AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,1071 T; a+ a) P* J" ?, ~/ B" M
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Japanese Ships1 r( ?3 b0 h% m
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
9 G a! b7 z8 S4 S0 bCA Shropshire- e. D0 ^0 k- g5 ~$ l0 n8 H# t- N
DD Dewey
" |* |0 W# y G |( P3 d7 rDD Russell; ^" g) ?. ^/ C& t) L/ M' s. q4 c
CA Portland# z- u# s4 C4 \
DD Arunta1 i5 ]: T N5 d( K
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1 G& \6 b# S' A3 JDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87- d+ H/ {, d& n* W
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$ f1 q( I; j" I4 C! OAllied aircraft
# b9 i1 p$ x5 A0 }P-39D Airacobra x 25
, N$ u$ ?" c! q/ q oA-20B Boston x 33
7 h3 P3 t, W/ C( n( w* U2 EB-25C Mitchell x 15# K. Q/ `/ Z: ` m" S. I
B-26B Marauder x 301 F+ x. A# S3 i3 @5 y: X
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No Allied losses
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5 I4 o, R. r* c$ V( n0 w/ S# NJapanese ground losses:. T$ X) ] Q" @& |; ^ m0 z8 N8 s+ v
125 casualties reported
* z3 P7 S* u$ C* RGuns lost 1
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- ]6 a3 o. T- T* x# S# vAirbase hits 4
4 u1 B3 N U4 C3 _- _Runway hits 66
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/ k& I: |: q+ |+ h- |7 ZAircraft Attacking:
/ X/ N) D7 E7 I, F$ t4 q y 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 p k$ O5 f6 Z4 c, |
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet% F }: p' X$ R- \. D) k
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ B: F+ D8 b- S" r) a2 L 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 |- e1 D- ?: y. x Y: d5 Z' e& d
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 u5 V/ r& l4 J- }
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
9 ?9 m+ E2 |" [( \; i; |6 b3 X 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
& h* J' Z% [" ] 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' q3 G. ?& b8 {5 s/ d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! a- e/ d8 P- N. J& U 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 [0 \# Z0 p( g1 `5 p1 m+ l
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 ~( [3 F; G; o
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: w# V4 w& \- l( n2 q6 |% G4 T 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 \5 W7 g* p. o9 F! u% \
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 M9 j& Z' U8 r% F 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
A5 B( `3 S$ {0 t 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 _; `2 h0 m3 e1 v8 E
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
( h' _! m0 U! x. p% l 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 R% c( k) T! | V/ Z
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" `* x/ _) Y3 f. @Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ W, l+ _* I& ^, G. B, Q
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Japanese aircraft* B" M3 K1 Q& C& W/ z
A6M2-N Rufe x 9& ], y$ ]; K# W, Z& w0 q
A6M2 Zero x 32* n4 m d3 v% L# i) A
* U% ~0 ~# y$ m4 w c1 o1 N9 aAllied aircraft% F, ]. f1 ~1 }+ n+ \3 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: A. J# t. f" o z7 q; d
SBD Dauntless x 49
- I0 `. \/ M7 p' q- bTBD Devastator x 15$ l9 ^: ~% ^( s9 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
( \5 ^ |: G+ m% C& z7 eA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
4 ^+ l; a$ T! F8 D. \: L% O
. E; ]4 I& Y) b0 ?Allied aircraft losses; C- s' D& x! x4 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged; W7 o2 u, B5 m1 n7 ?
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged* s, ]5 I- o# j. T' V
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& T7 y, T+ V+ ] @: P' k
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Japanese Ships" r( P( [- ]( }4 o
DD Mochizuki o e. h8 ~$ H
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1- Q- G& V" B( f- m! `2 |# K
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! s/ `. H2 ^! p* YDD Yuzuki# |5 V5 A0 w. F1 z5 q y9 \
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire j* N/ A& j Z- S3 E# I2 z
DD Asanagi) p4 c* J6 R# |# O5 b
DD Akebono
, m9 E5 p( S# }- \4 k: ~DD Sazanami7 ~6 [: S W) t! P; `/ S+ H2 t- k
' _1 {( G1 l6 l3 FAircraft Attacking:
) Q" H7 X3 z) d. A) k: W1 | 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ~2 s0 x8 ^9 ^/ d; ~6 ?. n) E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: K% i) Y) f4 a6 M3 a% O! e
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! n" _! q+ s- _! B) K! ]
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- U* y2 T6 @; ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 u2 H& x+ r# X: a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( K+ K+ F+ z' n4 N! _" j- N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u, l# S5 i7 z/ S5 i/ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' W( _2 r$ Y) p2 H5 ] D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ |1 a( J0 r% L k$ Y3 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S! H) L. m( p) O; z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Y2 ~. T r: O$ } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 V3 T, m. i: [+ M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ q8 w5 t$ M1 ?/ W' f: }; y
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; K5 E" z3 Z" F
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft; G4 W1 O" G0 y) }
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
3 K9 G2 C; `4 B$ HA6M2 Zero x 28# P. `) F* L# |$ {" _
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Allied aircraft2 {/ i! N2 t, S+ A4 @% E; \3 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21; |' r0 d v$ J3 B. K
SBD Dauntless x 34* \( h- c4 y \& l8 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses% v& e2 ]: a4 g7 H
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
% }7 u% A2 I& u1 Y. rA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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8 J% e$ d) M9 H( e* f, L$ Y9 E; W2 OAllied aircraft losses$ {( p8 R: n: ~. X0 ^, a8 A7 O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged8 ^# y8 m6 q6 D y
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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2 w% i. T0 D. X+ ^$ E1 z# wJapanese Ships
+ q7 b7 g1 `% nAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; }% ?4 u! A/ F4 dAP Tofuku Maru
- p" k9 J" K/ t- G4 G/ ~ eAK Sagami Maru
; x% l; U G1 j/ d \AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! ]6 X" s) |* z/ s) l
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ ?) q9 V- I' I% yAP Ryotaku Maru7 I: a3 A+ w% t+ L% n
6 z: `3 L, `/ B/ \3 Q6 b$ mJapanese ground losses:
0 P' X0 i9 W- v; ~$ a5 q2 h189 casualties reported0 F$ J* Y9 [$ d( Z. Y/ u
Guns lost 1! O9 m' f; a* f/ g7 o+ k
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Aircraft Attacking:& G: a4 g. m9 V$ }$ y2 ]: t7 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
]- s8 H5 r- m7 K8 z% o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* ?* O' o( {! o/ G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- e. k/ d- p' e. D( Y2 X: @) w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) v5 ~$ C; i4 l: C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ l$ S. q% L/ j% K- v$ ^! N% Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 w( D- O* B: ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. z7 L, e7 ?& O# d! O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 e$ O/ d* A, g- G: T5 c' q6 R0 E- wDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! r% y* m! V) f2 e: C( NJapanese aircraft
6 B4 I; c. O5 h5 JA6M2-N Rufe x 3: b+ e$ L4 a7 \
A6M2 Zero x 10( I% j8 S& U0 } z% _
6 B0 i: A* R" F( j! g" e3 {, OAllied aircraft
8 P2 Z1 R0 Z* V9 _0 xSBD Dauntless x 15
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* p$ f( K: H l+ s$ D9 aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 E( J2 d6 g& C% r! y& bSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
# j2 X' d; F7 [' O4 eAP Tarushima Maru- Q. v3 A. s' z F# p# H3 {
AP Chihaya Maru* G5 J' z) Y5 r+ x* q2 O
AK Asahisan Maru& J% Q" O* E4 _0 A1 }7 M6 w3 `
8 H' k N: j- g6 G( M# }Aircraft Attacking:
0 y9 A/ A. n3 j7 ^4 ~' f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" N# C2 }1 Q7 s i. J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& O0 {1 I+ o$ i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 b4 y( x y$ @2 X& L5 H( {( e. M
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( g$ x& U$ d- z" D9 d. g5 w( }
A6M2 Zero x 49
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/ K3 d0 B" ?' r/ s# A0 y- nAllied aircraft
B |, y6 d: H- U+ R' h5 K& jF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
$ K1 `* e' E0 z. k2 h7 f! ]7 @1 e. TF4F-4 Wildcat x 8. t" ^8 |& j6 x" O+ J, _
SBD Dauntless x 62
+ ~! A$ P) l/ A4 _% m% Q$ FTBD Devastator x 5
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6 n3 X& X. ^; TJapanese aircraft losses
% i4 s2 w+ f& I3 ^A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
1 L: \& R3 u$ |; eF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed5 {: H1 O `8 @8 p1 b: B# ^( }
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged/ q" x+ i, d4 I, `: n
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed2 P% y; p/ o4 Y) h
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Japanese Ships
7 c j% Z( _ ^5 f% s0 HCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
& ^2 q6 \ c) P# [CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; |$ k C- |/ wCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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% r6 Z) Z, K( @6 }# W* k8 JAircraft Attacking:+ ^. m5 l) G E" Y" l% }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 K% U) Z5 g3 g
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k4 m1 m I& G# d/ r; G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& O7 Z5 y% t5 |. S2 q, l5 G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet \% B' e/ W! @' R
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ b( L. ?0 f3 w3 k$ [' O
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ?$ C p6 a2 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 J- |; W% ]7 i& J' T: X6 o! A5 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- M6 d& H( _$ t" m+ p( c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 q: n, _$ w, ]" M) ?3 E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 A5 |2 @/ H* ]3 B% ^7 F. [, H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: f. D3 B* S, G0 Z
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. X& ?# F5 h3 V/ ~Day Air attack on TF at 72,104% x+ c6 l, p* [$ `
1 p4 V3 B0 V0 X+ q# Y$ S, TJapanese aircraft
3 v( z0 l2 [1 w6 [A6M2 Zero x 20
* @. Y4 B/ e0 D0 y) l) MD3A Val x 36 X4 n0 v g- w7 P# r. T
B5N Kate x 37' O$ u, ~# r. a% J1 C9 m0 f
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Allied aircraft W, H) r9 I' }( S$ Y7 n" @9 ^1 n( g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
) T x0 S0 u+ `2 oF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; N; h. K) z; Q% A6 G! v8 @D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged$ w/ K( C6 U- W. \
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed% u' b7 a& a8 a8 S* `. C% L2 i1 V: f; ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 a% ^' T" h0 sAllied Ships
, W; ^ o1 _9 Y0 p* S; {8 |CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 ^' b& }3 M1 PCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 ]+ {' |0 i! G* ~' C4 G& WCA Astoria
' y3 L; a. ?1 s/ `CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1- p3 T G8 K; m. r3 C1 |8 d8 L
DD Patterson4 P z! O5 E( B2 _7 e) K
CA New Orleans k$ d' L3 Z1 W$ i! F
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 {& p5 m& x/ F- F7 J. M7 R4 `8 Z 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& u/ n& ?1 b+ Q9 w4 m# c 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 b% w9 Q4 {. s0 G) j) b( M 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ y# c w1 x; j- O9 w* E+ A
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 |5 a6 W m% d$ B q3 {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 _# t, N4 Q: v3 S9 I! y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 H$ t+ m+ \5 @7 R/ [* w
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! g/ F3 `4 ?$ O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% }) l; S$ Z/ E- t) F* o5 ~2 v7 w4 F
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! u/ x2 Y# p f2 C4 Q: ?
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ O* E T! R* d$ D; @. |; a* r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 O0 }" s: {" l/ g
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" I8 P# f: t8 T/ D6 |/ s
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 f( y. o# z0 P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" o' E3 Q7 h& t m; t" f2 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet o; Y5 m, J( T1 J% U) J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( n! Q; y- G& U: a 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |