AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42: E: }4 v0 N1 S9 j% V
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$ l9 V$ A& l& t8 w3 Y" o( sSub attack at 70,107
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/ g7 r, O2 X0 R1 b* NJapanese Ships" w& R3 W0 x9 V+ @0 W
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
O* \$ d. t/ ]( N' a. H# A$ R0 _CA Shropshire
- A* o7 p) z& K) w1 E( e" w; B1 ^DD Dewey0 q! E+ V" O3 T0 f
DD Russell
2 |# R* E: e5 C. G, N# Q! ]# WCA Portland
0 {" Z$ z# Q* x* p6 KDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft" r, K/ Z, }7 m1 r& V8 A
P-39D Airacobra x 25
# n+ n s2 d- p1 k6 DA-20B Boston x 33' C# {3 w# g. a& h( M- E
B-25C Mitchell x 15
' o5 f* q: a% I. WB-26B Marauder x 30
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3 { G* T8 V1 `No Allied losses% G: Z; I6 P# X/ N# V
C$ o$ H' X. T" KJapanese ground losses:5 `$ H0 _9 h T$ M) H) |7 [. `
125 casualties reported
* ^8 G2 o5 C7 j4 o }8 i8 B$ P0 ?Guns lost 1: t) k+ i p3 q& u# x2 y% ^: [
" l1 v, m7 h6 n. xAirbase hits 49 j: j. `7 T& ^& r" n3 B t0 e, k
Runway hits 66
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- z) E" o* d l& l: DAircraft Attacking:
2 J5 p5 z) x V" T. ~1 q! b 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ U: R/ X: r4 W9 E9 n* l# n( K
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ B6 t$ @% P; P7 i; q# e" j2 }
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 ?. l" y- u) x" ?, u
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 A2 e5 V! i4 D c
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 _9 ]1 m C2 t! H5 E 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 N" O* K& g* Z6 {* K 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, y2 c9 Q# z! j0 p) r: E
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 c9 G4 B- O! n) U6 H+ Q$ ^1 q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: o# U- u ~5 N6 j" J% f% m 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! r% }" w& d/ g+ f- K$ ^ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 j2 b. \6 N- _4 R5 y( f! U' ~
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" g2 [$ O, A4 m: D6 h# f
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 @: U/ Q; _4 O. {! c
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# o {5 j/ j* |+ M7 j
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 F% V( c- y/ ^- T; Q* B# \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
: t( H& j) C# \; a. T* ? 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 v: D: }" y' M# O/ s! f9 \! s+ D 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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! \: G9 V4 `- {9 SDay Air attack on TF at 70,103# l5 @2 m8 g5 \" B9 I
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Japanese aircraft2 g. j: v3 f! u1 B
A6M2-N Rufe x 9; ~) f; F( k8 T& J7 Z
A6M2 Zero x 324 B( O( l3 E" i0 I
7 h1 `1 m0 s4 V. C" }- m( jAllied aircraft
/ {' P. @6 l* r4 RF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( ]+ M* u: z* Q# Y& J' _1 W7 sSBD Dauntless x 49% G( X8 W( }/ d9 j
TBD Devastator x 15* p' J2 G9 N2 P1 o' B- w# C
- v3 \: Z; R" }. aJapanese aircraft losses
* T. o3 _$ \9 |( a: ]2 }0 J1 }2 [A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 Y) R/ M S8 |$ a2 o2 Q. I
9 [! B% q- C4 u4 v' w% i/ {
Allied aircraft losses
5 v U" y2 V, K6 x3 l; ^. R/ {F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged8 H5 E2 {9 h5 \2 P0 k! I7 {5 c0 N' ]
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
( d8 ?* ~; B% l5 X! lTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged! N/ E' m' [" A% p
! Y$ k/ H9 V; }" ~7 G" h# YJapanese Ships
" k: M- O- _) @. RDD Mochizuki/ x2 X* L) ~* ^5 W" A# z9 T
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
4 Y: t8 u1 F0 ?0 ?9 c4 q! mDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( x' T6 `: l6 g1 J- h! d) p
DD Yuzuki
6 `$ M3 ?) [" j/ r8 ODD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, T! e3 t/ X7 ~7 Q- q8 kDD Asanagi
7 m/ ^8 a, ^2 L/ R0 rDD Akebono
/ E; Q9 x0 ?7 H1 d* H W. qDD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:' q( e. v# G- r/ A% }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& k- {* n2 i% }0 \: j7 T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; y# `) d) j+ I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 D; s, D! O5 R4 M+ s! M8 ^5 \: {
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ^8 f D. x" E# _6 o- P1 |. M9 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ q: M8 z( X" ~! X" x+ |0 y' f8 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% z1 j8 A3 L' g9 d" K( I6 g9 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 O0 U6 Q4 U5 ]/ ]: g* N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) {6 t& e0 t1 k o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 C& W+ |' \# J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 D7 D- o2 o1 l1 e& t) h( } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( E7 g% r3 v# k% p# a6 p' l7 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 F. H* b1 |; `1 A7 y& ^3 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ D: e2 X. B, V6 s
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 e( E% p7 Q! k$ _ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 C) W9 F* M' x; ^& b
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* }" m) ~1 o1 I; |! S- R7 h
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Japanese aircraft
! ]' U3 v$ O# Z" Y' p0 O% M" pA6M2-N Rufe x 9# f& m V& I2 ?- W* T
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft; e2 |' w# X/ c5 r% A6 e' L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
# u6 }' ?0 t8 HSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
- S0 I. _: y0 U# `; T" C/ S! cA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
F6 P, W5 g- u" mA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 \0 P3 F, O8 D/ N" _
( z+ I$ [/ b, {* T4 M# Y9 aAllied aircraft losses# O; A9 g& i7 P: W6 C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 ]% z' P. b+ l7 z! v5 K. a- z5 aSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged: G8 l% P( C1 p) k/ B5 l: j
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Japanese Ships
: U9 X; \- V; E1 VAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, X* X/ I7 f2 ~
AP Tofuku Maru
# ?; q0 N* D/ X* e% l1 J- m( tAK Sagami Maru
8 G9 }0 m& \9 w8 o- G9 y, cAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* A$ L' N. f- L a" B+ a/ |3 FAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 E$ ?+ g! O' v) [) T2 k7 I$ bAP Ryotaku Maru" P* p! m% V' O
+ l- A# ?" `# q1 qJapanese ground losses:& a5 F/ i( [- v5 w: t( F: ~0 p
189 casualties reported
& Z! W; T0 }# }Guns lost 12 y( D* W/ ]6 s1 ]( `
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Aircraft Attacking:
& v) ^! ^& l1 o4 W2 t. z; n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 H6 K1 W* t$ } r; Q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- X, b* M% s+ I0 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 c) f2 R* L$ k$ \6 g6 b, N. Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Y i, D8 b( Z, w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ~; q- x$ T" L! z6 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 K0 M$ r% y/ {9 B! O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, [& R' ?, a5 f% A* e5 ~7 T! k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ U. D6 h2 @9 u* }& x1 J3 e
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Japanese aircraft4 J) B7 a0 R/ |$ X' I
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
9 ^& E) B, ?1 ]( yA6M2 Zero x 10) k h2 P- D/ @3 y; q
+ z; |; R+ A$ c. h8 yAllied aircraft+ V' l4 j3 Q2 y( u9 f
SBD Dauntless x 158 U5 B) Y% P& S+ Y2 T; O
0 r! q* G6 x6 J! F% Z$ HNo Japanese losses) f. a: ]% J( V! f
. o/ @" [9 h. \0 X( ]3 H( N- j; J' tAllied aircraft losses: `% }5 |8 @& V3 l! o
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
M0 j4 Z( f5 q& l& EAP Tarushima Maru
& r ^# h- m# y% ?5 V0 L; fAP Chihaya Maru
% b# S% t6 x; _# A- G, EAK Asahisan Maru- {! O, z2 j# l/ ?; m4 v
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Aircraft Attacking:+ s- t/ d% ]6 G* K: C' n
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Y8 n3 S% F- q; G4 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 J _" N/ v# {# h& @7 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! T. S* o& K- e7 Y: B0 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 z7 K& X& ~ fDay Air attack on TF at 70,104- K' H: d- ^3 Y/ i& ^
6 X* ]* e- M( L) Y4 z8 O' zJapanese aircraft
; C" H- J6 O& z- a3 EA6M2 Zero x 49& Q7 f7 l: M/ p1 L+ P( }6 B; [. g
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' @8 X8 |; z7 C9 i' T: \3 x+ j3 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
6 ]) ~, F& ]* M# ^6 h/ T- nSBD Dauntless x 621 e& q: N$ i* V) N
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Q8 B' j4 N( g: w$ X
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 J2 o* M! h# K( r0 Z5 T. X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
+ ?9 a* O( R2 n. `9 ^- AF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed0 P9 A$ f: N' }5 A1 ^1 l2 f
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged) t7 H7 ^* N& \' y: F) i9 B: I
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. w0 V. `! X/ M+ A5 |0 r
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Japanese Ships& P# o: O) A" ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
& |$ F8 p0 Y$ Q* j3 C! sCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 `$ [( c2 E: t [- w! ]5 `/ l0 l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 `% }( r$ t/ T4 d1 V7 ?8 V
& s1 X4 |8 H. ^/ x! w9 o! yAircraft Attacking:
7 C% l& u! R7 X! y0 f& F5 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet A0 ^$ \/ S" h( _9 b* e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 K0 Z* E# D& W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* B" @2 F0 W, F% Z- i( P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) I& j! `4 O W# R# c% Z 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 B6 c% q' e4 z7 w
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( b0 R( N4 h/ J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" t* n. ]6 F9 W8 p2 Q; _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 j1 t" S2 W" T: D$ E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 {9 c, p7 s8 ^/ {9 ~; o$ b! [
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 b3 Z3 d7 g. H/ Q. Q7 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ^3 c, K1 r$ d' g: M* Y( S
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8 D. X: i* I. f e$ E+ [ J- WDay Air attack on TF at 72,1042 g' N& ~. h7 n3 v* ?
2 w h5 F n. q& d' EJapanese aircraft4 D" L. F$ o3 K) I5 d6 Z
A6M2 Zero x 20
5 Y, I9 [! e3 A$ MD3A Val x 36$ z/ c9 m$ R, n# P
B5N Kate x 37% j1 Y S' M3 Z' @1 F
0 w8 x* F! o& t6 I: NAllied aircraft0 h5 f% o% v+ Q) V% M6 S& P$ B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 f2 W/ \9 i" X4 b' U: G* H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 ?# b7 ]9 s% D( M: h/ O9 oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) _* d+ |! @3 x: e
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
5 ]' y9 c% L/ Y9 Q7 `! DB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 G4 t2 E$ s/ d2 B/ t" D, h; EF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed6 W7 D% i" u! s/ w7 s) |7 y, x, H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
, N1 ?9 b8 \. ICV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& ?2 S [- ?0 a) y
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" W5 [( V( h( p; W! Q$ yCA Astoria
T/ m: C; c" s) UCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ r% F/ t+ J4 J# K$ f
DD Patterson
: P' V$ | i8 c# R9 jCA New Orleans
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3 e! }4 `- L( B& @3 m' i1 rAircraft Attacking:
/ ~2 v! D7 }7 q0 z) D8 U/ T' Y 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 }% y9 J% T) j3 H 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# o4 K8 J& G# h& |. {, i, B" r 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- h$ Z$ q W8 R0 F4 i
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# ^6 D2 `, _' ^5 l. r4 K; U! k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ u1 }4 P% A. I7 W3 `! F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 v# Z* o" h2 F0 G* L
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: @" M0 t% D, c, i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ S) l1 K& r4 a& D: X0 `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' N1 ^7 W ]9 c7 ]. I8 Y. U- h
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 w& w( ?: N6 y' l5 s$ \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( s' s! l! ]) c2 V9 S: v* V2 z I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 Q9 n: h3 ^/ R1 ?4 u 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 M/ ?$ ]4 ^0 f, S v
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ X @) ~2 U: F$ c; Q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ G/ _( O) B% ]9 O" o 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ]0 Y4 c5 ?) a1 s+ R
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 K8 _; [# W9 b+ X- f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& F: }& e; t& } 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |