AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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- K, P8 L' c3 l( k; }; w' XSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships- o/ c5 F, A6 T$ Y/ e
SS I-28, hits 1
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$ R9 f: G% t/ @7 [( VAllied Ships
9 `- J+ h6 g0 YCA Shropshire9 Y |% z7 s: K [
DD Dewey6 H) M* N6 C" Y+ ]1 I4 B
DD Russell
7 t) E" m! p# B2 \2 g6 `1 V! uCA Portland2 o! `; ]! H H! h
DD Arunta& V; j" `+ R2 A: F4 s0 {& M" K
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* ~' b+ `1 K0 _) lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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7 l: r% M7 G5 }! Y- c- bAllied aircraft8 Z, C7 L% ~4 X/ O( C* U- B$ a: H
P-39D Airacobra x 25
& Y x) Y+ J* t* bA-20B Boston x 33
9 k, T' Z, Y" p1 l% z& RB-25C Mitchell x 15
5 w" G) ]: [, I# O6 x: UB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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4 H3 W. |9 [3 I$ H% W3 UJapanese ground losses:
) k4 ]' C" i- N& ^7 U- d$ Z125 casualties reported
0 t1 _0 ]- d5 N( D! N: aGuns lost 1& [5 E& W4 F+ F3 Q
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Airbase hits 43 p+ Y# B# M! T) e* ~9 r! c
Runway hits 66 N: k# @5 `# _5 l& Z8 Y# f
0 {* S5 C( v$ F: @4 D9 GAircraft Attacking:
% B0 i. {3 ^* ?* x7 k4 `- V2 ? 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ s' N$ B3 }/ G7 y0 |
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# k+ W8 Q r; N, D5 L
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 y; R) U9 g5 A; B S7 G 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' W# W4 ^: d. u% Z4 g% f# t
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# L3 }6 u: P) E8 Y) i 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
]6 H* O2 p$ }' |& }$ C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, j) E1 @/ J y- G; r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( z, b( B+ ^% E, s" O% I
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! w- Y" `( f/ D7 K0 K" o$ ` 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& @$ b8 h; O& ]. c# r" O 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 R# o+ T$ ^0 ^' T- ?0 G0 l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) H& I8 t% e8 f9 U) g
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: c* k& ~, z2 \ \ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
C, X3 ?+ }7 H( W( W# E 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( X9 ~' v8 I1 E/ n' \: M9 o. ]
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ K0 M2 \' k5 }' M+ S% v 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: f4 o6 e, _, ?. W/ }& i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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4 B4 K& P" H f/ \7 L, r( \Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 b3 Q8 ]4 z9 n! B- K( p
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Japanese aircraft2 _6 ^ ]6 M) x/ O1 M$ i% c
A6M2-N Rufe x 9& ^( Y2 @+ I' n' D% @
A6M2 Zero x 325 \2 p5 o9 N1 m0 U. m
5 @5 I- O* C4 F9 c( Y. TAllied aircraft. @+ M2 p# d9 e4 w5 l+ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' o$ i5 s4 c5 R& W/ N" Z* Y
SBD Dauntless x 49
! ]8 U2 L: ^2 s+ |) YTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ k9 L. @. v* `/ U2 o5 eA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 g2 |: |# u8 z+ x3 L* Z
8 ^" {' w2 ~1 ~+ D: P4 c% jAllied aircraft losses; `/ B1 L# W1 [1 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 @ t* A8 o0 }SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
& j% @$ j1 X& f! |) CTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged% ?, z& Y! T0 |5 o' i0 U$ T3 u1 g3 v
5 O: U7 B$ I- P% q' f+ nJapanese Ships
6 ^7 f2 G5 k" [3 _; L* c( C: N9 SDD Mochizuki( D: v; X% ]+ {3 Y% ^
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
( ]9 i9 l* ^! |7 s( BDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" {4 v4 o$ s- U! A5 jDD Yuzuki: j8 N0 w2 d/ E
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ Z& C: v3 {' M9 O6 v5 [
DD Asanagi/ o( t; N6 B7 K4 U0 y. S+ U" X
DD Akebono
9 v' E2 u% k" y! zDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:, |3 g. J3 `3 Z( G- K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ?6 u; q; c5 v- T" q4 t8 _
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 b* n2 f5 n% n2 c% z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 z8 d9 ~# W2 l7 a
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% [. r7 g& c$ Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ^2 V7 l$ E: i% k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 M& `; D& q1 I4 F+ Q+ F% V+ ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 Q* n/ R: v: O& E) [" K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 s& h/ l/ ]5 `4 C- P9 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! y5 }+ @/ x+ S5 t# K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, g" ^$ f1 v; z# a4 E5 m& ^# U' s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Q( N @2 r& g" j) o& U) [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( k% y+ ]+ S9 e% G6 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& W1 k: O- ?+ ~8 B! X+ k
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet O2 ~9 }8 I l$ m0 f# C
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 U) w( X' z4 @0 z2 }
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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4 [& m6 m% M$ a% L$ T, M. ~Japanese aircraft
( f7 y3 p" t# i0 a/ U* fA6M2-N Rufe x 9
( \! m' {# P* ]& G7 l& {2 oA6M2 Zero x 28
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% u* _8 F, X O, K8 YAllied aircraft
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SBD Dauntless x 34
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! I+ H9 }, m8 {( {Japanese aircraft losses
( C$ K5 u9 {' Z; KA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
& z" S8 o1 O# r1 NA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 X3 O! ]6 H2 Z1 a/ d& e
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Allied aircraft losses
: f& f" A9 E- J" K5 Z3 WF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. l5 t4 N2 V! I2 E2 _ x, P1 LSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 @+ Y: \) G/ W* p2 c) I4 G& \: W
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# A& P/ U8 O! r1 J7 f
AP Tofuku Maru- G; X$ B, X% f6 M1 O
AK Sagami Maru
7 K7 u" q5 L+ k6 m9 Y, `/ K3 b9 v- jAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 b5 U2 N( @; [. ]& k- ?. |3 `AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' j) F: t! t& @% B& y# O( R* A$ Q! E
AP Ryotaku Maru! o4 w7 b7 Q8 W% r
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Japanese ground losses:" {" M" [- Y4 S7 x7 Y* A2 ~( n
189 casualties reported
+ `# |2 P% R- O& Q, j: V4 i- yGuns lost 1$ V/ o8 P8 J4 N5 W) O
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Aircraft Attacking:; @5 Y! }0 E# W) @. i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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+ Z/ C3 |3 Q. f9 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 ]. B, ^9 _6 ^# C0 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' {8 X- {( p! g% _! x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# U% h( w2 `6 d+ s" c# N( cDay Air attack on TF at 70,103, T" c* d: c% S. m. {) n
% Q4 e% q' w& Y! DJapanese aircraft
6 x4 {2 L( V) x) h# nA6M2-N Rufe x 3
2 {. S5 i9 ^9 w0 ]7 G( dA6M2 Zero x 10& B7 L* z# [ Q9 m$ ^
5 G) c# w, ]$ i, kAllied aircraft3 B1 A2 \" N1 F: M
SBD Dauntless x 15
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( s/ g2 @6 R2 ~1 N: R* y9 XNo Japanese losses
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, F4 B/ K8 {$ A1 kAllied aircraft losses
. h% G' J4 r# eSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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8 f' L* f4 h. J& b) YAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, S- s2 d& H3 z' L- VAP Tarushima Maru. W a W. m+ @8 p9 u8 R4 N: E g3 \, U
AP Chihaya Maru
1 a8 Y% e4 n \1 HAK Asahisan Maru3 b" [8 h/ Z0 [ s4 o
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Aircraft Attacking:4 x! Z( J2 }. t! C' t( h3 g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# M# m+ @! x( G! _# w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 f/ Z) k% F( ]; u4 X: C2 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Q9 L/ k8 x6 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- F* T( }/ M0 `/ v1 a6 J
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: h m* Q) N+ f, @Day Air attack on TF at 70,104! N% |" G, o, \3 k; w
1 ^, c- v8 n5 g0 R7 FJapanese aircraft
+ ~9 l, D3 e1 D3 l( m% _% ZA6M2 Zero x 494 F. k' k' h1 g ~; Q3 p
9 ]$ I* O R U. A- dAllied aircraft, b! ]5 h# u- q( T( Y1 ~" w1 j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* g( E0 [4 I( D# y$ t+ u$ fF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 l1 c6 I& t/ S4 j4 X/ M6 q. Y
SBD Dauntless x 62
+ o# j) G- ?5 A3 @TBD Devastator x 52 [3 v2 s+ I7 T- B
, c- E! s J# Z; K* \' N1 s' @5 z. dJapanese aircraft losses! A* f4 `% Y. F% @6 Y$ c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) u) B- z$ _1 D' l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
% }" j6 Q* H. ]3 r( ^$ QF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed+ B7 v0 g* f5 r6 K7 j, j: O
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ ^: {' J: b# p6 YTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships* l4 U9 [5 @7 F$ O8 \" o0 I* J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 11 W1 X( H0 `: P# i1 L9 {( `1 K- m/ T
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 w- e% y4 _1 h6 D; }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 16 G A* @* A+ B7 F; W8 A2 k. v
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Aircraft Attacking:
: Y0 [; N: f' ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 Y7 P- Z9 Z/ I9 M' {, f: Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% y1 p# ~- r! Y8 d, I1 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 i G2 ]3 G! p; t F9 f7 Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet {7 E0 g2 e( [. e# B5 F
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 x) Y7 P# a* |6 ?
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ q2 I1 R3 Q* v, P$ f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 a) c2 W" M, u( q5 ?$ B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 x( B7 w9 u7 q& Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ?5 z5 a* z1 k
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( Z8 W+ H7 G, e* ?% i# Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
& J) S$ X$ U# w+ B6 SA6M2 Zero x 20+ F, h9 V! P: [$ U4 B. X2 i
D3A Val x 36
* r' C: ?9 m( V9 ~6 gB5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 Y* h' t6 U9 M; n4 ~0 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86 \! s- A/ v/ J
7 J* n6 K4 R$ g1 z$ B, T- QJapanese aircraft losses* R5 c4 Q! z' g1 `- d( m+ q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. G* J6 U" q- J5 N/ R! OD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
' x P* x8 q& S2 KB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 o! Q7 V& A( J0 _" jF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
& n" g! y% v( \- `; bF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 o3 t. i1 p* ]! n! m
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Allied Ships8 S3 g6 G. W, z; b
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! h6 t$ F% {% w! z: N# A5 g; c& mCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 }( q1 ?3 t! F; b' Y& K5 H9 rCA Astoria
$ i$ L% {9 ?5 u, E! j1 k" ICA Shropshire, Bomb hits 16 o: L# F1 ] B/ N+ t" K
DD Patterson
( w* A, V& w# |2 Z3 }3 iCA New Orleans4 d( x8 L+ _: z$ X3 z& a- D9 X
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Aircraft Attacking:/ V, ~. s1 i$ p- S
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
X$ b* o0 |0 t" V' v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' |/ E$ a+ m4 j9 {3 X4 A, \
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 S s; m* ]# K& ^5 M. l
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& T0 z* m( }& _% x. X' D
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* g, }/ x7 `7 |2 |% G' d( Y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ C$ a: u) Y; G' T7 p$ w, {5 @ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ ?9 R1 y+ @' l- e9 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 |$ N" D9 Z- `: w 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 I& J0 D( T: l/ G* l7 W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, R4 s; F7 F' I+ T* @, K: T$ ^2 J" U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& s" I1 p" U2 ~6 l( D
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 d( C. ~9 [6 t* H' ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 @* Q6 \) D9 Z m5 x6 g- X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ t7 i. R5 ], z. U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ {) H+ |9 m( S6 q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ k5 ~" b4 f$ ^
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |