AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42+ D M0 t, d& w. u9 u5 h/ O \* D, g- W
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( T Z4 Z# C- r% V% @/ LSub attack at 70,1071 x$ `/ C! `1 C% |+ v9 V* o
. @. q. X5 o- ~, U7 |1 gJapanese Ships
( @, _, n/ d0 @; [) NSS I-28, hits 1/ b( A2 T+ L& `, T+ J2 P
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Allied Ships5 I6 E3 x4 k& Q* N
CA Shropshire
# U0 I& I+ y: S2 |0 b9 x4 k3 pDD Dewey
4 p# E9 A* k: Q1 NDD Russell, v3 U% F8 j0 I% R0 z
CA Portland
0 d- X6 L3 k5 dDD Arunta# R# x; d* B, U6 Z
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 J( k2 F( O; o9 F6 [9 C$ @4 V
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Allied aircraft; e/ k; ]' R( ]+ f Q
P-39D Airacobra x 25
0 e3 s$ F$ V4 A! o3 P; p1 BA-20B Boston x 33( f/ z4 V- D1 v0 b) U% ^; K& \
B-25C Mitchell x 15
) I' P2 N8 Q; j, vB-26B Marauder x 308 I. ~: K1 B z+ r
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6 A" K( R" R- u# D5 S! }5 Z3 CNo Allied losses8 p, E! G3 h# x5 `$ c0 [8 z
3 q7 m% ` P) h' m
Japanese ground losses:
7 D+ Q z5 g; Y, o- z125 casualties reported* s5 E* Z/ ~' D
Guns lost 16 K( `6 U; N0 H5 F1 }
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Airbase hits 41 L; Y+ R7 Y- E1 m: s, L# a
Runway hits 66
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/ X) w3 p Z* P1 L' f; Q; vAircraft Attacking:/ [. _' X" @2 R# b O
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 f- o( o0 h' G/ `9 @3 c14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& c: a+ O8 `2 I5 s( R
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. G' m2 [- B: E3 t2 I* e. @! A% _
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ n! a; N+ s. W, }9 U( W$ L8 L( }# } 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet3 m. H% d( Q; q/ R0 ^* u( u
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# C6 u( W( {8 `
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 f( t" k9 {4 R. d s1 z2 c 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 J' j! m8 @7 B- W" [, I4 q
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 y. _& H0 F3 @* b6 j$ a& Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet9 O5 v6 j; C: S# G$ D% x
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! B3 ]8 D. }- Z( H7 {8 @ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! g$ E; Y5 j. J9 e- S
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet, |) V V2 x2 H$ I1 ]
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet+ j' v9 L0 B$ h
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
( Q1 X) K: q! B" p0 M ^ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet# F6 G' O9 v$ M+ S2 d
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) j1 W |* ]2 y0 D) U( K9 l 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet5 M8 `2 Z3 P3 N: l+ B
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' d, j% w& d; ~+ i- F8 CDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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6 o: e1 |/ Z/ h& s0 S/ c9 |Japanese aircraft4 c1 f* M3 [! D$ `1 Y1 S9 b" I
A6M2-N Rufe x 9+ w- P* E8 J; o5 `6 S2 K$ G
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft+ J* o+ }% i6 C( W# l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ U5 |+ i2 t, \* j) k: H3 u# W
SBD Dauntless x 49
) T4 C% q$ N7 J1 }TBD Devastator x 15- E1 h; K, v+ I7 r$ N2 ~
: D0 E! T) p: S3 s# TJapanese aircraft losses
. O3 c7 ?; k, z" sA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed' J( x& o$ j8 o) y, o
6 L y" A6 }; y" v- C# X9 y6 e
Allied aircraft losses
: V/ d. H% I4 L( Y' {4 m, gF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 [. b: \9 j2 M) `5 sSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ X, v! I# |6 ?, S& Y- D ATBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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& v* D. U" i2 Q+ }1 c" n0 G ^4 EJapanese Ships% ]" s4 [( R# n x# q6 i2 l
DD Mochizuki
6 P) L' L6 j- ], m" e" ?6 DCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
{( O3 g* j, W( @DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* i" G v* ~2 g% B/ ?9 N) o
DD Yuzuki
# S3 l* F! o( l. u" u- j" h5 FDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire# e; W* U& }8 z$ v& ?# B
DD Asanagi5 h3 k' _/ \# b! B. q
DD Akebono! v2 _: U2 h; P# B" l; k
DD Sazanami
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2 l! }6 F: I" f8 o3 E0 zAircraft Attacking:
0 G% b- I f; H& T; Q& h! {/ v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( U. _( M- A6 n4 P! O9 ^( ]
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet a+ b) v: N( c. n8 s( q3 E1 ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: L5 O$ V% p0 z. L4 \- g: t' N% d
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 c, S% ~- V" u$ Z' A) @% q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 x# ]. |7 W& |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 G' U- X9 Y( a, e5 ?7 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 a0 ^4 M. G2 B2 ?" c6 W0 K! W$ Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 H' x) C, N1 J/ t0 ~0 p5 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ]) m) I$ ~$ ]1 g2 b4 x3 l1 z1 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) g' G v% f1 i9 n: N6 L6 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& m( z9 g0 `) ^! j- _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Z* I3 A7 g0 Z+ j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( y; S2 p% {8 o. r
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# A8 |; j# n& f% K* c4 x
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* Z# N, k+ M0 G
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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+ j6 i* ?% r2 C A; bJapanese aircraft* x4 K8 _& T; i# t, c
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
/ `; s8 q. {% G3 F2 P1 L9 }. XA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
1 ~& X/ r6 P9 h5 ? u7 }F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
0 C4 s; h# N. C. ^0 l( ]& iSBD Dauntless x 34' L- B; M" O: q% K- h
* p( V7 h3 N" iJapanese aircraft losses
7 _0 ~* m: k1 n3 C9 `8 B2 [, jA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
& }9 \8 T' Y2 j5 [ B( m+ BA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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& M3 T; _: ~- X2 SAllied aircraft losses
) Y0 [4 u; y* f9 ?7 g K# Q) f2 c8 ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged- z4 Q% A% b4 p6 i# a6 Y
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 l' z0 P+ Z w1 B7 M! ^AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! H: ~7 q" D, g$ N
AP Tofuku Maru6 N) V0 E& F) Y/ w6 w/ I
AK Sagami Maru) v0 [# L* }$ S
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: R8 X6 [# C/ b2 y+ ?. m* gAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 j. R9 c! E1 S, g1 v8 v
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:+ p6 F% o4 n' o* S7 T
189 casualties reported' u6 Y6 E: }" P! R$ O
Guns lost 17 G1 S6 a3 D- \6 B
1 E0 |. k% e7 M; P: K! D. @Aircraft Attacking:
& e: I$ Q* O3 X/ Z: z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& r4 T7 N3 A+ z, u: @6 l1 S { 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" G6 @8 {) G. o \( G/ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& L+ z" t3 t) w$ @5 u) t' _% ]; i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x+ O( N8 R; h4 k8 j/ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, k; ?3 Z- ^. S/ h- L- h# a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- s9 z6 q+ s+ w( Q ]. j8 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 N5 C9 {! V6 ]4 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Y( X" [) }6 M' _) e& a1 p/ ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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- P* n* a( f+ g) d, |, W2 `" ?Japanese aircraft# U2 V! d9 K& P U& l: q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 J: l2 B! X: i& _; e% f% fA6M2 Zero x 10
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4 e3 H; O% }+ ]9 GAllied aircraft
. u, A0 d6 {2 rSBD Dauntless x 15
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$ @. p" F7 g8 G# r# |" `No Japanese losses( _' e( h! g9 L
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Allied aircraft losses& f9 C. F8 t) c5 f( B4 ~& i+ n
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed6 O8 V k+ v9 l, p5 z
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Japanese Ships0 O9 `9 u6 ?! \
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
+ g6 k. a2 K; j4 N$ s3 pAP Tarushima Maru
. H1 ?: |" t/ P, G! ?AP Chihaya Maru3 |% [* i1 ]% E& y0 E' ~# N
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:' K0 J- I* A: j- h( t
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ]2 d. s, _4 }6 G/ b, C* L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- [5 X- _8 }' {' u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Z4 y6 g( z9 P5 Y! o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, M4 d; T6 C$ d9 }, T
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; e- y& v- f6 R0 g) ?8 ]% `; fDay Air attack on TF at 70,104
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_5 _6 f" h7 HJapanese aircraft
2 ]% Z w# c3 H1 M: gA6M2 Zero x 49
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/ C& U+ i) T: `; RAllied aircraft" K, ]& s& w1 v3 d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ L$ s) X3 i' H3 g' |% {+ y; T& U+ xF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
0 H! V; o8 h) X, ySBD Dauntless x 62# F3 l2 i6 l) ]2 q* D
TBD Devastator x 58 Y( t* S7 y8 w7 u
" ^3 ?1 _ @* E/ KJapanese aircraft losses. b5 `- [: c0 L. O! S
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged; {/ u0 r4 P" m' K
6 _% |. k0 o; i$ [% {1 b+ W RAllied aircraft losses
0 Z) G. l& A- s5 I8 PF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed! {) X) U" J c/ ^, b1 R# m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed& e5 {2 ^9 q: b0 u8 `4 r: {
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged: }7 o$ B: [6 ?* o6 y
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed i8 C5 T8 U1 b5 M3 g# a. `: K
- i) x5 E- _' {% r, tJapanese Ships
- P K9 R: }; }, F8 l: U+ g! fCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
5 i! ]$ u! @2 q/ ?CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 K! T3 V7 h' {* G- [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' c0 p2 E' V) b3 W$ V" |$ \ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 \' P) Z0 W, h0 e h/ m* c. y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% ?% O! h: D; f% N, L2 d+ @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ Y+ P8 v3 |, H" X$ R. a$ G 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 r J) f9 T8 ^, E0 j0 L3 `% F7 F1 Z8 t
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ]% { M6 G9 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 t$ ]" x/ g+ Z; j% Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: [* v' `$ Z, [5 f& Y' Y! Y3 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" }2 Y* h; |% S2 ]9 X7 G' U) `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 q% `; @% a- ]. R* T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; X6 S6 I- l7 M7 S1 J# S
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$ W+ [6 M6 x/ r1 nDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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5 }! e# x/ z% B) aJapanese aircraft* R* ?! q. O# }0 p% M
A6M2 Zero x 20
# K7 V/ W3 Z4 _7 Y$ eD3A Val x 36
5 b; C/ J1 f. ^B5N Kate x 37* ~& `; Y) D5 ~0 k5 @' K
' ~/ |' i9 S* J0 D7 {Allied aircraft' V. o k7 i4 r( Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; ^* p& }: i3 f) O {6 Z3 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 V9 `. F( { |6 ]+ S( w 8 L( @7 J" E; M; @! Z# U1 d
Japanese aircraft losses
/ s: k% ?' u: ]0 X+ A) eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
. g( L) F& ^ [9 tD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged: X! ^" ^( S. W4 Z0 J2 W5 ?
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 r0 k1 m* U$ Q1 ?5 B6 l8 \* E" _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
8 o3 a. T9 l! @6 U, nF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 L% r" o$ W& d9 m" |' [
; @2 q" ?. z, ~% xAllied Ships4 h2 X- {- l+ E! y
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) X8 |% c) j0 R5 n" PCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 o: q- E% S) C! b' O4 f$ |0 B
CA Astoria% d& h, K0 H" ?: f$ u
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 19 Y! \! v6 e/ ~8 k6 j
DD Patterson
' y+ l2 Q0 z/ f7 d# dCA New Orleans
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$ H+ I' K$ Y# w3 P1 GAircraft Attacking:, O' _9 i( O& j$ Q0 [
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ {& q# O+ _1 Z4 U% m
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! a& J0 Y* h4 ~4 ]& p
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 g; |: T& m3 t \/ ? 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, h4 }1 ]2 ?7 c4 l& g1 m. c
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ Z K9 X& U. G ~5 a: O 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ {2 v4 Q2 V+ ^- [) A7 i
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 R. v. g$ c! x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& M0 e, Q2 e* }6 {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ~+ |- U7 m& K7 R# K7 g9 t9 H
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 O% @- z- y: [3 E1 N' P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. y# k% }; h5 _8 d$ q8 A 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ ~. b0 w; }3 u! b
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; {. @$ j. ~ m$ D: @2 W: n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 V1 K( Z" x' C6 [% X
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 ]+ q0 r# G5 i# N) ?8 _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! C7 `7 k# \3 z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. r' e$ o1 y2 I/ F% A2 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& I9 y3 f- ]- F1 e$ t 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |