AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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. F% {# `2 L/ O: G, V6 qJapanese Ships
$ N5 t1 [( i7 V0 U! YSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
1 U5 H+ N. G0 g) v2 }" U+ x1 KCA Shropshire; {4 ^2 C) z2 h/ P/ o8 P" R
DD Dewey1 g$ y( p( N0 e
DD Russell/ D- z1 {+ f' x) {( L4 Z
CA Portland
, _ y' a, u+ x0 {% G Z( a1 [' r+ z/ KDD Arunta$ S- i q% _. N
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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, d" D; q$ X6 l: T6 u- d) b- X% {, HAllied aircraft
8 j& f. F8 X# |/ Z6 X6 Z6 gP-39D Airacobra x 25
6 a: r- y4 X3 ?2 [A-20B Boston x 334 E- D+ r6 n, J1 s) R& D9 m
B-25C Mitchell x 15 @; n1 Z0 h! A
B-26B Marauder x 30/ a, i; u0 C' b+ Z+ p; f% a* v2 d0 W
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5 V, j* u- }2 x! K) lNo Allied losses: K$ _' V9 I4 U# E: m
{& [1 N; d+ ~6 {7 i5 RJapanese ground losses:1 E( c% T- `4 L2 A
125 casualties reported: d. R$ v2 z4 ~* d$ B1 l. n: x% R
Guns lost 1
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. b0 _0 r8 T* m7 Y6 X: x3 hAirbase hits 4/ O! M2 }) s2 j
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:, g4 s! v* j3 p% R0 o
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! w/ X+ g3 D5 k8 b14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& B$ ]" L; `% e, s0 K5 z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. h z; p6 h! I/ O8 z 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; n2 m, y9 u: e 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- [% W# S. F. O! w
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ e5 |: h |' x3 h3 ]6 u* k6 e" P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ I- ], a- r9 }' T- G 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) V8 b/ @( _/ \: Q" v# E
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; c$ R5 |0 J, {7 [4 Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! n3 a8 h8 e; ^; K- j
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# `" D% w5 }/ G* N6 l, U
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 J4 r q7 Z+ ^ @ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* b( x9 K+ J! V0 H
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 N% x8 }# @8 Q/ d 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 D$ c& B8 f6 u+ B, ` 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# v! w O5 Y# A- u) x+ G
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, j8 ^1 g x9 }! w, j3 W5 q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 @$ j+ O j/ G+ _+ {4 C! N. ?
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2 G" ]) \& J- D7 D; IDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
5 \1 e9 _, k" R) A, KA6M2-N Rufe x 9
$ {4 L ~" M' s/ J. j" vA6M2 Zero x 32& g; l( m! K5 v
% i6 m+ R6 Z# i* B7 G- t: EAllied aircraft, m9 v- C+ X+ [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
- ]8 u1 L! Y$ Z1 k9 HSBD Dauntless x 49
' @0 f1 L- q4 ^( M: i& _3 wTBD Devastator x 15. q" {: x) Y% u4 z# {8 I0 F) g
# g6 q% E; S/ o W m Z" X* _6 vJapanese aircraft losses' @+ ~7 L6 m$ H8 p
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 N3 ~( D* v& Z$ A1 J8 ~ u* X' k
4 R) n% l1 ]7 @! D2 S
Allied aircraft losses
( q4 b& T! R; V2 O' [1 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 b- i0 U8 Z1 j$ u% A: X. KSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged: _+ x! ?7 ^& M
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 X ?- n4 ^) `9 ^" jDD Mochizuki
3 ], ~" V" ^' ~/ @' f, h# ?6 P- BCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
7 y1 f" o$ a7 [! vDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 u* ^. P6 g8 hDD Yuzuki
* ]! {. b* d/ p# N+ l$ MDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 d( }; p" G* G, T7 m0 Q/ `DD Asanagi4 D/ [& j) F, ^" P: L0 w
DD Akebono
7 j" z* \) ~7 H; `# kDD Sazanami) B" e4 g" T; m; G& r
9 v3 t1 c/ C1 e# D9 M- TAircraft Attacking:- \3 Q7 W1 H: b# m) n) m: Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- B3 Q! C8 V- j2 C3 ~' u5 u 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k$ ~* T) r1 I0 Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ `, m+ l2 X- a0 o 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 S* H: v M+ l- t: u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ D7 q y8 n. U/ y& G* ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( [& u) J& r/ g5 h5 k) b: ]- h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* q" {8 ]+ t) P+ p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" {6 Y3 i" t3 Y# d" d2 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet A5 }" a m3 f9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" l& E% m$ a4 ?1 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; U2 K7 u0 Q- e- y1 a* m; h4 b1 E0 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 \8 Q& c: v" S9 R0 ^8 `/ P! P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, N8 P& d: b) A, \# P! J
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- d, R0 ]4 r( r/ s1 o7 n6 f5 e 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 |$ } G% M, ?3 m/ x3 q1 }
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! B0 M, C1 n) sJapanese aircraft
! q' A; _: i0 s. J: J+ \; JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' F5 F! ~6 R% kA6M2 Zero x 28* l# g+ n6 F) v
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Allied aircraft
$ l2 w: a8 g" H; e, I: t) l; k% }F4F-3 Wildcat x 218 T0 ?3 i5 _8 q1 D# y3 d* P- q
SBD Dauntless x 344 a- v7 P4 c0 n! @' D) g H
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Japanese aircraft losses
# I/ S+ X: s* e; PA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
5 M( ]! d$ a/ v% g' |+ [* d& nA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& q# K) A- w3 y/ Y; u- J
7 L/ L/ ~3 v5 KAllied aircraft losses. w9 u4 i0 r; x9 E
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 A' y* ?$ {8 K8 I2 | uSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships' ]8 U: b+ A4 t) A1 U' @
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- _) b B! D' U4 r$ W5 t
AP Tofuku Maru! p1 b1 V0 x) F8 }
AK Sagami Maru' |% F# I7 n2 l% o- V7 H2 B$ O# g
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 b+ R4 U$ N7 J" `9 r0 B7 ]* e, i+ h
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" B! S7 ] O5 |! x, X2 DAP Ryotaku Maru
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6 f: ^+ t2 }* q4 ^Japanese ground losses:: I6 u- z6 u: l+ o9 e
189 casualties reported: F v. k3 K" N/ I! W
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
% `8 C S* Y6 l" F- L) C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K/ q) K1 Z5 x L/ ]" v! u3 B7 a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 x: a) {+ Q, {+ H' C# H. ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Z0 k+ z3 B4 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, x6 K. _6 k& d4 `* E& A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% u+ j2 l' O! i* h( L' @- z$ l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 t; W7 B, L% |3 H, S: b# B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ^% u5 @3 ]9 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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1 H6 L# b9 p+ @: f4 Z$ FJapanese aircraft
. u( e" s+ `- OA6M2-N Rufe x 39 g, g2 S3 h+ H1 o. X6 P P7 F
A6M2 Zero x 107 x5 K: T$ y" n, U1 F5 Y9 V& l
7 M" O' Y5 }# {$ }" M% W( JAllied aircraft
0 y# R' g& }! c; o, @SBD Dauntless x 15
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7 a3 t7 ^+ Z$ s/ f$ kNo Japanese losses; l2 K5 R+ }$ c8 ^/ I5 c1 _
. M0 g# e" S& l( V( k1 HAllied aircraft losses
/ O5 A: W) d* O3 w8 m$ B ~SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed8 ^/ y" f" `4 z* h1 n
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
2 d5 r- k3 C6 }8 D M( KAP Tarushima Maru
( K( E% H9 Z5 m) yAP Chihaya Maru
: l! a5 G' ]( K+ C' G0 a! OAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
" O! J8 I4 N' Y. W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ c* X' f# r1 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ~4 M9 S5 p% D0 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ \6 D) G2 w' l+ ?6 ~9 f9 s! f( Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; G0 G7 ?0 ~! L( R5 w* cDay Air attack on TF at 70,104( @% L* W8 G3 x' K. H7 I& P& h
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Japanese aircraft
/ h& [1 R* v, K0 E# S' j3 IA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
% l/ f6 y4 K( \& i. x. ]9 BF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
o( \* ]$ s3 R S+ `F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 A6 J$ [' t. [SBD Dauntless x 62: q/ j" Z/ O. @/ a; p! g
TBD Devastator x 5
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, j+ d$ p; S5 D. s7 {, g& yJapanese aircraft losses
8 S* N; `2 i3 a: Q rA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged% T* }2 B0 M1 o1 Y$ q( U3 T
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Allied aircraft losses0 Q) h$ Y3 R" ~+ F. G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed1 g" i5 W w/ T5 |5 m& b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
: ^# h o5 a) l; t9 hSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged- u; R8 @4 }1 T/ I$ k
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed) v8 ?0 L' v* _1 S4 B
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Japanese Ships$ J1 J0 L. n0 h+ f+ r, P7 v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ G* K4 b' i4 s+ o w
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. t8 A& x0 Q1 U" h9 j }CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1' C5 X! U/ A; U2 r" m! u' \
! U& t5 D# a1 I% EAircraft Attacking:8 P" P6 I8 r/ U8 u' X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 H1 V. V- y* l# c+ v; e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 A# L: A, _- E1 q2 q+ p9 _7 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 q9 y2 ?% e) C6 f2 j+ A# Q) C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- c" o. ? j3 c5 [& w% f
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 w3 b" h6 E4 T0 m1 B. ^: E ] 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% t% d5 i5 L/ _+ g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 j7 j: r6 F# C5 `0 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* s4 @: u, D: C3 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 _' z2 J4 G: P9 Y5 P( X4 `9 e* F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 F/ ?9 ?' I. _: A4 ^6 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. w! d! B+ y! k) ^/ P" xDay Air attack on TF at 72,104% G. X4 A" j2 q& V
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Japanese aircraft& Z. Q5 Z8 ^' c# A: J$ t( H5 H
A6M2 Zero x 20
6 D; D: n, f4 ^; wD3A Val x 36
: C, y5 Y1 ?& h+ [; x8 ~/ CB5N Kate x 37+ v6 ?. m3 k( }9 }3 w
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Allied aircraft3 q; C9 n. j0 [ \; p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 c8 u6 ?, S! m) e8 Y7 s+ o6 rF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses+ A; b7 }( \$ a# g8 F$ K- b" ^) w; t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
, S3 q: |/ B+ q" l- {D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
% ~ \: ?6 e8 a6 R3 t9 OB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged. \7 ?) I( i6 j$ C4 h/ b1 L
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Allied aircraft losses
: Z2 f' a# ~0 I7 SF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 a9 H- V5 B6 D+ r! K# ]7 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 I' E4 \, B4 ^) K) s' J ~
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Allied Ships
- Z! T7 I: v/ d( KCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 B" H* A7 e5 n0 Y5 |
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~2 A8 y1 M* q+ q; TCA Astoria
, D: ?: g) J$ w! g8 f% `6 fCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1/ }; V. x6 _- ~
DD Patterson
: V- t+ b0 l. u9 ?% z6 b( F! SCA New Orleans
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/ c& v: V% y0 V- o- f# C, AAircraft Attacking:
" }% l) C" U9 n6 J; ?2 T1 |) G 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% K- Q- J+ w. {% h3 w! B; u
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ `, N6 j+ Z \! Q7 P* g! ^ f 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 o# [- q: b! d! x( M* U8 A: K( B 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% w2 y" A! c$ C# X; w/ g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 m6 I1 v, H9 }. ~* U9 W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 o8 Y5 L9 V8 ^$ m! T
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
{ ]! N& F% U2 {1 J% l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 b2 ?! _& r% G* T! g* E
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! D* o: g1 J8 L5 c8 M& ^
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ q4 J7 ]; M+ {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) N( ~9 H* y& R* V& D: W: ]& R- S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! b% M0 j$ _- a5 e4 A- y6 S b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& }& l, z: Y x" A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, n0 O% X9 d$ ]' C( y& `: o4 C A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; w3 d) W- c) O+ {( J% s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 N* s+ n( J2 M: g2 Q. s. ? 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |