AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42; _4 y- r2 L9 o" Z5 f
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Sub attack at 70,107" q5 F' A8 j" y9 F- x
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SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships
. Y. T, P t" N' P( bCA Shropshire: L! q1 y# o- E+ ?
DD Dewey
' V& W% t, Z" G2 x8 {, ]! Y- SDD Russell) h4 I0 j+ F1 _( J. _$ `
CA Portland( |+ Z; t9 C. X* S3 q
DD Arunta" @4 ^5 _, }! s6 n
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87# R g* D3 q) ? P; a8 D8 k& e& F
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Allied aircraft
- F& {7 `: V# \2 P% p% eP-39D Airacobra x 25% L6 U, { l: \( t7 G
A-20B Boston x 33/ ~8 \8 |9 [8 o* e7 f9 _4 B
B-25C Mitchell x 15
; c, ~5 U' d; l; q. d$ }* jB-26B Marauder x 30
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1 d* h% r9 h: S6 e- B3 T C
No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
9 V! q s- A9 O125 casualties reported- A& \, v0 J$ v4 L. B: w" B
Guns lost 1+ C6 A- N! t; W& i8 E1 i$ G
3 u' e0 ?, K4 O5 I2 Z9 ?8 g- tAirbase hits 4
' W* @1 ] h) c7 p, ?Runway hits 66
0 Z" o$ k$ Y1 V1 t6 @* p% H + }3 ?$ a8 R: r+ U8 G1 V- [
Aircraft Attacking:
6 `/ Z; o0 }8 |* E9 [ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: \# J( J3 d& n14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 L' ^8 T, U7 e# V' D 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ G8 V7 s1 o# F7 g( j
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- L$ x/ n* [: w- m
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# K) q( X+ _5 b' g" C% L( y2 M
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* A7 \6 h/ k2 Y* Z, Q3 f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; z6 a( ?/ S+ }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet; S/ j2 }- ~4 w& a4 _' z, V
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. N% }% P# E; g' m) B 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
) x8 Z* L' e$ m8 w 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" G0 o. `4 S. I4 M 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 X7 G" M* |5 G0 q 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; O3 O) \1 [2 A" D, R c# Z
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. Q; {4 @6 U# B6 s$ X* J/ Y1 i9 f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 v n% x6 ?8 o2 Y 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( w# l3 P1 J( n. J% e0 y 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet' \* S3 L+ K! b; ~
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( J- j& h8 R ?* X: k. ?- i
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ s5 } L$ ]$ K
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Japanese aircraft$ D" g* e+ D: d/ o
A6M2-N Rufe x 9( {" |% w$ ~ E
A6M2 Zero x 32
" R4 v# |! |2 {2 u 2 L& r/ K+ b- T0 X4 z& A
Allied aircraft! a8 U) ]5 E4 \) R& [: q/ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 l y D/ k9 |
SBD Dauntless x 49
- \. e3 ?# z C: O+ p DTBD Devastator x 158 o1 C& z( r% `% s2 a/ [
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Japanese aircraft losses; u" u1 M$ a! U* }0 V7 p( X
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
3 A a1 f- f! ?1 ? : c6 k: Q! q1 B" A2 @1 M+ K
Allied aircraft losses
h3 c4 c( o: g. m+ `+ d, tF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
) y) h/ A; v/ G nSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged! L! z! Z: g+ g6 N9 W
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged1 [4 W5 V/ v4 O% I: d
+ p# f# C) H* F" o5 e! O, o/ r3 hJapanese Ships! C0 N/ K) Y7 b6 s ?
DD Mochizuki
) a' M! S" A1 ECS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 O h. N8 c' D9 k4 H0 j/ c
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) J+ y0 M5 w9 `7 u0 v9 p. fDD Yuzuki
' A) L- p4 C, ?6 [; UDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 k' }: ?2 I/ x2 I7 K hDD Asanagi
: f8 H7 M; Y1 r/ e- ]4 `DD Akebono+ w" e7 Y' ?, \ M
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
, q; x- N: c4 @- n1 N& J 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" j1 j' Y' z$ j H- `& {4 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Q! y( i) S( b5 {- j1 _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ O" S$ W0 z; [( v
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 B- f7 k; @- b. ^6 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" H d$ j9 l% G* j9 H' J2 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) W, U L: T3 G+ }- S7 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K8 {/ P3 L2 r( I! b7 ?: M" Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ?# p9 R, c! E8 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o+ @! B) }' U5 e, w# j! Q- R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 I7 ]" U) \, }3 G& E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 I9 E1 }7 N3 V, \+ W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet C3 ]( j' x. T, [$ W/ q, B+ |! [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 U+ x; Y" J9 ?, G$ X: S& v 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet% u! K$ a; K; v
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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' @6 w6 ^) |' V8 s" Y0 dDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! k' y. X( K( S- m Q" B$ D# HJapanese aircraft
) i E+ T7 M( o& e, oA6M2-N Rufe x 9& L7 u, y6 ~9 o- j: B3 U4 V
A6M2 Zero x 28- M4 t$ A& p/ H
( v/ z8 I6 ~! f* X4 K# U) ]Allied aircraft4 M' |; _! I4 M a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
6 b& r# K, w& ?7 q. i8 m, ~SBD Dauntless x 345 C* V7 x$ H2 M" S% d
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Japanese aircraft losses% J; y9 j: x% Q- f# i( e
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed; e' Z# W" t$ O$ o
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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. L0 z. o+ L* a/ {) rAllied aircraft losses- N0 @4 W/ a: X- Q7 l7 j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged) n3 @" p( @% Z( H5 |
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged1 T1 X8 L1 o1 i& {) c6 E/ V* |
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Japanese Ships
' [3 e" f2 W/ m5 lAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage w) D. f9 D: Z/ c9 U/ i: g
AP Tofuku Maru0 h3 x3 r: z0 M0 N
AK Sagami Maru; C; Q* [- l+ n' }: }
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" E2 X7 R7 s% S6 r$ c2 Y6 R% c! ?
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, ~" k# ]' g! n5 C, `
AP Ryotaku Maru
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3 J0 j4 @8 b. `" a+ B" Y& DJapanese ground losses:3 ~4 I7 E0 _1 H( I+ s
189 casualties reported
0 H" E$ i# V! J$ g+ sGuns lost 1
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+ h; H+ g* @) y" Y+ S {/ zAircraft Attacking:/ }2 B3 K0 o: A; B* f! y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! A, J/ L5 H# r1 m5 B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* i- K& {# K" C9 g" X: m* V* ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet ^% p. T( k2 L& M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- {& h2 u5 D. `% g( i1 L) @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 S* r: g9 c" t% a% v: d6 M/ ^$ R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 o- \3 J3 L: p' q, n) B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ^! P. h3 e6 @. b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ f- ]3 @- S" f0 m! i0 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103( z% }: x; H7 K
' m8 _! s2 g1 `. I) wJapanese aircraft
5 B% l& H0 z$ L' L0 Q1 CA6M2-N Rufe x 3
2 H$ `# C, V, `. CA6M2 Zero x 10+ V% Q% F0 B9 ]
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Allied aircraft" Z( p6 a8 r. T0 e Q1 J: V1 q
SBD Dauntless x 15
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7 X. Q; p1 p; H; S3 Y/ a: ^No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! e1 W2 V( p$ S4 V0 USBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 p) A1 o/ z( E4 X. {
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Japanese Ships$ Z& |2 s' ^, c; ?2 a
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
9 l' B) y+ m+ o- y! F+ NAP Tarushima Maru b. R2 R$ s/ N6 R# U( M* F
AP Chihaya Maru
$ F2 t& _% z: X+ X: rAK Asahisan Maru$ D) |$ q" k/ g C5 o5 \0 @/ v
3 B" Y l X2 N8 c! W. M$ dAircraft Attacking:; c# ^+ [! @% H5 O# _- ?
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' k+ f( b) t& K+ l% l" I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 i6 {3 j! i* L8 Z* C$ K. q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. u9 b% J- ?, O$ D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104: B' V3 _ Y( A- G' s
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Japanese aircraft
: ^% n) y. z0 ~4 fA6M2 Zero x 49
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/ f1 S4 \6 ~# v+ QAllied aircraft
1 h* D0 c4 m6 T) D. L& ~/ JF4F-3 Wildcat x 10$ M C$ X& z4 z% L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! E) y/ i- f* S7 c' x' r: j+ VSBD Dauntless x 62
9 J0 ~1 v- f( ^% ATBD Devastator x 5* h3 ~3 T! ^7 K7 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ C/ V9 a: M+ t" @* v3 d# o9 KA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 _- l8 x$ v V# U) D, `
& ]2 l j% z1 D: _2 H% X- o2 r$ y# {Allied aircraft losses- y$ |: y, q- K% `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
! U! F) F4 L; M3 VF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
0 s) _! A# P" ^$ K9 R/ I, _$ c$ T9 {SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 _* c0 l5 p }7 _6 aTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed! f) V) y* Y! E! \
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Japanese Ships
8 y0 M; J) o1 o2 L% eCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 B$ l9 n- }$ E7 y( {: A
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 u- ~/ X/ d! \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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, k( l# ^% b. k% u3 J# N1 x) H4 c( PAircraft Attacking:
% P. R+ W4 ?* V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 o- u; ~. ~- D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' e# V7 T; j9 k, ~# I; y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) F7 X$ U# z$ |1 d+ r- U
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* l/ Z4 f# v. M1 j8 @ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 T0 f0 k$ L- p; J& e$ s! f4 r 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. }) A' _* b* J" Q+ y# n ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ?+ u- n! p: w0 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 h4 C+ D) N) B" O* ?' }6 M) ^- r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ]5 m7 n+ S7 Y, Q- P5 O$ n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, i1 r6 \; T; v) R9 Q8 i7 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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" C8 t x! i5 B( @0 g% E0 I9 V3 zDay Air attack on TF at 72,1040 H0 p* l" y9 R" I
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Japanese aircraft6 ~* n/ B# G" k% q- m3 _7 L
A6M2 Zero x 20
2 s6 l' c, l# Y+ ^D3A Val x 369 E2 s4 ]- I1 u( F
B5N Kate x 37' A' \) b$ ?1 |* Z
1 r1 N: v' _- Z4 c/ }Allied aircraft Q& ?2 z, }# K0 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ p% x2 k! x/ t$ H1 h' OF4F-4 Wildcat x 8% x2 a8 |% H3 U5 w% `/ \
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Japanese aircraft losses: g a1 w1 b9 P( i* A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 B& d$ e( K! k6 H
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged: y1 V- ?# S& }+ I/ i
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged# V6 N t' Y& Q5 m
' S' g8 G3 G: s! z: I/ [Allied aircraft losses
& |0 A3 X7 L* T, O4 ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
' s8 D- a, r* u& x: f3 K! |F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% P( l1 K# V- n+ F, e# M1 t: YCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# Y( q9 C! B! w# j4 uCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 i+ C/ l8 {% u3 kCA Astoria& w: V6 j8 P8 l7 k# Y2 N/ ?$ B
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
' p7 M" i* [5 iDD Patterson7 O0 S+ ]" Y s9 T! N7 t5 a
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:, m* @2 L! }: \- v) p8 i. q) {
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& w; Y0 B4 q) u& \7 g* t5 {9 N
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* a" @' S2 T ?! u 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 x+ B/ [3 |$ t" _& J0 j0 d
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& t1 G# V6 o' d0 T$ R 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 J0 X5 G0 e* _: z* y+ |
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 D& t. ^+ s% W4 C$ V# l" A7 T 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 g3 N3 S. U( a, H3 X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) B, H9 I* R" c1 k' r7 X$ E
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& c u) I0 u: s' Z2 t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( h2 `1 _, A6 B% N/ A# d( |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! S4 o% O4 y1 K0 X- r3 X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" z1 `8 Y% K! R( `
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 [0 J4 B4 [( m
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 p" A- p- ^( U" N* w$ F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# O$ @& @- s; }; n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 U( B* \$ U: x: i h 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 x1 Z5 `/ ~) ]6 x6 c! | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ d5 h; b3 G- w* J
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |