AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42# F8 R6 Q* }8 } h
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3 E4 y) O; c! q3 ]7 {' pSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships; }4 R4 E' m! X5 M8 }
SS I-28, hits 1& J! J" B# ~+ `4 n- a
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Allied Ships1 \3 R' p6 P8 D% f* V8 ?
CA Shropshire
+ }, ~0 t8 w" R1 C/ F" o: |DD Dewey2 u$ p( i, e9 ]. L' q% B z; w6 ]
DD Russell
5 B1 G! _& V) u5 k, b- F. VCA Portland( x2 y7 }0 i, ]" p
DD Arunta
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4 F* H- a8 k0 `; v' G8 V' SDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87; t- e- W9 `; [) X6 N
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Allied aircraft
2 I$ \& k( ]& u! S! j7 F- }P-39D Airacobra x 25
0 D9 G* s1 H$ A* i3 xA-20B Boston x 33
4 M% ?5 a7 l% JB-25C Mitchell x 15& v( Q. q* a" h1 p" a
B-26B Marauder x 30! y# v6 z% n* u l: B
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3 v4 i( ]0 d. b+ @- ZNo Allied losses n3 l0 } m5 V+ z
5 J) p% Q1 q. r2 B& J4 r: vJapanese ground losses: H* D3 s' a5 {
125 casualties reported" u- G: h6 g+ j0 ~( R: ~6 b
Guns lost 1# L: `1 v, t% s+ d$ Y! t
9 v8 P; I! o: w- vAirbase hits 4
! r Y7 G) R3 @ F3 l& URunway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking: x6 W( l2 x: }6 p
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" @% F2 a, f( ]6 @! V% Q& F- q14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
& z x9 ?) m' ^. G; f$ R$ y. h2 F 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- t/ W/ C3 y) w% o1 D
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 p6 [* D& Q# G j% O* R9 r1 l 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& Y1 n+ ?6 m( b% t
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 q/ j& T) n9 y5 l
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! P2 E, R: M" N: N 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ M5 X9 Z, k2 X* |
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 g7 E0 r' t8 n9 |9 q, @
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' P% a! k6 J# W2 ], Y+ |* R% n 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
/ q* d0 [3 `7 }) M y( A) q 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' W" \/ W# h2 { 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 a7 w& ]- s9 z, I! J2 r* M 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- r1 J0 m2 C M, Y& [ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet* c8 [' Y! m4 U" N! e+ K$ a1 G
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet0 e7 D8 l2 G$ e6 [
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# A2 ?$ @1 g1 E4 o f" l! P 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# b: m: e' T4 ?( e
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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! L* ~! |5 ` a. kJapanese aircraft
+ w$ T$ B6 Q" K8 `$ s0 f/ L, jA6M2-N Rufe x 9, O8 S) J7 s5 B0 o9 o# p: o$ r
A6M2 Zero x 32- u* u6 ?; N4 h4 W
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Allied aircraft& N, k2 a/ @2 m; G8 T) N T+ _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& y9 {! l- Y7 B# Z9 H4 ^: K" n
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 ]8 ]& ^1 J" |* ]4 h, _: T kTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ h) h7 a0 ]% y) X& \A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; K" l* C% ~$ ^% B: N1 W$ j1 O
$ @9 E( j% {2 EAllied aircraft losses4 x8 S5 Q) W; e6 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged7 Y6 J" p8 w3 K- G
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged( M! S5 P$ `) ?0 V; n6 A- }& V
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' e7 g5 N+ r; z, a% c ^1 [3 O
DD Mochizuki# u1 r0 a1 t3 t* z1 n Z
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
. d& ^! u) d* }3 m* {* RDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 Y+ m! N. i: J! a
DD Yuzuki
s5 _1 J4 h) sDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 V. r* S: r* T# X t# H4 K0 G
DD Asanagi3 T; N9 ?* ]# t p, R2 \
DD Akebono- v# _/ U2 y, B0 z' ^. z
DD Sazanami4 l; I0 X/ E& T
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Aircraft Attacking:
, c7 N8 U/ z6 l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& z9 B% c& g; H9 k4 U/ c% O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 Y; \0 o, _) w( J
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ h: S: t2 s* K7 x7 }/ [1 o4 I
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; ~8 D& M: m% r+ ~) [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- F$ C* s6 {9 P) l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% v# E/ i0 O: p6 a$ U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ N# C# B6 V' x7 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! \' R# K# c8 K% ]) P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- O' ~+ d2 [' \+ e; K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ R7 B% \# b$ d( f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 Z6 v) `4 }! h8 g; M! z+ N- {$ q C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: c& ]& `( Q# R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& X. h* g, b9 P7 \ ], @- G 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet" z/ s @& Y# {8 J# p9 a/ g
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: M z# S* [) `! p% V# d
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, J; m+ T& V$ u3 c1 Z- V0 XDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
1 d* ~+ [9 {; @" OA6M2-N Rufe x 9" d0 ~$ p! a% U& w4 l) W2 }
A6M2 Zero x 28* u. y; L4 y! b m
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Allied aircraft
& j' e R0 W* d6 O4 M: d J7 \F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
+ U1 K8 x5 Y$ Z8 C5 l2 lSBD Dauntless x 34
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, N) K" f8 R" C/ yJapanese aircraft losses
5 e! N8 B' _+ Z: D( u9 U5 rA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
# O2 R& A" ~5 iA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 M; k9 q$ R6 m3 m$ V/ ?0 A# k( @
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Allied aircraft losses0 @+ v7 d: d5 k6 ^6 k+ y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ [" _. H9 l0 D# z k, I: |SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& q# L4 y( @8 y+ V( [
AP Tofuku Maru; }1 }0 ~' \2 i: _& T2 u
AK Sagami Maru: T1 J; f+ x2 ^: S; q' D
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# c# E2 i1 W8 B; e. `* W; q: B8 _& }
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( X0 j8 f0 t W* _+ ~
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" O$ f6 B) w J k, [9 A2 F# s
189 casualties reported% V' Y, c/ j3 m
Guns lost 11 J+ U1 F5 e8 ~5 B4 y6 l' R
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Aircraft Attacking:
" o- T7 t- f: M# V4 N( f- u4 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ x, f* t* {$ H0 R5 p! v& l1 H 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; {* W0 @ ]0 T t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 y \8 h9 t5 K+ n) ^0 x5 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
i6 Z8 [4 [' C# ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' {2 I9 g: @2 q! u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103* o9 x* x- h2 v. s' t. U
1 X+ v- A; L) z+ L! EJapanese aircraft
8 j j" j3 Z8 S& m: u; W: g) qA6M2-N Rufe x 3 Z3 o) e3 T# U- u* p% U# T% K
A6M2 Zero x 103 J8 M. k+ C, x$ I* C! u& k
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SBD Dauntless x 15" T: M9 G2 v) }, k9 C
* w& D, _- Z& Q/ ^* c7 PNo Japanese losses
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SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships8 L& s% @. b, B* e: j
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage. @0 \4 u9 |! P, _
AP Tarushima Maru
& x: I5 n0 ]) [. A, IAP Chihaya Maru- G" X& e8 w2 H
AK Asahisan Maru
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0 u, U" S* d3 O: Q8 qAircraft Attacking:
, E. U( D/ M: b& Z4 i; w: N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 i5 G* y/ Z/ z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, I s7 p0 ^( h) V# C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* W8 Y" n6 k* e
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
6 q% J! L# @/ ?# J" rA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
% l) Z* m1 W, {F4F-3 Wildcat x 10$ \* I: |$ @& S$ r7 z9 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( x- P( Q( v$ n0 ?! s
SBD Dauntless x 62
& L: z; E% s3 T0 iTBD Devastator x 5
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" E" j7 s9 {9 ?% J9 ~$ qJapanese aircraft losses
7 i; ], k/ c/ i( C4 T& H+ M; ^8 oA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged/ t# S4 |8 j# T( B
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Allied aircraft losses9 E- P% l5 R: f
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed2 k" M5 ?/ p5 D; Z8 \9 s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed( y3 Y% f' }. A* i1 o( R
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ e' Q1 q6 a! V' H: R" GTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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% r. ~0 T8 H! P: `CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1( J9 s. N0 c$ y) D' G# C
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire; _/ c7 T( W- G" t' k* [) |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 z7 l: X* _5 w# `7 i% m; ?. Y( R$ J
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ J$ f- N& }, w( O. a$ o* @7 }
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ q9 Z5 n4 ]1 ^: O( ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ K+ n2 o1 D2 z6 P4 v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 @0 {8 k i! X% A
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 r, y* Y @( D. v' e: P" F 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) v4 F! L" ^6 A$ Y& q, ~. f7 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x3 e5 J7 E1 c4 o% V0 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) x4 a- l$ @4 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 } ]: X4 x" X. Q2 Z( v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ^- ?- h0 b6 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104. u9 v6 v3 t) A
8 q+ Z! |5 U. JJapanese aircraft( G h N9 a; f I6 z% w
A6M2 Zero x 20
0 `2 i, i/ S& ND3A Val x 36
& U( Z3 G' X2 i- Q% V% EB5N Kate x 37
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1 o. ^( K$ F4 ^4 \F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
& [0 L( |+ x5 J0 F. H8 pF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 f0 S+ B$ ?$ ~& R7 e, x& K, }7 DA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) f: P, }2 x7 A' f1 I5 ?4 q% ~D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
. B6 Y+ A0 v5 h) t, F! vB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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7 b& S- A+ _2 T5 X9 \4 @7 Q7 _Allied aircraft losses4 v$ p& n# N) U1 x* o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed8 w' L+ B2 }& ?& C; W2 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: {, |7 X/ f# d& NCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 \" Q3 X, N& c# T" D* p/ Q- ?CA Astoria
* A! `& v' j7 ^' _) cCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
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CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking: y' j( B5 P+ K/ G: p
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 r/ a1 U9 g1 y& w1 F) r 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* \$ b& s ~ p- d* k7 B1 g 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 k8 F; n" R; S O: u8 r6 J, A 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) G) s( ?% H3 _5 Q# Z 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 E& H5 o) Q- R( g U1 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 q4 d6 T. r" ~ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 J5 A: J5 |. e t2 A+ z$ \ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ A4 b& Q# r! d) [1 i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! z! R* I- k9 @: y) m7 E: z
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. z/ [: O- A X @7 L
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 _: I# ]) w6 k8 u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x7 q% i( |& X8 i& L4 h 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 X9 a9 P4 ^0 J1 H. C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ?9 n+ a8 P* _. r# L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; U$ h% R9 c5 j: H6 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# q1 b/ |* z4 ?' _$ s! E
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |