AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
# d5 D) U% _$ z: a+ b7 VSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
: C i' |! j: N7 x" B# C& tCA Shropshire/ |- w; }1 b0 c- n' R
DD Dewey' k2 t$ }7 o5 N3 b$ s) G( \
DD Russell0 { }3 ]# ^6 V- d0 E; ^. X9 u8 N
CA Portland
$ [! W& j2 Z( @2 i! N# K4 |- FDD Arunta1 I% }- I1 s6 ~, Y- J. m
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,872 R; M$ M: s! Z5 I
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
, a& ~$ J* \+ }# nA-20B Boston x 330 k) T- k! U" k4 b
B-25C Mitchell x 15* c% { _7 u6 p+ o2 f8 n! f, B
B-26B Marauder x 30
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! s$ { `$ E: l1 `8 C8 d1 s/ E# DNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
$ z9 X2 u$ G8 r- a4 A" w! M125 casualties reported; @. x. g/ [& |3 o' J
Guns lost 1
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1 s; h# d0 c7 a1 }; a0 kAirbase hits 45 u1 Z# {0 F8 ^3 f, [. i
Runway hits 66( L# U6 C$ c* v$ _4 R2 f
5 J2 Y" \/ Q9 v2 c2 \( C% V7 RAircraft Attacking:6 r. v v' M5 W0 I9 m, y2 i4 J$ P
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 X( ~* ^/ K8 V( ?9 D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' U J# ?$ J* G8 N5 ~2 h 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 K$ V# X i8 u* V5 y3 m' n 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- P F5 H0 N( I8 m( j! R 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! Z& Q" x9 n2 p( ? 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 ~4 q" O. Q+ O! P( p0 j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ [/ ?/ c6 y P# D/ K
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! f2 C: ]1 S6 |8 ^3 G+ s 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 P8 F' G4 Z) x1 t0 L1 I1 S0 E' z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& S/ e; P. n; x3 k& { 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' n- X/ V0 k, \+ C- f# d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: J! C- [' ^: W- Z7 s; M 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) {& p! T) t. L+ q5 b6 B 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* B, ^* s1 G4 Y8 w$ `# n% L
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 Y i" |5 E6 N( ?4 N- ~1 I; A 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. T0 X. K* p* m2 C! K5 n- q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( C7 p& f% [/ `- @, L/ ?! w* Z7 ^ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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. g& ~; ^( g1 [) {Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 }, l0 {" k, v0 X* x
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Japanese aircraft
# \" l* [* c' ]9 _' JA6M2-N Rufe x 9. ?" d" @+ t# U' \1 t
A6M2 Zero x 32
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7 `( C; E7 X5 \ |F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 f. B6 ^0 [0 G% A+ \; ? u/ z
SBD Dauntless x 49/ G+ j1 z( M; s& n0 }% L& q
TBD Devastator x 15/ O N- u( m# N8 L( Q
% J/ x; f" @, I, \' K; o( @Japanese aircraft losses
% F2 [6 p2 M' n: M& J0 {' d( x; Q; CA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed& ^$ F* U% {) P
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Allied aircraft losses
2 V- c3 j* x u/ l; n/ cF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged3 o; |$ }( C1 i$ v* V- l* s
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged3 Z& ?' M; X) D6 h' ~
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 d3 b- s7 X1 K6 Q& P' c3 } G
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DD Mochizuki
/ x- L2 t! J4 L* g8 }/ c5 j( }CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ x' P! \: ?- Z+ KDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 F1 e, g. ^5 w8 F E
DD Yuzuki3 L F X: x) w
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 z4 X& T6 v- _# V( J( iDD Asanagi
& \: a- H/ j% ]0 ~6 ?DD Akebono5 e. A3 ?- j# m: m2 \+ Z( X+ a0 e
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:" p/ k; O2 Q+ G, q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. _: _; Y# |9 [ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# a8 Y, p3 }& d$ }( c
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. g2 ~* i/ J0 a% p2 v% Q. d/ G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- p8 C- w" F0 H+ C* B% ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, A- v) i4 o+ m7 v1 |/ g3 t, ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ?* B ]0 Z4 A" S8 Y: m; e( V$ {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 k c4 b8 ?! r! z5 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; v( ]( p8 B9 I ^! k* Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 b; e0 K3 U8 Q7 L, D9 m/ p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 V( a0 _7 u! b* I" N
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% x: @( | I; T& g Z
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& i$ h+ E6 u9 [+ @0 nDay Air attack on TF at 70,1030 x# F6 s7 ]9 O$ y3 U
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Japanese aircraft# I6 F" ?( w" f
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
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Allied aircraft
" @4 a' p% |6 @9 Y$ gF4F-3 Wildcat x 212 V& }" k0 m/ z. H7 q) o
SBD Dauntless x 34 m' [; {+ U0 J0 e$ n0 n2 T
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Z6 S$ Y+ Y1 W1 k
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
6 A& C* R# S, P% K1 \" ]A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged' j" G5 k1 q5 W" }7 k
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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1 m) }! V; c, N0 fJapanese Ships
3 V# p1 y$ ?4 K( p+ bAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 g4 ~% ~. `! j1 l: t4 ]
AP Tofuku Maru
% N4 I+ h+ i5 u- h$ D% VAK Sagami Maru2 q, M5 ?* k }5 F% F& A5 u
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ r5 a0 D( D6 [3 K% [8 D x( VAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! R, \% ~$ C! T9 a; {( E9 ?7 x1 L- ~
AP Ryotaku Maru
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( ^) d6 A: c& f7 J: v) j4 ^$ V5 IJapanese ground losses:) ^+ y3 ?0 G0 b- c- x9 Q+ U+ o
189 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:( I+ i) V6 d# a. O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; q$ N7 B2 c1 j0 J4 d) T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ s! i, _9 w& E# ?. {7 i- o! ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( q% ?, ~4 S6 N) }* d: X
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: j0 }/ Z& r) T: |
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: C2 g: C( s' P$ i7 [A6M2-N Rufe x 3' ^9 k; r5 H" K" P+ o9 h
A6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
5 f8 h1 m0 L# tSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 S/ B) a2 y% P4 w9 i7 H0 Q% D* L
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Japanese Ships! O7 R" B) N; d2 f4 x2 F! C9 o
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage( ?% k+ x5 |, i0 I: h ~
AP Tarushima Maru3 J- e" e+ l3 w
AP Chihaya Maru, L* ]9 i% P/ K3 {3 `
AK Asahisan Maru2 K5 m3 B; [5 K! y8 ^; T
( a+ ^. Q1 u( r, b9 @Aircraft Attacking:
! K# C. A% t& T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: W. G, H6 @7 k2 f6 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% k3 k4 c8 @" s0 v6 ~& I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 s: Y6 O9 z: L4 ?! ]2 ] v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 W' Z* Y0 X. p% }2 C
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104! j& s% L4 `8 P- }8 b) F. x
K) P) W8 N( \& W6 Y b' SJapanese aircraft
9 m" o# p. r9 {& uA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10- x# l7 Y! U7 ?9 B* z0 J0 ], [; ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% K( b; D/ O: y/ ^
SBD Dauntless x 620 Z$ J1 W e$ W( t n
TBD Devastator x 57 E( I5 }" |$ ]2 H* V- o r2 l( { o
% T8 T4 w/ s1 s4 f6 zJapanese aircraft losses+ A% S4 J7 b. F5 w
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged7 X' f T2 u3 A% K% }8 W) Q7 F4 e; F
$ B s! e5 a# s4 j h' B# HAllied aircraft losses
& M* a& [/ D3 R" E# w: NF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed/ Q: {, K) |' y- x) Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 R$ M* a! C; v f/ e9 S
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
! Q) {3 [ n1 L/ ^5 c. @+ jTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
1 Y3 r5 y, L6 c6 Q' ]CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ p* K4 r5 ?% h: p/ K* y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 s P5 @; a/ L8 J X
2 }/ g. e1 f& \' OAircraft Attacking:
8 }+ @; l3 S' t9 m4 @4 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Q6 ]9 c' \% J4 b t1 T8 J- \3 A# S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( U" e! ~( W' V$ l; o# R7 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; T1 P5 q4 H/ ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' |/ u- t( B8 ?/ b* T$ [
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 Z7 B+ j& d3 z& H 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 H- c8 y9 e. J* M# o* v3 r0 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( R" }$ l: m* C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! B% X! E& E" r, K/ u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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* ^, y' {" i" c* ?. D- C4 Y) q5 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S s4 P% s" _) g: J6 C8 U+ V
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104( o1 C$ k2 G8 T8 H
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A Val x 36
4 }3 o9 [7 `( f! H- I: Q3 n0 yB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
* ]& m9 s4 s4 g) z1 y: D2 nF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 i' \2 k. Q& I% B# K* B: WF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 T/ I8 t6 u; V# \4 oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 y( T b# s- M, f- @) l: [D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 F3 p% ?6 X* fB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged f+ w5 `; L4 A( D. w/ C
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Allied aircraft losses
9 J1 C6 ^/ z/ Y, }" N* i1 u7 WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed5 g( w. ]; b5 R2 m: U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; k) O( V0 H7 {: M) RCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! R2 D8 I( b6 a7 o
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) l/ G; C9 V% H4 e1 }CA Astoria. _3 B9 L9 W4 s
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1" a- ], F% J8 ?0 B
DD Patterson
, Q* G/ r% Z* \. w, j0 Q3 pCA New Orleans9 c8 Z" L/ m8 Y9 Z. W+ C
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) u8 _( e q8 D# g6 w) G$ I
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& M9 x) w7 J5 n0 ?" W) E
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& i. Z4 g4 M, z
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 t8 \. N; f5 `. G, Y! y& I" x 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 m+ v5 R1 T: j a5 ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* r2 z4 P1 ^, V" E1 {/ ]- A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ?% g% Q& f& V% A7 k- ?# e: b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* O4 k' L' Y+ G; M- y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& q3 N5 \# k% J! S( _
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 w- T1 c. w/ \ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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