AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42 \% L/ Z$ c# c0 l) Z$ L
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5 H9 R3 D/ R% E! BSub attack at 70,107
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; ]4 ?6 j" c: r. {: E& sJapanese Ships* z0 w1 o, S$ ]/ q7 R
SS I-28, hits 1
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Allied Ships' b" e/ F0 m! A2 ~) s
CA Shropshire3 H# Z, L* x, u7 V
DD Dewey
7 ^3 O3 C7 `7 R! E: V! s# FDD Russell
9 e. A: ?* ~) W3 b5 s% WCA Portland: {8 A z: I. i d$ S$ l9 r6 }
DD Arunta( v" }5 h1 o" l# Q7 i4 E, L
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0 E6 H+ r/ D: K6 sDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
- ^/ h W; x. ?& `3 [2 p3 Q, GP-39D Airacobra x 25
6 S; M1 T( W( o OA-20B Boston x 33
6 k% e8 W* F- kB-25C Mitchell x 15
1 t T( L# F. \. q2 P4 {# f$ ?/ SB-26B Marauder x 305 B. [3 ?7 h$ n
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No Allied losses! T3 K" }7 u, G7 K9 K8 a0 g2 Q
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Japanese ground losses:
, P( i% d6 @( }1 B; W. P. Q& ^125 casualties reported
& J1 m( A8 O# ]- A! o% P$ |0 gGuns lost 1
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. a5 s, Z% M# y7 Q7 w7 r7 x2 h2 ]Airbase hits 4* S* K1 w# ~& E ]: \
Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:& g5 Y/ H& l; R+ ~
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( t7 e4 o7 s. ^* j3 y+ J
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 {. k3 \1 i( p) x# v5 t, ~3 T
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ S4 c4 o6 ?. O
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 S4 ?- n" O& C! D5 K" p
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet+ t d, G$ Y- p& M- c
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet$ _# o4 l* t r. L- l0 M
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 U9 \8 o4 a3 s) H$ ?0 P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" e) K( X3 p; f; ?) C" ^9 I
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 _) }; X9 A& A* ~! W. }% X$ y3 l 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 ?5 m3 ]) u- r: l! L, x
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% E p* u! E# E9 E$ P7 a/ c$ o
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 Y Y+ s8 ?& J; ?; L1 k4 x+ k
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# Y$ H d3 U/ v* C6 B- l" `
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* N3 e4 i/ W1 W- ?3 z: t
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- y |" P8 e$ V7 O0 u2 A% | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 T* {. e) [9 i- v2 I7 ^7 s 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* v% k; }/ H& w
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103/ U3 L9 a# o" v0 X V( H
7 @# D) l T% P+ |Japanese aircraft
`1 i" u; {# }7 z) E yA6M2-N Rufe x 9
/ D' }1 [! T: `6 xA6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
7 u I! u- ?$ @: a: R Q: u# j; `F4F-4 Wildcat x 215 F6 M& E. \/ Q4 c }! K" @
SBD Dauntless x 49+ g; R7 r% v: ]) T7 ]2 Z
TBD Devastator x 15
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# n/ m( ^6 a: h( B+ |6 D8 _Japanese aircraft losses
/ `) y. F6 u% m" j* ^A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ e. s, p( L+ f! F1 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ W) B {+ o. ]2 x: Q# ], P8 iSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged# N2 |" s) |7 O8 f( {' s
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; O. k' a4 G" _ N. }1 ?* v2 F9 ^# U
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Japanese Ships/ ~+ _* i, {* F6 M2 S2 s
DD Mochizuki
6 q: E4 p/ e1 ? l3 J+ o8 l fCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
1 d8 F- }5 K+ ~6 d# r: q- eDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 [* L$ z$ i! Z; b7 t+ z. _. gDD Yuzuki1 N, X1 `) e0 Z8 g9 i- I
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 y0 v1 j; c @ N, ~ {) q
DD Asanagi: v, y2 y! @. F2 X
DD Akebono
" p- b" `1 q8 GDD Sazanami( C* S x; L: x# J' {9 b7 z
" o& g8 Z1 _7 z9 H8 e# W+ ]& e. F9 gAircraft Attacking:
$ n; P7 A* f1 r- o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 g8 G1 a; _4 n/ Y1 v" z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- b+ s# F' S2 P4 }6 J
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) X8 g5 h4 z: ?1 t( A
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 M$ z' i% i+ h/ c. m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 u! w6 `9 ~4 s6 n% z7 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 R! C7 I' f/ [9 R' o4 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Q1 C+ E0 r6 P' g' S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 I" x' r( V W$ ?- S! L* i Z8 y8 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: E8 z0 Y$ s" P, ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X0 R3 A1 L7 e/ A5 q6 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% f/ l+ \3 W, ?4 o" k+ H$ i3 ^2 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Y4 j# n- ]3 q& b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, `5 ?7 w5 V3 ^0 f/ o, Z9 g
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ?6 t) q) l9 {3 n9 I, P
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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" g7 P% E& J: h/ y5 ?% vJapanese aircraft
C; y9 g5 `& M1 Z, JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
6 }6 Z; ^ g, tA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft' S5 }3 j1 H+ a! H8 [: ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
9 ?9 E' c7 ^3 }# K3 i- u q# bSBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses s+ G) |7 ?- e( d
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed# E* y W6 Q3 Z2 j- j& e
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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2 {1 T; P% z% q4 xAllied aircraft losses
% x2 r* q3 ~# Q S; r3 |F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ P; u4 N% J; C6 |. W( tSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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( H" r2 z, a$ a( `: p1 q% _. r4 AJapanese Ships5 N0 b5 n- B6 g: Z4 G8 @
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 M( Q% Z" L! B8 T) t. L" B4 q% l, HAP Tofuku Maru5 t( P% B: M8 g6 Y# e: _
AK Sagami Maru
# u( }$ i. S* N- [AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage u2 Y3 x! k+ O7 C) ^+ f
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ `/ q, s8 R) F' O- `2 J
AP Ryotaku Maru' c2 p( f) D' Q2 M
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Japanese ground losses:" `: m0 `: I7 i& u/ M$ J
189 casualties reported5 h# r/ X# M8 X, G/ U0 g
Guns lost 1) c4 A7 M1 A" {9 E+ D3 F6 y
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Aircraft Attacking:
) V" m/ W8 ^; ~, \3 F, x7 s! Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ?6 P6 L) t9 y/ u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) ?: c5 R _' }+ h% z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' a( n' x# l3 ?/ v9 K, |. l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 b0 N/ E& m0 ~$ p6 _& S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: p! o& p8 {- u: r% V4 q! M( l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 j) s# k" W x' d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 j5 _9 {. @. R9 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; V) G5 S; E6 LDay Air attack on TF at 70,103) y+ ]" M$ t% P$ `+ }: A
7 k! l$ ]1 E9 E( ~. B1 u: r& l) ^Japanese aircraft
4 x7 T+ R! K! zA6M2-N Rufe x 3
# X: u9 }, z- m5 lA6M2 Zero x 10& i b- I% k6 y, }: R) E: _
! y0 ?; U9 F9 r% F eAllied aircraft
/ G, n1 P5 u9 u- O$ w2 iSBD Dauntless x 15% q' J* P( S2 Y% g
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No Japanese losses0 y( G! [; m7 `, d! X
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Allied aircraft losses
$ G/ _3 H1 O$ X$ w$ f' WSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed: n; ^2 y7 e7 n
! K! H$ [6 M! Y' VJapanese Ships
1 V: h2 r+ _% c; `' Z- `4 ~AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
3 q! R: m- V9 [# l; A7 S' aAP Tarushima Maru
9 Y$ {* L' a$ p6 RAP Chihaya Maru q+ g4 l4 o" t( _5 k$ \
AK Asahisan Maru
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+ z4 r7 Z- ?$ S; P2 D9 z' b' l7 FAircraft Attacking:6 D4 \7 a3 v8 U+ D, S5 J- T
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( |& d+ k- J7 {3 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, D2 f' n7 M! \8 u; x) w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 v3 g1 J2 v+ ^$ N# ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1041 H V, y. s2 {. B
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Japanese aircraft
1 b( e: d/ @9 w" m- M0 p9 ZA6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 105 R# o4 N1 k% v4 \4 U9 A6 F. L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 R% x3 X7 y" e) X, r/ g
SBD Dauntless x 62! y" |& m8 y# j1 q6 g
TBD Devastator x 5. U7 ~+ u0 c6 {. K7 x+ t" p% W
9 ]/ w2 X5 U1 s% c& CJapanese aircraft losses" E5 ^. L. O. n& e* D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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) y% k; \3 b3 @2 s& mAllied aircraft losses
- S7 M% o# o0 @5 d; m# s% r- |" G- yF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
V6 M. X, c5 ~: s4 o* [2 DF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed1 {% K0 ]; l* Y, k
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* d( S- Z2 \, @; J- {, l. N. H6 [TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1; `! \8 p* w2 n7 z
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire" U1 s0 Q& L# d1 e- ]/ Y. U. D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:/ Z! }+ T( F, k& p, v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& O$ D" M) ?0 W 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 B9 S# Y9 x$ \$ X% d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ^# {) v* q# ?1 U0 V9 h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ^; Y4 {9 X( Y% }& {4 {
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ U; x. s% ~) M# F 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 m5 i; d. f. {, x H" [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 J/ K& g4 Q$ m$ ]( I6 C- a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; C( _. B: w# m: g S3 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
@' [5 p' Y! U; F% z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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}& e: ^6 l" @; Q2 L4 YDay Air attack on TF at 72,104/ C# w: @7 N- e
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Japanese aircraft3 t1 [! \* d$ p5 z5 ^4 l
A6M2 Zero x 20
% S+ w4 R9 ?- p) \/ `% u& }2 aD3A Val x 36( S: Z8 b( F! e) w7 n4 u6 ?
B5N Kate x 37
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
8 F4 W( l- y6 |9 w9 I( `* fF4F-4 Wildcat x 86 T9 _5 Z) r: W6 z+ a
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Japanese aircraft losses
' [6 Z0 `" l$ CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ _6 e" v' Z3 B: `5 p7 F0 a B
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged: D( R/ H& S7 R/ T/ f
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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8 O: c! D U3 @" i; J5 S7 \+ ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed2 P6 M, \" V+ d7 W6 ~( c8 k6 M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 e( l$ U: h" z1 O& |' P7 U
$ l& N" d$ \7 YAllied Ships$ _$ \- M/ W: x# R: j, F* h
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 D# l# ^& F# T) A4 ]
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 {; l( s! e n8 n7 w8 t
CA Astoria* I0 A" I( F0 Z. \
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
5 p, n3 C2 t: ?1 h/ _, F7 lDD Patterson
! E, e$ q4 g4 |. @; z# X7 D+ mCA New Orleans
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: ^. D0 u" Y; h8 r. wAircraft Attacking:
A* ~; q7 f& ?0 b2 y( t" Z+ i 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( c$ c! Y9 t- B- ?5 _% J
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; l1 p: h/ j" c- Q7 G" u
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 o0 f4 ?- w, u1 _- z1 }
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 Y% G, {2 G. ? |* {8 h$ u1 p. M
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( M1 n( B$ |) e A, m+ R; d 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% w# ^4 B8 J5 C! ` 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 a) q5 D# O# J8 G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, K& T4 [7 z( B3 B1 L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' ?+ ^/ n# Y- I 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 R( Y* i5 Y/ s! e4 D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" F( Y9 F$ }; R
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! K3 g, I$ f% t+ M! z2 [( t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ L5 k6 v" @* j4 n- r 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 b! p# N# v l1 h1 B* u& T
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. U* B0 X/ J `, j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 Y6 {5 H" r' g2 V7 m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 `" G. N) y2 w' `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% p6 q, H6 ^3 X" T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |