AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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9 T5 l/ y3 o, o) E" Q. o# S4 FSub attack at 70,107, d$ y2 e) j% |/ S
0 I. @- B( _$ B9 e8 IJapanese Ships9 Q6 R. z! p t9 v5 p n3 F! S$ b
SS I-28, hits 1$ z" j# {/ w& p7 p* V7 _% ^
0 m1 [2 z' o& oAllied Ships
& X$ B1 s3 P; e* m) gCA Shropshire2 D/ X, N- d2 ^/ y. T
DD Dewey
3 m- n7 z# ?$ rDD Russell! [/ B$ K6 C4 P
CA Portland
; }& _* ?0 P& L# f* T( c- LDD Arunta* s+ K+ ^1 D. M! \1 r: r% `- v
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, q) p J: |8 F" I4 ]Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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. H2 n) \6 c$ p9 n4 d- S* P4 @Allied aircraft
i: D1 I9 B% QP-39D Airacobra x 25! m' D6 p( w/ i W! C' x
A-20B Boston x 33
7 Q. N$ J0 c w% F: A4 j6 IB-25C Mitchell x 15, v. t5 l8 I- Q' Q
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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/ U$ e# F4 |) w8 g1 y. ~% a/ {8 dJapanese ground losses:
# i6 S9 A# o4 T3 I. M1 V- D125 casualties reported9 e; p5 F! `( f9 Z* I3 A
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
8 S3 A7 |8 N0 n9 @% MRunway hits 665 {! U* @" \8 G( Q1 W
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 K; H( I3 E2 M3 `/ v: w8 G 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* u, c4 C0 D1 ?$ S P0 I
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& S- b8 T& o7 s7 Z5 V7 n! c5 L 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( |, ~% d. W1 ]1 H
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" F/ a$ n; g2 C( }$ N! |6 U' Z: i
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ ^2 z# u% d9 x7 g! e* v( b8 {3 p
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' G0 [8 u J) _: q8 U8 F. H, [ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 F6 Y! t( w6 A 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, V8 _2 D/ Y% B9 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. S* Z# Y* k' Z9 h' l- g7 Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 h7 k& a4 n: a8 T7 x, w
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 I0 K( o; f% y4 T7 [* u$ f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' u; ^3 x2 N9 F# |: Z$ u, [ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: D* e6 o; U% m
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 L/ s! N# U! b" D3 U) ]" V
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" x N6 x/ S% [, H& a* [% T 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. c$ q8 n# o. b: ^
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 F! N1 C: h) L
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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- p- b/ D& M# D! M9 ?Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ V/ @0 v- J% w8 X; R: A* y
) S7 l, t L1 w$ z' EJapanese aircraft
+ N( y& \# l) ]" B8 s, T3 ]. r7 @A6M2-N Rufe x 94 a m9 W" y0 c9 P! r
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft, I9 w/ \9 ]. ^: k" k4 P$ V3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 C) N9 Z4 y& a4 X
SBD Dauntless x 49% m/ N" ?. r9 q3 F: u" v$ \; i) L! @
TBD Devastator x 15! B# L# K# D! T9 o1 e7 j
h1 ~. `4 J, g
Japanese aircraft losses( p( E) e- Y" y# w3 _2 f
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 U+ `1 H2 \( g) [/ `4 J4 _3 ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 R) s+ Z% F9 i3 |SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
# ^. U1 G ?+ U; Y3 C# j7 `TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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DD Mochizuki
7 o9 x" O( k& Z6 G! e" z5 nCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
8 K2 l3 C: W( _- P- ?DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 F, [& F" L& |. w: ]6 C
DD Yuzuki1 e( e2 O. h7 |2 i r; q
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 e; ^8 ?2 N7 `0 G6 X* v% ^$ rDD Asanagi; \# }+ E/ `; P; L8 }: c d5 _
DD Akebono3 {/ Y5 y# E* V/ i4 J- v( r) d
DD Sazanami! \: ^7 J [7 t J. W! P5 m
) H. L. i. J6 \3 C) OAircraft Attacking:& T. R* b7 T0 Z: d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% m1 f; @$ C) @' a) W* k 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
k2 U6 q, `) W9 a 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" g! X- Z% Q; {1 f
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. s. a/ f% O5 C7 y, O2 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; L$ i0 @( E/ ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 _) ~6 c$ ^6 ?. J: g* S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; z! ?2 U9 m' U2 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% v( s i6 K" i% b- _) ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 z; N6 w8 _! u" G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ~! Y! l" D+ X4 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% q* ^& M' M8 V- f& F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [ F9 w; t; R/ ?4 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. u/ v" n" _% J5 K! f 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 e, V1 |5 L. Y% J% V ^ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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* D0 j" n3 m3 ]5 j% N$ aJapanese aircraft9 l; M# Q0 r& ]( l( u; k; _. L
A6M2-N Rufe x 96 q6 \2 M8 r6 H1 E% d" ?8 g
A6M2 Zero x 28
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2 k4 E/ S1 r% oAllied aircraft
( u7 M- h+ ]! o2 p# @! cF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
k% p3 ?' T a/ Y) V( ?* B- `. qSBD Dauntless x 34
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8 W" D C1 W$ q6 W- Q- B) n) zJapanese aircraft losses5 C* y( l% v1 n* f& c9 n
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed' @+ F% m% U& N- C: n9 c3 H' {
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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, r6 q+ r" N& F3 ]3 ]6 Z. `F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged7 u+ _0 D" x! X; c6 q$ ]- O" K
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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0 w! o E" {/ q9 C4 n, O/ R7 O' `AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ m4 p* p7 ?7 J" E/ q& w
AP Tofuku Maru7 u0 X- D- o9 c
AK Sagami Maru
' V. \( k5 P; h+ N4 [# l! W, ZAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) v: r" {& v) G" M* R, qAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' X$ v* Z4 v3 C; `
AP Ryotaku Maru% A& R+ r2 u2 v, H6 `/ x) |
* v5 h+ @0 s9 m( f2 v7 aJapanese ground losses:
3 |: U1 j8 Y0 J/ b189 casualties reported' M) O2 T8 C Z0 M3 ^
Guns lost 1( l$ a8 Y `& }, [' F1 Y; d
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Aircraft Attacking:# A/ V3 m9 Q' x- E. i# A8 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) P$ O: I4 P/ U& i9 p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 t! s9 |2 t- z% E* @+ K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 j& O# h6 Y, f; b! a" \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 q# U0 A" M3 v2 T6 o& X: U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 |! z% `& z U% u5 ~$ [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# e+ y! ]3 Y0 ~3 W, R; [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 `# h+ c4 h! A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: y6 P$ ^& H0 U- W `# r. D; O7 w+ h
2 P9 |5 b! H: Y# pJapanese aircraft
' b" ^ w* f& uA6M2-N Rufe x 38 }- `0 ^- e3 O! ]4 n* A# S# |" n
A6M2 Zero x 10' _# }9 y c. w- _7 G- d
/ E; W0 j1 w5 ^! l6 J2 v4 xAllied aircraft; o- ~2 S" A" v) h& \6 e
SBD Dauntless x 15; U/ G: D5 e0 |
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6 h" s6 w+ @5 M: @; p; A8 n. t; BSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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1 V' V. C$ n) D3 DJapanese Ships5 f5 \) Q( Z |4 ~+ N, `
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 b8 ~! d8 d! C5 |' k% `/ DAP Tarushima Maru i$ ?) O7 W+ `/ c; @" e$ p5 a
AP Chihaya Maru2 a( k V7 p9 e& Z
AK Asahisan Maru
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0 o$ M& L1 L9 R- zAircraft Attacking:
n7 S3 A a7 B5 V/ M8 V; F" I) d' } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 F' H% v% J$ _3 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: N( T9 E9 E: d4 o2 Z1 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104; ~. F! w* K4 V- J; `: Z" j, E; v7 [
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Japanese aircraft( ]; ~0 o3 g( d" g
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
7 A) U3 D4 x A! S* aF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
9 _% u% G- i* TF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
2 G X% U4 I" ?3 N, L6 J: ZSBD Dauntless x 62" m M( p. g j. @* A
TBD Devastator x 5, R4 x. r( `" t; \ r5 v2 A& E
) `( J% T+ t- wJapanese aircraft losses
' ?3 k# I8 i5 T+ s, KA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* p. t( B) X0 w& }4 aF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
. J, T5 w* T$ i: {& S5 kF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 \3 p$ a: c: z* z; V% ISBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
- ^; L9 d3 }- W; v' gTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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: v3 v' u/ i, `# F) X4 HCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ B9 s% O6 W: k: ]9 x
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% l2 f( C; j0 d8 X2 fCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, }' g8 P5 _* ?- j) x
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ t. _& M# |" `9 V4 W% k8 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
x& H+ t9 I/ }; M* ?: R; F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 Q1 Y# N3 G1 t: X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# k. j" |$ M J/ a8 Y# q0 d7 ?
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! Y+ F6 l6 G8 H a1 T+ E7 @( t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. v# w+ e. ^8 h0 F! _! I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet {$ P6 m( [; q8 k# | ]+ g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 N: x2 `9 m2 X0 U6 b( Q( J' U6 Z
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. C# m, S E5 q$ eDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft! b l/ {: g w m* R! r
A6M2 Zero x 20
% ?3 ], H( K9 [- Y' HD3A Val x 363 J N1 P- k1 C5 f+ a( Q! A4 q( Z
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
; r* @1 C0 G% h& J" yF4F-3 Wildcat x 10& V0 O2 @ C; l4 I6 o# }1 U0 {; u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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# ?* l+ Q* x, S, UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ s9 P# ^% |" ]
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged) F+ K: G5 J8 Y' p$ h4 \
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed [- z3 X5 ^: q2 L) B3 N: Y. I0 k0 O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; _4 F& u; D9 I$ Q+ UCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ y# [5 ^% Y, V4 Z( t9 E$ {
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% e, Y/ `& q" Y$ H* E2 k" c% WCA Astoria( T1 c- a( T1 C0 M
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1* `/ k# N% M1 e5 r l* ~
DD Patterson
- k2 X- `) Y# a0 f: q1 P+ LCA New Orleans
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; O1 j! Q% n* Z) X x 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 ~) C: ]3 Q% c' Y6 g+ D7 c
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- } G6 x0 B; Q$ m' g. }) j
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 p) S. |9 A* @9 E( v! U 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) x: P! P. D& r8 J2 f* Y6 t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% A. {: `1 q0 Z) J9 J9 r! a3 w 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 L. Y1 e0 j1 g2 F. h* o8 n W$ m5 { 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: ^, Q7 c, b" l& \; h" l9 ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: P2 k2 ]' |; P7 `/ X/ [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 h( A1 I! D/ `* L8 Y. X; ~ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( @# \3 Y4 k$ G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: y0 e) ?! d0 g& F0 h" \, o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 y" [3 l U; ]5 U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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8 L+ Z) K; | W' B0 d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- r/ X" E' x; O* w$ a) t+ X; l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |