AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42/ w+ P4 B4 E, k" }$ z8 a, N
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Sub attack at 70,107) F/ D+ D1 s) A/ q9 W! [
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Japanese Ships3 R0 Q5 ]( j* T1 ^) \
SS I-28, hits 1$ A* a9 @* K3 ~) n" w+ A1 e
* Q7 H. C. {5 Z; qAllied Ships
" P% h. y; t: `+ G% e) cCA Shropshire
( R8 y8 T/ a* _+ x# }( h- q1 oDD Dewey
3 b( P/ N, c( i' I2 q" CDD Russell7 }. ~" @. q7 N5 X5 s; q' H, M
CA Portland
* l! x( r* A3 t t/ o9 c0 jDD Arunta+ y7 g7 ?) R( x+ F% R
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft$ q6 _( }( i; y. T
P-39D Airacobra x 25
3 p. W @" I, p D6 w. \A-20B Boston x 33( q! X7 X5 s, f2 m# S
B-25C Mitchell x 159 Y' q/ R+ i) D1 v: }
B-26B Marauder x 304 u E- Y- }2 Y, z9 v, o
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' q' n& a8 } H6 c, K+ L# m; F! ENo Allied losses' m) ?) q: W2 L$ }. h
" S; _ W9 f; ~1 P1 w) SJapanese ground losses:9 n4 C' {/ k$ ~3 u4 |" ~4 v
125 casualties reported
$ P0 ^) x5 ? C% j! m, {) w2 p2 rGuns lost 1( k0 j/ s0 F5 |# q/ A0 w
. {# a& ?: d$ Z* Q% ^& v& jAirbase hits 4
; K) N# V) C9 h, rRunway hits 66) h5 J# }( E1 _$ z# A3 C7 V
' d, l" N3 b9 M5 s G: \9 z: LAircraft Attacking:7 P/ M+ \! ]. X2 ]( C2 C
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 d+ V' i( P; q) G14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 T# e7 K7 c4 x7 b% Z& a8 {
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
J& [, M( G7 `8 f1 j 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; m1 h' m' I: i. }% e 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) M& l' o |" A/ Q* w
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, r* ?" v V$ u
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" R5 B) s. |0 a
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 I1 b5 K4 _7 S
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 U( M9 N6 N4 G6 w" H; o9 l& B0 B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet% D" w8 z) G' e) g& K# y3 n$ R
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& a c( a" g7 V& f: S
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) u; e! H' j5 ]0 ] w* t( z 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( K, j; ^1 k4 z% D. A 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* N, C3 e6 J& G5 E" x% F2 K 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# E) M! q, o2 C 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ w }/ C* c, b0 T 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 f) j- c. l! O: L3 s
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 }- s/ o3 P' I. S6 z: b2 i/ \
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1033 d( ]$ Y# E) k9 v- C8 p
+ z: @; q$ |1 M v; L! UJapanese aircraft: a/ g6 c' h6 Q6 l% \4 M/ m; g7 }5 k
A6M2-N Rufe x 90 J1 B9 z1 U! h8 \5 \& {
A6M2 Zero x 32
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$ `4 d2 C i1 o; t$ A3 LAllied aircraft
, \, l3 _9 ]4 k9 U4 NF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 O7 z: X2 b3 y N* tSBD Dauntless x 493 m b' Q9 q8 O7 f$ Z/ U
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses% a2 ?; }' r3 O
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed8 p1 _/ Z. U. z: ]0 i( ]. ?
+ J* r. Y! c2 |4 X! \Allied aircraft losses
/ S0 Q) l/ h; S g+ ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged5 Y- G& ?; i" E) d0 w1 A$ @
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged" O# o# E, ]5 @! c6 F
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: k- H3 b- C7 z, G. n
DD Mochizuki
* R1 o- g: D* G6 S9 k BCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
+ }, k( C5 w/ X8 ^DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 |3 y6 q: l) o- eDD Yuzuki6 L0 W4 [- I: d
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire* E+ h/ u) W) k
DD Asanagi
: C# X! Q+ [3 |4 E4 dDD Akebono; N# u' T) Z5 W0 P0 ]' b
DD Sazanami3 d. v+ X6 r8 y1 i$ z
5 Y' u# X4 a0 ~! AAircraft Attacking:+ w" [3 u1 k9 O2 r. C, i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 S% i/ f; f- X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ^- C! V$ V# U& a/ f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G/ D+ H' \1 w; u8 C% C 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ~/ X, s0 g' `8 k( ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 z7 `* N! M3 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ^! s! F. m. x: ?! t' h ], a: Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ^7 F2 m, x* t- d# J6 }3 ^- @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ R+ ?" d. ~+ Z9 a! s/ v+ E7 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* z3 p, i5 o' ^8 x& k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( o: J; ]5 i- Q, ]" _' V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 c, m- d, F" ` S& B9 O+ ~# |6 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 ]3 A2 c3 h' ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u( h1 P/ [7 G7 [: C2 t 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 k5 m! a' j M/ [ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# h" T$ G3 d. @
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
* i! i9 ^0 q& q. }A6M2-N Rufe x 9
: z1 K# S+ z! zA6M2 Zero x 288 l0 g' Z1 b& e- t4 B0 G" y; p
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Allied aircraft* k: Y) y0 O5 t9 E t) M( ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
4 O1 T3 q9 f+ D! PSBD Dauntless x 34
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; o1 {* D/ y5 C. ~Japanese aircraft losses4 u" J k1 @" S$ a& i1 |
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
" y$ e3 U, O4 K4 @: L; p; M/ d- _A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) y2 i( G, e6 {; O T2 [5 F
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Allied aircraft losses8 ~4 U3 a# M$ @) V( Z' t# {# w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged* E/ ^; f" B/ S0 R
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- f8 |( x% T4 J, x" u. cAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 }! E6 i# n; J. WAP Tofuku Maru
3 x5 ^" s9 R4 d# ~9 QAK Sagami Maru
8 M$ @& }' M- D' A0 z" g- eAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- t0 t5 f5 Z0 MAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) f. V/ n0 n0 f7 ^* g
AP Ryotaku Maru, @8 q# l& [$ a
9 |0 M5 T2 Q9 D% n. O9 b6 eJapanese ground losses:, R0 @. T, r" ^+ \
189 casualties reported4 z% L5 z* u; v8 L3 B# _
Guns lost 17 v6 W8 H" V4 f4 j
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ ]* S. h5 y1 ^& c3 Y2 h: D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; p& u/ u' U' b1 ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
d* u5 |+ R' I+ O8 O$ `$ I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ W" d7 K# I' |# G z" j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: g1 Z, ~9 l! @! V8 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 P+ M; u) I$ w* E5 y* I: Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ N. r( g' C9 B: k+ F T. M! W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k+ Y) A0 s1 D& L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1030 n9 B: K9 a( h* |/ z$ i' E$ G
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Japanese aircraft
7 H1 ]8 @# F) HA6M2-N Rufe x 3' V) e- h7 j2 j3 B. x) \9 I
A6M2 Zero x 10+ H, `" e4 g( Q p
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Allied aircraft
2 L" Q. e6 B' q$ j3 }4 E& b+ p9 W6 hSBD Dauntless x 15' W# g* h; L4 x" J9 T& N. X# A
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No Japanese losses5 y ?0 ?3 v" o% x, g; T
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships/ o7 L% F% e* e' p7 E2 ^4 g: v
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage) ~/ w& F5 j) X" c" Z& Q
AP Tarushima Maru
5 d% c1 s; X2 P" X9 PAP Chihaya Maru2 m* r6 k/ q/ T
AK Asahisan Maru
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3 S5 j1 U; o- u; B: K) zAircraft Attacking:& _. x7 A6 P6 z- h7 u' g2 S, K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! C# [: k b: E5 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: P6 `9 |) t& p. a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; _; \4 }1 F1 a, c+ s0 M' f$ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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! P! \2 }" U5 C, ?! ]3 nDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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" ^5 Q1 O" u" M( G% B: FJapanese aircraft
* h6 J* C$ H, h: |A6M2 Zero x 49% `5 `, o5 W( o. D `. W/ J3 t
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Allied aircraft) q# ~# {6 X/ Z |: g3 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! {' w8 c3 ~9 N' h' J) ~- `3 l6 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
( l1 S' E. y7 B% i! }; s O) }# _SBD Dauntless x 62
$ v K, k/ J/ d2 J$ [3 kTBD Devastator x 50 Z. k- }( [" G* b
" k) g p' q: c w. I& oJapanese aircraft losses+ D' p4 ?! i! r6 q
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged8 n9 Z5 p4 U+ A3 {+ H* V2 r
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Allied aircraft losses1 |: G9 p( b8 t: b6 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed2 y; H# u! X, l; X5 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed6 V) u( ^! ^2 q
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
! b8 i% P9 K m( tTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed/ x& d$ H" w! f' ?! t7 U
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Japanese Ships7 j3 B, \# _" A8 n8 U, t5 O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# E3 Y2 \; w/ Z* ?
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" y* |. J" ]$ f9 V! Z5 D5 ~/ DCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1/ j; T2 s+ V" K/ V5 o7 n. o
0 R' B3 b9 ?. p3 hAircraft Attacking:
' I( b) q4 \+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 U/ A; p/ Q: e* h/ ^5 ? 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 v. n8 w- D1 n! t7 p4 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: d: b8 e O5 Q# z! L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 v g3 t5 g4 F 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ f+ j0 N/ I4 m7 o& T: v0 Q
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, B8 t4 J& ]9 j- ~# b" [/ n d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ]' J" B/ g6 }) u2 I. t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( i! ]& z, J, O7 i2 R$ P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 H1 ^: O- Y+ q% I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ?4 l6 h2 i! T7 o _1 P: f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1042 W' g$ m x' |+ ]7 p' F
0 [3 A( v. }9 i |0 MJapanese aircraft
( q; e& g, v ^; H/ {A6M2 Zero x 20( z5 e$ @( D- M+ ?6 k
D3A Val x 36
. [3 w( U& a$ V- Q* E- l" A t4 PB5N Kate x 378 m: u3 L o9 S+ r# ^3 \8 e
5 v5 f, z- g. K1 @' YAllied aircraft
; Q5 I" X$ |5 |6 @0 KF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
7 i2 ]( @" a2 {F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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6 S* b7 _( u! S5 d- U5 j! I7 yJapanese aircraft losses" i# N$ v( w+ S6 o6 b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" ^% N% Y* ~' R) w% d$ cD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
; H/ n; X+ S- Z- K dB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ p: A0 i( D+ U* m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed. ]7 l0 f1 O: _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 h$ f( K3 `5 d% SAllied Ships; M8 \7 q; x9 I/ Q; w
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( d$ z- ?9 D, t8 G, s; K
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& D$ n3 l7 k4 }/ }9 T3 |
CA Astoria
P* d. O9 T& L# G5 P7 XCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1+ d1 N$ R8 ]. B6 L: V' R" E
DD Patterson0 }- ?0 n- ]4 ~6 V9 @
CA New Orleans3 m) T/ e9 Q3 V8 q# |
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Aircraft Attacking:
- F6 O6 [) V5 n& U0 o 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 _: u% V+ F- v% \" q( V, P 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 S9 o+ Y, S: z6 \+ F 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
`/ M2 m9 Y5 f7 } m: V 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 _; M/ P/ w' X2 |+ g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 c) \1 g- K% ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 m) x5 J2 b; Q& O
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ \4 Z$ p! N) {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 r% j; z0 J; E# t: W, F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! F& V: A: I$ {: [& i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ }7 @' k c* i. q c8 U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! B M: f$ U$ m4 W2 f9 g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 ~6 {5 p1 J; V0 Z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 m+ `0 `2 N" d0 Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 L: U3 P0 G7 B8 }% B$ I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 b' A, \" @. W 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ |5 w+ F' q. ], t2 O) p% n& p! S
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |