AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107# Q7 P5 O" C7 ] E, R
" b& f0 B8 u3 ]8 t' k" YJapanese Ships
1 W7 e# }! n" F/ CSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
9 l& Q+ b/ q$ \. W: B: C9 v' DCA Shropshire
3 m) s- T4 K7 @9 A, rDD Dewey
5 M9 h0 s f4 F3 T) h: S* S ]DD Russell& G( q+ _) `, F: q- N; \6 M
CA Portland
+ v1 d2 k% w$ @' R6 K" ZDD Arunta/ V9 f* C4 f9 B/ ]0 P4 h5 r ~; ?
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' H% g9 R- p; ]# N& |Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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; P* i7 c& I: T; VAllied aircraft0 q8 f% ?: L' L) `. a
P-39D Airacobra x 25% z# @. ^3 b n7 O
A-20B Boston x 33+ P: ~+ J9 p6 R6 ^" H7 ?6 ^
B-25C Mitchell x 15% t7 [. g7 _4 [1 A4 P# g3 x! C
B-26B Marauder x 30
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/ y' u" R% O. p( B5 S" T5 BNo Allied losses; ]0 W7 O/ {: {! P) W
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Japanese ground losses:4 B6 E) A) \" j$ S. t' M$ S8 K) G
125 casualties reported9 X5 X$ l/ f' w
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
, A; M! B c( lRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:5 C, h) t! T0 n$ Q
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 q+ Q& l- p' K. C0 Q, F" V) |
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; f% \7 W, v7 K+ m2 h
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ i) L) q' I; ]% w0 |$ h
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 a& e$ H. l8 g+ [ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% w: Q! Y4 o# j- B
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. ~" T1 o' h f% }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 N: q. |. p8 H 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 B; P, u; d. P2 E# ~4 r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: g7 t/ v) S6 \* a2 L+ ^' g2 M 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet E+ y& T! q' }( ~% Q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: N8 }+ J3 {0 R2 ` R, l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. H: H7 [; ]% l# D
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 M, Q) J# D, p. q' n2 s) S! V 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" j1 b" V9 T7 P9 f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 q$ d7 ^; M- E+ M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* u; ]& [. ]& r7 Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% ~% z9 y9 S& b) i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) T! O, W* S. p
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103, t* T% q# X( O+ P* o# G
2 H# a* [0 S- J4 b1 d w4 F2 dJapanese aircraft' T; i4 i$ F; Y8 p! I+ l, I
A6M2-N Rufe x 9, O8 m, r' K, u' C) S) K4 }$ X
A6M2 Zero x 32
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# `3 K' G6 n+ e2 F' O8 [% ]Allied aircraft7 _/ {: v+ W% B+ W! i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ v+ Q% R: r' \, o @! X* s
SBD Dauntless x 49
H/ t! d* K" W1 A+ R. P, ETBD Devastator x 15! ]8 ^ W- H1 {& n O5 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses! J- q' K3 @) I- n* x5 f2 s( t" ~4 J
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: p. Z- |9 V gF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged/ ?- w6 ]" O5 u3 k
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged; i4 y( [# p, z$ X% y R2 ^ R9 g
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 L% {, w* c8 V
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Japanese Ships7 B2 F0 _4 f/ V M
DD Mochizuki
- [9 s& x7 V6 v8 M5 o& eCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
, S \2 E- ~! i! |9 P3 NDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 l6 E' e$ K1 T l- E7 x
DD Yuzuki) Q2 M" C" k1 n0 a9 ]! q+ O9 I
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire# _9 i: b: J3 X0 @; U% |3 e
DD Asanagi
- f3 ^) b7 A4 `* G2 A, W aDD Akebono7 ?4 `! l2 ~# t4 |, w: x d
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:) A! [6 M6 W- @, d: e5 G! r2 D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, d# f L: ? T r9 J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. S* u+ u: V; S3 |0 Y/ M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ I( w3 n9 |6 x9 z" o; ~ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 m* I q) S( P; G( H3 m% `0 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 C6 }9 S4 g8 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 x* e. E* u1 S" |4 j1 M2 W% l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ @* l/ }/ v5 m( s5 ^& ~. A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ b% e! v8 u1 N1 Y/ o# T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; m4 |- s6 T* l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- V! v. l0 B8 D- }' O+ d* G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: N' ^% k' o$ u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. u/ ~1 y& g; y1 m1 m. V( X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' @7 D( H" z( i; d, \4 ]' n1 P" }" S: I
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ N, O( t O+ T
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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- t% X' k; p$ m6 h, zJapanese aircraft* J$ V8 i9 _( Q) m- m: r2 e6 ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 92 Q3 _2 F( M6 r, e7 x; |
A6M2 Zero x 28
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I1 k" P) g. @: a: e8 wAllied aircraft7 U* _- M0 O# Z; O5 [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
7 }! A$ h' f) D7 i- ESBD Dauntless x 34
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7 q/ `7 q2 g5 R7 D# r0 ?Japanese aircraft losses' L4 K$ b# E6 n/ F
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
& i5 c B6 r. U0 SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ r3 P* Z, R% j3 T5 B! U' IF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged8 H; i& Z7 h; |
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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; r3 L8 z+ ?. J2 a5 M3 @1 \AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 y. |& ~ g' K g3 ^( T
AP Tofuku Maru P. p7 ~( Q1 H# F% {7 y4 N+ p( {
AK Sagami Maru2 f* L1 F8 j7 j2 E8 C6 {: H
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 N1 S/ a# a- vAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 p, O% l& A, k' T) ?2 P4 @AP Ryotaku Maru; i( Z3 R/ j. k" Z
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Japanese ground losses:
3 x" f8 e5 n% L5 F$ t189 casualties reported9 N: U y6 J9 [/ U7 z, |* }# k
Guns lost 1
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6 w6 S; A. l2 c7 G1 y5 |5 CAircraft Attacking:
9 [( }2 K# O% U3 p. K6 B( k3 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 r$ @ P$ B* e/ @! c1 @5 S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( M. A# \) B+ m5 y% i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' _8 d2 R# b$ y" ]3 B& O3 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 U w' y! k! f% x3 p9 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 y- k1 o! b; o8 m+ ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 j8 s h' G) b1 E! y7 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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! ]" s/ f0 H9 |# X9 eDay Air attack on TF at 70,1037 r2 H8 ]8 ], K) R8 S
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Japanese aircraft# S* h8 ^2 p: w8 c! F n
A6M2-N Rufe x 35 _+ \$ n+ b# ~: H5 ~8 c
A6M2 Zero x 10
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1 J0 f4 N0 R" @# N+ H: F. WAllied aircraft8 E( I V' T! }1 S8 H
SBD Dauntless x 15
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% h3 o! J% W3 w3 k; g! i5 TNo Japanese losses, c! D4 p* e: U' e: ^4 b
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Allied aircraft losses% d5 \- V. i3 K7 X5 h, g
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed F/ e! \% \. A4 g6 i" m
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Japanese Ships, i% Q! C3 U( `. J
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage$ ?. J; s" }+ A, c& I
AP Tarushima Maru
8 I( F' N# S: S) l1 Z8 ~AP Chihaya Maru
* q, M+ g/ @1 J, @! CAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
- L" h" N1 H# r& |( X2 {# H 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. n5 A: [7 f8 v; O( W7 _: x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 R- f d" b. b4 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 E3 Y0 ?# h5 Z3 q# K5 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Z2 \8 k, v r3 g% B: O
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" j3 Q1 B3 f/ J( o9 d, EDay Air attack on TF at 70,1044 j X! Z) C5 F4 ]% b' |
# Q% X2 j3 a) d0 @; m& h4 PJapanese aircraft9 H" X) F- u9 ?* t! u9 f/ i
A6M2 Zero x 49
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3 l0 X' M* r2 KAllied aircraft
6 a$ F: e( R4 V ?6 f9 _F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
& h0 _& l+ [5 S8 `3 M9 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 M% _9 r' o w0 l$ rSBD Dauntless x 62 Y+ O; g+ B; Z N4 M" i
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
) k- N1 H: Z4 f7 {' m8 x; `* AA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 D7 s" F8 S9 E X( J7 @6 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed0 I) Y& }, K3 H/ E) |) q2 M6 Q! Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
# X6 [9 o* d/ q2 J5 vSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged3 p: J, _2 z! Z4 \. D# ]
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships) T) f4 {" w7 V% e ?# s5 i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 19 e1 H. f5 s1 ^; }6 F: s
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, e8 b3 ~* K" I* [2 ]' a# tCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 h7 l! p& s, Y# K' X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
D, s9 l6 ^. t& R, d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 V: N0 f( _# w. k# I5 Y4 W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, m9 L; \: q) d' }: y% M 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% d5 A6 @ m: M. s4 s* K( P9 x* W 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 Z" M) j# |: d' ?, ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Z5 D9 K) I; O: H1 ^ ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- o ?0 ~7 `/ J0 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# L/ k: j; t& i" [) C0 S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( i, p4 W2 }. w! d7 ^3 D. k7 q0 n; v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# r6 l d1 q7 j" b
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0 r( e1 Q) I U3 J ^Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
6 }7 K. Y" y# s& @$ t$ SA6M2 Zero x 20
6 d4 I1 M! N7 cD3A Val x 36
' v! ?# S4 P# gB5N Kate x 37
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4 z, s/ X9 [( d" N% M) S$ }/ uAllied aircraft
0 b4 h8 v4 A5 r- w( G5 `& GF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
; E E& B( ]% @& I gF4F-4 Wildcat x 8, f4 Y9 H8 V/ o3 H- R2 S4 `
; ?, |* X; V4 g5 E$ e( M/ t1 D& ^' q7 @5 EJapanese aircraft losses
3 X6 k4 F6 Y* j4 TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( y2 p6 V- N, ~" L# b
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! r( |# s6 ]3 w- V) ]$ R6 R9 B3 j
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 n3 X; e3 p2 l6 T7 f2 d: D" {: rF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
& f) U/ K, \% A% s% PF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 `( ]0 u! U8 q" g& ]& FCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 x: X9 u2 G9 p1 Q
CA Astoria
+ n: j7 v, ^1 e" p1 `CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1% w% ^5 `. ]/ y/ I. r$ s# y
DD Patterson. Q% e5 Z( @0 q1 T% G5 X/ V0 V
CA New Orleans. o" D3 F* Z( R* g. E+ E' l5 k- r& F
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 n x% U! s9 I 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! J4 ^& D) {: U) w$ f 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 W/ ^7 x% ~, _ q/ J* p! r0 S- u" j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 ?4 [$ `3 P5 m 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! D: U4 Y L& z 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 B& Q/ T( v; k6 d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 v ]% H( j- W6 i- I; L 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% `) c, F+ n- z0 s+ D: ?. q- Z* q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' X) y1 R+ k( A. J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- l3 C M9 l. Z+ a. s9 z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' S# |! P' p# Z4 _# K( y5 T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( c0 _6 o0 ?# w! j: n( O 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# m7 v; a6 _7 Z+ T- z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 t8 V x8 d! U, X% W/ v, g6 A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 n3 y+ n* ?) v7 ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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