AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42) c" E: Y- t/ X( T7 C
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2 ~& W) r0 x2 P# F3 Q' W" [Sub attack at 70,107, m5 `& z) `2 ?8 \ p2 u+ Y# ]" \
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Japanese Ships. g: Y* G/ M) m" C f# A" G
SS I-28, hits 1; Z5 a. e# w1 E
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2 |8 ?5 Z% c# X& O: {CA Shropshire
% z6 a0 G2 A0 B3 a% k% jDD Dewey: ~/ b' X' u* C: q, A
DD Russell" ]% }3 X/ A8 X, I, I0 z) j" \
CA Portland
& n7 y! ?3 [- g1 O c1 s' `" UDD Arunta
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; `3 ~! c& ^0 j" rDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87, E- [& }7 R5 l `% o8 S
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Allied aircraft
% j6 B# O _* H# ?. @7 [P-39D Airacobra x 25
; o, s# B& u( q3 }( {' dA-20B Boston x 339 c2 _) t& ]. v# J% T. y
B-25C Mitchell x 15' V- d- Y9 d5 X- k6 ] j1 \
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses
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. b5 o0 k1 O H' j' b9 a+ }Japanese ground losses:
4 n1 W+ |1 F2 M a4 Z0 ^1 I$ H- Y3 M125 casualties reported" _* l4 S2 K+ {
Guns lost 13 Z+ L. ^. Y3 Y* c; R! [8 w, h
$ c4 h+ j Z# l( p! q/ KAirbase hits 4
, f! e; |# K" JRunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:3 A3 q/ m, ^9 b$ W( u8 m% E
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ c8 f$ u( Y: Y2 X& D
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
$ @# C4 O& v0 }" j) T; d( @- u 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) k& p( b; a6 b% K- v' t- P 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet7 E: f" y& w* M
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! F9 j9 s: H+ f) w* D8 |3 v
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( C; v/ m9 ^$ i' y$ ?
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. E9 ^% i! i; H/ {' E! J+ o
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% l0 j% Q: [3 Q! T8 S! u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
n' S: J9 \+ M% n" P 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
$ T& ?1 _8 H& _ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* d7 |; H6 ?5 }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! |, r0 X( ~. r1 B 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
' }/ G/ T! U4 ~9 ?: X 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% e7 T% _7 Z5 b/ C1 n! l2 Z0 k, D ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 x4 \9 _# Z4 R3 l* a: x
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& R S; L- Q" d! r& E) K! g4 s
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ t& w o9 V3 k6 b+ k 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( `, H, t# S/ w- w$ n
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! ~+ G! i$ o c9 } ]6 c7 VDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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* L2 ^- x* t2 [0 M$ b# z% T7 }Japanese aircraft
8 L5 Y7 G8 n* }1 W) uA6M2-N Rufe x 9
1 }( u* i7 _+ U' SA6M2 Zero x 327 z) o, O( t- \# _3 w9 `
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Allied aircraft" `7 Z: i ]1 @4 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
5 A7 }1 H$ l8 ?- H' JSBD Dauntless x 49+ p/ V! N( B# ]+ u0 s! J/ T9 K$ O
TBD Devastator x 15
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5 ^4 ?4 k% T' J4 L% H3 mJapanese aircraft losses2 @; S+ S4 w5 G+ g% e$ e
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 I7 e9 H- F' O) H) |5 i+ h' n+ K: g) u : f, J' ^) r) _8 ]9 x' u# ^4 d
Allied aircraft losses
0 x$ ~" p2 K. pF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged) y$ y( v) X' o) F% w1 [- C
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
! V3 g, l/ H% M0 Z+ W1 P6 QTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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0 K; @7 e: a* X* c& x4 WJapanese Ships
`+ f* i3 R% i$ d+ r1 W# r. M9 pDD Mochizuki7 }4 g2 y$ O3 y
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
3 {& e0 E# t( V: hDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 a+ y# F. Z2 v) c2 [
DD Yuzuki; A# _1 U, V+ E
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire) k" v7 ^! F1 S" p$ H2 C/ O& V* ~
DD Asanagi
& q3 ~# y& R+ ^. B5 T' w: aDD Akebono. ^ N# I- y( y9 t% D
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ L. {) K/ n8 ]' _4 j! M8 U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* C6 V/ {- e! H( R& L" h5 W d9 ~4 q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& I, b v/ Y% T8 O9 v( Z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 t( Q7 F6 u. G0 G6 ^" c* k1 s 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 G& S& F$ K6 I$ l" Z% x& P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ?% }1 `9 T8 U9 O: d. y" ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& M0 d( J+ I. E6 b$ O0 m3 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 s* s! G( Y$ J3 X# V, E. w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! [: \$ m# Z0 [7 Q- X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 o2 m. t' V K! P! o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
]& P8 W- w( E' o% N0 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 L" O! p" y! C- t* i- u9 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. z o1 ~' q- d6 x: R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) V& Y' G! g7 V* }4 V% g5 \
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet! b/ @- \! I2 Y2 B4 G
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ?* x! p# `' E9 t- H/ W4 ?; q6 f
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* x7 m1 g' M0 a# Z. j
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Japanese aircraft
6 ?5 F5 y/ Y; e' S( j3 |# sA6M2-N Rufe x 9
+ F! T( V2 t4 L$ s' y7 T, M* dA6M2 Zero x 28) q* P# l! }8 W, g6 K+ D1 B2 y
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Allied aircraft
" b: ^# h; V, `F4F-3 Wildcat x 215 w5 |% }" X6 _5 N7 {$ O) X
SBD Dauntless x 34' H1 O# z( l- A0 W+ z
8 S: B0 Y7 a1 Q8 h4 VJapanese aircraft losses
: P, U$ [+ ~$ G! ^3 EA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
- `* d9 p- G9 N. N! p2 h' ~A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed. ~& S0 [5 g, d B9 J
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Allied aircraft losses
2 \* D& \; G) M% c5 q1 I7 cF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged, i- c- a! |+ C
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged$ J8 } s( l* [; w) u0 b
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1 ^6 |' V2 o8 ]6 UAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ S( l& `0 c% J5 aAP Tofuku Maru' c3 f! M$ _$ b4 a! L% V
AK Sagami Maru z. \2 k8 y! z4 J6 |2 d* G }' `: s
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 d, I9 g9 s) RAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 T+ a `& ~! b/ ^8 D- n A* vAP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:) z$ H0 b* L/ e
189 casualties reported- h& g5 c& `8 j' f% m
Guns lost 12 m! C$ _3 V6 N6 ~* x. X& ^* \
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. J/ P/ s: l1 I G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" x3 n5 _/ f4 r, ]' }, e, D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ T3 D1 l, I7 m. H7 G4 B; e+ `9 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! Q, l0 c7 b9 w7 M6 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% P0 [$ j/ L: a" `6 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: a5 ?4 m3 O! U% L" {& T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ a2 U9 N5 h3 J9 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1031 ^2 }5 P3 A( ?% V/ t& x
% _0 j6 A9 d6 V4 P, ^; W/ oJapanese aircraft4 \ @# L; \% o0 h$ v4 b
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 Q$ D2 C& q( b QA6M2 Zero x 10# T0 h. [/ Z5 v! {% { P
! i5 T1 P9 ]6 j4 X9 p5 MAllied aircraft
3 V2 i3 q/ f0 _. }8 I) u0 f3 W% WSBD Dauntless x 15
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$ {3 S8 A$ `. H6 I% K0 _) BNo Japanese losses( z* z, M. B" R3 A
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Allied aircraft losses/ R5 e6 t! j2 O2 x5 n0 F
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed& p5 E' r' M9 ?. R. ^- k
) S9 ^8 @6 _. }9 g8 e; \& CJapanese Ships' I; Q! m: v% I9 \8 |* }, i
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage6 K8 Q3 c9 \+ S% k1 v
AP Tarushima Maru
! E2 P+ \% p n: @AP Chihaya Maru
$ @/ m% W( m e4 [. x$ ?AK Asahisan Maru
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; p" }7 J4 M9 g. T- ?Aircraft Attacking:
- ?9 |( W# f, K, b8 d2 X' g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: g2 J$ s+ T7 H* {! `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Z$ r" U" A4 F2 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; h4 ^, N( H" z2 A: @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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Japanese aircraft. s4 Y3 [: e; H- ^: A' a; ^9 o9 e
A6M2 Zero x 494 T& E2 |& y' P! ] n4 s2 d
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Allied aircraft7 G! m! F4 l0 U2 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
5 C- K+ `9 o5 S2 P' LF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- \- n# g" ?" i* O, W6 b+ bSBD Dauntless x 62& w, @! j, [' ?& X7 a7 w/ y3 s
TBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged3 j$ n6 w6 Z7 `: f" I$ V# s
9 x5 i$ e7 T) P$ u& H# `1 C6 QAllied aircraft losses2 O# p% x& }9 g1 S5 ~, h* U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed8 B3 u; v: O9 }; H# Z# T* C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed; t4 d+ N4 l5 K
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged* s# ?' h: A8 i0 V8 F, L5 a p
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed8 F/ V/ r0 `* P0 R- p1 t, q) z
: f* b, P: p3 U+ |* ]" d5 QJapanese Ships
/ V2 B4 v9 h% A T0 H; ^; ^6 {3 yCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
' B. u1 Q u. J7 Y3 _& u- kCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 ]2 b: {: K8 M" d/ M5 ~ DCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1* j0 }* W6 [, Q/ t/ r3 o
8 M* w: A( R5 K* ]' b- t1 ?Aircraft Attacking:
; K$ \) ?' q q1 Y0 ~' H b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 s! c q- m5 d C. J0 Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ~# @- W( ^( K7 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 R8 V4 s7 R$ v2 N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ m9 V! I4 Z' ~4 [ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) P3 G" B2 Y* d. s2 n% B 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( T$ Y5 f* k; [! i( H, |0 n9 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ~5 x* X0 b1 m3 J! m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) x7 t) l3 x- z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" `8 n% N% H5 n" [! i( X3 |
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Q I& @( ^% `3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1044 Y. z! r2 f, v, @1 ^! @
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$ E4 o8 ^7 I4 B9 H2 h% V1 LA6M2 Zero x 208 T" x [1 e6 r+ Q: z5 X8 f
D3A Val x 36
. {" N8 B7 E; @& e/ DB5N Kate x 37
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. T! r$ i \) b3 }Allied aircraft9 E' N; g8 G( v9 x' [$ `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
0 @* R. d: i1 j+ bF4F-4 Wildcat x 83 v( Z \& x* J0 n" Z& \4 j, `- [
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 E! \# h7 k( T! KA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 u" i6 |4 O7 ~D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged2 o+ B0 V! W. j2 h9 r; q7 v8 T
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) m5 q0 N! {$ E9 X6 A$ A: Y; G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed6 ~$ i; a" {4 ^& o3 x5 o& C3 y. r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships& k. E+ z, t% Q$ r! h( b' Y3 H3 O6 K
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 ^1 G$ l% J& M O5 G5 H) OCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. r* u# i# c7 }1 T
CA Astoria' n5 r- g1 p: a( |4 R- t1 _
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1+ T8 A) B9 S* D" I" L" X
DD Patterson( V& A! T: O1 ?* C4 ?
CA New Orleans: f- {) _( B+ e6 F5 x2 @
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Aircraft Attacking:" G- ^$ \8 v( J* e0 W1 N
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 N( j4 b9 A8 ?/ r; L# J Q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: {# \ N/ J8 w7 {- H 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 U7 G2 i% X; K/ l5 ? V
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 Y- A' V# \( n. U4 ^% E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 i) b5 L- h. b2 F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet N/ s# w- F: g, d
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 a& L" y' K/ {$ Q6 f( s$ U
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 G/ B. S/ D& C( p' l" E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- c1 I# z8 W* B# ~1 L- m- s; t: ?
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ m( w& `0 ^( A, D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ c( `0 c( D+ M( y1 ~9 G4 C. X 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 ^( Z1 B" U, k; g 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 V; V+ L( J4 s( B5 ?- h" I, M. z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ ~ F ^( ]" `# L6 m/ J* q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 M6 R3 Z6 H0 K* B8 V7 n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 L1 c2 s% k e- k0 U
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |