AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42( F6 J% B2 d# i6 G2 W
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Sub attack at 70,107
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$ g" R y7 ?0 H. RJapanese Ships% V3 ^2 ^6 |4 G' y# L
SS I-28, hits 1, j* D2 b. z0 n
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Allied Ships
' m! M/ K) s x, ?& TCA Shropshire
; n6 b/ e- H. e$ J; xDD Dewey
$ f. K( a* g g4 w/ ^" _7 ~DD Russell
* W* T% F4 `6 ]5 i( A( JCA Portland
8 `$ S7 p1 Q0 M% t+ U; P7 ?DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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1 ^6 B0 A& C, u8 w' BAllied aircraft
) l4 [& m4 {! @2 E+ K1 ]1 v' j/ UP-39D Airacobra x 25
, q- @$ @4 m! P" ?/ c* K7 D4 k7 VA-20B Boston x 33
8 X* P6 N" V0 ?' H pB-25C Mitchell x 15
- Q2 v l6 t/ G$ c; H: a; CB-26B Marauder x 30
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& U# c$ m7 N _- f% N" |No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
4 |. g- X. f4 L& @9 z125 casualties reported
N, Y2 p# J+ Z$ {4 c/ oGuns lost 1/ N; p# s9 ]& H, C
1 o/ `) q; x6 [ a- n5 `: lAirbase hits 42 X+ ~4 d y. H- i/ O
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ _) s: e' A! K; D8 z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 I7 q6 n9 z0 A& Z14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 o- R, j. d# _: r. | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' B7 P7 i0 n8 u- G/ q5 }' U" {
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( @8 a( O) ~4 S. }; b' ?7 u( E/ g- l1 } 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x3 ]% H: u; ]1 V 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ `4 V Q% p5 B5 |% e# G 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ V# `/ W- w: x: C' k 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) ^: t) U3 t" u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; x/ X5 N4 ^2 V) ] 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& d% K* W, X1 M& r% K 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% {; N! W q) j 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" @% I* P6 N9 A3 R2 _+ }
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: i _3 y" R' c8 v$ w, g6 ]( B8 y$ w
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' x. z" `7 `0 C8 H+ L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; u& [4 t, [% p+ s* B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 n8 \6 O" G% y9 n# {
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% M+ Y3 P# D6 [; F
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! S" C, _+ H, y7 Z
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( N$ n$ X9 b3 h6 j
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Japanese aircraft
6 N' [9 x* k/ ]# |7 N$ e4 `A6M2-N Rufe x 9 C1 L9 d/ P) e4 m, o/ Q) C ~+ i
A6M2 Zero x 32
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# R5 L& N8 Y. U3 A _. SAllied aircraft
9 g; U7 `$ E. y' v7 k2 x5 D" l9 |% l: _F4F-4 Wildcat x 212 C9 R$ j" H s2 | M; y
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 _1 }- p" l5 H& w7 fTBD Devastator x 15
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& |# C) k* A3 g4 e- o) gJapanese aircraft losses9 H* k' s1 l* v) f
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed% R) H+ `* I% A P9 u. |
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Allied aircraft losses$ i% m8 S- n* |0 l' O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged" p4 {, p5 I. g0 u( p
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged4 {, z3 x7 O1 T: {# \) U* v
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' f f& D9 b0 F3 B* w! h: {0 J
DD Mochizuki1 R7 F1 [+ M8 W8 T7 t# X0 J
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
6 [3 U- y3 r" y( ] s$ |: Q6 _! ADD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 C O$ ^- ` Z3 f7 M+ ~* t! j% A5 L
DD Yuzuki, s& ^ N6 D; {/ A# O3 `; C2 X7 G9 Q
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ m' x/ o" P* R9 s3 t
DD Asanagi! s: u0 I/ u8 a8 B
DD Akebono9 y2 X; P4 a( Y* B
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
- c" i, [5 l" p7 M3 a0 m 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, _! C; Y- }1 ]# k E" w
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( y) X" Q r0 Q9 Q `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. \+ k) b M4 R1 s$ w. P$ k4 U 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. X- y. k! I2 `* q1 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. R f- _. J3 G- K2 D0 |/ ?' k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& B T! ?7 ]) d, s4 H3 M7 K! u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 ^5 p: b! }4 L" K. }: f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 p) z2 F O- i7 ]. Z! z; {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 `. C3 d- }3 B# e6 p) A" C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* Q# X' j- x* C; [, V# S/ J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 ~' i7 Y' F7 b' k; K2 m/ x1 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 X: k$ E3 H% L+ ?- o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) B* K, W# [& y/ O& O* ~ n: n
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( y U1 |( A% n) \' z4 S4 Y 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 }7 Z7 E/ q$ x+ P
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/ F b1 C! p" {& Z0 O& M$ ]Japanese aircraft( a. u; G- G/ ]5 x' X
A6M2-N Rufe x 93 f6 F, w) ]8 g* d6 S9 R* h. {
A6M2 Zero x 285 ?' F2 T% N! w P1 p: g" ?* B
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Allied aircraft& J3 O1 P0 J8 G/ U- ~1 Q P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
" k! `& h2 N7 F- N" kSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
" h; m0 J0 ~% d9 }5 i/ J7 aA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed$ t6 o( t2 e! Y) e- l% C, e
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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, A3 A6 @$ i% pAllied aircraft losses
% c T, O6 ?/ V: Q9 aF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 y, R1 {- M$ \0 B. d
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 S0 Q7 @0 b6 N3 h5 \ p( Y rAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ l/ n* ~0 W, M
AP Tofuku Maru6 p! U6 Q( ?: c
AK Sagami Maru
7 r: W/ @1 v* i- d# fAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* x4 n1 R/ ?, gAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 h5 W/ _% p5 Z! G- B8 j3 ]
AP Ryotaku Maru$ d. M' V4 |, w! O Y5 V
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189 casualties reported9 g% J- A8 D4 W4 [
Guns lost 17 {$ {* W8 F6 m0 ]3 z9 K
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Aircraft Attacking:( [8 M7 f. _: D1 W* j9 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! H8 t3 G% X3 b2 Q% [2 s
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E3 Y( n" ~" \2 m7 r, H5 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; i8 f0 A: @ y B; Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ n; s0 l' a7 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 `0 x$ w p. L# u6 t0 u9 B- A: R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% \, ^' h9 p, p9 K5 W5 _# x, S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft! e4 ^ |# s7 P3 r8 B2 _* }5 b0 p) G
A6M2-N Rufe x 3$ q* p4 e+ e; m- _+ p% o
A6M2 Zero x 101 t: [3 x) \! E# i/ I0 q5 ]
/ X) ^$ v3 S) H d; p0 w) QAllied aircraft( K x% N! B0 I$ ^9 U! R
SBD Dauntless x 154 @) w' k# ]& ]6 G1 ?- ?* z, s
8 A L0 p# k; vNo Japanese losses& U: N( v9 G; M8 H: L
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Allied aircraft losses
& X0 K( n# `7 h* }) A: }1 Y P2 [' u" \SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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6 R. {1 Z# ~- Y5 W2 f/ SAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
& V1 s( y, H3 YAP Tarushima Maru
* v) a3 ~4 _& A* l9 }8 {AP Chihaya Maru# | `8 d% l5 a2 ~
AK Asahisan Maru8 E9 D$ p; t8 f/ v: X [% y9 Q# n
L, T! H! V. C6 cAircraft Attacking:/ t$ ?4 p. _ L9 s- @" M* l, c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, J0 P8 G9 A* m7 T' l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* f) {# a. e2 S* N/ d; l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 [( m9 h2 r6 G7 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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% g+ }* }* l: s4 ~Japanese aircraft' w6 y4 O* j5 s8 c
A6M2 Zero x 492 H$ K; O( G- ?, K2 _
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Allied aircraft
( L3 `) T2 E$ A$ X. o$ DF4F-3 Wildcat x 103 z8 l/ V7 Q8 Y) q1 J/ F4 ~9 D3 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
5 n0 L% [0 k1 MSBD Dauntless x 62
7 x) y$ g: d! l: e- XTBD Devastator x 5* D; D* i. y% |5 f' l
8 ]5 c6 V) T* [Japanese aircraft losses& B& i7 d8 {! ]; e& Q( r
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged( d- C' Z& h, A$ M
. q& P5 r) b; I0 tAllied aircraft losses! `+ x6 Q4 P- w* Q/ E) {5 S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
) O0 ?& ?- |& N4 i8 F1 P" Y8 ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed" F- r5 j" ^* r) @4 d. k. F9 V
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 A: D4 ]0 Z- e) A: BTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed& Q: [9 O _: x% V& X7 G/ v# |
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Japanese Ships
3 |" d0 W4 c5 l9 I3 A8 [ `CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
9 f0 T4 b4 L: H9 y7 E& XCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ @/ d& ?% m0 m" o: C( `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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( A. l8 C6 e) Z5 {8 BAircraft Attacking:. M- X% {; b+ I( [2 D! y0 l6 r, H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 d4 E/ N8 j( s, \9 e* q! E4 d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ~1 R+ E' p* B. ~ k0 T* w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 b/ z1 S9 O$ Z+ h: J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ f4 d% ?6 K9 X+ u- M+ p h/ z
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. o: Q$ U+ z' X3 C7 s
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 {. g# ~! u$ B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' `/ w1 b" P/ Q5 U5 [9 i4 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; c, R: S8 ~) j& ]: @/ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 \& J s/ R, w1 l
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 J% b6 [$ k1 e8 r2 P" {6 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104. K6 v7 W" `4 j/ V6 S
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Japanese aircraft
1 f7 c) Q/ v, u1 G; {$ h' h, SA6M2 Zero x 20# p- a% r/ W" X+ ^
D3A Val x 36! R2 ^! X/ G5 J# {; r. P' p/ l& D$ ~
B5N Kate x 371 \$ S; T, x. Z* R5 `0 q) S* f- }
8 K5 |+ K9 e- W/ v1 r# yAllied aircraft1 T3 _9 m) w4 Z0 Y# @1 `* ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10% Z$ ]8 L T* g+ H$ h/ ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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K& U V" c8 @5 ^/ N+ a, {7 iJapanese aircraft losses0 O' T& N/ x8 [* p! B: k Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) I$ P( y8 J- S
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
; V% o: s9 z* {- x2 _$ hB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' `6 w/ Z4 y/ M% r. g u7 {
. I5 C A1 ^% ~2 A) h5 J, dAllied aircraft losses7 f5 o( B/ a0 q/ j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
; c- W& P' V' }5 j# y3 gF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged a6 e9 e3 V# D# S% M
( m$ K* t1 ] t+ b/ ^Allied Ships
5 C/ }' f) t, C" H. X0 eCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 z4 o. ~4 u3 z* q6 h7 a
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% n8 [/ j% h( L& s
CA Astoria( k" b5 c$ \5 W9 U7 p
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
5 s k6 s: t$ ~" t' fDD Patterson, h- z. [! N) l; d3 Q5 J7 x
CA New Orleans) d6 X( Y( M9 f; J" U: m' m+ k
2 o+ O" h8 B# YAircraft Attacking:" v( t, N- K; Y7 j0 h d
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 E# E5 j3 \# r; x6 [
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) k5 k, H* t5 j% k; P 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ]: j1 ?0 ~$ |/ `& U 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
K' }# B7 a ], J5 c* }% @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* X# q7 @! G& P9 o2 M7 y9 `7 Q6 @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' a# K3 g; [ m$ N+ l 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 v* U$ h% k' k1 I/ {2 m% H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 n7 Z! A" Y' F5 x+ v: T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, D1 `8 }8 S4 d T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) h, c2 X' }' c o& h# f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 U2 z% ~: F2 W1 i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 [' u: o0 I& f- ]1 T3 g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; i5 ]; R4 B9 V3 Z* s! v$ M( `& C5 `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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: s4 A, Z: S7 V6 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) M2 _. F5 Y3 | 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; ?1 Z( |# h) p; D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 p, K. P! n3 T 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |