AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
# s( u2 v" I! y$ f/ u7 T5 SSS I-28, hits 1 G6 K- ` b+ p
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Allied Ships
8 p% p$ X7 C8 P# G1 ACA Shropshire1 x! K: N0 j3 p) A# \& p/ J; E
DD Dewey/ W" m7 F. _8 m
DD Russell/ z8 t, c) U+ i$ c7 ?
CA Portland1 `2 p }* o, [7 U9 N! y+ X
DD Arunta
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' L) t" |7 h! U& O6 f: [- I# v# kDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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! v0 v- T8 Y0 f& hAllied aircraft
' |+ p n+ z# B7 j) DP-39D Airacobra x 25+ b) o. f" W- E4 ]
A-20B Boston x 33+ r: z0 t; q: f. G% W
B-25C Mitchell x 15 v/ c6 j G# r
B-26B Marauder x 308 [/ b& f) U! |) ], q5 M
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
* o# X& W6 V& ?' Y/ ]125 casualties reported
1 b @( L' C3 LGuns lost 1
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- {# I& l. A* D% F* ZAirbase hits 4
% W$ D8 {: W& M& X( s9 O" x nRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 J8 ~. s: B5 {( P( m 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ O. k O" O! p6 H9 {14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, r2 m8 q. f; v! g* _9 k! A
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. q1 j3 e7 \6 Q1 ~9 s' S
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 g& D) S9 y. G5 @ 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
# I$ x' C: `1 b* e5 s4 j" ~ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 P# a/ z# Q- | Z3 A5 V X+ v8 {6 H 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ B7 |0 l0 X) `4 u2 x, ~
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) `# l0 x: g- W3 Q) M
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 K3 ?0 v, e( E# a4 j/ F 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ T2 ~& n! u7 c5 Q- W. L
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 L% r& @7 k9 j0 [6 k+ B" x* E9 Y6 s: n
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: Y0 h( ]# D5 ^
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 N- C3 [* t- u( J" W 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( ^# X& k/ G( S8 u# L1 t1 m: J 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! V0 ?% Q( u$ E5 {$ ?
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' F# n- r5 }3 ?3 L* y1 m0 Y4 ` 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ F. G' b3 b. w' r
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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3 B! ?. Z/ z% s4 pDay Air attack on TF at 70,103 }( t2 o$ T8 J. r; I
1 q8 B" R2 r& J$ r+ r9 k+ x. _9 yJapanese aircraft7 J& Q+ s6 I; s7 g. Y2 I& u
A6M2-N Rufe x 94 E$ Y5 \6 I# S, K1 G$ `# a! G4 s, j
A6M2 Zero x 32+ z/ v3 I* A9 b6 g- A
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Allied aircraft
; i* L6 k+ k" bF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 i1 \0 B- R7 Q8 M. I& C, i; l6 I$ l
SBD Dauntless x 499 n1 D% k3 y' w( [/ P
TBD Devastator x 152 [3 c! t- i7 K1 k: Q9 w n
- R! R3 G5 n# X( zJapanese aircraft losses
7 G" L. q- P% i' a a' MA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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* A/ k3 C/ U! H; X" gAllied aircraft losses, z0 W5 W+ e5 v; a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged8 |- ~) c _3 I' C
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged5 i. ^2 @: _& ^3 X, |" R4 a
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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DD Mochizuki
4 R) Y5 K, f2 j" eCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
3 p- }. n; M5 P6 y7 P4 ]) M \DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage a& g+ ]1 c l7 }
DD Yuzuki7 z- z+ |+ e4 ^ C- `7 I) z& L" t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 K7 N2 \( K( k6 r/ Q- hDD Asanagi
2 d% Y/ ~2 a9 Z2 y; h3 \& q' J1 c4 RDD Akebono0 p+ f2 u1 r8 v
DD Sazanami9 p8 ~9 P. ~& c% d/ x' `
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v' p* [+ g# e; F I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 }% Y* R; [* J4 f. E2 d& k. v9 s 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. k7 T8 N. }! }0 d! y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
V$ H Q2 x& ^( S9 m* L+ G" ^: K, [ 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! q+ \) N4 R0 [4 w0 v i8 K8 ?2 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. |" n, T) h2 o C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, Z2 y) `/ c" Z: G# M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) v$ A/ f8 T" W; e% I# t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 o- ?6 _6 K# Q0 a& M) m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 ?& h0 e+ i% `$ Y$ b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 m( \" K! B( z4 X* ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 J& i8 k4 R+ Q) L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ ?8 n! F9 Z& j, Z0 }9 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 f' S* B% w4 N1 d: B+ ] 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 k8 O# M- h9 ^- r
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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! V, [% I& T3 A- |- o' oDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 95 e* b; { E, \- l% r- v( _$ p
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft/ z7 F6 Q' B3 V, @2 K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21; z; Z, J( y; q! K* a
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses! B# j1 h! y K) p' k) q
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed% c4 G* R* a; z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 h! \. x! V+ I+ R/ V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged! G% Y1 V; C. y( v' w
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged# S( _9 _- X; b+ ^: X% p! p
! F( W& e1 p3 A( @0 i% W+ IJapanese Ships
$ x! [/ F2 y/ hAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Y: U+ |# \$ v6 H% WAP Tofuku Maru, z1 V; _3 Z' @6 j8 Y, a
AK Sagami Maru% a4 {6 J# U A* t m; y
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" j7 q( X: y+ Z" _1 i7 _5 o
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; S) p( q/ ^ j; E( u
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:: E% w3 q' v$ H! U# |$ n# n
189 casualties reported
% r! `) k6 m2 R3 |Guns lost 1 W6 _: i, B- e9 U
3 [- m* a" P8 nAircraft Attacking:1 O( J d) V4 r Q7 u1 Z* N2 _ K% \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* D2 @$ ^3 M+ |/ M
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ n2 \ f* s) T( h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# G9 F( N4 a( } H' V0 s$ v4 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) E: S5 [4 r8 d0 O+ }9 m! z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 y0 ]! F0 D2 x! C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. L. t; \: w' h* e$ V9 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet ?4 L5 v, n3 m6 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103" A# }* k6 [2 N: |; A* C1 I& t
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Japanese aircraft7 V h/ C$ H* M+ b# i
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
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Allied aircraft
( J6 _2 y' ]# |6 i- V1 tSBD Dauntless x 15$ E1 B6 \; n$ `* Q6 o2 L2 E
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No Japanese losses
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4 y9 g& `1 r( T. D4 G) y& Y) ?$ |0 lAllied aircraft losses: K1 U! n& k& ]: N9 H* Y* D" @$ P. o; M
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed8 R, w* G! u# Z4 Q: _% J
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Japanese Ships& b) A- X0 V) ^) O2 I" ^
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
7 i9 D4 [. g2 OAP Tarushima Maru
; A* G) k. x( T5 z, _3 PAP Chihaya Maru! u) {4 C' |: s
AK Asahisan Maru- E- V$ u% d# p& O& S! i9 b
0 k+ G# w! X/ J* K( fAircraft Attacking:
6 u& m# Q: F9 U. H, x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" X4 U9 X/ u6 Q0 y$ K2 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' F2 l- d. t! Q6 U I) W1 a' s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( {9 [& n0 N" e! w# ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 x9 K8 @4 \# u! d
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$ J- n2 v; M& [- Q/ N# BDay Air attack on TF at 70,104, q6 L( q1 Q2 r' Z0 e
4 E0 |, x5 I% d* E; H1 N- W5 yJapanese aircraft" f3 T1 m% E* x+ E% c
A6M2 Zero x 49
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+ ?& a; U; r% C3 aAllied aircraft0 I% {) ]2 E2 b& v# y, i' f- v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- b! _8 D3 b0 ]1 Y1 u: J$ w1 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 81 n( W$ d8 x; T
SBD Dauntless x 62# S4 y: @8 x7 T6 m/ A( L4 V* Z
TBD Devastator x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses+ b s H8 S( r: Q' K5 q
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged, i. y! I& [( h1 I9 q
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Allied aircraft losses
+ G3 j2 D# c( S2 ?/ c" W @ P1 |F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed' E& Y/ M0 r" M* m& S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed; |7 p% A! F+ a/ [ ~+ l$ N
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged6 }2 j# W$ @0 L) H* j9 y2 v
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed+ P) i% Z/ d3 X* _; C
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Japanese Ships
4 q+ H* S) k7 V( x( rCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
/ C4 X/ k1 S/ V# n9 MCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ E( v9 z2 l3 O; M+ x. v8 T/ {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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5 l. r5 w; q+ FAircraft Attacking:# u0 z7 y2 {8 m% \" }: d+ F; S- A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' }9 W+ L3 a% G; j* F- m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, K6 f1 K+ t7 i G- T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ U( K6 c7 W$ K/ G0 Q) V4 i3 n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. U: d+ ], M" O% [0 D& [ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! L/ `* D& |$ j$ h2 F
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 Z! Q( @3 p2 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 m. Y& B6 m. ]9 m$ B# N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ h" A. p- T, t$ P5 ]0 S1 O F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 y+ K9 W9 \# w* `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 Y: v0 _! J2 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% A( R. i% L2 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104! V- ^. j" K( m5 h6 T. k [5 T
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Japanese aircraft* z0 R4 u5 V+ r
A6M2 Zero x 20
) r5 p% s' i5 OD3A Val x 36
; U% C+ D; K/ W/ D! ~B5N Kate x 37
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1 L5 f9 m7 t8 g1 G; hF4F-3 Wildcat x 10. V, _5 B5 ]1 F% |- r# G3 B( e5 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" K" Q. p/ C8 B* B: |' E2 F8 p
2 G$ s: D# M8 Y1 eJapanese aircraft losses1 l% r% x! w* l, @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 b3 E5 J3 ^% X1 f0 z% ]D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged+ v6 q5 L6 F7 b* N0 ~
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged3 C ?- t* @& u U$ I
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Allied aircraft losses$ I! B, W" o4 ?/ |3 F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed0 M0 G) d+ K1 R1 \$ Y1 @( X) `' x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 X1 J3 N8 Y, r" ]
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! P3 O% J7 C' n% T0 T3 @CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 U/ U# T5 ~1 ^) zCA Astoria' W9 A( v9 S9 p# s) B
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
, U7 q# P( D4 |) h2 {DD Patterson
0 Y5 t' V; ^1 S, |CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
) O3 m5 X6 c% ~) l3 V+ X 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' b0 S( X; p8 s4 X
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 @0 S7 L& ~3 ]# g: |5 p, Z( ^ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 m x( @( p$ e, ? 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: p0 ]! ~/ K" c! `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( D `: U8 E/ w8 W! G; u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ k: K' g$ p0 V" G1 ^4 o
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; E. I0 H$ ^) V# z2 }: A5 e5 s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Y. f: Z' \1 L- V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; t" x, N0 f. V( @; I" a2 {6 b 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# C' s" X# p; V _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! h6 S+ r; f7 E 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" G# ]0 i$ w) N! N. o* ^
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 `& W" n& q: W. i/ \$ N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' i8 p8 V$ Y. [: M8 _7 H0 e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- Y* `5 U W2 g) P- }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 H, @7 i E/ v
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |