AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107& |8 p9 N- u) {: v: o, M
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Japanese Ships/ j3 x2 n3 p# W5 @7 |
SS I-28, hits 1) q( R& w9 {' N( S
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# |) O+ H" A, K; KCA Shropshire
7 h; ~" H* ^7 n& tDD Dewey. m2 I; a+ p ^# e. p
DD Russell( h, A3 Q- Y0 w8 q5 I* s- F
CA Portland* T, z( s; P$ s7 j4 O% X
DD Arunta/ L% w9 k4 `2 ]8 h5 L, K
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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2 D0 Z/ T2 S4 h' ~2 X% cAllied aircraft' b% v: e( }7 h9 e
P-39D Airacobra x 25* B5 t, Y) ]& D2 ]( I, t; b
A-20B Boston x 33
2 I! P# P4 A( l; QB-25C Mitchell x 15: v+ c( O8 b# V, Z: ^4 ?3 C5 C
B-26B Marauder x 30
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* h0 Z' \8 D% @; sNo Allied losses
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9 N% j" X: U c1 }- J4 s$ tJapanese ground losses:
7 }; J8 ?* M5 N! x; [7 h125 casualties reported% @1 [2 a. C* |, S& n2 |6 \( {$ z
Guns lost 1
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+ {% _ N, H; H: p; U& q0 uAirbase hits 4
s, y- Q8 i) |" ], Z7 D: SRunway hits 665 e' o" }/ P. o5 x5 j( t) W. F/ ?
, l3 @- h6 x) W2 a0 g6 H4 m$ j2 RAircraft Attacking:( n# P0 ?% q% O: y
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* n$ `7 X3 U; v( L$ ]14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
~6 N& W( o0 Y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ T8 @" O- M$ x' V7 W 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 ?# a/ ~! c0 H1 c) q9 p. l5 O
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' N, [, D1 P! `- I 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 l; h4 b" p$ ?% v
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! S% V$ A, O/ I% v3 [' A- L6 q1 t
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. S- C; Y: R1 G, A& J 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 K* I' j* f, G! M' W& M
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ J( W9 f* Z; n: N/ B 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. D- P: e& ~; i% j% A/ j5 c 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! h0 ?8 V" ?' y2 W6 D 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
! i4 G; z" T U* ]9 Q1 B" u [9 D 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 j. w; P9 j6 p# r 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. W% q' s) I8 F$ C 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! J6 A/ q& H& f4 G 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 c* I- V$ i$ H# `
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 ]1 x* Q! @' C: [0 o; f) L/ X
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft( r, e) [2 o9 y' J3 h4 J+ F
A6M2-N Rufe x 9) a2 D+ s" _& Z: f6 G2 p7 p8 C: o
A6M2 Zero x 32
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4 ?. ~/ x; V) W4 d# u6 i. \, G5 [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 R% f- }5 n7 V/ m, c( t4 Y7 K7 R) m3 V
SBD Dauntless x 49. j% l% I1 s! A( w1 e7 y
TBD Devastator x 15( `2 |0 N7 l/ I' a) w% G+ u
; I N0 Q8 S7 n/ p k( Q. z& G* iJapanese aircraft losses: x9 M2 A# c0 g/ I6 B7 m. K
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 P% ^' X+ h1 D' j, m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged; t& B; v7 s0 C- K: o* N
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged' C* X2 N! P( b% p/ O1 t- b% D, ?
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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) p7 S$ z, _8 A- m" d2 p5 IDD Mochizuki
4 M9 r& M* `; l q) MCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
* `3 x" K4 d Q: L' ODD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ a( | A* e/ }+ n& b7 KDD Yuzuki& M8 ^4 j/ \# z) \7 B! d* t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire; b. n8 L+ J* _; f3 r' }( U
DD Asanagi, ?) {# O1 i% ~! z9 o
DD Akebono7 r; p. U; t& B5 g0 i
DD Sazanami
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; p* A8 Y4 m: E1 kAircraft Attacking:1 V+ M* u2 g- b: F" t3 l; ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! z" `8 B: t- y5 n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* f' K' l. m: g `0 T" |8 }3 j
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: F, I7 `9 O* L/ _& w
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 i/ ~8 ~. I* U( V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 |9 W7 t: }8 t; [6 T3 ^. D% t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet k' l# X c6 o# A- h7 p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* A! W U0 k) k2 g) T- @& G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 x$ ]. M! Q: {8 u- V# ?% `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 L2 o- E& w6 t) J" _+ ^* Q3 [7 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" c' a* F0 t: I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 _# p% ~0 ^4 {$ C2 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 W: o) ^8 }0 g" y; G! X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 _& _- ]% H( U! W 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 x. B, j% a' b# a" ]" P 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103' I2 U0 W5 [8 a! S
' u2 m: w, L OJapanese aircraft! X9 r4 G* k3 H) S! U
A6M2-N Rufe x 99 Q" I8 Q7 u9 _5 j& w7 R: s
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft9 l! x; c6 j, w) R5 G9 P9 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 214 B$ k! V2 [' K' I- a, P
SBD Dauntless x 340 V* a. [- h m4 b" t' q
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 l1 l1 `9 T9 ]1 p, `A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
% P, ]6 |$ }( c' fA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' J. x" t" x, ]' V) e5 _$ m0 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
. t- ?7 o; ~# |! KSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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0 V9 }9 [* I z; \1 x- ?' FAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 B- w. m$ f0 ` F2 MAP Tofuku Maru
, D) h5 k! V; h+ L* N8 sAK Sagami Maru
2 d" i! t+ ~9 `5 UAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 ?3 h( j& K% S6 ^( PAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
j- ~/ `% G# z' U3 r& f8 HAP Ryotaku Maru
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5 R& b& p4 l X& H" B/ OJapanese ground losses:) i' c3 C6 E- O8 w) z# ^
189 casualties reported" W' g L6 `0 x( v5 S$ R6 y1 g, h9 h/ X$ ~
Guns lost 1
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2 `2 @; b2 p1 VAircraft Attacking:9 E3 N2 i4 P* s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" d: n, t' v1 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 f6 n8 J, ~7 {6 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# I% O# T! Q* Z! r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% F5 E& |; A4 m. M' r4 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& c$ \5 a8 c& r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& X6 w/ z0 K( t' z+ S$ m2 L, h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ a; n" j9 }: u. j/ M* U4 a5 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 _8 S$ z2 k3 \# r4 i
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1036 u- l2 [* j/ q
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Japanese aircraft* d5 G( W$ o# ~8 x+ ?4 b
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 ^- s$ D0 O" K+ o+ V/ @A6M2 Zero x 10: p; X+ ~' m7 o: I$ @6 D3 N
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Allied aircraft& H* K& f9 T; M0 e n0 x
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: |+ L! ?2 ?' v4 l* DSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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1 V0 [8 \3 G7 j/ b9 I. k; F8 HAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage; W: @8 J. h# x; A' X
AP Tarushima Maru. a+ E: v2 f7 O' F9 e0 S8 p
AP Chihaya Maru- y) } N* B7 _
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" C3 `( Z: G! P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- R; f0 x" Q/ S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' V: W5 `3 J, ]5 y9 n
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~2 m+ v% s, K) DDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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5 M8 a9 q# f& I+ M& jJapanese aircraft5 i$ M( Y" F% e
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
& c D- P3 S4 H- W7 m' V, F* mF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ U1 e5 X. K% z, y- x# R5 R* qF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
, P' s! A3 B* ~5 }: D4 K7 u1 N" z' q BSBD Dauntless x 62
, `' m- T$ H' K: r6 `: F* QTBD Devastator x 5" z6 j8 X& X/ }
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Japanese aircraft losses
; a% Q, {) ]! d1 ~4 eA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged8 E. X/ O& _" {6 I+ S
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Allied aircraft losses
- O! N( Z6 t OF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
( |5 n/ f2 x2 a# ^* ?; g$ qF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
/ V" \ `5 Z% I9 K/ jSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 j6 w1 s: Q) I4 }( B; hTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 X+ b, ^0 D( F" ^& ^3 y7 s( sCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1' s6 w" i# x$ d
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# d. u4 I' d! G5 LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1) |. Y5 |6 p0 U) f- ?( Y9 r; c- R4 w
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Aircraft Attacking:
; j. S! A, `) R( O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" a- }+ \- K! p- L+ e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 D' l4 ~( L' `" r D+ n4 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ]3 [) E, t8 B3 w4 ^+ `! o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) H2 u) D8 g( |- K F 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, x9 |; W2 U# ?7 ?4 l4 C 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" m/ y0 N+ Y! q/ ^7 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* j$ H5 U7 `$ L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ B) t w2 f# t0 A5 @3 r# W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- i& s' V: v, C
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ s" P5 A. {) S% o; _& h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 n, U' M0 w2 t* J, GA6M2 Zero x 20
# X; V: S* H5 \. n/ \D3A Val x 36
5 K! z% o& E/ [2 o8 Z7 z, |B5N Kate x 37' A8 b0 \9 ]- i! y6 p
. i5 c5 y2 C/ t, I) M! pAllied aircraft' V, J5 I" _/ h& H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
# w: m, `+ @- H5 ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
; u' N/ a, ^, C, U+ X5 p2 BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# d$ t' ?6 Q( y2 j9 @D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
' [% Z% h6 E5 |" n9 w' i! f, A- GB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged7 [. C5 @5 j* ?3 x9 E( ]5 V
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; P/ Q; _. T( B1 p) BF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed( T. q9 M# C' ~. s- V7 F" E$ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged% H6 S; z" k9 w
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Allied Ships
' ~5 @. c' ?+ t1 H& l* qCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire E& T+ j4 V& q5 p
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- P! ]( E" R* ]9 P
CA Astoria
: F% o. a* j( ?CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
( T0 |8 {3 K7 Y' X9 ]* T% s, gDD Patterson, z+ W/ [5 w# f/ a$ ^) S
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:, S5 @# i/ g$ O) G' b: ]* G8 k: k$ R
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 z, \, Y0 g- |$ f$ V6 y. u
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 D! E: M# R. ] 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% ?% h5 b" p# { 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 n5 m8 c! R4 S) _! d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# T9 H- d3 b; r3 Y) I0 H 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 Y6 W5 C$ e# V' r: U
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet \% \6 V) J& x3 c8 r, ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 U3 S$ N+ Q$ F8 N" Q X3 C/ O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# l2 J* R& }) M0 [3 z; E, ` 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& Q( t$ x( @5 Q; b2 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D' s' w# z3 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ M8 w& V/ u* s2 ^3 E5 k2 [
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 v% t* R* a4 T5 W; |" u$ Y& T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- x2 E# G0 A! B* n$ [' V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 G2 g9 ], j" A A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! k' h) d3 r( w+ Y+ ?# z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 q8 g1 j. U. d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 {: | w! R" f7 V& [; c9 I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |