AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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) I B3 ?# E# W' yJapanese Ships
" d4 \! l. m2 eSS I-28, hits 1
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- G P2 L2 q, _Allied Ships$ A6 ?7 U3 e6 v, b3 j+ S
CA Shropshire
( x3 \' b- e( I$ ^' b/ |5 j6 JDD Dewey5 R8 H" `8 A9 S+ O4 ?
DD Russell; v7 P# e `$ H4 P/ [
CA Portland) m( ? D6 _& P2 J4 z- f0 @' N
DD Arunta# N! C$ k r& s
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- m2 T4 W i5 g7 n5 |4 `Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 _, [/ q, J, }3 C
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7 w6 ]/ g- F' l* @" f! l8 m9 ?Allied aircraft
! A$ R! i' Z' U$ t- p" b9 _P-39D Airacobra x 25
$ J! F( T8 w: y0 H) cA-20B Boston x 337 W7 V2 T+ H8 K' z
B-25C Mitchell x 15. c! e. M6 s9 n) [9 g" f
B-26B Marauder x 30: ]* F! Y* O4 ^) a
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( f+ d! K8 ?. c2 SNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:5 X. c5 d# x( k
125 casualties reported
2 u( r6 h% @' ~' P4 Y: {; {Guns lost 1
8 }' n. A' B. F) r a4 R9 K0 t! G) w% m* D$ l
Airbase hits 4
- ~1 d1 H. n& sRunway hits 66! J; [% v" k# }0 h
6 w$ W+ _: W. G0 M+ s- S3 ZAircraft Attacking:
/ f7 U+ b; [/ i, n, L9 ? _" K 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, i6 Z W% ~( I% K1 l14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: i5 c' l; i, k
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; `6 \# K+ E2 U9 ]; \ 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ o1 q% ]+ }. H8 Q) r 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- u1 Y" O/ E% a; \; J
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ j. A3 j( u9 ?
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* X5 ]( e* O# K: l* z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! w. A! m+ E3 n4 w# p: `6 P$ {
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 P$ q) Q- Q& q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! P, h& k4 p: q4 v9 }7 k 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 x i/ d% S Q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 P+ X$ B8 A* Y% N, ~* o! q0 o 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: N. e& `+ g, D M( q* T 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- Z9 c6 y5 D8 R8 N1 s! s1 K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet I; U* r' I" ~2 ]0 w
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% `. M' V5 j3 A# p i1 i! E
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& P5 I8 n8 z5 t/ t5 Y6 z! M7 Q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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5 d. W* R$ @3 [5 G4 f8 VDay Air attack on TF at 70,103( |6 A9 q2 U! p
4 F2 c; Y7 s) a8 k s/ ZJapanese aircraft y: ?( G* N6 w2 r! y+ L j
A6M2-N Rufe x 9 D8 ^( e: U. K6 R8 i- O( j' _
A6M2 Zero x 32% T3 u4 f% S5 F7 p
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Allied aircraft
; r% \ x0 x. s1 I6 ~F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" A+ a5 g! g/ N2 p5 k3 T3 e5 a/ C
SBD Dauntless x 49
. @* s9 E- Q1 s9 H" c' kTBD Devastator x 15# b; R( z1 k$ d! B
5 e: i7 ~) k+ L' m8 L9 @7 Q8 YJapanese aircraft losses i. _4 A) c; |0 l8 K& V
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed# B2 |/ h2 k0 h; z" y
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Allied aircraft losses
3 [; k0 s) C/ c9 l1 l; w& Y" ?: QF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 ~) ^. ^! G& A# U7 T# Q. b8 ?5 m1 }SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged( b+ N" K/ _2 V, d& f8 w- L9 |
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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% s% d; b& R# L5 o" |Japanese Ships+ u. J+ Q7 W0 V1 N
DD Mochizuki
4 r) ~, R* P" _' F& p! q2 a" w) dCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ ?: S+ H$ |- M2 x/ m% w. ~7 I$ fDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' A' ?, U; {2 r* x- HDD Yuzuki5 y, w" h) M$ L; Q, `1 g
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" H P7 U& g. GDD Asanagi8 r, Y, D+ p' k I
DD Akebono
$ b! M5 ]+ ^' ?. D& ?% _3 DDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:( F" o8 e' X5 g& A
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 j( a( W0 k6 G g' q( {: r4 a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 r6 @* l- g' V; X, [, N0 N, a, |8 Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ] n$ @; ^3 x% F' e
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 l3 G/ K% l% U1 M* K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
N" N* E5 q x! k9 {) ~6 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Q" ?$ }2 G- n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 {* g% I; A. E/ T$ F( ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k' D2 R$ m7 R; P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) o8 v0 q( u) @$ s8 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! |3 i) t- c6 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ [4 @: X5 b* P$ i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( l5 ^5 L+ _8 ^3 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ U+ W( W0 P: }6 h {: H
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" U/ ~* z4 b. t# x* ? 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: e9 p2 ?5 }) }* T# `
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 t+ ]3 w3 V0 a1 y; j
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Japanese aircraft
8 L; ^$ t; A9 b, A1 HA6M2-N Rufe x 9
4 B; B$ y! F5 dA6M2 Zero x 28) {6 ]$ Y8 j! g& g" }
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Allied aircraft
" w% B, S: d& M* xF4F-3 Wildcat x 214 w+ {8 o, ?8 N, |% q+ v2 o
SBD Dauntless x 34; K9 V$ X. j, Q% F! z
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A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
: q, k* s+ v0 T( p. J3 L2 }- VA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 t* J" w0 ] r% E+ Y3 ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 f. ` @/ |/ O- t; u8 A! nSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships# ]2 O2 p+ f2 E5 ]- v% K
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( V3 T p3 N! z! M
AP Tofuku Maru* M& t3 }: H3 J: b; a2 C
AK Sagami Maru
0 P( `( @8 E& p/ @! kAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 g) B& N) O, } R. B& b
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: v8 H; `+ u5 hAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:- T, O- \2 K$ d3 {# D: u) k
189 casualties reported/ g: z! O$ o5 F
Guns lost 1
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! a4 D" o2 s; v1 ]; n9 tAircraft Attacking:6 S* r6 z7 T D& @* [5 D" c: r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ z5 w9 ]/ Y1 p( J( Q/ A 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 q# g! U( y0 F- I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ N H& Q2 J+ R2 `* w: W- `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# C8 w4 }$ d0 C7 e0 l! g$ B+ E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# F* ] h2 e2 R! ?5 e4 Y5 B1 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 q2 j+ g9 v/ M2 m9 }/ M: d
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! j5 m1 \; x6 S" f. `5 Q# H/ v0 LDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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# T1 h& k: X2 e# E4 C Y$ nJapanese aircraft4 x/ M J, E! y1 a* h9 ^1 x; Q% W
A6M2-N Rufe x 32 E: \+ F$ t `4 g* I
A6M2 Zero x 103 p3 y2 o% Z- Y) _! E5 R) N
9 d6 {2 e: o1 ]- d. DAllied aircraft6 n) g- w1 D/ \ U
SBD Dauntless x 15
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/ h4 K) S5 D1 O1 p" }2 ENo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- s& p4 l2 l4 p* J
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
* a) m6 F. c, D# G2 L4 H3 AAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
& k6 C+ X. P: H% U: j0 ^AP Tarushima Maru/ c! o% I d$ R% o/ b, I+ p. `
AP Chihaya Maru) b3 ?5 a' r$ b& D
AK Asahisan Maru& ~$ c% \8 {0 k" c% j1 S# g
/ K2 w0 A3 U+ J: b) J, hAircraft Attacking:) u9 ]9 K& t" S& k3 g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 p0 n$ R0 \1 Q# ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: N7 F* R8 ?7 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. r6 |0 d5 W) d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104* d) U0 U0 D. H' K# H
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Japanese aircraft
4 [! d6 ]. v) |% q' {3 S+ jA6M2 Zero x 49, _' T9 K6 r7 T
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Allied aircraft5 `6 }6 c" [+ o0 l- q, W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; }+ C. R2 z8 S6 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% y% l! R( \# Y
SBD Dauntless x 627 {$ y" R' I, l8 W' t* |$ f( o
TBD Devastator x 5% S" o% j7 V- `2 Z& K
& l$ S. o8 O1 v, x- E* N1 @/ uJapanese aircraft losses
( ?. u9 z( _' k* j$ `A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged/ E/ s* K) P' l$ {( U
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Allied aircraft losses
/ }/ b! @% R1 o: f( h4 JF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
5 K: Q2 l* P: L* z$ MF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed5 R T. \ z& ^, e/ C
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
! \1 u3 ~- j. h- gTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed, @8 M, |9 m/ z+ x0 ~
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Japanese Ships
, w7 d+ T9 }+ J" ]# k: g6 D$ R; oCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 a& D/ r E. S/ G; ]) y2 h- X/ f
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ]5 I9 N' K' b$ A3 K: VCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* p- ^& y. |2 z7 }5 p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 t- I: h' U) ?4 h- h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 J% [3 [/ h4 Y5 m5 F% H8 y5 B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# J# s0 O2 {* k+ F+ ~9 c 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ^9 e, ~7 j& t. _1 C0 R% J# U 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( |0 U6 Y3 f0 s' o0 ]% w0 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ P0 F3 V7 g4 w5 i' l3 H5 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ x+ B4 p% q. F) b" P3 N6 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# @) h5 @8 t; @! ?9 I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1048 `+ G9 i. _9 y3 d# V
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Japanese aircraft$ K5 c2 Z9 b# r3 A# M
A6M2 Zero x 20
% `$ g4 G! O' ?$ mD3A Val x 369 @0 A* [# M5 Q
B5N Kate x 37
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. g0 i0 |" M, q, OF4F-3 Wildcat x 10- ~7 \# r9 d9 [ D) S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 ]3 b1 G5 z9 n, U& ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
! \# W" {7 f1 s; i7 ]" JA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. b: U$ e9 E$ o0 ~
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ I% U9 S( }2 j( D1 X4 ~; m
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 B2 H' J w, Y2 {8 e) Q1 hF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
& Q- Y7 w+ Z) g. n: L& nF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 y, n0 [- Z5 K, Z- [* e: ?3 |* z1 x
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Allied Ships
, }& A8 w* T) S/ R! N' I/ nCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 o6 L2 s: V, {* p5 q5 D& ~1 ?CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 a ?7 v% n$ k" J M& P
CA Astoria. e0 x3 [" M, _9 r' x- s
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1' y+ n) @- o* x: \2 _* I% Z- K
DD Patterson
: k# w, C7 u. w7 E' _CA New Orleans' f' Q5 J) Z$ O' p
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 k& |0 w U. B8 h 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( J6 o* R# o5 S9 g7 S, B 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- L: u& u' H, u* a2 V% ^, x5 e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 b2 I9 S9 W, C, L* t
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 ^. ` }! t' P* C
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: }$ y: D3 c, n3 T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 c& }- A, j3 n \5 o& p3 N 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* E; p D5 x+ _4 ~2 _" n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( C1 z- T& E5 P5 W. [* t/ d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~0 q6 ]% a$ W( w$ f, Q7 Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 T9 Y% `; ^, ^3 L; h
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* {0 |- T# x# { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 i O" G1 T" r( R- L( N1 F* f" j 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ u, M% R$ q; u5 D1 r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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