AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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7 i; E7 B. r0 t3 uSub attack at 70,107; ?4 n0 N: ]9 X+ ~! W; X4 b
' w2 q+ X1 G- @Japanese Ships9 |; S( b' x8 d1 ~
SS I-28, hits 1, ]8 g1 g) c( w5 L! g
2 r* @1 P, T' _$ NAllied Ships7 t" q/ R9 Y4 [3 d6 q
CA Shropshire$ h, l* q$ C- R4 \5 l! G' T0 t) ^
DD Dewey
6 e. p. k) {/ I; O/ v( Z) W' VDD Russell
% u; w- _: T0 K& ICA Portland
+ y$ ~" h+ r+ j1 oDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft: |, ^# p3 D4 Q, n" H# m9 s X
P-39D Airacobra x 25, \4 \* T. R! {- `# ^$ c
A-20B Boston x 33, W9 G8 @- y, K3 i- ^: W9 U' c
B-25C Mitchell x 15
/ X1 y6 y. f5 V: W6 Z# h, a$ |5 yB-26B Marauder x 30% l8 P2 a2 X0 A- X0 B& f3 d3 p+ D6 H
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No Allied losses" r5 }" I8 c3 ~
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Japanese ground losses:7 B+ u; c* }! d/ ?0 Y- }
125 casualties reported; S8 x! s0 q9 ]% x, n7 E& ^3 y" r
Guns lost 1, Z/ e J* K$ r4 H- h
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Airbase hits 4
1 G, Y2 ?6 l. k! j+ \$ H: ARunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 w+ }/ o9 L" H- l0 c 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# T, r& @' v. x9 a' M6 E14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; m: @9 p, h; ]& a
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ ^6 u" j4 O- {4 T! H
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 g6 g4 ]. w* x# A& \
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 t, Y, T3 K8 l6 B 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' @# v, t+ X! v 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 {2 {. I2 i' p1 j( a1 i$ H 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ f+ _- \! P" `) Q; Y5 P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ Y7 ?: Q1 F/ S3 `2 E6 s+ a 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet. b) f4 y$ d6 {0 w1 d9 ?- u" L
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, q6 G( h3 T2 z2 W% l
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: ]7 @7 P6 g* L
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ v. a" W- F4 ?- ^1 [. E! \. r 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, s* E" J0 x* @( g6 K0 n 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" c: Q6 J& Z1 h T 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet) { h$ } q0 S3 ~) \9 ] n
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ s- u6 C4 V" E" J- j 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet1 U& e b% t8 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) Q7 x% N4 J+ t: N3 J
4 C" \" D/ `% j6 l" Q1 \Japanese aircraft# h( J s6 R7 A
A6M2-N Rufe x 96 E! t m& S& U0 g
A6M2 Zero x 32
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0 u3 t% B+ k/ Y( sAllied aircraft, ?) }# g8 C) E8 I+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
( B3 z) J2 {% v& C. @* S" HSBD Dauntless x 49- i2 G: @( S9 d% a& ]: o1 o
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
) j; c! p: W4 p9 nA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed- G) C3 v& |- ?6 n
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Allied aircraft losses2 x, C$ U, Z0 u; ^& z) z# m0 ]2 i; G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged. w7 [* E; L, d Q
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged2 o1 X3 h% p* I
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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DD Mochizuki
+ b) w9 y" X( E8 s; f" ], xCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
- ]; N) n# A4 G' k* `* y2 XDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. }: F7 {6 L8 C9 X4 y$ A: V
DD Yuzuki
- S6 ~1 {; @3 F2 zDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 n* w7 l& n+ J( ]0 S5 |- M9 l
DD Asanagi" c2 w! |% l: ]4 B( l
DD Akebono
0 G9 H; n7 B; u, O/ m' kDD Sazanami: g* [9 q( k* g5 E) k: e; e
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 t3 ^! y f2 H! l) B7 ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! N5 W Z+ X* I* n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' Y/ P: [) A# ]& V8 c) {
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ]- h. p/ T6 ], k: b* z1 f4 e P8 i 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# w; j; W# g/ L* z1 C2 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 q1 A- U E& E; m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
}$ H! p$ R6 \+ P$ d5 w/ i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Z# A7 t, k- e* l# s2 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' b |6 M! l* o$ r# e8 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( H5 @- P+ y: r/ B' }- u' r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 f( H6 X# z' M+ p$ G4 q8 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, |4 H: W$ v! n) K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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5 O3 W% {' _- ]8 W; X3 k 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" ?- Y3 d0 _0 {5 w' c) v 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet. P, r- \2 @! h1 u4 s, G
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( A$ p$ }$ Y0 D
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Japanese aircraft, N# _, b' X3 q) P0 l
A6M2-N Rufe x 97 r4 I& J* ~! |$ i" }
A6M2 Zero x 287 ]5 v3 x7 O! y6 Z& K
2 _( U9 g* B5 ]Allied aircraft
! p& S' M- [1 U8 G xF4F-3 Wildcat x 21% t! L$ b" z5 ], ^) {) L
SBD Dauntless x 34* U% B" x1 D( _ {& |
% W$ u; s2 z+ u1 EJapanese aircraft losses
6 }9 e6 f+ Q, X* N g, }5 O7 |3 mA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
& k# }! z) _" c! ~5 MA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- Q% m. K; t3 N- sF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged0 h2 N2 G& w$ i) f# X5 q
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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/ p& u- \/ P) I& P' QJapanese Ships
8 U4 t2 L9 n, fAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( t: G1 a) z7 v" s U, V# O! L; V7 U+ pAP Tofuku Maru( v& R" H. Q5 q; c% m4 I" d
AK Sagami Maru) ]) Y k% @- K
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( G8 L. _2 U; |9 E9 X3 KAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 u3 f; L- ~ w' k, W8 sAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:* }& r& S m) Q. w2 Q
189 casualties reported r" Z. Y, Z( r( Z7 Y9 _+ S6 x4 o7 a2 K
Guns lost 1* t. G7 ]! s# h, i6 W3 i2 H2 b) B
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Aircraft Attacking:
- \ s+ p3 P2 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 g/ A* N' D( D- F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 S2 ^. E/ o2 r W6 }& | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 r( }" Y6 Y, M0 y, p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% M( a3 [) Y5 e5 F @: R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) U7 I; h# o1 w, k% n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 Z8 h2 c& W5 l( v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 q8 u6 D# f8 L8 i& y
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) w t+ e' r% Y" p" R8 h
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
! l6 f; M4 c8 e. `) M# M! FA6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
' [, j7 Z, ? m7 W6 g/ lSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses& b' V, c. O: X7 |5 E; L( _
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Allied aircraft losses& C( ^1 m4 ^+ J& I1 @
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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3 O8 `$ I" M# Z$ h! a! q8 _Japanese Ships1 k1 r3 m& f$ x' i9 Z9 b
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
5 d# s5 X; h9 S* _AP Tarushima Maru) ]' S1 F8 U; q
AP Chihaya Maru
4 S7 b0 T- l* r7 {; x( ` ~AK Asahisan Maru+ p) B. ]: q* e7 x" W \
0 x# l/ ]. O9 z9 WAircraft Attacking:
" n. n# u' T) H. U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ d* u& i& T1 m* C& [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* [, G3 a4 f" U6 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! e: v; G: G8 `3 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 c. q3 ^, o' W. O( R! ^0 [) ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft; f/ t+ k% \; Z+ N* w
A6M2 Zero x 495 e# D6 x& A3 e7 N2 N) M% J
8 e' m- H5 U: F) H, y# h# r% m6 mAllied aircraft
& q$ q+ S, k8 `$ {& ^% ^; rF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
; \9 \9 q/ g- YF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
8 J& G- _! o* ^SBD Dauntless x 620 t0 j# o/ O- o1 O: \
TBD Devastator x 5- m0 Z3 ]6 a& }9 }3 D
( j6 s0 {/ L9 \' j) e- w. tJapanese aircraft losses+ @) e* T, _4 \" k: t+ ]5 r
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged# C2 M$ b A) R# b* `% G5 y
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Allied aircraft losses
* p, }' [; | u, B4 EF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
% q, d8 ]. B3 MF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed; x! Z+ u" {( N4 a
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged& d8 T" Y/ v4 @& W
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed. ~6 @* B5 g4 Y. ~) _! A- {' t( T
j- W6 d2 E# e2 G) B/ a0 p" W ~Japanese Ships" h6 U0 Y# F, q- b2 ~: M' ?- K
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
4 |0 H, ^/ ^! z: BCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire( d5 h! z$ r! v" o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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0 |% J6 d2 S. KAircraft Attacking:
4 S% `4 \: b; K# R1 a+ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 @* x" i O8 G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 `* U9 G) {3 G! F. j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 N) D) v! {0 g8 V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 v9 H! a: a2 Q! U: s- N
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
x' i0 T2 k, G. e3 [ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 p# ?2 O1 `2 X: g) ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Q Q. A. j7 D+ K3 D6 g e4 M! p9 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: D& y7 N L' r! @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& E0 C& Q1 f: n" q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- y6 O6 ~/ ?/ y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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2 V* I8 a/ c' _4 C% Q# n9 G! ZDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft% E( A# U3 z3 m6 d% ~
A6M2 Zero x 20$ V4 h; b! U) g$ v5 H
D3A Val x 36
- H" n/ S% k4 l% kB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft
+ G; w8 d+ v3 U; p$ xF4F-3 Wildcat x 108 P e! Y+ D5 Y& x' s2 Z6 C5 h3 e$ S* G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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6 n6 _& D) n3 EJapanese aircraft losses
3 P2 X. W- u3 T5 o- v3 hA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 G5 @' @( T9 }D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
( B- ] {! ~9 |B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 C; s" S4 _$ R8 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
9 L6 @$ x+ B2 b KF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. }. G' ]1 c- w0 MAllied Ships, y5 u9 I5 B6 G! ?% h
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire S' N% X. M! G8 M- z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, f2 w- o7 y. Q w3 |
CA Astoria7 i; O- [/ Z4 U, _
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1$ A6 j" y( W1 \
DD Patterson
' N, L: L5 m W# [( T4 mCA New Orleans( J+ y& u' G: |& T/ D y
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Aircraft Attacking:
( I% A0 k6 [. U6 k6 k* ^8 C 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 N6 Z, o9 E: f2 N 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ t& i( V5 f- o6 A1 [
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 h) k, x, Z$ U* d6 }1 i2 ?" `5 ~
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; O$ X( B0 E% X5 n6 B( q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ r. r5 P7 R9 Y% {) o$ x# v
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: _7 J* P$ H3 L/ m# L+ j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 }, i# j1 m1 T9 M- ?0 @
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. d1 c; h1 Q5 D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 L5 u4 D" L. a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 L3 j" n5 s- N9 q! m0 x1 Y# V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 t0 ~2 I8 X' |: {" S$ u 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ b) D8 R. Y: p6 e8 G2 r0 y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 T/ \3 {& U8 n) e6 B$ Y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" M; f" ?2 Y+ Q3 q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 [; r( J5 q' D, |1 k7 }8 \
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |