| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42 8 h/ T! R* u. S2 d# |
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 Sub attack at 70,107
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 Japanese Ships' o" `7 Y$ U& z8 @# S
 SS I-28, hits 1+ d, V: P" C; V5 D: C
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 Allied Ships6 }2 E( D' a  i, j
 CA Shropshire! N5 W7 u, n' z* {
 DD Dewey* r9 d1 ?3 O5 o3 r
 DD Russell
 0 ^6 c' B  K5 f/ t0 ]CA Portland5 ]: x6 d6 r# M$ s! g* d8 h
 DD Arunta
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 * B2 H/ s* X) J2 l0 q! l$ ?Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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 8 T* s* S$ o% @) jAllied aircraft3 z% M0 T7 z( _4 R3 o6 q$ H" _/ u
 P-39D Airacobra x 25
 , K+ E0 ]! }, @, ~A-20B Boston x 33
 3 }: g; B* E( Z' [B-25C Mitchell x 15
 ( ?0 d- M0 O+ i$ AB-26B Marauder x 306 i: x' y$ s/ _2 v) b$ n! m3 A
 5 H  S- b  c9 J; l! g
 
 : ~! p5 u6 |- P* ENo Allied losses
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 # O  l, s9 K- A; nJapanese ground losses:
 3 F  S- j/ ?) L5 }125 casualties reported
 9 i7 |& }5 ?" ?& vGuns lost 1
 % a, `3 f5 _8 I % n, X. x* q/ k
 Airbase hits 41 T9 c# J/ @0 l
 Runway hits 66) a% s& @. ]& X2 D# e/ x$ d- u4 F
 
 $ ~% J  D' a! b9 ?; ?Aircraft Attacking:4 g; i1 C: O: h: Z3 K
 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 : o9 ]6 Q0 G( V; M" _! l" T. ]  l! L9 N14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, v* O' n1 A6 S% R2 T" o
 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 . \3 k6 ~) i. A; p 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 5 |; @: y0 v# ~: P$ a2 b, V; \ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; B0 W' ?" h( Y. g! ?1 q
 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
 $ w0 l$ v5 Y0 q9 m* Q4 S 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 2 {, R. ]1 [( f* j8 f7 _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 ; w5 k/ l1 t4 k) a1 v  q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 ) |. e9 `1 P5 X+ b7 L, L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( q2 l4 U! v* ^( k' x3 ]
 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 / @0 m/ l! w" F) w 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
 ) B# ?5 z$ Z# { 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! n8 ?8 v% Z7 `5 _* X' o3 D
 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 ~8 ^* h! l+ w- O* P" Y4 _% m- W
 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. a4 E" x' y! c  U) j3 Y( A, Z
 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, v. G- I! P/ W7 c7 q( L
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
 . s0 n& I  s" [2 Y 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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 4 G4 K( {. [& IDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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 - J7 _& ~& d! `Japanese aircraft, d" H8 j$ j2 b3 y& \
 A6M2-N Rufe x 9; q" m$ ]( O- l. r1 Z) B$ H
 A6M2 Zero x 32; M6 F8 W) P! L' r6 G7 ^" S* m
 5 w2 ^  g+ d2 r
 Allied aircraft& e3 q$ e. p# K. r: m7 U
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
 / T/ @+ ]& O: O, |SBD Dauntless x 498 D& D2 e1 N4 B' k9 G6 W1 _; Q
 TBD Devastator x 15
 " x; r4 L0 S" E2 H* K* m 1 U8 t7 \2 T; C+ o" D# {
 Japanese aircraft losses( Z1 [  ?& N1 ^. {
 A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
 7 B( a( N4 H' [, b6 f7 A ; Y+ P, T8 h8 P- j9 z9 v) l
 Allied aircraft losses
 2 i5 P" M- b* J+ F& A  Z7 j9 M4 QF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% w. ~2 V  i- Y( ?) M
 SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged+ K* A) h7 |- S
 TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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 Japanese Ships" Z, m9 R6 W- a8 Z
 DD Mochizuki
 ( T* T# x. i! \3 }4 hCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1+ o1 g5 S/ H% c, Z! k
 DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 0 b+ D' q! f0 V) y- x5 s. C8 F4 NDD Yuzuki
 - K) W9 _( p' q! ~6 {DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 . Z* ?, @$ G' {( r& [DD Asanagi
 / e! r0 ^$ W! K' @4 vDD Akebono
 % @: \+ r/ r* E7 aDD Sazanami7 }$ M2 |! l6 Y; R! q
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 Aircraft Attacking:2 s; ?1 ]; O$ ~4 |  a- `
 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 T" e2 t2 P! n
 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 + V0 B, g  a# r- \4 K' i& T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 ' {" Q9 h' F; w1 X) r 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 e- W* G; O5 B$ _# z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 * z2 i: }6 k; `. ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 c: ]/ w) L5 Q. L% p# b4 U1 k1 y+ w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 ) W8 Z- L/ F6 h3 J$ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- J. I/ u7 H/ S
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 # w9 C( J, R; o- ]  h8 N" @" V& ^0 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 , }% ^) J6 K: A3 e6 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 7 w* F+ n. b2 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a1 Q) P6 o3 W7 L( x
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 B4 o6 S2 `$ `) I1 o9 o" @
 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 Z9 Z0 M; i  i 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 {0 h. R9 }- ?4 C9 A
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 - `6 h& k& i: O" G# K' n; [, ^3 VDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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 / z% F, f$ @. H. M" N! oJapanese aircraft
 9 u! [) V+ v$ a7 ~3 O1 ~8 b2 vA6M2-N Rufe x 9: @* a# ~5 G2 b
 A6M2 Zero x 28
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 Allied aircraft
 ( z# C, M7 @  ~6 h" bF4F-3 Wildcat x 216 d7 r0 B8 p0 e5 J0 f! m" e/ g
 SBD Dauntless x 34
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 Japanese aircraft losses% q# N; s7 Z" X# W/ @! m% s. G3 k
 A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed) G# f2 P- k3 Q/ ]4 Y" a
 A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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 & w  L8 S. I7 gAllied aircraft losses
 " N8 x; f; ~, T' j7 k; tF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged  t0 i+ w( y" q2 U) f- i
 SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged; O% |1 b- J2 H  d) Q
 
 ) z+ c1 m$ ^  W0 X1 I" P, dJapanese Ships
 ; G8 f, `2 a5 M" iAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 * q$ R# w4 n/ q/ `9 S3 e* q2 }AP Tofuku Maru
 5 A7 G3 h2 t# Z' G1 ?! q  kAK Sagami Maru
 ; I8 n: X5 U6 R7 QAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ) K, C/ U( R+ X5 s" d6 U8 zAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 d' B* s5 F; e* P8 b) c7 S
 AP Ryotaku Maru
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 5 B4 v, {$ m  C- k8 u2 @Japanese ground losses:
 6 {6 A! M# T( P# k, ?+ ]  q. `* S189 casualties reported
 + r) v3 E5 T- [  {& w+ iGuns lost 1
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 " {" T  q8 U# X0 X0 r7 NAircraft Attacking:
 , j" I0 ~' W0 s1 J! w0 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 ; Q7 q8 ^% V' k/ ]1 L 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( p6 P) i8 V  d
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 9 M. S5 O, `; n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 ! {" m' G* Y8 B' T: n& o8 }2 L# _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 % a- k/ a' c& p& j. ?' [+ E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) G4 S% {+ N' Q7 b* f
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 5 S: N6 o$ s/ I: L1 p6 A! k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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 . z$ S! Y6 a; [, z4 R4 {  p1 uDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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 8 s0 X' f* q2 ?% H+ A" S" yJapanese aircraft
 * d+ E4 M% H1 d8 ]/ l! tA6M2-N Rufe x 34 x' U: a  |1 j: A7 L3 w; {* p
 A6M2 Zero x 10
 / C" x+ q8 }! M" D4 h' Z. d
 ; B% m2 r/ y5 N7 ^Allied aircraft
 b5 M' I' T; k- n1 i$ Q. a& r/ G0 FSBD Dauntless x 157 h5 l& D: I# d+ q4 K- m
 
 # n0 e3 H; |$ [; I/ ]No Japanese losses
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 Allied aircraft losses% c+ }' M4 K' e" V# y
 SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed* w4 h  ?; ~' [8 C
 
 * v% U* ^6 \$ q/ X* L2 |' F0 kJapanese Ships9 A0 Q, W2 }# D' j- M6 F; k6 M
 AP Yamakuni Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage% Z' y+ O. w$ B$ L7 ^1 V: A* j
 AP Tarushima Maru8 a1 D; D6 P+ F- m" H
 AP Chihaya Maru' U0 L1 x( J* {
 AK Asahisan Maru
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 Aircraft Attacking:
 / L( g3 p7 ]& X# |2 u2 v! T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 / r9 {) R6 M# s4 b* \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ^! p4 U. T' S' `
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 # [5 j- Q' i7 P. H% y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 m. E/ `" _$ A! R  g
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 Day Air attack on TF at 70,104& ]1 {2 Q3 b0 L+ ~
 
 , e* a# c) P  {# M7 v1 tJapanese aircraft# g% p8 Z8 a( G, P( j% h+ F$ J
 A6M2 Zero x 49
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 Allied aircraft
 - ^! W$ Z: j- v  qF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
 1 W# [* r* n( C/ t9 S8 oF4F-4 Wildcat x 8* T: W9 u3 N& h% _$ ^
 SBD Dauntless x 62
 " n" ^( W$ ]+ K& d* S* bTBD Devastator x 50 j' Q) `+ C; {5 b8 y
 
 ( d% X# P9 k& ?: @Japanese aircraft losses
 # o. J. ^8 U- L- sA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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 $ v! C8 f: S3 Q( x4 Z' |/ F0 AAllied aircraft losses
 0 i2 c; m8 q  dF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
 - A3 R$ M! l0 a2 j! PF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
 * L) ]1 g; Y' U2 VSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged" Z& u$ w6 c: i1 b# l3 C, }' d
 TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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 0 }& g+ R6 J0 L2 XJapanese Ships) X& C( J$ b/ V* W1 A( I7 v
 CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
 # V- Y, k* d% b# t: VCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 k8 ?9 a6 x: A
 CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 12 l+ ?0 K1 z0 J0 `9 W& `5 {
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 Aircraft Attacking:8 r6 J" ^1 w  u
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 g* y& M+ t2 T# M0 ?' c) h  J5 D5 _ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 4 g* ?! l- V7 g" Q  ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 ! i: I+ ]. f: u' h5 D( e- m* A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 % I0 g& x' O6 h1 w 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 ( T. t( s4 |" v" R2 M- r 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 , ?+ W/ J! _2 |% {' [0 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 - C: U" b5 v8 N! P# D5 N, g4 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ p2 S5 N1 L( _  g7 J7 P
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 5 S, ~( J1 v' O. ]' o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" w3 ?5 }) ~9 k8 u1 s- Q$ @
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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 Day Air attack on TF at 72,104* O! S7 }. K" Z) Z' q
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 Japanese aircraft6 b% x* r5 a( x+ J# D
 A6M2 Zero x 208 z& T+ V+ h% C% L+ T! U+ a, c+ Q  P
 D3A Val x 36
 ; u) y) q4 ?; \5 M8 r. fB5N Kate x 37
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 Allied aircraft
 5 `( K0 \% a# Y: _' Z4 xF4F-3 Wildcat x 107 z: m) r  A( O
 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, s4 [: s" m0 G+ a
 
 : N! y* F  K' D( E% Y$ P& D$ \Japanese aircraft losses
 3 T) B+ V' B# E; c# U! v! F$ rA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 q9 Q- c+ R* G) {( ND3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged9 W5 d( d' h- J6 k: k0 J& i  \! T
 B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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 F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed* P$ L3 k: j# x- P
 F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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 Allied Ships
 & g. V, j4 I: `! @; w5 OCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire% ~; N, r0 T+ `. I
 CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
 7 l# m8 S" U4 zCA Astoria# f2 S) p  f% Z6 J9 i
 CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1  I1 z, m( b4 W! p- m) F
 DD Patterson
 + U0 ]7 S: {& m6 Q  z# Z, ?CA New Orleans8 Q' M4 \$ Z0 @# A
 
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 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 j! {/ U0 p6 U* K4 ^2 D- b/ d: T$ f
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 + I, J/ v) V7 e" C8 T) C 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 - l) p3 S7 G2 w3 ?! F1 d 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; X9 L/ v# `) W2 v
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 `1 o$ B* t4 ], s! d; S
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 % }8 S0 }' x' ?- O7 K' ^ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 O9 z  C5 |/ X* _5 o; Y4 t
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" L% f' ~1 }+ O3 A8 b* W' G$ r
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, }4 d  @7 Y: P0 p+ [
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Z; _9 k# y0 x8 C6 b# Z
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ v* s. ^' q$ t: U
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* ^' D; ^, U7 u: F2 ~8 ^. \: B. c* X
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 d- `  ~# c: i; ^) ~4 o: e7 Y
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 ' _4 s% E' t* U, ~5 D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 t2 L4 ?& {" P: u. H2 W' p3 H6 V
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 $ C' f% y& A9 y" U4 D  |5 S 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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 V0 x" w& w" m  L, k: r: p. | 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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