AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42. _( f5 K" A5 I$ {3 O
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
0 W$ u4 s( u$ x( |/ n5 iSS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships* n: n7 r$ D8 H
CA Shropshire
3 \" B g: ^' o+ P. KDD Dewey
7 A5 J! R, n! J( ODD Russell5 m" H! N: ~; O+ W/ D
CA Portland( O' Y D1 q2 a4 I
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft0 q5 }0 E/ o, R3 Y; ?' U
P-39D Airacobra x 25& _3 |4 A2 v' i* _% z! U( l
A-20B Boston x 33
/ t2 {9 E6 ]3 y! m5 w5 Z; H; PB-25C Mitchell x 156 `' y4 w* i0 a; i/ v+ @
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
3 n& Z. y! X6 U& C. E125 casualties reported
3 [2 ^# N4 G6 A1 TGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4- {% y) J( O9 n! v4 s/ s) [
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
- U! }9 [' P% R D+ y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, h; i- R2 O) e% M* n2 L7 M14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. }3 A8 I% S: w# o
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; I8 x) ?4 \; @2 G: G" X$ v9 @8 \
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ P: V6 |6 ^" n: D* r) ^
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 J! v! l$ j1 U( i+ |: R9 g
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 e S. q! _3 Q2 n" e- M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' |% E3 C+ u* Q# j9 g
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* z8 Q; T; h: x, R0 \- }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 P+ r: T2 r, O) y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 c( _+ m5 u9 G& ]) i0 c 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet A. i; ~- ]7 i8 N0 N2 ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) a/ X( ?$ \9 v$ F 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" u6 |* u* @* A5 L h 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& n" }* k- U; f4 d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: K( `7 E; c8 }* r2 t$ b
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 e) q. k! @# j4 ^7 J n: P 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ E5 N7 O @8 U; @& ^. t& E 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% h% `# c( V2 O+ i: I
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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& h1 @3 e6 I- GJapanese aircraft" G, D" |6 `$ P/ s
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
( G6 K j3 [( S k' K8 `A6M2 Zero x 32( O( V0 F6 P) z6 x7 N3 f
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Allied aircraft( N4 h: {! L2 r- N( f0 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 f& d) Q; A) M
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 R' W' z0 @) MTBD Devastator x 15. Q# z! G' m' s) Y
& s6 H( I; E% A, ]4 Q( q) KJapanese aircraft losses1 ^3 O6 q0 t# w0 H; R* L
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. l. K1 G6 `: Q5 e" sAllied aircraft losses" m, i" N) l3 w' r3 D) a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged C i; m4 G2 B# L, l4 s
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged$ d' Y9 n% D! ]+ H0 \3 n
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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0 a+ I- I9 ^9 b9 \: ~; q- d. pDD Mochizuki; U( b( W% R/ x$ O' `- H i: c
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
# C% o! G3 }/ c4 J6 y; A) G, yDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" w; h0 @ L7 C: A! j, L1 k/ U- ]DD Yuzuki R! i6 b! }8 e' p# S
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, E+ X; [& h% C5 T$ ^. bDD Asanagi6 K7 ]; x) }7 ?
DD Akebono
- I* ]- n$ T3 ODD Sazanami' i L. F( |: Q# v% ?
9 `( P7 ~. R5 J3 T5 U# lAircraft Attacking:/ Z- W! V) w( [) R) p8 O2 p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Z- R. w$ T+ n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& y2 u7 D% |( t( d s5 B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# H- b/ ]5 q5 Y1 Q4 F; K4 g
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; E/ a) n$ Z0 A3 U' m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' d+ P3 C {- j5 c, S0 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! F) Y0 M p4 u, n& Y+ o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 G: i) a [" W' T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ _! X. z3 |/ w. s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" b$ B0 ?3 @6 c8 S- g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 {9 b' L4 H U' [* L% R- Y5 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 D& P. x- D0 A8 L/ Z" l. o( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, Q4 v3 C) i% O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 F0 l+ `% }: K% R; C* U
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! e9 Z% N6 [1 Q% P3 s% K: `* y
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
$ F* ?; P$ w6 P, f* e+ o3 UA6M2-N Rufe x 9+ c" d. D9 J. v. I: ^4 k0 e7 m
A6M2 Zero x 28
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: C9 S9 K9 E0 NF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
) F( V1 Y/ V# z7 f& vSBD Dauntless x 34 g4 C' L! U8 @$ d. V. B8 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
& `0 Y |$ c; ~8 l# ?* v4 P6 rA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed, n9 R. c+ z4 F
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; e/ s7 L# _+ H
* o( i4 U! @* v5 {2 ~- g! X0 ?Allied aircraft losses
# k* ]! ~3 B8 a( L- ]4 LF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged" U9 Y, b8 }# [& W" |
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged$ k6 n% u8 T) V- A
0 ?. p# o: K9 q4 uJapanese Ships
5 c/ `. T2 d# f, WAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. E$ R; T6 Z6 K" E) A, k' i g
AP Tofuku Maru
1 F! \% U, v `3 R/ K, \% xAK Sagami Maru! b' g Y& X C6 n
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 M7 F" y# ^3 Z% u
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. J1 a2 b: u. Q. Q* B" u. Y
AP Ryotaku Maru1 E4 w8 D* Z! R. ~8 n) k2 b' W
; A d" v% f' n5 N( U8 a: gJapanese ground losses:: S. b# @# ^5 ~" k3 q4 j) V
189 casualties reported
7 q7 J+ ^ D- F6 Y) W5 e* \Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
! U/ e2 b+ e/ V& t$ v4 |- [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# C- O: Z8 ?0 Q1 \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Z: e, H7 u9 L# u" @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 z" _7 O8 w7 \7 j. i+ Y- ]- ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; n0 F/ `% @9 P/ w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) m3 D& o9 `; N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 ^* c; L* X7 z/ C5 T, t1 d+ w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X" R: t# {4 s' N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% p2 x- A, D* b% y) H
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$ p% ` X5 w* ]3 ^: ^, V) y/ YDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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: | V _% ~* b8 f6 u3 ~) ZJapanese aircraft$ d* x0 B7 W0 T: Q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3) s' {. I3 }9 l7 y) ?& ~0 P8 v
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft: s' n. d6 Z& \: E& o
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses) G# h- Z( R2 q& S: A Y: l% `
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Allied aircraft losses
( G5 S0 l! y9 X0 A. w! M; ISBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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3 N9 |+ U W6 h2 X c7 eJapanese Ships
( h1 r4 D' n3 nAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
1 e; P& e' f' R$ e% s; xAP Tarushima Maru
" t* B2 f9 T: W' Y K( ~AP Chihaya Maru
) c7 r: o" X# }AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:+ x2 l: w* A% o7 R, N6 U/ @, u
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ?1 O( k8 x- v8 j/ n, Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ D: m" v+ F6 u e, g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* Q5 |; K6 \# o& G) p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 O0 [0 F6 O# \+ ?! h/ b# Y
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: o Q8 `. P9 Q, D% ]: A) F8 X4 p% _Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
6 O; K5 R( U# e$ B1 E" SA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft$ y+ G) _, v$ S0 p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10* k0 Q, y' q7 E: S7 @# b( f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ ?& r, i4 ~7 T* H9 aSBD Dauntless x 62! p: Q) X' Z5 b7 ^ o1 q
TBD Devastator x 5; o8 N2 {; l8 G6 R! L/ |
" l6 s* ~1 I6 ^Japanese aircraft losses
# D5 D' B V# B+ P }A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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' [4 x: c. ~1 \& B; CAllied aircraft losses
( m* x2 {# ?* o" D# }F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed: S8 H8 I" E1 n9 ~$ f& R9 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 E$ M* V; G. S: n/ A5 j8 w1 m- [) v/ R
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 K9 H: L1 {3 H$ {3 J& Q! hTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
! Y- d2 v4 M. ?" a. K/ A+ N6 L/ ?CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 Z2 Y% t* Q) D2 B$ @0 R7 T' I r
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# [ @! h l! I9 P b: RCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 16 q1 K Z! Y9 _: l% r7 I. p. u
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( s8 B2 F7 o# P: ^9 S$ W
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 W, C" }# u. n. Z8 H! z; ?3 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ s5 m1 n0 @# h' e, \4 t- ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( E9 ~6 v4 t0 Q$ _3 e' g
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( V/ d% _# z, c* x. Y* H 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ \0 d# M$ ]% [% k% ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( t8 U8 e$ C% K) f8 |& V: X. Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 a& t& t5 c; m# }3 r8 [8 H, a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet q" V3 E7 D( x2 S9 d: C! ~% G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
S6 w- k$ p9 n. P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' y3 c% ?2 i2 x; t/ Y5 e7 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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6 M6 W) m0 ?1 W. c1 M6 LA6M2 Zero x 201 Y! v" a( ], Q
D3A Val x 36 |2 R- ]+ z- O. T. K3 E* k
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
+ q4 h, r k) z7 p/ s# P1 R2 lF4F-3 Wildcat x 10. r+ X% ~+ o# Y" X, b/ l7 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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8 e+ r; }, g0 T2 q6 Q- gJapanese aircraft losses: J3 M9 d5 @; z; ^+ X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. v% f% u% B' B2 I+ |D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ H* `: }0 W- X7 @
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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0 R# q! ~# k5 n8 ^" a1 {Allied aircraft losses# x' l% K/ K' `% w0 H4 L/ ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed& T' I$ i8 y* n5 p. J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ n) ~0 r* L/ [9 P' W' dCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 U$ ^" G3 u5 }4 I# ~: gCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; l5 J( a0 ?4 V" ~+ @
CA Astoria
3 o3 x( R9 G* V" m% l. j" ZCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
2 U3 W W- l; S/ kDD Patterson
6 i q/ ]1 m$ |- C: }. vCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 a% |/ j. b. {6 S! s8 J8 N5 u 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 ?" j, ^5 o) t& n+ f/ p3 I( q$ q+ [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ]" Y5 H- s$ `" G) [, U 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 U& F- X+ Z& p: r 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* \6 l, o, ^$ A( Q9 _9 N, M1 ^/ C 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 _# r/ e3 T! }% k) O! t2 t5 P* Y* s# w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! t# X! S# s/ F9 I% h. F 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ M3 t; _/ z; M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& X; d1 v& U/ U; ^- ?4 N, _* v$ k4 S
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- F& l4 w7 t7 L# ^. ~3 @ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: U# M! \8 ~1 G4 ?+ r% \; ^( X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% _$ P5 l) T" A% M0 `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet G3 y- X+ S* U. d0 X* t0 I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& K7 I# u2 C- R$ H% K) L 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 u$ J% Y& H7 F/ N 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 F ?4 g8 t3 O; ~0 @* C& z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: u& D( d- ]* _( m& v7 E
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' f' a% P+ w" O: J4 T5 n3 }* I" h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ C3 X& X1 F$ C' d x3 i! ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |