AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107# A7 u) V; V+ x) ~3 R
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Japanese Ships: v, O5 q5 |1 a. @* C% S* n
SS I-28, hits 1& P+ G- `- \% }" R0 ?5 _) y6 J
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Allied Ships! n' F3 R7 Y \
CA Shropshire' _6 z) y ?1 u4 p
DD Dewey
) b( v4 @" n. b6 O9 w* xDD Russell
7 X/ ]7 c$ g0 P0 ?9 c! \! vCA Portland/ P8 S3 a& x1 C! |
DD Arunta! [# @' T7 E3 C5 a) l
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4 J2 a0 K( k2 e! Y( O- {( bDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87/ r# a8 a0 Z5 x9 F& V* ?
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Allied aircraft1 d2 T( F$ F% d3 F# |
P-39D Airacobra x 25) i) h+ U% F1 w- ^# e
A-20B Boston x 330 P. u. U/ A6 K5 A9 N% b
B-25C Mitchell x 15
5 }# z6 \, A0 c/ _& hB-26B Marauder x 30) m6 m) |8 f1 P, y7 T( p
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No Allied losses) M, l5 {; r6 z
, q& D) ? U: l; M3 X/ W0 WJapanese ground losses:. c( ^6 R0 {, f* Y R2 ?$ d
125 casualties reported
2 }5 ]& H3 A$ U6 h6 |4 NGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4- r# o9 g* M6 r4 X1 b3 L
Runway hits 663 @ u; R6 R# `0 J; ]) l, r
, W& m" g8 ?) R( O$ fAircraft Attacking:
. s3 Y& J' `- y3 B5 e# s 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! ^$ i2 M$ J* L' V
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 J) m: A6 n! _, J 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 P/ b8 [9 }% d1 s6 V 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% \: N: }3 l, ^ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 R# z. {( ^5 g$ j6 y( J 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
; Q( h, @% m) r9 v! M% b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: R$ o# T6 a$ d; V. m% @& C0 u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; ?, J$ d* m* }' a! s
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 [9 t3 m) s5 m0 r9 _5 m 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ e4 W' Z" s5 [
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ `+ H$ [& B3 z0 x y) l( P 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% D3 b$ a8 g# a" u
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' M# t0 b1 x- s7 h; g8 X4 d# J 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' c6 W4 [+ P+ a6 N( _
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet9 g$ s" d5 R3 G' o
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ P; q9 X! m; ~8 X6 u3 U
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 |' b# T+ t! }$ x$ L( d1 C. z2 v3 M
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 \* d7 w4 c' K. ]8 z3 e6 k1 d, n
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0 D+ B% k0 j! l0 J& f) JDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft8 g6 j" E9 ?% D; ^+ H
A6M2-N Rufe x 97 Q% y2 L9 X5 J) _6 h' {, _1 d
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft& r+ |# `' F/ p) @ b2 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ x: Y; f6 i' u" X! N3 _3 eSBD Dauntless x 49) u- b2 W8 \) V4 d
TBD Devastator x 15$ O+ f( E+ }3 j! `) B" N' x
7 \1 Z. X" R0 i) m' A( [* U# DJapanese aircraft losses5 E1 R) | Q. t5 ?, X* _
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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3 M+ q' B1 f+ ]/ D: `6 M. FAllied aircraft losses4 @, F6 r' R9 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged( P# \6 E z: z
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged4 x: L% b) V9 c
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged% y$ Y. ~. N1 v" _1 E5 Y- P% s. i5 C
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Japanese Ships4 W+ Q8 N* b" G
DD Mochizuki
; o- I9 W& l3 W8 Y. d5 t7 [CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
/ v6 ~! r' h5 n4 hDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ h- S' e" ^" v, t# l YDD Yuzuki7 F. T' ~* D; |- @& M8 Q# p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire: e7 k; F6 x" t( A+ }/ S
DD Asanagi" ~% k. L8 q$ ~, _8 A
DD Akebono4 q8 m( b2 n1 v3 D( n. O. E
DD Sazanami
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% Y v6 D* ~9 f! OAircraft Attacking:4 v5 o: C4 Q: M. A, S
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 I+ P0 j. x e1 X 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( y0 O% o1 N$ G* V- f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* q# z: _. P" X4 I, T0 A% N0 o
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" U* c( v& P: @$ |4 W4 S) p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 l1 u, T1 x: ?' n* m$ q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ]1 C* ^, Q. g9 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( W/ r1 F6 _8 s8 K& T8 g9 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ B( U% c" {/ E, p% ]7 E/ G3 g, L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 F& j5 }$ ]+ }6 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 \( D8 \# Q; Z6 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x1 R9 Y3 [9 c: J9 |. X+ o( g( h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) c& Q# Q2 P7 e, F( U1 s2 V2 P$ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- J% O# J8 t9 ]; I: J' J: l2 q
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 J) W, G& I( m. t5 R 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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Japanese aircraft! v7 X3 @; e6 L: i
A6M2-N Rufe x 90 L$ @5 g) W* z y1 a9 F
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft3 N7 T4 @" C" L8 A4 O' {& y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21" r: a/ t" v0 s- h
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
: `0 P. V4 T t3 p* g9 y0 M) EA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed/ E3 x. R R+ J$ O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 [& J: O& a3 r* {0 [; G2 ^! x
6 _ L1 z9 ~' Z9 u% [6 x$ ?* tAllied aircraft losses
, _% t6 c: Y6 g5 s0 ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
# f8 x8 e" u2 F/ D2 C, sSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged F' H) H3 }6 ?3 Z" _% [
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/ P9 }- g! I9 J' ~AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 j' F: { _7 p0 c) x/ i. QAP Tofuku Maru
- b8 Q, W4 O/ W( F+ D. ~4 d+ |AK Sagami Maru- j) M; m# c" Q0 U) @
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 J. f2 ]$ y4 o+ h' i. V! [5 zAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ D" H( W! _# e t2 ?AP Ryotaku Maru
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) Y! C" e7 e/ i$ X4 u NJapanese ground losses:
) F6 i/ R6 c/ n3 F6 ]; X189 casualties reported
9 O. b1 ]7 E# F- Y( ]8 [! f! zGuns lost 1
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8 z+ g- m9 f% V$ S q& mAircraft Attacking:
/ `; y* B9 t2 `5 U) o; V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 G- C" |* A0 \ S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% \7 T$ Y \& H V7 |( A e" g( ]7 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* z9 r y6 k+ k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( q9 r9 a! f% K3 L0 R% I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ C& L: `9 c9 v# ?( p6 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* G4 O4 N' P, W8 x' W* o, ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 ?) u! b X& x7 R* |8 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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1 ~$ z" d" E: W4 {& YJapanese aircraft
4 E5 E/ |1 t2 l! @( ^) xA6M2-N Rufe x 3
0 M# ^) V% W3 Q. D, G$ e( iA6M2 Zero x 102 l5 @7 c* ^9 _% o
3 x! @9 E$ p4 K W1 C+ N' _, h8 ZAllied aircraft
! N& Z+ ]9 W" x) W" u( WSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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! m6 O9 P: t9 q4 uAllied aircraft losses5 E3 b1 c- T# a; h
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" g6 A9 M. b. a) R. o
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Japanese Ships, R7 ?/ S& s8 ~; T" `, g
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
b$ K4 {% n3 LAP Tarushima Maru
h, H; r. E8 y3 r! [- `) fAP Chihaya Maru
! z% B& `$ k4 [2 A7 gAK Asahisan Maru
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6 w+ @7 T, O' s: iAircraft Attacking:
9 X, o0 R" L/ W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 ]! }& r: v$ M* Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ?! `( s# X; S4 Q, o( N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ w t, Y6 s7 p& @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! E7 a U+ K) S; i( d+ P$ q9 m/ t
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
6 d, q L5 F- o0 a) ?& w+ l( EF4F-3 Wildcat x 104 w9 j) t7 F- f$ {- K- c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8/ E8 I9 |/ j; N) X$ N5 J
SBD Dauntless x 62& h) C( f; M! z6 L. p# `1 S. b
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 \2 g! h* v7 w u" h9 f& u/ c4 RA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: H! X+ C3 a- w5 O" M( n, X hF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
6 Y- C0 _( P3 I2 V F* a8 l1 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed2 R/ M! ]' v+ W" h9 M
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 [, H) a: r5 b* T! nTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed7 r# z0 J. f5 r, u2 t& _
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Japanese Ships( v7 {3 ^4 a7 w2 N4 H& P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
" g5 r! X8 S @6 H) Z4 d- y/ y7 FCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% s( u/ q" c7 F, e, S# _7 tCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 C/ H0 {% l: o/ @$ K
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Aircraft Attacking:9 {6 I5 Z' K2 W, Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 P) Q8 f! j0 Y! T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 L3 l( v4 t2 D/ E" D; _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ x7 u. t. o% F4 e0 j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% _1 [" q) O' r& o! v 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 u/ T. J4 i3 ?: R) x; {
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. D& b$ f' s2 U) Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% }, O6 N1 W6 v5 l6 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 }! D9 e9 v3 N/ @& e- ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u8 J) z) z" j/ u9 K) a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ L1 _% O. P R$ d% n& g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104- E. W5 p% G X1 Y5 ~6 P$ _9 p7 E
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Japanese aircraft6 O7 V& _* b0 Y
A6M2 Zero x 20, V3 e8 r$ k, N( c' U$ t
D3A Val x 36
0 [& p( |# D) R/ FB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
* v) D- m* i# s& d1 ^7 VF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 r2 v1 E( [) p& mA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 x9 {& S0 [' Y, b/ p( k& V
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
* W8 ~+ f9 y1 v1 ^. i1 SB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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0 p6 e6 F7 E7 x/ a; v8 N% z1 x8 D. x$ M/ MAllied aircraft losses
) Y# E$ _, l' N4 p6 GF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
% U& _1 {6 e/ e1 A0 v# w0 w$ oF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged j! x; `0 Y3 g" [( `* m
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# m% }% j. s( [+ k( X4 t# v
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 ^) ?5 _8 w" r. l& L1 z* i) \+ ]9 Y
CA Astoria
) t5 n$ x5 O2 U4 c; q( }CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
7 @5 ?! Y# s0 _4 s* eDD Patterson( q9 ]1 q4 k: U4 `# l' N: [7 g
CA New Orleans C) A- m$ ]. ~8 O) w5 r
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ ^& n' f1 }& T 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 b% K# I) E7 e1 n0 ~, Q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" h" U) v( \0 x& ?3 |5 X 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, O" S0 a: `- Y5 s1 ]
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; g* B, ?# U7 J
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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( Z1 W: G/ {8 Z2 g' e 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: W. U+ g" v4 P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; e; ?( h# ]7 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# F4 ^9 f* B5 i" ^) D5 S 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 q" ?3 `: M4 M: H# D& J2 h% p 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* f$ I U% `# b3 h% h1 Q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ v4 @. ^5 R+ e) g' a0 v: v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( g8 R8 b; J' X) L4 R6 l8 g
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |