AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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* E# X" x v5 ASub attack at 70,107
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8 R. O& R/ U2 D: W1 LJapanese Ships/ ]8 T5 `0 c0 N1 Q- ]
SS I-28, hits 1+ Y6 E0 s8 |4 n4 `
( ~) z* s' h8 c8 l4 T8 iAllied Ships: N* C1 t$ m" d1 B
CA Shropshire2 X M7 Q V7 d- l% B1 S5 B
DD Dewey
3 U: Y4 m) A$ f+ g1 I+ n4 zDD Russell
$ Z% ]: ?1 Y, F1 e( xCA Portland$ ?* }! G F# e7 E7 t
DD Arunta% S4 o* }' |- J5 Q/ K/ I( [
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87) O* B9 j! b3 |. X$ [. l3 z6 L6 e0 ]7 M
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Allied aircraft
8 i, w9 g9 ^9 sP-39D Airacobra x 25
# M0 }0 g+ c% `A-20B Boston x 338 i1 s, L2 g2 d$ H: f
B-25C Mitchell x 15
" y" d+ x; M: Q& Q# S; T' ]) fB-26B Marauder x 30. _, z! h+ e7 [# `, K4 N8 k
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Japanese ground losses:
6 `8 p, n+ @) @125 casualties reported; e6 H1 T% b, y- X/ ^) f7 Q
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
! [, [7 l1 Y/ @. W6 ?Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:/ f6 g5 J" d/ B% f" E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 V5 }2 o+ }& q+ O0 k! G14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
+ A, o: b% T2 K+ P ` 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 \/ N- y$ j. I, U1 C$ |
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 l7 u; L, V8 r 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 G0 `; L' Z8 d6 Q/ S' f. K ] 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
0 }, `, F: q' M) u5 y* Q& h 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ ]% l8 K; C7 K q0 T
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
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2 E) Z4 J# w, h 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 b6 a: w, K6 C ~. k# R) r! l 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. d4 ~8 F$ E1 {1 e
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! _% Z2 f/ m+ K4 P2 U7 q, t; S 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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( y' [* Z; I! Q2 b4 n 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. v) ? N! |- W; m9 \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 b$ A5 Z* ]4 W
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& Q" @# f- P( L& i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 j5 p- g" S) h" U' Y" m7 I! _( `
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103+ s! _, T2 ] L1 H* |- g% X' @
0 N# o/ W A0 }( I+ v/ QJapanese aircraft
! k% `- ^5 ~9 J% iA6M2-N Rufe x 9* g! y) ]* {9 v9 i
A6M2 Zero x 322 m* i: j- x; ~
5 n+ r# S$ N9 `* i+ z9 rAllied aircraft
( v7 ` o; {0 h* \2 R: i) U$ p1 iF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
/ G* a5 @. l" t' n; l1 ISBD Dauntless x 49
! n5 l5 ^8 L% @2 F# tTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
' n& y7 n" \ l7 R* aA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. I/ @6 f6 a' L1 xAllied aircraft losses
* s W: m3 v; v6 S* ]2 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 a# N) [: t M% F# g. }* [. QSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged' w5 o# N1 x9 S1 \' t/ N$ T
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged( o6 _- A/ Q" b: C# E0 r0 ^& V
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Japanese Ships4 L1 J# x; Y3 D; V
DD Mochizuki9 g# o# c0 k8 B& V$ C3 g$ L
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1, c( X% _: ~6 ]9 R
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 y: x* ^" l6 ]4 u: z; iDD Yuzuki- N1 E" K2 r) s3 P5 x( l0 }% |
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 y; q# E7 X" g5 u( B9 V# oDD Asanagi* q& m0 j6 Q# C& l0 P/ P2 t4 s
DD Akebono4 x4 Q' Z6 Z, F1 j1 e
DD Sazanami! n" ?. m6 \) t* N: A6 K6 M
/ H5 J& ^5 f& K: RAircraft Attacking:6 _4 X. i$ W5 a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 f; e3 |+ U. U 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# U; Q3 ~8 s0 Y( ^4 L; M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% t, r, p6 w! M7 c' x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 u* r2 P- T. B9 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 h, ?! L5 c. f" F2 X) g8 X, V1 p+ O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. @( f0 v& R$ J8 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- B3 U8 V! c3 E% H: M* A4 X9 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) E- o) _$ Q) ?9 f5 R" h2 F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 \2 N% w# T) @8 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' \0 j8 E- F \6 l( m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& r6 o. c$ X2 T" Y' m& {% |8 V$ d
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet q0 \ Y$ w: {9 F4 F; w6 X
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 H! s) N1 o% P& s8 M' j
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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0 a# ~1 \) O/ y8 PA6M2-N Rufe x 9+ Q* W3 S* G7 { \9 v
A6M2 Zero x 284 s9 L5 \1 f! s5 Q! Z) f+ v' k" @
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Allied aircraft( v: g9 x8 L$ |* o4 { U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21% w% C+ i u9 Z8 {! t/ M( ^
SBD Dauntless x 34
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0 [3 L1 \% M! f6 i% pJapanese aircraft losses
# M, M4 [: F' p* @; v$ s' DA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
* P! o, r8 u# LA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed. N* [$ ]1 X7 }
w" m+ ]- P1 v% ]% f1 WAllied aircraft losses
+ G% e4 V# z* v {: @9 QF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) M5 U) k n7 M( OSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, u7 R( D: i+ \- E: q6 y
AP Tofuku Maru
& Q+ C* G3 {, B }- ^AK Sagami Maru9 v! N* ~( R d
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& r& D* T5 ?1 G9 Y4 {4 P cAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. B s, J( X/ ?: i/ D2 O9 L& ^
AP Ryotaku Maru3 l+ t/ t# y0 p
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Japanese ground losses:6 I4 Z0 F0 J: y9 u& ]
189 casualties reported
# Q/ o* |# x* q7 wGuns lost 1
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% r y; a- {. \& x% JAircraft Attacking:5 D6 t! {$ g0 U, S+ ?# N p% m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ^% E5 d* Y3 \7 t! S: y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" r2 K- d9 j( \7 U7 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 C, s+ c' {! J& z# r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 \7 y* p7 i& X) _% w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ T- D2 m0 S ?5 g- j- }, k7 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" D3 \, U% W" D8 D1 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 q) i1 b: u" G+ I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* [ `9 t, N. ] Q9 S& z
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
" U% J f/ O" Z, GA6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 R) r3 l: Q, Q. ^7 `# D/ dA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft" E4 m3 |# z, B& P; W
SBD Dauntless x 15
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2 n- c) D2 g* O4 N( {! G* j c1 \8 GNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ u' |2 Z* l2 c# qSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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5 P0 @+ K# V. R0 u9 VJapanese Ships
7 C5 Z7 G* S7 V+ XAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, `# m; Z9 p8 s6 m( D% M2 y( |AP Tarushima Maru7 W. o, A4 z" a
AP Chihaya Maru
4 [7 p& I5 t7 d+ @- J# \; `$ CAK Asahisan Maru1 ?, A0 l# U* w* h5 b
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; i5 \9 h! Y1 x' g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. {1 i6 A$ T( L( k3 S+ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* f+ f7 L i8 \, ~5 T, i/ j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Y" z( N- }- F0 R! p* H0 _
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( b$ i, q' u% }0 U, |( [Day Air attack on TF at 70,1041 e: s" H- S+ r
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' W; s( m% M8 \2 F5 H$ \7 }9 kA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 107 j& n& C+ R( }5 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- ~# D& d! E- G7 F4 v
SBD Dauntless x 62, s, W/ S, x4 g a
TBD Devastator x 5) K8 j& c$ u6 A. O+ r4 [. R
' G* e5 F3 @, f" } @0 zJapanese aircraft losses
! a% G4 x/ L0 X8 rA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged9 G' Z2 n& q- B. ^: H6 P; W1 e e
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Allied aircraft losses- D/ N' v5 A6 N0 G* \3 s: ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed1 ~# |7 c# Q6 `, a( l0 h9 d& Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed* P$ X6 F, [, D! z! H
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged' s5 |& ~* y5 c" @% t- m# H2 t1 F
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 w6 ?+ F, g! s, R6 j
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# k/ B" O" Z) C* d3 l: x9 |CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
. `: t* F5 b$ |5 z r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, z, F6 u2 Y, c5 ]! E4 L9 c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! `: |3 x2 L- _! R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ u$ K) k" n( Z- t
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 N& Z8 I! o7 {7 g$ R 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ l D/ h) C; n" _' j 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 g5 L$ f: e( ^5 f& x: }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g* D |5 P& z6 Y: S6 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* x# t Y. m ^' W" J8 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Q" k* ]2 d6 b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( U. K4 s: j, H- D3 y: A7 }) v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft' h1 ~) m2 Z7 z$ O; E( a5 |8 F
A6M2 Zero x 209 m( e/ m" W2 o
D3A Val x 36
% H+ a: X$ n \) h* TB5N Kate x 375 F) R$ {# \+ B. k2 F4 m; G1 s2 D
4 m( w- }" I; f) z2 BAllied aircraft
1 N4 p2 M+ P: gF4F-3 Wildcat x 10 g0 j a: q+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 83 [3 _6 M. T4 Z6 e9 v; b
9 R4 n7 {/ E/ @& M( \6 }/ Z: mJapanese aircraft losses* h% t( R; N0 _# u# z. y8 }* T3 x
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 ~4 T7 k/ ?# r' ?: ]. Y9 ]
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
& ?& O' T% ]4 c5 WB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ n3 {9 m5 B s% C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
8 M& S, X4 A2 y8 z7 B$ NF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- o- t) X# x+ W0 W3 y
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& ~6 x' Z( X0 I" H+ k/ Z2 wCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) I% e8 V8 _. j9 V) f' U' L
CA Astoria- ]& v) x0 V# `* _! M* n$ R# o
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
7 y2 Q7 m9 e0 d0 n1 aDD Patterson. T4 T9 W" P6 S, ?& N7 l& O; u7 X
CA New Orleans+ b6 B" k- H }
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 I8 L/ `' g, ^; ?7 D( o7 Z 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! W' l: m1 e# [' A: k' s
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 w. \/ f$ g" g# K4 ?
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, i8 Y$ A }8 K5 A# y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) n! S" h& D& m0 ]0 ]) x
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 z! ~, P5 b8 v* A 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' s2 q0 }* I+ B8 h" k, i
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- J# U8 G; u! m4 t: r" Z% N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 p! Y2 F( n+ T% h; }
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ ]* n# x+ b0 E5 S4 H3 t; V. q, Y9 ^ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ C9 H* N( X6 M7 J; G7 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Q1 k5 ?" ~# t% P7 |9 s1 J3 c 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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