AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships/ x1 \7 K5 ?1 I5 v/ w! u+ T
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
& x$ C1 [: [1 DCA Shropshire7 f- {: a' _3 f5 I: T* Q0 w
DD Dewey
( T$ ~1 P5 U3 i) s" R4 wDD Russell1 b7 m+ k7 q$ m( u1 x
CA Portland4 }7 U, x3 m: P9 C. }3 u
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87) ]9 ?) U% F4 C1 g+ \7 A4 F m) A
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1 |. y4 \) k- P2 S/ C9 f3 VAllied aircraft) C% M7 D# c* T( B; n1 y
P-39D Airacobra x 255 N9 }/ @% M4 v) v; w
A-20B Boston x 33* C" c% i; X) O
B-25C Mitchell x 15
8 l. p0 ?% _" L9 ^8 J3 HB-26B Marauder x 30: q" u( O% C' K: w- [ O7 n/ X
J2 x4 K1 x9 I4 \
& ~9 T5 |9 Y% k' H& Q- c. n% SNo Allied losses1 r. G$ G1 V! L, p" [# r; ]# _7 @2 G
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Japanese ground losses:
$ y# q9 v9 v4 R* s/ v125 casualties reported4 v5 ~3 U* Z* O! R8 V: n
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4, ~! R2 v& ~( Z. ^
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ n$ | L) f6 G 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 z) }. w; \8 S& e9 u- k14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 V; G+ u% Q7 D
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% a7 @ A/ g) A% g) y) k1 p: Y: L
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 Z S$ \+ v; @. u, j/ C% y 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet W8 W/ i+ {" s) `
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 y; }. d- [$ [4 ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 V! ~7 y* z, t+ T1 w
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 U9 b& G( s& I" A T
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 [6 {1 X) h% [ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# p# {1 O6 N) K& ^! u 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* l+ i8 ]2 Q" {: ^7 P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) r+ y9 G! g9 H7 `5 U6 I
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ `: o9 i% x9 c7 ^8 n$ v: L
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& ?" F& R* E& i8 l K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( q/ W; V/ s1 N0 G1 Q- h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( i" u7 k8 F5 G 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ {! d" |$ C0 W* F S
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! Q, I$ d3 X! w
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8 `2 N" \: _; \/ B3 ~! K1 j- ~Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 R2 Z) Z' } F* q
3 s* s3 A0 j( v/ L% O7 nJapanese aircraft8 Q5 {# G9 j; E; H) [' A5 d
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
4 x: V2 G/ w$ _A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
7 m' G I6 Z3 R. JF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
0 u4 c$ q7 a) P8 OSBD Dauntless x 49
X N$ m0 B4 n6 y- aTBD Devastator x 15
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2 |0 R2 V6 U3 i9 O. U" @; I& kJapanese aircraft losses* |1 I8 t# f2 d1 n( e
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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9 K% y. x; E3 p; S& Q. E9 dAllied aircraft losses- @* q5 e5 C E, U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
. [; O& F; W( }# h* OSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
# \5 n/ b/ y! w, f/ q: aTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( M) p/ t* C0 L& Q2 U6 G6 c' `Japanese Ships# B0 S( Y$ D* |5 u# O
DD Mochizuki
* F- _0 y' u5 [6 q% b1 XCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
; s4 A$ }$ u7 d, }& [DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
s; D7 P% G$ i4 `- KDD Yuzuki6 m9 ^1 I; `/ Y9 C
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 w. M, ?) P7 Q& D& p, D; {/ _
DD Asanagi
h" H; A9 n0 z) a- p9 ADD Akebono
2 O: q0 |8 ^: L1 w# K0 {! hDD Sazanami4 R! m$ C4 M$ `
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Aircraft Attacking:
, L4 G/ A; }0 y7 A6 n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 |3 B u2 u5 A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* V$ d6 l8 q4 ~0 H" ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" d0 r3 v! \" _ ~* \ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet w3 j" ?0 N t4 L! t8 M" f, k4 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! u- N* W8 x& s9 R: @) T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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6 n+ ^& \! s. x& F4 g7 {1 D1 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ?3 ?3 B& \7 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 O. D* i- S1 h* T# B3 | 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% }( N3 \$ P8 c0 _) ` 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: v* K6 {$ z: f7 b& @9 E0 t( D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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8 @$ B* _, D% g! L! B) r; PJapanese aircraft
7 d8 ?6 F* n0 Y' g/ I8 [8 i8 CA6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 D b) ?- u" Y# m! \. W1 JA6M2 Zero x 28& F; k& G9 M7 M/ L/ p# B
' E' V( w. u/ S1 TAllied aircraft
2 l& M" j1 |$ H0 GF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
3 y V7 I' |( j: z/ W) T- BSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 o2 U2 C, B& W6 {* TA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed8 J$ |+ O. i; u6 {! b' n0 Q
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed: O. }/ f+ K, q; u& c
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Allied aircraft losses" p2 q u" b" D1 i$ B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
b2 o" b( ?: u( M- nSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged b/ L' y4 h1 p, _2 `- |) M+ I2 }
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, _2 j, `+ d8 A' ]7 e1 h& S
AP Tofuku Maru
5 M3 C5 N- B8 j3 @) L6 i8 X: LAK Sagami Maru4 u: e3 S' q, H, O1 X2 K1 ?
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 d* h" A7 a2 a* M3 s4 C6 pAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; o# a& K- D& f0 N7 N4 j. }AP Ryotaku Maru W. t4 m! v4 L
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Japanese ground losses:
, o* Y b9 M9 n8 x: f8 V189 casualties reported
5 p+ |' T) |* \Guns lost 19 P; Q* r# B/ [, Y+ a
1 j3 _, I( G$ J3 o& g$ nAircraft Attacking:
( }" D! w a7 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) h+ o# B$ z5 J. B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 `. W7 T, {/ z! i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: v, Q' r$ a: H L9 F' S% R, o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 P0 S3 ?6 s. F; |) B, n* H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) O7 y* y, W; z* i6 T4 |( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" s( i9 w3 G9 I; z2 I$ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 U5 v6 x. k$ a; j; J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ w1 n3 `' w5 b7 m, a. H8 S
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft& q: z7 m/ |1 x9 S, u# n2 U
A6M2-N Rufe x 3 X7 c0 \2 J, y& |4 }
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
4 I; G( K2 e: v: r% V. u6 OSBD Dauntless x 153 Y* v5 g7 d1 M8 R5 Z& F) w2 X
p% U# D9 P- Z1 TNo Japanese losses
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1 h, \$ n S" U2 n lAllied aircraft losses
& ]8 c! I' V; {' S% `3 i) hSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed2 C$ l1 \: \9 C
5 K3 t% }2 F; H( e2 ?. ?7 X zJapanese Ships
3 ?$ ]9 V' ]/ ]8 wAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage# L& K/ ]- u6 z/ {: m! j6 R
AP Tarushima Maru" ~ M4 i- J+ \3 ^4 d& V$ ]* n% N
AP Chihaya Maru
" R# T. y+ A! uAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 V% S4 i% c& M/ s" R& a4 q2 r9 Q5 l# f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ b+ }$ |) s# n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 s3 |3 E {( w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% }6 C8 U8 r) w/ s# U7 P- U+ \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 B. m$ }" m& R( U) U2 p. q
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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) `; d8 ?& k: Z6 ]Japanese aircraft4 O) l: O4 I8 @6 H0 P0 U2 l- x
A6M2 Zero x 49- `1 Z/ n% `& o, P6 G
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Allied aircraft
* I, r9 t& ^8 L8 t0 ^% nF4F-3 Wildcat x 107 F0 `3 `) M% T F8 q+ W: S1 O9 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 83 J3 S0 i% _! v% z( ~
SBD Dauntless x 62
% u9 j8 L# B+ o& k, uTBD Devastator x 52 X' s; B! Q) U8 q1 B
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Japanese aircraft losses: c- U9 h6 e' b+ B! F5 E6 b$ g" Z: T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged% {/ ^8 E- w6 g* ^
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Allied aircraft losses6 g/ H% d/ [# U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
+ S0 l3 Y5 r* p7 o3 V# q( MF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 ~0 {2 R# C1 m
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
, d y+ l% j8 u% k7 h# O* |: [! FTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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9 I& C9 s& m/ @( EJapanese Ships3 S( {0 I0 X6 f' Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
4 k$ t/ [9 H7 p* r+ CCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 G( w0 C4 [! [6 Q! n: ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 17 z; R# c/ D; K6 ]1 y, i
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Aircraft Attacking:/ V( I0 @. v, [9 m. d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# [% g9 |. }0 \% {. J) `( N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @. h' ]+ Q$ p. I, @5 r' c
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 T! v2 Q8 L. q5 g8 a; _ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 d0 b% R( ]% O8 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 R( y& S# K, K0 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 h; M1 P( D% I6 o8 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 U( b: c b# A9 \5 n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
8 z8 X9 n4 ^* e* G# UA6M2 Zero x 20
+ f3 p0 u! Y5 o% Y# s' g! GD3A Val x 36
3 J$ @' }* _, DB5N Kate x 37
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3 s6 |" h) `5 [! f' ZAllied aircraft
4 j% O c. b& J( \. W! T4 nF4F-3 Wildcat x 108 S- F1 _$ T/ L3 @ T3 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80 k2 k/ A0 T0 {3 B* [3 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ]5 R' E: B4 sA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' ?9 N5 u, d8 E
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged9 B) ]" j$ T' \" }/ y7 u3 v
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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2 r! ]6 \3 p. A5 D2 F% mAllied aircraft losses
- g# x: Q. C0 O d8 B. {/ r+ O9 XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed/ U0 d: a/ ?# m3 [0 K! o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* F( T5 v" e3 F" L: r
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' C; p; X2 r9 sCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 M: V. _! X0 {4 h5 I! l3 J# l% N
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ t0 S7 p0 R! L. Y2 W! D
CA Astoria
+ _1 P3 l1 ^+ mCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
8 E8 W1 L) v8 j! y/ K: F5 UDD Patterson
+ a. \1 N' {9 A" b6 ECA New Orleans
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# h# Q9 X$ b, h% \. P* r 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 g8 @6 o: d0 L, e0 u# G3 @) [# Q 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 k. L% k) c5 _% ]. M$ p% R! N 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, z- F% i- K) d t- | 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 `' j% f( A, M; m; |. U5 Z- x 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) k) A: T2 S; U9 O U. }6 q1 P 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 i+ _- {: g/ T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 i3 t. a8 C d! s2 l. q5 s- ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% @2 a' }9 l* J- c3 M: L F
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( y4 r6 [6 D5 ` w 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 c7 V3 ?( C; X: v: k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ k" ~- ?; R- c5 `' U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 a; \8 \5 H% @' _3 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 \6 V" ~( z3 y2 I. j3 e; L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" y% {7 i7 L6 j6 W$ R8 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) H$ B2 n6 V" W1 D, [" X
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 o5 G! O: u) e5 x" d1 A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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