AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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* D. W& s% A# Z( \' DSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships$ C/ W( T# Y: M6 t
SS I-28, hits 1
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9 {) ^( [" `4 \2 pAllied Ships" m' w& w$ R3 M |8 z" Y
CA Shropshire K7 ]$ ]3 Q+ D! ]0 O! m+ J( e
DD Dewey: }7 E. H2 g3 F
DD Russell6 O' `9 U. b3 X
CA Portland8 a9 R/ i% i0 B4 {: f0 y0 N$ d0 S0 K5 z
DD Arunta: G+ C8 J7 D2 u0 e/ T" X q3 Q8 U
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
+ Z5 i7 G! F8 \: mP-39D Airacobra x 25
7 M% x! n9 l+ ~- c: Q6 n. xA-20B Boston x 33
' L% n0 x$ a1 W8 q' sB-25C Mitchell x 15
- K. N5 E* N& D$ j* d1 _! UB-26B Marauder x 308 q; m# K- S; x w: C5 x% S
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( ^) x% ?! _6 A: L8 l: C; MNo Allied losses* D+ p( y3 T# K
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Japanese ground losses: m$ |- I/ i" m8 ?
125 casualties reported
) V# E- Z3 t% |4 NGuns lost 1
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0 }: v3 X2 i$ gAirbase hits 4
) R9 N+ s5 R& n: j: q4 LRunway hits 66- D" u, m* l# b* b D- z
7 F4 h; E, J0 uAircraft Attacking:
' W0 [4 w [0 Q: E7 F, J+ x 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" r6 ~0 J1 f9 [) H$ M J8 O x6 e14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 Q; i7 \; d# ?7 R6 t 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ S; i6 b& m7 H! [* h4 ~3 Y$ \ 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- X. r6 u- z: z, Z; R& J8 T/ ?5 W 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 P0 a; D7 J- ~# [' J% e. z* L 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 x+ w0 _1 {% T5 _/ F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ c# o$ i+ a- _* c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. \3 V9 B4 Q9 ~+ \! R! j6 ~
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ ]- A/ a: w0 | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 n' P4 h7 Q" A* m8 L' u- p 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# x/ Q0 T7 h4 ?4 u5 ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 _7 g4 K2 g8 l* z
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 c0 L! c) J6 b- Q/ J3 P' k
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ C- R7 \' n0 ^# ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 m2 }- ^$ Q% ?" O
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! o J; u2 @0 V 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: J% w+ a7 [. i- U
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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$ v) X# H- P5 g) J- @, ?- {% BDay Air attack on TF at 70,1033 j9 i( I& f4 \$ _, _& i' W
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Japanese aircraft
4 k Q0 m3 z3 q% L9 jA6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 S6 |+ G2 r$ a9 h0 hA6M2 Zero x 32) ?* u7 S1 t9 e1 _5 M* E
+ J& {) x2 D1 S; ]1 n3 H6 wAllied aircraft
' @4 Y+ r5 R( a$ K* e* xF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
! m5 L6 t" q3 Q% |5 wSBD Dauntless x 49
L/ K2 P; Y; D* eTBD Devastator x 15
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0 [# T* ^/ d/ M% o. F, [Japanese aircraft losses
1 e! D! B+ ]$ G- \5 N: RA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; q' V( W) Z, t8 d- CF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged' m* E% e6 T* t' h7 L
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
( @5 ]) m: n- z& RTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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6 x. G- x: x" B8 Z6 wJapanese Ships
1 {2 f: c$ G8 w: u6 z' y# e, wDD Mochizuki/ ~8 M0 I5 j+ f/ B. H' R
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 A/ q& ^$ o4 U; o$ z
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 V/ `$ r4 D' |! i. `5 EDD Yuzuki
% |. d; ^8 V( Y8 a- ~% o# oDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, e: w6 Q$ q" L9 u% W
DD Asanagi3 A. v0 n: K) a
DD Akebono- i. ]$ v% L+ G" w3 H f/ C7 H
DD Sazanami# Z5 P; P3 s2 B. P& [8 D& ]
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Aircraft Attacking:- C8 Q. O+ g8 ~' ^, V: W3 ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ^- g- C" c0 G. A) c3 R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ N) r' {! B" C, o& U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 V. i# Q4 U/ [& s
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) h9 f6 b, D# @# ^7 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
Y$ H% e( C) y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) O2 p! b% U- g; V" Y3 S8 Z% c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ v$ ^; W' `; R; {# `8 x3 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 l) y8 N* O' s+ R* ~ W4 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. w6 v( W |4 \; `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ {8 Q J8 g+ O8 N# c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 y( h! p6 U3 A6 K# h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 H. |* ~ K1 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 l8 M, i8 ~! }: f# f# `& f1 V
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ]: s, L" ]4 g
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) y: o" I5 e. _% Y1 W) i
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
2 _. ~9 J9 g5 F$ NA6M2-N Rufe x 98 O" `4 ~6 ^' i. K6 X
A6M2 Zero x 28
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
) G. `) L; c5 J! i, l; ZSBD Dauntless x 349 w% q5 E5 S. ]
5 Q( a4 M5 }9 |' J/ XJapanese aircraft losses ?# x% h8 A* ~, _$ m
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
- k/ r Q- d/ V. V& ^6 V \A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* k1 J4 E0 t% i1 N9 Y( U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) r. ~6 F! h# ^% H6 J& E0 cSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) x. {: t7 i1 `0 O, W7 F
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Japanese Ships) }4 | s3 J0 b" q& n+ l+ R& n
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% b+ Q m0 W5 d' v& @AP Tofuku Maru
- c& ^: F4 ^3 `5 a- FAK Sagami Maru
N% i0 o; T& Z/ H* mAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 }; L, A3 O0 x0 p3 O) _5 H
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& [- l$ K( W+ ?4 EAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 X& h7 u O0 Y8 y% }4 zGuns lost 1* K0 L/ t4 p; h
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Aircraft Attacking:
% |6 m( n8 K' s: K7 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 u! D3 Q6 f$ i0 f- Q& x$ i/ s: M# T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! I) y+ R" D: i7 K% _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ h" ], M* @) Q7 E7 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* U" Y; o7 r, w. n; p+ I- f# D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& j7 ?5 O7 |4 E# X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& A6 v \$ }$ T) ^/ }! E
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$ u# k m4 }- h; M! Q( xDay Air attack on TF at 70,1037 R% G1 H* t- S- X
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Japanese aircraft
4 R( q" S4 |9 tA6M2-N Rufe x 3
$ R( i: P# |! i8 c) p* fA6M2 Zero x 10; j# H0 ^- Z) C1 w. c" A
0 c$ w8 N! L4 _' `6 U3 qAllied aircraft
6 q& q8 M4 n$ M; J( ? BSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; ~" f$ A+ ^; o% vSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed: l# J1 ?, ~/ a# K9 I" k+ w; H
* H1 u2 G9 h! d1 U# W3 tJapanese Ships
; w' z7 X9 K& m! k( n# @AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
1 g: P. f# u0 j' A" Z3 bAP Tarushima Maru
7 \( \8 ~# A, lAP Chihaya Maru
" Q/ p; h6 y# i* z6 zAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
" N u$ z4 J, r( A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* h( Y N( r" I' R G- _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet b! T4 E {$ Z% W4 I+ t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ @7 {6 r) Y5 t! c
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
7 U# q+ u0 T% J) ^& B4 n: lA6M2 Zero x 49
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8 j1 T) Z7 j9 d! x4 R; o/ `Allied aircraft
; }% O3 R! r) f% c0 NF4F-3 Wildcat x 10+ _6 a7 [! B$ S- m8 U E* t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ }" c. f7 d5 I7 Z! l+ @' zSBD Dauntless x 627 ]# \4 z% K! `7 s9 K7 g( ~. ]0 W
TBD Devastator x 59 j. `* ^! F( g, D1 o K5 _7 r
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Japanese aircraft losses7 r% Z) r; r$ \1 b& r, h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ A2 w5 @ {5 o4 V3 c* q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
0 H4 ^. z0 J0 ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
9 P. Q6 `' l: b/ E) X {SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged+ J, d) B' X% j6 c3 B
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed: ?. I/ l/ D- n) W
2 ^( c6 v3 l% |Japanese Ships
1 }+ @/ J- k* c/ B" G7 r4 h' n9 [CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1' |. O8 ~6 _: E( M N
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 |4 v7 }, a ~3 }' ?+ kCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 11 m9 o( R1 e& R; w
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Aircraft Attacking:7 z2 N" Z$ }4 d& d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 E6 j6 A9 H) m" S: r1 {0 w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X" c- {' l' d; M2 j0 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 f' b8 S4 ]7 C, D- P& p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 Y8 v0 J! [& @) p ^
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" p. y* q4 I1 ~* w- Q( o6 | 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, w1 D$ \9 J+ N' p+ Y$ k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 {. `# k/ r% Y) X8 j5 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet j$ {) b4 k. b0 `8 q, X9 E/ M/ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- e6 _# }0 F" a: f# |2 ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 L/ a6 i7 O+ T4 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1040 _# n @4 ]/ h0 b$ A
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Japanese aircraft
3 C9 L. @+ V- }& u' ?+ [A6M2 Zero x 20( C3 l7 V5 k7 L2 t
D3A Val x 36
7 }( |$ u, f: \B5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10- S! w9 B; I. O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 S( i1 G- A0 u9 R" d. L; _* nA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 e# a" W6 d- O! l
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 }* s5 j, K7 z2 ~, s; |B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged+ C+ g$ X" m$ N1 f' B7 r2 G
% j! s3 i. S1 Q5 _Allied aircraft losses1 S& k2 H' A, s C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
7 l& v% L- ?8 k1 W5 hF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 ^# ~( A( k, G& b6 p: X' @$ d
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Allied Ships
8 _" F: \3 \3 F% K7 Y8 J% H9 @* `CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" k" R9 x! c$ H" s. ]9 [! I. v$ d) \
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' j: @& f: F6 N/ r. [$ O7 iCA Astoria
$ ]# B5 O U4 n lCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
d9 o& p1 [- [/ l; k4 {DD Patterson. g; I, F0 ?# t3 \: m5 R3 d
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ y6 K. P* \% f/ J) E 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 y" j1 p: f7 _! w 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& Y8 R' M7 m2 [) o+ D 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 o4 i3 s! X2 y! G* G( V: T9 h
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 [$ `( e' t" j. ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 n0 _9 J" \# M4 k. n1 i! L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) b# j: b# M" k+ s* t8 L0 y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, M" r; r) H6 _) [/ Z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- h `- H' T r3 p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* x! \& ^5 l0 j0 Q- F5 J8 Q2 W2 M 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ h2 D, e: p6 q+ s( U* O1 y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" d9 [- I d- N8 U7 w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 d" k" S+ H$ A$ _" G4 q9 ?5 } 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) E. h$ Y& P3 u" _" p+ {& y" f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 M, b/ j+ A# v1 a! D Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* Q e& y) @( x* d% |5 [" V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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