AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42 ]1 J# S& m$ x1 \6 G
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships6 l# n+ N; g5 \% Z
SS I-28, hits 1$ x5 ^3 f. N4 W; h5 Q' B3 |$ w: v
( p/ b& D" N% R: [. J, f0 r pAllied Ships1 J& {4 Y. y" u+ D
CA Shropshire# O" M B- w+ m" }) K( x: j
DD Dewey
" Q8 |& u$ G) o* l( z2 ~% n* ]DD Russell
7 }3 x. y% p0 |" g$ ~2 ICA Portland2 v8 w; S6 ^5 Y9 _
DD Arunta
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9 m- n1 @# Y8 ]( n, q1 D. oDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,870 t1 [% s: G; k6 a1 d& R: z9 g# [
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$ q8 Y9 u E, Y% H7 r" }$ LAllied aircraft
) L- P6 I5 e9 ]$ C2 v3 F) X( n, y mP-39D Airacobra x 25
4 g3 _; ~3 s- u6 f' I( |A-20B Boston x 33
8 a- T6 Z- \# eB-25C Mitchell x 15
5 k8 ]: g7 n! O8 K% Q. v' kB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses4 e! y; U9 Y: R+ K3 F0 w
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Japanese ground losses:6 `! D2 P3 F$ w& S/ t* ]6 L
125 casualties reported
N6 T9 S9 y0 N9 X# LGuns lost 1
8 q$ f* E# r7 K& H& s1 k! z+ b 6 c0 l! B9 X) [% V
Airbase hits 4' e2 w. B1 }5 O2 ~4 X- ^* Y; z) n) G
Runway hits 66
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( { p$ c% `! Y: ~: n7 q, _' zAircraft Attacking:
4 A: c1 U, x6 c7 r) | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 N( |2 b% ~! u' h& d( S14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 y, o! Y& R9 F0 G
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 i' _8 |# F% j 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ F8 e/ N4 Q; s/ U5 g1 Z 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( a/ S7 V: Y3 ~4 c1 q0 O 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. h8 L, B- @. _5 {% }7 D 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- G+ ^3 T; `3 l3 ~; G 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) @+ x5 V, g9 d: k0 _7 ^. O: D7 @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 Q2 q' A: u! J" p! b- R 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. G& O- k \0 h; ^% b
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 w$ Z7 u2 ^1 w$ N% c8 {4 f* C. u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- j a- l) W" d3 q* b
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! F$ V7 U, ]" r* f {( a3 v# |
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 P+ P p- R; O' t- W( p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ t4 G" n4 p" a5 J 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! }- f* Q) y$ O2 y, i4 N6 r: W 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% p, W. B) |3 b% r- g 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 B c3 a: E8 f+ z1 f9 H+ e
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1030 u- e7 N- s; ?, \1 k8 ?
) ?$ j: E/ i* D/ f* Y" J( [Japanese aircraft; t% S7 p [" a" {- W0 ~" |: ^9 K; L
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
6 X r& m: D8 P3 t9 c# VA6M2 Zero x 32: ?8 r( B0 m6 ~8 N- R' R5 E2 ^
/ ^! ~) {- z, A( ^) ^6 u, UAllied aircraft
' j. f- D, |: V8 U) IF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
: `& ~4 [% ]: `6 TSBD Dauntless x 49
6 U/ ?; g. D* LTBD Devastator x 15
2 @1 J) f3 B& `5 j" v; i, m; f: Z* n
% u ~0 l3 m( f9 G: uJapanese aircraft losses; J$ u. ]0 u+ d) j9 ]
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- ?2 h& P7 Y& ^
: r& [3 x/ w5 z3 m; U7 f3 g C4 g! A# G
Allied aircraft losses7 N: @* K* [( V8 C) W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged! i' z5 Z, N, U7 M! b. k
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
( l$ ]' {0 R1 uTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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" T: A/ h: j0 I6 Q( ~Japanese Ships
, x+ h9 B8 s) P5 \DD Mochizuki) ^' R* P- B) P" O/ k: C
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, a- O& \4 Q! S7 |
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" B2 f4 S; g- W5 O; ~DD Yuzuki+ Q) m9 C* x8 d( N
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* J) i- E" }% k. p
DD Asanagi
9 b/ }( Y. b9 P8 K# s7 FDD Akebono
$ E5 _" F( l) `2 U- \7 Q) p& m/ pDD Sazanami2 i3 Y; N0 @9 n, m- `! V
7 r. e8 E9 u! QAircraft Attacking:; ]8 _3 A$ E5 F1 W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Z) p: o. K6 K" r. `6 z' X! r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 a2 o, b) n8 f! C% W- f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X# C" K6 g4 t5 q
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( l& X# K, [1 O7 M' [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 Y( Y, M2 n" V9 |- c: u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: t1 j) `" a. }$ a7 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 S3 ~4 e& z2 b$ S8 \; j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: h- b( A2 j" B3 v8 M& k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" E. F9 ?. D$ F5 r! ~# A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Z% E3 [( X+ S. f8 D; R' B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( L" o/ r1 t5 ^; w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 J; d n, l: H$ ?( ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# M1 t6 B' J5 G. {4 e! j% H
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, o5 ~6 Q( ]! ^/ D/ G/ \& I6 `! d 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& b% i% `' \" {- M7 {3 e
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0 Q7 D; x1 w" u3 d' f: ZDay Air attack on TF at 70,103* X: [8 Z8 ~3 N" X [" ~
* d7 S5 ~" |4 w4 s6 |; GJapanese aircraft
1 a8 k; ]+ z+ o3 f9 o; \! {4 _# K* WA6M2-N Rufe x 9
5 R8 R4 t( Z3 k9 xA6M2 Zero x 28% F* j+ O! {6 j( I& C5 S
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Allied aircraft8 R" _% @4 [7 u. G) }0 e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
2 B* u4 ?1 j: B0 F$ WSBD Dauntless x 34
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, T; P, {# u3 VJapanese aircraft losses( a7 n8 b5 v" G% p0 r! o3 e
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed# O* _# e" p8 g" ^
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; ^; o i/ g0 y& @, z9 ~
. j! K! j" Y/ k& h AAllied aircraft losses
" R! }/ @% k9 z* WF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ D' j9 D) Q: w0 z
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ i# {/ Y @* E5 M
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& z" W6 V8 r5 ?. |; u
AP Tofuku Maru/ Z9 d! b* Z! s1 t
AK Sagami Maru/ m( Q# S0 ]+ J/ G
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 r3 V( S- f* eAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! z& e8 x6 L$ P, R2 k' |AP Ryotaku Maru1 z r) P; `* l8 J2 c& o. g
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Japanese ground losses:+ u; ]. ]* @6 j0 \+ `& s5 b
189 casualties reported
- i" U- c6 R9 b, s2 R2 _Guns lost 16 l1 b' {9 c, T5 x; ?, T6 W8 {% s
# h* P# @' b9 [3 |Aircraft Attacking:
7 z5 W. d- N. C8 w2 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% E6 l4 J. m6 s/ l0 |* d( ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- E2 _$ V7 G! y# h$ l, E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ m4 [4 Y8 i, p$ O+ j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: E* L9 N9 Y! V& @$ k3 G7 R2 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, c# ~; _- N4 l+ `& |- S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& I- V: k& `& A8 b! L. n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& Q; g6 q- B/ d: o4 F# x; _1 ^, T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" A) S* S& E0 S4 J- p1 u' T! N
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( J$ u( V _6 I! A! K" |! @
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Japanese aircraft; M# @0 Q4 _1 @9 A
A6M2-N Rufe x 3) z8 t* \1 u0 q% h. z U
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft/ z6 v% ?8 ~0 F9 d: A
SBD Dauntless x 151 t, g( r: U) y% T+ `
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 ~* M- _( }5 E
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" Q/ {/ c' U- o" E$ F- d
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Japanese Ships
/ N% S4 x) ^3 D# Z/ uAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage3 N% `+ R! T9 T: I8 S0 d& P
AP Tarushima Maru* E0 G* @- A/ A$ l$ `' n
AP Chihaya Maru
) E0 X! Q) s( d" Y1 k/ f# ZAK Asahisan Maru. M7 p/ Q' {2 v
3 e. m( W( g- D- A' s& [1 iAircraft Attacking:
4 K4 N1 F3 _/ g& W P1 } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, i4 S) c$ c: y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) A: s g% z- h5 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 @. ~0 p6 t2 A+ B3 j6 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ L& E' z- @, N0 O3 M; W4 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1046 V; m( a- u" E c) q, j8 r, z2 W( p+ i
3 |1 |! ?+ a6 W9 B! UJapanese aircraft2 @$ w3 f7 J4 n
A6M2 Zero x 492 x4 k: F3 \: }; c. \3 Q5 H
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Allied aircraft$ u" k6 @9 k# j& j6 F5 {) E m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
4 W8 n0 U" i- ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: C! [% F" J, O0 p9 GSBD Dauntless x 62
; v* H/ o2 h' t# G6 |% ~TBD Devastator x 5
8 b* y0 S4 t7 H ' U4 e5 j; Z' x. N& ]( f3 [7 j
Japanese aircraft losses
: m- o5 Y( `* q# f" A, e- Q3 tA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! k! L4 m0 a$ _; r. F/ c4 \
! U" F6 U9 I0 UAllied aircraft losses; ~! e% t% G" Q; v. `7 M
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
: N+ t e9 t. ]* A: `$ f. }% aF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
4 d; c) H Q* QSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
& q( s; [. t' \$ u! NTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed6 o {: \+ ^0 T* O( ?/ x+ G% \ Y) }
! J% r4 S0 U" }9 A8 M$ _Japanese Ships
8 _% ~3 \' o# p# N- Y8 NCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1* z4 P( ]2 v+ p1 J
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 p6 b$ J5 @$ _2 M- T* f2 I3 v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 _/ n' T& b- |8 S& ]: S( p j
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Aircraft Attacking: _: F- ]% H; d: N% k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% w' J( a9 f0 e, y+ \. E. ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" i( I+ d) h, \) E" S) l G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 D7 y- w6 f$ z5 C! F8 @" D( a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 g9 b0 e c7 X/ }+ q$ h `5 K 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 [. }6 W% J* j0 L' y- R5 L
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k8 D! `4 Q; p! e, o/ c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 |' M7 i$ ~3 T1 \ B" @+ n8 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( T4 x% b! R3 k: n5 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 J; A7 p# f% M z% N: r7 j3 j- S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! s: M1 K/ U8 v6 v m2 h3 c& t( v
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
, v& o s0 j# V8 h4 J3 x, ^4 ?A6M2 Zero x 20" V" ^( _4 c# [
D3A Val x 36
( m& Z# o: R" ? |& a: hB5N Kate x 37: X _. `0 L. O6 [7 A0 d) o8 a: s& S8 D
: T/ L' q% E7 J; c4 w6 C6 T0 x
Allied aircraft' N+ Z A% j7 n: z$ h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! y' F$ h4 X5 G' S+ ~7 c1 n2 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 u# l- S; b1 J# D$ C5 i7 C
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Japanese aircraft losses% \: L2 Y1 L. p, O# M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; v" ]) o1 c) D( l
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged# y+ E+ N2 s: d* C2 d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged5 [: b5 c% ]- w# Z; t7 x4 Q5 |
! Q9 U% y. X, v5 P$ oAllied aircraft losses) ]" k9 @: |% N& D% w3 V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed/ J% n! M' t9 X4 ^1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 V1 i/ a( U$ B) f5 e3 EAllied Ships1 ^+ s J( g, m, m- n
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) x% }) H- R% Y3 [: wCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ e8 k0 k5 w9 uCA Astoria( V6 W+ R1 Z# b" b3 f1 g. [
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1& t/ S9 s! `0 k( \
DD Patterson
0 l' Z: m3 z T1 iCA New Orleans2 }3 C, A$ e. _5 b* c+ O: N
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Aircraft Attacking:
; ?$ V8 Y3 n8 y% X$ u" r 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 M8 N' |4 Y$ |+ o, r
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 h/ R4 D- w! l, o. E+ z5 J
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* @6 ^5 ?% f2 ~ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 [5 ]5 N. T9 E5 @6 \$ o- b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& n" x1 d: M9 t7 T; e- E$ A 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 C! s# {; d0 H: V7 j 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 g0 [# Y- V% J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 V- g; j' P4 i6 t 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ~5 |7 Z% C2 ]9 S6 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, e; H g: Q2 t8 y7 ^3 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 p. `. t, ?/ q( ?- J+ n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 T2 O: L1 X# L4 O5 w* T+ B% w! ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 f5 \1 Y6 |; `$ [% J4 G P8 C& c
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) Y0 i- n l5 v: x" `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; V, ^, v. K, a! I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 D7 b6 Y2 Y8 F4 N8 m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: H$ ?' ?6 q& `: N# N" a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 p6 G/ O! ]: R8 o- U9 U1 T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |