AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42, a5 d) ]# y+ f3 ^! b/ N! B V
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Sub attack at 70,1076 l+ y% G0 ?/ J, ^3 Y" Q3 e6 Y
7 w9 }1 _) e8 WJapanese Ships' d* k! c" x" [; n
SS I-28, hits 1
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( u; B% f7 \' p) C: y# zCA Shropshire
7 ^, ]- e6 p" F1 P9 [. S! mDD Dewey) r8 M$ W/ \; L5 r. `0 m3 ~
DD Russell
. {7 S7 d3 h c& [6 GCA Portland
) u+ w. P; d0 G' c$ E% R7 ~DD Arunta+ J4 K6 f/ r! V
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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. J g, D; h1 f' {8 }Allied aircraft% A: G- {+ U- z0 S& Q) |* F
P-39D Airacobra x 259 B& o, E! d4 S$ D' j% J
A-20B Boston x 33
( b& _$ d- ?6 F8 n' BB-25C Mitchell x 15' I4 W& G. n+ O( @% @! d
B-26B Marauder x 309 \& m J' G6 ~ G* D: _5 b
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' h C/ | J: z) r# n1 YNo Allied losses% W, W4 z& q- V9 I# [
- H% M5 N; h j$ q% sJapanese ground losses:7 }1 o" Q- o* Z# [9 a, w/ W) c
125 casualties reported3 u. f: h+ U% K' ^" e: L+ z: g8 V
Guns lost 1
9 F* R4 b/ r4 j& h * T d. q& C8 b7 C" \/ i" h/ o6 v
Airbase hits 4
+ [/ E( _7 N) D8 A0 {) BRunway hits 66& a! _" e. J& m* \ o
$ W$ G2 Q1 r$ l! Y3 k5 C" m nAircraft Attacking:3 t8 x2 L, f- B
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" w4 u- U( n8 }; ]. b0 z6 Y14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
8 t, z3 C" ^. k* E' ` 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet @ s* a' g* h4 c; e7 y, X4 A
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 `% I" V5 n2 F1 V) V" C
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. X9 a4 c5 {7 B 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 @6 |" W( H- r 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
o v/ k% G0 ^ M0 k4 N( @4 E 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& p! o6 b( A# U& G( m, V- @
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 w. s6 y: l5 {; d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; z$ j1 P2 \# {/ c- F) @
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, n1 g1 K' [/ V; r" [/ A; P) _! @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ G8 }' i; \% m 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet p) c; ^& r" d4 z F5 K* u
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 Y0 F \' E% o- V' f
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' \8 k' ^& I7 z# C* x% C
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet9 b4 b& L9 \/ ^* Y) z% Q7 y
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
" i+ _* y7 l0 G N0 q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- D; ?! f$ Y# c9 C& {9 @6 }1 ]
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Japanese aircraft' I3 s8 {2 d& F5 R6 m8 D6 H
A6M2-N Rufe x 9# U8 B4 ` ~* [0 J. ~" _: ?
A6M2 Zero x 32" J% A9 l; O# w: [% U3 b+ L8 O
* s/ M- @% m# w$ q' I$ @5 dAllied aircraft
/ g6 m9 E( k9 {+ L4 T+ ?2 jF4F-4 Wildcat x 21' g% O6 K2 E# i/ x5 Q- W% J" }
SBD Dauntless x 492 r2 z7 q; n, ^$ R K+ S
TBD Devastator x 159 N5 Q: Y! \2 a( r" _5 `- t
2 i0 I: ]3 _8 z* WJapanese aircraft losses) I" \; p9 M8 G2 `' Y
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
: P% I, r" o( w2 ^3 M9 r& j
! `; F1 o% Z9 \9 W% k, Q' ~Allied aircraft losses
9 s$ t6 \* _1 v4 c. T4 V, rF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged$ r. t1 F; t5 U8 p: M# ]
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
. h5 L$ J% ~) ?/ L- e9 R, MTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships* a3 b G) X8 B' i5 n9 [( I3 `
DD Mochizuki
( f6 `' v- i' s: N. z2 hCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1- c# I8 X( x3 }" y& t: J: }" W
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: V- D, n$ `. u* @4 qDD Yuzuki
' S2 s4 n9 Y7 \$ { w8 @6 T/ X2 \DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 O' o2 @# Y# l P, C6 r9 BDD Asanagi
$ |5 ^; G/ S1 ~: ~0 N9 E) g ]* qDD Akebono
" a8 ?5 P; k6 I- ~6 t! X: n# _3 hDD Sazanami" i4 A% {- D# C: Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
: }" @4 e8 `+ f; K+ ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! b. q$ L ]- U0 Y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& P! k/ J) N, y3 b2 }- U( H: O+ q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, m( f% L! J! s 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 h6 k! y2 X" I7 ^" D# t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; b" G/ K6 I# o9 g5 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 z( d" U% Z% ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ^$ A/ m' o0 g& ^/ L4 \( I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 E7 i1 v1 M! W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, T( P3 m7 g2 g) T1 U* D; `$ _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 t$ `8 t2 D$ N" V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 z& Q6 d! p8 ?& M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! X. {6 g, I! T: U \. O8 p( Q' U! c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 u9 t9 f# t" L5 G" h( g 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, k# f% P& t! z3 l4 b* R 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 a) U# {+ a! z5 B5 [
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103: X) |) H9 f- ?5 y7 V; O
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Japanese aircraft
. a# x8 ?: v; q- dA6M2-N Rufe x 97 k) @. \3 S6 y1 [4 }7 T, p6 u
A6M2 Zero x 28% i/ t6 t0 L8 u% i1 U- M2 `( o) s
/ Q# K' M$ V2 t$ G2 ]Allied aircraft$ L5 H p) o* i, R' d+ w5 p I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21; |; t O- S" `
SBD Dauntless x 34" Z' J! @% S+ U5 W A
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ }: x$ r5 G" s" a4 WA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed3 U* V9 N& u( {8 V1 q) B4 C
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 J6 D1 K3 @! U
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Allied aircraft losses: e7 v4 g b& |5 r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ J/ s( ]5 r; A6 N! n2 t
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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3 Z7 V( g% ?0 j8 D+ {Japanese Ships0 j* H1 o$ i( V
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) {" u1 |4 M& N! x; _6 |
AP Tofuku Maru
6 y# F) H% F& l- EAK Sagami Maru
! r5 t) e8 ]5 s# z' [) @8 P# ^AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% h9 Q: S( d3 [* Z( ^0 ^AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
p1 ]3 H' O z9 ?AP Ryotaku Maru5 |% u( b! z7 K+ E" l
& N* V) t [7 @: VJapanese ground losses:8 {$ Y6 K3 j; B, g) ~
189 casualties reported0 B; q& l' a5 O6 Y2 w" R0 T
Guns lost 1) ]1 D6 I9 L* J
% \1 Q; Z1 m# e3 s1 `( p. q' [; |: WAircraft Attacking:
- e8 Y% f0 `* N o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) s6 Y- H8 w n5 s O* @8 C5 s R
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g+ q; i: s- x0 I# Y8 p. j, ]; h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) S! n) p+ ^6 K# J+ @0 t* i( O( } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ~8 E! I# V N$ h. ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 H0 R2 |' H9 b- W1 u& V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. b! f1 n r( i" S- D. U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 o7 R. P' C* J% Q$ _- P2 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- b' F* X5 @0 f
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7 c- R" _, \# KDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft, O7 |1 G1 \& }* T* R6 u
A6M2-N Rufe x 31 F. `+ u: s: C
A6M2 Zero x 105 S0 i' |/ y8 Y3 s/ |" T* ^' @
$ n) g8 w( n3 ^- }( R6 E3 l8 a! IAllied aircraft; F7 }* S4 G J0 X. }8 r8 ?5 n
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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1 T- A. u6 h: z3 v, a/ `Allied aircraft losses
% p; f! i: W8 j0 Z# D5 V+ YSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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6 w1 g; E% w/ u5 l) w* }Japanese Ships
6 G0 ?2 m8 |, o8 w; {AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
, D0 w2 |* y9 IAP Tarushima Maru t! g! U( i/ L5 C5 _
AP Chihaya Maru" \6 f. k% [: M" f( S
AK Asahisan Maru
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; v* {) o! [& J. AAircraft Attacking:
0 R' O: {9 S; e, a4 M$ y( s7 H 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 j- m1 ?$ _) [3 E# l$ j/ s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 _4 y1 N( Z, f& @& D" O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" T! j, |- b" ^; X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104% }2 g. X8 d& r. @2 `% f
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Japanese aircraft
, V, r: z1 p7 Q! M, T9 O: Z; cA6M2 Zero x 496 X1 U+ T3 b& R _( b& k9 J8 V5 N
s# O( X/ O$ _! x0 T uAllied aircraft2 p7 R. B8 H2 X. ~/ M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* p: a6 C$ J; |- u7 B: vF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ F; z' @9 c* p0 ^6 kSBD Dauntless x 625 R, s0 y" p' g2 Q$ p( [+ a9 n
TBD Devastator x 57 w: [& Y5 [. j1 e
# {# c; s4 f. I& C6 C; T8 U- B. LJapanese aircraft losses& Q6 G- l M- g3 |# n. H P/ l
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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$ x* e& K8 o/ C: V7 mAllied aircraft losses
* K4 Z, c* x! O: f* b. v; j6 DF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed& O$ v2 W8 F% f8 ~* n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed1 {' A- }% Z @3 A
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged7 H* ?( |2 S; Z6 f' w' N* o
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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6 c2 l+ Y6 I# K$ f! t: hJapanese Ships
* b- ]4 J1 z: J% h% g+ ZCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 15 A& }' j; ]: z8 v
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 D2 O& y$ ]2 U% o& [' }# t, g' }5 @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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+ a, n+ v$ ] y3 WAircraft Attacking:" _) A2 I& L3 ~- n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b2 C$ E- n3 q5 N, A
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: x7 w& G! j$ ?5 H5 Z# d/ m% Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 Q) F1 F2 ?3 ^2 s( ^0 m" w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, x8 y$ C' ]/ D( j1 O" ~% V! ` 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ o9 K) |% M( N3 f) K. u, L" D
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) a2 d2 U' p0 l1 Y) A7 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ _" y# T* @1 Z* L+ R" l4 B! T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ d) O; `* a2 h/ K8 H5 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# L# G( O3 `9 Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
^2 _/ [1 v4 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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" ?3 q2 E: Q) o( m2 R% {% t+ MDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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6 r9 d/ R" ?; @; l9 r% Z! l4 wJapanese aircraft
, @% c }4 q7 h2 qA6M2 Zero x 20
* |: k8 w1 e4 y7 z# [9 V4 R; dD3A Val x 36
, ?7 Z# Z5 ]. V2 H9 fB5N Kate x 378 x1 m' t5 Q2 ?9 r" V
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Allied aircraft1 L. N0 k2 }, G' w0 x5 k/ u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 q6 F. x+ w$ } k/ y+ a& o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 @5 U, N: W0 P3 W) f6 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ^% M8 K, U7 cA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: ]* p; A+ L1 ]5 N8 @0 v" L9 a
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
3 m0 ^5 K U- l! S7 u% DB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged8 Z" s1 W3 o: J
/ [! p: q8 T" Y* u9 }/ b$ ~; z rAllied aircraft losses
. F, I% N* B3 LF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
* [* g+ f$ V9 `0 e0 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, r6 {0 G7 |! Z& e- s3 t
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Allied Ships
1 e _( G7 x* x# VCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- W8 w5 c5 d* L o/ XCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 M" `* { S% L3 n) F! \/ E O' sCA Astoria
; }' x' W4 p. `% X) H0 {: ]CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 13 n6 M4 F6 n' \: F
DD Patterson
( Q( F% X6 P7 k6 I1 w& E+ k8 B$ OCA New Orleans. i" \" V% q1 F g8 g# n7 R
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3 ]/ I% O" o2 I% ` 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# A, A& k# i7 U, l {& O' g: N$ q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
?: ^) p3 B& j5 @+ d 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 Z6 A$ r" [+ i 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 f3 g4 s. |+ `2 N* p& ?% F/ r2 S5 p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet }! X1 U! x+ p1 S. c3 a
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 V0 a5 K- g4 ~ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( N8 Z0 B7 d/ s# ^' n% \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( v2 N( R+ w- j 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. I ^: C- F7 q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 l, W9 ~3 r+ l# R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 I- i V# O4 s4 N7 X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( B. g4 x `& M1 Z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' H, C- E) {: d3 {/ ~1 q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- x$ {) X# j5 t+ n1 w
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: w: K, W3 ~+ \' h O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 Q; k2 y# A! j! M C& S 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 a4 H: a$ f0 g- e5 e' p' ]0 ?2 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: W( V0 J4 v0 E 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |