AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42/ c( l. |7 P1 ?0 m8 ]
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Sub attack at 70,1074 v& J! }6 ~0 u: x- W
- j+ k/ q' @$ q ]: nJapanese Ships
0 G& @8 y6 F$ u% rSS I-28, hits 1( a6 j+ i( n1 `% e/ [
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Z; ]1 {: s. i$ r$ d. d7 W& V1 WCA Shropshire+ e: N' z- c* j- X0 P8 I
DD Dewey
H, F) I9 P$ eDD Russell1 H3 L4 |1 Z# Q
CA Portland" B! r+ y% H' b3 }' k) b4 A
DD Arunta
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, {' p) o" g0 h3 g8 B. xDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87( g3 g; N- s. u! W
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Allied aircraft
2 X) k1 P! L* }! lP-39D Airacobra x 25
/ s, x; g- ?9 o3 j$ eA-20B Boston x 336 q- m8 X2 U$ |# x
B-25C Mitchell x 15
6 C; R7 a- C/ Y" A) K0 BB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses" V- i- z' y, h
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Japanese ground losses:- M* ]. R: Z+ a5 ^, e4 i
125 casualties reported8 H0 G2 ^/ X: u3 p, x
Guns lost 1: E+ g' L$ h2 s5 q. z& D- j2 o# b
5 H; J' w8 T' g+ T. d$ d& \Airbase hits 4
1 m Z# a) e9 \1 C3 f5 URunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 _/ B2 j8 F8 B+ n. q" |6 s/ e( a 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 b* C$ j/ A% x% L/ P+ W
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 y/ L' j; i) n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
l f/ W" A$ ?5 `3 ]. z, ^( r 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 | V$ m" S; U9 O! \ v
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 T. S+ j7 {1 P# _ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ s3 w# L# a1 G; u j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 R6 p% H% P: B/ o+ D$ O' ~
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. I( Q9 f" M+ R# @0 l0 G' O) o9 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: ^7 j H, B; r. m$ k 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
, ^8 a4 o( C* W7 M. i c3 w' ] 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ Q) l$ @/ |: Q5 s9 T* ?
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ ]: E% R3 q6 ] 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 ]- {3 f( M- P: g2 t 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" l/ S* j' J" D* D2 U6 f" m! H
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 j# T# B& x% z. u1 V7 m0 {3 ]: S 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* I' S' b+ I5 B2 R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( r( ^/ j; ~, ~- W
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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" v! O. b7 @6 @Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ {+ C+ b5 q! d% Q
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Japanese aircraft
/ N, q) u7 I9 Z" d! zA6M2-N Rufe x 9; O2 }9 H3 A' I H
A6M2 Zero x 32
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$ o$ g+ ?1 w$ C7 b4 _Allied aircraft
/ i! P. i6 ^) _* o2 N! `% c% GF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' g U/ D4 Z6 ~& f8 I, nSBD Dauntless x 49: ]& F( F: I B+ {& ^8 K& K
TBD Devastator x 15
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4 b. ?* l8 O# S/ v' Q' m) nJapanese aircraft losses, f& V% _5 s8 x8 Y% N2 s+ G
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 Q" {8 B8 A" Q$ A6 z* k. x% N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 j; y8 a- `6 o+ y( d) S; CSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 }( v2 H/ Y# V# m* O- _, UTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged1 V( p, P4 v; T
, H# @! J. Q4 M+ p: d) b/ w$ IJapanese Ships
2 k2 s! S% M1 f4 ]1 g% DDD Mochizuki
- i* U6 g M3 {. d6 r( oCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ _' C- P2 r! M+ O' ?DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 N& a& i% K8 [/ n1 k; d/ m
DD Yuzuki
6 z6 o! q' |* U b1 P% S6 XDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire% J# }8 h6 ?2 ]" f& U; }- Y
DD Asanagi
' ]& Y- u+ }$ z9 k; TDD Akebono6 g+ m% ?& { T$ o
DD Sazanami
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) S/ S" ^! i- s, B" g" NAircraft Attacking:& |: W9 ^8 s' u) ^
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* x1 Y. Q0 a& l$ Z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% E0 t8 @' W% O+ @9 c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 f+ b8 L0 j3 ]2 E 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* Z5 W4 t- c9 \! m5 }) @( @5 y' H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( r" t. X" s1 Q+ p& @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 n, M7 }4 f, } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" A+ F* Q; r |. g+ k( S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 W; s1 H( a5 y( Q, t/ p- F4 @0 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) B1 k! Z- J2 b3 w& B
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 Z, } X5 R0 ]8 _6 ] 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 R0 u2 \* \% E/ Q6 D1 \0 X* D
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Z# h" r( H6 {+ T% y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft7 c, @/ K1 Q L) u' t/ Q( z
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
, q/ y' t9 H; T8 o- ^$ D0 BA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
+ R8 f3 s% V# V$ C, y! RF4F-3 Wildcat x 21/ a2 V( P( J4 }, e
SBD Dauntless x 34
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' P3 A. a" a1 g6 RJapanese aircraft losses
9 p3 L( N; [7 t, `% @& R- K% J5 g* OA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
6 G! \& l9 y$ MA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 g6 y% @% i( n
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$ C( }+ e x# Q7 f5 zF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged& v3 R! l' p& |6 ^9 M
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged0 E$ O8 S4 c+ [+ Y" N5 W5 s
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Japanese Ships
) u8 y% u) O! t) lAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 d g2 u. u9 l- D3 _* B" SAP Tofuku Maru
1 z5 w8 I( I7 t. S) k! xAK Sagami Maru
' K- D; {3 R* ?, f6 {AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; J% r# v; H& a; P, L
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- W3 ^' K; c' Q; L1 P2 p4 _9 IAP Ryotaku Maru0 e! G; S y7 a
: K) A1 ~+ l& u, _Japanese ground losses:
1 l: m. H, I1 ^+ @6 @' I2 C- W3 ]) ~189 casualties reported
" B H( S" ~9 T" J' wGuns lost 15 u! G2 ~+ w3 @8 G/ P( Z, o; z% G" u
: w. L. ^! p% a0 B8 |Aircraft Attacking:
6 b3 q F+ d+ G* H7 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 g* ~2 i7 ~: ` u1 K* X0 \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- c4 y: B* e9 ]7 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet t' i. s. f7 m }4 D+ p: n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 _4 u; ~3 P, k2 R) O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
J! p0 N0 O# W' E8 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 G" ^: C2 L' \" \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 g( J# N: u! p' V" ]6 V0 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Z6 ~# M* ?, {0 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1033 Q4 I# \* @) i& `6 Q3 H. B
' {$ h- `- E$ D0 W- s$ [! NJapanese aircraft
6 ^& q6 c$ b( C2 c2 KA6M2-N Rufe x 3/ E" d5 ]+ W, w( T0 M1 z- ^
A6M2 Zero x 10! J6 c3 w6 l* \6 I3 m3 e
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Allied aircraft
" T0 I3 E* `" j* U% s1 h1 |SBD Dauntless x 15# ]3 z! k. Y$ b- |) o) g9 [/ b
$ u8 L$ y/ I8 Q# }5 ]No Japanese losses8 |( ~: E9 G! @. [7 |
; ?5 |5 J8 b/ q$ v# I$ yAllied aircraft losses9 a7 a( d" m# D0 t* S
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed( i& C5 t: P$ F4 l, ^1 @% E9 W/ I
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
9 k2 L( n. N/ l. S I RAP Tarushima Maru
7 W0 i B( B! X) W% L% r# aAP Chihaya Maru8 L5 ^, [( z: n0 I8 _- W0 N! J; m* M
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 b5 _4 F! m, R/ O: X" n2 B* Q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
q, {7 i) \* z- A& g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 u; p0 y( r# H' G1 O6 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 \0 N2 h! i1 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. h1 i& @4 W' @4 u1 j$ xDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
: t( L( z5 F- J5 `A6M2 Zero x 492 M( s/ c6 u {
5 J$ `- b2 D9 R4 m$ @Allied aircraft
1 L1 u6 q% m, w( q, c6 K! X+ EF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
" x% @2 n. d0 wF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; t8 w) N! k7 |% O1 o# I- G. o. uSBD Dauntless x 62' C# `) ] b% m1 R" z
TBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged6 i" {0 a% g2 Z" U! J9 n5 v# o3 ]
) v/ X9 M* A3 ~; {" }; [Allied aircraft losses
- z _1 x. g* m; tF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
2 p! W, u8 a9 W n/ fF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
! w( m5 w# J& X' ASBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 |* C2 ~; w6 b: g0 y' W0 P xTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. J6 i5 ~$ H7 y$ k5 Y K; {' q: ?0 a
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Japanese Ships
* a4 s, E9 T% h/ @. WCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
1 _4 k. x! B1 T4 j8 H1 k4 dCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. m6 ^1 c3 c6 y; |1 v7 d5 }CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 J( }) U/ Q9 M, _5 Q- E) U 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ H& U& w4 m0 ]4 F' \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; q: Q9 V0 U" K% V! }0 f# b* U' I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* U7 T" j' W$ T9 R
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ [* _, v& g. y2 L! l7 F$ s 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& L0 ^, m. l& N( K" y. V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, W ^$ B1 s' n, x7 n! z& L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; }1 T2 g" N {: F: n8 T w7 |# d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ |* K7 V- ^2 I3 I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 V( {5 Q4 L7 C" \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ C! M! Q5 i0 Z" V8 u% ~7 S
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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+ r+ I4 x. ^' E& _Japanese aircraft& F. B7 f% I: s5 q
A6M2 Zero x 206 x8 u' F1 C* v, M; a, ?% n; d
D3A Val x 36 g# F( P$ t0 w7 c5 K/ u
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
" |7 p! L2 V: n5 d% |F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 b" Z7 Y) ]- ?$ E6 B5 N' L; K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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4 d: V6 Q4 C! K7 x- yJapanese aircraft losses: y) }! C/ P# p0 J( C
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( ^' ~- k! w: b3 l7 |
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ _# K2 {' `1 w( ^6 b/ X1 T
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" L/ Q5 y9 t. U) L' G5 N9 nF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 S3 U/ s1 V9 O0 \ i$ NF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' k2 J) V3 j4 f* |
. Q# p1 b. w; Y) FAllied Ships
( U# T" i5 e. r' r. E6 v* q& e9 ?CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 T8 M, p! r* q: W
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ d& u! T+ {7 L( lCA Astoria
! f- Z8 |6 _5 x* b1 y4 Q: OCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
0 K9 G Z! ], t+ P/ ~2 k0 i% G: [DD Patterson
) [% ^1 m8 y: x6 f( W. GCA New Orleans
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ p/ m7 X4 B- r 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* \" S( o! S9 ?8 w 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 u; U1 L3 ?; b5 s; R. y% Q
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, e$ e, e$ l$ v3 H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; M; u- v3 ?$ R" f! l) N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" [( A/ i9 c; ] 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, S- @$ p1 ^- ?; Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Z5 @( d' W. X
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ r. U3 Y- o2 J K+ J2 V& S
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: O0 e8 x" s1 N* B$ [& j8 {( [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ W/ h' ^: V7 K0 K3 U( ~6 F, } v 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" p4 b' _2 S- G. o, U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) A" f1 a2 a1 x0 A 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% T5 L5 g- u6 G5 B 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% }3 Z1 g( b i6 l3 r# n/ Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# x! O0 Z5 l) D: L! p9 }: X6 t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( i6 m4 L% Q0 p3 l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 d8 ~# p6 r6 T- D3 X' Z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |