AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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/ i/ ?1 _ \; D `$ E4 [- q$ }Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
# C* @; f0 e% N% HSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
8 w; B% a: X0 Y) n$ `2 lCA Shropshire& o# n1 c3 I# U2 d1 w
DD Dewey
# M) _5 i9 b2 R, SDD Russell6 g. E" E8 G4 m8 Y) f
CA Portland
! `& N3 q& L- g9 qDD Arunta
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& L0 u7 z) [! P; O# \* nDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87( R7 I4 G3 X& ]/ T4 d7 v
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1 b6 s% O1 f. D- Q! mAllied aircraft* D: L* O9 L/ Q
P-39D Airacobra x 25
* z U1 `$ g+ ~) L* n# X) LA-20B Boston x 33
2 T" Y- d, Y! ~: @2 |B-25C Mitchell x 15$ X [9 o- F y+ o) o* c* N
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses6 H% Q$ @& H1 H0 a
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Japanese ground losses:; T* o ]/ i* U% b) C
125 casualties reported: Y1 H; Q8 h1 _( e2 U l9 {
Guns lost 1
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+ @, C. A6 b' |0 C5 xAirbase hits 4
+ ]+ p+ H9 a: w) o. u& \2 [. Z- oRunway hits 66
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5 W M0 g3 n ^% H# i" ?Aircraft Attacking:
: v$ p) l* @9 l" a# V 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 d) U" p) r+ j% n2 E1 C2 B( ?14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet H# W/ S3 p( c4 U+ L. K, D# y- ?" _0 n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 t% f: j- D k$ Z( n% b
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" Z s2 f9 l- }6 |3 Y/ q 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 N8 s1 u$ }7 E# z) {- o" T2 H3 C 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ {, w" |2 B3 [$ B7 f& O 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 ^ j% H3 h) V1 i. ]( P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: x Z* C9 i1 r' P6 ?3 U. Q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 l3 ~( x9 ~8 V# m+ A 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ \! \/ F/ o: U: M- E' ` G- Z- i 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 \7 G% u1 L' w8 a [' H
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 @' s: O9 o5 r* ^3 F
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 w+ c) q4 k! ?! F' d 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! d+ J3 f v$ ~( B: F1 I 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* V8 {7 ]. G( T1 R 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 {! j9 p+ @& J" M 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 w! I- v: O6 d$ S
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft2 ?/ R1 T: O" k1 Q4 P
A6M2-N Rufe x 9. v& f% g2 ]: O/ J! E
A6M2 Zero x 32
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6 G: d8 Z' w2 {, f& U) B; Q7 k+ LAllied aircraft
; T$ W4 L' j* C* y8 c7 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
. I* \! E7 s4 R: S$ K6 w( FSBD Dauntless x 49
+ J: A( P% O) A1 U( u( STBD Devastator x 15, u7 |9 p3 i2 u4 a H; K; q
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Japanese aircraft losses# Y. b0 h' F+ Q0 G1 C/ m9 i- ?
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- v) G, u) F G# _
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Allied aircraft losses$ j, h! A0 \8 p$ d7 `0 Y; q+ g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged) [/ }1 K- n7 Z% n) ]
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged o1 m' H1 \# ]' J! D
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged6 U6 ?( r9 C/ M" R" C- b4 z) a
, B1 B L" \6 _Japanese Ships
2 S) O9 G$ H9 x# i( O$ DDD Mochizuki
$ v3 V( ^+ K# n2 u/ Y! K; oCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 16 Q0 a6 W; g- {" n3 w
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 V) x* p5 p& P& u. ~! s& S8 ^DD Yuzuki
( L+ V& \# u+ @, [DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 n) v8 x1 r M. ]. h/ [: zDD Asanagi
% O* E( A: B, |2 ODD Akebono6 H/ J; k2 a1 p
DD Sazanami
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1 {9 |5 b! `. f( n- T: y. m0 QAircraft Attacking:: K+ n ~7 g' Y! r6 H( _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 U# w5 S( X2 u 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Y' k$ p& C+ s) F, | 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- E: }$ C! N# h2 C0 i( d7 y* w 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& J+ N+ W& A; ]3 _. {$ [1 ~* e* Q4 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 L+ W- i. Q4 L$ U/ t, s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ]: M6 I$ m0 p& T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 w8 u8 |) j$ x+ B6 p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; }7 H5 U& z7 ^5 ^* E& s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ M- C6 T4 |9 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- P5 b( X# M4 ~$ K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- _0 }# w% ~6 B( n: f# W( U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ?5 V5 g; K* Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& }8 R" y* d) T- M/ M+ C
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ g: v2 F0 F9 y* L' i1 P% T 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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Japanese aircraft
$ I8 \, E8 {1 t- Y; d2 SA6M2-N Rufe x 9
7 \+ s/ r: R" ^+ \! p! NA6M2 Zero x 28! o; C/ e+ d8 c- Q* O! @8 @6 p5 o
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
- m6 G3 l% @. ?; B" U; W. C' XSBD Dauntless x 34" W& F2 G* L" V* L" @
: \7 }4 J% x3 JJapanese aircraft losses- u' X! L8 Z$ U2 D. y& Q
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
# T {; S4 j7 |A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 W" ~+ Y* M9 S$ A
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Allied aircraft losses/ L1 V" ]; h: @) d9 B8 A" m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged* ^* P+ r! R' L! Y h; m2 p9 d
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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0 Y0 b" m- R4 F: D, e. wAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 r$ O$ w! q3 E! ]7 U w4 b* B1 SAP Tofuku Maru! d$ I" z7 }- C: c6 ^/ [
AK Sagami Maru h. L( s% `% K) L/ x+ Y
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 S; ?1 r- {, J# r DAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) O0 S) ~, T# a9 e2 n, o
AP Ryotaku Maru. _* z9 _7 F% P$ `$ V
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Japanese ground losses:+ c) K. S' _6 h; E
189 casualties reported4 J6 @& N/ g6 Y& c4 c1 \
Guns lost 15 J% {/ a; V0 n* U2 P; w( y% Q. X
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Aircraft Attacking:4 {, b$ u# m& {, @1 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: s# {; {! D3 i/ X. D- s6 i8 ~6 p+ C 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, B; x0 G7 ~ P1 D$ ?- T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 P/ q8 I- c1 y. s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: J, a2 {* \4 S, x8 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 w8 N% [2 H' G+ F: |! E. o% W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- }6 v8 K' F0 x5 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 u; J3 {& K# [, n$ ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% \4 D1 |* s: S( u
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Japanese aircraft2 E, C6 e0 M4 a; m4 U& Y
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ ^8 w8 c( W9 G) i; A! ^6 z* CA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
" ?0 K/ |1 _) U X/ F" _6 BSBD Dauntless x 15
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- i0 o" i4 P4 s% o& DNo Japanese losses# _6 {" L5 C' q7 a8 o
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Allied aircraft losses* D& k" m! }3 y0 g. \" e; j
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 P7 h0 E% k$ B: |+ p9 iAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage) ^+ |5 S# t+ g1 ]8 R: @. f/ X6 k
AP Tarushima Maru
: Z+ g8 @$ V- v8 N! |7 UAP Chihaya Maru7 y3 ^/ v2 a4 N1 K) w; [9 ]9 k
AK Asahisan Maru
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- Z y$ U" Y/ s. m8 Y ^% _Aircraft Attacking:3 s5 ?5 a/ x' E# s/ U! Z; t# S7 [9 [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ~7 Y0 E) s) o9 A% ?" J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ p2 i {2 f* `, N* ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% X. C4 D0 B+ b8 O& s. I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# v+ A+ n; S! \8 | F# P
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104/ T }' U+ A" [* s1 |* z# y+ j
& N% ^+ U4 ^' f9 [8 SJapanese aircraft
! o# L! A" [% Z7 u5 J4 TA6M2 Zero x 49! R4 S% t3 ?, |
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10) ?" v. e4 ~ ?$ i" b! p) \- S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' ]1 c8 Z. I7 S/ n8 u- Z: j9 k1 t
SBD Dauntless x 62
2 e5 l0 u: [' A; L1 M5 p! S0 MTBD Devastator x 5. p1 G* D1 Q8 a7 M! A( d
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Japanese aircraft losses
! U) S5 ?3 y0 W) r: r) l @6 Y$ J5 eA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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4 j, ~7 _1 J( u( ~$ C& M' ?Allied aircraft losses
g+ Y$ D# s, T8 _1 {F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed( v8 z) T4 Q7 @; `; A- T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
6 c0 K! H# t3 H; d( J: @# G [SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged/ P; \# g% q) |3 ]; G2 r7 p! y$ B
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships5 e* P) [' v$ B Q0 u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
; b2 J3 \% Q2 d, N4 \ SCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 y9 a1 S9 h/ A1 Z1 ?, w- }CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; b& m6 L7 w! b& J$ Y, x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; S( H: q9 U: V* u, M) X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 U1 \) c9 O3 I/ t. u9 Q! _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: E: s. m3 }6 z+ M- X! f8 W 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 ~# A3 [. H' p$ d9 U; r 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. {% g' d$ I, Q0 W1 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Z; Z1 j# E! A1 N& f/ g, D: i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' F* M1 [3 P% G0 {' x* M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' G- {' M6 F& ~( r8 w( e/ |! K 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ {$ v! Z) w! L; y( q8 w, W: i/ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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+ c7 z3 u* {/ X; ^8 M- ^Day Air attack on TF at 72,1049 ?! @8 }* Y: T/ R# _
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Japanese aircraft
9 p( y+ A6 R; w3 |* n) M' M" n y/ TA6M2 Zero x 20 R, G+ f( e/ T2 \
D3A Val x 360 T0 U- E7 j8 V7 q( K
B5N Kate x 37 S( S0 Z/ d! |) ]1 Y% q1 B& x
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10+ Q# V; h+ V1 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 B3 f! t( z( O
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ i0 L1 q! J0 E% @4 EA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, t3 X! u7 Y% }" {" C
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
$ N; R" s/ W! e6 n) E% N( OB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# Q# E0 c% \& KAllied aircraft losses4 i5 \9 x( M2 s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 h. s+ {8 O; a; F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships- C6 q' o' W% m# f X, I, E$ |
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" X6 i5 `: i! d( nCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: T6 ^ u) @, J4 f' }% Z+ ^/ R/ `! B
CA Astoria
4 c: Q$ s5 D* J. ]CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 13 J. t! A+ D$ W3 m- P
DD Patterson3 ]" |) l" v) F& q
CA New Orleans
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4 W' ~% k% F! f X T4 s( M' n 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 r D" K$ x, R: J% R3 i" t
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 y* ?5 s4 g' e1 `5 o7 _ R 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 T$ D0 f7 s" j/ h
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& d4 Q1 H- c5 e, N. ] b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. s' B& j8 M( L' A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 T5 I5 X" ]# [6 Y9 } e& u 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# w' |$ `. m+ Z6 E% s% v) c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( S( \- g4 z* K/ @/ O7 N$ y% i7 ^
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 d& V0 ?' D, x$ X 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ B. [9 ], l5 G( M% U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. x+ m: B6 h$ D- c" r/ X& d
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& l, L9 l2 w6 o/ C! _/ _- M2 {, o; V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Z7 l" s7 B8 `0 ?* m( s4 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) I: ]# [% M* Z$ f6 Q1 }; _1 I. J 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |