AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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5 e8 N% x+ N1 |! Q8 RSub attack at 70,107* Z0 c7 A/ M! B
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Japanese Ships
! X. N0 h [# QSS I-28, hits 1
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5 I$ c+ k7 R; ?Allied Ships
. X8 x/ p' _0 [CA Shropshire2 I: U0 Q: Q, J0 l3 ?/ O7 g2 \
DD Dewey
7 m4 G& b1 ]0 n7 [8 wDD Russell- ^* B6 A: `% V+ |0 P; L0 Y' M
CA Portland
* ^2 c6 ?, Y5 Y$ s+ ]! X) BDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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2 D) ?! y- G- F1 WP-39D Airacobra x 257 N' Y# c ^. N1 j) H3 d
A-20B Boston x 33
; ~7 G0 x6 N7 n3 P9 H+ Q- hB-25C Mitchell x 156 s; C9 B& z5 M R" h( @. j
B-26B Marauder x 305 Q, E4 W2 u$ P- j. ]9 {$ d$ `% n
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No Allied losses
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o; k2 b3 C2 l( e& EJapanese ground losses:4 J" K7 _/ ?8 P' w6 u! l9 u
125 casualties reported
; b f5 A9 v+ V* uGuns lost 1$ P, O8 h- U- _' `4 e9 t" j( p& L
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Airbase hits 4
% B( E/ s+ o- pRunway hits 66
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6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ x2 x: ?3 X' \9 C
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
5 ^+ f9 E& ~0 q& i$ z6 O6 t9 N 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ N7 u: \! L8 ?5 ] 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 R: g5 A7 S i
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( e. r8 h" y& R' V; a& _( p0 i 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) g: \) B2 W+ ` 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- J) W2 d) X- i, P% r$ v 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* w" ~4 y$ P; S) o8 ~8 y; A
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 B# ~' [9 A$ ~- Z! n+ h4 h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 ]( n+ v1 @5 f1 Y" o7 }
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- `/ U% a$ |' }6 m
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# K a; G0 m+ x9 N A
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* M0 V0 o; i0 R6 X9 s7 K
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 z& X g3 Y' b7 l, _3 ?
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' Z9 W2 g* G3 n/ ?8 [% y1 k
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& A& k% T( C* ] 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 [0 n$ e4 r4 S8 n, m
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
4 e% y1 I; d# }% A, J% \% f+ aA6M2-N Rufe x 9
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Allied aircraft
) d! c+ w3 j3 h* v' S3 o9 G# b( jF4F-4 Wildcat x 21! c; e, b' l3 b( \0 Y( ^
SBD Dauntless x 49
2 l$ T% o p- T- v; v$ JTBD Devastator x 15; e7 @# \. G7 L! n0 f- f) U4 x" ^
* ~: y: B5 u% k* S' m, RJapanese aircraft losses
2 d2 Z* s) ~8 G$ \5 {% L$ \$ hA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed1 V, s- J( H& I
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Allied aircraft losses
3 q5 Y4 r3 f* FF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged- A; ~/ j* \; X/ P, W. k, M u
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 m- b; F/ ^4 @& @TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 b; \% N1 I- p, Q
DD Mochizuki/ A0 Z8 J6 L/ o- B% W+ |2 @$ N
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1( [ C) S! j1 h1 Q
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( L: {3 Q6 h* M8 Z2 bDD Yuzuki, Z. {- h u7 l5 P3 J C
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& \8 k3 f$ u! [: ADD Asanagi
1 G W1 O8 y! V$ j: |DD Akebono
; g' M/ z' f% `. vDD Sazanami4 r; ~5 P& C/ \6 f7 |
& D: Q$ I& D: C+ _: u2 F2 GAircraft Attacking:
; f& l/ [5 K5 C: A+ s' M( C 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" j6 |9 U$ e1 l' C1 I, `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet t+ X: ?3 a) q, u
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 J3 n8 `6 R7 [$ J4 w8 x 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: N1 Y! _4 [$ A% S4 E) L" B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k- G* E' ]& A3 G, _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, s8 S* \2 N# e8 r7 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( l# d4 E2 b/ L6 p* ?+ B c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ s( N$ T; ^6 C5 y2 F. t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x6 @8 Y% F& y. k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! ?* ?0 R' Z7 X a1 d( ]: D2 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 n) A& b. q! K Z4 y7 q9 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 O" z2 E( T! w& o8 L! ?; h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& j: n, n, v4 g5 l; O& U! v 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ p: {! l$ r: R8 `) d3 @ 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 W4 L! E# B& L* |/ Z" TDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
( q4 h% G0 \" WA6M2-N Rufe x 9. L1 r7 s/ Q* a6 O' ]5 A2 o
A6M2 Zero x 28- m9 ^5 `* B6 Y3 g
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Allied aircraft0 n* M" [; L6 Y! m# Q) A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 213 b+ D, s' F1 K1 z
SBD Dauntless x 346 r7 m' q" }& y% z, {' E
. }0 E2 u! {0 a0 U7 IJapanese aircraft losses: H }6 b% I* f2 z& K
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed1 y2 E7 @; }1 |' X, Q) M" i# [* f
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed: P7 z& M/ z0 s( w; N! e
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Allied aircraft losses
E3 B$ V, N+ E2 YF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
; d$ H4 B3 M; z6 v/ L o- }SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged" Z* s# i P" l4 t
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Japanese Ships
8 C. E# I9 B& C* FAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' P# P( N3 h2 T/ JAP Tofuku Maru
6 |5 p" c: A/ i# l' s/ z6 ZAK Sagami Maru* b9 ]1 \5 ]' L; ]0 j
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( S, ]: g& B9 U% k. uAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; g" `- s& ]% u5 B+ \3 K3 s+ SAP Ryotaku Maru
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3 T1 g, _$ |9 E$ R* \' J* qJapanese ground losses:1 [( r- H8 l9 b8 M, V5 Z
189 casualties reported
8 J9 m: D' e; UGuns lost 1* S0 s9 V+ T4 T1 T# ]0 v
9 F H' \0 q5 {/ w9 LAircraft Attacking:
: k6 R& m4 |5 j6 F6 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" f0 `5 x0 z3 O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 W7 |: c1 W6 ]+ \! j$ T7 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 y4 w5 c3 I4 Q# R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' e; t2 p5 y6 {- C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) {. b0 n- M2 w6 t& P/ Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 z% \8 S N; j; L( n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( b2 U; _# t# I7 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103& c/ s0 M x* Z: R7 t
& x% R- ~( d0 ]' JJapanese aircraft% |1 e2 w. L/ S) R
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
5 _ u/ f+ q J1 b: v1 o# UA6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 15/ j7 E) g& }: R% K% f
! V* q& v7 x7 j0 e* W1 FNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ E( }: z( C5 |8 S$ \' }
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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0 o U& S* x; _- jJapanese Ships
' R. H, j" g* L3 bAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
# \2 j. i* u9 R- ?8 rAP Tarushima Maru
0 O, ~- @7 L7 v' [8 uAP Chihaya Maru- T) l2 A0 I$ \; c' J
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:8 ]% r) R: U2 |3 l8 M
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& p( D9 `; a; F% f% d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" z1 h# E& n" e$ W- o. V% O9 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 z( f; O+ U& s3 L4 W/ ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* }2 w* n5 d1 v1 F( y
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- G4 O3 q6 K2 a! k6 t9 W+ S* x0 |Day Air attack on TF at 70,104( V' i, H) H. ?4 b$ t8 n
1 d) v/ w, |: X8 JJapanese aircraft" x I/ |! {( J! J
A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft s Z8 w; X" [, x9 b5 S/ J& d5 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 i7 @2 F4 E) R" M t. I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, A& E M( G9 p v5 h4 R: n% s
SBD Dauntless x 62" {( ]/ c3 p+ D' W
TBD Devastator x 57 q2 p! m2 q: R& Q' I% Z, o
* b" {% @3 o0 r; r: @4 JJapanese aircraft losses
$ R: T9 k3 ?. a0 s. `+ a1 xA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 M, B8 {1 q- r4 P+ lF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed$ Q- L: h7 m+ ^: X6 r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed7 G3 `7 F: k6 ^. L+ Q
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 T6 E+ S. `2 @" w3 u( aTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed2 a. S# I6 I4 D6 f S
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Japanese Ships- O7 p* c2 F1 L* P8 Z) {* {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
) C. Z# k, Z! RCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 N+ z. `) h5 p% N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 18 ~8 y1 [; }2 u5 [* A
( ?9 J$ Q/ C {4 `. `7 oAircraft Attacking:( i1 H% b( z% i6 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 K; ?5 y6 S* j4 p+ K9 _
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 g" Z; s. d5 q" a1 R9 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 o" r( Y* r4 Z0 U' o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- s6 O" I. k: `! L3 M8 [
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 p, ^9 E! F- t 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 y' \+ v; s! n% `" s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! r c: r N% a. ?/ Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- E$ Q) ?9 x: A5 Q2 M# d6 w$ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 \+ Y; \0 r: }; f 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ D0 b- @2 I! E. t! r5 u3 l/ Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% |; J$ `# L& O& RDay Air attack on TF at 72,104) E7 ]& L% `; Y5 V; i$ @8 t
5 E8 h( T* k/ P8 hJapanese aircraft! x0 a q) _, x) i+ C+ c4 u
A6M2 Zero x 20. y$ C* F. y3 H1 Q3 _
D3A Val x 36
7 b l. O) w: [3 K3 Q( [B5N Kate x 373 ~( X5 R, H% }6 G2 D
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Allied aircraft
% M9 U% _+ v( @1 Y" R* FF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 ?0 O( j7 y5 b' m3 q& l6 N4 [F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
* `5 g# l" q3 ]6 E8 Z0 ?9 wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* k% `/ k( E8 B3 t, U2 e" {D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged$ O/ d/ x3 ?9 w
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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' u1 T5 X* l; z* {" m: V: j. o$ o1 LAllied aircraft losses; I# m6 l- S5 [) o; A. h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed& i( v/ T: r* M0 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# r5 j* E5 w$ f) Y( tCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 p* J& y z) [$ h$ A* L7 L
CA Astoria$ {$ P( j( _7 X/ `9 C; B6 a
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
% }! I2 N, r% A" G( a: wDD Patterson5 W- P* P. o2 [
CA New Orleans
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! u& A0 X* a3 `% s( vAircraft Attacking:
$ V% \+ ?. Q7 q/ ]: c 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 n1 K% B" K8 V' o 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 e4 f+ P5 O% C/ n& b: D
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet g U0 K4 J( G; l9 R; Z
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ L. M" @7 }$ I( ~0 `& W& v
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: s) L8 L$ n5 d Y6 C& z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* {8 R- g3 h% J3 U) N 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# H; d8 O" K: i' b 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ^+ d7 B3 _ u# C$ E) L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 x! T! [8 K6 F% `3 X 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( L% ^& s* Z4 ?5 T! r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 O& {! Q3 ^) _- q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 s4 B+ W# e1 I( c3 ^/ e1 [/ ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- @" Z9 m% |1 p5 d7 F 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 W# j* ^; P. |2 J
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* L8 P3 v: `9 o2 V8 N8 V9 S! m* |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ?7 g0 x1 D& j2 m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 {: r5 {& Z2 R+ u/ Y3 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# v) w0 v1 s/ c: d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |