AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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& v; V3 C. O, \; L& eSub attack at 70,1072 O. ]% U0 l4 h6 @4 o( E" {( |
1 A6 f8 Z6 C4 u$ _: L+ YJapanese Ships
' x& n) W% N0 h5 w! M, j+ xSS I-28, hits 1
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2 |) ]% d9 m4 o: \5 I; o6 hAllied Ships
2 K+ J0 h' l7 E- iCA Shropshire
) y8 X0 L) Z- _5 g6 PDD Dewey& B" \, O" l' F/ p
DD Russell7 B- T" p: o3 D) @2 x& g1 K9 h- e
CA Portland
3 t% q& _. |) X; K' ~DD Arunta: l& q4 h$ n* N9 F
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; |2 z3 V9 t+ j! p4 }Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87! D- s+ G6 i+ g1 G/ A0 B1 j$ u2 Q
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Allied aircraft
% w( S# \3 [, L, q: ^P-39D Airacobra x 25
, b J2 h/ ~6 E' G: V) i4 w. kA-20B Boston x 33
$ Q- l! w2 @9 Z+ l4 I( UB-25C Mitchell x 15' ]: d4 e% k- B# r5 [4 G# O% r
B-26B Marauder x 30
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" L7 b2 J/ T+ t: U" y; W, NNo Allied losses
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+ G" I/ u C/ x9 o- K: [% [Japanese ground losses:, @4 t4 _, z$ g% k Y: A" J
125 casualties reported
, T/ A: B7 Z! gGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4: f' [7 K: z1 Q' G5 } ?
Runway hits 66- r. E# o( F7 M
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Aircraft Attacking:
& S) Y; `! [1 b9 ~. {8 `& k8 I 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 a% e+ J: Y0 C- I
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ t# V: Q3 t$ ~: {' z. Q 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ ?$ X) T" K& o# ~ m
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 u2 k$ S; }3 s8 ] 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( K. f7 T9 ^. l9 `- d8 I 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) {% I* O1 W6 ]; ^ R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: v7 T/ K# f/ r* S& E
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 s h8 y2 `: o 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) h# y; ~( h" B' O& Y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 L, o; ~+ l5 ?/ z7 c# J7 h2 V
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) u2 v8 m* w; {9 k3 M$ P" X$ J7 b; P0 P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 J a8 o8 E- i+ }; ]
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& z a* S% ~2 A! c& j+ b
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) f7 x+ K H" a, l8 j
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 X" h& [* ^. N- L: ~1 W 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( c: Z0 K/ R" k. x' T 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" P+ i! i$ S7 D7 P 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103! H9 U. H+ u- H8 m9 ~2 T0 e
, x' s3 ?- F7 n9 d3 rJapanese aircraft; q1 ~% J( o% S1 j
A6M2-N Rufe x 99 Q( e% }9 R8 _8 e* ]3 u
A6M2 Zero x 32 N" C7 A& }7 j
* E8 D, |# }: h% p' a. aAllied aircraft" [: }: v( q. |4 W5 D* I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
5 p0 B1 P; y$ u8 pSBD Dauntless x 49
. s2 C9 P2 F" w' \' R3 FTBD Devastator x 15' A1 H7 C7 O: D6 H4 o0 v
5 Y; M \5 u( f3 I. t( o
Japanese aircraft losses- K/ K* O* n% M
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
$ M# g/ a. z5 o. C
$ T; S0 a& m$ ^6 KAllied aircraft losses
( [( `+ i3 E/ r( fF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ O7 L6 h) n4 C# _3 _9 ~; @1 YSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
) N' r! e" s+ I; aTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged1 @6 [% q! ]8 J% q
3 }1 d) j# m) e# R" P B4 gJapanese Ships
- |3 s9 I& U* `' f+ V0 V5 r9 gDD Mochizuki- L6 L& k+ u1 c4 y8 v
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
% p: p9 e7 D8 c! T2 D& QDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" j' h' \, f5 w- G
DD Yuzuki* ` t6 ~( v" M) w5 v9 L
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire" z6 A- X P5 @, _0 v6 ]2 z
DD Asanagi* c1 v1 U8 A4 ]6 z
DD Akebono8 w& h! |' ~5 _3 F
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
; d( B' P. e1 o/ g" }0 e" V6 ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- c& R2 X* a0 O/ r ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, E# Z" g% m" T$ A3 W" ?* `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 g6 i, }+ T+ m9 ~) x: X; h# |
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 P) D# i# ]2 C& G. Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 O# S- m& o- S& }0 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 N2 b4 r1 W2 {' `/ g/ Q: {2 e- D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. J/ A1 I" l5 X' i" _$ j4 q7 B, J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 h3 V$ _0 P, ]% _0 R$ X+ `" x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& [. T* }( t6 p% R/ \* J6 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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8 ], Q( t4 V& A" g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 `# t; Y( q. M# M- B, B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 E6 ^8 @* |' {7 u. | 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 f# O* ]: J( H. {
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- Y" b5 I4 F. C: M) I2 L0 p# p
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1 l' C/ V4 v+ @# z" ^Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* S# Y9 v& f, w- g. ]/ w, a
5 p3 z* e% ~$ @1 ^Japanese aircraft9 G/ e$ j. w) c# i4 t$ n
A6M2-N Rufe x 9 t+ b& j0 O& `7 x, I B- D
A6M2 Zero x 28
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8 T! ~8 O2 T, H8 pAllied aircraft, Q6 [" S7 B- c& \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 218 T# V7 e b; j- h- D/ [
SBD Dauntless x 34
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3 q. z! b3 ^4 b f3 NJapanese aircraft losses
& h/ A' g2 J7 b' l& KA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
# }" ?8 d$ a: \- O/ YA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( }- \6 E# [+ fF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
- A( D2 v1 v4 C: ISBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" _( Q9 J3 D w' T$ k2 Q/ P
( S: I& {! k$ M; H& b8 F0 s* o# A' kJapanese Ships f- m1 f% ~; T
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; _0 N3 C) V$ a* b
AP Tofuku Maru) r6 N$ q- F+ H* f
AK Sagami Maru
6 |2 [( k7 g) O0 {0 g$ C& eAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 _. v! g1 R+ c$ k' v# F
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 R9 w; c7 o S& F, E+ q" dAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:3 d3 X2 e' o8 M
189 casualties reported* W* D- j7 A& ?- [% M2 [8 I! i
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
( X+ U( U- r) b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 a8 K: A# b+ [: _7 | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E' B1 p7 s& m/ t. i9 R0 B, A$ s7 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ~1 Y! P. H: s& d a4 E1 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, C* I4 x1 ?2 l8 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Q& [ X% q/ s: l0 q2 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( I. ^2 D* W# {! `5 T$ j' l& P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X" H/ b6 |6 H% I( r) z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& y, F5 L+ c+ w' T( k9 J
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft- Y4 `- G$ K+ C9 b
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
4 x( t: T7 _( l2 O+ ]% TA6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 159 ~2 B/ Z% Q+ K( @3 ~
4 B1 b6 \/ d! }" uNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% ]/ X0 M d. o% Y# ?' Y' _' Y, k' GSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed7 L/ v9 {) M$ ^4 H& p1 }' S
$ C) T' W/ v# QJapanese Ships" c. u0 I% U& d0 c$ c8 b* d: a
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage( x. u. [9 y# s
AP Tarushima Maru0 P4 A8 R' e5 O% m
AP Chihaya Maru8 ~& M6 k _" X" @7 G* ]
AK Asahisan Maru
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T' `% ?! r/ h& d3 F0 AAircraft Attacking:
6 h! E7 W2 g+ R9 G0 M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; D' [5 a: z) x$ J. P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ^! t" k I9 z1 G7 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 R4 P ~, c3 e1 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, \$ H. o$ o; j
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& G$ D4 d& G4 C+ l7 vDay Air attack on TF at 70,104, K* ?3 {0 V- p
" K, Y3 b1 J+ A* U G5 X5 f/ DJapanese aircraft
3 f* n# P5 V. `4 q/ p. R$ CA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft% N. D0 E6 o- n0 [ p, f2 v9 u2 X' n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
! j* I8 T4 q' ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 83 z% K0 J1 j. g5 o2 i. x r+ u
SBD Dauntless x 62! F' V% y2 R4 H: b" y0 V3 K% M
TBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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9 `8 j5 w9 }2 {Allied aircraft losses
5 c' a* ?4 R$ ?, [) i8 xF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
* E( R# r. _9 T( B0 H5 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 L4 j3 p. R. ^SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged) T' _/ i+ I* g# ?( l& ~
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. m. C2 H3 h! Y6 J: h3 @/ y! m, X( ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1" H; ~) `( f! v: m+ p
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" y" E7 \) F1 }4 O3 A0 E% KCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 a5 l3 c* _* v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% u/ K8 [; r( x; L: `; ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. }: g3 k1 {- P$ r# n0 z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( c. |5 W- E5 _6 ^ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% a: |7 S1 o- \, D# B 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 m: h5 g8 Z V$ O8 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# o0 W5 o( D" t2 L1 \$ e- i5 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 `8 d1 v9 I6 K% o' e9 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# Q4 _1 ~( ^' G; {4 }, k 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- w2 c0 [. O- U C2 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104! ^8 f' y8 v1 T( e6 E
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Japanese aircraft
4 _1 L- q/ S' M9 J( dA6M2 Zero x 209 |# t6 f+ Y4 j- @, z! e
D3A Val x 36: R2 D {# p. b8 k
B5N Kate x 37( Q6 C- f; s3 K! p5 y
: M3 Z8 e% E) {" m$ F7 Y% x3 I) PAllied aircraft
1 y ~, W( l) Z3 M* r. n2 e2 GF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% }: j' l: @1 P/ c! a2 l8 y6 }9 I% R; XF4F-4 Wildcat x 8, [4 f7 H- q3 }
( H, K) F* A& r n* A7 m, ^Japanese aircraft losses
& t* h! L8 U. @+ f! z6 @' \A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 e( c/ r9 F, {6 }; aD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
& F# j" T) q1 ~8 o9 {B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged, f- H3 V! h6 h$ f6 s/ U3 t1 u
' O& v, K' t3 Z7 {9 ~2 XAllied aircraft losses
8 D/ p% ]; a+ g( bF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 P* l7 [! P0 s7 a. dF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
" ~' c; ?7 G4 y0 [CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ y2 g# T) A3 d& fCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" S" j" b( {4 P& g4 cCA Astoria
* V9 S; O# X sCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
: L7 u' X. `0 \& _' \DD Patterson4 Y9 K: {- g5 q4 A1 E1 E2 ?* \' _
CA New Orleans Y; H2 O; C. x/ R6 ~5 X
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Aircraft Attacking:
" U6 t0 g+ u$ s! F& r 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( n/ Q. n# P I3 s( V) m( S6 Z# E/ T
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. c+ V) Q6 R0 R" B 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 C7 A. M1 H6 `' \
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& U0 G5 M7 w& w3 @+ e$ i
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 ]4 _% h9 ]# |& A 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 y; f" z# [$ Z 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) F1 [6 k& l; T" C3 o9 [- f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ c9 x( w( {2 ?) _4 C
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# y$ G6 h# A0 r. V7 o: a& O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 P. o* t+ ]' ]$ K2 n+ J N" S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Z1 c( S& r. Y2 ~: B, z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# U G4 b9 J) |' o$ g- I# Y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 z$ R0 w g% i, |; x6 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) I) i9 A0 ]4 \ v& r9 I# t$ q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 R) \0 f: V& Z0 I3 O0 g 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 q( B6 O5 M& x& F 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 X# _+ E% c% G9 B: f$ X0 `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: @3 A; i' o {; \' Q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |