AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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4 U+ t8 A. i9 ~7 s% W" L% f6 F" |Sub attack at 70,107 N/ b9 S! q* |0 z) [6 s0 w0 K3 L0 v
! @ q7 u' N5 y4 xJapanese Ships
5 K4 U+ G7 P; c0 Z$ TSS I-28, hits 1( V( T) R1 {* v9 L8 S
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" J2 d7 O) u. P6 ?7 A# N5 vCA Shropshire
$ E2 i" c6 }4 a2 m, b# w* KDD Dewey
5 ~" H$ T2 T) I- f' hDD Russell
" t, R2 ^$ N) u- e$ I" bCA Portland
0 ?" p: x, A% |3 {DD Arunta i* c, {0 T. ]1 A# M2 j) v
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
3 k: g- H# y' q* Y/ G5 J* BP-39D Airacobra x 25) S3 K; s4 R, Q0 r/ a4 S! R0 E$ ^
A-20B Boston x 33
2 s: D& [1 \& B, lB-25C Mitchell x 15
$ R4 b6 T; f1 e# ~! ]2 iB-26B Marauder x 30: X- z$ @4 Z! I) o6 V
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/ G. R6 A# u+ }5 Z* YNo Allied losses) u v* C1 r8 H0 G _# G2 F
2 ~" d2 f/ C7 `- o4 k; IJapanese ground losses:0 }- d& c) Q0 P/ W2 F3 m6 O
125 casualties reported) Y! j& h) z& R8 ^ ^
Guns lost 1; F: I* P. R# o7 |6 D7 n
4 S: |7 N9 K( q3 D7 ]% LAirbase hits 47 \. d. U# X4 b" e- F
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 G8 `6 n; V$ N h* W+ ?6 q) l& R' E 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 T h2 _% u& T+ F) k7 [, |
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet" e4 ]; Y3 i7 z; C
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 W0 F+ r* p2 J6 }' u 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 v; j$ P8 k0 G3 |7 U$ S5 m 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. t: m* X+ ?. K/ p& Y" p( p
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# v, G, R; Y% Z$ ^; X, b- p/ m5 G
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 L$ n2 q! w/ f- L$ d% _ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' f) P V& Z) q9 t2 Q# N
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& z: p& C8 |# f+ \! I2 \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ @+ Z6 U1 F" T8 i0 F8 C4 m7 t
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; ^, ~1 i! X& ^7 R) V! O: l1 x4 U, F& c% c 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 u Y8 l) h9 o0 x! g
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* e1 p/ ~: _- P3 A" V
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 Z" ^! w: ?2 v$ V
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! s/ r. k/ H( |9 W
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% C: i3 n* q9 a7 P7 s, S 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 T# x" A$ m4 @% i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' h" z$ V' Y6 Z
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1039 z9 u6 a* o6 p; E! h" l
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Japanese aircraft/ D8 v- w4 J" L
A6M2-N Rufe x 9+ k7 `2 E' P, a" g
A6M2 Zero x 32* n& d1 A* }! D* \& j0 k
( m% u/ q/ j3 F! L" F2 UAllied aircraft
6 N* N$ ~: k6 ?' r4 OF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* C& F. c6 f+ ]3 ^! V( N! HSBD Dauntless x 496 k% u( }, z" ?4 q! c
TBD Devastator x 15
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5 X W$ _' N6 MJapanese aircraft losses% `+ `" d9 i$ I, `& M
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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& g4 Y" u0 |8 _' NAllied aircraft losses
M: B# a# |& P2 oF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged3 N' @+ F5 A4 M9 _) {- ?
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged3 N& N$ B" Y- Q0 I
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 K+ o+ i; g) D% P/ C% E( l
7 a N7 [7 `1 f# v$ k: xJapanese Ships7 O! k4 ?) V. I2 n! U" R. ?
DD Mochizuki& R" j3 p8 L, [6 I, A' b
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1. v, \2 A: T3 b/ l; a; w
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 A- G. w/ g% h. y# u4 V) m$ BDD Yuzuki
8 Z8 Z; H" ~9 C1 {( SDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire" \+ @# L* E9 J$ o; v j Y
DD Asanagi
# g( p* ^, m2 q; z9 xDD Akebono5 z4 a1 p& n" H* f3 i% k! [, x
DD Sazanami/ L$ f0 X( T, f7 e
1 |$ \3 c& I* b& YAircraft Attacking:+ W7 h+ j8 M( A3 r
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 i" R- k" k" l& Q& s% x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 f. @( H# P7 K+ d8 r Z* K7 b7 Q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( t" O; o7 L g2 l. [1 e
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% d* x1 s- X a+ C* ?8 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ @% c1 S7 V. ` M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 l- ?# r, u8 f4 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 e! d' ?+ F& S& W7 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 S. h8 Q" d1 s+ V4 E3 L! m6 s( z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ h3 R9 t! c- M* u6 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 w% I0 j9 Z0 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! q- q% Q+ r3 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! ]% [2 O" w% N9 o, _: n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 F1 J4 h9 t" w4 l5 d5 O' u
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 T1 u' i8 D( \ |4 ] 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H# N( ^. k& \2 q' S" W7 K
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ |4 o, w* L2 t
1 E6 F: b7 @3 V7 IJapanese aircraft7 _6 z# g0 B- {
A6M2-N Rufe x 9+ Y& W) L7 {- H) t ^
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
- z% v: _5 J$ ?& JF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
: @+ |( z* ~1 x; `1 i& DSBD Dauntless x 343 o+ }% T5 s2 ^ g) _& P
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Japanese aircraft losses( D' D8 C- u1 [+ m9 c
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed, }' i- p& I' W- ?
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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[" h0 M" y/ ZAllied aircraft losses/ l) [9 T; `" I# v3 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Q/ _) n/ J1 M4 QSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 x0 G$ ?) _- _* B: {) `
AP Tofuku Maru
) }9 N0 r% }( @AK Sagami Maru5 u) r; Y9 L' e$ F- L# ~- f
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. L) O& L. b9 M4 T0 TAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; F0 _' v3 a, ?% v- d% r. H! y* ~* P2 SAP Ryotaku Maru3 G: _: ?/ G9 V! o8 Z
3 E! G( @4 z) \8 d }Japanese ground losses:
0 ?+ b9 g" g3 ~- B189 casualties reported
% Z7 U2 y- W0 k4 O# c1 ]+ R( ~( n! YGuns lost 17 V& s9 Y' O8 x1 m
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Aircraft Attacking:7 o, }# X: W2 F# \: ?) Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( e& w2 y3 ]+ r+ @. Z8 w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( [8 Q1 y6 K5 e* p8 c) }, x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Q, j+ x5 J9 [- _# X1 w" t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. |4 ^" t1 s5 g/ H; Z: c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! E4 l% p% V/ Q. d1 a4 ]9 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 k, L" V' Z' W$ Y* M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, y* |% N8 k _5 l5 v# L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& F% k p1 u# J) {0 b# e! G" V
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
1 j& L0 C" s+ a) L9 {3 ]" I8 xA6M2-N Rufe x 30 O. _2 j/ E, y; B) ?
A6M2 Zero x 10) O( a' s% ], x1 u" x8 H6 r
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Allied aircraft
# q9 e' M+ @& W( D* z) o; H2 sSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses& k: _% P0 \) N9 z3 `8 ]& D# B* o
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
: Z9 ^" h, q) G2 Y$ b" ? L+ }AP Tarushima Maru
. D7 d1 Z# |9 i( IAP Chihaya Maru
) q' d2 J& o0 C; MAK Asahisan Maru
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' `, n w. Q- q( V# t7 |5 J& nAircraft Attacking:
7 A5 Y2 J1 E# o. }# J. E; J+ z( ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ f) M# ~* f* x" e9 l8 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 W# {. f$ `( u% ~3 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# t& }9 e% W; K0 B9 s5 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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# T* q- h& m0 \' E. M pDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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1 \( H% i1 Y& YJapanese aircraft
8 L+ J+ Q$ }4 S. c8 VA6M2 Zero x 490 C- E/ O1 ` `+ U% w' \0 W
. Z/ G" |% `$ o4 {7 b# yAllied aircraft
4 \' j+ u$ @: _. i, w# sF4F-3 Wildcat x 10( \+ A+ v' ?( ~+ r2 [2 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* X% }4 o; k7 k0 T4 D$ [0 e6 X2 ~
SBD Dauntless x 62
- \5 L" ~0 T9 d( ~, R" a! L, p+ MTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
( p' T* ^4 k/ G) k* q$ LA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged; b4 c" q8 g- z5 {" S
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Allied aircraft losses
; _* V' K9 I* s* ~' V4 I7 } p A q" iF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
* B( i5 R) m6 J9 y/ K1 r( UF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 r3 g" Y3 c) BSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 P& l$ L7 {! y+ h( z1 z1 h& b
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
1 l7 m5 A+ `' l7 QCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
/ a7 O; _/ M# v7 R( mCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 U: V/ P8 h6 m# K& M3 {% K' PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 U& T/ ^% U/ \3 R5 P$ z# J
4 _9 r# E6 _% A- UAircraft Attacking:
& F4 ~8 |; @7 |1 E. F( B% i5 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! }3 }+ N6 ^0 D6 }
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ p* Y* Q% y/ P( }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 o2 p( Y; s) _8 O3 H% n
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# p0 H3 S( Z+ l. \& p% q! y 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet, Q3 H8 e V; z$ ?
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ P7 w$ r5 z, l. A' u# ~ b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet x* l+ N$ [$ w2 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" V) x- {- p0 x2 R- o& `: V- ?( ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) g3 M& E8 V* Z+ z3 B @: q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* c" v% `. k/ w1 w% _# o! J9 w8 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft$ ]/ Z8 W" H2 `) f6 d. R
A6M2 Zero x 20
4 Q1 ~4 A+ w1 }8 zD3A Val x 363 r/ C* w/ x1 J2 w' p
B5N Kate x 377 I0 g, A7 l# W
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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* V* o9 F0 }& [; @- W; |Japanese aircraft losses' X( B5 {: R q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ W+ l# s. e$ G: D- [: E! AD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged/ t" [* a+ R0 |
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged5 G+ s" \) ]* D1 l0 k- j T
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Allied aircraft losses
, g* v8 @ _/ |+ o1 G- }F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed; h5 n* _& T3 Q/ x! w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
$ f8 w/ V" K, w8 NCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" Q1 S# X9 _/ r, j8 xCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 L3 v. R+ E6 ?/ ~, P& a
CA Astoria/ a' |, b# @) w& Z+ R
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1* ]0 n( W% c2 t% _7 h+ Q, P
DD Patterson1 Z: L1 b* e7 s4 h
CA New Orleans& u% @6 ~( Q# \; b
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Aircraft Attacking:0 I9 t' i5 |/ r0 [1 Y$ t
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 Q0 P' V9 c- ~1 b
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 W9 `/ U, i p% C+ b; f# c
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ]5 t& l3 e8 n ?" Q$ C
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' K. c# K% T6 f7 D! R8 f' B4 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& i6 A& V/ S# Y9 w5 C% r
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 g+ r8 T5 H& I
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" R( u0 E' Y% }) k+ P 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 P5 o; q( H9 A% O5 H5 n3 F3 j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ q: o! f+ D- m% X$ A
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% q+ V8 W! f1 ~8 z, y( q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 Y2 U) d# R* X' q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 A" }% \* S, z! L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 V3 p. E, W) v* T% K" c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 `* ^1 D! M8 t4 t" R! O+ F- ` 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- C0 p& H- K) a6 Q7 e. P. J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" m( f8 D$ x3 j. n
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |