AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42- G# N6 t p( z- V" x
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Sub attack at 70,1070 S5 T: R- y8 e4 ^. L. n
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SS I-28, hits 1
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: G& j* E3 R0 BAllied Ships
! a- b; \" C c6 xCA Shropshire( c; R5 e7 {; z
DD Dewey
3 I E' _" U9 z2 LDD Russell
; u# m" O: z: T5 q6 `" e7 w% NCA Portland
% ^/ t4 y9 k4 kDD Arunta5 W3 @) T, X1 K! x( q3 P: Q
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4 Y' a9 A+ F- J# f: RDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,875 I) e2 M; l# f- m) a/ F7 K* ^
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6 A% _/ w/ N1 C, g* TAllied aircraft
$ ?3 s) d" A: t$ MP-39D Airacobra x 25! h- O B+ l9 O1 q
A-20B Boston x 339 {- F% i' M1 v9 N
B-25C Mitchell x 15
- k5 q0 E+ q4 [0 t$ XB-26B Marauder x 30
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9 A, b" V$ W. w) p2 t6 u1 jNo Allied losses4 L4 |3 R: N" \
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Japanese ground losses:( w# Q3 T$ m( p3 W+ B6 i
125 casualties reported) b# J+ i" u+ p4 A s* r9 G
Guns lost 1/ _# B5 R% t/ h& ~. n* _% S3 H3 f
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Airbase hits 4
: U3 T4 _, s& H2 J- e2 |9 ERunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
" \. o' |# k, H% R 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% M; S9 D1 u8 v+ z p$ _0 B14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 k2 T( ^4 q; x 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 o8 f4 ~. L: K( d5 Q
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ X" H, W9 l( {* T* R+ A 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ X' S5 J7 h0 t
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 ]$ t5 S e" ]+ p5 X1 |, h- y: d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 d- w$ \- E- E& I3 [" r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' X, Q, q" i* n7 z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ x3 e- X, N3 s% C% {+ G5 Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- q! C$ k! [+ m% q, [( W
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 u/ [* _' \6 X( Z. A7 R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 j: D" x* V9 x4 I
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" b) W& o) \0 F3 T% r8 b! A 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 k$ X9 M6 ~* s 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 G1 U# n" I# [/ Z' L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# \& @# L w/ i
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% \& O% X9 E. l' y, ?( K2 ] 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 O5 p6 t6 x. {) A" p, G V" N1 T7 N
m' m% W( g, X( v3 y! V% IJapanese aircraft
5 | U$ `* J( ^( l' zA6M2-N Rufe x 93 M+ o% ?. p: [" i0 g! \1 S+ k: l k
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft3 A+ Y3 S) {, W5 K' N6 u) Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, }- y8 v% H! `! ^8 {
SBD Dauntless x 49 m1 [/ ?- y' ?+ M
TBD Devastator x 15# W: |, J$ ^% X% U8 h
9 A5 w& Y* T6 q8 l- |& b) E7 Z, E9 nJapanese aircraft losses
( [ T$ a- N5 b9 KA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed: ?- p, h, \5 G" N5 \3 c4 r) d$ H
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Allied aircraft losses$ Q/ }" u# a, ^5 Y; H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged; S" V' J8 c6 J- \/ y4 c
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged- W% d3 h o- y: l
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& Y3 p& `3 [/ n8 e' {& T. C
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Japanese Ships
# b& W/ K3 D6 @7 SDD Mochizuki0 j% w- X3 J; T$ l' b5 [
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 14 ?6 O6 A( K" T8 [- l
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 Y- k, s4 j1 p* U/ ZDD Yuzuki
* h# F1 s4 D" f3 UDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Z; v0 ?- T( D: M: S" ]DD Asanagi
& J9 J6 u2 q4 h: v: o& g) \: h6 \4 uDD Akebono5 Y) R* M1 C' r
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
* K* t$ O' ~ x3 Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# a3 r* I( h. g% l4 U, l2 e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 v: h* ?' h% k+ b+ Y( D1 n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ g' q" i+ ]0 M# A, d* x
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# h, J9 m0 ^6 g( H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Q1 p& ^- A: e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 N2 q! O) r7 R' \4 _7 Q1 u: R: E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& L# H, O/ S3 I/ b( F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, r- Z" V z7 a9 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 w' x6 e: h% Y2 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 }! W& v+ B! C) v7 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; `' F" I0 R6 R! M: @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; B1 p$ @$ h- c1 ]0 b' V ?0 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: l! Y8 K, u- U/ r' C
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
K* @" p2 w* I6 \( l9 _& L. ? 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft) ^- `; n" k) j& w4 t. I
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
5 u/ [! q& ?: C: U, DA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft2 w6 G# z" y, m. x6 b$ z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
7 o+ O- {( C& W- ^3 f pSBD Dauntless x 34# N% b4 D, |2 a# R
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Japanese aircraft losses6 I9 y7 V' d9 z9 N9 ^9 b
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
$ F0 N Y2 D* f5 F h% `( i( ~A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 v, f% P' g* V3 L; W3 a" KAllied aircraft losses
$ L* f/ c1 A+ T9 [& @7 PF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; l) s+ f9 L7 q+ n& j7 _' |SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged* q0 e. Y1 |- W9 U9 @* E# j1 W, j
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Japanese Ships2 ^ B0 i g! b8 Z' ?9 Y# Q2 I
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% `, A0 d* n2 t* I/ l
AP Tofuku Maru
' ?) y1 t! \% f8 o# K- X: j% cAK Sagami Maru; n. `7 M) n/ l( h6 I) p; l
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& U: @; L; h+ V0 j- C* ^
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 h8 [9 B5 Y$ ^3 C# K3 R. E
AP Ryotaku Maru
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189 casualties reported }, |' |6 g( ] p( O4 I+ e
Guns lost 1
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% d! @# u$ T% UAircraft Attacking:
+ \: k8 `4 `% L' x9 D( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 o: z7 ]/ F9 r8 ?5 c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ p6 Q- A5 j+ [8 P P( {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. [0 G- Q) z8 ]& _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- f; K3 }1 p, k/ F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Q9 h- j1 H$ Q/ D& J& j& t7 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& E2 S0 B0 d! P$ L, D' G- ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 Z9 w- N$ h0 q% j( h: f7 G7 i, F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 R8 U( w4 N9 K+ C
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# n6 d1 A& [# u' e' | r% l, |Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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1 f A! V1 S" l) tJapanese aircraft
/ Y# \9 E. p! \: J% oA6M2-N Rufe x 32 A6 R% A: i; G. i! g- o2 S
A6M2 Zero x 10
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8 g& ~" r; I$ \1 _9 v/ PAllied aircraft( f( f f1 m9 |4 @& K& t
SBD Dauntless x 15& g( {! @% E) m9 n& }
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No Japanese losses
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4 ?7 I( l( j/ ?, b3 uAllied aircraft losses
% f( x! {3 I% m2 h9 M; uSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed& {- c' m( [* J* T2 a) E( }2 }2 w
% F; H0 [; P; v% K. B' i3 i8 uJapanese Ships
$ |; i; A# a5 AAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage4 v+ w8 w5 N* _" w$ i
AP Tarushima Maru# G" _8 G$ t6 h
AP Chihaya Maru
2 C/ Y5 z- d: D( t( }7 v: z: NAK Asahisan Maru
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; [* _# B; @% n$ Q) D6 ?% R' K2 bAircraft Attacking:2 m+ d5 Z% q& ?* E9 e+ L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% V% W/ Y4 j: e! d) K { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 k7 X o4 [% m: d* \, X; R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ^5 @" e# Q+ X+ }6 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
! M, S5 Z3 j: ]; cA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft- S, c- H p$ l, z* d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
0 q/ e5 O1 U$ r* v& fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
) i$ ]% b% `7 C1 k' ^' z5 fSBD Dauntless x 62
" Z# P6 E' R( c$ y- h# y. n! o# GTBD Devastator x 5* j0 ^1 s* {! F5 L/ ]
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Japanese aircraft losses) H* e4 x/ F8 ~8 [; M5 x4 x
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; }* G2 F; }' m5 T k' p/ uF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed3 p+ q/ d& n: D6 \. D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed5 ?; c, j! u& G- s# [" l
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged( V% W; m3 h6 H( y$ v5 h, |
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed: M. n6 _# v2 t' M; w, ^3 L
3 v- N, C' Y4 iJapanese Ships! i6 E( {+ N, x+ `0 {; j4 i6 @9 C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
h; D9 o1 @4 W# R/ {7 @8 jCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 A6 P& r1 ~9 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:0 ]; ~4 i, {& W, j7 V6 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* _3 k7 v+ ?" P! r1 u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ y" g% a7 p5 Q# c# d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 J. P6 h' m0 _5 k% V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 L: n7 r6 K2 @5 O1 f) b" s6 i) E2 p
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 }5 l9 |6 g. N( O t" @3 P 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" s2 Y7 W; ?6 y$ Q3 h+ p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 \5 ^; M% D. R9 A7 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S: T* _* ~) e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ X7 v3 B9 W& c" {) o0 V 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% p' h' I: f" _6 ~3 y* \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1041 @- X; m- n/ B
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Japanese aircraft: }" J8 K3 C0 {( s& I
A6M2 Zero x 20) B8 O V, `0 [4 y
D3A Val x 36
0 u* Y; @) P! _4 @; JB5N Kate x 37/ P; p) D8 y' O" M
/ F7 x( _- @/ B {Allied aircraft
3 x! R2 }* I; A/ R- JF4F-3 Wildcat x 108 k# B7 d- d8 ^1 F+ K$ p. R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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* J1 B& N6 y: N8 [; H1 \1 iJapanese aircraft losses
% I* E+ y% ] J- P& bA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" C5 _, D+ m% o% TD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged9 y5 i w" Y3 f3 y, C
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged$ Q4 G! n" [3 w5 @$ Z! [
0 v6 z( M( k$ o4 f2 v2 SAllied aircraft losses
: e* u6 l: @% XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed7 d( x( n5 _9 m5 t+ l7 w8 n: m, N# ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" V1 Q) o4 ^' A8 E3 k7 [2 n$ O
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Allied Ships8 A2 p; @; Q2 V5 M. L) W
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, W5 }& {) ~( t& L
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 T. @; b" i( N& l9 o; K7 E0 I
CA Astoria- a- K2 f; Q* |$ a
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
* H* }! y) P M' h; ODD Patterson. }3 I9 k0 F) B
CA New Orleans1 C& w( s: E' S) p7 W9 o: ~
6 C- m% T6 X2 k/ j5 T$ {Aircraft Attacking:
/ O8 @# q E# A9 O, p1 D 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. \) Z3 m" b4 }( i8 _& T
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. z* P4 L- f6 @& s 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, Q# d l; L1 l 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: K7 [+ _) V8 W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ g( h' R9 W: k# ?( B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" @. |# L5 b8 Z% v. v 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. o- C+ ]) b" N0 I a: d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, r! Q, E0 {1 f7 D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet s" R# ]3 f! \; z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, o0 m) \$ K! R2 `" H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. l$ S4 u% j% W$ f
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: v/ c( Z( \3 Y, P3 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 a3 {+ Q, R& t5 l; P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ J& V! B$ { N( k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 B! Z. O3 P. t, @ z/ ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; m4 ^1 x4 H# o+ P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y0 ?% ? \" W( b+ H9 F; ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 d, S7 w( _) ? \
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |