AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,1076 |# \- }5 d7 B0 K
! \6 m6 K; H7 @, Q) mJapanese Ships
2 N8 F5 M- W s. J0 v1 iSS I-28, hits 11 P% A1 O# ]+ h& p! t2 y
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Allied Ships2 R( a" o$ N X% P7 y2 ~5 Q
CA Shropshire* g0 P2 ], p. ^0 Z: M
DD Dewey; @% v. _2 m. p6 \3 w/ o
DD Russell
7 X8 I+ ^$ j, Q# E& {1 ~CA Portland
( u4 B [- C! R: \DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 C+ f. C# |- Z
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Allied aircraft3 m$ d7 ]7 O* q9 a
P-39D Airacobra x 254 _5 i% j; @0 V8 t- Q5 |2 R/ ]
A-20B Boston x 33/ ^ l: g' F/ q4 g
B-25C Mitchell x 15
z- a0 Q9 }$ T1 KB-26B Marauder x 30
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- m% Q7 T" R6 I r. Y+ VNo Allied losses* X3 N. o8 e9 X8 `
' y7 r, h) K8 m9 _Japanese ground losses:! m, w6 j c7 b
125 casualties reported
) @4 L _$ |; Z2 sGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 4
2 R# h! b( E E1 m' N. \Runway hits 66
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Aircraft Attacking:5 O, d5 v) Y; P% D: q4 S
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 ?0 _# L- N7 ?; _. P1 ^14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet p0 B. A T, d& s% R# Z
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# u; S1 u* V" w0 i! S* @ 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
" s+ {- Q, k( q! t, S 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 C5 ] n2 m) V7 t 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet7 `1 B# @4 l* `+ F/ O7 y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
* r: n0 e" a, H- ~; O) t 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 b& i, T1 N( L* u2 I& M. D
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
: d; O( T/ O0 P1 ~/ n 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet4 J s/ N6 X2 P* Q" j
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 \2 P) U c9 G' I3 e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 M( _7 G& W3 z- G( z m* E
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 h0 n- U, ^2 r 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet0 D u* m3 n/ y$ _) W) }
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet9 P3 a6 p7 C7 U( M# S; D" Q
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
! J3 ] r! ~: [1 O( m$ Q2 Z4 { 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet( F- f! a2 y1 M9 m
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103- U0 V0 p1 r+ ^0 T( h5 ^
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Japanese aircraft
' Q( L. ?5 J5 p* A3 z+ k+ [7 \A6M2-N Rufe x 9; H7 @8 n. w0 B3 V8 W
A6M2 Zero x 32* B5 ^; v( N. z1 p: l
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Allied aircraft
) C3 F) T, X6 I4 L: Q6 \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( ]& N8 n8 J; W
SBD Dauntless x 491 {% x2 E6 x8 R7 y6 b4 Q( C' `. C% i
TBD Devastator x 15& b: C! W6 t# {8 J
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Japanese aircraft losses
( F) A3 y9 M% yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 v* `8 f) O0 A. \, Q: x |. f9 B
8 [3 e: m$ c: c$ I$ SAllied aircraft losses
) `; L( x7 e: bF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
2 F% _. V1 m3 w. O# l$ USBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 z2 U+ O( G" ^6 g( z( ~2 aTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged# W* k" j" C( R7 y F2 K
2 U) M0 t- m0 I+ Y0 D. Y3 dJapanese Ships
- k: [ ^3 H* f* F. e) ]DD Mochizuki
# o6 x7 q( U mCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
" J- Q* d0 _. j, ~( ODD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% H; M, B R" b" P
DD Yuzuki( W: y/ d9 w8 B3 }( Z; F/ {
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# K- A! H1 H" F- k6 tDD Asanagi! N2 U: z; B+ |1 C* p1 G
DD Akebono+ g. G3 n: k- ?% @
DD Sazanami$ f# D6 k. Y Z$ x# s
5 t& p7 _$ [+ s$ h* z CAircraft Attacking:
5 g6 r9 I- G C: P 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" q) U+ s3 u' ^0 J/ E- j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- a4 s* F- G$ j: f0 x# }# N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Q$ x: a- @7 ^, v+ P
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 F( W) _7 T, R9 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 G; P, W# U' D/ l7 [5 s2 p' a: M4 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 n# a- C* K d; q3 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ \- ^" S+ p" h) x4 S& g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 A2 I' R# O& `- @) Z' d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 r4 b% ?0 f. j% ^+ O0 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
~3 V+ W1 W7 O& m8 x: K8 y6 a) { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 R5 P5 J$ N: g9 F9 c3 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, j$ ]9 N u. E3 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ F$ A" I2 S( F1 C4 l
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: T0 B6 P* _) |% [9 i
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 _$ |5 T, X$ a
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
* f2 I8 ^: w! F) q9 I, L JA6M2-N Rufe x 9
( q( T- U6 r5 @, g7 \$ s& u( _A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
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SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses' W( B+ [' W6 d6 v9 H7 `0 A9 A
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
( e& S i& d d1 c# Z# A" OA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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0 E( p7 w1 y( hF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ |* g( z; j0 O( m3 ?
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( ]% w \* s% H- K2 J# h) Q* DAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% A: a. W: v r
AP Tofuku Maru
: a6 j$ Q$ K$ }' i L7 M0 `AK Sagami Maru
( f ]; y2 A8 k0 N& }2 B! N$ {AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% @7 t: a9 { Y! n' ~$ R4 {' ]( K" ^
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, j, o5 b" V' o& e& w
AP Ryotaku Maru1 q+ a& l* {% p( G
; a# U0 H- d5 C1 m( I4 ^Japanese ground losses:5 r7 n/ @$ V. {5 b2 S d0 {* Y( v
189 casualties reported# M6 G* T/ T* ]: n: v6 c0 @" F
Guns lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
) ]+ w. a' a3 o' F4 E* h# u$ ?5 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* O4 Z, \9 N; ~ Q9 Z7 ?( U% d* h 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# B# N- J0 y: D5 \, O% [; C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% \. _3 J" j& N, ?* N( p' I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g$ Z, }9 T) }3 w: N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 L8 N6 {& \( |6 D- }% m p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) o) i- [6 ]9 W2 V } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; M% J; p! g0 Y- C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Q" a/ n4 h |/ [ s
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103) |+ K2 R& v: R. Z0 N/ J+ W7 ~
8 H% x4 q9 K: ^1 J. @( J1 TJapanese aircraft
2 k" k! I& \9 d( O# OA6M2-N Rufe x 3
2 F2 N% {! [7 g J! YA6M2 Zero x 10( m3 o5 u! @8 g
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Allied aircraft3 a1 B! `: Y/ ?3 d* j2 _2 W
SBD Dauntless x 158 X6 s+ m' D6 l. r# @% |
& X8 g6 f6 |; z0 {; jNo Japanese losses8 c& a: e# f$ W# G: }
% \7 i C6 E2 a0 C7 k, Y( WAllied aircraft losses
- j+ ~/ e Z: E1 a8 b, l# M: U u8 v1 }SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships9 u! [$ }* I; x
AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
: k' B8 B" @- O# W& g2 qAP Tarushima Maru9 ^8 b" X1 b4 ?4 O, q' Z
AP Chihaya Maru* h! S8 R& A4 [3 }
AK Asahisan Maru
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( v {0 I4 h6 [2 iAircraft Attacking:
% z& f U. e- \* R 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! _5 Y2 U( c8 F Z- J9 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 @. V% s* r, \9 f. | @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 `0 @) m+ B. a: [+ ~% ]& o6 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1043 u9 I5 A; H4 z
% P) s- Y: K( C, NJapanese aircraft
( m& `2 p4 K4 ]" Z) s: P% a/ JA6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft
1 f1 ]1 S4 ^- L* K( _F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
- l1 p) C7 n- w! P% ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
4 E i+ B/ U3 D# L% q; W; w4 ?% MSBD Dauntless x 62
8 k& |/ z6 X+ _% I" X8 J, P8 JTBD Devastator x 50 K' c; S. P7 E: u
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ t* X+ a4 x7 Y" fA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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) V \( b- ?: G9 i7 J& EF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed0 {% L/ W# I; u) d/ l& C# {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
2 }( s. O: c# y2 wSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged, x% W! p& g" f# Z" D
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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7 k; t" u8 I) ]' B! z$ L% kCV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 W$ l, Q1 p0 N9 o3 R8 s% D/ V S
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire. D7 Q/ t2 r9 \2 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:$ M1 \& K/ {% {$ P/ D" h3 \ N8 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* R( Z/ k) O4 H
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 d1 A, Z& M1 H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ D, e% y0 ]1 P# i: ^ w# h* `
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ l. z4 j1 t# c 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& T( k+ B# K1 k6 C) C! ?, l
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet g2 `& o! Z: R, D: u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% g0 e6 H% r+ C2 ]7 |4 K7 e- V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 i1 t; c; @! y! I! [0 U& K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* q [" A6 t9 a( G% U7 `1 G5 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% _& T( V1 s& ^# e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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0 n8 S. M6 H$ b* fDay Air attack on TF at 72,104
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; Y6 A' b* q# m+ a0 OJapanese aircraft i" b) T* L5 x$ r
A6M2 Zero x 20% P! p5 L* N2 c9 L1 l5 T4 }" z
D3A Val x 36
6 j: J& k7 I$ N0 x4 P) fB5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft# R& w8 v1 o, Y, T% h2 M, o( T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
7 ?- V: ?3 f; Z6 Q8 bF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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1 w! B2 J3 f: p# ~6 hJapanese aircraft losses
# ?4 |" |! V5 s5 _2 @2 W% sA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' [9 x) } I1 W) T1 r& ^6 a) {! z
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged; v9 W! v( U4 T6 H# {
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged& e. k: V( g" g
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1 v6 Y5 t% R: eF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed1 W. p. }9 Q% X$ I3 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 g+ W! y4 Y8 _+ d7 K: R4 j. {6 C
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" B* R8 R+ ?+ T# O8 ~, N
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 I8 j6 X5 E3 N1 U$ V8 h
CA Astoria
- R3 y4 M, c5 R4 }CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
# _3 o% |7 y. r& z/ O% p/ s* NDD Patterson* O4 t- u7 y6 J5 e b
CA New Orleans$ }- |" T0 M8 s7 L! q" S4 B
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2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( C! ~. N5 {- _) T. Z1 y# u/ T' [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' `. n# z1 b: x4 _/ x9 M1 F
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* [- ^$ W/ H- V/ s P3 A
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet T6 y2 [! D3 L/ ?* U
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& U' ^0 i' d1 {" b/ t; a
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 ?2 x" y; t3 G0 b0 d4 X+ o; B
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 s/ d, I/ M% j! n9 x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 g$ \' ^0 W: k4 T5 Z& x; ~ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; i# K) V, x/ O 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 V& f! D& G2 M$ o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ k8 o; t% F9 ]* }3 T6 F
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% Z& C9 a. S. q- [5 A* Z4 l) A
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' k7 D0 D* x7 u7 W& h8 H
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! h" [; D- O# F0 T- D! M: `0 d+ R" D
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 c. D+ _& b! Z5 }6 o K% y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 N" h, v7 e- i
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 c6 h8 c/ {: K- C" H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 A# f; {6 t& o1 w* o 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |