AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: ^: `4 Y+ a# K3 C. E5 c" o
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+ P* S$ S" H' M* g0 F2 I; b8 aSub attack at 70,107# x& P, E7 }6 Y. _. f6 s. j/ N& _
! \% E' z+ L! P- s* CJapanese Ships
P& P: R$ j* a: O1 ~) u9 iSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships; t: y! z& O a: V4 V$ I
CA Shropshire( E- i- l" Z0 `# P
DD Dewey& P$ Y4 f$ T' B m& E0 _/ f
DD Russell
. f! n2 @2 y. m& Z7 oCA Portland: c* j8 a7 ?; u/ e' i. l
DD Arunta& c# k0 G2 E" V: @+ R/ E
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87, ^' Q, p# S, A. c6 S j" b
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5 U9 d" ~( G9 q) R) P+ `Allied aircraft" z- ^# y' }5 @- x$ X! K; `; m1 u
P-39D Airacobra x 25, Y# F5 A6 A) l) K, S" X, o
A-20B Boston x 33
7 Q5 g$ Z; g% ^( `1 v9 CB-25C Mitchell x 15
' P. j \& _: A0 PB-26B Marauder x 30
: m! `4 o! q8 i* y' ^" | ' E D( f: W3 s4 _- h7 w
2 d: O) S1 \" P8 W2 I* I2 U/ N
No Allied losses: U. U M, t' V2 W8 j# U
6 l* ]% A/ O4 p* k
Japanese ground losses:' z; g) H! B g) g7 e
125 casualties reported+ E1 f! Q8 Q' M4 k( a& M
Guns lost 1
4 c# U" S L' g 0 [7 y" y2 f c' s& S6 r8 @% u
Airbase hits 4 R2 o2 r5 [3 H7 }6 @1 F* U
Runway hits 66
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: V: L8 S& ^" DAircraft Attacking:: P8 K7 m! [& U2 e' F
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 R% L" v" F9 b$ H$ \% a
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 s4 N d% g# d& l" _5 X 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 Z: E9 H3 t6 D/ k- J0 M 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 v; ^9 u3 C- l3 f3 |$ A 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" T6 m4 h8 ?/ u: R7 e 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ g% g% _) c+ ]5 V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 B$ Z0 {% R* P2 `5 q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ Y+ b+ {# I" F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 }! r5 A+ T& p7 ^% e. k/ o B- H
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' n) o# u6 _. _
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- Y( T/ p7 c% q, }: }% | 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
L. V! L7 \5 S 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 t" \( g4 b$ a7 q 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet Z% v: c& M: K, W; r8 m
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' @3 ~# r# R4 z) I& x6 L. p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: \" X2 l: }# l. C
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# j! W( d. o. k: S9 I0 _
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% j) E" Z2 y6 I4 v4 h J
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' h) M) o0 v) T
K Q9 G& c; t) d, NJapanese aircraft2 U1 _) y1 n9 N
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
! z' ]8 W2 g9 \( k7 n! n3 n eA6M2 Zero x 32# ?3 Z" H! m8 \
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Allied aircraft `! ?7 R5 \5 I& K# O6 p+ d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( [4 A3 P- O# n! g! P+ y, aSBD Dauntless x 496 d5 j7 a* E( J+ e1 K5 |; Q% f! W
TBD Devastator x 15; ~5 s( h9 B# j4 e7 a
( {/ ]- O, y; {1 s. T: `+ z
Japanese aircraft losses
; Q; ?; U4 u# c: Y8 w7 N/ r( l- DA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
1 p& N4 O* o, U2 G1 [ , x5 j% o, N9 p: }: X
Allied aircraft losses5 F' W) o; @! ]8 g$ Q v- B. p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged3 y0 Z, `- G z" v$ d- {
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
* l1 l% Y5 F- H6 n9 PTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
! |2 B5 i; j; M: x 9 `0 a3 z8 `0 m% j" M* h1 c. L* L
Japanese Ships
2 c7 J6 A3 Y$ v/ t2 S9 R) M+ j0 KDD Mochizuki/ i- g3 K) l* O. v8 t9 |' `1 X
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1) \% I/ l% R# y8 {1 v! D, _0 o
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 A/ N ?2 g9 X7 Z* H
DD Yuzuki S; u0 @& W O0 f( C* H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& D% |. ^- V9 W; E" h! _DD Asanagi
0 u. J: y( l! L; S+ J# Q% `) ]DD Akebono
5 ^$ r8 v5 N2 c: l) E! QDD Sazanami0 J1 f& @4 Z# l% h( d
4 x" A7 I1 e V6 b" k# V( Q% E
Aircraft Attacking:
( Q$ d% p2 B" Z, B# p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' R7 w3 ^7 l) Z! \; J, k
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% k7 @% j+ I$ w7 v
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ?6 G6 z1 I, G; d( w
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ X( D# a5 ~1 K; e& w. \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ J) }/ u: C. M+ V) N4 g3 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ }. m6 w4 {5 o% ?% n7 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 s3 [- i" @6 T4 v" O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ E' w0 ?9 [; M3 o0 V f8 V0 }" _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* f7 Q1 u6 J7 {* n3 I. b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Q/ \8 v# t4 G5 V7 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 k' g0 H" Z( l- E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( _7 @0 X1 [. j) p7 t6 x# d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! B/ L: U0 ?2 g2 J) {4 I* | 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 W7 r5 z/ G! w' v1 `( `( W' \7 e( Q
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: b- E# {% f {; o
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6 Y& \0 Y$ j: u9 ADay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 s* g) ]1 ]- ]Japanese aircraft; H/ F) M) `* D7 M$ g
A6M2-N Rufe x 9) u: _- {7 y2 n5 \
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft/ n! Q! ]0 r) `5 ^3 S1 M3 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
! {! _* T4 Q U. a2 r0 g! U% KSBD Dauntless x 349 |! T3 ~4 B+ y/ C1 k& L
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Japanese aircraft losses, W8 Y9 J- O: A9 P6 [
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed7 ?! T; t3 D/ X3 R# E- {4 _$ v3 x
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed' B: c) ~9 m. V% r+ M
. B9 Z6 L6 h4 n: a
Allied aircraft losses
$ }, S M0 R" _) gF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 ^( Z) v% t7 H* m' lSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 g: O. r9 ^3 a- t7 R# B& _
2 @3 Y4 }1 ], GJapanese Ships
& m' s: { g8 C: t: B, o# ?/ OAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: i2 }8 H% D/ i V, ^: n" {7 BAP Tofuku Maru" w) g$ ?/ F- L2 R! h5 n: V
AK Sagami Maru4 s: H4 N( S7 s8 L* t4 S
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 G7 ^' d8 ~8 d+ V v7 Z
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& k3 Q) `* R" U' WAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:8 ]# i- S% w3 i
189 casualties reported0 {% m% v5 i) a: k+ w
Guns lost 1
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; j4 s4 v7 o! ^( y4 ^. R% TAircraft Attacking:
. L( W* g1 H& w. Q5 I9 L8 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
N! a3 z# H' ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! j; c' r4 ?1 q/ K7 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" C2 b" H* E& |# ^: V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 L: Y" L) _& Y) U" y6 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 G: C: ]$ C4 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 M: z1 t* r; K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 N3 n+ ~6 P: a' V: V# c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! k6 {+ Q% U& h3 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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1 O6 `6 c) l' [; b0 I+ b* X rJapanese aircraft! ]6 y7 C% `+ K7 U+ O+ Z3 ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 38 O" R% n7 {3 p$ C8 z+ A' x
A6M2 Zero x 10) s4 w+ q8 f$ S- N8 c, o( k; t
9 p( [# O$ P& Q+ ` E; \. y. G! PAllied aircraft
" s! N2 s& v* h7 PSBD Dauntless x 15+ d: ]1 z% O+ {. S7 t
" c0 {3 g; H1 VNo Japanese losses
4 z# z' g( \8 m I- y
% q/ P b; \/ X4 C, rAllied aircraft losses$ e# E8 W- _% H& ]
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed% _5 S. p# B) `! r! m
. \" t( c- C+ Z1 p7 Q8 r nJapanese Ships
) l2 j* M6 {) ^* |; xAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
. o! h+ {+ W0 z) |) g5 o9 fAP Tarushima Maru- ~; |4 u- E4 u& e$ ?
AP Chihaya Maru
% Z+ p L) y. a; e2 MAK Asahisan Maru- i6 l1 s# D7 [# k
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Aircraft Attacking:
: q0 \, p& ^4 D6 G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 q4 t9 x/ |9 D! q7 b9 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 i. B* s; t& T8 W6 R+ x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 p: w% {% H: n7 G$ N, b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" r9 d8 q1 M" v5 z
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
# B$ K6 J& K: P V* z5 t6 GA6M2 Zero x 49
8 m" y; F3 s ]& v2 J
6 z1 O: Z# h5 Q" G, YAllied aircraft' ]0 K( f L& S* B0 x( f: o6 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% P8 d; P; g* f5 e3 b: E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
/ d* v; R& J- w7 I& T1 uSBD Dauntless x 62
* U4 m! O! m/ L) L9 V. V6 Z" BTBD Devastator x 5- R: }; o' x$ t) A% Z- K
% I$ O6 c8 G, S* |8 `Japanese aircraft losses
5 ]3 [$ F1 A- k; i ]A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
, V: K" r; I" a' z* I0 T8 F/ d( g
( b% i% S! _! T7 FAllied aircraft losses7 T# W( A; a4 W8 y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed1 a- i; t! Z a2 t- n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
: n' p/ y' \& f6 gSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
) }8 ], }1 C% X4 q! zTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed) X8 n! ]. x( x/ [
8 c$ D' l. t% e# `, l9 `; i# g$ `
Japanese Ships
: Y1 s6 ^. M( n+ DCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
/ l+ {8 P" \* x2 e9 A& KCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; g0 M' E7 o1 Q. y7 R+ A+ H [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 O8 z* r! ?2 }1 o* G
6 l( [! G( \! F6 Z- k$ [3 ZAircraft Attacking:
) l( w' D/ G, @6 f/ E- X& q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- S3 z; o4 F3 y: T% E3 ]3 u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( s8 L& a8 `) _4 t+ t+ v5 K. e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% T, @* r+ v. S$ B
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 r$ Q4 `& n. j* _8 w- E" I" U/ p
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" `* Y# T, e! }# s9 [. i( [: M: p
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 _1 S8 b- D5 N$ z: d( e& B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 X% [4 Y% D* z- G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 h5 e( ?, l! i! c+ M! g! v& E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 H; I. |4 _( c% D- B! i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 I; o. a1 s& r) r. V) @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 N4 I [- _$ S& N/ h' D
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. H ^& g9 n% ` cDay Air attack on TF at 72,104" G4 q% b, T5 W7 s0 y6 G) n6 O
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Japanese aircraft$ k; [3 g. I( o. |; s4 P- y
A6M2 Zero x 20$ Z( f* x% C5 s3 w0 d) x' c
D3A Val x 361 O+ h2 j0 ~' u$ a3 u* s9 M
B5N Kate x 37$ X/ ]# Q, s8 r. U
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Allied aircraft. T' w4 i8 u' p' j& e9 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; L& N. a Z9 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8; N5 g% S; n6 b% g2 _# i h
* J. l7 r) E9 G/ HJapanese aircraft losses
* k9 O/ |: w( z2 N, w3 g( ?! ?% h2 PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 p# W/ S' \# A& a( H7 a' Y
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
% b3 X% [. I7 f1 mB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- r' _ J c0 Q9 l; H1 ]2 g; d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
2 b. d0 z+ D. o, o; y# e: GF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# k3 y, W4 V- E, x+ ?
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage1 ]% o1 y5 U0 \ F. P M; c
CA Astoria4 i9 U1 [: a% l5 j" R/ L) k
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1: z' x. g- D1 n2 l" r
DD Patterson1 @# W: p2 P9 G( I$ k/ N
CA New Orleans
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9 |2 U; g Q* \1 N1 N" xAircraft Attacking:
, Z( ]" ?% Q& u X& E M% l 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
S0 `# I5 }, ]3 K( a 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ [7 f1 x8 Z, w5 ^& U& `8 X
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 i5 G# C2 z: V* q 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ F- P9 z5 Z" C2 W- v 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* F+ \2 \: D/ z4 c: d0 t# U0 O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 c( y7 s0 n$ G6 }0 k 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& v/ ^9 n# b! R: \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ?9 ^3 m8 A# l# i0 Z, N
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' |1 f8 L- L( B7 ~# i- k1 l) F 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( W+ a# L V( B8 O; i; I: F" }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 e$ S% x- a7 D% D% `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet z" [; q3 Y: G# t# o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& T7 S9 B( `0 c+ @6 H- o 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 |. T: W: d: x% h 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* C7 J3 K- P o3 T6 ]& s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# T8 m2 O% {/ u
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) A# ~( j2 ]% y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Y( t) l; E& p. W& B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |