AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: o% ]& N5 v0 V% F" H
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2 F# k5 ~3 p2 O1 DSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships Y$ ^7 I9 t9 d+ M. d4 t1 ~
SS I-28, hits 1
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% S" d5 N) p) }4 g$ ]6 s1 p0 e; ^Allied Ships; F _/ N! |. R5 V) `
CA Shropshire' {5 p& y5 }) T
DD Dewey
) n. y4 B9 P2 x3 \0 y& O y/ yDD Russell
& S4 F! ]5 D, _/ N. pCA Portland1 {# Z9 r7 P' {& z! U
DD Arunta3 S/ |3 r* W. r" p* Z5 @5 ^
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! @/ y5 E# G' v1 S1 k( m$ I9 bDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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% L; l$ D: H% v, b: hAllied aircraft
: Y. x/ f6 c7 `7 J) |/ ~P-39D Airacobra x 25+ R6 h/ ?8 g1 Y1 p( P
A-20B Boston x 33
: b) p6 t, W$ J& w/ y* HB-25C Mitchell x 15# `& y `' f: i E
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses* a5 C6 ?! F( k* ]2 a O
: d( k5 H4 P7 K% J3 yJapanese ground losses:8 y0 H( z* @9 s3 R( W: ^
125 casualties reported/ M8 [- j- n1 [: A) F" h
Guns lost 1* N _) U! Y& y8 t, V% t! q9 q
5 L. v- `- {+ W( k. |+ [Airbase hits 44 E P9 L, k: K* \! M" R
Runway hits 66) l/ i1 c# J$ D
: p5 i' v9 T4 S2 l0 D" ^0 uAircraft Attacking:
9 M1 q: _; j% Q" |9 I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! |- E' T& d- [
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 U6 V$ B/ l, e5 ]7 L2 `# K4 f% A 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: A8 x* a. _. n4 l+ `$ @
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 ?1 t3 W G* Q
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 Q# X: a% l# |4 J& S
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* k2 j- |( p$ L- i' ]' u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' c( y( t$ \4 b' \/ u8 x" `
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& y7 }: l- q/ m$ ?/ D
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 E) G! _% c+ J9 e$ q' A6 I- U) T 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ D/ C% j5 z1 m M! U
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! T1 ]( A8 M. \3 q( q+ t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* U% l) b' j) w' d 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( t0 k5 F, z5 C+ t9 r6 Q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 U7 S: y- T0 H. q! ]) X 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 M2 G, z3 h# o; Z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 F( [" E8 c U& L `; A 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 `. u0 o! c5 d5 s, J4 L) K( q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
& M9 F# b) j8 |' gA6M2-N Rufe x 9
4 C4 S: \' \. d0 ^# M8 WA6M2 Zero x 32+ e4 \9 R: b% O# v. Z% A. s6 y; Y
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Allied aircraft( [ \! T7 [# L: Z0 V; u. C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
# k3 q: a9 M* z1 c5 s( }SBD Dauntless x 49, Y+ E H6 j1 a
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses3 V( @+ c9 q- e: l) J
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
6 D* g# p5 C4 O# D/ a R4 O, x# B [( j5 x/ I
Allied aircraft losses
$ D* N* r$ ~/ I( _5 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% J, a& k* V- Y" O% b4 v
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged. @3 l5 r% Y( m; `- \7 W3 k
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 L* l; @3 s$ b4 p3 R
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Japanese Ships+ `0 }5 M( `, Z1 l) V: V: V
DD Mochizuki6 b! w, U# D% n
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1( \! Q& t/ `9 y4 ]( C; g3 e
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ W* l9 d+ Y; U5 s: }4 LDD Yuzuki5 r6 H( k& f2 H! y) `4 Y" r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire# w8 P7 u, P$ N. y+ B. b+ M* j
DD Asanagi- k! ~& U: V& ~
DD Akebono7 ? b6 P6 F1 V; Z4 j
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 l& |3 U: M' L8 S 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet \& I' P( `. b1 t1 n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" a- b+ ^/ G# }; g5 A) E 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ r% x7 p4 E" l" |( c+ a
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 g6 S) O* n7 e# ]6 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% d; n( N: U# L# r& [/ ^3 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% f. L% X1 H! V7 \% O+ l2 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ j' P/ s2 i7 _+ d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ^% g3 G/ Z( _6 _# h, U( A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; z2 H# e7 w9 | ~0 S( }$ y5 Z0 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* Y5 D" _, f* t' m, A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' b" P p `; B5 ?5 J. {3 r' a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 A* H* c- ~8 k! f# X2 E9 v8 Z1 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( I) S. m; g& D- W! A 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet m5 }+ r& x. ?, {
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! i5 U5 }2 ~8 p, R; \# p& J
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7 z( k; g' P* l2 u8 c ]Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 }' r, J0 M% E1 O5 z) B' v* ~
! b H: C/ f, |- t3 U9 r% ^Japanese aircraft7 j5 \1 Z0 I7 ?# d
A6M2-N Rufe x 9) Z' W9 w: n; _! w4 g, K
A6M2 Zero x 28' a3 l @' H5 a' @6 e3 E" K1 E
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Allied aircraft& b' r3 t+ K8 g: S0 \$ M5 J* v( ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21' z8 ^" Z; ~" n+ A1 p: P/ c) K
SBD Dauntless x 343 H9 f; y& t* Y: h3 P7 _
7 Q! x6 s) _0 x$ W5 i3 FJapanese aircraft losses; o1 a; ?, ]: Q: C
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
4 ?" p# `+ K; qA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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% g X$ _, q2 H+ pAllied aircraft losses
' g6 b4 ] v$ WF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 F. E8 [; |: X' VSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged0 n; N" F( ]' N0 G. K; ?) w( v
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Japanese Ships3 S P% e) [: l6 U1 _
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& p; t( j: q0 ?) B* c) z$ \AP Tofuku Maru4 |4 L5 {# ~! @ v
AK Sagami Maru
3 E" r" {1 Z+ ^' k, h- mAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' p# y8 b6 V- ?& T
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 a: s) j" E4 ?
AP Ryotaku Maru
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* `3 `6 b' v: [! u189 casualties reported7 O4 {3 B& T! p% h$ O0 z4 U
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
I. l: c3 y5 r# t% d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- L3 E/ \' D% a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 q" \2 w {8 T. l. p$ D0 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 s! l5 }: [" q1 y) }; s3 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 U1 K6 B2 g7 `$ e3 n9 R7 s! n" L) B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& ^9 @/ V% o- h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* `, e5 s+ Y' ~/ y* G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; X/ e# F' n3 s, @; Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# M4 s0 |! M. [- ] H; CDay Air attack on TF at 70,103& B, h1 z, }3 T
. R# Y. @9 Q- ]0 k" j! _/ OJapanese aircraft$ U) e& t8 L' y E7 q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
% U/ |( C6 a: V$ N `6 u% oA6M2 Zero x 10/ @, I+ H2 J% M0 [
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Allied aircraft
4 a, o( t* T8 H& {SBD Dauntless x 15
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9 `% m/ K) _/ Y& y4 hNo Japanese losses; |) R: @1 t9 w: |$ j; n. v
7 n1 ~+ n$ ]8 AAllied aircraft losses
v/ L D* `; l# m- \' f% ? jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
! H! W7 _4 S) x& d: K$ eAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage. n/ }" S2 Y" I$ }$ _* V8 ~
AP Tarushima Maru
G) t$ R+ U4 v2 X. f" } I$ c% ~AP Chihaya Maru9 n4 `' j) R' T+ M0 B( r+ W
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:/ l) t$ [. w* {& M5 i8 V C! ]( D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 T u# S; @4 G9 @, L8 p# H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 g6 s& B% f8 } U7 z2 [) Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 ]# P6 ~" Z s# m! ~, B% | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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- s2 }7 ]( `" }Japanese aircraft
. k3 ^$ A( k7 |, O8 w7 o3 RA6M2 Zero x 49
q7 l0 i% U& P' |) H7 A+ z, M 4 B, \5 K, `' d: {4 f& Q- R8 R
Allied aircraft
! |- d$ F0 f# \( M, ~, Z2 U' y( jF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, W* ?4 c- G5 u, a$ eF4F-4 Wildcat x 8( {* b- K4 v X5 d# `0 ?4 a$ X n6 ~3 r
SBD Dauntless x 623 C8 `/ b I- P6 t7 ]8 A, |
TBD Devastator x 5$ f q# N& ~; _& A
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ Y( ]6 q# M) t7 H* }7 y4 c' A3 V* B XA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged, Q3 D2 G! |) _% k5 H1 j
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Allied aircraft losses, x+ S9 `9 S# w7 C8 ?. \" } j! d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed5 r1 p8 r: f9 C! Y( M5 p1 t" M N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
0 g. W4 p) u- _# c: ~0 x5 K) ySBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
; ]6 ?3 J) V/ A, a4 @8 L& E5 d' vTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed+ Z( I5 K- y5 V+ |1 J1 l& H1 p$ R* a
" _0 K+ ]( N: SJapanese Ships
4 b# P9 y7 G dCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, @3 J, o9 W7 t% P( _
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: }, |0 A. _4 W, z6 A8 p# FCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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- N/ {. l; V# o( t7 MAircraft Attacking:2 v6 x+ j& @$ k) [/ |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% n, M; P+ k, ]5 a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; l" }! N8 L" G. ^: O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 T: t7 v& f' ?" A6 [( n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% g& C. C3 E" n3 }' ~4 z
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" N5 L& H: t |6 Q$ }' ~ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
j0 y. `8 P- c. [# K- t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& n2 v* b3 g( c0 l# l4 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 w1 u8 i+ G& X$ e* _$ S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& ^/ l5 B* k! d2 x. c& s) f8 i4 w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" p1 e3 \% T1 B0 M2 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 C9 g! l! ~2 _" Y; f
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Japanese aircraft
+ t+ Z6 b0 j1 |& T6 FA6M2 Zero x 20
$ z7 b! c2 w% pD3A Val x 36
# a0 ^3 _" y" \6 D0 P- XB5N Kate x 37( ]! @. f3 O! E7 j$ m$ y2 \' D
8 z( k. o- F2 G- N3 ~4 QAllied aircraft
/ ?2 P" G. S$ c- O, G: e& xF4F-3 Wildcat x 10: n8 ~' U: b$ {% W o( Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* x9 e) C! A4 c+ B! @0 D
% V% l9 I6 W( ~! f4 m- D
Japanese aircraft losses
1 D% R/ r# t# y+ NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( E) k0 r$ \5 z+ \D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged1 X) F5 `6 i Z- p4 O
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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4 {: b* o& w0 M; h5 g; RAllied aircraft losses
$ j6 t" f/ y3 S5 IF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
& n" K6 Y1 l% s* h- @$ wF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: i4 E8 q7 v6 y/ _! C V
0 u, {/ R$ J1 Z9 T: fAllied Ships
6 o8 ^. G( B& ]; z1 T8 ^ yCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
t- |8 y' K/ {+ {+ x% qCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 b7 e5 x S) ^CA Astoria8 P; H; j( B! N% x
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
2 ?9 K+ a K6 Y1 [. i* I8 ADD Patterson
9 [: _* i, x8 i% p3 vCA New Orleans( r0 u; b" |9 N* D4 i4 `5 |, v1 t/ ]
, \9 }3 `0 d6 [! ] ~! TAircraft Attacking:3 |2 U0 n$ ~1 S; q q$ S$ e+ a! h% K
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 Z8 p" P6 J; `* x 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# J. [; ?) d1 Q4 _% c; U( V, l8 q
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! E7 C1 h. h5 F$ A: u
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) i8 |( x9 Z, ]: I0 @1 S4 s9 U) k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ v- H3 P, k) R% M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ u; O6 H! e; ^4 \0 q6 l3 H' a 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 S/ M' e: p2 q/ }" v/ k8 h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' j9 e* f- S, c- q% R" F! X* s 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ ^8 Q" ?: T' s; q; v2 K 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
[- m6 n3 _; Y& g6 T2 y& E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, h1 n( Z/ X& G# l* k* B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& y7 U {3 t( M! B8 Y: w 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) ~% s5 O1 x7 A$ ~4 R3 M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 y, [. W' f. l! ^9 S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& M' |" t5 V9 c% X3 q7 @4 h3 E7 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" P* O* H9 h5 i' D$ F0 S" j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% E( @5 a3 }0 d- A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 n$ B' y9 i5 U$ B) ?3 N
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |