AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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$ v7 K3 b2 W, U @4 DSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships) X W3 Z; P$ t! @- P' m* M. r* R+ K* [
SS I-28, hits 1
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/ k3 v0 }9 i7 }1 z# n: k0 }0 q' Q1 wAllied Ships
% O& L! t; g/ I+ z/ S. WCA Shropshire
- i5 N, z& t) p* @# bDD Dewey' }0 H% G! r q0 }6 k8 s& V
DD Russell
% E( o1 X( c2 j% B7 BCA Portland, R- S" \. _6 y" `2 @9 h* ?
DD Arunta4 x; N" X c) Z& G) {9 y9 f7 n. Y
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& _$ ^; i' z) ^8 ?* lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87# E8 |5 R; ^' c& c/ y
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2 y0 W( k1 y7 v( F: c2 oAllied aircraft |( \$ F- H+ ~- V, ^5 S s
P-39D Airacobra x 25
. `" l1 ?( B( k# s# _0 U) \A-20B Boston x 33
) q( H( ?) ~- b8 b5 ]B-25C Mitchell x 15* a; C: p2 o8 m+ ]
B-26B Marauder x 30" A+ ?' z, G" b
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No Allied losses9 h- R/ l$ X; c4 ]7 L7 D+ n
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Japanese ground losses:
8 y. q( b( G- \3 r4 t125 casualties reported% a9 h3 M; i5 {2 ?7 t4 m
Guns lost 1' E4 k7 @5 b* V4 F
# H- a1 F* b, [" b; ?! kAirbase hits 4 c0 C6 [/ o5 b! R" I
Runway hits 661 ]1 ^2 ^* |% u0 J0 a7 O
: ]. [1 H& O J- sAircraft Attacking:
; t6 Q2 ]1 X |! m! Q# @! a5 j 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet j& Q4 o$ U- H: v1 k6 \
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 `& g; z5 h9 |. v1 B Q
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 U' w3 Y- f: \
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ M9 D6 Q& T, K& T5 @
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet: }, a! w6 i% v n+ h5 Z
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# @( N$ v) r' @7 T6 E5 b, D% z$ ]
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ S3 n+ s8 G: ]2 p7 Q0 R1 [1 }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. u0 K. z; Y9 ~
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 Q) Q. |0 f9 J* j- @# g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* e' U! e5 f3 }5 J: q2 V0 b0 U9 I3 x
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; V5 h7 c6 _4 f1 T. e4 M/ i 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ g3 H1 ?1 ^3 p# [
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' k( l4 B8 g# P7 t+ g* V 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* R0 j# Z4 x3 y% p w+ M7 I2 k: [
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 U9 t( [$ x# m8 S3 R: C+ W( g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet- [& S5 |# o# z8 X* S
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 G( N- j- P' ]; u5 i X, Z3 p3 t
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet }; x X' x) j/ E
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
/ L- `: p$ q+ q5 t4 zA6M2-N Rufe x 9* m& W. t- H, Z- j7 I' T* m$ E
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft! x. A$ Y) L$ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21; x+ l2 }% n( {5 r
SBD Dauntless x 49
' I' i M- ~& n) NTBD Devastator x 151 L0 p2 n! m" X$ W
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Japanese aircraft losses0 R- Y/ A3 @- v! z/ T9 B8 X1 w4 _
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" J, n8 b5 n7 |) @' E) q) Z
& D$ s9 V# L( k5 r, G0 Z4 CAllied aircraft losses
- Z5 M6 T3 f* w' D1 tF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged- v, v: ~+ `8 I
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
\2 i4 k; N% c( }TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 e3 u. l6 u8 S! v) A# t" p" SDD Mochizuki
5 J* y. S7 p' I0 I- lCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
! n8 _/ P4 u. `4 P( ~( wDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, u& n2 n( g2 O2 `
DD Yuzuki
% @) Q" h$ m. E1 S7 o2 dDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, u9 I& j* B& o+ Z3 u
DD Asanagi7 `5 q- v$ m) U% f/ Z Z- `
DD Akebono
" ^: v. c) R7 ?DD Sazanami: ^$ R$ d5 b- m( l
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 g( T5 v4 q. [ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& b4 M3 C, ]: k8 _0 s& Z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# r" l" ^9 {3 X" b+ E! y% F. r 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 f0 T5 @! ^ @! a8 D 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; s6 S4 {( ^: G0 z; z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: {/ \# f+ h1 B% l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* h2 g* C4 o* a) d% P- e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 S) e! V) e9 ?5 r" i: d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: c1 m( R& z8 u% }! c2 _7 k5 E9 g& H/ ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 W" Q$ T# f: Q! x6 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, P4 h0 ~0 B2 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 v" r/ S& l" T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; R" L" F/ f" D2 \7 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ?6 e' G" u# x* ~- M8 W6 Y
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 \; f( E) Z' S) d 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ {8 Z; Y7 T# U1 y1 QDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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* l9 p f6 X( X w# oJapanese aircraft
% @9 A8 B% m3 T* a3 uA6M2-N Rufe x 9( ~* I! P i' a( n3 M
A6M2 Zero x 287 [7 U4 f+ V# ~* S9 ^" K4 \
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Allied aircraft
: F! j/ |) K0 Y2 F% oF4F-3 Wildcat x 21
' i! D e# M& f: H, I& mSBD Dauntless x 34% a& `) M! d8 a! K, z, l* {
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Japanese aircraft losses- c4 O, u5 R a2 \! l
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed$ }# y* c/ A) B( j
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& p& e! p2 e* z* J" I o
- w6 p! |8 q! ~! r& zAllied aircraft losses
7 |8 R2 L% [- _; Z# eF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged2 G% A; N, Z* O: B2 K: u
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
|* H' z# S8 OAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, ]( b3 D e! V% W( n2 ]' Y9 bAP Tofuku Maru9 {3 c8 Y9 ]0 D( ^7 S: R9 K
AK Sagami Maru' p# n: X3 n, s$ x# q- p
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 @ K9 Z1 t. @& r; O3 C* I
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( Y; R* D/ ~& z
AP Ryotaku Maru0 l$ t) k4 t5 w6 i0 P5 S6 u- \
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Japanese ground losses:
2 R+ L) n" z" o+ f" x( h$ @189 casualties reported
& c# X, O1 q8 fGuns lost 1 G) K% q) c5 |& h
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Aircraft Attacking:
* [, o5 H I2 v% O! S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) a# G, F$ y Z2 m' L f) j 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 g' ^8 ]6 q6 V0 v! N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 h" A- M+ H; L; w# O$ y7 I2 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' _! a; c* B6 m! ^* a! U, X8 W9 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 P" @, Y5 E# o: T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ w" E! J5 O% V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% W8 q$ b! J0 ^3 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" C7 ?4 _7 ]" R9 w, b2 ^$ z6 Q
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* J# l" n( J( X9 c9 f9 rDay Air attack on TF at 70,103) N. f" t' A) U1 K! F
8 {6 l* y* i7 t2 N1 o9 pJapanese aircraft
1 }, T. w% p7 LA6M2-N Rufe x 3( i/ K* \0 |: p" `) v2 B
A6M2 Zero x 10
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SBD Dauntless x 155 ^9 ], N' g% Q8 [
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No Japanese losses$ j, u% v1 h l- _" H. v1 M
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Allied aircraft losses; s7 q: V1 @+ ?) A4 }7 q6 n
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
2 Q' K, v0 g3 X cAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage, O# h( t" j [) j
AP Tarushima Maru
" Z" ^0 q" t( s+ MAP Chihaya Maru
1 g) h6 ]3 j) y' w9 K9 R, NAK Asahisan Maru
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# S: q; s& `+ R8 _4 q* HAircraft Attacking:
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& O; @0 r# I4 W, k2 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- `9 y8 E3 a, D1 x: T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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% x, Y* K% k# Q2 a: EDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft U& B' C' p& k. n& m9 E8 `
A6M2 Zero x 49/ _# S0 F. V9 P5 e
0 I9 m# T1 a. `& M5 l6 }5 gAllied aircraft
) b& R1 E6 |8 GF4F-3 Wildcat x 10( S8 ]' \: d! V% T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' m) t9 k4 Z3 n1 x
SBD Dauntless x 62
% i" `' S# e( n/ BTBD Devastator x 5. Z/ s2 _4 X# w: s
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Japanese aircraft losses |5 c! W$ O5 l7 n) o" _/ q
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged& a& U4 J5 M) B- M
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Allied aircraft losses
1 j; D9 m; z! f4 l8 JF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
& H1 x5 C% z) a' l( WF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed! Y& q8 Q$ _ X7 }( V
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 Q3 G3 Z2 U! KTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed3 P+ m5 w2 C- o
Q/ `* j7 p- x$ V) {' nJapanese Ships! W- w5 n7 Q9 i4 e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 10 R' g0 Y* A) x/ _3 ?4 @ e7 k7 z
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 C' t. V' P( E: W9 `& rCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 H7 u( |3 J9 p
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Aircraft Attacking:# l- H$ r% C9 f4 y( C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; o. X! q, ]. S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& I6 g# D0 H6 T4 Q4 }& U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; e, g% e( [0 R 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ a' c6 c( v' l7 a 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ v8 @2 u) ~2 s2 E, k
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: |) o! z" m4 l, `4 g* a, M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( Z) A+ P# k6 f& G. s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 M# W) A, E( s2 D! Y/ o; [2 q* b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) w8 _! q/ {+ z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1044 d$ u( G. c, U r7 \
% y; {7 G, }# W KJapanese aircraft
& ~1 f0 V# ?, V( ~& |) V- b6 \" p" D& BA6M2 Zero x 200 |( A. G& z+ `% `8 _4 v5 X
D3A Val x 36
" R% J, C) r9 ]: dB5N Kate x 37. ~. i9 s/ m; ^6 E! n4 M& v& N+ N
9 V8 |6 y1 D, t/ x8 Q! bAllied aircraft4 L# [% t r$ l1 f5 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 104 ~( q; d; a. ^& o/ q4 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses- V. j+ I, Z* v2 d+ E: h) E# X$ N
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 ~ R+ r& Z/ |' z. K% n9 k
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged% n$ Z" h6 c5 n; ]2 p8 A7 Y
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged; W3 o& r0 g" k% `
. p" n, n* a8 O& g# J4 @* yAllied aircraft losses0 O. S% C+ f8 F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed$ o- M/ u5 T$ H0 Z5 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 A) `& @3 V. V- S- HCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' e, {% s( C4 `+ T( r" y! x, UCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 i" }, c# W$ w V0 v7 e
CA Astoria
$ V+ u7 H9 y* J9 MCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1; D, b7 o5 `" n, ]; {" y1 M2 t
DD Patterson
9 A; f5 O. ?& y/ p# V# _$ ], bCA New Orleans3 y" L% O% I5 E# |
m/ a3 z0 A0 W; z: IAircraft Attacking:7 f! ?/ f2 x: P4 r- C! G
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' T' R8 A3 _* b+ O4 ?; E% X! L$ M
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- c Q1 ~ g0 W7 `8 t
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ h/ k* N: Y+ Y- ? 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
], X: d8 M' H* C8 l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) E# M1 g3 i4 g$ M$ }7 E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 I3 p0 ?5 [$ v$ q3 J 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! }( ?" {7 a* e% f$ i6 W# f6 G- Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: R& d6 V) |* o( C( ? c) w
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 a; f L' ]( p& v& [
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ _4 E! r N& E/ q9 }! V1 m( q
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! d# c" w/ Y+ L* x9 ~. u0 G x
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" t/ f. X( ~5 L* t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: Y2 Z9 c/ f4 T0 }5 m. l; H( U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet O1 L, q$ Q" M0 s7 d% d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) r8 A3 J2 w2 u, C3 P; x) ^# R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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