AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42* A& l& t8 ]1 G" L) s; ]) o! }
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! Q7 R$ q+ F/ j1 e0 I& R+ t( S7 p8 YSub attack at 70,1075 C: i2 y4 C1 u( G$ z/ ]$ N3 f
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Japanese Ships
, B9 C3 N, e) }. qSS I-28, hits 10 n' P0 J2 Y& ~# P3 K
8 Z2 ]. q- T+ a2 QAllied Ships
8 s: p3 G; N6 N2 g* _2 J' \2 U7 L$ |CA Shropshire" B! R5 |& [+ ?; B7 A
DD Dewey
) a6 |5 O4 T! |DD Russell3 V% }# ]6 M, \( O+ N0 x
CA Portland/ o k' q/ q! B+ \
DD Arunta
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( R2 x3 i4 t2 T. oDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft6 }) ~" X( C; B
P-39D Airacobra x 254 _/ Z$ V' E& [& L6 n, C0 ~' M
A-20B Boston x 33
2 T* e" H/ m. q; I0 u" q8 C2 eB-25C Mitchell x 151 R3 q# Q y7 t/ \( ^
B-26B Marauder x 30
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9 U4 C7 N" e6 W2 J3 Z; HNo Allied losses
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+ |6 u6 R0 s/ f+ u" @Japanese ground losses:
, @4 `6 [4 c: n. p0 [: R& Q125 casualties reported |$ ~' a1 G0 K- a( A
Guns lost 1" n8 N, x# r1 j4 H0 ~
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Airbase hits 4
& o% @3 @% M, @/ x* n7 q- CRunway hits 661 N5 z* x" Z' f% x
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Aircraft Attacking:0 p8 `; N( x2 F
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet5 t+ I7 x$ Z |& s
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet& O9 A) x+ L" m% \
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! R' p' x4 @0 U( h c. D: ^" j 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% s! y( M5 @8 o% F 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. N t% a6 J; H/ i6 ]4 a 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet. l' I/ o2 i/ Z* D& Q9 E5 R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- L( C: i- E" z. s 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
- U- e( K3 W( {- `4 X+ x% y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- i* `" T" ^7 c& h$ {' H6 W
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
1 S* t4 r' y1 l 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet. [2 q5 }1 T: u' X$ Z( v
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet) r5 e) w, `9 Z6 {$ ~! ?5 `$ Q/ `! l. l
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 s! f& l% [- m. _9 |& [ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet# S2 O. ]! H' k# ~( p
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, Z8 ~4 H5 J2 t
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
8 U2 {; O( D" D8 j F; H9 q) l 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 I6 L' w- A6 x; m' B) z 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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4 k$ A$ ~% ^" x: N5 N; NDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
, P9 w( P+ m3 x8 B/ t# L: h7 dA6M2-N Rufe x 9
& U* \$ p$ m. WA6M2 Zero x 32) ^$ S0 u5 d5 R$ k
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Allied aircraft
0 O2 _" ^( u2 ]# [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
. i. F$ g* F" ]- G3 L+ KSBD Dauntless x 49/ ^9 o& Z% l# n( V1 K
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 C8 a* [$ s7 Y/ `0 w& r4 m& D GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed) [0 w5 `' q' v" a
* U( U$ v# e" b# J, R- A: dAllied aircraft losses* {# u J5 t4 B; _8 G% }3 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
; ~+ S8 E! K4 l; I6 \; oSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged6 u3 ?: {, b6 P5 ~
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( S5 L+ D6 n" v( CJapanese Ships
5 R# f3 W8 J: g, p% L; b# KDD Mochizuki; R/ `# A* E- H! ~7 t1 }
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
$ m9 {# K/ ~" m0 E* iDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 {! G" a* E* B: pDD Yuzuki
8 m9 s. Z1 [& k8 `# ODD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 P- x- X+ k3 F2 v7 P( S
DD Asanagi& E6 o2 H1 z- Z+ q$ F0 _: V$ S
DD Akebono
, P+ @- g( M3 \DD Sazanami
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5 x2 V ^# |- O& U0 B5 j. w, S* LAircraft Attacking:
2 }" m" V/ Z+ y/ u% O' O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' o- B3 e M( ~! e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& y* v" d' _5 k& i w H9 A: ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. `! l; _( s" |: d# Q! b$ k/ X 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' i' ~1 [1 M, x4 w0 M4 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 `6 H+ l: P+ a7 {5 z6 T5 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% O) x: R& s/ M- L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* T5 n; h% V4 T" _6 I" u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" E2 d1 X, C+ f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ W( v, B8 U& S3 x5 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# k5 ]7 r# I4 B# c9 b h; _* \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* t: j) x) a. t' e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 L- e) o) n2 I" m$ Z% B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! s- b0 ?; N( D# ~. n2 I
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 Q. ]) e6 e- C {3 T 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ ` ?4 J7 Z0 I, {" R
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103$ S) f2 ?. ^2 O" o* c4 u' e8 w6 G
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Japanese aircraft8 E+ u3 j9 N% t0 e9 _) @
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
% C2 M" _- t! a% ~6 }A6M2 Zero x 28; h8 c/ ?8 k# b
1 h4 ~! t+ V& S2 y) n) uAllied aircraft9 G- U# F k% o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
9 O# E7 Y* H! b9 e+ n% q1 ASBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 G# K& l3 t# O3 P: j* }A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed8 z# t% L4 u9 E0 l$ W& A" Z
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed- Q' J9 G6 N1 A8 I
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Allied aircraft losses+ |( H$ T1 ?8 V8 R# Z: }+ Q: D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged+ Q% \" O# P7 b, Z
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 B9 ^; b5 c, n, Z/ T
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 S9 u7 e, b P9 t$ ~2 J9 R; V3 O
AP Tofuku Maru7 H0 D2 e) X' J
AK Sagami Maru
" ~( U8 j/ x. _/ H& Y" P5 HAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q9 r3 K T6 v) QAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage d6 ^9 ^( t3 z- V
AP Ryotaku Maru
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4 ]0 I- i+ P9 q- m+ h3 |! s3 gJapanese ground losses:6 v/ @5 l( g; u+ ]1 b
189 casualties reported( H9 x# t- h: t- F9 C5 k
Guns lost 1
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* H+ s& F/ y0 {, S( ^Aircraft Attacking:( Z; {4 A2 S- Z( W( N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; J- m1 K9 t* _, ?# f$ M! d
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet `: p- Y5 P+ l5 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 y, d/ z/ X2 w; u/ `5 {4 O' r: o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& S; D8 M T( S) l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- L- @$ l$ [& C: F) V; Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 \4 g, z) `5 C8 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: _ {/ l5 a# V! k4 u9 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- [- {' M! O4 P& `
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2 |. Z4 q) X2 l7 I+ k( X) lDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Y% z6 b5 w+ p2 c% GJapanese aircraft
?3 S' e" n* p9 |3 d) s5 {4 QA6M2-N Rufe x 35 O, {3 o' z" K/ i; D9 @
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
3 Q9 ]0 W$ I8 ?SBD Dauntless x 15% M# g+ [3 N6 m e/ I) ^
' j i$ E# p* H4 y( i: s) P' kNo Japanese losses
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; g" I7 j: a% L. i- \! X' vAllied aircraft losses" a: D& |4 S- B6 F
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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9 J& B' \$ c1 O6 VJapanese Ships0 z N! g* }1 T0 E
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage0 k% l6 m1 _ w5 k; ^
AP Tarushima Maru! G2 b6 Q' H. p9 t2 y' C$ M8 L
AP Chihaya Maru
" q, N3 q, |) r6 W6 q" LAK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:2 p$ `9 G V$ {) W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 b* \* x. t6 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. b' b- F+ T+ A8 ?: l( Y' O6 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ~: S* \6 J' x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 ?9 V) ?/ f: XDay Air attack on TF at 70,104' L4 T7 y: k% w2 W
% ]: i, I8 K7 _6 O5 k4 ~( i: HJapanese aircraft
" W* M8 L. v0 ]; \) V4 }$ O/ eA6M2 Zero x 49
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7 k% i9 v- L/ i. B* d: ?5 AAllied aircraft- m6 @. W h. g. N- D( P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10! `4 w' t. w+ a4 n! x- G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
$ ~* g( F9 v% }2 e/ b" P- qSBD Dauntless x 62
: {& h6 F( y; r% {+ YTBD Devastator x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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" a4 h) ~0 @6 {' N2 s7 W6 aAllied aircraft losses
D9 k1 G( n& _- kF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed$ o2 P* K0 {3 s6 Y6 Y; }$ Q0 A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed$ `0 G9 J. k1 }* L- H; v7 u# Y4 b
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged& ]2 G! B0 b# h7 [5 z& i0 f
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1+ g- E4 p* b( g4 q
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- M7 C- ]8 N. `! \" ?5 [CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking: M b$ Y- L+ t& V' H8 s# O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: t9 H6 ]! q y7 g: @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ L& s9 \, b. i% F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 _, H% W' k! R6 B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 _9 V- d/ i, u- E& N% j9 ~& Y
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 i% x( |% a) D! F
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. g% |1 }5 i+ f& i3 U- V, a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- }1 R! H% N6 ?' m, D9 R- T1 \: G8 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# d! R" X! X- ~( i8 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
T# h6 S, H( a: J! c0 d" }% u 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 C6 O" Q; z3 m* s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1040 v( Q" [/ d& \* O
5 l# N w0 j1 v6 XJapanese aircraft8 O* k9 A/ K3 Q# h% I% d4 Z
A6M2 Zero x 20& i6 n# [0 Y) D! d. \- x" ^2 a$ U
D3A Val x 36
% q& b6 x* r/ N6 U8 o( I$ @) oB5N Kate x 37# C. e+ O7 h% i/ e
( p' H! E, b; k2 _& LAllied aircraft
( S0 `7 H$ y# Y# A6 pF4F-3 Wildcat x 10, U: j1 d' ] Z' c+ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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! {$ r" y2 h& U7 eJapanese aircraft losses8 U, s: J! L2 Z( M+ Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% V- W/ r$ d) ~8 h0 @: N- [
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! S6 j5 _4 L0 G, M5 p9 O2 Y1 G5 A
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged2 w( |, L: _7 {4 q! h0 q: A. h
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Allied aircraft losses
, v* }5 J2 P2 {9 K! AF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed2 z7 Y. m( |6 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ R4 f+ M0 P+ P5 z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 d6 B" {: _( ]) N$ J
CA Astoria
: h0 G2 f( P1 j' WCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
% L2 H( V0 t* a6 b& xDD Patterson
$ K" n. K$ u* FCA New Orleans
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5 d$ O; Q4 C0 A! a9 e$ }. RAircraft Attacking:
% [* Y; H) \& [, o+ ~" ] 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 V( {. Q, u5 s, y6 e
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ X. e s2 I4 c$ D) O0 S
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( q# U' y+ y8 z% T& r% U# B
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. Z v( X. E: G% L9 Z z/ A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. R1 ^ Y- S0 J5 L! I
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# R% g$ v7 A4 Z
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ ?2 r! ~5 a# L1 f6 a: n: l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' c2 T! Z T5 j( ]5 t% u- H! h/ ] 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& d3 i& ?3 X; v: _5 W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ B' v2 o Q4 E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 @% M7 J1 E( c; H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
& D" I* V1 j0 ~* n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% e0 {" D% V1 f9 |, ]
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 J/ t; J. Z5 z; C" u
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet u- a, U8 I( [8 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! U2 K" @6 Y4 r& i# n
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 Z4 t" a' n0 R. b a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, e0 a# v/ C% K( [
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |