AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107) D1 {! [5 q2 w5 V8 W- x
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1 E! t4 P& F9 H: ?% _3 W( JSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships; L0 e1 V0 \4 |0 C+ Y
CA Shropshire
6 j/ r7 {) A: f- }0 H2 F( T5 S, vDD Dewey
- A9 j0 o) Y9 p: k3 K2 N7 DDD Russell
) w/ K7 {4 E0 B2 hCA Portland
( _: ?& U2 S) L, q) Z0 MDD Arunta! G/ S1 w$ B& i% R
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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0 i# {/ g# w# GAllied aircraft& E; _0 m2 j d3 I# Q3 ]) G
P-39D Airacobra x 25: ^4 v3 z8 s% `5 N. e: a; \
A-20B Boston x 33
2 ~) |# U- ^- ?3 S0 R, L, AB-25C Mitchell x 15
' F/ }$ a. V& S y% ~- b- |3 N tB-26B Marauder x 30
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4 g6 k$ Q/ i% {- L2 m& UNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:. q: i0 u( b$ K
125 casualties reported
3 U4 r# `' V5 F! _" B& GGuns lost 1
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* l- l7 o& W- D A& @Airbase hits 4
/ r: ?3 F& ^- E" hRunway hits 66
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7 C0 ? D& D; `& WAircraft Attacking:
- ]4 A1 b: Y: n! J7 q# F8 B 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 Y0 V2 H7 y+ I( h# V6 B
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& B( C: {6 }# M1 P' {$ y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& J/ Q) K; g! Q6 b; r z' X) H 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" ]& w9 B1 R6 I! x+ ]. m, d! u
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 P# m$ |7 }6 ~- {: C D! @, }
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) p4 A2 O. f% ?$ K, x+ ? 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 g2 |' k! V5 b/ o 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) E6 l" r; X) _3 e3 |9 G3 I+ I
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, n: S a8 J! `! }) ?; F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ ^8 H0 t4 k% v6 ?( h3 i! D, W
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) G2 w3 o; X+ ?/ {
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* x9 R; U2 X. j/ D7 K
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ U$ G |2 B; K; g* C/ f
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 P6 o4 W2 C0 G* r0 s: ^7 t 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" H& Y1 c p0 D 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" f/ ^' s6 R+ o+ A3 q# X
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1030 W+ X# O0 r# D; H+ q8 O4 S
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Japanese aircraft) y+ n, \& c1 a$ o0 Q
A6M2-N Rufe x 9" M5 ~$ Y/ d6 A# g9 V
A6M2 Zero x 32
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1 j* P2 u }1 S- rAllied aircraft
& F o, W: j! O, R+ q- a. ?9 u4 uF4F-4 Wildcat x 21; R8 p5 d7 f& |0 t% t
SBD Dauntless x 49+ l$ K8 O1 H1 ~+ G
TBD Devastator x 150 o, q+ D9 o3 V+ U3 ?% X
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Japanese aircraft losses6 w5 T' o9 E! _
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! h3 m: D4 [" v1 J1 P2 C$ P! U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged0 X% Q% O/ I, t9 F
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ L- q. ]- p0 e6 i5 aTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged( G! I- B& l( g& h: T
% W3 c( z% ^8 v6 dJapanese Ships
2 _* R$ R" X) mDD Mochizuki$ F* y) J1 A% v' ^
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
& i: V9 j3 u5 F+ b* T3 tDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 F6 M* D9 M& J, l* K: u
DD Yuzuki
# a; g9 Y7 N6 X1 Z$ \DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, p3 V% a: ^3 d( `& E+ mDD Asanagi
' U2 }" `: r X GDD Akebono; u' g. y8 v# ~0 s, E
DD Sazanami) o, x7 q5 Y) Q' q5 A; Q
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Aircraft Attacking:
' O7 K. T* x6 u% ~3 G7 [+ {% ?) k/ y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 q9 d6 z7 Z! S% q7 N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 y( U# c: v0 w/ D1 e6 q! ]6 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 y& z' n% u* T- ~( q( ] 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 R' k3 ?. }; i1 x0 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 @! G+ r# E. c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% M b5 g4 d# B5 j$ B3 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 D2 q: H' u9 T* K; i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 ~; [& o: I4 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% |7 i: B' T! t A. p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! P* u% ]3 R% m4 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ `8 \# Z9 D I7 Q- \
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! i' M# f+ n) B8 D4 w, A: W' r 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 a# z) w' _/ ^$ \ L. K; C, B$ QDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
[& @* c: {* o8 y! _0 x( NA6M2-N Rufe x 97 p- P- ^: {' k9 q
A6M2 Zero x 28" O+ _6 r& V' `# q
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 212 K& b6 j) e. l- Y) a: y
SBD Dauntless x 34) ? q% e0 m9 O0 ]4 r& q8 ~" V
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Japanese aircraft losses- Z, \- `' b/ k, Y8 n+ {. |
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
3 V0 b* s) I8 g- k- cA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- p/ k" U% R: _* G
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Allied aircraft losses
, U2 R# O2 t* W4 @5 o0 Z/ LF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 D0 f$ \, [5 e9 y! A
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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0 d+ p& y4 ~$ `' L. k% d5 C% cAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- I# H5 H; X0 m/ D) E% m; a9 i
AP Tofuku Maru; F/ v1 W/ d6 q
AK Sagami Maru
5 R' _0 A# k2 _& MAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 z' B' h$ z5 D+ t$ [
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& G' G( G! z3 d1 ?6 C7 y
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:9 A5 |7 W% h! F( v8 x+ M" r
189 casualties reported* i$ k$ r0 u2 ?; v* x7 d. W
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
# ^5 L# ^: a) r& e, z1 Y2 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- g5 I2 n+ s9 r
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Q. J9 j% j: q4 C9 V1 t5 F% q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 _0 C8 e: a+ Q. E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* D+ G: D( F+ p& R W' c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 T, b9 F3 e. M! [. \4 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ?2 w4 o) T6 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ^* b. f5 Q$ Z# _. l- K/ N9 l* N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 @- ?2 V) V% W; G. I0 b
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2 T E4 m. z! @Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: F8 i7 k4 i: f& Q
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3" K3 y. i! y4 Q8 O. f" |3 S
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft2 w% P- k7 N/ M- M8 K
SBD Dauntless x 15
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b* A! p- Y4 O" Y) g# G BNo Japanese losses
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7 D" B5 o6 @/ j+ _. w6 T/ H- JAllied aircraft losses
. F' x) A1 Q2 p lSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 i# \( @. b. k+ c
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; [* o: B6 h2 Z, I- W* }AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage) X+ C5 E7 I$ z) Q0 }& n# M5 A1 Y m
AP Tarushima Maru7 r% f) G2 m. c+ j1 T) q" E
AP Chihaya Maru
2 j# c, N/ {0 n% r. {0 c0 ~3 T1 {2 bAK Asahisan Maru
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p7 X. T4 s' g& V$ GAircraft Attacking:
! O' l) O( v/ ~$ d% f/ V7 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 a8 d9 I* E8 @ |* h& }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. W/ P& o% w8 D" s0 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. b& o2 V3 t4 D/ I: FDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft/ }- g0 s( c+ B
A6M2 Zero x 49. i& V4 i# X- c6 u
8 E1 |# p( \6 b: B" G4 B% ?Allied aircraft
9 ?' d! o, y# rF4F-3 Wildcat x 101 m' L9 f6 a* A! s, B+ `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ T& M/ C. m# }
SBD Dauntless x 62
* `6 z& c; n, }$ ]4 Z0 WTBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses$ O1 u3 T) G/ @. G6 I7 C
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* l! [' K6 V0 c" E* kF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed7 B" m: ?4 n! W" B6 o( w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed. \# c# E( @, f) F
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged" E b" c; {/ n
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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& V9 ?4 _7 A% ]4 i4 HCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1' l9 g( ^8 A% Z3 ? \* y* }: S% k
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire* o. u; K: K* @5 Y9 Z8 G# N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:9 s) S5 t' H2 J9 n2 r+ M2 D4 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" N" A+ M: }4 v1 M) b7 E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# D9 F& C; O, ]: S( i' N1 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 e& ]" d% v4 h 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 B3 s( r; G* v' e5 p; j 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: p1 A" j7 D }( c' s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, `5 y8 \- R# `1 q& e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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s1 d9 D) C3 |( ]1 `Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft- l7 A2 f2 e7 u' m, l
A6M2 Zero x 20
$ A, s; I# d" B" f8 BD3A Val x 36
* M; ^" o! d0 v5 L; Z$ oB5N Kate x 372 C" M: q1 f4 ^6 [. J
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
' I1 e7 k% p4 Q, m" aF4F-4 Wildcat x 8- X7 y2 e) s" \: h7 b" x4 W
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Japanese aircraft losses6 q6 ` l/ J9 s! s( ], \# A; q0 k2 Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& n# W- w. } b1 S+ o1 A' `D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
- f* b( G4 ]1 O) k- V+ L. UB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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' {: [, z3 L1 r' |Allied aircraft losses: P9 }- @8 v/ O. s, Y0 }: u: G2 P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed9 U/ l, n7 n5 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 ^. ?5 F) W* P4 f% w) QCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 D# W @( p# b% d
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 X7 B- _9 x* ACA Astoria
+ n4 _3 E* J, g' KCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
- T' C) r) e% t: e2 iDD Patterson
7 I( |8 {# D) P6 r- F: UCA New Orleans; m, w7 a" a, d, p7 Y" R" `
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Aircraft Attacking:
% }( T# \3 e5 f; A) W 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. {' ^* f; a; q5 {, T" V 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* |. o# _* D2 h' X" z
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; j% v# K3 |+ E) n2 j0 ~* M 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ a( r4 H# B! J& u/ j" B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- g5 X$ u* l1 H" I5 M5 |
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" N0 Y; |. h# M$ ^
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* i% r1 m* Q1 r ]0 ^! U6 S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& |; p8 \" a1 E! P+ w4 k: I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& F* `# W3 j0 m9 E- I5 H- {& j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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