AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42& ^6 u1 l7 O9 }
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Sub attack at 70,1070 B( P0 A. @7 K% b* H7 m" e3 f
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Japanese Ships
" h" Z- V; l) B6 K. b2 |2 fSS I-28, hits 17 v1 S5 C3 s/ d5 @
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Allied Ships
( ~$ Y: _8 X6 [CA Shropshire) {1 i7 k8 ]7 @- o
DD Dewey
: F2 p/ `& `6 r, L w$ g9 q! a6 TDD Russell% y( \8 `* ^! M+ ~5 v+ Y
CA Portland
/ x' t" i; U( Q: H1 ]DD Arunta1 O' K+ l5 ^- L* [7 H7 m' H+ f0 C
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87- P* _+ R. x* u" u: }& C( K7 S
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
. f, @- x2 \6 G$ VA-20B Boston x 33
2 V1 A# N2 P: E0 ~- W- iB-25C Mitchell x 15
- y# {. J' i( D* NB-26B Marauder x 30
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; j. d, M3 V9 G) z! `+ eNo Allied losses* I7 t P3 w! q/ P* l
# ?! q8 M% s! U+ v+ |Japanese ground losses:
* c! s# k- R# j/ b: ]5 U7 `125 casualties reported% w$ R3 i4 F! O% _5 S9 w
Guns lost 1
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0 `, k6 E$ ? UAirbase hits 4# d; ]9 W* e' Q- w; m+ D! W& y
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
, ^, r8 [* s/ w5 S, d 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 U: O/ \ C0 _2 j( t14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( i h& R# O2 \& b; p 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' I* y* g5 z1 Q$ Q& }. h
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) y& q! `, m* H& J9 P# t 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ z4 p; n2 i# E2 S% }( G- V 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
- |) z/ a# a/ O 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 e* p3 p, B. c) I2 q4 ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! r. L& K/ [4 F5 s1 L 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# T! h) W& L" z8 F( x" L) ~; Q% @: m
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) ?% S- v6 H2 B4 @5 Q
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 @6 A& v/ e6 M5 C
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( B5 F R: K! [, z! _ 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ _6 x; X# ?; C Q9 K5 n
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ h3 {: |+ _% D e* C 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* c. A+ g) U4 ^! h$ g8 g) G$ e& ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- s7 J1 ` w- m0 T$ W. L 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& X3 t3 g. P* C. [7 O- e5 g 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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9 R4 B4 d& H# n- SDay Air attack on TF at 70,1031 i/ W& h; y8 c+ i' n+ c" u# B
7 {2 E( |4 u* f: l' xJapanese aircraft
) a( s* c2 B) n8 b8 v7 \- cA6M2-N Rufe x 95 [$ g b9 i* w2 l2 ?1 v. j
A6M2 Zero x 32
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0 z! i' k8 h0 ?9 f9 pAllied aircraft
, P3 ]: f0 q$ @4 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
7 |) q" E: f0 v. K, s4 I$ g6 NSBD Dauntless x 49, U& K' T! N0 H. h$ m! d2 v
TBD Devastator x 15. D/ L# x1 k4 a2 X! _. W8 I
/ ]( \1 V3 h/ g; F: ] ?# iJapanese aircraft losses
9 M, P. M7 e4 w, E( YA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed8 s/ A9 k, R! a- k
7 y2 y# U5 W- ^+ Z3 U- G8 ^Allied aircraft losses
- t- n, K' M' e0 A0 @3 D+ tF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged3 S; n7 ]2 h4 _
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged/ ^/ n% n2 z& |, Y- n
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 P. z5 F9 ^' p8 y* aDD Mochizuki, ^- ]- Y! J G4 B3 [/ j. c$ k
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1! y" w* ~+ `! r% C) j
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' \' T) W; M+ f/ U, c3 G$ W
DD Yuzuki
: f6 x4 w: k. w2 s" G9 N$ K! i: bDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ `. J A! ~9 J! t& `
DD Asanagi
" q, I+ A- w3 Y, t' @" v- F) F! fDD Akebono
6 m- x* m/ a1 s: u1 vDD Sazanami5 S; O7 F% Y% |1 m1 a& Y
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Aircraft Attacking:+ l' a; t% _# Y: |8 S, i* Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. S/ i! x, [# ~& _# P, m 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 d& B0 |- d G) O3 n$ J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- {+ ]. v# _2 R0 A$ T
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 Q* i, p2 p5 j3 d/ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: {# s: j w4 Q3 i T$ | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 N' P w' |% V2 t/ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 u: Y& W' ]4 A/ X" e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ N7 x$ G1 M! D0 }: H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( O; G* \1 j$ `- ^0 {" J q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ G& M+ d; @9 b- G, Q3 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K+ P/ F3 x* s) B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 v6 `. \' L. A2 m* t% `. B- b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ^+ o4 N7 I/ z! d
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Y$ X' | z) J5 s
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 q/ y& M) c# S! M
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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+ r7 b3 q; V4 D( kA6M2-N Rufe x 9
- H* `; s, k4 B( w0 VA6M2 Zero x 28. F% T! N. m3 }3 s) P
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Allied aircraft
7 |# k w$ N5 m! i* g f' L* mF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
& L& }3 G( y2 ?3 @( A- iSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses+ Z) E+ n2 ~. c A q1 P2 b+ I8 k
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
7 z, m5 q2 @: m+ aA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed+ a& y! D- g$ O& T9 u
6 V: F3 I# h) H. u: X5 i- `Allied aircraft losses
* _# l# T7 T& ^( AF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- S4 H' s' X F, m
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 W. n5 l9 R! g% j/ }6 JAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 U! T2 C w( H2 H6 ]) s
AP Tofuku Maru
' b8 i$ V. V0 s! u& J: I3 B! A; q& tAK Sagami Maru" F( P2 [$ @( s! ~, ~$ `5 P, R
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 t4 Y; p4 \% Z- h1 PAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ~! D/ M1 [- G. f, N: AAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:# ?9 U0 L: k9 A5 r. N: W+ s( {
189 casualties reported
Z0 W0 i$ ?. s$ z2 QGuns lost 10 m0 S; B' c# |0 X; _7 a
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 @- Q# k& L* E( Y6 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 \8 U) K l1 y- o1 P
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) R! @9 z! m' e4 D- ~, L2 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% i( I3 A. s" ~8 \) p: m; R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: I1 [, L+ J5 j! R1 i* Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! ~* t$ x; |! [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet W6 C# ^( \ N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ N* }5 X2 p, L. q4 d# w: H6 V% B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 b8 A7 U7 n+ m
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103; O+ @1 h4 g! F7 v
1 A- D4 Y" V' v- r% v/ B0 fJapanese aircraft
' Z, X4 Y- @0 I' h1 `A6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 A* z' _6 g! b. H' A0 DA6M2 Zero x 10
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No Japanese losses
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0 ` f% ]* C4 HAllied aircraft losses9 c8 l1 z) N; f- P
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' F" s! r8 J9 x8 F* _
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
. @& A( D4 Z" x r" e! ?2 z3 UAP Tarushima Maru, ?3 [/ k- z* J W+ v. L# \
AP Chihaya Maru
4 D, [7 p: Z- O0 qAK Asahisan Maru
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4 m( d. e" |/ hAircraft Attacking:: A6 T" n N: V8 f6 g; c4 K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 L6 a; }9 i4 t( A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 N5 m; O7 B! L/ Q# c- d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* G0 s+ w% p; i2 r# e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% g) Y4 b* Z2 L. a
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) u. ^, M2 \2 fDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
$ |# Q: c5 r4 @! DA6M2 Zero x 49' O8 B9 D0 z q/ l5 _0 J. \) o
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Allied aircraft
+ E/ `6 q7 |5 QF4F-3 Wildcat x 10. j) ^ {- g/ f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* T# n/ H) s! O; ^6 V
SBD Dauntless x 62
% a5 n' D E: ~+ e/ K3 u |2 VTBD Devastator x 5
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" O; e& {* B7 K, s4 m7 K1 tJapanese aircraft losses; v) \, C/ A, F w a# M3 n/ ~
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged' A2 X: g8 C9 R: }* b( e
2 ~2 z- [( _' u- K6 ?8 r' KAllied aircraft losses
2 ^, P9 `+ W2 gF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed# o5 f2 r, l! _0 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed- B3 c3 e N' U0 S
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
) O$ {: G# M" ]2 n: W: `' N& GTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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: z$ N* a3 j$ d. V) I. TCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 16 m0 J$ T- T3 n5 R* j
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 l% }' T* E6 d7 h7 h& Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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( c C7 q, f' J" VAircraft Attacking:
9 q: N* ~- S0 \+ @2 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 s& c! X L" h! \7 }. @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet r+ v1 |% G) {7 [8 P5 Q+ q% i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# B; t# N( h+ ]* m4 V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! B: Q0 | `; i- B# I 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 k4 Y( s% B ~( S, j/ ~
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ O5 o' f' ^3 ~% [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. v' w6 G$ s. K! B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! L9 p: D9 v: i$ y3 A# f- _) T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 N2 l$ W8 C7 E3 l( j 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: r( [0 q, L6 r% d! [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104/ d4 r5 Q5 q) h, t& g) f/ T; P
2 z7 B% V% v& m$ d) z1 NJapanese aircraft
5 u' y2 P+ b+ Y: RA6M2 Zero x 20
4 J5 d$ {/ J& \D3A Val x 36
. g5 C( R% x, tB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
/ O( l- f5 D0 ^& U0 C; B5 WF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% B" z1 m; H" f) M. e9 sF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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X4 X5 C7 y p5 UJapanese aircraft losses
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D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged6 |. f/ m/ [5 a- u- b9 o
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. j- ]. C V9 o$ @. A/ NF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! I ]. s0 b% t" f; M1 SF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 B% Y: B. Y& l9 @
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( Y' o8 i; W, c0 x. HCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ Z1 r+ g9 e* ~$ y* w5 k7 ^
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ x7 L% h/ e$ p4 j7 a0 D: SCA Astoria& v$ I* a) K, U' j; \6 b) L. ?
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 11 x) ?. |8 H7 X. x M6 \$ S
DD Patterson
X* v# N$ o6 B" g! HCA New Orleans
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$ U1 L8 O" P9 c( q8 w Q: s/ S8 \ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 \& X; y+ c' `! ~: ? 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: @/ S" Y r3 t! f
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 C' \2 ]# P1 }7 ` {! s/ S' B& L
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! \* D% X3 I7 T1 z6 D* U( s 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- q1 a" \1 ?6 C9 _
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 Q" M* F2 Z1 g$ f! O. E$ j% A# g, `
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ F9 L9 ~0 _: Y! v6 z9 b5 O" m) y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ~1 L- y0 V7 K! T4 p3 T$ [% }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ^) t7 Q$ S1 Q Y3 q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 D8 U, f3 {9 a5 U' K
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 B2 P! @! `. R. T1 e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Z J& ]- ^3 i$ c' ^3 L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |