AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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" V, F; f. w/ _8 j6 xSub attack at 70,107
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3 C, p" g9 R- K+ fJapanese Ships0 j0 ?9 s# W7 c. F, y0 k
SS I-28, hits 1+ A/ H5 W; T! c: [4 o3 I
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Allied Ships4 b0 p c! D. P+ e) Z
CA Shropshire
4 a2 T3 n2 R; z! I- k! n5 a& cDD Dewey
5 \3 t- o" u& C" |0 I) f( pDD Russell7 z% i) x4 b" g' ^7 L- h, X3 \
CA Portland
2 e( u( t& v! I. ?, gDD Arunta' t) D2 E7 S5 g% p
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,878 U) J- V, c6 O
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! e7 v8 S9 g0 r( o: OAllied aircraft1 {2 M. V1 J% r5 t4 Y/ n$ Y" J4 \1 W7 u
P-39D Airacobra x 258 [( m) _3 F4 E% ?
A-20B Boston x 33* R& {8 Q) `# U( S/ g
B-25C Mitchell x 155 U- c: ^! K0 X; ^4 U
B-26B Marauder x 30
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5 R# @2 X" P0 e$ L: n- qNo Allied losses
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5 w, L! q& C1 NJapanese ground losses:
" }8 w8 I+ d9 d3 T1 V" u8 V125 casualties reported
2 q$ E8 |) U1 _9 qGuns lost 1( a8 T6 t1 {3 c: H, k9 }
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Airbase hits 4& ?( X5 C. M p, s; z* m
Runway hits 665 P+ c4 \; ~+ s4 F8 x
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 o; e9 C% N1 D# A; c 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
5 x* C& N g( j5 {. D& c14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. `# e H1 c8 ^; | 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 ?! J2 m7 s7 |5 p3 j% B' A( n& Q 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 l/ \. u! M5 t! o
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* ~( r, H2 p! h# Y 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
1 y( ~' m9 f" J2 o8 Y+ V 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' L2 r. U; u2 W0 P9 n, @7 g0 U 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet h+ ]1 o; w3 M8 _4 a( V$ ^- g
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! f- a4 n8 [8 G8 D7 _! E8 s: ~5 e
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet! j+ S3 A! A+ }: V
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) G$ H; ?6 C. v5 v6 J 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
2 `3 [( S/ |& g7 n; X. e$ j3 |4 E4 h 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 \4 `9 I1 p9 C8 J% e5 } 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet z7 ~$ e$ ]- m0 n. j' M9 T
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet5 t U+ n& t8 j& z& ~
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
4 W: y" p9 x) U$ V2 B9 O! ^! c 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
7 k1 K. r! h4 m, p3 i9 n5 v! z* S' X: I 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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( i' u' A( ^1 p0 ]) J% V1 NDay Air attack on TF at 70,103- S7 b$ k) G9 y# o$ g2 v
% P) t: T# k6 K) ]) M* f3 ^Japanese aircraft4 C7 {3 M" G. \" J; h/ d+ M. s
A6M2-N Rufe x 9# w; R5 C- r1 z$ H+ T# P
A6M2 Zero x 326 A( R" }+ t7 a( o( `% y7 R+ M
" b, t) \9 ~7 t' k, {% O4 x" b3 M& vAllied aircraft
]* N0 _- v# ^6 k' [0 MF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 ^, b" n& J$ ~! b0 N: oSBD Dauntless x 49% s% d' w( w4 T6 i D& e0 s
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses* C. u3 E8 {* V4 ]& U7 k+ W7 T
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ C2 @7 ]6 g6 j. C' y/ E
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Allied aircraft losses2 B" X6 t, I5 O8 V0 |; i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged# ]5 O+ Y; P# F+ L- i9 J2 t3 U
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
& B* n( }$ N0 i$ NTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged9 n5 t. t E" Q5 |4 b6 A
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Japanese Ships
A! z$ C* i+ E0 B: \, o5 aDD Mochizuki
3 s- C+ |/ o; Y. d4 ^. q& CCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
' ?7 _* b% T' Q) Q( nDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% ?* M* G2 m; a$ z3 |; r% ?DD Yuzuki; U0 n; ]* K7 w9 g. R* G. V; x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire' @( a9 ]6 ^! L1 M
DD Asanagi
+ D5 M8 e1 l, E0 N$ l v5 hDD Akebono
, {4 t0 \7 U& j8 \ tDD Sazanami9 D/ Q$ l+ R: ? i
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Aircraft Attacking:
! P5 j: F5 k8 d 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 i6 ~0 _4 t9 h9 x
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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9 o7 R9 p; S& M6 t 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
q- g) N1 F: j4 m7 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^: A4 c1 w6 G4 }; }# y. e( @! \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet b t% E/ E7 J: J1 {3 x4 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# B1 p6 Y+ \2 g0 J" x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 A* W3 M! v$ n& |/ |) v4 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b1 ^( F, H i( A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ^9 Y$ W: y! Z) i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ I! ?7 K* C% e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) {1 W/ N0 v: n' i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. f1 r3 ^3 s0 a5 q5 _+ j 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 F2 F! E9 I* z4 w3 d0 r; b* V 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 B! W( A! ^" I, f6 H/ S# H
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1031 f5 ?/ N7 W" ~/ c: e
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Japanese aircraft' X6 N( p, X" O% Z- h
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
) y6 I2 s4 X i. G" B) [2 lA6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft1 ?" C% {3 [' x V1 P& [" ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
+ n: F! j' |, ^! M5 y& pSBD Dauntless x 341 ~7 R2 P+ S% B
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 N, l. C( n1 Y/ h* RA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
, U" d7 G/ {) f: `$ ?8 X3 w9 AA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 [, w" K3 D5 z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged; K1 t6 }6 {1 H e) f* ^
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged% V7 Z. i# H' S8 w0 `4 `
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Japanese Ships
, k" g( n {$ q7 Z5 {AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage _ {4 I9 L/ d! m
AP Tofuku Maru
9 g3 w6 N& g! r* O' H! UAK Sagami Maru( H/ n9 F4 z& Z0 G* I. F
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 v' ]% {* {$ }3 g( g) bAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; V' \7 X! K2 p% m v: P9 _
AP Ryotaku Maru
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1 z8 j/ X$ w- f9 F189 casualties reported2 S. e6 D; J' M2 l7 ^$ r- p& J: u$ k
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:! H2 l$ y1 s1 [# j! A" Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ~6 g; x9 Z/ z) p$ k 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ B& |, f; i7 B) }8 J+ a5 q! l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: D& k5 _; Z4 w6 n9 v4 M' } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 F. P. R4 F9 H8 R H: x- E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( g) Z8 W. X; o& R3 R: v1 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. l8 n! D6 m: Z4 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 e9 K% u- x- I: b" d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ i: W8 U5 h1 x9 i* E" _ I5 h0 I# e
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1037 v, y. `+ B' C" f& W$ q/ \* m
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Japanese aircraft4 N( e9 V* D1 _( a1 M2 \
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
* V3 t* Q9 J, v3 d& cA6M2 Zero x 10, u& \* `+ W) Y
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Allied aircraft9 g( y, v2 K3 J$ r) Z3 d, i4 ^
SBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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0 a" ~/ r* o, |4 S( g: u& Q. ~SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
) O O) W( d. ^9 LAP Tarushima Maru
9 u0 j) I; [4 a, l% tAP Chihaya Maru
$ a# y' P6 h" ]. t' fAK Asahisan Maru
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: b4 b" g( X% f+ S" KAircraft Attacking:: C/ D3 y8 {3 Y" I7 B1 K" Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 v1 M f' j x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 U3 D+ _+ |5 T' D G; T; Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
G9 E4 `8 l' v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 @5 q/ I8 c* o2 A4 w
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104$ h3 U. ^: O0 A' }
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Japanese aircraft, O' ]3 X, Q1 N: E, D1 g! u
A6M2 Zero x 49 j/ y$ p; M% E& e6 \9 x
1 Q, e6 i, c2 e7 w; N7 w5 RAllied aircraft
$ n$ v4 s2 @# P( S1 L0 Z# hF4F-3 Wildcat x 10, \! x L" e2 q6 B5 U7 |1 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 Y8 b! z8 s1 j0 X
SBD Dauntless x 62, L4 }( ]0 w7 {$ ?5 ~! S! S
TBD Devastator x 5$ g/ A7 K# @& j6 q" v
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Japanese aircraft losses4 s+ K# B& S( W. n( a9 A
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! c5 |1 r" x* S. m9 w/ i. {+ v
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Allied aircraft losses4 U, J& G% j9 E# ]. W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
, @, S) D" V) r7 s+ ZF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed. T/ `. U" C0 p
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged5 L5 t6 z9 z; ^- z6 g8 p
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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% ^7 {7 z2 c0 I8 L' HJapanese Ships g f; d9 g+ z( T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
+ d% N; j; H$ o3 `7 Z+ x( l3 YCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- l$ i; y4 E$ ]' f7 YCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 R0 R6 B4 T4 ~! ^! Y1 m7 \
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Aircraft Attacking:! w* p4 [( ^9 v- L, g. a5 j8 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" g; a9 y8 O& Y N. G# x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 y& n/ b3 r) Y3 K8 g: U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 }$ a4 {& f- @8 ~ ~/ ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. V ]# P7 b6 E" G 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; b6 ^& {9 N5 L4 H+ ^% r 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& q# y; U! g$ B, G) n& Q5 I" } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ R/ e6 l! h# Z. _3 `% p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ \# p! R( m1 y0 j6 G6 `$ }9 b9 G3 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Z8 H+ h$ I$ p4 n- H2 X2 c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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( [ ^. S8 c( U4 `Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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4 ^ v, t3 v4 J7 K( m2 g; I8 B2 mA6M2 Zero x 20. Y2 ]7 P. i! a# Z) D$ h* r
D3A Val x 36
9 R1 C' y( l' W: z8 vB5N Kate x 37" I" }, v5 H! i
0 i( z4 y" e, F: k1 uAllied aircraft
: S# j9 u- ` i" k OF4F-3 Wildcat x 10, N! @7 k; {" p% G3 r1 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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! z0 d: }/ V+ w7 }2 J' r4 iJapanese aircraft losses
2 R9 U' `4 a5 M5 K( D! ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! J7 }, Z7 x3 q2 r5 ?; Z/ F. sD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged! N$ I3 E" } T9 \
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged$ _% `& i1 I' c9 m8 y+ N
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( B. j2 H l" p2 O2 qF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
% V/ } H3 s0 k4 h4 v3 IF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: |4 A4 ~" f- `3 C" G/ L& B0 t
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7 [3 E( C1 F+ e/ H1 ZCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
^3 D' ?. X0 V* M) SCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, v. P. ?$ f" C
CA Astoria8 I% t7 T; \0 q) Q# d
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
) \7 ~; R) F' p% l! cDD Patterson
8 u2 I, Z! i6 u5 pCA New Orleans, h2 t: X) u" `3 `" o+ g
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Aircraft Attacking:
: }$ J' A6 j! X! P2 q 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ z6 ~2 Y. d6 t) b7 u9 K1 V3 F
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
C( x% ]! T! M; T- X 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, l, `; r! L! p3 o 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, p' ^! g$ O$ N5 h/ E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 ~" Z6 D$ A0 V- s; p0 Y- n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& t8 B' B& r t; C; W* A r# o
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( e4 {* u4 l! ^. y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 i: K- t# X. G
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |