AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107, {0 C$ k& {& C
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Allied Ships
, S1 |$ p4 G: w( \& Y( T3 vCA Shropshire6 ]2 J1 @" F4 p$ m8 \7 e b
DD Dewey8 i3 y7 F O9 G, ^' V
DD Russell
z7 [) N" P% i% r. O+ `, U) }CA Portland7 E! c) @7 X. B- l/ y7 w7 C# l
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 ]4 c9 E% T1 w% C0 e( h8 q0 s+ U. Y
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Allied aircraft
1 a' U# N" B+ }7 mP-39D Airacobra x 25
% @2 I& W5 T- z3 ]2 ?A-20B Boston x 332 M7 C; U6 x$ G+ q5 ~' X( n; Y
B-25C Mitchell x 15( N M' }0 c0 S L% i! Z
B-26B Marauder x 30* k4 z" k# A. ]9 E; M) ?
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* |( H- H: U+ n! t; T% q* \No Allied losses- E6 m1 ]( n( O% R1 p) C4 R
$ E' J/ Y* U! Y7 C8 X( w2 G2 YJapanese ground losses:* [% x, f& T9 D& Q( c+ t, i% g+ w
125 casualties reported$ N+ a" }# b; V4 P
Guns lost 14 A) H+ z- L8 E H+ h* f+ D& M
3 p$ H& X) U8 CAirbase hits 46 @7 l0 C: p& P" @# O/ g
Runway hits 66
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3 g2 H+ y5 A8 ^1 oAircraft Attacking:
`: H& h% @ q; N( P' b) f$ { 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 |" v, E& N! M9 A- R0 F
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! [ B5 B2 a. ^7 _% f' G6 `3 D 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) k' \& T! G2 I
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 X( c+ A4 d* u& u
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 K# G: G& x- L8 S! y4 A5 a# u 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( _/ G, L k$ Q% v2 o( l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( F: o4 y' X. d& }+ y+ n- j
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. P( Q/ i Y2 S, [
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' f2 o0 c) _3 [+ u4 W
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" R9 I; o9 x' v% k# f# R 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' Q) a& o$ ]2 d1 q/ {2 j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" T" V# D- J1 W) C
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! N+ }0 B2 X" g. I8 k2 m+ Y
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' K8 x2 z6 V9 s @1 t
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! ?/ N- }4 f; j3 q: N# t. p 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ L Q( K6 h w1 }7 C 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# @9 y4 m' ]0 W6 {% \- H 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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! l- c I$ f8 mJapanese aircraft
, Z' i2 `5 C1 V9 P: g8 J1 N' H' Q! iA6M2-N Rufe x 90 |5 ?0 ^# U1 j, l4 l/ w
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft, Q% J# |* d9 V4 ?: F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; A" z- @# s5 _$ T" ~SBD Dauntless x 496 D. j9 r% U9 e4 Y+ x* s/ y
TBD Devastator x 15( ?( a8 c0 V1 q' w
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Japanese aircraft losses% q0 f5 c h5 x _( M
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ M" _7 p; g. k5 b7 y9 i r
5 T4 D$ r8 P4 c3 SAllied aircraft losses2 {5 l% T* ^5 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
; s. ?) v! m6 L1 I4 RSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged/ |2 o. P7 R: m, I% @& V; l
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 P) l+ m! V3 ]2 i$ i/ B! G
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DD Mochizuki" h O* _: r3 i. C* {+ J5 S# Z
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
4 O7 N4 O4 h9 |7 i9 lDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 i9 k2 h: x w& Y6 [: s* E6 SDD Yuzuki
% H5 [$ \$ V9 A( sDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire. b* `, v* r2 r! q7 I
DD Asanagi- W5 k. d2 i. ?3 y7 m( X
DD Akebono
/ W, Q3 F: t7 |4 N# j% @DD Sazanami& s W9 J" j# z# w& {# T
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 V. R+ k _$ f! a" s+ O. B5 R 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( F. X4 S! a4 T. ^ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 T; |$ P; E/ y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& p0 d/ N" y p. o6 D# {6 l6 T( z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ `4 h4 s& a3 X. d: A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 r; v- M) j/ \8 a; @8 T( o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, k2 E; V' T6 D2 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: v9 z0 m) l1 T3 }% ~ ~2 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* w; w2 ^% v7 F5 d: u* D; z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; Y# ?. p. X* \( M4 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 m, ]0 s' _$ l4 x. B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( C4 f$ O: k2 t ? 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# R, h- z6 E4 S. ?5 Y: w3 O& T
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* d; @6 o8 z* w$ f( M* \. ?' D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft* o/ F) i+ U- e: E. X( P. R
A6M2-N Rufe x 98 c! ]1 c& j( y% d
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft9 D) I# r# x8 o# m& J' H; E# e, t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
+ b3 T* V9 A, z) ~9 ?SBD Dauntless x 34* l: O7 Z X* P8 v+ `* g7 W
# }$ v+ r* L& z& o c7 _5 w/ ?( VJapanese aircraft losses
3 X8 f* Q, W% ^# c0 `: h! dA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
9 s( @% ~, w( q8 w6 ~# C" YA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
# b+ F- `! X7 b& \' N8 A( n7 w4 u. o* TF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ C+ Y- A9 S: y7 e" P. }/ c
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged' }1 c( u3 d0 b# ]" T
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Japanese Ships ^/ [- \+ x2 K
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 u4 n( ^* b7 W% x/ Q+ aAP Tofuku Maru
: g3 Y& C( t' b& l/ qAK Sagami Maru
7 q; E* @, M: d. ^, I# |* `9 p( tAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& n' O* @ i7 z7 [AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% V: E q# V7 i2 X! R& `
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 c& p4 S2 \* W1 t189 casualties reported0 B# V7 S: K( J$ z* ~( N! n
Guns lost 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 f. [3 I# x& Q' v5 s9 b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 {# u0 M+ l, k; S+ r- K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" A8 H! e" ]9 T L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E% j" f7 k0 G- U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 {/ o, T D% q" z1 C0 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 [1 e+ P% L& ~& _% g m& \) [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 w2 Z5 g; J. u/ x( r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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5 o1 `- v' ]1 V3 b1 a, ?A6M2-N Rufe x 3
- w8 d1 ^/ V8 b7 J. K- ^A6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 15: @' L7 `# c& y
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" _# o% i9 ?& j& R) d; dSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed2 B- {+ N9 l- Y
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
0 U) e9 ?+ T0 N0 U" A' G" V% ?AP Tarushima Maru$ \7 \7 p- v5 K$ R8 k& ~
AP Chihaya Maru
5 ~. X& W0 K3 p* X* LAK Asahisan Maru/ r1 l& L. G/ q
4 c9 Y4 o( u% A, h/ w8 kAircraft Attacking:' D: c. D- V& ?: P" s' E% j
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ v. l$ j% k" g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# h/ F6 ~) ^( |; k! @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( u9 {+ J0 y' ^1 H- @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: x' D2 d% e9 X& [+ A# `, ]
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& P% h4 @- F* E! x" F" pDay Air attack on TF at 70,104- o& f& `' F/ D
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Japanese aircraft
& i: R: k& X% ~9 Y: f' \% bA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
3 ]6 p- Y' P- ~. B8 Y aF4F-3 Wildcat x 10; v" u, k" W, B+ I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* V) b' c% ?& E" b1 I1 ZSBD Dauntless x 62
# w. N( d1 ?3 `8 z" ^1 O# YTBD Devastator x 59 ^3 l+ Z. A% [2 Q* d) \7 k6 l
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Japanese aircraft losses$ N6 D2 X# G# `$ p& p5 s
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 K$ m9 [9 G5 J) |1 c7 q2 @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
* r$ Q0 [7 ^- J8 h4 n4 d+ iF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
0 {; |! E5 l' J, s; o+ ?: jSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged |+ _: | S I( e3 p' Q
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships* O# }+ m0 l/ H8 e& u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
$ Y% K P& X- l: ?: i2 y$ l0 o, G& X& P9 SCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 V* y, ]- o' f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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0 F' _; ?0 M$ M0 |+ h' _" M! QAircraft Attacking:/ {; R4 u5 l; Q Y8 h0 q8 m: L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% E) a6 G7 o8 _3 i$ V2 R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 @* u f) Z5 f6 f* P, ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ~3 |0 s4 [& D& u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 u, C: z H2 }0 E: y% l
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- V# ^% S- v: E' z 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 S4 i3 a0 V2 X: B" p" V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( h# o: I% q. O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& x# s/ B( Z' ^$ L: u0 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) e) \, m, T0 m3 ~1 K/ d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; c- {9 h: `, z& l1 {9 h" b f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; O4 {) L- m8 U1 c
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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3 m2 ]$ ^. O3 V& s R- B2 e" CJapanese aircraft
" P0 F7 s# A, @. @- bA6M2 Zero x 206 e% L# l& f, ^; A @0 ?0 k$ E5 Z
D3A Val x 36
9 Z) [/ I( m1 E& A- WB5N Kate x 371 e" [, x5 M+ N/ X8 b6 i# U$ S' H/ ]
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Allied aircraft* S$ i" F; w9 y3 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
4 e0 i& O8 V' s9 J# P$ SF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses& e3 o% T. |3 J: E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 w7 I* Z+ P8 ^# ^# H7 ?
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
5 Z$ K9 t _, n9 F% x& `B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged8 p2 m8 N) e3 Y" m
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Allied aircraft losses4 q1 U/ r* \5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed$ h B' o: a+ e Q; Q2 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. r9 Q, D9 N5 b$ m+ e, |- W
6 X# O% s! m3 t f+ Z" }; K6 n6 ZAllied Ships
. { K0 `) ] v0 D+ KCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 t& D! M: u% @& H* x* I E" KCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ ^7 M0 [1 p# d! zCA Astoria
" D1 l! {9 V9 b5 r2 R# R2 s$ HCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1! M% H5 x8 _* G3 G; H
DD Patterson0 a' n3 g0 W. y( }0 L* k8 J
CA New Orleans
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$ `% w x* R& d. K+ V% F 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' B+ Q# v4 g( m% i* z' m3 j8 W
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ T% c) u6 q: [. I6 W/ w, G' V 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& c( m: A8 X9 g- v) [" ] 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( S: Y& U0 K+ C- X, _) r y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 _" }9 U2 U% x. c2 U8 n3 j. F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- p; j/ J8 ? W/ B( A7 ~7 j
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- A; q- g7 E/ ]7 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; Z! L! y' J. c3 T 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' q' i3 J0 ^2 S% Y6 I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 \1 \) _/ E2 w0 l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- J4 L5 w: Z9 U# @) [! s5 A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- u* c- a0 m4 w, F9 w( V+ G M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 ~: X5 q# }* n3 h 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 U$ g- h* n" [3 N4 B9 \
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ j4 Z2 F( \1 @/ h4 g7 F' p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 U( W- k4 d, s
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |