AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107/ J- T: q; x6 e. t7 Y1 t. M
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Japanese Ships4 s8 a& z: F& Z( \1 I& o( e+ y7 X; d7 a
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
, I2 _5 b- {& kCA Shropshire
" d5 ]# x, M+ k! `) W5 N4 ?DD Dewey
. k' y6 E1 P/ [- d( IDD Russell
9 k, m! _2 Y! [; `, QCA Portland: w1 f+ O2 f W, r& U$ V
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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0 m+ `$ ]6 m; YAllied aircraft
5 C6 f6 y$ p2 L" E3 F! ~' @P-39D Airacobra x 25
0 X* |: O! `0 t- `. e kA-20B Boston x 33; X6 Q4 r( V4 o, d% S+ T
B-25C Mitchell x 15 u& n' w1 o( `3 @9 f; q
B-26B Marauder x 30
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" Q; L: G8 ^& g* D& L8 W8 gNo Allied losses
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! u I' B. u8 R3 _4 DJapanese ground losses:
g# L+ {2 P7 R, }. \1 n) t: b/ Z125 casualties reported
( G [& J- N$ f9 H1 H( z2 tGuns lost 1, \. F2 A9 s' F
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Airbase hits 4
) S" r6 R/ L- H* D t& Q1 xRunway hits 66
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% r! i7 _. U0 i/ K+ o3 ~Aircraft Attacking:
( `5 J- D) \3 j9 X 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
y' }. k' U, T0 v5 W14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 A; k( L8 b+ V' g# O+ ? 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 _2 ]: r# s w5 w+ x% n7 R8 A 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' [" @6 V7 X% c4 Z; ~/ [
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 e t+ r' Y- a# t4 L/ T8 T
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ O+ L1 s, z# R9 U 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; @; i( H# z) }( t3 a* D* n! c
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' S1 h* H$ z, G4 [- Y/ f" z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. y# }9 u" N% M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! g8 V( p( s) G& p 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. m; `2 |9 ^- H0 C1 ^. W 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( R- t; @3 F. y7 {& T 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! h( W' c, ~6 g6 r* v3 p. A 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 U4 |4 E j6 \& V! V
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet" U& s) o; E# U0 O% w/ e5 V
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* _; M" w9 o+ X/ @8 m' b O 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! m4 w' P) C" k" x" m* C9 Q* V( S
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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/ J& r& V$ M/ ]Day Air attack on TF at 70,1032 c, P' `2 o7 J, |& J# H. n
3 o# F4 w2 |: j7 HJapanese aircraft. ]/ `/ I/ ^& X2 V
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
0 t4 X B* B: f. BA6M2 Zero x 32: m# o' L5 e; ~" c6 ? I- t# R9 R) \
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Allied aircraft
5 u0 T, T1 X) O8 \4 a9 F& v+ yF4F-4 Wildcat x 21# m. p. \. ?9 [, j+ j& G, c2 |
SBD Dauntless x 49
, O0 Q* u' z8 _TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
# F: i: t/ N0 R, C, pA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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5 @2 z" c+ x% `: r, rAllied aircraft losses
( ~# ]% D {% ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 d' u5 V7 M) U/ zSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged; `$ l% G- A) [9 c8 _
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 x2 Y" [2 G9 ]5 h& ~# W
DD Mochizuki; X9 V8 x4 K! t1 b2 i! ?
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1- l5 O9 I7 _; b ?' D, q& n
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 j: h; q% m9 k# s, i
DD Yuzuki
1 q1 W4 O+ ~- ZDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire' S* B8 Z Y* x7 n% o
DD Asanagi# R' N; b2 P, ?6 C$ K x* i3 y7 i
DD Akebono
) L4 P9 m' i: {8 F8 FDD Sazanami
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! \ X; X' P1 N( b: p& L! v0 D" G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: y9 P" b! E) {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 c, A4 g! R. Q3 v& L4 x% M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet |* Z: F3 } p
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 L I, m9 G% A( y+ p" S9 L. S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% o) k0 m' D4 Q4 U3 a# @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 L3 `# R/ `* x& x. T9 c/ j# {: J6 ^/ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 M6 l) W; z; c& i p- ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Y" F3 D7 R) U4 I- A# u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet I4 ]# y) t2 M' x: v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- t+ C2 E) y2 _/ R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet w4 g7 z) u- ], ^% ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, A: W9 X" F& P- x& f g0 R$ o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) B6 q3 X5 D" I 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' M4 s6 Q1 \4 n# W: c" v
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Z7 P4 F# l* O9 t
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 Q% Q5 ~8 F8 R+ D1 b/ B0 t
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Japanese aircraft. L3 p% k5 b# q3 E% p2 a2 U& a& j
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
/ f: [+ v( M! K1 CA6M2 Zero x 28: N; J% ]: v" r& l. x
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Allied aircraft" }" ?/ u, t# J9 S# `) Q9 F6 I s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
! A( D( P& c* d! f! b' ~! fSBD Dauntless x 34' s: \. V5 Y$ r. Z; t% _6 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 f; s) p, h1 S5 wA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
* q: e3 N& Y- f, O/ }A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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% `4 W! q$ g7 }5 b- UAllied aircraft losses
0 I' f' u1 R) }# ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged% H( ^+ y" z, x6 k4 Z1 L3 V
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged$ u) S( {* D) ? w- Z7 c L
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Japanese Ships0 z3 ^- ]4 Y4 e, ^
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 B: ]* v. B4 J+ E" H' S, b6 ^AP Tofuku Maru
, w0 t2 S( c+ v+ O, h2 o) P4 X1 UAK Sagami Maru
4 U, W$ n& e9 S7 jAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 t; f+ V9 \. @) H+ C
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! N& y( G1 s, s3 K8 iAP Ryotaku Maru8 Q; t4 ~( N. z- F, v* G
% L/ G B, S* R' X# I5 |4 {Japanese ground losses:
* n5 \0 N0 T8 V189 casualties reported' h ?$ S* E/ q& M# j
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 V6 L/ {' a1 y; E1 z3 _4 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 @( q6 p6 K# M: s/ O( c3 E9 ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
]) n' O2 g9 V( H$ ?$ `! v# y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& J3 F& ^, ?5 D% @3 G D8 w/ y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# n0 s6 h9 R: x, J" R8 ?# C5 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- f2 w! i* }. B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 s8 v4 j7 O# H) B: R$ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, H' `( }3 \& s! ~$ i: j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Z8 q2 t0 }$ e9 E4 S4 Z% v
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( r7 c6 z( z1 c- R4 cDay Air attack on TF at 70,103- C" f$ i) F. ~7 x
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Japanese aircraft' X! T- `) [2 W9 s9 J, ~8 E. S; ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 3% ^ }) t+ d* f/ b" }
A6M2 Zero x 101 U4 Y$ ~7 R" e- w
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SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships; P8 A+ d& ~$ w, Z* ^
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
4 S2 ?( ]$ q) }, b* U2 K4 TAP Tarushima Maru
2 B+ r( t+ W! t2 R6 g! h6 {, @AP Chihaya Maru9 S9 Z1 C% ~# c9 {2 W
AK Asahisan Maru2 _; f0 X6 w: g: k/ `" f
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Aircraft Attacking:$ I( n9 K$ ^' a6 ?8 @
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: {8 g% Z$ p# K+ _9 T$ l% [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet c+ z; @- S8 M7 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 b- y5 U5 n+ R: l& v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104% [9 \' Z4 w% u
5 O/ Y* n- V$ D: {- F0 r: Y6 k+ LJapanese aircraft8 g7 S% o0 J- G9 t/ y7 ^; F* ?
A6M2 Zero x 49/ x$ s& f$ Y& b9 N( T# N
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 u8 x9 O$ W* X X8 k/ g7 s" ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# l9 J) ?4 s9 j" ASBD Dauntless x 62
) z& D* x& \' Q6 ]4 r. j) _TBD Devastator x 57 P' V c( Y5 I9 J2 z
3 L. W# O9 D, z: |# sJapanese aircraft losses4 ~+ V1 |6 v! k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged3 F# ?1 w1 ~1 F$ R" K$ L7 S
! k! B: X. F; e& X+ b$ w/ X `Allied aircraft losses* \1 c) C* X1 V0 V* ~7 y7 [8 ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed& {( j4 z- ~. Z- f: r0 A, Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
$ R! G1 F$ }- T1 y$ d# x& KSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged2 ?1 t- g+ v& x! [) W' E. @' K; L
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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1 c" v# l J" o0 f9 |5 iJapanese Ships/ _. `) k+ u. d, a9 `7 k' F1 W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( M3 W) U. n; E! [( C. }# k
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ y$ z$ d$ H* O( y6 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1" h; v7 n U2 q- T( X% m- p
" U8 @* S# Q9 D1 s4 w& z, hAircraft Attacking:0 s; O: u) A1 v7 I/ M5 P7 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ b' t( V2 x) S) t z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) g @: y1 _! G5 V* w; B6 [2 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ]9 k5 b C, o' R% Y) v0 K( o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. L7 c# P4 |0 p) D- M2 q2 u& \
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# W7 s( P; Q& a
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 t, O4 s5 r/ I- ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 \6 v9 ^( Y6 z- i+ M; @: M* V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; \# D. K/ P+ |/ n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& E% l }6 I' l! c* y) W! |
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Z( Y6 k; R( S! i9 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) n" ?" x! o9 r+ j3 V. X
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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A6M2 Zero x 20
7 }: Y, T; b8 b Y. P4 ]5 KD3A Val x 36
* J3 ]3 ^- Y/ ?$ V9 A9 Z3 fB5N Kate x 37
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c7 {, b A4 o8 w l; ^- J* NAllied aircraft4 W2 i1 Q+ e" e! y$ k) M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* H& s- C; O4 W( a* a4 `* b' bF4F-4 Wildcat x 8" f4 h9 X! w3 U( ~9 |
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* @5 H7 }/ g. l1 O6 L: {& dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
7 N5 Y; ^+ O* l( Z$ p5 p, {, d9 OD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
! H. R; h3 h, t, LB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: l* D" C0 Y7 r, f
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 r5 a0 p ^7 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# n$ ~1 q8 Q" y3 m0 I& B
8 e. r: o- {; M4 q4 |5 o& b, c$ ?Allied Ships
5 S5 d6 H$ F, J+ X/ w% ?. ]+ cCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 s L r* [; Y% @ a& U& z l- JCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 d8 Y& w, G! j' u" mCA Astoria- @5 m. @7 Z, n2 I
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
2 O: B; p# Z% F. g6 v) v4 K) oDD Patterson
" L1 Z; x: q N: w$ }' ACA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& Q z9 _7 ~* O& u! X+ ~6 E r
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: i1 u0 c& f& _( ?- j
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 N0 X& [1 W0 Q# j 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# G7 [& f7 T- y3 \" C
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 L$ E$ N( c4 {$ q% a
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! x3 k6 e$ F' z2 b: Q' t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% Y0 m) Z5 t( z6 `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; {$ b( |3 x7 V9 ^1 q- M# W 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 k* D5 `4 s. I! _3 [4 q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- c& {( j' g7 r9 Z; x/ ~ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# u4 O' Q, L; G2 s3 Z. M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. p6 O \& P: U9 F0 o0 n, `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 o$ f1 K# @" k' p, ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( G+ }1 N% x1 m J% z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" u: d. U5 S; p4 v, e$ c3 i 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |