AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42# y2 p8 |* m! q% G) ]
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+ v: k9 W7 d3 K" i8 s. GSub attack at 70,107
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% W! Q5 {: I& f+ ~0 pJapanese Ships+ o! d, |; } E8 `. f
SS I-28, hits 1 b8 i' Q0 a! K7 n+ t L
! b* A2 C" v+ y, P* U& {Allied Ships2 r$ w0 f0 W$ g0 U: g' e# y
CA Shropshire
7 w& I6 ^3 F; L+ ~. @9 l. P1 LDD Dewey
3 }3 ?- ], ~! b2 NDD Russell6 r* u! x! `# G& F2 p
CA Portland
3 I6 ?+ Y k' @& i5 i7 G2 D/ n aDD Arunta
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2 V* W4 Z3 {0 d5 F) X4 z! d! X- ^: rDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' a1 u$ p+ D* S( \! i) X
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Allied aircraft
9 @+ D- p/ e4 l8 lP-39D Airacobra x 25
7 }% b2 b" s' \2 l' I$ K5 ]A-20B Boston x 33
0 S+ k( }, r4 K9 u% eB-25C Mitchell x 15
4 [& o2 B3 K* zB-26B Marauder x 30
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7 D: N5 }3 C; W! g$ cNo Allied losses/ i7 ]1 O( w' J- m* i& F/ q, `
. x$ F1 M5 Y. D* P6 e$ H: RJapanese ground losses:4 b8 I% x% w0 L3 V; k" Y
125 casualties reported$ i8 Q+ L$ k2 Y B/ _
Guns lost 11 t% I' R3 G3 w0 D: H7 M$ H
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Airbase hits 4
% b1 C# a: q/ d& A0 h* ORunway hits 66# h) o- b9 d# Q# |, ^' r
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Aircraft Attacking:4 B ]$ u' Q' B" ]9 {2 t! O
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 H. _/ n1 Q9 m/ z6 ~4 N( L
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: ^/ s& P; R. [5 \% _
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! I/ ^/ a. r% ]& { 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, l4 P4 H4 B" ^5 u+ j- n
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
: z$ h+ |5 s0 I3 C- u/ { 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 Z f9 [" T! M; V# W- B5 x4 v 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, o, q9 V& d1 @5 r! v
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, e y- C* m8 c- A6 ~ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 C+ s/ }) Z/ j0 N; k( ?; V* ^
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# P+ p4 c: Q! ]) V, |
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& I6 X" [3 q6 `8 X# T. g5 s7 F 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ P2 I6 X; i) v; n 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ w- H/ a$ ]/ s+ T, ^. j. g7 ^& B
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" R' u, l7 M2 M 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 ?* S0 Y, ]* g0 k: h7 M0 S3 x
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- ~$ U' n/ w+ z* l I
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 i2 v7 Z5 h6 `; y% |
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 o9 W* i, S+ y( [: O
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( [7 o3 L- J) F9 E$ H; |0 i A1 `Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
; V0 y- c' m9 \$ A8 QA6M2-N Rufe x 9
$ M* B% }8 ]1 d) ?6 wA6M2 Zero x 322 z1 R/ q+ Y& z, }. s, _
& u3 ]7 _; C; S0 a' I5 f7 pAllied aircraft- X* i7 S5 K, ~" @" Q* t6 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 B/ ~) y/ P8 ^4 FSBD Dauntless x 49
2 ?9 E/ l- [" z1 g$ |3 lTBD Devastator x 152 s$ e! i$ {! m3 F ?
~. r* h/ l6 f) ]& aJapanese aircraft losses
4 b Q: K6 b& \* z3 p( \' oA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' r5 _4 U$ i: w7 y. x9 @; D. H
# a! B3 w& G9 n$ _5 z' c9 dAllied aircraft losses
' Q" X+ O+ ]! X a1 wF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
% j- g( L, I6 V8 v. ySBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged& o+ Q' X+ X0 R" b/ z4 h
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( _0 x( M( D4 ] J1 nDD Mochizuki
+ Z! M: V0 Y5 r& C: CCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
7 X# |4 i j& dDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 Y$ X% g- |9 W; a- Q
DD Yuzuki
5 S) u* P5 ?% c, m( h+ xDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% {& @% ^; u0 B( m! NDD Asanagi
* o9 i/ h8 s0 k: ?! l* ?DD Akebono& m* T* }4 g/ Z
DD Sazanami7 N( n, x5 k' [" y: L8 R& `3 l
# A" u& a4 B( C' aAircraft Attacking: J' D0 W; Z0 m& f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# j) i' [8 h/ w8 t; W4 n# b3 E8 `) e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& H" T# @! d0 i! M: S6 p0 w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G5 d6 r3 a, @4 Q 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, ^, a \0 ]+ z$ J* n$ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ^' P0 K# `3 b% ?5 m7 [$ k' v. v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ z6 z0 F; x4 x$ h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 M; U( H+ v$ F$ r, E. f5 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
\$ O, ^8 l' M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" |0 ` V. l1 f' h. Y3 q& {+ A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ O2 t: \! x. v8 G9 H" l4 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# H6 h4 w& k. m: H3 y. [) b' O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 C1 |2 r6 w8 L t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' m* E1 |0 p/ s 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; L- J$ s7 G$ M7 i8 u* H3 y+ \ 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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% ?1 V! Z5 Q/ M& K3 k# X* ?Japanese aircraft0 N/ Y; [, P/ g- N8 t/ P
A6M2-N Rufe x 96 S3 E+ ^! l$ }( u: ]
A6M2 Zero x 28% h- y* G- |5 v5 F2 j
% ~" [1 Y3 `8 q ]9 X2 h' _9 C) ^& UAllied aircraft
, b; Q& U5 P% k9 s0 A/ DF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
) [6 T5 e9 ~3 k( l' \- V' |SBD Dauntless x 34! u! b/ L* R, r0 U' h
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 \3 f3 M; W, |# a- FA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed$ D: W, U5 w& i. M9 ?
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed5 X1 z) M4 b3 \: ^ y K
+ @6 ^8 E+ }3 v5 qAllied aircraft losses7 Y6 e$ [% r; s7 v7 B, j# b! a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
* |- t0 o5 c* oSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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9 p9 r8 x9 c. H, `# M1 i6 |Japanese Ships
- D7 h5 n: R: L0 ?AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 t) i6 u0 a; G
AP Tofuku Maru
% F! B. s$ M( V- Z/ d- [0 t" GAK Sagami Maru
& W* d! J* n% O! G0 ^9 `5 CAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 B" Y, U9 ^! oAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' a: ^4 _, B. qAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 r7 [; t5 d; P L+ \0 a, }& U189 casualties reported4 ?7 Q& P w [- \
Guns lost 1/ M E4 L( S3 H* s" `0 J! _
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Aircraft Attacking:
% B' ^1 _0 q6 l9 C& Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 R. s4 c- c1 N G {) {7 U$ s& o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 R( X; {4 ^: ]9 M& V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 W# F; `' ^0 s/ W0 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 B1 P$ ?- J9 b1 z" ?5 N! V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* L% W. m4 [5 d4 h& a+ ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 [2 `; `* ^* x) EDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft' g$ \2 D' H9 j+ u, {9 `6 {2 p6 s
A6M2-N Rufe x 3% t B1 R0 X0 W) L s
A6M2 Zero x 104 A2 W. F2 o& m
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+ o1 o0 s" s. w1 XSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses: Z/ q+ s# r" }2 W
1 Y9 s3 E; L1 S3 ^- M) F4 MAllied aircraft losses0 T) I( }% W2 a# {0 k# C4 n
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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1 u; o o+ |' ?2 C( l6 b6 NJapanese Ships" A2 d# |8 `8 w0 u) W
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage8 E- F6 ?1 m; ]! ]
AP Tarushima Maru g. B: Z$ N/ A3 f0 A
AP Chihaya Maru* b" C; G4 q8 ^# S% \: U% U; \
AK Asahisan Maru
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4 V6 L5 Z* A6 n/ |$ ^6 n, r% y9 ~Aircraft Attacking:5 u4 i% k, J# ]3 D' N. E M
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 A- Z+ f6 I% x6 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" \3 _! p3 M) U/ w5 i F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ r1 |; ~5 k0 W5 M8 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 J6 L) T4 D3 B9 aDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
, |/ S# ?5 V, [3 \0 ZA6M2 Zero x 49
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( o2 u/ L$ d5 ] B3 Y. bAllied aircraft- O5 P/ Z2 b6 R" _6 f# [9 F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* z2 n& [ m: p- p1 X2 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. p" F0 |* W) x& USBD Dauntless x 621 N1 V: [0 C7 U9 H, B& S& k
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses1 c% L. ~. v8 c% ^& o ^
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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: Y5 V- L, u) r. ^Allied aircraft losses
# o2 j$ z* l4 ]% `1 NF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
5 T5 ~7 c$ n2 G1 @4 ]7 ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
6 G: i- T0 ~; e5 U5 tSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged! E! p. ^$ {' |
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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& P- h" y' T1 B4 bJapanese Ships: }6 ]. I8 I3 t4 F. t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1- r, Y Q' `0 j! P% X4 W6 i- R
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 y! L9 J) S7 i% `9 g6 \8 Y' l: X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 11 r, U Y U+ F6 Y2 m
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Aircraft Attacking:
% E/ B; \9 Z) @+ G% ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 z& D& s- ? F. n" r" s 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ O% k$ ^2 O F: @+ r3 I$ t; x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 R4 Q; U* m' b; g
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 V) U9 a1 q* B
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~+ I3 m: P: p" U 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& E6 I* _. U+ e4 W3 r( z- p/ I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: H. e& o$ C( v, v' j: t# E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
\3 f* G' g% ^7 _% C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 M. F N) E; r7 f 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 C& @( ? C2 ^% f* W/ r; x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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* b3 a |+ h7 q& h2 Z# SJapanese aircraft
1 w4 }& n$ y5 K# B2 t" y7 gA6M2 Zero x 20
- S# g; N4 ]1 M* I3 j4 \# _D3A Val x 362 G" e; K# X. }' a, f
B5N Kate x 37# O( ~% b# m) v! n% A
$ b1 B/ k# v0 D( q# e3 fAllied aircraft) Y, w( [# c5 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
7 H0 D v/ L9 a6 _F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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, f- r0 r( N% X) J$ {3 nJapanese aircraft losses
! L1 B0 j5 \" Z- {A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* _+ R: q6 d) rD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged- x. [/ p( Y+ Q/ T( B) R( O) ^9 Y; D
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged' U' o& _. b: h/ |& Z: C# K+ g. z
( ?& _$ r# x2 m3 S7 FAllied aircraft losses9 k$ f O0 p8 g e: J3 B6 F+ H' u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed8 S% j& I, P, `% r" F' q6 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- a( w2 p' i( S+ V
/ L5 S0 F* ]! e4 d0 u7 VAllied Ships1 @9 D" o, y4 S) O% ]0 f
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' Q% Y7 C4 {0 y5 z) ICV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* f R" J1 A2 W7 ?9 _
CA Astoria
) w0 f0 V0 g/ LCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 14 a7 J: E5 G5 J: _) E
DD Patterson' D3 @7 S8 k$ J( l. [+ Z W4 w' q
CA New Orleans; E9 B7 s/ _- b! I
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Aircraft Attacking:% _" _- ~# _7 [0 s& H3 \& u- X
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" F& Z- l, m! H/ J/ A
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Z. ^. E2 I6 t3 L8 I2 v
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 Q+ M7 W, r3 b& D# t2 ^$ m 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' A! _, g- `4 G- d
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; N4 g4 b+ I! p# R" d* W
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 p1 n% {! L$ S1 k$ _' r! G
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 x- X8 @+ Z& R' q) V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" V- |) X% r( S8 O6 `7 l3 a 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ O5 Q: j" E/ y* `. G
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* ^) T F/ C% @, r! d ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) {6 m9 ^' y8 @7 ^3 b9 P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 L: P3 \; q, g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ S V& c6 y+ y- P
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x8 G5 Y$ G; i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. M) {5 y# Z0 D1 N# g; @7 |( c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* {$ y, |" n. s. j5 \/ h# U2 v- c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, E, L8 R1 i5 P0 G( c, q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& K `4 A' f* X1 O% L H; f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |