AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42' f# j' L' C3 M$ v- ~$ I
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o( Y+ x, {( {2 j6 t: {Sub attack at 70,107
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Z s' I4 e3 F0 q/ x. Q# xJapanese Ships- Z s ^% \ K- O- v5 n. y* Z+ e$ e) M6 c
SS I-28, hits 14 M" {6 h0 y! ?( j
0 x U# c, g, F/ d3 AAllied Ships
4 k& E" ]- Y3 t# ]CA Shropshire0 b* s. `9 {4 J* A" C% V ~* o
DD Dewey' J1 ?; U3 ~# ~/ A5 y% X0 K
DD Russell5 R4 F8 \. N/ p! @
CA Portland
: M4 K) Z) a+ T. kDD Arunta5 M* c4 T& B) N& {1 c; w
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- W: i2 D% e( SDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft2 V7 I( @3 a' Z- V' z8 O; L5 M
P-39D Airacobra x 25
7 H8 r; ^# E6 n. |$ S3 Y) KA-20B Boston x 337 N8 q. q% s! x
B-25C Mitchell x 155 \8 r* |; b; }0 m
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
4 Q \: E5 M9 r0 ?& O9 Z$ M" O. ^4 o; ^125 casualties reported
: U" b* m" @; P2 h8 |Guns lost 1
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: w5 w; O2 L9 g5 CAirbase hits 4* h( z k* `0 k6 I5 X
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 V$ ]6 U, y3 f5 I% J3 q n9 z) y/ R 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 f& ]/ e; f" [5 }
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, R+ G2 \4 e' L) M- [
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. R( ]1 E0 w* C
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" Q0 A* m4 U# L) ^- M
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 ?9 l m9 |! j/ u: Q 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* B7 g% g3 c: N+ z/ i9 \! T" b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% F. q, z8 W! K* o1 W: u! n, Z 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 R0 c/ v! Z! I1 D7 M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" ?$ v; x$ c7 c" U
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% E# D- P6 @7 P- e 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' b+ L/ H% a% j# M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" t1 m% }* A4 r 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet ^( ^9 T; E U9 p. ]
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 s2 i2 o* h0 d% W& }6 R. D; g 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! d9 Q8 v& l, Q: ]
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- S0 F3 _' o. _& i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 D; R$ P) v! H, h! A
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103" `, b! ?% T3 ^( x! Z5 X8 O
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Japanese aircraft
* O4 E" g- y/ m* }; `7 e. IA6M2-N Rufe x 9( R! j) q! d) @: h! Y
A6M2 Zero x 32* t% E7 b2 ^0 L/ F( j& K
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Allied aircraft8 |& y: J9 Y3 a& g4 I4 K0 N: k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 G* x* B3 l) m, L1 mSBD Dauntless x 49
2 ?8 s# m) w9 h. X9 TTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
" m; q6 U$ `5 ^( \A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 n* p* K d: l- I- P& q# H* Z
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- o# b' J: P+ z1 H9 k( D9 rF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged0 Y1 z1 z, E) ?
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged$ v1 Q5 L! f. o
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 z- c+ c; y+ }' e. y; gJapanese Ships
* L" C, [( q' Z( v+ R( vDD Mochizuki
8 f+ j* A% ?+ Q& YCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
: I, s; P: ~- Y+ T, `* D0 WDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
u- s* \9 c5 dDD Yuzuki
$ D' t! ]1 q3 B/ UDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 d* d6 F. c9 M6 D m* ODD Asanagi
) n f: ]5 Y1 l* H* fDD Akebono
1 C+ ^/ G- b. D) D; O( ]DD Sazanami5 m, b8 g6 O: G7 J
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Aircraft Attacking:# p+ P/ r/ x5 W& G/ H; Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. t, f: \/ x4 a: O2 f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X' }1 W1 J9 q% l7 o* Q" u. `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ B6 T" |2 }* v' }1 N 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: Z! x* j8 |8 b7 ?7 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 \% G( Z6 B* ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 X! O; V2 F" j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 z1 v/ M6 b0 d. | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! C% z, A" B1 ?" C& {1 S' ?1 @ k( u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ f, @1 ^4 J0 m+ W Q
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 A o+ x5 O. B. `; n; F; b! ` 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, H' G, ~) l+ i% [! u
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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- k8 V# S8 A0 o$ c+ dJapanese aircraft
: _/ v$ B1 Y3 vA6M2-N Rufe x 9
, R, s, n7 m6 b) u' F+ `A6M2 Zero x 28" C" P4 g/ b. F# ~8 V2 A; h
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21# G1 h4 J: f3 J, g! X. @6 F) G
SBD Dauntless x 34
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2 ^8 h; C0 A* IJapanese aircraft losses4 R f8 ?& u, y/ z2 s) F
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
0 O! {/ c. J& A# h/ P" L: cA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
_$ ^6 {$ l: |2 H2 V% rF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
' _0 }% H+ E5 S6 D! O o8 @SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships: V/ w* K: L; f0 N2 S: z& o1 q5 o
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 X9 e! n8 g; o: y
AP Tofuku Maru8 Q T. f @- H1 s; R5 d. \
AK Sagami Maru
0 f' p) q: }0 U/ @) p2 r, RAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! Z( `. u/ b- Y% s( h. S
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# ~6 T0 G o# k2 {% {" I6 c {3 sAP Ryotaku Maru6 v, Q+ n0 `3 A( d- T! F, ]
1 X4 t4 A3 ^+ jJapanese ground losses:5 \0 O- b1 y4 ^; |
189 casualties reported& q. T; C% C y5 n
Guns lost 1
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0 F( ~! W# y! Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ _3 S1 Q+ L3 ?/ D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Q Y, D# M# {, I7 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& o, }3 t5 W% \' H) r# ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. c, d. w! ] T# I" m! x
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1034 h- ]+ }* f9 g# f) N% E* K# S$ A* A8 W# `
1 m* p9 _; y4 G& y" F+ ^Japanese aircraft0 O" I, V+ m1 }' r9 ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
9 L) v6 s4 |" w, D3 `A6M2 Zero x 104 b+ ^3 Y9 s$ ]3 b0 Y
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Allied aircraft
8 f/ E; W1 ^' R4 r6 c( c. Q5 l/ E. Y/ SSBD Dauntless x 15
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7 e S5 r8 j6 c5 K1 [- kNo Japanese losses% D3 c3 Y7 Y+ p* l- e& r( C, I
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Allied aircraft losses6 N0 _8 b/ J3 B5 J* \
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
9 d! R0 |) k2 A3 X9 gAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 B2 q# z8 I) v2 p" j! CAP Tarushima Maru
! s8 U% g5 c- T4 ?* V# d9 _) kAP Chihaya Maru; q7 B; C/ J; K x `2 C
AK Asahisan Maru' }) E( M( R& Q7 r% b F
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' X+ o( M7 @& c/ O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, X" l+ i1 N5 y% W1 _. Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; T: V9 J! e' k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 @# H( \. p% f" U" n9 y4 E
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: z2 M7 p+ @8 s' t. J5 KDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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% o7 |9 E( T8 }" ~Japanese aircraft& w Z6 p9 r, ^6 f5 d
A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) b) n( Z% I( L1 AF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ E1 o' O+ L5 VSBD Dauntless x 62
@' q W, O6 O/ c( tTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 P4 B& m6 t% w. l) RA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged& D8 A$ U! e7 Q/ m) z" J
0 v$ o" @$ k* f V; AAllied aircraft losses
9 l- I( H$ A; R4 WF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed1 E0 Q4 C T- ~9 s& N# d9 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 j+ F! a0 o& y6 t9 a% f, k
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged1 w; N* J9 N+ f$ z G/ C4 {. F4 V# p3 Y
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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% Q C; t2 C% T" T: lJapanese Ships
# Z0 S! s& _2 |) W1 e: Y" l! eCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
k2 V7 C. I" {CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! k3 g6 Z* A0 ACV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' m2 G0 c1 ?; V% S8 m# B
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 M. ?% N& M2 ^& m5 C8 `, c) n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ `: \1 [8 `" e! M; E! t
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ M1 [ }: M8 j; s5 l6 K$ ~ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. `. [& k. c1 @( {0 k& ^
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 k% f0 b/ I& _& l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 d- F; h1 M( M2 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 r4 t4 [+ A U- q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( R' I [4 e7 e/ I' n5 h9 E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& r! i+ ], U* ^5 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; D" e5 C+ j; L6 ?1 D2 a. Z0 FDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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2 A4 H& u$ F" Z6 O) {# p/ ^; z4 {Japanese aircraft& Q& H8 y5 c2 V# I& u. [' M& s( C
A6M2 Zero x 20$ K: k( y. ]- P# }
D3A Val x 362 Q# r. v6 {0 C3 s4 \# ?, c( _
B5N Kate x 37) ?' \( z- ~4 c+ A' n7 @
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Allied aircraft
' g5 b+ I% W2 t# BF4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ a9 n$ C- @4 F/ V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses0 `+ P0 s E/ _
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
, h/ k+ y7 }' [1 x) hD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged) a/ S( H. {2 T$ P: n0 @1 B
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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* ~" J* N' w9 @, fAllied aircraft losses8 ?" a8 Z0 I4 r2 G2 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
) J4 p0 @. N* X% e( |* oF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 G( M0 u6 O$ TCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) q! z" \$ V, A4 f9 nCA Astoria" M( B& Y' u3 @1 }. I$ }) V
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
$ L9 \" N. j$ e% M# o4 VDD Patterson& Z% g8 i; `! d! O9 _' \
CA New Orleans
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& s; \* s- f8 ^Aircraft Attacking:
1 Y- C# L2 r& i( ? 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 t4 Z% T& @- Z7 R% M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 y/ e; y' e( R7 o 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* j1 z/ k! ?$ z/ _ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ P0 V8 Z1 p' L* A 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet D3 V9 B' }. ]+ w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
V1 S+ E0 h5 g$ ~$ w 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- l; c6 t; m9 Z" B+ i$ A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# w, K4 q! a; n P! z' A: J2 D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* N8 R. A9 @7 z+ E% x+ z3 s% C$ C' P1 S 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 b" M7 A M2 j1 t6 j9 G, B3 M/ m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ j3 A U b" ~2 B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; N! V4 [8 ~: w a- {4 R' v/ i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 g& i& T- r7 Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 A! f6 ~1 c& I8 R" ~ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 S+ w/ d) A8 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 S c$ E5 m& ]( P; n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |