AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; y. o6 Q/ t5 b. u: f
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# p. I' u# w* _7 e, k3 JSub attack at 70,107
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8 E0 ]' o7 ?3 ?1 z2 I% \/ B* M" \Japanese Ships( u9 I3 [4 o& ?+ G+ A( @; `" r5 G/ j
SS I-28, hits 1! b% E. A: x. U; L% J; F
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Allied Ships, u, T% c2 O* E+ _0 @* m
CA Shropshire
- P t) N% Z" N. {8 vDD Dewey" @0 m; j' p6 Y! ~4 g A$ Z: R
DD Russell
' F! E, M( L, _# W4 w* zCA Portland. p. n/ |- T: h; q
DD Arunta" N2 q9 r( P. }0 X$ C! m
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$ r6 X: \9 m4 G3 E# Y. n) \6 L- aDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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7 r, W: E$ I5 P0 |Allied aircraft1 r. {; `3 Z& ?) g
P-39D Airacobra x 256 K' ?) j. z/ @' `# B. {: v9 [- E
A-20B Boston x 33* \/ M0 m7 {- [
B-25C Mitchell x 150 t& w& F1 n3 s% F* X
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses8 t9 `+ p6 Y8 G, l5 v
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Japanese ground losses:
" ^5 r2 y7 U( G& Z125 casualties reported1 r$ l7 u# I4 g" r8 c: ~/ O& \
Guns lost 1
9 S" A( y; d' g' P3 d
2 O1 N2 r* ?( }2 hAirbase hits 4
1 ~2 {/ g/ T2 O+ K3 ` [5 QRunway hits 66
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! |+ K* k2 K9 y$ K0 [/ {. r- w$ f- `Aircraft Attacking:$ f+ C* P; u& r8 u; c8 g
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 H+ Q# ^" w" f4 @% h5 c+ x14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# G* x: c) @" Y+ V; n+ ? 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. j3 E7 M y- F! d 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: D& X0 x) r" A- L% R' `* a! c$ @5 V4 I 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 A4 [9 J, g1 `' _# k7 U: H- ? 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
- N! Y/ p0 _4 L( _6 x. C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ r. }' H6 P+ a/ W
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ E. Y6 t4 A5 k1 O1 J! e, [ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 w' S; N0 r+ {# V4 O! \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
a* n$ B S, @ J- M0 M 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* W+ g# N( v, z: Y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% d, ?+ X9 x @& n, m2 q4 N
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* [, Z+ y/ G! R# W. z4 |/ l7 C
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% }5 H; L: t$ j% g7 T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 g- o; L- E4 t1 L }7 D
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
f1 c8 W+ [! |9 s1 x. x3 k. } 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% t! @3 W6 F+ ?# N3 L
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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7 X2 r; v/ Y! m8 jDay Air attack on TF at 70,103& M) ^' ~0 P" l: `
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Japanese aircraft
2 g# K& G8 F Z# }7 W5 B3 GA6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 Q) q, z6 V9 k9 ^* a# N+ KA6M2 Zero x 32
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' l! z, T$ S5 P8 f/ \5 H4 ?Allied aircraft
: n' h3 Q- u8 o' j& R( z" l9 S. K# GF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
' ~0 ]' v7 s% o/ i, @, S+ RSBD Dauntless x 49
4 o: t& a+ e% U3 c+ \% R" q6 GTBD Devastator x 155 Y; y8 \0 Y& T+ w* ]& F" A
4 j& F0 P3 L. p, J% B! o
Japanese aircraft losses: P) {9 f) b, |" c o: d
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed+ f s' ^+ ^( E& O- D- L }
$ x9 c& e5 q+ l( FAllied aircraft losses/ Y2 G( R% x7 e+ Y, O4 Z& H- e5 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged9 ], J, u) M* C5 C* b* @, F/ w
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged" U# C, o1 g3 P, y. m ~& q F
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 j1 P4 z$ l4 d$ L8 q7 oDD Mochizuki
s& `6 K$ U5 Z/ h1 o4 @CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
/ d7 N+ N: W: o- l* oDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 h. H5 Q& F+ | A3 _1 w* G7 O5 fDD Yuzuki& n$ J/ z. A8 S! E: ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ W0 ~5 W8 Z5 P' E0 V5 r: p
DD Asanagi
# h; x5 n9 @8 ?" ?DD Akebono
9 P7 Q' X6 r3 E: J' y, rDD Sazanami
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7 J8 I" z. ~% x3 @; ZAircraft Attacking:$ w; h- K U7 k4 a" b4 \& q3 a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 l% Z. R9 K6 E. E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* F3 d" G2 B+ H0 E$ g" @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 \% Q6 \3 M. m1 V 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ]. F6 g3 t6 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& v4 o, k. v5 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, E) l8 P4 W$ M) w1 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 b2 f+ t2 k, b7 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( p# ^4 }# O1 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 C; j6 F. z" H, P$ ^2 ]5 ^* p! S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& m0 \7 l: n6 R4 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. e+ }# M% f" |. Y! z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! O u; F# b7 r9 ` v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: g; j, X9 h0 ~" U( p 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' Q( G, g# v. O' O3 N
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 e- M/ s- {4 h3 j0 x8 r: oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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9 d. g+ ?+ c: x9 T' e S7 JJapanese aircraft2 N/ S7 U$ \! O; d0 g" @
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
3 t) X9 ~9 P# _7 w qA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft% |7 s7 S) J: W7 ~! s# W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21" c* b: A' I# S+ U
SBD Dauntless x 34
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[2 h: v2 ]/ o3 ]0 D' lJapanese aircraft losses, o1 W" W( m$ b& I! d4 J* Y
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
5 {! r2 N4 i. N( E4 p9 o2 SA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) c0 b+ ?6 G2 ^# I! fF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged; M5 V& X( }8 X3 o
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships- i4 Y8 Y" I$ y# f0 S
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" U5 } ?5 T/ E7 D6 A) g$ M
AP Tofuku Maru# d8 G3 R) k( x3 l- ~7 i3 ~; k' p
AK Sagami Maru
: Y: N* A! p' x' _ I# d7 tAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 R- r6 G# P- Y, \/ a( u+ E9 Y2 b7 iAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: d2 Q8 X- g8 b) S
AP Ryotaku Maru4 d4 b% G9 n% N( l+ s9 ?
7 D4 Y& x9 ~* [, A( g7 WJapanese ground losses:. s" D2 [% x$ t* ?
189 casualties reported2 p: M. ^- A( c! U' f
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:( ~* n+ |2 r+ x2 ~7 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ H* j5 s7 @3 e1 \/ A' l% k5 x2 t
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
A+ M9 D$ x8 @7 b; R) U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* P8 p* K% k4 {. e) L! q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ [3 T; Q4 M& ^( U- H* t) L, [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. S% K& ~3 C# R+ b: k/ o( @% N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. D: o1 |8 r& F& T$ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& O* c( X* _$ p, P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet r1 N& @* X' c- y% P( E0 {
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
# ^* T. `, I- ?# d. P# i" H VA6M2-N Rufe x 38 L# y/ H6 C, @0 t
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
0 q# g5 n# q$ a1 [SBD Dauntless x 15% c$ z- u9 o0 h6 h0 j O
! i. h9 i* R P8 v2 H [; j' ]7 ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 p# W5 M4 ?& L
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
+ e( L3 c9 h5 aAP Tarushima Maru* s4 w) q2 C, Y2 X* j$ W. W* i
AP Chihaya Maru
+ }5 E- \% @, \. v" UAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:0 }6 F! y4 K. S" |1 ~' E
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' E9 i2 @3 i1 f0 y$ E7 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 {" S, j" B" p! X7 c/ f, F9 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 o4 r5 D- \9 \, p1 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104. p3 B/ M2 v2 H- Z9 {2 `) u
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Japanese aircraft- x# n3 }; J( y& _' B
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
) o/ B! L* @/ T: I6 \F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
# t+ G3 b, l8 `3 \+ [6 cF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% I3 U, {4 e4 ?4 }
SBD Dauntless x 62
- L/ y2 @ O* e8 W" MTBD Devastator x 56 A# ~9 z5 k. b$ G T
" v" Q) i; s; ]1 l# A) B! R0 {Japanese aircraft losses+ y0 H9 r; {; I1 a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged2 [" {3 y( n8 c f7 f4 C( v" G
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Allied aircraft losses! ~! X2 o0 W! l/ r7 ?1 p4 R) x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed( [7 c+ n% _: M: G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed# T% h% ~( \5 A1 s4 v, l
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged% ]; ]+ R2 K7 |( H5 B
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed" j$ P% A. ~5 h: C
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Japanese Ships7 u0 T7 y# @# f! v9 P7 p
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1* m& [3 B/ n5 v% y( R) _ E! m! f
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 w' l- q& `: T# Z w: E7 mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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1 u9 [$ Y4 p6 s) u( GAircraft Attacking:
: s" S N7 ^/ ~; q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: M3 E' u; `# M6 ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 R3 L" ~. _7 H: U- |0 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: |6 {5 D$ t' c1 }' c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# m( j2 H0 Q5 V$ T% n8 s6 \ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 [# V5 b! e, [7 m( o 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) z6 f4 y4 D% p9 ]- A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ], E4 I& W( w+ W X, @$ w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( @9 g0 |/ F" N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 g" l, ]/ I. v3 D, S! F0 N
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- {# F3 q0 h9 u1 K, E- @) f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 j+ u2 M& Z$ W% o ]Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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0 E" M) q9 H3 n7 }! f% G" EJapanese aircraft0 Z* u! d* a" L/ X7 A) d) ?. K( b
A6M2 Zero x 20
. C+ } s ]+ A. ED3A Val x 36
" ~( p* a( ]6 ?- |$ pB5N Kate x 37+ g d& Y) q* I4 u, l, c
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Allied aircraft- w3 W" B) |0 h# ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
: u+ U0 a' ~8 R. z# BF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses# X! X9 n7 M5 f c8 {$ `: |1 K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# g3 S. H/ G5 ^5 u' K
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
( b; q5 ]1 D( F4 l7 VB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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8 ?0 M# {9 i/ i8 E# |2 Y( P' T1 ?F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! l+ P6 f0 m* p/ d" WF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships7 ^. U8 b0 A9 t* L- u% ~
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 v' Q) l, `- U1 ~. d3 tCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& P- i. H; O k: O
CA Astoria- U3 A; Q5 j- E# j( e! T
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 10 r4 b% t! [2 ]& |8 V2 c6 O) c2 a
DD Patterson6 A7 f P9 Q/ A
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
. @5 \4 X5 Q+ D 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" P/ F' f; l3 ^- z- T 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet J: r! q6 K7 Q% h6 \* _: @, g5 V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ?3 f5 D' a9 y0 w* h3 _
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ V& E, i- n/ o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# q6 C4 F! C3 v' f3 u, Q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, t/ Z/ e G; [) o
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 B0 x: S& D" b 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 N5 _* ^, l% k4 s5 w' x
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ h7 P3 ~) A! { 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ F4 A: e: c: P' ~. Z, B2 W7 ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 w. c6 `( p+ ^0 }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( B2 U7 ]' _, E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ \( T, s# Y o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ a3 S! A2 }$ U* c- r/ p 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 C# D8 Q8 r% E, F7 j3 J! y, d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ A5 x5 B* O' P7 t; R0 {' ?& m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* g: N# y5 G! U( {1 S! X* v5 w+ N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 D e$ M4 p8 s. H6 k( U; I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |