AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
, o/ w+ a: b3 J' g3 g t5 P. ^SS I-28, hits 12 D) P/ b. Q+ T) t, @8 D
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Allied Ships
9 F* e( V5 N& Z: f; x3 P, ~CA Shropshire5 y& y4 k& k7 B" E- [
DD Dewey% T, x$ x8 B9 Z
DD Russell
( m3 v2 }8 Z0 T+ x# S' _7 WCA Portland% D4 [( a+ T% m2 X6 t
DD Arunta, D5 x1 {/ b V: @6 G
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87* ^7 c3 Q3 A6 o1 ^
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Allied aircraft
3 y; v' |" S gP-39D Airacobra x 25
- h, \. M- t) U0 o" s9 ]% lA-20B Boston x 33
" j( K: F: ^. | }! C6 kB-25C Mitchell x 15
. Y. j, f" c0 @: A7 ~3 ~. wB-26B Marauder x 30% b8 c" [3 b2 R& } W* _
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No Allied losses2 r+ V! \8 G! z7 ]! o
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Japanese ground losses:
0 ^! r1 H4 ~$ ]125 casualties reported
! F6 V1 |- h xGuns lost 1- f4 X& U/ v" [6 y+ C0 h# `
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Airbase hits 4
5 `8 s4 W' t1 F4 k3 mRunway hits 66
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9 m; g" @8 b! k% V% b& xAircraft Attacking:
* E1 P- |6 h+ g2 U, b 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 a# d& b3 l/ S$ F' C3 T! L$ M
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 c# f4 D! E+ T5 m2 }
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 i% o$ h- m7 P+ \2 w
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 ^1 d8 {; x$ y) `7 h! [
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, o, ?: b) f* V' U. k' m. D
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& W5 s5 ]3 d0 J* @ ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ H$ y; J8 X4 d2 G! m, F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
K9 a% D% u0 b1 {2 \ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! J' Z& |" M5 t( w% p* x# O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet _/ Z* R& G6 D) w, k- K* d
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ \" C; \; F& C) H
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: k, R$ n+ B7 b8 E1 ^$ o 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. A7 w+ g9 s, d& P! e& ^0 u8 ? 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 A( C- g- g: K5 e$ h3 I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: v# d; n6 D" F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 Z* T+ a; X; \" R% `' c5 r 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ N0 u: p' w# [ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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; }. u3 a1 c: W. \- V' ]# ADay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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7 R. Q! E2 s' D5 M1 k4 E2 I4 tJapanese aircraft! E6 {3 n) }% y+ `
A6M2-N Rufe x 9' U7 c5 C/ Y4 c# d5 j' \( d( B1 B
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
/ C' e- T5 u" @3 T: a! k0 zF4F-4 Wildcat x 21( ^ g: _5 }$ w5 @+ ?3 T: |2 n9 y
SBD Dauntless x 49
# h/ l8 C8 ~( u6 i& L* w, jTBD Devastator x 155 e8 N* H0 n0 r5 y7 k
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Japanese aircraft losses0 R$ i6 i3 Q% w
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( K1 h6 L& p: J5 s* l1 L- o) Y/ wF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged8 D8 B/ } `1 T0 C" ~6 \3 v
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
& T0 q$ j+ w& F! s# pTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged3 ]" {# Y: E! w& A# H7 \
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Japanese Ships4 C0 f& K K) j" ~0 M9 c( ]
DD Mochizuki% Q$ e% p4 m7 }3 c0 I* J
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
8 U, R7 \2 k9 Q# r1 JDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 b) ?2 K# y0 X; A: b! hDD Yuzuki9 ?! h, p( O3 m/ F" f
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
r% r# \6 x+ q) N4 {# r7 k# nDD Asanagi# _1 q8 \- z- G1 n- ~0 {/ ]
DD Akebono
' _" U$ {6 t! R0 b" \# ?# {DD Sazanami; S- _4 _( Q: V! V; d+ A1 V/ V
% P' w7 a% e9 pAircraft Attacking:- m$ Y) x2 c& L% Z- B) \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! ^+ { A9 [, Z. P) z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 V. g% N! |( @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: r9 p1 C. A1 r1 C; X 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% N5 \9 [% z4 O2 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k9 L# U% T4 m: h6 q/ w# M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, R& `1 E& H+ m% \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Z S; B7 \, h d8 f7 p* ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 H: I+ U' |' v0 V* ]& Y( p6 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
l6 M9 r1 v3 |6 C# q: D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k, C- E: a+ C- k# y/ P6 h1 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" H: W- ~1 e% W* g! v+ |2 A, |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ S. }8 Z. x* L$ j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 v! |7 k1 m7 ^6 k: W2 J4 p6 Q 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% W' o, \$ T: U! x8 g 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. d; N% k: V x, i( N4 x" X
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' }, V8 g4 y: s1 a' Y+ H& fDay Air attack on TF at 70,1037 v( ]& u6 z, d; k) [% C9 H
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Japanese aircraft0 |: F5 {$ l* @( }' v% ^) D
A6M2-N Rufe x 9( h2 c5 q: ?/ [* _$ k7 W( K
A6M2 Zero x 28
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, i( j/ ^' S( a% ^) I! _Allied aircraft( c4 ~5 c+ Y s2 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21' }4 o( r" ^* A8 |' m5 `
SBD Dauntless x 34+ _+ f. l7 G6 |3 m0 m* S& R- h) |
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Japanese aircraft losses" H, Q7 V2 @8 B: q% B+ \5 ~# L
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
) G; w' y" Z: Q# T" {5 ?" MA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 g, n" ~' w: g7 Z$ q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- q5 Q, G9 p" U) q2 dSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 p1 p2 H! @% K0 c
1 a6 }. N" I9 z' LJapanese Ships& P; N4 W- P, ?4 s% P
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 }6 N9 I' I( QAP Tofuku Maru, c- @: M. H0 j( |$ d
AK Sagami Maru
" _/ J/ x" T% OAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! m/ o/ j8 F+ G7 r' U% _3 [" CAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ K+ y! q7 Z8 ?$ G0 u
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
& s9 k+ n- |2 l, ]189 casualties reported/ B8 B0 M) x6 ^; }: i% C- L% N
Guns lost 1) u: y) O1 O+ K# ~+ f n
# o7 B1 L. q4 N" v' q$ S1 WAircraft Attacking:6 f8 E) h+ y$ X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 M2 W0 @2 D1 ~5 X5 D: U. V3 A 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. k; J7 f) n/ z- X: M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 s! k! x( }7 e* G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 k% T. n+ i7 m# { { u' L/ i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet F+ h, h: m1 h& f' H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: C* N" ~& g% v/ Y2 g+ Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 g! g9 R% ], c9 a! [1 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 q3 ]. t$ {; e; z; o ?4 U" d
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103" G/ t1 ]! u7 h; T& G; m% S$ Q% P! E
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9 |0 h E* I( x# J, T8 i9 @A6M2-N Rufe x 3# k) x0 @1 `2 N+ {; E
A6M2 Zero x 10. ^3 `. I; a. ?+ c. A5 G
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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7 W- x4 k" @6 U& ?- d, |! aAllied aircraft losses
' W& W& U0 r0 _9 jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 v- ~) o' `/ t% b; e- X* B
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage2 L. }2 B0 E8 U; M6 k: A& b
AP Tarushima Maru1 Z, H. U- g2 v
AP Chihaya Maru
; W; c# ^" v1 @! j- CAK Asahisan Maru
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1 ~, q1 ]3 [) C0 S4 E$ }Aircraft Attacking:/ T: m' M4 C! ?/ f ^, h7 [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, y8 k8 k0 i! O! P6 Z# x0 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; e3 h" x# |+ t- g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% @* {! w* u& R0 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 c8 }1 }9 W" \# U
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9 ^: v9 {% U4 U! y2 `Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft; ?+ Z- J0 R% Y0 |. }: \) x
A6M2 Zero x 49, u2 |: L6 i% M$ s! N
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Allied aircraft% u& r% u4 r. U" b: ?! G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
6 h Z; g4 m! A n: gF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
r6 g8 ~/ B; e; i% P% SSBD Dauntless x 62" H& d& N' Y, x7 R" x1 F# K8 T
TBD Devastator x 5
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$ k, S {0 m, M' uJapanese aircraft losses
+ \ l- M7 }, P% c9 T% P- SA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, A& O. {+ I7 n! I% S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
' U$ J+ ~6 h4 O) uF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 _7 Z$ |) }: N' X0 P" B- rSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged0 A9 X& I* `+ p9 f' G
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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3 q+ N6 P' c& T- SJapanese Ships# k8 T4 U% s% K" S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 18 O9 j Q0 g/ {% G( W7 f
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire M& Q4 h8 K; W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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! c& _1 e0 t6 C t& GAircraft Attacking:; R, Z; ^1 H( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) M2 y" Y! o' ~' g6 b
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @4 O. C; N3 g2 N( ?1 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 d4 n2 j7 k/ ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 P( q6 m9 T" U7 N2 O' L8 D9 S
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 b- |9 I$ v( I 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 y& p9 r9 V3 Y2 `- o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, H" }4 ^) K; l2 J2 P( P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 J: S) J1 p3 F! {, }1 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' I$ e/ [) o* L3 I& v0 Q% ?9 |6 w9 m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! c" z8 j! Q3 c% z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ?, u0 L" z2 ^7 n" {3 \1 Y6 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104' ~- q" q1 f7 L7 ?
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Japanese aircraft) u" i& Z: j- F( Z c- K
A6M2 Zero x 201 g0 r: g: P! c" V9 [
D3A Val x 36; {1 [/ t& g& T. p$ T
B5N Kate x 376 A3 g- L) K& d8 m1 V( K( Z) x9 U0 s
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Allied aircraft
! _! r) S2 y a' Z# X4 JF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 l" e. p F& }4 x: m% AF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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, ~; m8 ? L- H3 }0 I! a9 MJapanese aircraft losses
$ F$ R4 X/ k8 ], O$ i/ FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( u7 r7 N! t2 B& o: G' ]6 gD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
+ m+ y. J3 B7 X5 ?$ oB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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! h6 Q, ? [) c0 w' e/ W* d1 SF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed" P+ k+ q9 \' H. f% N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. r$ N" H; `0 ~$ `" MCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 z1 `9 Q# \# l
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; `: T, @* E4 V! P1 BCA Astoria
# q- \7 M/ T5 C0 _CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
2 J4 \8 |2 T& u, o5 ~DD Patterson- u9 ^) m7 B# o) e; Z- ?, x
CA New Orleans c: b1 f1 H! Y( p/ v" W
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Aircraft Attacking:
( \( Z4 s) b1 }6 |' B 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 o# Y" K2 s. M8 {# ?
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ^. J* v- e5 y9 `. L3 R
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 p/ N6 z( Q( a3 M 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 V8 O3 B; F3 Z/ ]2 p" ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ C& z1 i6 S$ l2 e! d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 t0 P% H0 j5 `2 l" y4 Y z6 M# X 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 V# o& V) M( P D: A# K% ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ x) t1 L4 S8 w0 A( j$ D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 g1 [ v* s+ V: s+ T c, y; M3 r 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, [6 I0 O) n; z( |) V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: A6 ?# J; Y2 z1 A* @# ~0 C/ Y( M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. d/ y9 l4 t; S; |/ T; Z. E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ x k( M `" v' M4 x+ _ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* s& t5 a$ ]/ ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! p( j' @( L _6 @" R' p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 f$ P+ T' k" d0 {+ Q# |7 X/ k 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 j' r; W a& i, V& t 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; I/ W) }6 r. J6 q) d' S5 B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |