AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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/ l; |7 F7 `( C( d# K A. U9 TSub attack at 70,107+ d& L. Y7 @* f2 O( t. v) n( N
. [; D2 [0 u% E" o" U" {# H; u3 DJapanese Ships
: A% z# w, F9 O* H: {+ }SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
/ j/ I0 J/ {4 w: [' }6 DCA Shropshire
( X5 {3 }4 @$ bDD Dewey! S$ n; V+ G' M
DD Russell
* N* V0 x/ w- y' Y4 L y2 O; C* DCA Portland
) |! q; b8 j0 G8 ]* C1 G9 Y6 d/ z6 zDD Arunta
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& I9 ~- f9 E, [! H* I; KDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' }4 s, R: L3 M' A; N% N5 G4 s# O2 b
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) o% \5 w2 a( v, ~! CAllied aircraft
7 w* O! A/ S Y" j3 H/ P/ ?5 @( |P-39D Airacobra x 257 a6 G3 X) f, Y
A-20B Boston x 33+ G9 Z% z! c( r" l" {
B-25C Mitchell x 15+ J9 [5 q# Z* Y: w2 A+ O1 s
B-26B Marauder x 30
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Japanese ground losses:. w( D& ~ _& C% { e( H+ l" m6 ?
125 casualties reported
/ o& |# l: c5 ]# }Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
* I+ U% E+ i T4 |1 z( {Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 I* Y4 `3 m& X1 g 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% d" h# n4 P1 j& M1 b14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. [8 K; K2 o$ O7 s$ @6 d 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. C7 ~5 Z9 {8 ?. S4 Z9 f
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 p/ `( @& X0 `- x2 _9 p- z3 V" a _2 {2 [
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 i- U2 B; D" o0 u# e% N 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: e3 k8 k$ o# \* x9 ^* A* y9 g) q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ I' D9 _* s- h: p+ a! N# T 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. E) \; _4 X* r- @1 U0 t# P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# b% A2 |$ T: K+ o, x# Y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 }- s/ F9 y0 }8 T. ~9 \ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% X. L3 x# i) f4 O5 ~& r4 y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 l( {$ E# A; Q3 t4 a2 }% f7 E' D u+ |* i 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet X4 q) Y) m" W
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* G6 G! m8 e- `5 r 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, ~$ b8 h" |, ?4 i( N
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ R t7 R) R) U, @ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 E' Q) f! ?& }$ A! H; b. [ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 }& P# ?1 [" {+ X3 {
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8 J0 j6 R9 b- e# VDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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) d1 `" U# O% Q- k: ]- MJapanese aircraft! X- h+ f% W2 j* J4 H
A6M2-N Rufe x 9( _4 G; Z) N9 V+ @. r5 L& ]: A
A6M2 Zero x 32' g0 \0 y3 P* C
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Allied aircraft
3 n, }$ c8 K9 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 m" _, u6 X+ l; h! A
SBD Dauntless x 493 |! L& I" w q
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses9 G6 K3 y9 u2 e2 n. K x- }
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ u# G5 M$ m/ i. L* M. J
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Allied aircraft losses6 D5 ]! e1 M* O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged; ?) s. G; u6 L- w
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged* k0 G' G! `) j: v
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 i. O; }" J. QDD Mochizuki% q" V8 b' _, k) u) R; h8 U' d0 p
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
4 u6 A" F# r6 B7 t# \DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, E5 A2 L7 ~4 W1 }. t5 X5 ^! @
DD Yuzuki. |! ]/ W$ ^' K" o& U. r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 E7 w; o7 |8 ~, u3 aDD Asanagi
5 e# @: L( m* ] }5 }0 `$ yDD Akebono
" e e2 D7 o: |) ?+ XDD Sazanami
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5 c; \8 X/ a: r7 a; J# VAircraft Attacking:
8 o+ ~$ Q! j( C0 {/ c) H. o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet }4 \. @, [4 A* Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
H7 p* w4 W8 [; G( o$ u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; t+ F' s" e# k/ C& T 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ F3 `( C% S+ G4 t5 H7 \! j- s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 C: M5 k8 {' Q4 A1 c: o0 W; H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 H) M0 x5 }0 z8 q) ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Z$ r/ k" ^# x+ B- Q! W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 t- c. ~ j6 y; z8 T: S+ f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 ]. V* B, O' F; `5 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 `3 r* @! g; f/ Y+ w0 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 h3 Q: Z! `. N& o5 ^. t# f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: p* D) h, D/ w3 h& G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. a& e: K6 z8 z* [" Q2 r: B 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 P% T4 m. H: r; ?+ _7 F; F& C& c 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103% s# e7 i2 Y! h: n r* r
; L! J# O7 B+ ^& \' bJapanese aircraft
/ z9 J7 c1 R* R+ F4 vA6M2-N Rufe x 90 V9 s" j/ m1 M0 H7 \3 x5 w9 d
A6M2 Zero x 28( A% u1 b; N6 f! R4 N& ]
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 219 m0 p, @7 m+ c9 V7 t+ f1 U
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses4 x# P+ r) i- K: w7 [2 o- p
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed, h* y+ C- e- H. K1 F+ a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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& x# k: r; w q, C: p1 a4 W. X2 aF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged9 z- V; a. r8 Y' b0 A5 G
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 l& E4 V5 A2 P1 a8 I: c! G9 b7 B; PAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Y% i# y ]* ^/ c# |AP Tofuku Maru9 Y: ]: D3 j6 Q. |) k S+ n
AK Sagami Maru
* c9 ]& b/ j" }& X! C2 n- GAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage H9 h* @1 G' y0 C+ a/ L' g
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 f, g3 J5 _1 d8 S- j& LAP Ryotaku Maru
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$ `( A+ F1 q1 {+ x1 d% t5 Z& p3 J7 m% s189 casualties reported! X0 q# k3 P1 k
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 Q6 L6 c& T; }5 V6 [ u3 y7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* I0 o C { A 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ R7 {, p$ B8 d' t$ s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 D. a# F1 e( Y2 ]4 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 K. E- Z* p; j9 d( h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ |0 B, m9 c) e% n; |, ]2 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) q3 e" t$ X# u! p. @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
( Q! l7 @/ `; J% j3 Z+ x) i O8 z. JA6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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; Y( @- W& i- f2 f- E) ]No Japanese losses8 M' \8 G5 T8 I. b0 k$ O2 R1 Y
( @1 j( G' L- E8 ~$ {% sAllied aircraft losses
& T# D9 P% ^: T XSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed m+ v4 f9 l4 |/ J9 V
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/ l6 o& P) Q8 Y8 K. p. S2 c0 kAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage7 s2 ]% b; L4 U% y9 s: A, ^
AP Tarushima Maru
- B; A, V% |- x; @. t& GAP Chihaya Maru
( [ t; h5 [- j8 _AK Asahisan Maru2 p! w/ ]* S7 Q: a2 r& G( a
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Aircraft Attacking:
' Q. C5 m7 Q5 t# ]- ]" ^( h( e+ V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& U: h4 I& c3 t, }1 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, |) C& A1 q9 a/ j9 [! Q' h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: }1 g* r; Y$ S. w6 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ S6 V/ s: c$ K3 Y9 q* U
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1042 o4 |4 p# v, {+ M9 |0 A
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Japanese aircraft( W9 h* X0 \. c7 k9 x
A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
6 J- X3 B, j8 n8 K( ~8 ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 j! u( Y5 X j8 v4 Y) k% P( [
SBD Dauntless x 62
4 i" c, x) C/ o! y# `5 ^5 q/ ZTBD Devastator x 5( K6 q. D) `7 d0 ]1 \
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Japanese aircraft losses, N' I* Y% N8 g/ d6 s% Q4 _
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged: K) ]3 H A1 J* z
- V8 p* P$ I% K6 A0 k' v8 _& \6 D: FAllied aircraft losses
3 ?1 u8 A; T7 e# N" ]. ?# `6 QF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed- L6 W5 n1 Z) q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed2 {5 Z. W6 Y+ d$ [ H- O: f
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged$ P$ U0 D7 C" i% P
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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0 h2 V0 _/ X: u4 Z! TJapanese Ships8 g/ W3 \# Z2 g" @9 g. j: V9 U+ |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
: i8 \* c2 x/ @+ ?* ]* F: f |6 eCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire% x0 E0 g; g4 n2 `* f6 B/ q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, P2 Z8 e9 V" u2 C/ @: W4 S6 v
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Aircraft Attacking:
. {# m3 J/ n) v T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 A2 x8 }* z. L8 F5 V$ l( R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 k. h. a0 i0 u4 S. ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* U6 T- Y Q% Q, H/ h
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 P: c* y' P4 u1 c' D3 j
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( v D/ b/ u4 e4 ~& ]9 ]
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' }) O4 j6 A3 H/ W2 C) g T2 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' e7 j& G1 `) ^6 j' w4 p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 U( M8 _2 A0 M% |+ S# N& ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
J. j( V) S; n! p/ t6 S* R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 J% _, R6 _# \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 ~: h6 x% Q7 A$ u) T+ WDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft
/ F+ K x( i s- E' LA6M2 Zero x 20$ V" x; q8 y) [ I
D3A Val x 36% \4 b+ i& a0 L& H
B5N Kate x 37% g* W$ V; p0 `& F4 t) V; @: i
. F: }# R5 X9 AAllied aircraft
& a# V8 Y. A* W9 g; L% \F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 P- }- o, J$ ~5 i3 K7 u1 vF4F-4 Wildcat x 8! V1 Y. L3 m+ |# E' |
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& v9 l9 w* o X; j( ?4 VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 @1 Q N& A$ SD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged& c, [3 w6 J$ _% A/ R% V4 B
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' h! ]: [0 t% t- P, I, MF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
( H) ], T$ t3 I0 @- ^: }9 p% fF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 H6 t8 G& _0 j" P E- n$ K
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Allied Ships# P( o. Q- z* ^ a# _, q
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. E7 B% {6 h. w( s0 p( i( E: R/ M2 f
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* C6 l/ o/ g. k& c2 n" {
CA Astoria
; y2 A( k3 h* C6 S( h7 |' MCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
4 m0 H5 `3 F, c8 M! sDD Patterson" Z, \) Z. f) `4 M
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
% g/ Q* ~- j9 e: M- Q. r 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; U( d1 R0 U* s3 Y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" `; a" P" ^1 w( a6 P0 k' Q4 X 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' ~6 M, j) G( L$ H 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 {3 e% n8 E7 P9 g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
u, H8 c; u, `! M 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 r ^5 |2 r' R( V7 Z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 i3 Z1 ? R, u 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) V( b' R: m- w% g1 T, O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 j) _# k2 ]/ C) s+ z0 p: ]4 J: h. U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" S/ T* X y9 l8 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 U+ B/ t3 X: w/ G- M1 Y+ t8 @ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' w8 A- _* w% U" D( h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ?- |5 r) U3 r) K# q9 c) J
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |