AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42/ j0 }: Q/ c& F* u
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- m( w1 q$ |8 i A5 ?" ]* H l. ]Sub attack at 70,107- U4 a, g* J- Z# [) J* B1 Y
* ^5 n# P1 S9 s- qJapanese Ships6 s* B: y: _* [6 ~
SS I-28, hits 1
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$ Q; o5 S' u$ n/ _Allied Ships: V) S: J# A: S* \0 ? T5 @& [
CA Shropshire
3 ], Q: ]/ Y4 x9 MDD Dewey
& c) W* S" A) c* ~9 EDD Russell4 }" i+ ^* G' Z, F2 ]3 h4 M/ [1 R
CA Portland' P- U4 H+ ?1 k! h& w7 o
DD Arunta0 m4 y, l! x% _8 C5 d7 _: z
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7 l! [: C# S2 \. |2 W* pDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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3 e6 p8 j" \* ]1 D# I( N. m! UAllied aircraft+ Y* A2 A% I0 F2 M0 }4 |; _+ d' @
P-39D Airacobra x 25
3 Y9 S% c: R, g, W! xA-20B Boston x 33
' Q- d, C. e6 _% {B-25C Mitchell x 15$ _% m& ]0 u" ~/ w
B-26B Marauder x 30
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* k: x% h: h- M6 BNo Allied losses
) X& X" F0 A4 W, f 0 t& e& Q# m+ U/ N, P/ J
Japanese ground losses:# b% i$ U5 f7 }- l+ t5 l7 {
125 casualties reported4 X: N* t" l7 U6 C. q
Guns lost 1
7 L- x/ m0 R7 {" {% S" H# Q 5 o" ]; S* V J% ?3 X- E0 t% g
Airbase hits 4* L! S( Q8 D4 ~
Runway hits 66
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) f6 u# V0 r$ _Aircraft Attacking:
. |& O- G9 M0 l1 X7 j 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- a" o" E5 q+ g5 N9 J
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% F; S' K% o# y6 p. R
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) z4 r2 C# V+ ~' w) o: i4 N, T
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: y2 b* g# L6 p* q
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 n( g& {4 {4 F$ e- q
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ ?* G' v [5 e z! n 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: h- e. s5 T) U6 `" Z9 o
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( a& z3 j( S+ |, ~: G2 ?! l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet X b2 D$ q2 o; g/ ^9 H
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ {' y1 _* D2 _, K" w& y$ e0 G 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ _6 z& g8 L8 x& E 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 P5 T# `+ K& d/ A 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* ?" C6 f% y1 t. V- s
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: t# x6 w$ S9 W& f. J, Y- b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' I9 d- B! R" H$ F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* \: }8 U0 T# q7 I! h+ k
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% z5 M5 s& u0 E 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 S D; H% C" C& r' b
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ P( |& B: }2 T' U" h1 _' {
8 \% }3 f) E! w2 f7 tJapanese aircraft5 X% a0 D% h- Z( K) D/ t
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
" h! D* _4 p, mA6M2 Zero x 32
2 ` `, r( l9 |5 s+ r. F ' u; k7 z8 Q5 G' n6 X
Allied aircraft6 T8 M* z: k A0 b# c2 J, b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& U$ C t, ]5 r7 w
SBD Dauntless x 49# C: q" X/ b6 ?0 B: d* e p
TBD Devastator x 158 s" `4 P* [* T
+ w: l6 a2 \4 E8 I+ j! RJapanese aircraft losses
1 c; t' {" k, h$ ^. ^3 n% P1 c& t4 GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; d- u1 J3 f% f6 |F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged% H; u) h! o- a6 I
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged- d! p( r; t& o
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged, N. Z- Z- }7 p+ a4 @. w
6 ]& N$ E ?- I3 S- J' s$ yJapanese Ships
( b q u/ v& ?5 Q" r" ?9 g9 L- WDD Mochizuki- y0 W4 L% i1 e
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1* E" M7 i! |/ C- C; k5 S
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) p! g5 ~3 d. v5 \$ m1 p
DD Yuzuki3 e7 i0 ~5 S# r" ]+ w7 `: @ D/ @
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 S" S' O" \) N& cDD Asanagi% I. k; _! H, p6 u
DD Akebono( T9 R- h" Y0 X( w
DD Sazanami- z- O9 c" v: ^! r3 e! R
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Aircraft Attacking:
! r2 V- H) t3 q, w1 _: k# W, M: } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 r( k) N/ C2 [
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* X8 g3 P6 z' S, z& e( I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ n. Y _% ]8 a2 z
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# r/ {; R5 U8 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 J( u7 l" @ y$ b. N- W8 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" f( v% h) d. C2 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, `& J" b5 F& F; B+ H* [* S2 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 L! J' e3 V& W/ T/ }/ J' ]( U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" T! z# i3 w: O0 p- c. o% c# K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 a. ]7 A4 y q' a: w+ j B b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ T# t. p: t7 ~* e, U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! F+ x7 a! R' F0 O1 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ]- m6 H! v9 l) n7 `5 H% ^
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet J' E: G% E: U8 \; z" p& P& n
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ F' A) v6 [1 K# t( F; E+ f
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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) j: V7 s; _* _+ u: O" r) HJapanese aircraft
2 Z8 v' v. X5 PA6M2-N Rufe x 9
' H. m* n$ U( I5 e. |/ {6 R! QA6M2 Zero x 283 |* m: W0 |6 `/ c0 R& N! s
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Allied aircraft
5 V9 c& }; Q) e& A6 M$ d3 H2 AF4F-3 Wildcat x 21) W- H* z/ h; N1 \! O
SBD Dauntless x 34* V: ~7 c" |; x I( N" v6 r
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Japanese aircraft losses6 C* _( X+ E7 @! ]- [6 T
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
* Z- ^" i( `7 D+ L1 tA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# S3 v# w4 N2 T. h$ k
& c" \' C9 D# I7 ?# z% I; \Allied aircraft losses1 E6 _/ y* d3 l. s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged4 R* \. V/ ?% _
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships! t* ?! Q0 |0 h) n
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 Q( X+ X4 F& L- a0 t
AP Tofuku Maru0 h, l* ?! ]4 M! s- ]0 A, {, b
AK Sagami Maru+ W5 b' E, c6 y
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* J d1 x6 U8 O! z+ d$ f" Y
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- X- Y0 _/ I0 k8 M" g- V$ J: KAP Ryotaku Maru
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6 f$ ^9 y' W( c9 oJapanese ground losses:% Y/ L- o! e) b0 d2 q/ A Z8 u
189 casualties reported
" X7 Z! L# y ]1 ^' m8 fGuns lost 1: G/ u) \1 i; m. z; s' N R8 Y
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Aircraft Attacking:) [* q; K9 ~! C- W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# G3 F( p% x* U9 Q: l7 W' S* v. O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& C8 J" L8 k1 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Z! \ n4 z. s! [; K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! O& T) D3 k( [/ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. P! j6 @; ?& d3 b( c+ E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 O3 Y, k& B( b; r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: O8 W! D8 j. S) ? S" f. q9 q 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) _( e) S) J& T) O4 l
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
. e* d+ U E! T5 a" @0 HA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft: Y# ?4 J( x7 D0 w! m6 b
SBD Dauntless x 157 h7 K: a, O+ o. b# ^
2 h+ e/ b) P+ q7 x* [5 v HNo Japanese losses6 C7 `: }. A& V! v0 i
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Allied aircraft losses$ y/ w. F2 ?. \5 |0 ]) b
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed3 |: L- r5 |2 A: L7 i" D, @% R
6 s6 h" d5 [% D, l6 s9 XJapanese Ships1 r' n, M7 i' m
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
- s4 e c6 k8 q* {) X8 O) b3 QAP Tarushima Maru: R" L$ _/ I" d. j/ [9 v) j
AP Chihaya Maru7 s A6 j- K8 e w2 N
AK Asahisan Maru! ~/ i% q: m4 {3 g d
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 M/ ?2 s/ h5 p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 \" c8 s2 C6 ~% w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Y# {8 O' i% y# ~/ y3 d0 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* R% I; x; d. T0 h% X% {0 L5 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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6 }# o6 j0 d a$ V1 @3 iDay Air attack on TF at 70,1043 F9 O c9 ` Y( [# k6 n; j
0 ~( J1 q) \" g1 `7 rJapanese aircraft6 _7 g6 n* g [: \2 g5 W
A6M2 Zero x 49& Y1 l/ I4 c. _
; q& u8 H! C' t- eAllied aircraft0 O# N+ Q& m/ v6 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 }1 |! H6 Y# o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- ?, t, q, r+ Y4 N8 ~% iSBD Dauntless x 62
- B, D- Y) K+ ?: D" @, C2 b7 fTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses& s: N! A, Q5 N. B" b
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged# B+ I4 C, P6 H# \& y
) `4 X7 k: y: ` ~/ W( kAllied aircraft losses0 I& k' v( w$ _9 {+ Y: e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed8 v/ D6 T* D8 \, T# x! w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
2 ?/ }( s" a, m3 B: k2 YSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged [5 ^; g6 C( Y- k- M( h9 f
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships& w2 p4 p0 ~4 d3 m' R0 b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# ^' y9 |5 k5 z
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* q# O; u; G( L0 rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1& c; e! `- y+ a2 Z- z* ~! B
: {: ?8 z5 c7 D, V: a, LAircraft Attacking:
R. A* R7 Y# P% U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 v2 }- o D, T/ x- q& d# W) I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* ]% q* b/ T0 V5 X2 h* \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: {5 T. q. V9 W* `; I$ w; [0 Q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ?" Z5 ?9 f! y; J. u- n
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet ~. v* r" j6 `! F$ O) v# W! c
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ J7 D* w. }% q' X, t- g$ B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! u% R4 q7 X4 `! r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 b \7 U- E1 e1 V# c4 n- X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 k! \8 \0 F+ K: W( r( H9 R! n$ x
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 [8 Q6 B2 h1 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! m5 I0 j* c( m7 R
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 Y6 P# [* ^$ p5 z7 i
" s8 I; h q- h) V0 H$ rJapanese aircraft3 M/ h% V! p7 o2 V( ^7 R5 o
A6M2 Zero x 20
0 h. N, o: Z" N) [2 e% k: }D3A Val x 36
U) D) [$ }" g1 UB5N Kate x 37
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& s5 D# Q7 L7 n1 N% wAllied aircraft
+ }- q9 C2 m) a9 N* W6 b# @F4F-3 Wildcat x 10/ S2 G2 c3 y0 @0 E. Z( O1 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged) b2 J$ [! _5 a" c) d! w" u
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 I) V+ f1 ?; t2 K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed5 g; n/ }) Y, C( Z2 Q9 \% H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 f- ~! S: e8 q. A+ RCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* W7 ]% |2 ^6 f) v1 @
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 P( i( ?% P' \- H C; ^ |CA Astoria
. N7 N$ q! y+ W7 s$ k6 t) v; |8 VCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 12 d) N; [3 K b. u9 a4 N
DD Patterson. ^ T: d( N' \6 D6 y8 m
CA New Orleans7 m$ ^: _0 h# P9 Q' a% q2 b% N3 t
+ s6 P8 M7 \* G& n, ?Aircraft Attacking:
( f+ _3 x9 d* o$ B 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" n1 P" N, b3 c3 a8 D$ S5 l8 j9 U 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( D9 ]; K4 r6 r. G 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- y$ b4 E2 r K0 ^' i7 ~
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- I6 R2 d& q+ Z, O' a& Y) f
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" o& @3 P2 ]4 T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ d( \- h) n; d8 O
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 A5 d; Z' H4 w* Y0 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Z4 ^" o. _ D e3 K
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, B) U7 |2 ]5 H p# }/ }; T 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ G# V% u( V C& q# D& N4 f) A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 o0 j5 M. z# m 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 f! a; e D. B6 p4 J2 y" W7 k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* G0 J# W: G; R% f" N/ H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 o0 C! K5 l& P: `. i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- q, f s, O2 A4 w" { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, F) Q e) k' C& W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
k& U7 H7 W; w, c; U( C5 R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 Z7 J* X; J3 f$ i! a6 w& U3 Y7 O$ L8 J 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |