AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107% f- k0 T4 `1 r; `( T, n4 b
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Japanese Ships
& i7 r, ]& Y' F, zSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships" L, u# X( \2 t% ^/ N. w, k
CA Shropshire
1 a8 N9 e3 j2 Z% oDD Dewey
% S. D* j, m: UDD Russell
, f, @& C q1 v6 |CA Portland0 _, p9 e0 v5 a6 p: T% _8 d
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87) N0 j2 E: p8 J# A8 }, q
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Allied aircraft4 L: S1 _$ {6 {' [! ^& J
P-39D Airacobra x 25! d3 H+ o( G" I
A-20B Boston x 33, H$ G: Y1 \! [: L% ?( E1 U
B-25C Mitchell x 15
8 }0 D e# V6 S0 s( x6 `) X9 [B-26B Marauder x 30' t/ M5 z8 O1 v, H$ C9 c
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& L2 c. R8 G& X% h! M6 gNo Allied losses0 |, a0 k6 e7 |% M# L/ @3 h
: _8 I! T: ^9 Z7 [Japanese ground losses:
1 L% ^6 V8 v3 ]( h' v125 casualties reported
, {; n# ]1 O, zGuns lost 1' l( i+ c- W! L
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Airbase hits 4. \. B4 z+ ^0 s9 Z+ ]- I
Runway hits 66- S% E0 }( C, n
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Aircraft Attacking:
; N: S( Y% F) ~* F 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, M: O/ S! w- O/ j3 e! [" n
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* O# M- {# |& I! l' \ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 f2 F& Z+ K3 o# z" x' T 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: A; b% ^4 A R0 M9 V
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) l# o; x' {% @ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) d y( Z# V7 w% ^, x) W4 H, U3 H
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 g; N; w. q% a& C" Q9 n" { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
Q1 ?0 B5 \5 k: C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ e1 q( I8 p9 a1 h" J. o9 q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% S2 A: e* y$ g9 G0 A% b
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ J4 r$ Z/ o! a' y: t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- x1 m0 s, z( ?6 o; A( M4 J6 h# r 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; p1 e& o& ^5 ]* U1 ~
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; V- C( q$ D f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% G, V: o8 B% B7 r$ F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% b& n% A z" v6 b
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 }. d+ H1 ?2 X5 r6 F. i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 D: D, x! ]+ i$ U/ o) |4 G
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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@) p; E3 x( s6 W) B+ s& @Japanese aircraft
+ u- g* g' o6 F# g: jA6M2-N Rufe x 92 L* U5 D: m, `; d6 M5 s
A6M2 Zero x 32$ x" k: w* v& u
% _- c( J, s( x! n. yAllied aircraft
+ M* {3 c9 H' h# y8 @( I. S/ j& F" H- QF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ g9 F6 A% [6 `SBD Dauntless x 49 n3 ]/ {/ X+ [; |' ^
TBD Devastator x 15
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" @9 ~2 \# d0 j7 @+ d4 mJapanese aircraft losses
- H% x2 w! v, ]A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
& ]7 [" v* c/ E: s) X. m: i 1 C5 }% \& C9 }( B: p- e
Allied aircraft losses1 S0 W6 Z! h3 b5 k) Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ |$ q. L* w' e% B _; DSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ }4 ?+ @0 p5 f/ H# {0 |# _TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged) b7 W) |! v5 t# N9 Y' U1 S
' ?. m) k1 ]8 ? r* S X6 RJapanese Ships4 T- D& e! S7 x! }4 A2 [
DD Mochizuki ?) Z4 A7 w8 G9 I% \
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1' q" Y$ N* e. |! t3 p
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. b9 n* ]% R) q, ADD Yuzuki C8 h7 U' ~- u3 F: d: _
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ G. g4 I- P w" O* @ d' a! E6 [6 \DD Asanagi2 b. T5 e9 S1 c* D! E8 @
DD Akebono
0 _* Q; H- y5 L! BDD Sazanami5 N9 C- F, V! b. [% \+ f- e
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Aircraft Attacking:! }( U" M0 Q& o* f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ J& C, Q1 `: e3 r+ E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& {9 k, v! K( t" \ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 [2 t! j: g s: K1 {* z
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 w( }- a+ P1 k) h3 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# T; i8 P( X) Z# U% B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; k4 ?6 W+ j% _' S& I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. K! m9 `& X. u1 t8 g5 @4 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! s/ z2 |9 l& o2 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ T! G5 h, w/ M# }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Z$ ?) d" [9 g4 V+ C% R3 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 q: H" O& R; o: {! O+ u( `) Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" W4 {6 a% F, O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. p$ r0 ~- U$ l! i( N; o# z 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 o( J$ Q! }' S0 G7 j4 e, E' Q. p
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ a& V( G9 g* k, {1 gDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft8 o3 ~0 h+ v- V2 m; V% n9 ^9 d% z
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
w$ v% N- d d$ O# xA6M2 Zero x 283 t; V. y. N9 ^9 B
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
) }# o) G4 S6 c$ @2 jSBD Dauntless x 344 g7 v# [# y2 H8 k4 D. ] h4 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
% j J/ o& B1 [A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
$ T5 L3 Q1 n, KA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 S! R/ l' ^: x3 z4 J9 {" b
! l% S: E" g4 {9 S2 AAllied aircraft losses
0 F# o c; R3 J3 RF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 @% m9 m$ T; m! `4 ASBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 @$ I6 s$ h+ C" f
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Japanese Ships
7 V! E) @9 N C$ d$ K2 oAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% K0 i/ X2 {* H4 X. w A) fAP Tofuku Maru
% v" {% H9 _. `& H! v5 Z4 M- AAK Sagami Maru
) Z. S! Z- B% A/ Y. K+ t uAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 q. \1 { ^, j
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?$ V5 j! y% [+ `$ g4 a2 ^% {/ KAP Ryotaku Maru/ _/ Q) n) }. Z8 L. R
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Japanese ground losses:! G$ Z; `# Z. n+ l- K$ p- C2 ?
189 casualties reported
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0 n$ e4 |1 C% Y6 ]3 I8 c. r8 b% }Aircraft Attacking:
" }) r4 g& n6 J2 K0 u, d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ K( K& T$ F3 o4 G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! u3 N3 a/ l/ W) a* l* a; J; B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" S- o8 D; E8 d: G9 R' ^+ v) ~: d A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g6 z, O @( b0 s" S- t% i
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A6M2-N Rufe x 34 O, c( r, n# K& X' Q6 S8 Q& U! Y
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft. y& y3 e7 e" L6 F1 s, u
SBD Dauntless x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
( d; u" t* u! l7 G) rSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage% g# Q: Y* B* _& \! ^5 A. l
AP Tarushima Maru! J, e* G- i* w; o
AP Chihaya Maru
/ r0 g' H- C. V8 q1 \AK Asahisan Maru
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0 ]" o& _0 f5 Z* B. n$ A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 w" |9 G. g# D1 m3 X+ ?8 e' F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Q4 ~( i0 A; h$ s, \$ @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ?3 y, M2 x8 B/ y8 e* H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^" A5 i7 N, k! @( o+ f2 c4 i
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Japanese aircraft
) b- @8 m. a2 w* B( WA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
- N* @" L+ n$ EF4F-3 Wildcat x 104 o4 H: d, v" O6 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: S7 ` r* k. W* m. }: {( ESBD Dauntless x 62
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: G7 V, k$ F$ Y' D+ b# s$ WF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
, p1 a1 _3 n2 N( z3 h1 K- ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) \. f7 q# N2 _
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 P/ N+ o" q" o3 x
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
, e/ C( b' w3 ^) ?, `. [CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% _5 i& y. E* f! n6 G! X2 UCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 `, ^' d0 X. n+ W( i8 h
9 x! E2 \' K8 w4 ?5 mAircraft Attacking:
. I! n; W7 D9 H- }* s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- F+ R6 Z+ A% l' X% ?2 @
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- B/ g) \2 P$ F; s, p+ Y) l; o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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: E' A U/ A- h8 Z6 y$ \& R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 s! r# n. p/ j; @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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( r1 w1 u$ F# _6 hJapanese aircraft7 b1 C; |+ y$ O
A6M2 Zero x 20; {' J E: d9 D# [6 z* b5 ?# R
D3A Val x 360 X# k8 F2 G3 p% t0 B: v1 r) c
B5N Kate x 37
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1 o& E* ? H, H- GF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 j* } h2 t8 V$ qF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; F( t% }& F! X, m# g" B
7 X" Q9 g; @: T# p% F) nJapanese aircraft losses" S" A( x& S7 ?4 E4 @1 M; [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& O* q, J, U7 T
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged- E% `4 d( V5 u4 d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged& ]8 M# O( i, O/ c* B
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Allied aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; n6 M3 V9 p5 E2 d" G% X% b* u
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Allied Ships
/ t; j# K: x8 X. X; K$ v: T/ HCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ l" r% ~2 A" r& hCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ h8 y/ R# X6 r, ~/ d0 W0 [3 Z- s& Q) {
CA Astoria7 k7 c/ q3 H% p
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
- M: U& s2 N" A( L" S3 ]5 oDD Patterson
0 J" z( R6 |( i0 m v/ eCA New Orleans
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7 q6 E' A$ g' x V( H3 y' v2 @ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. g! ?" R9 T W, v8 }. V 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 f# T4 q5 q/ A" W0 Z 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q$ x" W* @- z/ T- a( @# f* E
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* i. ^ g4 i- ?, Y5 @# [% @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' `+ l% Q' A, \. o0 |/ X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 t1 i' c4 ^5 u1 y( R+ i
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( ]( H% v9 N y q2 |" D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 @) \) x" S- i8 G9 L3 B4 @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 v8 P) G6 o }/ f- t% g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# B! `* a1 T: p$ m9 c- O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 q/ ?$ N# t# }6 g$ \3 G0 o 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! b5 c' p% q9 J3 m( d9 r% t$ J7 q6 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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