G5 v7 y6 V2 g U/ R/ I
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, w0 [) K2 A* L 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% x( D& F3 G0 S/ K) w 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 H( l+ D: j$ u0 @2 I
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: E1 ~ y# d$ E8 a2 F0 F
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) N1 Y+ M* N& A* N# n5 C1 v* F# [' c
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& {9 [! B9 G1 R6 \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 k( S5 o- _- f" p/ ~# K6 @3 A 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; R+ c" [! i: L5 [) k: G O 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 K$ l3 `: S- M% c5 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ D: R" l6 n1 z8 C: I4 U$ B F" v6 I
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Japanese aircraft$ R/ A. E. T& @, R2 d" t
A6M2-N Rufe x 97 C$ a1 ~- c" q) e3 z
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft) t. `, x N# M. C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 \6 w" [- B) \$ H+ ]SBD Dauntless x 494 |4 p) p* D9 `* D- X+ ]- Q5 b( T
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses; E( i7 d: c' J0 r; `" Y4 i( ^" \
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed( b% H2 @4 Y0 }) B3 `7 c
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Allied aircraft losses
; c1 K1 F3 M: ~3 \* G5 iF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged& V5 [" i4 y3 R' W% [- |
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 I1 \; J9 Y3 V/ n- e9 o$ F! STBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships) d% [7 s- L& p
DD Mochizuki
& j: T: D a7 C* p) J4 U' U4 YCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1: ]8 T8 b! P; O& a7 `
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; K$ O7 J) @; C) s3 i
DD Yuzuki9 m' a! L# A G5 S* l
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; E; g; h' v+ ?" {, oDD Asanagi
; w1 F$ f; {' G# C5 H. | q5 c$ {DD Akebono* ^& `. ~3 E" B( M
DD Sazanami$ I0 e0 } f# [. {$ Q# j
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Aircraft Attacking:
% @3 J, r2 u) p' R0 x7 C 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# V! K' o; y6 F9 d( k' n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 w* ?6 r, v. N, E* i% q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: O6 k8 p" d8 @! g
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' x2 I7 s2 x6 f" b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 q8 s' y+ g5 M& h$ T: j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: M; _5 t/ V, A i0 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 `; V" b: s( W5 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( n( l+ e! @* G# v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: D+ f3 u& ?& H/ a- M2 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ s5 G0 w4 @* h+ d. A ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ H( W1 z0 z# B" m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 A' V5 O( J: v- d. y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. \+ @' v* M/ @( W- S+ b
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 u8 n; q7 i5 O+ u( [ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* `, o3 b# |- G" T* h
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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5 _0 Y8 e, P6 z3 qJapanese aircraft
8 g$ {/ u* s6 YA6M2-N Rufe x 9
; e9 b5 S% f* ]A6M2 Zero x 28' w C( `8 ?4 \: \/ t5 K9 R
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Allied aircraft. z# i6 S' j; b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: S+ V* b4 G9 `' r2 t2 Q: |SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses& } v- S+ I( d% H
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed- a3 n1 r6 k& F3 |8 E+ S
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' d2 ]/ T0 Z' M7 S+ H ]; BF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* {" m: t& Z& dSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; b& o, z+ O* u
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 ?. X/ S! w1 ]0 d2 I
AP Tofuku Maru
) [& f8 y9 O7 a3 M7 lAK Sagami Maru: o# N, } v* a
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage R# {$ |: ^4 K" J6 _ ]
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) ?6 A! n3 a; W' e
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:& o2 B |1 G% h* I5 C; @& z
189 casualties reported
1 p' B. S4 o4 y& q5 ^( s9 g4 |Guns lost 1
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6 J$ h' m4 G, n+ ~1 c0 b* g, uAircraft Attacking:% f! v8 N1 L- F3 i0 e6 D4 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* Z4 Z3 v2 ~0 |! H0 F W 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( |/ O" r" M. @. d8 m; J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% \+ E0 Y+ i# {7 f2 s$ J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 l8 y3 M5 W6 `% v* | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) R7 `: L+ C, O* R1 n5 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 b; _5 m% h8 x' ^+ B6 z" B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 v: v" Y o* ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft1 p: [( s+ m6 ?/ ?5 L, b
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
3 a; |$ N5 f% v) E' P: CA6M2 Zero x 10
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0 x. v) `7 P# \2 V5 A" r- \1 ]6 {+ PAllied aircraft
8 L! ]% M- m0 @& r! MSBD Dauntless x 15
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0 q4 a7 u" z2 ]: IAllied aircraft losses
+ d e8 {* n, n0 m) OSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed+ f) O7 F+ q( S1 H |( N. V
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage" l' Z* u7 [1 E* z- `% D* w
AP Tarushima Maru! S4 |/ b4 s0 l3 D* D
AP Chihaya Maru
# K% ^" K8 I- M+ {9 b" Y gAK Asahisan Maru# z8 V, p1 t1 d8 |- n+ v
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Aircraft Attacking:+ I u3 \! B+ r+ m9 E
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ G' Y; |- A6 c- N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# f6 J! o4 Y) c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# }6 f7 } C6 a! i
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: j, U. P% l8 w+ @3 I4 {7 n! J9 t# Z% b
A6M2 Zero x 49
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/ u( e; s" B6 ?; {6 T" ^( TAllied aircraft
( d7 o* C; W1 h. z3 lF4F-3 Wildcat x 107 N( m! b. H3 i& O6 E7 I, r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
, b) {: z0 S! r9 R4 u& TSBD Dauntless x 62
( E' l( M- w1 T J+ \2 M( mTBD Devastator x 5
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( U, \; r7 U' N5 B; HJapanese aircraft losses
5 e v/ P7 P. E WA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged2 V$ [5 E9 S- w0 l7 w+ N
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
/ y `6 K# q4 t0 _; c& fF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
& D) E; w$ y a% p5 L) @SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 q/ z' g. m2 Y5 m' I7 C jTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed' ^' P/ z" ~5 l/ T1 Y2 O, q; O' i
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Japanese Ships
# ]# I4 x+ P6 G0 ?/ ?CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1% R: i+ C5 u1 u _5 J: @7 r; r
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 c4 |8 X4 i/ u5 [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:7 z( o) e) Z! j" J7 J4 `9 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# h* G% Z. _6 O5 w8 _) S: @
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: |! X: Q8 E3 s& o
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! k* {4 L7 y3 o+ \; y [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 N1 \1 V2 @4 v/ G2 W9 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- W! g8 _$ b; R3 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Q9 U; T7 k& E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( H6 h! N6 _; Y6 c! D- o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1047 _) F0 Z' G5 e; A( U5 H
6 E: J- j$ y% ?+ }+ C5 MJapanese aircraft; B X% L1 ?+ ~, r& f3 X! R- _
A6M2 Zero x 20
. E2 B) _$ A- |D3A Val x 36, `5 c. r. {2 m: ?) Q
B5N Kate x 370 F/ d- e8 ]# g9 P! E
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Allied aircraft' w# m! y1 z9 ]) w! `' Q1 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
( h" A: B0 @: m0 D3 lF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses! B" e+ j% x/ H8 J+ y8 P, _
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" T! q$ J& N/ o" v9 x: nD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged. o% P8 ~* h6 G7 V! D
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged5 \- ]& z* I% w3 P
* z3 X3 _' z4 y0 _Allied aircraft losses
* v8 R' s$ ?2 Q1 n9 t- `7 F2 |F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed5 o# r w8 p7 h" ]$ U0 F$ _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 c! M, l. _" }1 E* a* }9 m
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Allied Ships4 Y Y6 k p+ @, }
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 w( E9 U8 F8 b/ R/ `( M; q# TCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& f' {, U' Z0 J9 I9 \2 J0 e9 R" @9 MCA Astoria
, e8 v+ @8 Z- dCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
+ u' a. n1 ^/ d1 \4 O, M2 A! FDD Patterson
- G6 p/ f0 m* k6 o8 k9 E$ ZCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 C$ S# z* p+ j7 e 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 t7 k9 G/ a& E% n' _# e
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ F& Y. y. k9 h; o' Q
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ Y% i. V% |! q z, n
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& `' j( S; P) E% `; O# n3 J5 [3 O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 N* r( W8 e/ Z# V% }. ?- P( X 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" }$ C. c+ i6 {# x 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* t/ u: f+ }3 M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# y E$ f' J$ g3 A0 ` 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
@: ?; i& [: l3 Z/ E 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 i/ ~2 e$ A; x3 f, y) R$ C, E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ~3 i% G% x* A# S% E+ h/ E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 k/ M- {4 S0 S- c+ N( ^9 q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ u7 `& X; o& c( J- a+ G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 J6 P1 ~. n' t
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 W" @, s' w& G+ V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 q7 {: Z0 D7 B7 d i/ ]1 t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( n7 J @1 s$ s6 O8 [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& |, O7 {7 f/ ?+ S
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |