AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42' `8 S% B$ d6 R9 D% K. s7 r4 f. V& h
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$ O$ O( I1 `$ ?: j6 bSub attack at 70,107
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! J9 a9 L; m) {' i) ~Japanese Ships) l8 x+ {$ O+ {. a B& H
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
' M% B% D3 f$ n: Y1 s8 [8 ^CA Shropshire
- U. I5 a+ g! P8 HDD Dewey
* X! e$ d% Z, ]$ r4 x/ VDD Russell
( F5 ]: o; T( R' c3 J6 ZCA Portland2 c+ x+ h' E% J; x+ z# s( E$ L, C
DD Arunta' p9 P+ H4 _+ [, b @0 f7 u8 q, J* N( Y
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8 n8 q9 [* P% i4 v- H+ ]Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,872 ]5 d* u9 y+ ~
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Allied aircraft- S+ t. ^& g0 z
P-39D Airacobra x 25
2 k( N% I* a( T }. j C. P# vA-20B Boston x 33% x& M$ ~( E) ]/ j
B-25C Mitchell x 15
5 m" K+ H; r# C) W/ N6 u& J! oB-26B Marauder x 306 O0 w4 p8 @+ l! E; o, k% z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
9 x! ]: W4 u% K: N$ f% f1 W125 casualties reported8 e, Z1 Z$ _3 V$ n2 E C0 X c" a
Guns lost 1 \) ]7 c4 m, z
4 }6 i' ^ }* P4 p- QAirbase hits 4) E T- k/ g" y! j+ V0 h" Y
Runway hits 66: ~0 F! g6 F q6 o) i! O
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Aircraft Attacking:' @6 I* ?! `$ g4 W) k
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# y3 [- J5 y: S, E2 c
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ R: |. a4 l) Z! J: o9 F
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ B6 ]7 Z" Q# y( Q* I; W, U7 u
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
v H; L7 A3 h' k' k5 _ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
; b# f8 W, e1 R6 F% c( _ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 `0 R5 Z2 g# ?: [+ {; `
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 Z' n, C! c0 v! Z7 G. c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) d, z5 L/ y! G: H L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 E# E( p4 N# @$ h* I- F! Z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
9 S4 G# {4 x8 {4 X 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 J d' Q+ P( J: |8 g" _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 O7 w" Z; w @0 E! _4 y
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 t. q( g5 j1 m) o0 } 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 f" C, H- @! }6 C7 R
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ B& o4 S1 u* |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 U0 V1 W6 I. o- X
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, ? N9 A$ Z; p3 e
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# y1 @* u h! a# \& @# r1 l0 y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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& W3 y! n0 J S t; a! P: o. x3 E2 L% dJapanese aircraft Z- M$ C2 d9 |. ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 9' R, j% U- s* p2 \# ]$ L
A6M2 Zero x 323 b0 `( g4 i, H2 y
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Allied aircraft. o# S: Q% Q. r G1 e2 D# L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' _1 Y% E- J# p( K: S' I2 B
SBD Dauntless x 490 ^) K! R7 c2 |9 d8 J6 A1 f
TBD Devastator x 15! c1 Z# E7 \2 R$ _
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 N* \4 e2 }' ^5 J v8 q7 wA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. ]( q, M5 N: c! bAllied aircraft losses& w3 c9 q/ L) X7 Y9 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 B6 J0 c4 Y" FSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
( |- G2 ]' G }6 VTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged2 D% ]0 Q* L% q8 `. P) |1 j0 |
! K z. L+ W4 u6 IJapanese Ships
! a) y2 p' ], ? ?6 kDD Mochizuki
7 `: A* g6 r1 K' PCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
2 X C" }: B' H& m0 H, ADD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ]* s% b z; u) Z# k' E3 W2 E
DD Yuzuki) N9 q B8 Q* u. }$ l6 s
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 c0 N6 e6 O; ?/ A9 @DD Asanagi$ i- N2 P1 m3 T* [# E* @
DD Akebono! d. u! \/ U; [$ S! i1 g1 z, Q
DD Sazanami
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$ [' Y3 ^4 ~; m- }Aircraft Attacking:
1 W* |" }& ~" u. m% S { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 W, } d7 @) D4 U1 H1 `/ [ c
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Y" j) n3 P# ^3 y$ p5 @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& e3 K1 N9 p( m" a: ?, @3 E 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; U) c7 ]2 ^& Q: \ q( [ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 y H+ o1 Y( z& |1 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 o; M8 E( J4 L5 e; D: M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' W' ?- K* N2 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; z1 o# j. i0 n, N5 T6 t5 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, S- H, Z: ]( n* v# M. D$ z t% I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% l/ ~7 _5 E, e+ a8 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) y5 D& u7 T# t: s4 m7 s0 [+ ~/ n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W k* Y3 [' |$ H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 E g# _' Z2 E7 L* U. y/ W1 Q' V
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) u! E4 R4 G- d; G+ I
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 L) c6 U' x& t0 `* B6 h
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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+ X2 l" V8 M+ t% ]6 q# tJapanese aircraft
- D$ r* ~0 \' U; _/ r; t' J, u4 B; qA6M2-N Rufe x 91 J& f" ]* S3 I" `8 a
A6M2 Zero x 288 X3 c8 N) ]2 L% ]5 i( K' n# R3 X. l
/ z0 E7 S6 X1 M& ?) B$ }' uAllied aircraft3 h* S0 n+ Q( p9 k! i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
, R, m S% k* w* z5 h- E- ESBD Dauntless x 34
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& f1 N( }- A7 d+ c+ l. Z$ FJapanese aircraft losses
9 D2 a) c8 N* c: `1 @& x3 t. PA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
7 d' I1 K c" PA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 _3 h( O0 e! ^& g0 n
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Allied aircraft losses
) @) { h7 \7 y( v7 C ~$ RF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) I8 l) B! \, t3 ~. ESBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 f' Q7 t ^" L: C' x& \& L4 u; WAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 x4 \# a4 |# k5 XAP Tofuku Maru
V8 ] n$ y1 V h wAK Sagami Maru
/ ~. ]# Z) ^% o. G* a. B# pAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; x) I; l# b. K, l/ \% c! w8 MAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& T$ e* [- p( d
AP Ryotaku Maru
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6 W G* ~. T& t3 [6 v+ @Japanese ground losses:
1 J' y- M5 D) {- K+ W/ d. w189 casualties reported6 C, A- e) C5 n" [
Guns lost 1
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- d; ~* o8 C `1 ]3 l' xAircraft Attacking:6 v" F2 o3 ~: x8 ?7 E( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ z, i, l0 v: q- ] X' s4 w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" P! q' @. a' A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 J X2 B6 I* G9 _+ J/ f) ?# n! M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% Q. P8 J S3 k: ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: x: |! R6 h2 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% D( d, ?* k/ ]4 Q2 }! [1 d% q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) m- d! h/ m/ F+ }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 W* @1 p0 i# ~. Q
( r: r! N4 I& AJapanese aircraft5 |6 U, i! `. h' x$ w, C
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
3 L9 D& F4 a1 `" o$ _A6M2 Zero x 10
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% w/ Q5 {+ m6 a5 U& XAllied aircraft" C% {3 r' u7 P$ K' k
SBD Dauntless x 157 j: b5 O6 X% |, Y; |, K5 V
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No Japanese losses
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& ?, ~! Q* g# l8 ?: S5 kAllied aircraft losses o! ~# O& O* ^2 S
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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. \; j* i T+ Z8 {- }Japanese Ships& U6 L6 E/ |5 E* ]% r$ T
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage" e8 R! E! P, @3 G0 |% T/ A/ P$ j- p
AP Tarushima Maru
: _5 `+ H4 |' E6 H, JAP Chihaya Maru
0 ` L1 \! o$ [! I9 q/ x3 zAK Asahisan Maru$ j6 y' J' z( p% Q9 u2 i
, J' `8 |$ ]) mAircraft Attacking:
# u: I8 [2 h, ^/ F$ ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) q* V# I3 d/ _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* V, Y$ K; P: X) u! v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 m+ {) q, l1 x& F# h1 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: p4 O( ^/ Q6 r, ?* [/ I2 n/ |3 s7 A
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1 m+ \5 d! a# x- ` |1 `Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
$ I0 _; {& o) a: q! FA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
! }5 F. [8 y5 t, K O6 u1 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 8) j# y& I3 ~- v3 Q h6 j2 g, a2 q
SBD Dauntless x 62
/ G5 F: H: ~( ?) N. A/ w4 TTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses. l& `' n, c4 o5 N
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged0 E4 P+ Y. b7 Q8 o, ~
6 L& d5 ^8 L4 z8 P* r% pAllied aircraft losses
( S- F _% a8 o- P) fF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
1 ?3 |; }% ~* n, l0 I6 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
% {. s7 p. j& {% }SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged, J# Z) X) L" Y5 i+ c. j
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed, Q# m6 N5 T" G
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Japanese Ships
- P: [2 g4 f, J. }8 YCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
% M( A$ {; K. I* ~* B( CCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" h8 F' N: ?$ J$ g3 v% p! N( UCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 D* { y$ w7 @2 b: N e8 X9 _! c
" b% b; S @& ]! e: z( q+ TAircraft Attacking:
8 S" _, m. t! M8 P( e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ f& l2 h. F8 H6 }5 K# v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 `) v. O4 L+ H9 j/ k. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ d* N/ n- F' Q$ b! t |. s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% o$ f: Y! B6 A& @
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* [- W+ }& v) K" x$ g% K
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o+ o- h- U; g( x% j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 ]- Q9 I- x) A6 v. d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& B/ y* R1 g' v, |; O* [5 U O& o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 P0 ?( V4 y; t/ L7 ^ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ V* j4 Z% I3 G; U- m; ^' {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* f& }8 ?+ a8 n; j
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( M3 w9 Z8 i$ K9 h3 dDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft+ J5 c: |) u5 D
A6M2 Zero x 20
/ N( w, H3 T( s" I" {9 ~/ ^3 zD3A Val x 36
4 X9 i1 Q6 e: C8 d; `B5N Kate x 37! G6 N( O: z! Y- c
) Z( n/ }8 X" N" ?- `& jAllied aircraft0 x$ B6 F" E* i; R8 z" r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 d/ g* x+ y1 G) u. s# \$ KF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 G) k3 m1 O# o3 _A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# ~7 p- R: Q& w4 s H2 y; g8 M/ T
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
( O( y. D" ^3 H: R8 vB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 k: `' ] M0 y: I- rAllied aircraft losses" l6 F+ y6 i& M7 r1 f( y! B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed' [9 N2 N# |& Y% Z8 [& b, g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged \, l* o5 n; W- ^6 h* V: y
! H( q: }4 J! [4 [/ _! t* m! i/ `, TAllied Ships3 u. t& [( i8 m; n* L: h
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
_& b O( Y) gCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 I6 ^8 p/ G0 j' ]# }6 ^CA Astoria8 ~5 y: m& y7 L* g
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 d' m8 N8 d! p6 ^0 X- n
DD Patterson
2 ?3 R8 C: S9 P* RCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 v. t5 `( \! J# h; W* L \& Z3 m 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ Y% }3 e6 k A2 [6 U6 y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- \2 a0 w, Z* f9 `
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Z, {! F9 O, }# F8 g9 e9 q
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 J9 K/ T6 j7 _+ E1 z7 t+ z+ X 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 j5 Y4 g: F2 j% _& k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, w& }3 T& e; k" }
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 }. N$ m8 Y, x# v5 z7 Y( K 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& {& N" P9 [9 Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 N, Q) D/ Z/ ^# {: P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 {3 O. Q0 n- w% `, _) h' H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 L9 Z" r. }3 h7 \ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' Z" ]* x; [( z+ q! i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# \) `; g# X) @- g' e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 F! Z9 n4 Z% X- I- D$ V$ z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ D3 G ?7 u; \2 b& O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ n% e. T) A4 Z$ v% P/ Z: i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |