AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107( f: }/ Z# Q- Q+ N# ^4 w: y K
, w4 }3 u( w! I1 nJapanese Ships$ x6 L# }! J- D
SS I-28, hits 1% j. l3 a5 G5 G8 \, g
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Allied Ships* {! q, {9 P. V
CA Shropshire
$ Y4 S& V, k9 D# x3 YDD Dewey
) R& j* V. ?: t# l [DD Russell
Y- G. c# Q! c9 c4 ]CA Portland8 Q- H1 M9 W. D8 ]
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,871 u+ {1 z5 {+ s& Y: e# K- ^# N
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Allied aircraft- Q! X/ w* d9 S! a
P-39D Airacobra x 25
- e2 Y" g1 K5 ^% U* B* TA-20B Boston x 338 K- u8 _) F9 }+ ?- o1 ?
B-25C Mitchell x 15
- p+ t1 r% t9 H% D2 U: eB-26B Marauder x 30
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/ s; `6 E+ g! q. [. z* j: L0 ONo Allied losses9 M& y1 |1 l1 V% o1 V$ b* h$ T
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Japanese ground losses:7 T5 q: R: P" Z/ g. a8 B& b$ J
125 casualties reported
3 _* r3 d! M( J' k/ QGuns lost 1 P7 [3 }8 J P& @5 S' z' D
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Airbase hits 4) j. q1 y9 A5 P. D6 `: a
Runway hits 667 W$ h) _' L4 I' z2 N4 n$ B
. \8 _2 X: ~; ?$ q z4 ]9 TAircraft Attacking:2 [# @. X! k8 }, [' {, k5 n6 L
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% D- J& y0 l! e* ?+ [. N1 u( y+ _14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 y$ u# B$ V: ^. F+ Y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) |' y7 ^% f i) O9 \ b+ O$ o$ @ @; o 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: ~$ U# {) r5 @ i 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. O/ o( L1 _& C- S 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( n& h. D1 h! P1 v) o7 L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 |6 D s# _! [6 S5 C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 Q3 g1 n- }, y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& N6 m' M+ @2 X7 l! b( l% J
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 Z+ v7 [7 ~! v$ v" q; T6 N 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. I: ~+ d/ F7 ^% @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ {% R7 p. r/ u% _7 d2 ^# c1 A1 t
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 s/ L, v/ b3 ]2 x( j/ i$ m9 n/ ~2 ? 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 ?. I. \7 A3 k: x# }! I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# E, \1 }! G4 f4 R6 h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' z8 f6 p) r: M7 r3 n6 a 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: i! {" i) y0 h: h+ }* ] 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1034 M# u7 m& A ~; ?7 Q% }
% |5 P& i3 P1 I/ sJapanese aircraft) w! T3 B5 ?! y) H" L
A6M2-N Rufe x 95 j" [, U5 _$ B% [" O( ^/ V, q m( f
A6M2 Zero x 32% M4 v# X2 x, f' G2 g6 R
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Allied aircraft
, c. ~3 g+ Z! h4 F8 {: PF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 z; @7 [7 d* s* q
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 q: ~$ I" U+ c/ w/ GTBD Devastator x 15 j' |' J3 G' m- O4 s- p6 D
, y0 j) e8 A9 _# _' S5 J4 `) C gJapanese aircraft losses
; B5 B( W* f: u: Q9 R/ [A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed7 U( o; L! P w* P* |, j
( |; j3 J2 u4 N9 n1 c- Z1 V# xAllied aircraft losses! r! z4 e3 d; G& i1 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
: P8 L* H4 D1 T- _SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged+ Z% y" \ t2 {
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged5 J; @, E0 K- v$ z9 Y& h
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" B% ?8 r5 b0 {% ^0 H0 S) ` W& PDD Mochizuki0 Q- V* @* H# N" S- D! o0 e ]2 i. ]2 H
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
, }& g% N) a F& N9 k1 kDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" n* v! w5 w; i+ Y n3 i+ R H- y
DD Yuzuki
& o2 e/ F- f* ^) I% HDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ S ]; w/ v& U+ v' H) MDD Asanagi
0 `7 K4 E w1 a- c1 y" PDD Akebono3 t8 X0 l9 i+ t5 h
DD Sazanami
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% r) e# B' l) F, x1 T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ^% C1 k8 [* a( G/ _ e3 l
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 S, Z8 P+ `- [& M8 Z/ D! p( { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 [0 p5 d, e& ` 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Y, N! B; k& q& {& N% {: l8 n* Z1 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; \& D3 T. j" N# s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) J8 }# @: o R5 B* L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, }* _3 P) u) U! {7 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 C, b" `# [" U; |& M& I+ O! V! F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: [# R5 v- Y: x B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' y8 c: n& l; f% e J( V; V! `8 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ \# ~( m) i& V. `* E' D( G$ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. g7 C" S- A1 V* i 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 j [4 t* ^, P8 f# M 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; X$ l% x0 M- m& n# F
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft% q4 M$ |; ^* h) w. \
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
- P$ T1 y9 ^" W; G; O2 n: O bA6M2 Zero x 28+ m# N5 s3 z% K2 c2 z3 Z4 y
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( o" p) [& ~4 K; FF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
2 l! v: \' F7 i) k) JSBD Dauntless x 34& a4 P+ U! [9 _1 n, |0 {$ s
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Japanese aircraft losses' R0 f( \3 r+ _: P
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
u z8 h6 c% R5 V7 WA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed e8 H- t+ o- R% s- I4 |" \. A5 |9 v
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Allied aircraft losses
8 w5 R7 z( x- W! ZF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ M$ D% ~. C+ n' F8 [. z
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged2 D; ?0 g: n" x- d: ?( p
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Japanese Ships5 F" ]4 t7 J4 F6 E% @& E: M, E
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ a! L" k+ l$ E
AP Tofuku Maru
( {) X( z0 Z- J0 `( a% WAK Sagami Maru
5 E4 F6 h+ t; \3 Y# w; fAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, d; ?; l! N! L8 @' \7 `8 M: Z8 N5 dAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* \; s; F; K: p- TAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:# j, L! M6 V, r
189 casualties reported
" B3 N2 [: ]% y+ A# C# e9 `$ iGuns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:9 _* ?' _0 y2 K: F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* j# [3 Z; S; o$ l 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 Z) N' S5 @: g3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* ]3 j! t' W( d* h1 s) v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ d0 r* b. R7 e- Z! Z% R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 r, M3 s) K- ^! r+ A1 `% L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' r, N4 L9 g/ H, V! W m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 {& @( W1 k, Z6 a5 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( G% a6 W h T' G3 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
8 O( J3 S H/ H* ^. LA6M2-N Rufe x 3
6 K) Y9 D0 Z% ]+ a' r6 dA6M2 Zero x 100 C! q! @+ k# \9 u, l
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Allied aircraft* C2 U9 w3 ^5 f' }6 l4 c
SBD Dauntless x 15( }0 \- D: m# I; u+ T0 O8 `
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No Japanese losses- G6 d2 I/ }3 K1 R
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Allied aircraft losses
: V, u( R3 W+ f" O/ R9 {1 QSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed+ o; y' s4 g$ F$ f9 P# S, R
" B" E. B" K) Z) N; w. [" k5 g: `6 _8 |Japanese Ships% @% Y, t. N1 Y) X4 k% Z7 u3 D
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
& E& W7 c6 v/ g: YAP Tarushima Maru
# x$ A/ a9 [) d: Q& _AP Chihaya Maru
+ V* R, ?; f3 l2 A) o+ JAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
- b T, [* P8 d* S' B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. T% s3 y2 l$ G2 L. A1 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ]- k9 }/ Q! I, }7 c: s, f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
f4 Q- n% L, t1 `2 K! X' w0 b2 }9 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 K( {7 e7 X/ I5 nDay Air attack on TF at 70,104: n0 t& O, G- ?" C
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Japanese aircraft
: |2 Q+ _& w- _* @1 F1 X! NA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
. I$ I* E$ J' k& d' l. t$ M+ j, MF4F-4 Wildcat x 8- g/ q# D- F1 v/ b3 K% @
SBD Dauntless x 62
/ ?! m" D) @3 b# V" m: c& t! |1 _TBD Devastator x 59 J. ~# X/ X$ I+ Q& c# f2 L& ~
" ]7 Z6 g" e) E8 c& f6 pJapanese aircraft losses
* @( c; Z S7 PA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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7 _ }( f+ O4 D4 f4 aAllied aircraft losses! ^3 g8 c" B8 T( l" ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
* r8 i# p9 R4 ?0 d; H) IF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 ?; Q% e8 |9 O" ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
- y% U/ e6 w, _$ OTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed7 v0 {6 c9 O3 q) G0 F4 a9 I% X
! T n) U! s, _/ J3 F9 G8 WJapanese Ships; K- b( c% q; W! N% d2 f# A, b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1" G, q) d! P( W4 L7 d, Q
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* [" R1 \- H1 j! r2 w3 G4 F: bCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1; m9 |6 P4 V h" Q. g0 x, |- M! N4 y5 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 G5 M# g5 l+ b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 E, Z, \; {3 R" ?0 V+ c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# [& |% I$ B- w# M/ W: o" P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: O6 h9 b; r+ a; F( r$ i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) p1 k& k- e$ K 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 D' O$ g! G% E 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 X9 T; J* G) B" L/ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; R3 j# p% F; X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 @, ~1 c, w E/ `8 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 M- F* f+ n0 X% N: O" Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( d8 ]% x+ c; v- a0 A# d! e- C& P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a+ U$ O# N: y) R6 y6 ?2 J% }
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104( w# V/ @* w5 e4 [+ W1 v+ B
- ?& a" ]' O# x! {% X! ?Japanese aircraft
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D3A Val x 36
, G! |! n) `3 m5 _B5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
! n2 V5 o5 }& u+ }+ MF4F-4 Wildcat x 8! X+ T7 `# B4 y/ L
) l/ c# J+ P& d; }Japanese aircraft losses
5 T9 z8 P. U, a4 X0 @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ s0 o. F! m8 h( p, r' r' j9 Q' ^D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
T0 f: B" \' V# ?; u5 QB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged/ h/ m( P6 \, M0 Z9 n. y* G# B! N
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Allied aircraft losses$ d, M# H3 T" i/ w7 [0 w7 P' @+ L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed5 M8 d' x/ W. T- C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# `$ j5 B- C9 e) s/ s4 Z
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Allied Ships
) N: A$ B/ C6 H6 k' ]1 f- tCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 t! I! y3 q: I, B6 i/ ECV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# I- F. c' ?& mCA Astoria8 I6 G% Q8 x8 B- M7 [
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
; }+ R; W0 H8 Z4 S% z% Y( s6 r7 YDD Patterson
) O$ _1 w+ s( DCA New Orleans
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2 c; r: T' C: \6 x( q 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ O+ Y2 t! O" ~- u, l7 y( D 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) o5 R. S$ B4 q0 O 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# k; g2 [: A" ]: W0 ?& A! b: W* U
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ P7 [4 a7 k! U$ ^5 X: G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ U' T" g; S9 _! U; C( u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) I1 {, k, t2 N, k, w* c8 B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' ~- T" |; Z/ t0 ~1 ^, n% K8 ?( c/ r
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! H$ A0 @( }7 Z. L# x6 k& d4 J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 i# G/ K# z/ c+ _) d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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T i/ I! i- q+ _" Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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/ b* L9 n) K- V5 U* W. M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 F0 E# s) ?$ e! q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x' w; o$ A/ f3 f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# f$ p& w; U. G. @; }. D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |