AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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* p+ N$ F5 T& X1 } _Japanese Ships
; J3 Z- J* Z1 a; XSS I-28, hits 1
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& [9 H/ Z6 [0 a7 fCA Shropshire
% h9 L: c! Z2 D) Y+ d1 B% lDD Dewey+ K5 w6 r, s! }7 d/ a% m5 e" K6 ~$ L
DD Russell
" K% s' b5 _1 t; ]6 W2 ^+ dCA Portland
% t" g/ `1 }0 fDD Arunta+ A% J* L9 `* U: ?2 P/ B2 W! s2 G
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, W+ z& `; z$ E0 W) X* Y# ^7 R. vDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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x4 ]- M% y5 e1 |Allied aircraft
# h( B, X5 D2 yP-39D Airacobra x 25
* l. ^1 {( h" X; N4 b, `, kA-20B Boston x 337 d; y& S, { G' ?7 M0 b
B-25C Mitchell x 157 r0 z4 c7 O" D- Z6 J
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 10 h$ V$ V. k1 ^3 B# B, H/ h4 T
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Airbase hits 4
4 q# V. K. P' @0 V1 VRunway hits 66% M1 v/ U4 J! K. L
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Aircraft Attacking:
! H' R7 O) F* {5 ?% _4 i/ M5 [ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- R( z+ T! S6 |. l0 _, ]14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 O4 O+ A' l8 F. G ?
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' C0 ^% x9 M( G2 Q8 e+ ? 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet8 B8 n. A% i8 I5 c. M' K9 ]' {# H
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& i0 q+ K" f. o 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 |5 }& X* N+ w0 l8 g% @: P- f
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' C3 r7 O- B' W6 y8 s4 \ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: a5 f6 [5 D% p& i5 { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, {) e U2 s+ |7 d! |5 D9 b6 _ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 s1 r! T7 X0 v: x3 t" u: h' f0 D' E
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ K7 l9 {7 J5 N* l 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 t9 ]; H- M/ Y2 V 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ o- W$ N8 T9 G
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, D7 y3 X) h3 _5 l5 b
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- P, L$ c! a6 q 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) P0 i" [, N) x) A2 V3 W/ g 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
: n& ^- B6 D/ }% J0 Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ o8 @, w8 ?( O+ i- `
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8 X" {7 Z1 X u( s8 P' B$ w# rDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 L, P# C* g1 d1 AJapanese aircraft6 L! z+ Z" K1 d$ j3 b' w5 M
A6M2-N Rufe x 9& C$ p9 `; x6 Z! ^( b( c
A6M2 Zero x 32, Q# t5 y4 |" C# i# \9 a
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Allied aircraft
' b6 V' @ ~- w; V7 v# IF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
- n3 s A- h. m5 I! K+ PSBD Dauntless x 49
+ b" ]9 I- J( f: hTBD Devastator x 15
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' m$ W$ g! R7 d; iJapanese aircraft losses3 N% _+ r, P+ X9 ?; `) W6 ?
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 a1 L b8 I1 f$ H% {; y! b
N+ U2 U+ |) zAllied aircraft losses/ V% c( \$ B% \8 s0 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
: i1 D# S/ `3 O( R: T& eSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
. E( s) _* m7 x9 B% t2 N) f3 BTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged) b M) d& Y8 e
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Japanese Ships J2 O5 B, B* U
DD Mochizuki
M" U, f8 B: {9 F) s5 L' qCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
3 p* A6 U( V! t$ X( v0 L2 _DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' E# I3 b- a/ J
DD Yuzuki" H* e6 a7 Q- j/ p" k: O
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ q j1 b# M$ Z ]8 M, @
DD Asanagi
9 r# f# B& L" m+ s5 \% zDD Akebono; X; j r9 i! k
DD Sazanami2 C5 |( I# n* t3 s. C4 s H+ F ^
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Aircraft Attacking:7 e. L& v+ _% }( \/ \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 o, ~. h' O e* M k% ? d* T ~ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* C4 T& @) ?4 q. h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ?# N& t, h8 H0 M1 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 h# h8 a0 y" c. R! P# B8 [5 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 \% t; F3 k# Q. g i+ Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" u' r) M/ r0 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( h: C4 }6 n4 M. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 S; o& V' c( u; j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 a' t, [( N9 o2 A! s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; J4 Z3 M% C7 q! Q: l# r" [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( z% t( A1 }1 m, s/ K: l
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ R/ w1 E' }( U/ n8 Q% l4 ~
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 l: `0 a2 r$ g+ S, v6 O' ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1035 ]6 `) O: C1 t
% T+ S/ a) b5 d+ ?Japanese aircraft6 e, y2 j, v* u
A6M2-N Rufe x 99 G5 c2 G& y' i! l& [0 Z
A6M2 Zero x 28# H, W9 A0 F; |0 b* C) b: `
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Allied aircraft
' N, S# R" J" c) x; mF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
5 }! S5 o/ r- ]' M' {! N. [SBD Dauntless x 346 {3 ]2 F5 _( S) _
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Japanese aircraft losses7 T0 j: ~3 E: |& X5 A
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed$ T& K7 V& b4 ?, L2 c* r
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ R' P. u$ g% a. S, U) w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged) C6 E4 b: h" r
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ K3 |' j' E1 i4 b: fAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 J+ j% e# D4 ZAP Tofuku Maru
3 o' K+ w# Y1 ?9 qAK Sagami Maru
4 p5 }$ u) l8 w9 s5 X% z7 l0 ^AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* D& {* d/ B$ b% o! i. l5 H2 d
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 }- v+ ?8 G8 L" R p& n8 U) {AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:6 G# l( ]6 g! L( j0 j5 D5 e/ Q
189 casualties reported2 P8 o2 a" |. ~- e, b$ h) x0 _
Guns lost 16 j' u& ?/ U% u) v& b- d2 S
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ R7 H/ z; V5 u% ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ ^) _2 W- b' q( o! ^# E9 w$ `0 v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ S1 R+ b2 t, E8 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 Y. S% ^. `1 x" H( ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 g6 l. f8 z, ?/ z. w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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! |# K8 o6 p: F- K* `3 M! W5 TDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3
5 d% C& b! m# o2 W% FA6M2 Zero x 10% P( m& p" E5 R# o
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Allied aircraft' J O4 @% U H$ b$ ^/ Q4 i
SBD Dauntless x 154 F. }; r& h: O; @' X5 l; T
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Allied aircraft losses9 K# v$ h# s+ |
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
6 P- L5 d1 ]* T; @6 z! q+ ?) P! TAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage! a6 U/ F$ F6 m9 T8 g' X5 F
AP Tarushima Maru# w7 O/ A- a9 b0 D T" w
AP Chihaya Maru1 S- ]+ i. ]8 j
AK Asahisan Maru
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) w [( M; H5 }/ K' ~8 t( l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 O5 B' e _% m- P! H# b% ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 v: }8 O# F8 E' A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- }4 D0 \7 Z; ~: ~$ Z, Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
$ O0 Y6 T1 T5 J$ `8 K, e- YA6M2 Zero x 49: p1 G7 t+ N+ Z7 P/ P5 Y k
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Allied aircraft
U+ O: m7 E8 M* ]$ \& w& [: |F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
D' ?4 }2 `' g @8 n9 B4 y1 [7 i/ fF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% j& R4 T1 R/ b' d% D% a
SBD Dauntless x 62* G8 E% B% R; {
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses; Q& U! b7 I- w' |; S+ j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 u O9 V y' U. D A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
5 Y7 H0 n6 i! {* ]- d9 ^, tF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed) ] g" x* p4 q# ^5 C
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
- P; ]3 {5 D! MTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 16 a# p; |8 ]" j
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& x1 P" O }+ OCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 13 v6 n; w' H) b2 `
( J* v! A" R0 O. l/ UAircraft Attacking:
! n% Y7 R7 ~' t4 u! K' z$ T+ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 T z: X8 _* D. _! w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, h+ p# W& P/ a& p9 R7 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" U6 a. m+ l3 X- j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 v; W, v8 z, w2 F5 f 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet }- _8 P0 H; d& y$ T
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* u, \6 a/ @! B+ [9 s L1 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* J0 w8 `0 k+ l+ d; B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
y# E6 H/ v/ J& V1 [- S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 j3 Q% Q5 { m; k0 r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 K ? E) q; \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 h9 p9 \7 d0 c2 I4 r" _0 L0 ?9 q/ E
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. L0 v: D6 Y% v" U" L8 d2 H; L+ a+ O2 TDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft8 y' I; _( C D0 k) |# u
A6M2 Zero x 20 ?0 ]0 {+ P2 {, s$ B2 y4 f) b
D3A Val x 368 @9 H+ d0 U w4 c3 h+ b& }
B5N Kate x 379 u1 [3 o* l1 s" W* j( T* B
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Allied aircraft
1 H" q9 n& P' M" kF4F-3 Wildcat x 10& Y# \6 U# S4 a. ?" X: u6 c4 B3 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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( u! C0 s+ t1 \Japanese aircraft losses
: u2 r$ Q. E6 QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed H% I) r% `$ t% t$ p
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged7 r9 Q1 ^* w4 X' `( M
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged$ u4 b, t" d7 _0 F1 i2 E/ Q
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% L$ r9 s$ o. k$ GF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed% q7 ^ L7 A, e# H! P+ l8 ^- }5 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" u v( o) p& r8 W! c6 `
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: n. ]4 ]7 c" u. I9 `CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) U h" } s4 B& ]CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# `2 `7 W$ X; x$ N( eCA Astoria
" b; h- ~4 I- n; gCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 13 [2 V- k& O8 R( |
DD Patterson$ U9 @* P' L6 O' a
CA New Orleans
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5 O6 K# r8 }- H( ^( y& ]- c; m 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 h# y) A* G% j- e
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ]8 M( g5 \3 ]" A! z( `
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 i' d) Y# K9 D% Z9 n; _ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# G3 R" `# @- F' @# f: m( U- e8 X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 w+ |& ^5 K1 c- ~' L& o 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% [; \0 W3 d: |6 }4 P8 n1 c 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" O" o% G/ \. z( n4 _0 Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& v; H0 T# @; [+ C# y$ E
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) t9 q7 v0 C7 W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" D% a7 ]4 a! v$ [7 Z) p, [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 S9 F& e3 t! k& q3 }) k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* \& {7 M0 X! k/ O" |8 e3 c; F 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 A& ?0 D5 @' B, G0 k6 g! {8 E: w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ h5 |2 J9 P1 h" c6 p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ [4 W( _* x+ C4 g 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ J9 D; ~. N6 x9 _ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ O( y; l; ^: r) G; a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( S; a8 p: n- e% X0 o5 J0 h, `$ ^ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |