AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42% _9 ?8 ^' X0 \/ W0 C
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Sub attack at 70,107- z* P- q4 A+ y, U
$ D" Y+ ^0 X1 H' M' s# GJapanese Ships" `4 k& Q5 D% S5 u K1 N" A* l# R
SS I-28, hits 1+ w6 K+ v( t$ M
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Allied Ships
`- e/ h- V, z$ `, RCA Shropshire$ u+ R5 }/ l3 N! w8 z+ t) r# y
DD Dewey( V s$ a6 r8 u s& a2 `5 F3 |
DD Russell
3 V; f$ ?0 f& |* R/ G$ o" W- y% xCA Portland
; n2 V3 w5 _; A- l& E O' ~DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,876 X% H5 S+ R9 t
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5 h# x2 B+ q% xAllied aircraft4 [; P, N9 S4 Z& K; y
P-39D Airacobra x 25. p, d. ]: c; D }
A-20B Boston x 33
# C' i4 e, T/ T1 d1 VB-25C Mitchell x 15" f1 i/ ~& L e
B-26B Marauder x 30- |' R9 {% C: ]: [: m* p. z: |* s8 k. [
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
. ?1 n( s& R. p* r125 casualties reported3 k7 k! m/ ^5 \" H7 X( t# ~7 R( M
Guns lost 16 c8 _ h' h0 s( P* M" q
+ l7 l( {+ k+ z9 M6 sAirbase hits 4
# k4 e7 @( p" R! I1 FRunway hits 66
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" y) H- b2 y! m: A0 }Aircraft Attacking:
1 e+ N) q5 [4 ]' v3 { 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
0 Z! `3 t2 w2 w( m9 O% R# b14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 A7 h0 c2 Z8 ~. w. U$ n 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 n+ ] S- d2 t# y# V8 T 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 N+ Q7 m- I; t; Y
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
& c: p3 ~6 P0 N* A2 ^ 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet! R% C( ]3 @+ T' U. ^, v) c2 N
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 [. O4 v2 c" G" ?( p" f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 B; v f7 I# C- N7 h. b$ H" _
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ H4 @/ h' ^3 t/ I. L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* x; v" n, Y0 M7 i+ s& \ 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet6 y8 w& K, a' w% X6 G4 w, m! R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 h3 F& U v g
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 {6 e6 j4 f$ Q6 A( x 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ F- ?2 ~5 U2 }6 S) e6 W 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet( j- ?& _' `6 t# _+ [9 L
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 T* t8 B* H/ ^4 G* y
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* I9 ^1 N3 V& i1 m. t) V' @9 R 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet/ Q6 z& `2 d9 d( ~; j4 ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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. e0 U$ E% {& h# G6 tJapanese aircraft' V$ ^1 x8 {# A: n( }
A6M2-N Rufe x 9% r/ y* S7 n u) g2 ~
A6M2 Zero x 320 I# y& D; a: ]8 N; W4 f9 w
0 b* G7 X! m. Z
Allied aircraft
, t- u9 F' N* W0 ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 d# L/ P$ [* X- Q& _8 iSBD Dauntless x 490 R5 z9 f. ^2 O
TBD Devastator x 15
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8 e ~* B+ F0 g% f: _$ D+ ~Japanese aircraft losses
8 Z9 i8 u7 S9 r r( X3 nA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
P# b8 h8 s. f& n4 U % [. w1 K) ^0 K8 A9 p
Allied aircraft losses% e: L8 k6 D0 Q' E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged: B+ ~1 l8 K, B* L4 B' |6 U; O/ r
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged5 p$ l& H+ w' U ~: J4 M8 }+ u0 g1 w
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 O `9 B; p' X1 E
- m- N. m a- f. R8 s. [ kJapanese Ships
$ C% ]4 O1 y3 k8 A0 oDD Mochizuki
' P$ O5 @ T: D$ e2 `/ HCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
5 t# ? ]3 N( I4 n- M2 y. ~& [- aDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 c+ O- w) ?9 D
DD Yuzuki+ X v/ s! s+ d
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# S' b- W' P$ O- jDD Asanagi
0 b1 w0 q6 h6 M/ g& YDD Akebono
0 n3 F# V" C: Q, ^) {DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:' J3 |0 z3 i* \0 W# \- I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 D( [$ w$ C! G! H" V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! `) x/ ]4 _- B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: g( p* [5 c, a- {
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* F9 X( `& K7 Z! q8 |0 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
t( l: Z9 {6 l0 U0 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, G4 n7 h! E- B, i9 a1 X# s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 W# o& F8 `: _2 C% m; V3 j& G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 s. s0 T; E6 `4 F& i; j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: R' L6 l, Y6 ]9 e# I0 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 g& N. L0 g+ X+ B0 u3 c$ g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ D$ x. Q: u# [' i; s: [, C' X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ u% d! Y3 h% T; l4 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
O( k. ]5 M" ` n; t 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 z; P5 i' B1 S! @9 z 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1037 Y! u- s) J1 w! u$ f# K
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Japanese aircraft
8 D( ~, X8 a8 x! ^A6M2-N Rufe x 9
5 b3 D5 |8 j h4 HA6M2 Zero x 28
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9 E5 O+ k. p5 b7 h3 a- z% w uAllied aircraft1 A! `1 k! P& \: {( g1 n. h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
, p- w6 g$ W7 h, o, _SBD Dauntless x 34 O# I0 H1 d" O& r" ]( M
% l* y8 b4 p. FJapanese aircraft losses
1 U% j( F, y% Q. T% c3 F. v! yA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed8 K7 Y) a1 x9 ]
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
1 X7 j+ U# B8 z5 H9 G- O! e4 h# F
; f* J! c x$ i9 k& t K9 fAllied aircraft losses
- {4 a3 B+ k" b: P7 U( A9 KF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged; L {$ A" t4 F+ M9 d
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 o% t' u/ f* T2 N, q" i' sAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 E3 k3 t& e( J% D$ @/ D/ [0 W, f& AAP Tofuku Maru
8 w5 j8 G, n6 JAK Sagami Maru/ G) {8 t! x2 L( ]7 K
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 p5 n! K/ h* s& O; X2 xAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- J5 |! ] U4 [
AP Ryotaku Maru
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Japanese ground losses:0 z7 ~1 \: T, c( B8 W/ e) N/ @% K
189 casualties reported
+ h8 \0 l1 }4 ]0 U' wGuns lost 1 e& B) e4 ~" K+ C* y! o" [4 |
* T. i$ I" I5 N: V1 ]! D3 K v9 dAircraft Attacking:/ k5 M* _' s0 F: X) N# [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Z7 f! U" x D, e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
E$ k0 l2 B( i% T2 N; M+ y- { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 I2 y% x" X- ~& s1 z5 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& Z+ j' A7 `' Z' Q5 {4 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ l4 w- _2 p* i5 f# R( B" ?! F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 c3 v/ U) r; U2 C7 k8 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 y w+ Z0 [3 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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+ ^. u! e" b( m3 z6 YDay Air attack on TF at 70,103: ]1 M9 F: K0 ?2 \, o. W6 ]: C5 @- q) ]2 t
& q2 C) t! G9 C" P VJapanese aircraft0 b+ @% P( U: s& ^( ^5 r
A6M2-N Rufe x 3! p) r; B2 B# @% l# T
A6M2 Zero x 10
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0 j5 w* q) ~; m3 Z/ `% TAllied aircraft7 r6 Y/ {# F( ~( s
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses8 ` H1 `% D# E9 P" G; K* l
2 o! \$ c; o; O1 U& N3 qAllied aircraft losses9 A" ~- S+ P7 W/ z- P, ?9 s6 ]
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed! s: Q( ^2 g) O) F" |* _4 P4 N2 P+ J8 X
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Japanese Ships
! P, n& D* `6 z& }. `4 @AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
0 u' ]9 C2 ~/ ^1 v6 l* NAP Tarushima Maru
~6 |: B# @) c& p! G9 dAP Chihaya Maru) Y, T& E$ `7 M+ u3 d
AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:% ]8 o8 ~8 ], y2 X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. O- F! G {# r, K) O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& e- R9 w+ a) D- U2 D, y9 C& U% Z0 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 L1 G' y! l# r/ B* p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104
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7 J0 g) \& J. R: lJapanese aircraft
, d& H1 F, p; r6 G! g" NA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
/ W. Y2 Y( C6 L3 P! wF4F-3 Wildcat x 10( i# ?* _4 f* h: x3 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* `- k. \/ ^5 m" \0 B7 eSBD Dauntless x 62" r0 M# a+ Y! i- L; w7 E
TBD Devastator x 5
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! x3 F$ G/ [5 t$ E2 s( C$ rJapanese aircraft losses
3 ^. t$ J6 o+ B1 xA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged0 L, J4 [2 p8 J1 V
) P2 j6 A X ]0 tAllied aircraft losses
5 c- Q. g4 `% n5 A. h" J8 u7 fF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
/ @7 b$ f5 D& \, N3 e% [F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed* W& q2 G5 K! {+ b. u, t
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
# A8 S7 ^# o F. s* J7 h, LTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed0 o& c. x; ~+ p8 s
0 V( u" q, k/ ^7 XJapanese Ships7 V* N: C0 j( |' ?8 K0 E" H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
9 u3 L9 R3 y+ q$ D! t5 {) L, ~! aCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# q! T- Z- L3 V6 _2 PCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1! |8 q) \" Z6 [/ Z; l" s' b
, a! Q, W* j6 j* oAircraft Attacking:
, M: ~3 J. f/ N r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* l6 }% A4 K9 K4 ~2 \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 |, I: A+ V) u, Y M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- \0 o+ q4 m, Z- ^& Q+ f
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 }- S" L" ]9 K4 B7 K7 B
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, p0 d" h' o7 \6 T% \% s8 S 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, F7 D/ w8 k5 _' p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
]$ j; G( G' A6 N7 G) E, ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' z6 _6 B+ L! [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ]6 f* ]' g! X; }' m& K$ b" x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( u" |) | e3 v C" D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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/ z! Y3 ~" W# `Day Air attack on TF at 72,104+ W) }) g& D+ l3 }4 T4 V8 N
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Japanese aircraft
& U$ R4 _. ~( A# JA6M2 Zero x 207 [6 L% R& @# X% K+ `! K
D3A Val x 36
. I! I- p$ w5 I4 gB5N Kate x 378 {7 H3 W: D" v$ k! |7 k
5 R6 j# L5 h' _/ H* dAllied aircraft
/ N9 c) w& f2 S2 aF4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% I$ e5 W# Z: ^F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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6 Y" Z1 Y3 j* lJapanese aircraft losses
$ y. G P* X0 {9 {A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' g( y& b! w) Z/ U4 E
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
; T8 n& p- I% b1 GB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged1 S* u2 M! ]5 E& k
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Allied aircraft losses t- m% X0 Z9 [! y( U }9 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed1 S; F. W$ f* B1 F) Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
$ K3 A; j s5 ^CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( L! t' t+ n: f `, z: {
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! U( t" \& S' M; M. |CA Astoria# S7 [+ v6 ~7 q1 |
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
5 R& H! e0 q/ ~( dDD Patterson
- v! i9 ]; s w# fCA New Orleans6 ?' V6 k$ E# a, W
7 [: B9 G; c/ FAircraft Attacking:
. p# U, `0 I0 e. K. Y$ b 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 ~& q+ h% T' M: _& i& W
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. {3 g( F$ n& z
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! L& u. L& y& ]& F 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
L( O7 J7 Y4 O 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" V+ W/ B/ f7 J. r- h, Y
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% p' r3 `9 m$ j* d2 U2 w% i$ h
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 j3 \+ _) I: M! Q7 K' L2 H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% u; P" }$ b o4 Q( N% d 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! {* T8 ~5 G1 ~ e- G9 @6 | 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" h9 Y; K5 g6 _- j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 D1 P2 f3 o0 m
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet s. P1 f4 W- p- {! d
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( ^; s% [! ^2 v1 V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' {' K) P# l7 p; q {) T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 s, U7 J) I3 j: L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 t9 E3 S# C0 k7 E' D 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& a, I+ c# y. l+ @. c1 W 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 `1 G& }& t. W: g 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |