AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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1 H9 u6 w2 k, \0 iSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
8 y5 c b! ]7 N* \% @$ W$ l3 vSS I-28, hits 1' R; V6 `! k" x& v
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Allied Ships
8 |- H- s3 j) e4 y4 ?CA Shropshire+ X1 m' o f5 o: h1 x5 y" i
DD Dewey" R2 D2 H+ [/ A
DD Russell. l3 ]. D6 C- ]+ e9 E- y% w) w
CA Portland
& ?* _' B _' T0 r" kDD Arunta
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0 @/ \' J7 }" ^! ?- a$ @# G# BDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
, G3 Q8 x- ~. EP-39D Airacobra x 25; z0 D, @8 z3 h- z$ {* J3 j
A-20B Boston x 33
+ [& A9 Q4 @( |) Y% n: @$ N, t9 H' BB-25C Mitchell x 157 ], c, a; }; Y5 ]; g
B-26B Marauder x 30
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3 N% [6 d9 I9 x% ?No Allied losses
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# h, T4 `7 D. F- F! X& ~Japanese ground losses:* x$ n5 k* k' q L, N# U
125 casualties reported
) x! A3 `* E8 }5 \1 t b; mGuns lost 1' q/ Q- Q/ s5 }/ D: F* f4 N
% a- Q! x$ L. C# ]9 F9 |Airbase hits 4$ s% ~4 I% {7 [
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 }9 Q$ g0 y" U! ~ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 B+ O$ g( X# }; n+ |' C4 l+ a14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ i3 L% w1 ~1 }3 H& s# I
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
@% e) T" q/ ^; z( F" F 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- u: Q' b, l$ E) H& r4 I _
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) j5 ?0 G4 Y! q1 v) S 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& |8 v# V6 N, o$ E1 i# }0 ]3 u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet `. _) ?+ Q+ q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
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3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 N7 ~. I. b3 `( c+ Y0 J 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 Y2 m8 S$ S# j7 {4 u2 x, e& p/ W- { 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( A4 g: x+ X+ N+ ^ d& a& \2 q 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' M: l, W, o/ c. W. B8 b. f3 O 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# F8 o/ v$ q0 @" ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ \, o, N3 G3 X# C7 D9 v i$ K0 |
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) s5 g- k: P. g) k% f0 I 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
C5 \" [7 Q+ v) n; n 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ G U, B. R) L
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2 y+ k7 k; C% }( y( A+ P6 H5 e! @3 NDay Air attack on TF at 70,1036 S$ _9 a/ q- e* L+ o% Q
+ x) c! x/ e; w6 ]Japanese aircraft% J7 ~ S* ?" I) K+ E
A6M2-N Rufe x 9! i) P* Q1 |" W; ^# U3 _
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft8 _# ?- }& x$ v2 h) [+ E& z2 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* w- ^# X5 P V9 _( F ]# w$ u' @SBD Dauntless x 49 Q1 W8 ^! S; [/ m5 Z$ I
TBD Devastator x 15) `- g5 G8 O3 ~1 A: ~' r( a6 |( ~
. s# g) ^- J" e _5 p( lJapanese aircraft losses3 Y9 Y- o* M# r( B
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, P' e1 r, a7 ^. y" _1 V0 N
2 y6 E# u9 h" X8 D7 g# O& QAllied aircraft losses$ c3 F5 o0 \, M1 t, F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 w9 c' {& |. Q. h5 W# d% x3 sSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged3 X6 j3 _: I5 K
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 g) w6 Z" F6 Y l# UDD Mochizuki2 m2 G/ p. }! J5 \/ r1 o/ [
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1. K3 ~0 Q2 `' H& d0 K
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* v3 ~' G& _+ X* h# |DD Yuzuki/ F7 c+ W2 y6 V, ~0 ]9 a& {' h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 P: t% O) o! X* B/ ~/ G2 a! X! U
DD Asanagi
9 B/ _" @* f' O& V; `+ `, yDD Akebono a$ e8 q, Z0 `
DD Sazanami2 U" l, T& `; k1 _4 S+ ]
* R3 z; J9 B: B" @% y. UAircraft Attacking:( E0 o5 j5 I$ I( Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 N% M# F' H+ F( K; N% t. n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) O( {8 s; N$ b0 P" S4 Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 `" f8 i; X p- W# E5 u
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Q9 B# C B& V' s5 y9 k; z c' B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. j6 V2 @4 Z+ U$ _9 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; X. g% u, ?5 }4 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Q. D' |9 v& o: k( l5 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# I4 l3 v( }- C) s* d5 w: Y6 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Y8 t% Q$ I! s( d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; j, r) F& m' w7 [+ h6 w; @6 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) a8 q) b7 G; P' t* k5 ` y: A- \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 o5 n- I* a( [, L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 E) o3 o- O2 K$ ~3 }! o! @, m' m 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 f, Z a4 c# ~6 C
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ A1 c+ X" L' I# G2 I2 n
0 C% ]& G$ M ]+ D# l! NJapanese aircraft
' I& x3 n) o) Q4 I- I! m! R' fA6M2-N Rufe x 9) B3 E6 \9 n _+ D e- a
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
8 R* h( I, e- v) o/ U' OF4F-3 Wildcat x 212 d- a' ~1 v' Y
SBD Dauntless x 34$ p4 f0 ?1 e4 I) y
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Japanese aircraft losses9 Y3 q. L) y, R9 }. t
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed9 V- }4 u/ R+ e9 ^% a2 x$ R
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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$ Z' M; Y+ A( hAllied aircraft losses
. E( `, w- j/ P7 I7 KF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
( j( f# Y, V& z$ V9 bSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) _! g: `- K$ {+ Y) p* a
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Japanese Ships/ R: F. B" g8 |: A D$ T5 i
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( n3 Y. p I4 Q! O& J3 B6 lAP Tofuku Maru
- [0 Q' c7 s; K0 O/ I2 |7 y8 zAK Sagami Maru
2 f3 o6 z7 p. O! h& GAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% Y0 v# j) m1 J' RAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, s1 l5 o; D$ J5 E
AP Ryotaku Maru! m7 ^. X! a0 `' ~
. A8 E* [1 m) M3 L7 o6 R( KJapanese ground losses:6 b, I+ e* X$ o9 O5 }
189 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 j* |: g" A* I; O+ \% E. w5 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 e+ P- n' ]. \* W, _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 m5 J0 }3 D! n: S. h0 U1 r1 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& O( D- a! K: B: q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* G7 f, v5 ?, e9 e2 q) Y" W3 V0 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: p+ _8 w: m4 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 L0 m) A( l# C- z' W9 HDay Air attack on TF at 70,1030 @# t) x5 M2 z" n. ?$ b. R2 `, y
6 ^ _4 C$ ~6 W6 h+ t% v* HJapanese aircraft
2 Z) \( n1 p8 R- q- L3 y& y# ~A6M2-N Rufe x 3
2 e# y- x9 C8 C9 I5 ?8 JA6M2 Zero x 10
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# t0 U* y! s; C- f- CAllied aircraft
7 \8 Z# N/ `: C0 C/ C* pSBD Dauntless x 15
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8 K1 B& ^5 o8 t, ?5 [; ]7 FNo Japanese losses C$ M4 }/ E6 _: f0 S
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Allied aircraft losses1 K/ t, p; R2 z5 k; D- S$ f
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed4 ~4 o* R. @. {# C2 e
1 ~% u# m+ n3 M+ G+ C6 cJapanese Ships
( T; c& O- [& P$ a; e* X& h7 t3 ]AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) P0 R) F; Q% JAP Tarushima Maru/ R1 c5 N- r4 Z) [/ x
AP Chihaya Maru. G" C; Y6 W2 B9 G) r. R6 k: {; e: X
AK Asahisan Maru
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+ ^, r8 v; m: b8 \# D" B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' g) M/ v7 \# }) S7 F2 F- i0 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ?( O) n3 d- _4 l c2 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. B7 ~& x% N) E h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ X* b1 n! g$ l3 p1 \- t: f/ y
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft
, z6 h3 K& s5 }) {3 M6 A1 e% mA6M2 Zero x 49% d; Z1 s. t5 c- \
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
' x2 f \" U& d4 K* @7 hF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
% |( T( L' f: d! ASBD Dauntless x 62: M( \5 Q/ N& W2 J6 S
TBD Devastator x 5, i7 I; d& ~* G! ]+ a1 I4 e- {
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Japanese aircraft losses3 \0 f$ m' n7 [( R$ i
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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! Q ?/ k5 {* O) L8 O* x/ G* ?Allied aircraft losses& O5 a# J/ M& N; L# ]& r8 R, L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed- f) o9 W# E' S% j3 W! l. G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed' i% n4 m9 u% L7 O& E I' }/ w
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
, n0 P9 i1 b' Z# b; c2 ^TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed1 o% B2 c7 `7 w% W* Q
! ]; n) I% `( S$ XJapanese Ships+ \8 i5 [3 M+ f% M. I* \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 K4 U. h+ k! V; ]# m& D- M1 R
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 N% ? `+ h: j- |& eCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:& n# J8 s$ f2 t% P/ O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% c0 k+ o: h( O' n/ E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ~ ~* S9 ?0 U5 B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) |- v! y) t7 `. O: T0 }; d& @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 [* q! J/ {9 _
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. Z! \: H$ s/ e4 c5 L
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 p8 m, k2 ~; P1 d; Q8 i7 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# }+ _6 n# A+ B$ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. z5 b( U9 X7 r- Z& v) N+ Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' d. k9 ?2 q) W: R1 \( F+ K
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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. X# U3 {2 ^; S& y3 VDay Air attack on TF at 72,104& D; z0 K+ n- O2 c e. p
6 {4 g5 W2 }6 Q* h: TJapanese aircraft: i% n! B* |4 @
A6M2 Zero x 20
! m$ m8 G* m1 i* vD3A Val x 36
2 p, w V( w" [& \4 w% }; wB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
$ l. X$ t( W( m) h/ g1 R/ `: cF4F-3 Wildcat x 106 A9 T& g; i4 ~! _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses8 T7 `/ ]2 S/ C5 v" K' b" B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% _* z( c/ l! e" b
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged' t4 |7 `: U; K7 {- q8 a
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged$ L/ O8 k1 F* Z1 R+ Y
# X6 p9 v: }8 P% p6 Q/ T7 ~$ mAllied aircraft losses8 A$ ^- V3 ^# [# u! M7 f
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
$ n& } B9 B0 j7 sF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" W ^ R( M/ U& U7 y3 J, Z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 A7 i1 ? g9 ~+ n. y) s
CA Astoria
' j. E% g9 t4 R) YCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
( F+ ^# S- c' z1 z }6 p4 i1 vDD Patterson+ |% x" s7 E9 D2 C( R+ y
CA New Orleans$ D5 x0 O) f( Y% a: ~. u
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Aircraft Attacking:' p4 ~( i; m. @' q7 @( h
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 W0 k9 T2 C1 O+ ]$ J' }5 A4 f2 {
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 x- f- Z9 [9 D/ Z: [! f2 u+ P
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 c9 q, Q+ @; _
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 q/ U9 `' o ?; |! T7 U0 C 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) `/ C: H: N/ S 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- [$ S( H6 Q* c; `0 G 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& D0 B, w1 D6 i: ?7 d2 K6 D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Q6 }9 X$ t; A4 y& E; B3 T9 Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 \: W) p) S( L/ ]( s9 r
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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: h* j |( W5 W; \' J 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 p- q- w- i1 }/ Q' g7 \& s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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