AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,1076 |8 t) N" n2 P. \3 X& D
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Japanese Ships0 S+ p& L7 _1 f
SS I-28, hits 16 |- d! I; B7 l3 k; B9 Z& v. K
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Allied Ships. H6 A$ q, @/ b/ w2 ^# }- \
CA Shropshire) D7 N$ V3 d1 u+ X2 _- k' o. U& o
DD Dewey9 j+ X) B' F. v) n( m& `
DD Russell( ^4 z& H3 \: i6 Z
CA Portland
* L4 d; a, e! a0 G: V: U1 g0 jDD Arunta$ e8 F/ o5 W& l0 I; _, Y/ D
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! L6 u' t/ a' lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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- Y" _0 y+ D/ cAllied aircraft
/ c6 a/ D" w/ C7 `* mP-39D Airacobra x 25; [( F! {% q3 i7 S* x1 S
A-20B Boston x 33
6 t5 j* F3 Y/ sB-25C Mitchell x 15
) O( \* N) H2 {B-26B Marauder x 308 V3 j. z! W: u- M) N! w) k. u
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No Allied losses4 f9 W$ z* {3 `# V
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Japanese ground losses:9 }$ D, ~1 H$ j, r
125 casualties reported
# |- R$ I1 ~ `Guns lost 16 Q% B s# u8 }- m
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Airbase hits 4
4 x& u7 a) ?* c* |: VRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:& O* M) T( f+ a4 i
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ }, w# Q. g4 \% g' @14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* M% W2 I! d: \( y* p, `( D& n
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* N9 V% H f5 N 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. ?8 C+ p. o2 S 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet2 s4 `3 c7 B' O4 x/ `( F
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 M, Z- L9 O3 k- C# V0 Y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 _/ R+ o5 Y5 B8 p$ r/ K# X
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 u/ U K& n0 z* a9 L% a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) b2 v+ p' o7 | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 F# ~; R3 T, k# A+ t% V
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# _0 T( ~7 k, \ m 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 i) J5 l; f* E
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 W8 b( W' A3 F `
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; W$ X' o" X: ^$ I+ g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) Y' ^: }& d4 `9 ^$ K5 z9 \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' U- j' |; j7 p% [5 L. e+ k
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 J; N' y. y% J* ?
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- q2 k6 ?0 w, T
2 u; f6 _' Q i/ c8 AJapanese aircraft9 s. M. e3 Q2 j a6 O, G
A6M2-N Rufe x 93 n+ m9 A7 D6 P' w9 }# J, G
A6M2 Zero x 32
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# J A$ P! N6 K) m3 R: T1 S, fAllied aircraft
; Z& k0 `1 X# o+ u# a! |/ aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ D0 W* O) ^7 b8 K2 C/ [; L
SBD Dauntless x 49
: P: {% I% w) B w6 J# OTBD Devastator x 155 z, n' q6 o1 Y: h# K
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 }+ S( ^2 \- x1 CA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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! E9 w9 k9 N5 X9 B7 P# ~' G# [Allied aircraft losses
, z [) I* T: LF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 \. Q7 f5 ]3 [3 y7 R0 j( y3 x0 `SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged0 I: k, g9 |; p8 P# e+ _ F5 p/ j
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships# R7 b) i. }5 {
DD Mochizuki) ]; ~0 I) D1 h
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 P( F) t2 J8 [& m2 j, p1 {3 h
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ I& r5 g$ ~, g; d$ z3 S9 fDD Yuzuki
( `7 x8 C9 L5 _' c6 Y8 a1 ]1 w6 [DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire) R D1 V7 z( m" B$ x
DD Asanagi, [0 k) `. [1 K' e- R) D
DD Akebono% W, E; z/ Z }9 X+ v( b$ Q; {
DD Sazanami5 N+ W4 q7 Z4 R3 W
9 | z7 h: |0 p8 BAircraft Attacking:
. j$ T# z/ l& w0 E 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 [8 R/ S9 M5 O. Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. S5 K: g! _5 n+ Q, F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" `) z" n7 I2 G# l 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 \" `& Y6 B! B1 F5 c7 r# t& ?9 F) ?# ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% \* h+ U9 Z# ~; a: B1 E' K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 b W' w; O5 @3 v/ ^7 B/ ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ T L/ \9 V8 X6 a& X5 V4 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. @ ^- I! a+ k8 r! H- C. ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 `. z3 s% y8 \; }- Y' o% I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. t# N3 [' f5 I7 X2 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 A2 `8 s Z0 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% g" a+ l% S; t; h* s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, u( a7 J) ]9 t' M( p- P# `& M% w 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* } C n* _* ?6 D% u; M
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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) f- y5 }0 L6 Y KDay Air attack on TF at 70,103; _& D% `" T3 l- ?+ O; n
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Japanese aircraft/ Q+ H: \! s- u, p2 v/ C
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
* F7 ^% O8 o% cA6M2 Zero x 284 }( J3 t' ]( y
9 n; Q2 [/ ]* E0 xAllied aircraft
. r* e1 B# b5 } b% HF4F-3 Wildcat x 21) S$ G; i, @* e" k3 d6 J/ q
SBD Dauntless x 34+ t# l8 t9 J/ K+ ^' {
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Japanese aircraft losses
% `! |5 ?* K, _3 S' w {A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
0 f$ d& ^1 N3 u3 pA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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1 O: x1 t+ Q- i$ EAllied aircraft losses
/ D3 I' S- v% w5 _" _F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 j) x+ j; b( N# ^$ k% |
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged7 R- u* Z0 O/ ~, V8 {8 o' V- {
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Japanese Ships5 y; m1 U" G2 C/ u3 z; O9 N4 Y
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# V+ Z8 o; z1 o' K# _/ jAP Tofuku Maru
6 N# j3 K2 O% N+ `AK Sagami Maru
. S! u9 o% V1 M+ kAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! w& ^7 W$ N: m9 f2 j+ y8 t' k& nAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# W6 M$ W. J3 R/ F. g. xAP Ryotaku Maru
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2 ^7 }. _% S) |$ p8 o5 M+ r2 QJapanese ground losses:0 h3 o' e. c1 W6 K6 q' V+ K
189 casualties reported
+ b1 \% S9 J1 W) F0 Q* jGuns lost 1# z+ _( q y+ k; n2 ^( W$ U
7 Q S; S8 s$ w! q5 OAircraft Attacking:
$ Z K: F, {4 a" k$ Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) b5 n$ \( I. h! E) ^. a) T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ _( B5 x$ ]# Y2 x: y/ e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& L; |" ~3 R' y l9 E7 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. o/ ?, [% J+ _- F- }# R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 u* F, Y1 v* s, [0 C- P8 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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& }* r$ f8 p& f; V6 LJapanese aircraft
x% d: H, r1 gA6M2-N Rufe x 3" L: k# A1 @& `) m+ t; T' E
A6M2 Zero x 104 w% G6 }$ c0 v8 ?+ W6 G) g
4 x( P6 z! |1 e; i2 KAllied aircraft; d. @0 i4 H e
SBD Dauntless x 15* A: o1 r: a6 B: @) _
; k- v; u: \0 u* kNo Japanese losses/ q% [$ m6 D2 W# l u
G, l1 @8 {1 OAllied aircraft losses4 {5 d+ y J* |0 H5 L, Z4 c; k
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed5 W; t* K" O1 n5 |1 o1 F- ], s
@! I# U. `3 |5 \- |Japanese Ships" a7 {+ s2 z- B" m
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage% n$ j4 r! { u% l0 ?0 k* C4 p2 S
AP Tarushima Maru: \; o% Q- o, G5 g: p, n
AP Chihaya Maru1 J* ^, z b% ~4 `- ^
AK Asahisan Maru4 _0 r7 ]. R5 F8 _& r8 X3 m- u
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Aircraft Attacking:
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' I2 _( R8 l! j8 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 y ]6 D, ~% \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 e( |/ d' M. s& ?1 w' x4 x+ e
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( E* q9 o3 U1 s# a6 O O" hDay Air attack on TF at 70,104- V o, C2 B8 w5 @( F
2 M8 `2 |, a7 M; VJapanese aircraft
% E ]' ^% A* X0 PA6M2 Zero x 49, D5 a9 Y/ a+ R7 r" |% D" b& q
2 Q1 g1 r7 ?$ ~5 a" y( {Allied aircraft
' v+ M) Z- c. zF4F-3 Wildcat x 106 b: F' U& g* N% S3 M5 u1 H4 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- R2 B3 _- k& [SBD Dauntless x 62
3 i& t: V$ b' d# _. OTBD Devastator x 5
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1 j/ a/ i2 R$ N5 ^$ Q0 _Japanese aircraft losses3 P+ K' z) q% E, N8 D( D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses w! ~) T. S1 B3 W. R) I+ \3 h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
% `% O0 ^% n1 g. B( x6 ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed4 X* R+ \& f' ]2 L
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged- S) e0 k1 z9 t/ Q! E! d
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships$ T5 d+ S+ e1 Q |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1! Y9 g) J/ t2 W. ^
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire! e; d8 [$ t( \% k0 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 L' H) z' F1 p& p3 U3 W+ ]Aircraft Attacking:
- o* [9 \4 f8 |! w) X2 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ c+ C0 J# ` M# a" {' @7 A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: S/ {9 L5 l9 } z% }3 x4 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- h/ G, R7 f- c9 {9 Q2 b
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( z$ O- o) d9 i( T4 u
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. X8 H, z4 G1 B7 h 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# V: K; F$ T/ H; Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ s) R9 Q" T5 {( E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ _: z0 ~8 m5 Y5 P9 R+ K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 g2 A: e1 ^. j8 t: @1 o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 ^" M, [( D4 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1040 U& b. v4 v" u% g$ r' ]7 C
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Japanese aircraft
( \3 v- w: T7 P: k- G( G7 C: xA6M2 Zero x 208 x5 a/ i, }! P; D0 i4 W
D3A Val x 361 Z: `6 B7 }- t2 n! k. |
B5N Kate x 37) w. C: ]4 i% D, ?7 @0 J- _
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Allied aircraft
$ F9 V9 x& b" rF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* m+ C* i: x% [6 EF4F-4 Wildcat x 8" U5 `# Y. j0 `
; v# D$ _9 H3 B# a# g% ^Japanese aircraft losses( d5 Y8 a4 X1 ]5 ~8 d3 n# S7 q/ `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 p2 \; P( O% k- }1 i* ?4 KD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged3 X' K T9 G+ }: l. f; ~& A. H2 j
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 A z ]4 t$ ]0 xF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 p4 H5 |% Y1 ?9 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* z3 b8 h& e# P* ~* I0 L' g
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ R1 a& R. e+ ]# N) ]& O4 y# aCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 s) o! O X& f9 p; G; K! s9 I& @CA Astoria
8 N/ c; j3 v- Y7 j8 u# QCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 17 k+ B, m$ R& O1 u
DD Patterson
9 C1 P# \; ~9 ~8 z) zCA New Orleans) o( L, o3 [2 @' Z' u5 ^ B. R( r; o/ p/ i
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* i9 h0 L, f6 y- \
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( s0 f; Q. c- C 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; _* K: y+ l% a
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ f1 }- C8 M% H m1 u {" ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" }) _$ t) R( q/ L2 Y# d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 N. [7 Z. e3 H8 ^; p* {5 N, K 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 c; G+ e( J) x8 M* G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 a8 \# T; A8 ~0 H) \, A
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 v# o: i3 u* i% y1 Y4 \6 a+ `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ A8 B' M6 U* k# p, f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 w- V" s( f8 o: o. {; T9 o8 ? 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 y3 G. d9 o/ h8 h: V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( F; R2 ?( l0 o' ]$ b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 s0 h! e! u' J 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& ^5 s- }4 P+ T+ ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) f" C4 k; S* t2 l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 n! h. @- Y7 H$ A+ G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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