AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107 ^% Z: G, P4 i, V6 t# z
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Japanese Ships
3 Z% `. l- N) Q$ ^SS I-28, hits 19 F& j" K/ Y* T- s
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Allied Ships% @! v8 @, f6 T, B9 j, {' t3 @. Y: i
CA Shropshire$ z5 p* ?; U! Z8 U+ ~9 v5 G7 a8 W* S
DD Dewey* P) a3 i& X( h5 s' j4 P$ B H: e& V
DD Russell3 O# k3 P% s* n) T
CA Portland
9 V' ~0 u3 _1 p0 `1 w2 c1 c SDD Arunta
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+ N6 \. @: w5 e4 E1 {. Y! dDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,877 w9 C+ A% ?% K- A
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n! y W4 ?0 z0 u' r& [Allied aircraft
/ K& t' `, t% a$ C3 X' h! xP-39D Airacobra x 256 ^# U- g( B5 k ~3 v% B$ G4 r
A-20B Boston x 335 r, i" o) a7 H% f
B-25C Mitchell x 156 H' \& y" Z, g. g0 x0 {& j
B-26B Marauder x 30
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6 p+ y* Y; g" @No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:' l W3 B6 u0 X% x1 g5 |' k
125 casualties reported3 u2 g2 v, d5 Q- z [
Guns lost 1
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( m% ~: b7 v- `$ D* RAirbase hits 40 L ?: @) t8 _' y: V1 K
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
, n% [2 o0 H& d* D" O( _/ D4 P' Z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% e Q1 k$ k- f* y1 m# `" l0 Z) S: m
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' E8 V: x9 N/ A* @2 [ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
l3 ?8 e+ z9 J% m( u 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 F# s8 {: t% u% S# t4 y# \ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# g8 `% c' ^' B/ u) D; {$ D* a
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* n# A& Y. g3 `6 c# |
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; V0 ^3 t0 u& g/ E 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 C/ q- ~" R5 D& ]5 T1 v 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ T) C, e/ N6 |( |; R$ j: q: T: l- z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% c. l" Y, X* u; G/ |
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ h% y. L6 j( s( B$ j
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: K6 q/ j$ r5 O( |* S 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 {& ]' P6 i' a 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. g a4 o. e( l) Y8 C 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- T" u6 J( Q/ e
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% B4 B8 B7 D2 e& i6 A% W/ t- S; E. c 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# T8 X) t) h2 `/ W: n
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% J9 q8 S7 N# Z5 W- K- b" H
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* w1 L. B0 g9 i+ l, ?" J- C# Z) G3 m
( \# R8 L8 I6 X$ V; f% Q) aJapanese aircraft* V& y) y! `) ~/ H8 b5 s6 [
A6M2-N Rufe x 95 t4 w% N9 B+ }' q6 s
A6M2 Zero x 32& u, y: T! t) I( t* N- k% u
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Allied aircraft
% R1 i' a" M t. ^5 `/ G0 v; HF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% N) W K& Z, B7 B& ~& ASBD Dauntless x 491 h5 X; c. X9 K; V
TBD Devastator x 15
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8 b+ k% G! v( n3 _0 }1 H* K; GJapanese aircraft losses
2 V; V7 q% f0 C% {9 b3 z" T; PA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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# u! c- x: n& cAllied aircraft losses; x3 X* K8 I* P9 t! Y: J! L- J" }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
' c n5 _9 M$ @& [2 M' H; ySBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
. T6 ^2 d5 a5 Q3 x1 }8 z7 cTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: f7 _/ m# e( O2 @- u( K& YJapanese Ships$ ^6 |* j. \# |; @1 j" ~# x3 R
DD Mochizuki; h6 D, \1 j9 r6 [! ~
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1$ g. q+ b4 y& ]! K5 F' ?9 u
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# h! f& i4 T/ s7 P2 K3 r i. W) H
DD Yuzuki
8 ~6 J0 M4 f8 J. ]( JDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. w0 e2 p X6 |+ F+ `/ Q& \# nDD Asanagi3 Z* |; K0 |$ O/ h& j
DD Akebono
5 A" F v- H( J2 X) ODD Sazanami
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# z# Q3 c! z) MAircraft Attacking:: S0 }6 J) u! Q, v' R! s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Z3 }# G6 {! w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! @3 Y* }4 I2 ?% p" R$ z# p7 ^
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 f- E; V$ e9 c! `& ]" D
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ? k8 J! _, L7 n* h7 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 r2 V( X2 O' J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& p+ l q; c9 l; }& | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* ]) V6 ], \* ?6 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 g, N8 D |% ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 o" \/ e& t0 [- h& i( k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' A0 k: T a ?0 p& y* ?) h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 T. Z$ }# E" z8 M8 h. i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 M" v0 @2 I) B: O/ H( r3 x0 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& G7 t8 B7 I- U* I( I! ?) Y 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) A, z0 p, R" m* b: J o* H 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* i/ Y6 \: I9 J" yDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft1 q) J% _* ] J9 E7 Z, `$ `- q7 C
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
' }3 H& @. a1 Q C0 \+ `. @A6M2 Zero x 28% M5 K1 L: Z A( F3 X
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Allied aircraft
6 s# v: A: h6 }8 f: gF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
8 U/ [& L/ E2 s. ]SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses8 T7 S* a6 }# R' P
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
3 F* \7 T$ o) _; c" EA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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" f* u% }( ^+ Q7 IF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 N. Y8 K9 `6 w9 }; z3 ?SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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/ [8 l1 k& v' `' tAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& v. ]! A) H4 O; E, v$ Z1 AAP Tofuku Maru/ k* p6 c" b, ~4 k* m
AK Sagami Maru
# C3 ^) @- ^: r3 X: L/ KAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' f2 [* q e3 V* v0 SAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 n6 W$ [) E$ ]: C" q/ ?) ^
AP Ryotaku Maru& }& F+ P( K) q: a
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Japanese ground losses:
/ s4 o% v6 R- f6 c3 r189 casualties reported$ u& x% y, j! Y5 k0 E P
Guns lost 1: r6 d. j) k; G4 Q
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Aircraft Attacking:4 Z% h, ?6 B: z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 P6 b" r6 r5 H3 ^9 t( I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ X% w& |7 q/ `. ^) W5 _7 }1 w/ [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; x9 Y5 A1 l8 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( f3 E. W+ t) f1 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! m) X5 x6 b% ?! S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 [, x8 j2 P2 {9 x* ^2 I. H& q- f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 v- u- t( G0 s7 x& p0 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ z/ B4 U9 o! ^2 i$ x3 z
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Japanese aircraft X2 V; M% Y1 j' }
A6M2-N Rufe x 35 A2 z7 \0 o# ?1 E
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
8 a6 E9 I0 o3 ~$ r; Y; j$ y: mSBD Dauntless x 15( n7 t6 v# c: B- e& l$ h7 H
V/ b* L+ k- g: oNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: J: }7 C' s) P" Y4 k" @
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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, n+ s$ H* @0 Q/ RJapanese Ships; }( d! L5 K! R7 U8 b5 f
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
' v7 b- l$ }, g3 AAP Tarushima Maru) ], F* `7 Q4 R* @
AP Chihaya Maru
5 F( u8 H- a$ F9 j. `AK Asahisan Maru
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4 B* k1 | V ]4 _! ?% S8 a7 wAircraft Attacking:6 p' r+ S |6 K$ b- ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; g! h" e+ ~+ S: P9 E0 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k6 L) `3 K6 z" Q- L' ]7 f! w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 |3 B- L$ X% q. I( z" N8 dDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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6 x5 b" H: e4 a& Q) ~A6M2 Zero x 496 e& Y2 U; i1 ^( D
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Allied aircraft
) H G G) \- Y, p/ W1 T$ \F4F-3 Wildcat x 10$ [9 I( m1 l$ j+ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 83 D- u, R% @1 U8 x
SBD Dauntless x 62
' u$ S5 ~: j( S" V' K# O+ e9 [' N6 ?TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 J8 J! {# C; J5 Q2 w* i# N( ^A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
" P8 F+ h8 I* S6 [F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) h0 H, n: X, ^$ i5 y: G) F
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 S( m$ U* T! s. d" wTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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3 T. f) C; a/ J5 n vCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
/ `2 \$ r7 g' X4 S: Z' A' {) v" w$ pCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire' Y$ h' q' e1 O; P/ [, m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 p, W# W: b3 o
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' D. I2 g0 z4 J( D' C 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# C3 g0 s+ z- s+ a- c p: ^' h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 G" w: t' n6 F, k! W. b" s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Q$ f% O8 G, _, S/ @7 G 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 V2 O( g% K& Q5 O3 J 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 L3 v& c3 B2 h. F% } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, w) G3 M/ u& B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
v# G# j O n$ P* C2 |: D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, B( e' I. m5 k+ @ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* k$ v; v0 s8 y8 ?. S9 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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& ?$ l& }8 g) k0 r6 ^Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 `7 w& D6 k1 n. t: P
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Japanese aircraft! m' I" i H4 }8 v2 L# x( [* a
A6M2 Zero x 20$ t: w* O$ S: b% }& f) E( g7 U
D3A Val x 36
; V% j$ ?( t5 G2 n& ~2 u# x( e! |B5N Kate x 37
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' f8 m: J, r, y+ _0 e5 X, \0 ]F4F-3 Wildcat x 10) Q/ H5 p) H+ @/ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ \: t" }( |1 A" E
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Z9 f) j: Q# H$ [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed |6 A( k4 {- }: O0 ?2 J- U% n
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
# O( ]8 t. |; e2 e# F4 OB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged/ k/ V9 h7 a% B" A' x/ S
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Allied aircraft losses' _* q: T: D( h4 \! b+ T( H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed- G! c7 O$ o& a) K1 |2 z" T& v2 c0 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 [) b( u- B, |6 \3 VCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 B3 X6 I% b } |& T: }/ w! }9 \3 tCA Astoria
* a0 d; w9 [+ ` k y. M, ]CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
$ `! g9 a; D' n5 Z* P9 \DD Patterson
7 y s8 v: F- SCA New Orleans9 K) s; H7 g- t% E- P/ b
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 `8 J0 B8 m" a; c 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, |; @) g$ {- B9 ~
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" r0 D& o1 o r3 J0 W4 @4 f
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% |5 g+ g0 ^2 o5 Z; d$ \- T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 w7 f5 x" y% O% \5 S* X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 o( P B2 K/ q
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: |3 K( B0 S4 r, u2 h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 N& Z# e# Y+ Z5 F2 \9 t 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 F: Z- V l3 z6 ^. { c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 C9 k0 A+ U* U* ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* U- n4 Z( {! t" i6 e* F" T+ P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. E4 y+ o: O' \" a8 C- |
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
j( K- q& l9 S 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 U- x( _, N; |" d7 }; P 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 v5 n, d; d( M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 V# [7 J) g9 }3 t- L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |