AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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; u) B( Y5 {1 w. S; }, K7 t i, VSub attack at 70,107
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8 B% D6 l7 L f6 O2 z2 C' B# j% rJapanese Ships) p. A' u1 t1 s& I3 h5 I( |' I7 @. X
SS I-28, hits 1 c, B& p5 [: Y/ u
2 k+ y3 [: v+ yAllied Ships: P V* d. G. D+ V0 f$ D
CA Shropshire
* G. r* ]7 X( ?+ T& }4 CDD Dewey9 N* T/ c; Z3 \
DD Russell
% j: I9 F' S, ~9 n% X1 wCA Portland
, c* M- i5 S# l# L" VDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 T5 P0 Z6 F$ h1 Q" S" L* ~
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$ L) U' f" P+ P6 {* d$ LAllied aircraft+ P5 C/ { o1 J% n) |4 G
P-39D Airacobra x 25
5 E6 E. ]6 o& W& R7 h+ k( A; y* [A-20B Boston x 33
L- R6 P( K' F1 h2 v; E1 m% RB-25C Mitchell x 15
* t0 [% H. G. T* C8 q( ^B-26B Marauder x 30! J9 w0 y$ D2 d5 `
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. W& A" a- f. F7 k KNo Allied losses$ p0 p. Z0 F1 j2 E. L
0 R3 m' d2 ? F9 ?0 [9 P' qJapanese ground losses:
6 P$ M2 S! }! M. w8 p j125 casualties reported# [ C7 A) s. Q
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
( C! o v h5 g/ J4 lRunway hits 66
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- \/ z4 f2 e" DAircraft Attacking:
9 n5 W4 W3 y4 k# X; y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" Q( R z& J6 ^
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 S! N+ A7 p/ [! n 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) j ?4 {3 H0 p) Q: K
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
9 g" D% ?2 d$ A0 T" c4 M/ t 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 Y2 p4 O( {7 c, S 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' ~% p I& A! a& e3 Q/ l# w& G
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ z8 d6 e3 `: [9 B# C* S0 d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 F4 B& a" m- n! F
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 `9 J: B' g9 z4 B8 Z 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet T: C6 ?6 q* Y( A8 n
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ `! j; k( I1 O1 | 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% y" s) Z# [' T" y( e+ ?4 D/ J
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ ?$ X; I$ [; \) _" A4 e8 l( d 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! n. [- ?% P# v: G+ t$ b; l- A
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
/ q$ X& P2 ^" r1 F9 a 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 {4 `3 E0 _9 R; S) v
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 T+ L, ]; `! y8 \' n 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 n$ c1 x/ J' w9 o9 Q* y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1037 r1 w c2 M; P! S, {* } D7 R
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Japanese aircraft$ Q8 O2 A9 t* }3 b# e/ ^' l
A6M2-N Rufe x 9' R8 T: H( o3 d u: D5 L4 n: B
A6M2 Zero x 326 A- S. ]0 X9 W5 W: H0 b. g9 S: ~0 e) ^
: j( ?5 {) \5 c& u, X- L* zAllied aircraft. n* q3 m F1 B) u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 [4 P) l$ d$ Z. {& K3 j/ h3 [# Q) k" YSBD Dauntless x 49 _ n. W- u9 ]# E! m6 H" }& `
TBD Devastator x 15
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& Y& L6 ~/ b' x/ \4 M- aJapanese aircraft losses$ k3 E/ p- J6 b, H4 T
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 B) q1 G% E/ V/ _
4 S% K5 [+ E ?4 v) m+ F1 w9 F$ mAllied aircraft losses6 n* P- m& z4 |: q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 `/ B2 Y4 |3 Y) mSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 I1 W: O2 t3 {3 ]! ?& d8 h+ cTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged, U0 V: h! `: o- S
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Japanese Ships @! Y1 Q) Q2 k3 C X( [0 M
DD Mochizuki
9 A; r, e3 M a% W. T8 {$ [CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
! k" c) [4 w- _5 j+ O" JDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& [$ U& x! j; m8 i9 ^" m/ s
DD Yuzuki2 C. k4 C& @" _& t* t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 z9 y, p6 V8 V# K- SDD Asanagi
5 z1 y" j7 N! D# n6 f6 k6 j$ WDD Akebono
( {! ?9 X) ^" _DD Sazanami
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3 c4 t8 G, I! i' u* W( g MAircraft Attacking:
2 H, @- X/ a, ?3 | 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- H. o4 c- r! ]5 ] i8 a3 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- }" P& I/ q/ Q. t' Y9 q& |
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- [1 R3 R3 P% _0 u9 n1 T 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" N u+ h, }% `, o% \8 \* W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. h0 T* v$ R# E' C; b& Q% X- {3 r6 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* r& o3 g. P# L" ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ?/ T5 v# M) U) Y. T( l" f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ a% X) [" \- X+ I& o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* b t# G9 G: W1 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. G9 u; f* r0 o7 Q+ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' T3 L8 J( W# i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, y2 b; a; i/ W' j2 `+ X% \6 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ G+ u' j$ v& t3 P 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 a. [, T( u' I0 R6 p: K3 n
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 s4 g: }! |' ]( ADay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
; z* D: F& Y, ?2 OA6M2-N Rufe x 9, o7 ]+ `, p& h+ t
A6M2 Zero x 28# T3 N! P0 ^; A& y7 g1 p
( \) `. w2 Y0 I$ s/ B0 x/ L& nAllied aircraft: r# K. @9 b9 y2 j3 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
# F5 o: F7 \, D! pSBD Dauntless x 343 n8 ?6 |3 H6 j0 P
9 n* D2 C7 |. ^5 i7 l" t2 ^Japanese aircraft losses8 K% S1 }' H6 C+ g7 P. d0 _) o0 M$ B
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
% J4 r! Y& Q4 K$ d8 d9 g8 C, x' q1 O. qA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed: `% l Z; k' S) B2 W9 @; [$ J2 X
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Allied aircraft losses
1 }0 M* Y6 ?7 [0 xF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged# V& e; Q% }; F5 E0 }9 ^
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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8 I" m4 a* @( c6 CJapanese Ships+ ]9 j% y, n0 c1 Q; f( X% q/ i
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 t1 a( [" A1 y& M* `2 MAP Tofuku Maru
0 J" m; h" X. lAK Sagami Maru0 d# p1 y6 Z% a+ R
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 I0 {5 ~; n# D' ]/ J2 RAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 I: a" J5 R" ?$ yAP Ryotaku Maru
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* i R. h' d2 f" t& r! kJapanese ground losses:
, `7 g3 P8 {& y0 |189 casualties reported/ [5 }! @7 S7 `4 d* Y. e
Guns lost 1* w/ J/ b* H, B
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Aircraft Attacking:
! P* A3 K1 d7 z5 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 [& c" I. h" P, o& P
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) E$ T. B! W- w* G' \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ @/ W3 D( P' a& G& s5 H2 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 M' ~2 Z% ]3 G" N. Y! `/ l$ M2 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% {/ e3 }) }; `' @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. h2 r6 m% j2 V' J0 U+ X: |4 n$ H( D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ^% p% J* y' c0 I- _6 a* ~( m) m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103" M, _4 I5 e) z- H4 C
2 @1 ]8 e# m8 `; ?$ U1 z* ZJapanese aircraft& B8 ?) q' L$ \7 h; i$ I. d
A6M2-N Rufe x 3/ O4 \5 {. B- L( p$ K8 {" Z( R
A6M2 Zero x 10 x$ {; H- O) G& s4 ^
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SBD Dauntless x 15' a, l1 }. R' F5 Q' ^- }
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No Japanese losses/ q0 f M' V' t& V/ C9 @
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Allied aircraft losses. b2 p$ e1 T8 b
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed" q0 b1 B5 l( D) X" L! q
% [( K/ E5 A. x! }: xJapanese Ships
% x2 d" q! ]0 ^% f% aAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage2 r' R) G) k+ ^; o
AP Tarushima Maru
5 p+ L- @1 A Z' v- j3 ~5 YAP Chihaya Maru
4 X" A4 h% g/ N* p6 ~; _" U) |AK Asahisan Maru5 R: [7 D" {) _ P+ s a
8 i) K4 t: e6 j* t) a0 x9 V2 eAircraft Attacking:
, u5 k. I$ e; D/ h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 p! E% A1 R6 ]5 z! }5 s7 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: V7 t; o8 X& x+ Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z& _( r* T) G, j, v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 B- c ?+ a7 y9 `Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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* C6 S7 T/ V& G4 r: LJapanese aircraft
4 v6 `4 p* {! D4 k) AA6M2 Zero x 495 y2 G/ p: U" ~
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Allied aircraft
D8 U) f6 |* K/ g! V! HF4F-3 Wildcat x 10" w9 J- f, [* |: r/ s8 ]' s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. Y* P( R- \" N2 sSBD Dauntless x 62
% f+ {8 g: L4 iTBD Devastator x 51 v) z Z( Q2 `+ v, r6 c
; p" ]/ p" j3 a$ CJapanese aircraft losses
$ Q5 n; o9 L! ^5 K" iA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 o4 _: O1 H8 mF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed* K! U9 W7 B# x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed. \0 d" S$ j3 o/ g: ~
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( l* y6 X1 w; Z }: z" J+ ZTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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( v, c9 S3 [0 v# y% B4 vJapanese Ships
8 a* X b* r0 YCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1: C4 ^8 a0 A2 P& N- A% v
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 e. k: E5 S* n- F F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1" _7 ~- r6 H4 L
# h9 {! J( W5 H/ RAircraft Attacking:
. y" n, Y# U2 S' [. F2 i" | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 m2 u, Y9 G7 m0 ?' G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 \) R/ G/ X1 j0 B' t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ K+ N7 a p4 w" j% p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 S; G- ^8 J5 B6 Z0 {
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 C9 j. q3 H6 J6 S! Z; ?6 } 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# R0 D8 ?1 d, D- g- \9 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ |+ B6 ~) n* i. W8 ^& b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 v# N7 Y* ]* t! H& I6 y8 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 r3 B7 E( D* S/ @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; p9 i' q9 t1 w, B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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, a f+ R- T; N8 p" Q- X2 }3 c- IDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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" S; r3 r! R/ c. kJapanese aircraft
( M6 A& S5 l; i! pA6M2 Zero x 20& E; o" C9 f: K- o- t }: |+ W
D3A Val x 36
V% e( a- |; _$ J" S! n: n" ]: yB5N Kate x 376 T9 v" f" f( y2 I
2 p$ ]0 |9 H6 PAllied aircraft# D. T* U: {2 _- z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 100 c: ]& T/ k W% J3 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 R5 m$ M V1 R0 pA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- b0 b8 q h$ C a) f
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ e9 ~0 r! E4 D! E ^6 d
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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( l1 N0 z. m1 |. g# N3 BAllied aircraft losses& G0 ?+ t+ X9 U3 x- }: S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed9 ~4 b& i- l3 i- ?5 I) g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 J4 a, {8 n4 W; E. c1 @CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# a& U; S% R, o* c M
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 _% Z5 b# `1 j l* x; FCA Astoria6 K2 S0 ~- A; d }
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
0 Y% T7 i4 g* `& j% @9 Z! z; F" QDD Patterson; K! I5 }) F& }: ?9 m
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 J. I4 m y n! v# x 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
O. ]7 \, L5 M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 o: H6 }# h, n# q9 v 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 D2 {5 ` {6 y& D& h
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 m! f; B) N4 H+ T& Y4 k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. y* Y! k: K4 m, o 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# J2 E! }5 m$ }" ]8 l, a 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. T3 J5 \: B. x8 w$ G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. m& O- \3 K4 P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! D: e; A% T) u7 p0 \ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- A" m6 d) r& m" L7 t& @" y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ I! G* G( V+ t8 b" P0 B; o 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( o! U0 b" B' P' |! Y R4 ~7 Y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* \/ U3 M+ ]" _1 _( T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& Z- G& F ?& ^' }1 C4 S
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 D8 y- ^3 c- _' B5 p- S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 m0 A; f6 v A, c- m1 F 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" v6 \# B5 {" k) L+ i& i9 f. G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% m( o: a. O: e2 w9 W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |