AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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# }* u4 z8 n5 x; o; E2 l' TSub attack at 70,1072 \& I6 L# y ~7 v, C* `* {- Q
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Japanese Ships
0 ~" N! h4 H! R' GSS I-28, hits 1$ Z5 L) g( q/ M0 u0 l+ m
% M: {% z# r4 x8 J% A7 S0 `5 F8 }4 e3 WAllied Ships
0 r2 W; E0 t1 H7 ZCA Shropshire! l9 M) P" P, g6 C+ V# @6 P
DD Dewey$ l' a" x& b; q4 p& ?5 g
DD Russell& m" P: \1 i' L# o. A7 C
CA Portland
8 l1 d. ^) R$ IDD Arunta
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0 c7 n% x$ V1 K# C$ f' lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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t7 V1 v8 B. R/ U8 u! e. S" Z J4 |Allied aircraft2 N- n( o, R3 c) |; M
P-39D Airacobra x 25
4 s+ n* j" [$ i& w6 V7 c. F( S$ gA-20B Boston x 339 \4 T0 A8 ]$ b; [( |! M8 W
B-25C Mitchell x 152 a5 U- |- [% u0 H0 R
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses- f% K$ ?% _4 M) D. u6 U
% e! _ i& A/ ]" m$ \' I" l8 n' FJapanese ground losses:& V/ F, v' y- W% f
125 casualties reported: `( b6 A0 l6 P
Guns lost 1
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- E; M g3 e. zAirbase hits 4
8 n6 e7 U- {% N6 xRunway hits 66
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1 n- ]) M( F$ W2 p9 h6 c0 HAircraft Attacking:3 u2 @7 E0 @0 m9 q, Y+ f
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 C/ r. }- j2 s8 U$ Z+ E
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet3 c& a3 f2 d/ M" z
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet, E( \# z: W: z3 y
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 B8 a! {3 r% i4 O3 v& J
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
j7 \1 ?2 y$ e) }5 a; ]; r 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ W9 c5 C4 a3 B2 b 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 D9 M2 P2 y8 I# k* r- M( d
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( A3 r8 Z' \" J' j/ F/ y6 |5 u 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ }5 ~# Y6 p1 ~; ~+ B
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- x8 n; ^. s( M: O: I 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" r0 E& L" y0 b) S
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
( t$ X, D0 ?& G 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# B: R" z. U8 O) I
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- G5 R' z$ V# o `: j- @6 {
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet& {. K# L/ P3 {/ R; q& d
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
% `1 a& C; T3 V' q: ^9 l! m' u8 u 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 Y! J) n! K" |# }5 E9 i 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103! {* c' f; |& E
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Japanese aircraft
& j. B' Y% C: a/ T! mA6M2-N Rufe x 9" g0 [) U; d. Z
A6M2 Zero x 32
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 ?2 N0 `7 I6 b8 i/ k' X
SBD Dauntless x 49- u% K4 A0 C/ [5 _
TBD Devastator x 15
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! l+ ^7 y2 c: ` w! @Japanese aircraft losses
- W" ?7 k# j2 C7 ~. x6 ]) s+ y, s1 rA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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. w# q$ K2 I; c8 NAllied aircraft losses9 Y. a2 s, D: H% f& c9 q$ d/ X3 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged b% k* {& L9 j
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged3 U5 d G* }) @4 V2 }) ]% l
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged; _) q* G1 Z' b4 h3 U6 s1 A( [
- R# @& _7 {$ [$ oJapanese Ships
( T9 o+ r+ c6 X/ ?# eDD Mochizuki
0 E3 d0 C" ?5 C6 @$ \# GCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
+ K4 K# Q( r' J) T1 Z! n: W1 hDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, M$ }0 b7 M9 r$ @. B7 V/ |: pDD Yuzuki
) A7 U! {- v6 D; k2 a% {DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ A' \# s8 {+ e1 H2 W7 R
DD Asanagi# B5 W* M. B4 g: d# o# a5 V+ w$ I
DD Akebono
7 R& [% z: k ZDD Sazanami& z% ]* g: X9 a1 e0 f7 G- E* m
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 h9 S, o2 u% D' w0 V9 G 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 [7 _2 e( l3 | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 x5 ?+ y7 X7 {5 T. o* d- b7 E# H( t, S
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 V+ y1 d, k6 K, R0 M4 B& N$ p9 E 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: b9 T! E0 p1 x n5 j# M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet J& F& s, S) M/ t2 z8 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 Y! @: j0 s# Y$ O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; d' b( a" U& | e4 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
w) q! q/ v- b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Q1 I$ o+ m6 o# ~" H# R+ L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: }0 r& n& U7 @: {4 }: C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 y9 W: e+ z4 v6 H8 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% d0 A2 O0 @ X$ `- K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Q9 r) I4 x0 y$ V% S
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet- J& S6 _+ P2 }& T( N
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 W+ P5 H7 |& b- g3 W
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3 u1 d( ]# W' Y) x( NDay Air attack on TF at 70,103/ L% U% h% G& v* z, t9 [8 w
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Japanese aircraft* _8 m s, v4 \
A6M2-N Rufe x 9- _$ W8 E% u4 A
A6M2 Zero x 28
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|8 T' R7 E) V3 n# X2 f* EAllied aircraft
% P; X/ P& T+ K4 m' [9 l. T& pF4F-3 Wildcat x 210 Y! n$ l6 l, y6 L1 Y
SBD Dauntless x 34, e7 G/ T( d4 l* T3 p- w. y
. x: B5 s& P/ k5 c. L! V* GJapanese aircraft losses) d" i ]8 @# w- y' i3 n
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed/ s" s! n5 N& }1 V _
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed# B b/ O3 R2 k; w- S) ^
/ \6 r( j3 y. G# S) r. f/ k0 @1 QAllied aircraft losses" Y% ^+ z9 x9 g: _3 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged' V/ e% J. l( Q O$ @3 d! L& F
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged* a1 E- i/ C8 ~. A1 w/ z) [9 y' h& p
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Japanese Ships5 }1 n& Q+ O8 _1 Y- w' M; e9 g
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! @* ~9 g) k1 Y0 cAP Tofuku Maru5 p% e' b! M: i" o9 G* W
AK Sagami Maru
q5 m. x. i$ a" R5 A qAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 F( ^+ l- G0 i1 i( d z
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ i6 ?9 e H' q+ S* J& T' N" A
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
7 J; k% k- v; Z6 G0 w189 casualties reported! @, R3 P/ b: M4 W
Guns lost 1
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9 V0 j: u" d" N' AAircraft Attacking:
' i, @/ l+ r/ d! M) s# X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% w* R5 T) F* k. s' D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! F3 i5 f# V; F3 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 M+ K9 p1 B3 j% q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 M$ e" k- R6 }6 y3 L$ v' P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet v1 `4 h8 ]. R( ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 R1 ?9 g$ s+ o3 ]" M. B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 z) v& a5 h8 Y2 w/ ?. N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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; L, W' K% S" q& M' [! zDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
" l6 { D6 a8 Z, x$ q. ~4 YA6M2-N Rufe x 3: W% W/ B# ^3 ^; {6 k b/ O' r
A6M2 Zero x 10! p) e1 R! p) J0 C A- @6 a
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Allied aircraft: V% K! ]0 c1 v3 J V7 s
SBD Dauntless x 15. t4 F' _! x0 c) N. S+ K
( k, t1 F, O% O. O/ SNo Japanese losses$ |2 [" p) Z5 [) a
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Allied aircraft losses
7 r2 H7 }7 ^, y2 D Y3 jSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
$ L! Y- N* u/ _- u* v/ u" tAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage3 Q, _* T2 V2 P- w8 i
AP Tarushima Maru$ Y5 h9 Q6 b; E% D! |
AP Chihaya Maru$ T8 [5 g, Q5 L# E7 o2 A+ D
AK Asahisan Maru
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$ D$ M y: O, u+ m6 `Aircraft Attacking:
+ C1 v# s, Y) f- c) \ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ~" \ L, }! i9 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 p0 g# A. z ^ N: Z* \1 C$ J6 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& X) m$ B) _! c5 R6 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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2 r9 o* | R# n( D1 `Japanese aircraft- E ]; g% W4 M8 b) k: Q
A6M2 Zero x 49
3 Q k# j2 N1 Q6 ~& O6 G
6 q7 b2 S; k8 f J* O2 M* aAllied aircraft
4 g- J* z0 h1 n7 s6 t$ a$ P4 }F4F-3 Wildcat x 10& [! H2 m5 h n- k) V$ e6 Z6 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 z; A7 z7 e: }/ y* @& ]/ V, a
SBD Dauntless x 62
- H# }9 ^5 _, h3 FTBD Devastator x 5
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- x& g, S8 x+ u3 P0 q& p* }. N! ]Japanese aircraft losses0 h# I* d( [6 V- @
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged% e$ t# Q8 @+ @' Q9 H* ]
9 H& V) n3 s! g u9 k% g6 s7 _+ OAllied aircraft losses1 M w; S% j% H* I
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed& m8 L% ^% H& J, q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( O) n0 A; \9 C" ]9 mSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged4 Y$ K9 P0 N! W. f- Q7 X
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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: J: L* w6 |( T/ `- TCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 10 f1 }6 }! L( F( l9 N% W% ]' Q. r
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% s% n, t. R0 M( mCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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8 V' v. {3 Z# ~0 {9 G7 IAircraft Attacking:& a6 l( f, p( V8 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) u" W2 h( _4 l5 S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 {' ]# s0 g3 S2 k; c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% X/ f) X! h1 Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 k, q& J$ P2 }$ @ 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet( C9 `6 N+ n8 A0 B1 F! n- d, u
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# k0 |( ?& K$ r7 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: a! R1 G# |5 p" g, B, P1 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: t$ f+ E* i% z& A% p1 f! i2 h! L, p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
M) P5 C$ @. t 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 a* G7 U$ j- e: e) q: R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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: h1 M/ s% r: |( G; c4 i. @Day Air attack on TF at 72,104 w3 n: g( H# t
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Japanese aircraft1 I8 R v! `' |( F0 S. j
A6M2 Zero x 20
% A) }- q6 K \6 s. RD3A Val x 365 j1 n% g# b6 f- S1 H# h
B5N Kate x 37
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f3 a8 a9 c- d! ] A e" {Allied aircraft0 S6 ~% t9 S' {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
, t& B% A1 ~: mF4F-4 Wildcat x 84 t9 [/ t- o! e% o# q
0 r5 W& Q6 g1 R% yJapanese aircraft losses& A/ p9 @1 j% ?" k4 }6 q/ y- b p" {
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# A3 i! s7 N# v$ R9 y8 ^; ^6 ^
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
5 x w* ]/ a2 GB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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7 Y, `$ [' e% s5 S. _- S* y* _F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed1 q. F% u4 W2 n: z) G( d1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships) O& w8 w4 i2 `; X' }; V {
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. V2 g: O7 g' s- t: T* x6 VCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- z, g: e2 ]9 @, S% i- j& WCA Astoria0 A4 }- w" K: S0 v
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1( {; _7 `* |" ]* T6 C* y
DD Patterson
) o& X! B, t; j" ~5 MCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:
& I' b5 h3 T0 S- ^9 I 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' q. L$ R8 u) b8 [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. k* @% Q( g8 @+ S 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# V2 D3 C4 V$ [ 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( R! ?( A% d. T0 @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" {& S( ]6 g! E* l6 D 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 U; }. m4 c& z& G
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* {* G. m' e' h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 v1 v& Z& [- E" L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 X0 D: q# E; D0 z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 U; f# r2 T6 f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 Q0 }7 K0 s0 V5 @
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 U# h. G( V8 X; ^$ L) G6 L! A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, ]( h; F( T: B$ { 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( ?/ T/ s+ |" T1 \' X p 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
P0 \2 d1 K2 |2 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" O! d5 n0 q, E% D
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 _' L. c/ a9 l9 }* k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# {3 _4 V& Z+ v3 v# v 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |