AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
& V/ ]% B% t# Q9 e, mSS I-28, hits 1; A! h) I- O# `" N+ X# s) d
2 b! f9 ^# }9 t/ B& a4 I0 VAllied Ships
" Z0 V8 J* T. A' Y4 S. iCA Shropshire
- v6 C& J& t1 g! wDD Dewey8 s( h9 Q8 k! i# r
DD Russell& g; a0 f. \4 ?, Y8 d
CA Portland
* P6 D( z# P' W3 K4 @" d5 iDD Arunta
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- [# ~5 ]7 x. J! @3 vDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft# r9 h" }: ]. ^) y9 c+ Q
P-39D Airacobra x 25
' k6 a8 P3 S7 y% j, U/ U' f) q9 dA-20B Boston x 33
7 G2 M& Q5 q$ M+ `2 _B-25C Mitchell x 155 o* x j5 l$ }
B-26B Marauder x 30
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% C$ @, ^( y5 A' W7 ONo Allied losses7 x; \$ e6 G" ~; A' ]
7 ` c! B$ }0 [ n' d' SJapanese ground losses:- i' L: e: Q) ~7 o' R3 P
125 casualties reported/ v9 y; y7 B0 B1 ~
Guns lost 1" P5 }2 ?; ]( {
* u7 u& ?" \& K: d6 [Airbase hits 4
3 ~1 {3 \4 H' U, MRunway hits 66+ P+ f+ U! D# `( P5 d- Q
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Aircraft Attacking:8 i- c1 O" t* _; R2 q; A
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! G- b K+ @* \/ h m& ^* O14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ D' Y6 r( v. C/ H/ U 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
Y4 r$ c" @ `# N& ]; J 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! e, n' X, U6 Y4 s
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 \3 b6 ]0 Z- y( G0 O+ w 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 E. D8 f8 @' t% E) P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 W. N; D" l4 S. ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. t; N7 {; T7 t3 C% W
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 y/ `! x6 q1 S3 y, ~% I2 K9 t# @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! O4 b H! k0 @& k L 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
N; U) Q, [2 p6 i! t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ Y$ b% \! A% ^1 r1 i
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: v3 z9 `' v8 m9 m* f" \+ d _9 z 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" P" ~3 L* A& Q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. a. J9 ^6 l- ?1 ?, U
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( a0 T" A9 O% a8 w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! g9 y; O" a( f. s2 X& T Y 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- P$ n4 F6 d5 J& V% e- ^7 e, p. b
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$ y) n2 F9 I" w6 ]! r7 oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103 n1 _% ]; V; r. b' [
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5 L& K. \, r) e2 A: |2 cA6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 W. p P) N. E. h4 oA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
' E8 g: F4 c. }( Y1 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 21 {" y. \9 S, J0 z; x
SBD Dauntless x 49! S% T% K% f( Y$ } v
TBD Devastator x 156 s) c. y& e9 {7 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
: i3 m; p; I) w4 ~+ _4 m; YA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' r' L3 G- C3 h: `
% u, y {) H# {# zAllied aircraft losses! g* ? r$ _& R, C3 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged( _+ t8 u$ T9 u: n! L8 E
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged! R+ m* L) A1 |2 B
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& T2 v# W8 k$ z* b) A1 V- v+ ]; ^
+ w# u- g# V" QJapanese Ships
" M* n+ n, p& L& I* s, A' j/ rDD Mochizuki$ }- y8 W' V! x# ~
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1% S4 W; K7 [* E0 Q7 d# X
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; l, }* }0 l" b) C! T- r$ bDD Yuzuki
- J4 }: K8 }; j' f7 EDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* p8 i) _; W, {+ R* H6 S5 R. iDD Asanagi2 E$ ?4 d3 D; G: W. O$ ~7 J6 C4 y d
DD Akebono
5 m6 c) Z! E% o3 t! `DD Sazanami
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' J2 K( Q* Y, u9 v# b* ]1 n0 WAircraft Attacking:
. z2 T* f7 V+ H$ z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Q+ X* h% w0 Z/ P2 Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, o W6 @+ Y3 e( s. U' I: ~' m
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 F) E7 p: R2 u 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ @. R+ t9 V/ ^9 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ [1 B% `. S& ^+ w# ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' H& I4 z5 K5 f6 L' v! P" }* Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ a7 h: h" Y1 d4 q- L4 v7 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
i; B6 F, j( w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 \9 d# f/ C) C2 }( O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 A, v- h" U$ s, k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 B) p- k7 C4 T. ? v7 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& u; c! `4 x& Y4 n* a* d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 P2 i* L P2 L) ` 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, ]5 Q0 p- j* L% d% m3 w/ P, g" I
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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( H- K3 S# C( d K% @Japanese aircraft
* v- h& ?9 M" K: F4 m- oA6M2-N Rufe x 93 V, k; h( _# b8 C4 l! w$ V+ e
A6M2 Zero x 28+ G% b' I1 R ~7 _1 W; }
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Allied aircraft+ {9 {: ^: D$ u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
" c8 P- f/ h/ T' qA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
" C. L' `! U/ A( X; P+ T3 }3 lA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ \5 o9 @6 q2 y- @6 E9 V- U. C' }' OF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 O$ u5 F% i- [" j# v5 o0 RSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged7 y8 I4 o O K/ ?, }
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+ \, [8 J: t. n& R. N) Z c( F) U. c# M% n* kAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 m- R. M2 `3 kAP Tofuku Maru
& F% Q- }0 F; S1 A& B! j. W, sAK Sagami Maru
) q+ A$ q( K0 ]$ [6 [6 lAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. w9 N% r Z2 o! f9 Z. |6 v, EAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ \# t. F# a0 {
AP Ryotaku Maru1 ~. e$ k' V$ h2 v
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6 O3 r V3 E& V7 g189 casualties reported+ ]. m. o$ ]) |0 m2 e" w
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:; _* U1 r; E/ b3 [; U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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5 Z; F# s, t; n0 U/ V* @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( P9 }+ X7 J$ l8 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 f' T" x/ F' }4 a/ g! c. A9 `9 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 g" F3 R# X% Z1 f, Z; w: W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- A" w* b. V# D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; M! b# a1 t6 J* m$ T" I3 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: P8 u0 b; R6 l% Q- ^
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Japanese aircraft4 d m5 b1 z# y4 n: x+ }4 n
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
0 @7 y, Q# Y/ Q5 zA6M2 Zero x 10$ e9 V" u8 E$ W$ \: i X. _% }! W
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Allied aircraft+ E3 `$ G$ W5 R/ R7 O3 T9 c
SBD Dauntless x 15
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1 W$ G m! R. J% J) O" YNo Japanese losses% r7 D. H1 v- Z8 [* l& H' x( m
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Allied aircraft losses
+ T% q+ N! _' m. A4 [# pSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed2 T0 F7 }* K! V' G, y" C! s
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
$ i; ]" j8 F8 j; A* ~AP Tarushima Maru" n1 }$ {( g% \6 K
AP Chihaya Maru8 S V5 {* D$ L: Y
AK Asahisan Maru4 t& Q! K7 w a& w( _8 [
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Aircraft Attacking:5 q0 l; c' N6 D( O" t+ l" c Y( H; W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a: h% G& ~( ]! D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Y8 O. X6 N3 ?$ m: z& i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 U# ~# A* q( W5 {' T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' {, v6 w' d- b+ F
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1045 W* [( G* {# [2 [/ U
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A6M2 Zero x 497 p b; P& I# c b; C4 @7 y
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Allied aircraft% W0 H7 d% l1 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10, Y. m5 h+ T( n5 }) Y% ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 S8 Q* }- A5 n: E& \5 nSBD Dauntless x 621 i8 X5 g1 I3 E$ \
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
, n. ]1 a( L2 ]! B, |A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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7 p g! R/ ]% m/ O& g6 c7 O$ g# bF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( y; C7 J& F/ v p2 ]2 U% rF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed( o. A- f% }& s& a' C
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ ^2 i: @( e# f+ C) ]% QTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed- q- c l* r& m2 I. q8 J2 Z
' b8 J1 j# L( L9 |& p% Y2 p' ]Japanese Ships
4 T7 z, e1 j" M" r9 ~) T# mCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 10 O9 B d ]' K
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ a E( o/ V% \# y2 W2 j6 B6 sCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1+ H& d4 }3 ? H$ u* \
: e: P' g; c: n) l3 ?Aircraft Attacking:
) w4 Y" V* N- P& B" h$ `. y% @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: K: T' `* y; n" \' v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ |; v w' U+ ]4 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# p+ P1 Z* U O& |! A, ]5 d& { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 y8 Q$ _! d1 H& B: G# A3 S: J
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% I3 m) I- _) X( L 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# m1 E9 z$ Y1 o( U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Q' a/ n& Y% {. W8 ^; {, C. u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# p. Y4 D6 B) S1 p( _" c3 p" g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 u/ ]5 Y* t# l: S; _ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet C: G0 Y( s1 i' B& ^, O# @( J, M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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( C! q- G7 Q8 {8 _Day Air attack on TF at 72,1047 M* r. R- w& @5 {2 W" b" V. M; _: l
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A6M2 Zero x 20
/ C+ w9 k! p* c5 p1 SD3A Val x 36' f- J S/ K2 Z# f8 Y
B5N Kate x 37" q6 H; J3 I' z" ~) R% k: Q8 _# e
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Allied aircraft
2 d5 u' @. A& O. P" y0 dF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) B' j! @. N3 a$ NF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% g7 B3 I/ G4 e; N0 D& `: r
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Japanese aircraft losses
. C/ q4 L9 _0 I, C- a4 W$ QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' r7 T3 Z+ B8 p8 d! ~& C( H" }D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
3 ]! b- N$ c1 `5 l/ Y4 wB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; n m I' o1 r3 M1 \" x6 I+ cF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
- N. p D% N9 _F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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9 _5 V" I9 h0 Q- u9 `. ]CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 [) D( x' A. oCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
* a5 Z* w, M. P RCA Astoria
; g$ g- ]8 L5 T6 c" z( o- B, O/ BCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
' ~. L' ]5 X) t+ q4 MDD Patterson
# h" T* X# y# n: T* ]CA New Orleans
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4 S" J0 v3 K) U& y, k1 D. d: m 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# ?2 x) g' H* H: B) U, Y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( d2 F6 ?/ e/ p9 p' [: Y, n
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ~+ E- s' |+ K1 d$ [0 W5 I
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 I$ Z# J. l w7 | 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* d9 p7 D! s _% y' Z9 b0 N" {; e+ I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& T- K; b- @" ?: M- }1 c
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, j1 `0 J: W! u6 [5 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ T ` _. p* e0 y/ b 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. Q w, M" v0 P- s: n. p" f% C 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' y6 U- C. x V2 k/ r0 k' G# r* X$ f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! v9 E- |! ~0 e* U: q; ?
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# w, z! A4 P6 R! ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, _4 D v) o4 d O 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 h _/ l7 S P3 e" _0 T3 E+ U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 `! Y4 D/ Q _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# g6 v$ Y q, ]- [$ d$ o/ n# c* N$ i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: C& @; p0 m) e, i- D1 W2 B5 G% D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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