AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107! n3 e# l+ G9 V" x# O
3 F/ r: \7 c5 e8 YJapanese Ships
4 N9 d i/ V2 Z/ t, Y' XSS I-28, hits 1# I" T8 a8 P! q7 F' a) ?
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# L) o. ?$ T5 PCA Shropshire
! z5 d8 U" h" H( r% R0 kDD Dewey- m9 i3 t- Z3 s" E
DD Russell/ \ E& |- a% R* K
CA Portland$ V/ M9 b Q; U1 b$ ?$ j# i
DD Arunta _5 V' }2 e8 \3 ^% \
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft* {- f$ \% t! d7 p
P-39D Airacobra x 25* M% e' t7 |+ D2 G, o
A-20B Boston x 33, D i0 G# \5 Q. e- a) i7 g
B-25C Mitchell x 15$ {0 C% }6 S0 `" _0 z
B-26B Marauder x 30
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& W# h9 Z; t+ ?' r& E: HNo Allied losses( c: j3 n9 d8 ^3 T8 \( o
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Japanese ground losses:+ Z( H6 h; F8 S" ?" m
125 casualties reported
0 M0 i# g9 n. @8 D$ \Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
9 y& ]' Y% T3 g0 @$ \, HRunway hits 66# E7 X) Q7 M2 ]: y, b) {3 p
2 I' R( M! O2 ~Aircraft Attacking:6 v2 [8 H) q$ g8 O
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 c, s. K$ J4 Z E) T% t4 z, A, ^. m& j14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: l6 ~" o/ ?1 E! w
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 W1 T4 J7 `0 y [; Q% B( c
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 {4 _. k4 y6 F. o8 s 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: y f# ~6 j9 ]# g9 [* S2 ?
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# B8 K, L; U/ `3 V$ y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ C3 ~2 f2 X9 _! S 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 X Z4 ~9 t) K t
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 k8 P l, ~+ Z, s 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# v [/ H9 `; y" T+ |1 ? 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, K& k0 _# E" \, S! w6 `% B$ H" G8 u( v
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 f2 u- ^9 l. L/ l% O. W 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 }; O9 n, t% G3 W" t8 h; ?) H3 s 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 H5 s4 H) b# X7 `
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' A6 B5 w) p+ N0 ^+ ?! J 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 y, q& v/ x: @6 r. S. J' I9 `+ p; C
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ Q4 L5 f; W5 S$ T
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Japanese aircraft! J1 f5 e* B* S& M
A6M2-N Rufe x 94 E7 @" I6 J( z
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft" r4 ?: c- O3 ~1 j `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ S( b% { N& g* }2 E! _
SBD Dauntless x 49* U3 }) M- p1 R' p! A1 w
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
U; N, A3 T4 h3 zA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed6 `. T X: ~/ x7 ^
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Allied aircraft losses& Z7 Z g& h) B. R/ k5 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
" {* h' B# `; {4 ?6 U1 OSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
B8 H# E. ?8 X& l2 v3 C* z( w- _/ uTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged% m% ?5 @$ X% V0 f
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Japanese Ships7 ^1 z7 i6 V5 X# @0 R$ h
DD Mochizuki
/ a/ r) F0 V# b9 _7 r+ Z# s3 zCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
' Q" o( e: j& L& BDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 P+ A& h5 k3 R
DD Yuzuki
" R. E( p; q. w3 L7 C1 [) TDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# k# A% r; ]! ~1 NDD Asanagi
! v7 {$ a6 @/ _( D2 X1 W2 z) tDD Akebono+ ~5 R! w& n8 l; }- ^7 ^
DD Sazanami! P4 e# C+ o2 ?9 ?. `5 @
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Aircraft Attacking:8 |$ _; k) i. G; q& Y. H
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) v1 {, j7 H- j% u; P0 H* j! f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
v" [7 Z O" W$ ]& H! x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' H+ f: _$ c8 O 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 V! n+ y9 Z \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ }# [# f$ @+ J9 ?, j' S( ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet y: S! M7 E2 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 L- Z( B0 j' @# \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ^2 V; ~7 j6 A) a7 W& a* [- ?' a! g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ ?) O7 `" W4 e8 X8 @( J2 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ h$ J$ j7 |, } [- X1 R+ p" | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 x9 Q1 x+ F% U: x3 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' D) U" z9 h( z- S7 `! R& s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; x+ O- n2 D- A1 p
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 u0 F" E9 A5 z* j( N 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 \# h D- W- x4 @
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2 h& @* i, D( o. u0 IDay Air attack on TF at 70,1032 E8 d) F( L% `/ I' ]
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Japanese aircraft) K6 m* B' y5 O( w
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
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Allied aircraft; t3 f; ]: `: w$ }2 {% k1 Z8 f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 216 h8 \, Z/ M( w
SBD Dauntless x 34
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: O/ F& S( a2 }3 |* d* e2 L/ {Japanese aircraft losses/ T( D/ g2 ~* y5 x/ [( ?
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed* S+ n! [; R( t! _6 u+ P: u
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed r; a7 ~9 O4 E5 }
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Allied aircraft losses' z. T9 O y2 X6 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged1 N6 D, S5 `1 U4 W) v! n
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships' `: t0 E8 K: k$ X6 b
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 W3 T) b, \: \" M9 Y) a$ yAP Tofuku Maru: E/ o. _( z3 z3 g- I. d
AK Sagami Maru
' k# {. A; T5 T, t {" UAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. N. y6 O$ U" J! K7 m+ |: ~ H1 B
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. S5 G0 H& O% j2 O0 H6 c* [; U
AP Ryotaku Maru1 A; Z0 V C' h
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Japanese ground losses:5 h% |# G6 ~- s3 {
189 casualties reported# y. }! `0 V1 ?( O! U3 h4 [3 ^0 f
Guns lost 1
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# V& Q: P# q/ @- G8 @( `5 DAircraft Attacking:/ b6 i, Q4 [! |$ E& M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 y% s. K" X+ ]( T) M! m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. U. u0 u4 r) D5 Y5 K5 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ \) ^$ `9 h& z9 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2 Zero x 10. e) {8 {8 G! A0 y2 q. k7 x; ]1 L
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Allied aircraft
7 B& C6 A; ]$ T" C: d8 f4 XSBD Dauntless x 15
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4 J0 E! ]2 {5 Q w u6 jNo Japanese losses4 N( ^9 u3 P$ G; x3 s4 l
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Allied aircraft losses$ r! v, J* X' Q: G4 d O, [
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
! G# d/ r# q% y( h5 w2 J# PAP Tarushima Maru5 f' j# F8 W" [; ?
AP Chihaya Maru4 h% E) C2 V# }( B- q
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
) f' m+ [- }2 C3 T5 j, ]- U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ~. m6 N/ f2 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' e" q& c) W3 M7 |' u! } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& q' T! \6 s1 c1 P6 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ ]5 x/ F2 V, p( A
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. l0 f- a, t& \6 P' GDay Air attack on TF at 70,104* a1 {9 t3 ~' L6 S3 K
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Japanese aircraft( E( B; j( q/ p8 u6 O: ~8 `3 U
A6M2 Zero x 49, q# F! o3 u7 f' n" |) t
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Allied aircraft+ r0 B# O8 D/ q0 d: |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 107 Z$ u8 d. J; c; y/ H& |, O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
' G' A7 q. t3 O$ P1 [+ s7 {SBD Dauntless x 620 B' ]) w; y2 u% V! `" B, @
TBD Devastator x 5
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# { I/ {3 s$ ?8 c6 }Japanese aircraft losses6 H( c5 x, ]+ x$ |5 S- \+ ]; J8 O8 i
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* z; Y% }& w) B& K) o; \8 @; BF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed. p7 D ]" A5 w+ u4 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
) B: e8 f& }' sSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged4 t2 T; D1 q* u6 ?4 q7 A
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed2 W x; A% V. h1 J0 h, H/ N0 [
6 A J0 l: T1 W8 G+ i+ OJapanese Ships
! G6 J' R. f' J3 a! r/ q1 }CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# y5 ?4 z5 B) d' q5 e
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire& u) {, S; N; x+ A; e5 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; C4 f6 ]1 L4 h- B9 h% J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 @1 }/ x6 [/ z8 F& g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. o) n; m1 B5 h" l5 c5 L. b" O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Z r' ]; S* `6 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( b8 }6 H! h+ X0 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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/ k1 e8 u* c9 Q& u' e! rJapanese aircraft. j) I7 L H' m/ v
A6M2 Zero x 20
2 |6 G/ q. E; e0 M0 j! ]D3A Val x 362 `& c$ e9 s7 J+ N2 ]2 [$ i
B5N Kate x 37/ u" a$ v) w& a
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Allied aircraft: l7 `' R6 @: h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
. I/ e7 ^. [: HF4F-4 Wildcat x 8- Y7 ^* [( R+ ^. V
: V p, }5 E9 {% H! r1 A) [Japanese aircraft losses3 c* p6 ` i9 {: w: o& [3 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. } c6 m% Z2 t+ Y% R
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged2 R5 ]9 F! s$ J+ s
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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/ c3 ?4 o" ^: T: d# S7 y+ C+ EAllied aircraft losses
) S3 l& e9 o: k& I, wF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed$ i* m1 V3 v# c- f% Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
. v8 K. `' D! r* ]/ e% aCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: p' L1 l( h' f0 o# L( G* q
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! V0 \- Z( n8 P1 f8 qCA Astoria: |' m' u G1 s/ P
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1; X/ x. M6 }# V* I) U0 S
DD Patterson. z* ]* e$ h( w+ }
CA New Orleans) u/ E, i1 r) `& \3 ]
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Aircraft Attacking:8 G- r( h. h. G6 I
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 X) f# S& b0 x1 ^
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 E6 S& Z' W8 ~: w0 b7 w. g/ P
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 t2 O6 S! ^7 S, n 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ W7 S) I" O% T3 p. i2 T: Q5 k
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ r G4 `1 P- n8 ?6 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 T% e- `# d7 Y/ I7 o+ Q4 c. M1 T 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
X6 ]2 L0 h! R# T* h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 b& {! N& o+ `- s" { I$ x* C3 }% j/ H 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; B( y# S* B2 Q; l+ a% B3 o$ l 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 o9 }- h |' F4 n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; q; a9 w& V( d1 R: d! L; }" j
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ r2 ^- v3 C( @; O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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