AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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" X3 @1 M( f: N% Q7 Y, d oSub attack at 70,107( v: }6 K5 C0 }/ c( r& a" t9 z
! P5 F: _: {- \4 R0 ?4 m" LJapanese Ships
& W5 D. D* d' B4 _* MSS I-28, hits 12 i% f5 |% H* j* {
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Allied Ships3 c) p. V; r( y7 ^/ n+ c
CA Shropshire9 q- w, N& e/ O8 N
DD Dewey
0 I4 p7 ^ [$ D; d' @: t/ TDD Russell$ G. L3 T l Y8 C2 h a
CA Portland
5 {' K2 Q( V' [9 r* YDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87) w( a- l9 m) L; R$ A8 o' S
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' n" X/ E1 d' ?) _4 RAllied aircraft
7 v4 m% X! T( s2 o; b0 p# yP-39D Airacobra x 256 @" x! }3 I2 u2 F4 c8 I/ v" J
A-20B Boston x 33
/ I% d1 }8 x0 u( h$ lB-25C Mitchell x 15
+ G8 I) w) r2 A; V4 rB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses6 S; m n9 r2 X, @7 ^
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Japanese ground losses:
) T) X% G+ o- Y! {' \$ J+ E125 casualties reported
" a: M8 p9 w4 T2 W. t2 BGuns lost 1/ o* f( `7 n5 m( S+ H9 s
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Airbase hits 4* T; z# b' Z, M7 z" u! o+ E9 g
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:$ ^& n; {. y8 S$ R9 |
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! E' L: r2 S, V& l
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 g/ F0 T, r; T5 ^; N 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 q% B8 l! y! f% B1 C
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ b3 o3 v( _! X1 x* u& v
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 l4 l. a) y0 s1 m
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& ]$ f' r4 B$ e& i1 m* W" K 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: Q3 i# i1 W9 ^ Z; F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* X. _2 ]& N; m, t4 @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* \! h" a1 f* w! ?( `$ A' T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( @) m- Y( W7 W0 ^( ?* ?0 i7 J" O5 d
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( e* H5 V- V% L2 z' z6 L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! w! U5 I' ?! n& @7 _0 b 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 y* a3 C i8 w& _% L$ E
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ a* `, f3 D4 ]2 q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 P, K8 d/ w) p9 p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
S0 ~0 H4 m( g" T( c1 X, g 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; s o+ s# }3 {& J/ U6 K 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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8 P5 y% p4 Z) ~/ P( t z3 QDay Air attack on TF at 70,1032 G% C$ M# z* b& X$ R
5 O9 J) b6 x/ l# h4 [- f( RJapanese aircraft5 H$ Q9 [$ {$ ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 93 W" u- A1 H4 E. M9 m' {
A6M2 Zero x 32" u3 Q9 R& k+ D! k- Q( g, f# f
# m2 w. a2 b1 O6 [+ m5 S: NAllied aircraft
/ {: f; D6 t `$ w; F& F8 RF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
# D$ r8 u2 p" G9 T* QSBD Dauntless x 49
( T4 a- a7 [" Q; D1 A4 aTBD Devastator x 15
$ ?7 \, Z& P+ H( S e7 K2 i9 T
- P* O* C7 `8 V8 [Japanese aircraft losses
5 [5 [: v2 W& V0 h9 H0 P, N+ XA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' S( K* Z$ z( ^1 M5 K" M8 j: Z# Z5 h
3 I/ M( ?6 [2 |2 V
Allied aircraft losses
; _& q! {! d. xF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 _* `! l% v' n3 R% X& A3 f3 pSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged! `' y1 k( J( Q- K
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged6 |8 I w$ T5 e, u
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Japanese Ships+ N- G, H# k% ~* s/ f
DD Mochizuki" {2 {" g$ ^5 [- `1 s0 y9 T
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
6 D' c! M4 u: ^DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: d+ J$ h& E$ y, `1 O6 r* J3 mDD Yuzuki0 m1 I* [5 g# x+ r V/ ]& D
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! F. q4 k% k# j0 J9 oDD Asanagi
) h9 J$ G8 [" O% g5 ADD Akebono8 }9 O3 q: q/ U
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 t! U# E/ c; z" @* g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. k5 v) r9 ~* d+ [& b
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Q9 ? e5 }1 M! ]) P4 J
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 k6 Z3 F7 J% m1 h* N- y
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% J2 X A$ V8 X6 y& }' T. @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* W) B1 G5 a0 h; q/ j/ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) g6 C. u6 e: |2 ~6 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 n2 c2 D4 i- ?2 _$ M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ @ U0 {: H1 X6 O" r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* o0 X' b$ E) v: H. W7 Y9 y" h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* {) N ^0 L! H8 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! F* A3 q! b( t+ h4 O$ A& V5 _2 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 D3 b2 N3 g& B. j4 \# ^2 h8 g$ z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 I0 I& u* n, d: v 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ y; {6 @! g1 a% }: L) V; I# ]1 A
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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: R* m& w& Y: p/ Y) f5 v5 K7 z3 }- u1 aDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft* K' |2 e% o, F3 P+ J
A6M2-N Rufe x 9* E( j7 J$ t$ w& k5 [6 ?
A6M2 Zero x 28; }% K% y) N; h/ U+ g8 c! _# a
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Allied aircraft
4 Y9 |- m; D6 y" I+ I6 Q- H9 LF4F-3 Wildcat x 21. r$ S+ L1 j/ h
SBD Dauntless x 34
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& h! V/ v5 N4 r# Z0 }# SJapanese aircraft losses
: i3 |! F/ ` Z7 F. n: ^A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed! A T3 C6 b2 {6 g) B/ q3 a O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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7 }2 S, Y7 O; _/ N8 T) T8 mAllied aircraft losses( K* g1 B( S) [( }2 O( O! L) h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged f+ Q- {: u' n* @
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! y* m6 ?9 e% j0 @- D* B* MAP Tofuku Maru
9 j+ q- q. E `- g% [AK Sagami Maru
& b, w% B; [4 ?9 R$ s D: A1 gAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" }7 ]+ H" p# K% Z$ u1 U, LAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* P- g. @8 \% M( a b
AP Ryotaku Maru
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, ?7 D ?" T9 ~Japanese ground losses:
5 H" S% H0 _" m189 casualties reported
' A! \, J2 k+ W" b b( {Guns lost 1* Q$ {. W1 V- w& ]: S3 [8 o2 |
* G' F3 c, g9 w/ bAircraft Attacking:" B% T4 N: {4 t! k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ?) N, N9 Z# } H4 q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 k+ d1 c' S$ K( @+ Q+ M" q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f+ U1 B) ~$ Q* x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- m. ?: k! f, h5 j3 n6 ]: Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. ^1 O' j& e4 w( k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 [6 ]: Q' E: U$ o9 A1 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; Y1 p, _% S/ W# D6 j. O% I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 s0 {) E; h" U4 e+ I2 @
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( I$ V5 U3 o5 Z0 f9 e# ?
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Japanese aircraft7 ~ |; |& I c* J7 y2 Z
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
: S! Y6 V& c P/ M0 OA6M2 Zero x 10, N) h+ Z+ B* K- d, x
4 M$ }0 b% k i5 Q" Z4 H8 DAllied aircraft
$ Y$ h. X. U1 D. tSBD Dauntless x 15! w! x8 ~! |5 H2 y2 X- |
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No Japanese losses: x8 L6 A, u! \8 N- V3 P% ?/ x
+ I0 b7 f4 N7 V6 o% B% {Allied aircraft losses
6 {: O! _' r7 Y2 o5 ^SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed. V% D7 X3 L% S9 {
( n9 o8 m/ G$ i) j; CJapanese Ships
9 [$ I# S1 n+ |AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage$ ?2 g) [0 g9 y8 C8 S! {5 B
AP Tarushima Maru
' Q1 v9 e' ?9 J% A$ L9 cAP Chihaya Maru6 i- R/ T6 O7 H! X( h
AK Asahisan Maru
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) G, [" T5 x8 Q, m; \" A/ QAircraft Attacking:$ |5 Q$ I" |, G* z- A
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 z4 W( ]4 s( v6 `$ _- c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 K h0 u) k' H) ?4 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
P2 X& G5 Y: O, A9 S+ Y" |# G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104 x9 G2 Y6 b# F, q4 }
, r0 I; Q* `7 v a7 ZJapanese aircraft
/ U/ U0 x+ _: q; eA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft2 {7 ?2 Q* Y3 Z' _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
( G1 }. ]% l8 x0 CF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ H1 G) Z+ ~+ L8 _* t# ?SBD Dauntless x 62
. e! y) g) n) ^+ }# j9 [TBD Devastator x 5
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t; e$ S& }/ K: D$ AJapanese aircraft losses# o) U* w3 X, \0 `: c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged1 ?' T. V0 W5 V+ q
t/ `0 f) ]2 ^* ~! G! c
Allied aircraft losses% Q/ k& Y, t' @% e2 M) \6 p7 Z* Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed$ x: {/ c. v; n4 h, p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed1 ~" n9 u# C# g& N7 d x! c
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged+ G: T' a9 f# A2 e4 e. ~
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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8 q: `+ f1 q( Z* h0 OJapanese Ships
; h6 I* _/ o9 X. h0 a* LCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1+ X. D# b! ^6 _ ^7 `9 u& X1 b
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) _: V( A4 l/ u+ ~, s$ pCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ n: i- j4 g9 l% K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) q; A, b" ~" G. i4 A 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 t* [' Y9 Q& A, y5 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
r7 w3 G/ w, h. x! `, |8 ]3 Q8 B r 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ S1 T) h2 w4 w 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 E+ m% L. \ i8 O1 ^
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 F( v9 L( M5 x E6 x* Y! _- K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% V0 v. y$ K V. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) A$ Q- v1 l$ ]: r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 O' m! W' |; Y, N" y) b$ o# V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% a- x7 U# Z) J2 b; H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! Y% s+ ~; A1 @8 B3 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft9 ^7 P7 s: U6 H* C
A6M2 Zero x 204 y3 l# ?3 e0 i
D3A Val x 36' ~) p. U/ h. f
B5N Kate x 378 ^3 i1 M( y/ D3 t2 H4 P1 j
* U8 w* g1 b* H" L; t6 ZAllied aircraft
]# L, o v O W. o1 o% H* kF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
. P9 L, Y- X- M' zF4F-4 Wildcat x 8; d C* o# u0 _* O' J' J* k
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Japanese aircraft losses6 `3 k% }/ {# y9 N, A7 J& E4 d, \8 G' Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 R( H8 m+ g2 F0 j, |9 B$ z
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged0 @; q& t* ?9 _ {2 X' n
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged+ M8 u. z- k' e) P( v) T
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Allied aircraft losses
. q" G7 {3 h& X! y! L/ }F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 |& @4 `: D! Z% }7 [F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* Z& f+ R. \3 \2 K5 e
0 G$ H. ?- R! a! M d0 VAllied Ships1 h' E" H. G0 | }1 X9 v
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. Q& m- \) ^, p# m- m1 eCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 z$ Z" _+ A- }! J, g
CA Astoria( M6 p5 o5 Y$ m q. k, _+ J
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 12 T0 d5 m; _: s9 ?! b5 e, H7 H5 Y
DD Patterson
8 |* a! C' E1 g& M! F: U& S' ~CA New Orleans7 e# N2 L }: o4 u$ ?% I }" z
& N& a- q2 [8 ]Aircraft Attacking:
8 {5 V( f- @7 K9 V 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 O e; @+ k" X* A, G+ e3 |. @ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% g+ o# H Q" C$ t" u' v 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ L% Y- |2 f' }' w
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 S; I2 M6 T( ^5 G( E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 Y2 \9 |. i2 K# e( c 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# ?) t6 r0 q2 [# I/ m 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 t" P' P0 T3 W. J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 D, p1 v4 T. ~3 m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) c$ A3 O1 u& [( z! B, k1 h4 t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 q5 e- e* |* Q# n7 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
U- W. g! u( i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) D' V% v! o% n4 u; A! _ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ s& [8 u4 ] Z- T! b5 U. \& N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. I- F! v ^5 [& x* j6 }. L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 t' C6 P, ~1 l" B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. V' o8 B0 Y' [" @. y" @7 o
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ?, S$ }$ e5 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; S& M& D7 i' g; g! l; i' w# J 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |