AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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) D9 |+ K. R+ \: P8 ^Sub attack at 70,1074 t+ O( S6 {' U
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Japanese Ships3 C. {- y0 O7 N2 j) j/ k1 n
SS I-28, hits 1
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CA Shropshire. Y+ V( T* j8 H: H! y4 P
DD Dewey
# W+ @. I$ s5 TDD Russell
( Q9 Y& m# L/ z3 a* A# zCA Portland ]# n0 ]& t( U$ {% [$ z) C5 i
DD Arunta6 \8 N. W) X% |1 [1 A9 B0 |* G. w
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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( b! S( s5 P) DAllied aircraft
' H3 g3 W% A, {- K' X) jP-39D Airacobra x 25
" {8 g7 V& S, O' X1 YA-20B Boston x 33
) [7 }' @5 {8 U; Y+ [: M; `B-25C Mitchell x 15
! |0 X9 e( q! L. N1 KB-26B Marauder x 30
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; ^( P/ o4 z% h# |$ Z3 p! DNo Allied losses1 Q9 B) @& b6 H
( m3 Q2 g) z1 eJapanese ground losses:
8 i6 t' j% M" O0 t125 casualties reported
8 c- h; S9 m: f/ N* E! N6 ? rGuns lost 1- u$ K& X+ [8 d1 s& u! B
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Airbase hits 4$ D2 L( ` n+ m/ W# k+ U
Runway hits 66
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6 k* R5 N2 @8 n; o2 O& d) \Aircraft Attacking:
+ m5 g' Q( Y2 c; \. Z7 @ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ d$ ^+ V3 e) K3 x5 p14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* V* J+ Z) ^3 E2 [' E! v 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" ^. a G8 l4 s* C8 G, N
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ c3 b! B8 E( A 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet l4 t' z" }$ d2 T% H* S; `
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- A Q/ M3 G: d% Q P* A
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. f# s# Y& V) E; U. j5 L
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 _ R) d; I1 `* Z5 l2 ?( ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- j" E" W4 P1 C/ P" {( [8 ^+ k 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, n" B5 n: u4 j" h1 h. A) Y 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet ~5 K' U5 V& D# z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: J- W3 E3 J% F
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. H: n7 M/ x* r3 d! h n. A/ z
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 \) Z* N- ~1 [0 y. t# l
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- m3 B( d* M8 T$ c
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% Q$ ^* T4 F7 r. d! E; a 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ s$ ]3 J' p: G* u8 r
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ m8 o7 _; T- ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ B0 @" m# l) A5 i( A! G
A) `6 m! a" I6 qJapanese aircraft( p9 u1 N( V" Y" S% f G
A6M2-N Rufe x 93 D; ~( j$ H& j7 Y9 K" ~
A6M2 Zero x 32+ @8 U/ Y* k4 X. ~1 p$ w
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Allied aircraft
! F1 W( c0 |5 y% t" l" J* SF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& N* w6 r% m! A& L; U* K9 J1 J7 GSBD Dauntless x 49
! f! S0 b0 D$ L& r( M% ETBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 b+ @2 W" c [2 _4 |A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 n! k a S- U% M2 C- }1 l) m: _& c
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Allied aircraft losses
4 b& {7 Q2 @( g( C- C5 dF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged) t& Z/ D, ^, l& o) k3 z, d
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ R9 T$ o0 Q- z; b) H t+ f0 P! ITBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged* m/ E% G; z: _ a/ T
& w0 l8 p" r A8 D, z7 ^( jJapanese Ships7 o1 x; {6 N% n0 ^
DD Mochizuki
4 ~2 ?- n% ~8 A! ?; Q" ~$ wCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1* ?( p- U% i D$ Y/ [! e
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* _! x8 Y0 K3 q1 C: H/ i0 b. yDD Yuzuki: L# d l" ]4 p' d: |
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 O$ R( `: D* \ ?& m1 k
DD Asanagi. c, d. c" r* e2 x3 i
DD Akebono% h1 f; t+ H) F/ x6 v& X: q. y9 S
DD Sazanami0 s; I4 ? m9 J6 ~( M: ?% g
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Aircraft Attacking:
! P0 o# V7 O- P6 c, v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ~, J9 \) S5 D, J! A0 f
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% F& L5 h8 r5 F, e4 Z0 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! M/ { K2 K5 Y2 u8 }7 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 Y) c$ q+ Y5 u# ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i3 b- B6 s8 ~- X; W0 _4 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ]3 m% I6 {5 U, r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" S7 u( X$ M" M. _) C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 D* k. f% { o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 b- l& g7 ^7 O* m7 A$ M4 E' M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 }/ I, S1 k0 T d. M$ Z) l, l 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: O3 G$ i9 y( i6 n
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) G0 q" r3 Q9 ?' i1 u6 w
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! K! V% Z x, V4 U' zDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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, `4 x/ ]0 e! c; s' n% Y# }A6M2-N Rufe x 9
: K6 ?9 c9 f+ p9 F+ C% dA6M2 Zero x 28
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- e' B! Q. d2 R- ?- q" j+ aF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
# Q1 x; ~, ^1 a6 p% CSBD Dauntless x 340 T! R6 q ` u! ]. J) g
8 h2 l X0 a: U3 g( XJapanese aircraft losses' j, }* C6 }: I+ a. ? b* D
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed" s3 ]8 T& F- ^ G) S/ O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed" F- C( _$ K. z7 T; x) Q
7 N8 E0 R2 J" ?* E- ?Allied aircraft losses
& b) c$ c X8 |- r/ y9 SF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged g2 k- d- u9 B$ i5 K
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged5 K) n1 F3 W9 o% `2 |; C0 m
3 ~6 t0 w+ {* G( z! H( ?$ M& zJapanese Ships) {9 X( V' X6 _
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 n* [- h, R. R% e& CAP Tofuku Maru7 K1 |5 a$ Y+ z& F% l
AK Sagami Maru u$ T. D0 t( r
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 u8 ? a) ~+ ~! d% ~" r7 v9 o
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' b' O; p" ? B X5 ~& o
AP Ryotaku Maru% r& ^# U+ u% Y/ h8 Y0 a
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Japanese ground losses:
% E0 a, f! Q: ^/ b189 casualties reported& D5 h9 {0 `7 W
Guns lost 1
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3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: H, V: W2 [% w$ W: b U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Q4 v0 ]2 I1 Z0 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& h) e! J& x* Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* \+ t U I) X& n1 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ~" E" @4 c( A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" w9 w+ i1 N& {( W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* p5 I. ?: o5 u: a: X
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Japanese aircraft
: F4 c9 W4 n7 D. M$ a6 MA6M2-N Rufe x 30 U+ n8 e- ]6 E# x& h# W7 q" f* I
A6M2 Zero x 10
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. [% S' O( U! DSBD Dauntless x 15
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0 a$ h# k1 E9 t; x5 aNo Japanese losses6 K3 p! O3 ~( B2 b
: ^3 \- Q) }- P$ d; {Allied aircraft losses9 F$ U: \7 E! ^) u7 Q
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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2 \7 @+ p/ q' S4 ZJapanese Ships
7 x( z" Y. L- A5 ~- ^( B( l, ]AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage+ L) s/ T1 |1 `( Z ]2 {
AP Tarushima Maru
* x( X( G7 f# X7 n# uAP Chihaya Maru& X4 z4 u( g. G; H) ?8 f* r
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ K1 ]6 ?* S# s! I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. U4 d+ V+ _ p0 @9 m" b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 x. [" s: w6 ~# _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 h# w" l5 j0 K0 O1 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& _/ F, g" U* _2 C2 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104- p/ }2 S; M- O M
% R1 e8 Y7 M% c" Y& ^* d3 u2 MJapanese aircraft; @& j2 v \0 N- d* J) o. J
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft% n$ \( X$ i9 o* z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
8 a0 B, [, z. \4 u( K; UF4F-4 Wildcat x 8' F) ^% o0 M- _6 @7 x! V. T/ j% E" `
SBD Dauntless x 62
2 g* {8 ]& p% f! U4 r5 v" C9 l1 XTBD Devastator x 5
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# D+ L) H" K2 W9 [$ nJapanese aircraft losses
8 Y( y, ^) b3 d4 I% d" U) tA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged; K1 ? |6 G' d" l Z5 z5 z/ T
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Allied aircraft losses
9 K2 z7 b& Q' v/ hF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
$ F: |5 d$ ?/ y+ F7 {2 l! J; b) TF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed3 M4 Z7 } ]5 l5 ~/ U
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 ?7 ~, M1 K, {. Z
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships: _5 S- k. u+ R( u" f! E0 p3 k8 V: j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
: z; `1 M6 }0 W mCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- d1 k$ H8 M8 S3 d- mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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" I( f, x. n2 H& A* C& n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# v7 ~+ s3 @0 d3 }# G! p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" G, P2 U9 ]2 x d2 d, ^, j- {) r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 i6 U! X2 k/ T" w
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 R1 W) O- Y* r: C7 v) r" p 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ H% S6 t* w# `3 O; @* m0 A 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; V4 t4 I: R6 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 W% h' v# H$ m) G4 B/ J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 M. h3 q! [& Y3 R2 w: P+ b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. q7 e% v9 B3 f8 }- V7 o" T {, b9 f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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! U% s! @% b h ]+ C4 Q; O/ r7 |Day Air attack on TF at 72,104: D: q+ Z% h& C3 H+ V, g; c) Q# A
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Japanese aircraft: w3 Q7 z- {. s, @6 S$ X
A6M2 Zero x 20
2 h/ `: k' U* ^+ ID3A Val x 36 {$ _5 C: V+ ?. b) Z4 U
B5N Kate x 37
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# s$ s7 u0 m" Y9 K# \: ?; FAllied aircraft
% o- w( I M0 m& f, ?F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, O0 e; [4 _2 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 8: G9 M5 M% \. l9 o
% K% S" F$ [+ o8 o% _Japanese aircraft losses8 ^2 o! p0 X8 E* ]6 n8 m6 v8 T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 m# T4 p! B# Q) y, j0 b" I
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged2 E8 V! ]. W6 M' [, J3 `
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 K/ E; O% K, J8 J6 I& fAllied aircraft losses6 U6 `& z! ~/ g- S' V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
7 Y9 U* w1 n- [$ t4 \6 h4 s! p( ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 t; J' R2 T/ k+ F
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8 N' r: ]4 C: H- x3 F! vCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# M1 Q! u! Z; f& Q3 a, a
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- a" [8 ?6 D* d- |% j) x* n
CA Astoria
4 P1 d/ B1 g* C- t! Z4 e: }+ I* cCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
7 p/ s: T" b& \& B1 rDD Patterson
0 H% @( C; P* W: g+ |- X5 lCA New Orleans
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5 i% ~, `1 p/ Y5 C: o 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: }8 |: S2 a6 y( \6 U 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% G! Z' s- [, X) I. b
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ l5 l& Q0 m7 A 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% l9 f; M6 [+ h4 [- o! h 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, @; x |2 K2 Z. X0 k% P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. x' t; C5 s$ f z7 [! k1 @
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 n2 G3 { Z& [$ ~1 G) a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 A; p5 q4 d, D3 T 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, f! m! N, K7 [4 q8 O4 i! H 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 e% f1 X4 a* k- E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) }# m+ x1 l3 a. y9 s0 D: J# U( b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ w! B" L$ z& |0 w" D& e: \
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 t" y" W2 b; L1 L5 [ d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Z R1 g% a g X 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 x. _1 W* L1 g0 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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