AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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2 ~, Y1 s- b; Y5 }0 _- F) qSub attack at 70,107
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8 \8 _: x1 ^- t# \) [Japanese Ships
. w3 `/ w: F- G# n# kSS I-28, hits 1! W" E/ m$ A% k5 w2 w
. V% i8 ~ C5 d+ x! [Allied Ships
! I% c- K- a- M! jCA Shropshire. F& _$ _3 z) }1 A- L" R
DD Dewey
% K! }! A! t5 t" o a. BDD Russell
/ m$ m: d/ p5 R/ V$ ]7 d/ ACA Portland
" F! S8 g1 n( d. z: v, uDD Arunta8 Y1 i' n$ D0 g* g
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; F- K+ |/ |/ X2 g+ gDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
- S- U' G( x! S2 X2 P5 i( ~& iP-39D Airacobra x 25
- ~- }1 @& u! n; T9 ?: \3 K1 vA-20B Boston x 33
% I0 `6 C& E! @: s+ vB-25C Mitchell x 15. Q8 p1 ~& j" T5 g u S2 k
B-26B Marauder x 30, M# P; w9 Y" o8 A+ n
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No Allied losses; `( {+ |1 m1 C1 I& f; j
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Japanese ground losses:2 N$ _6 i8 ?3 b) L9 J3 p
125 casualties reported! \! C; [* L" P q, W
Guns lost 1/ [' [, j7 `' _! r4 G" P: m
' V- f L' V7 M" z0 mAirbase hits 43 B9 x2 s+ u/ E/ M
Runway hits 66/ v8 M# Z, k; V
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Aircraft Attacking:5 ~1 s7 [9 Z0 D( o- e- I
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. A, `3 j9 [9 d2 M- q
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' w4 g- P9 V: n 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* H7 S' h3 o' c
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; j+ V0 L' Y% q4 a 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 m& o2 z3 A2 y/ ]* e0 @ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet- I1 f0 b/ g. i- h/ D
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 T. G1 D9 M+ F" U! B. x
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" V1 B7 A$ ?2 I 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet f7 T. T' J' [1 j( o
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ V/ F7 j6 R7 r; j! {; V* ]
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) R9 [! J* K% f! _- O% N0 w5 {
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 n/ h) q* R& V- P/ n 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 m3 J, v9 j# n4 C# D# b. [1 k0 i6 U 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. x% x7 y) `, i; b
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, r$ w2 d, E' {
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' V1 R' }- C( e! e+ r; Y2 Z' w 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 `1 c9 D1 Q& M0 K
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103 m* P0 H" Z8 j/ v! m* T
% b4 P" C! X. u% P" W; |Japanese aircraft
1 h* C7 W1 S) f3 wA6M2-N Rufe x 9% o) Y3 f' F m: T
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft' Q& H M: f( x: M6 ]5 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
* o, N0 Y( e: a& B" f7 Z0 RSBD Dauntless x 49
" a4 m) H1 X: K# tTBD Devastator x 15
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0 \" O; z8 V3 ]) {Japanese aircraft losses9 H8 i+ j P& F
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed. ]" h5 {5 ?; a$ @5 b# o
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Allied aircraft losses8 P- t# Z0 I4 e+ G2 {; {# u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
" K$ g5 g+ i8 H) t+ Y% v1 q- `SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 V4 P! u+ g3 i0 fTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged# C) U# z1 ]7 x% [4 ]
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Japanese Ships! m4 b1 {% ^: X
DD Mochizuki
7 \2 r+ Q3 L$ |! b5 _1 gCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1* v/ m! @7 o2 I- h
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. D7 m4 D# J0 s: F4 c h, e
DD Yuzuki
4 B! P# ~9 W. P# V# a6 e. SDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire! @+ z6 b6 I* W6 K
DD Asanagi
1 D& R- g* B. j" n* V) `DD Akebono
2 {/ ^9 d1 ]$ {4 kDD Sazanami# }# p5 ~" x" A' w9 L7 Z9 R1 \3 [2 X& m
7 d( i L9 X. i6 X/ t/ z8 iAircraft Attacking:9 p6 S/ v; S2 M0 E8 V% |
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- M! c* b4 d+ F% }1 L3 C: o% C
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet) [$ h; m; o0 @* L- x( Z' R; X/ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Q. v; v! S$ T9 A% z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) k; |) h8 ~" b# ?! d# i( Q, ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 h* U" t' d# i7 b- x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 _" y: |# \( [! ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 a9 v; E1 m7 U5 _/ ?( u& R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 X+ J* y% U( x" t; m) |; r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 s' J$ J- C0 j! F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 l7 O" h! ]* E' C' O6 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 w4 ` y& ?+ _& \ 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ R) w0 w( P+ Q1 K, b
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 W! _; J9 c9 j4 DDay Air attack on TF at 70,103: [# r8 ?$ y" u- A
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Japanese aircraft
! q1 j+ h4 ]( z: R0 bA6M2-N Rufe x 9: G5 V( P0 ~) o% W* h. D
A6M2 Zero x 28) s# K7 E( E6 t5 L; S
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Allied aircraft
) U; h$ T$ I! c# P! YF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
5 y; t$ D! G+ U) LSBD Dauntless x 34) s9 Q, {4 \$ e0 x) o5 C
! ?4 K* T' c* r" b+ i4 R' y1 z. AJapanese aircraft losses8 z: V& N% h3 ^0 O4 H& V
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
7 k+ `' S# z( gA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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) `$ D' e: {7 jAllied aircraft losses
L* K; _8 y& a! R% L' a' LF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
) h0 V9 `0 F V, k/ ^) p3 dSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships' U( _8 k3 I- q" O
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ R* Z2 C& \8 r0 B& P9 Q
AP Tofuku Maru
% w, Z# S( w; x) T& C! i0 KAK Sagami Maru
* J( @3 }( c% m- x! NAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" e, D" J7 {. j M& Y ~AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 R4 |: k6 h% [" |- r5 w% HAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
5 b& H6 j$ R2 ?189 casualties reported5 r4 z+ f6 P" P) w C
Guns lost 1* C) l* U; x6 ~; ]! ?& V
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 {6 k |% S$ Y: Z8 c. y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~! r5 l% p) a' f1 h- o$ B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 v0 I# F! A& p* l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 G: v1 Z; @, C3 x0 r2 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet ?3 H& c$ t7 W2 ? {6 c. w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 S8 m* x2 t' g4 o4 P$ O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ b9 k1 h) E( _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 K, j+ E: j- z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
" I# ~7 L# W; A' u- z; m) BA6M2-N Rufe x 3" j# k3 O9 P* {& ~# z0 J5 [9 p
A6M2 Zero x 10/ @+ H* h/ I7 R% c& f* ^
. [- f& X6 `& i+ `4 nAllied aircraft
( ^# \/ Z' m! X( S% K% iSBD Dauntless x 15
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4 J: z, t% Q' T% A* |' k8 H [No Japanese losses
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# c6 \5 U4 M- g9 i! t6 [% r2 YAllied aircraft losses: ~4 r9 H' p$ }+ R8 m4 P4 h O
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 a) K3 c5 W" k) I
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Japanese Ships7 P+ x+ \. t+ a8 i9 Z' u+ k
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) Y: u- @: b( v; \! t, iAP Tarushima Maru
9 E, a$ n0 V* Y+ \2 @) OAP Chihaya Maru+ w- `7 J; k' L. t9 ^; N& r2 L
AK Asahisan Maru
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1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 E8 \, N+ L* l: D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) P6 v' [% N, a( L7 N' r* \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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& ]) N! _! d {Day Air attack on TF at 70,1048 Q. y& D. R( V g' y& G8 e9 h" g
) h) g# G( S0 n; T kJapanese aircraft
- R( c1 i/ x: t* Y$ VA6M2 Zero x 49
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: l$ u" t: S6 B0 M J8 n. ^9 [Allied aircraft
0 T/ }) G6 X0 W1 q4 {. v7 f* |F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* [7 I% W& [# T3 x% i' u1 b8 tF4F-4 Wildcat x 8( m1 Q4 \6 k* ]4 g0 T& d* m0 I) \
SBD Dauntless x 62/ U s$ A- |* ]$ Z3 o2 R
TBD Devastator x 5
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P6 V6 v$ w( y- x! u2 R. ?Japanese aircraft losses0 P% [+ O6 x, a0 \- I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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$ f. Z' A7 l* c1 o1 `F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed+ `6 v9 d: ?6 w& q! Y; R* o8 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
: J; ?; j; f, T- \. K/ F- ?SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
( n& t+ n; r, e. J9 yTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. j- k1 a5 C, ?
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Japanese Ships, }0 P3 D# ^' h- t+ e6 @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1# ^$ B" W1 Q( Y
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ F7 _" y4 l+ C4 A) LCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1# ]' K6 e0 E( C8 i$ w
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Aircraft Attacking:6 f2 K0 i( o" V. o/ w4 F, V; E* I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet K$ U7 Y& |- p* ?2 C3 c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- C0 {. k/ `% \7 N
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: v) d% Q4 e9 ?/ ?3 r 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [5 U8 o/ g' y# P6 s3 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' T, |6 E6 h2 |9 S8 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- w3 H. N: V' T+ J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) X9 N! X1 ^# F o6 x% l$ z o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @) W, R- I! n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& t; I L! W* ]) P7 F( U0 j
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1048 i6 Q3 m$ J/ m0 d2 G1 C
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Japanese aircraft
6 z7 O0 R5 P9 o) O q' |$ aA6M2 Zero x 20/ S! Y9 G8 n7 R- |1 m4 x2 n' c
D3A Val x 36( ~* {5 ]6 p- E. ]* @1 d
B5N Kate x 377 e) y0 Q, G& w+ @8 N. S0 B
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Allied aircraft
, i' u3 K% v& T; Y0 Y" UF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ k( X9 {4 F8 R1 m- p$ y8 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% t7 l7 w' p+ l/ e, g# H4 J7 @* m8 v E
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 b1 ~, _5 |0 c. J: M: N4 \A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' }3 ^- H, f7 QD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
0 C. h4 @- x7 o+ e: QB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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1 {' _' I, |6 @2 u/ }Allied aircraft losses( @; J# y; U* D. f. r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed1 P" B; J, Z" G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships4 S# h% E1 ^" R, ~- i4 d
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 R, F2 A3 S- p3 V$ _4 [/ D/ |
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
6 U7 J5 g0 J) _; u" O$ nCA Astoria
/ a# s, V/ O6 M6 R/ i! `- X* U5 S7 C3 fCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1' {4 t* ^ b8 Q- M( x" T3 p
DD Patterson
$ w: {/ q4 a, S5 N: }5 iCA New Orleans" x1 y0 z! D& Q& l* Y
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Aircraft Attacking:6 q0 H! x) L* ]
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 }. v4 y4 q( f# h' K3 c- ]
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ N4 Q; g) T# ?8 X: Z" C. _5 P0 }
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) z6 u0 U% ^: _
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; F# t" ?. G) B B
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& D0 {7 E- n. G1 G) O) q O
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, S v0 p8 h- t3 y( o; o% M
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% N8 M" \! R3 |' m3 n) |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 L9 C- V/ n' ~% g* T3 Y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" ^" q. l7 y, l1 r: q" B 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ j& K1 A( b3 S7 Y8 |# Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 f& t# v* l- e5 D* I6 f% m: @ 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! O0 }) H2 a3 E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 T$ s. x% l9 {' i 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 C0 R0 j" ^7 y* m: V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 ?4 W, T3 \5 N. n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! s+ z& P) B0 f: C+ A
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |