AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42% R6 w8 {; M; I, k$ Y* }
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$ s7 f T; ~0 k. l; sSub attack at 70,107: ?, _2 m& A ?6 A: B. X$ c
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Japanese Ships0 v! f, u$ U6 S$ Q- }/ `1 s* Z7 R0 i
SS I-28, hits 1
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; F& U, ]# [( ~; m( M* _CA Shropshire
' V# H- O0 p+ N! s/ vDD Dewey9 ?5 G6 Z- i. i1 C3 w0 b
DD Russell8 k+ O8 o% Z+ e9 A) R! A+ h4 X% t# \
CA Portland
5 b4 N- C! ~ c+ A9 CDD Arunta
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6 U+ a- {. O' z0 ODay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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3 n3 |1 z0 L: e% k. d2 |, e- j! UAllied aircraft
0 b# G8 {& i5 J9 ? j* G1 `; VP-39D Airacobra x 25
( K0 p c5 m- } h H: @! OA-20B Boston x 33% e0 q6 t7 D# s. \; N
B-25C Mitchell x 15# m! S" u! q3 J* p& B: {+ k' ~
B-26B Marauder x 30
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, Y! B5 e% q) r3 [2 r+ p7 F0 E2 YNo Allied losses, H L. \6 o( g* O5 {
6 U% ~. L+ } A+ S `* h9 U! O5 lJapanese ground losses:
, c! F% Y5 G z& C4 F+ @" X% h125 casualties reported& e9 T4 m3 Z, [% p
Guns lost 1# t: T, q2 E( G. l& s L0 c4 V
" C# K" G7 Q" R% @% V( R3 O' {Airbase hits 4
8 y7 A* [' _5 E* S* R; J9 c X9 MRunway hits 66+ a( {7 T# a4 Z$ t+ V+ `
" G. Z/ @. r3 P+ H, h. Q* nAircraft Attacking:
* ]3 |. W, O/ [* n: ^* ` 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
+ V' ^& {1 p% s5 Z14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
# m& S- _: U, E( } 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
7 {5 E" x0 F/ J 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( A! n. F1 S% j6 G P9 K% ~
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
+ Z* ^& N/ V& e2 W- J u 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet; B3 q: n+ t% K( w
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
) b. ^6 l! k: Q! {. F/ d 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
1 ^! E8 H" v- m" Z4 H. e 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 W2 Q& U# Z1 ?3 w! z; I1 b 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
* A8 ]( P! F6 R5 O! B2 g 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet" w9 M9 ^8 S" t( _8 L
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 h: x6 F! ^4 E' O' ] 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
% `% d- U% ]; N4 I: ` 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, l7 u" I5 c$ S$ Z( ]7 u1 y) W2 O 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet$ C! u* X: }! c; Y
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
. h [3 Y+ ?: j1 j* Q( }/ O; \ 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 J- G9 U+ J$ ]& l6 A* q) p f 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 J3 p @4 G9 _( S9 g% V
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* C- q& e3 m0 @4 A5 KDay Air attack on TF at 70,103 F4 f5 h: f" }0 X; B9 K
0 b# R A w& I) O! B$ C$ eJapanese aircraft3 L6 j+ P- Q" G( m* y
A6M2-N Rufe x 92 X8 u5 G+ t& V& ?1 p8 Z' H
A6M2 Zero x 32' x A( |+ [- w( A
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Allied aircraft
2 q5 [+ k% l6 a& d. C+ W8 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& W8 g& Q7 @8 k) A3 Z' ^SBD Dauntless x 49
+ d1 J/ `* \ M) HTBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses: ]/ U1 y5 }2 r. c% @
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 h Y1 S$ s: @% @3 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
& ]" S6 J/ `# a) lSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged J4 ?+ Y+ R4 ]& k# e( W
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ d, H3 ~) K: X5 m& fDD Mochizuki
. [, g4 p5 p b5 E# [+ {0 }4 mCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 18 N) q4 Z3 M+ K" B
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 a% P! h4 I. P6 F5 v2 r/ i' Y
DD Yuzuki
) ]5 A- o \0 |DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ]& K! Q' Q" p' fDD Asanagi
0 v6 V$ k+ [* x% l7 r1 zDD Akebono
3 s. C) i- x' M( b0 t+ S4 TDD Sazanami- q! P) B4 a8 }0 e2 a. O" R% v
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Aircraft Attacking:
, j3 Z1 k" n3 u/ ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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7 E% B1 ^5 G% M) C. I: z J* } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ {3 B, d2 R' Y/ L9 K% g# h
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet# U& ]+ {( v. [ p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: Q0 R2 `& m3 `1 t( e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 C& N0 M; l- j( R. \$ ^5 N- L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 R4 s- \( M, i* V0 k7 ?# J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 b8 L- G% D9 A5 b- O: B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ]$ f9 ?) p. H/ V8 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, m2 N+ v& o/ @) v! v) _) `) T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k* Q% F g- p1 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 I# A# r6 Z+ D6 C' h) t @8 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ?3 N/ e5 M) t) s 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 s( U5 q: v$ @8 _5 ]
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 d$ P1 o$ J# r: ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft/ |3 |( {6 j" _- d/ c9 F' X
A6M2-N Rufe x 9% y1 H+ |9 Y. f g* R* w: A
A6M2 Zero x 28( X' b' j! D8 Q& K6 H3 r. {- u
: _8 r% a) M0 u: I2 iAllied aircraft4 U8 N3 S5 h1 q4 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
) i2 R6 {( h: l& T, x3 GSBD Dauntless x 34: J3 B; A5 @; F4 Z3 H6 z/ }
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Japanese aircraft losses
! l9 n7 V8 n. T6 ^( X1 yA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed* r+ C/ y* g9 U8 a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ a1 w- q; m3 }# X: y4 e* [6 T/ cF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged/ {2 {' c! X3 V. f! t8 M
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged4 H6 T- o! }) x" s* O ?; O9 }
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Japanese Ships
( ]3 P$ ^) A/ y5 G& t- U8 lAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# Y0 ]7 S. V/ w/ }
AP Tofuku Maru6 R4 Y% l" E. a# t
AK Sagami Maru3 T2 B: J# g% H% \+ H$ K
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# K& U# y9 `" \$ \2 N. d: v* ^% E
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 V7 G" G& J8 R7 z: v& I
AP Ryotaku Maru T" F+ i6 T4 p; B9 @4 _) X) |# @
$ Q: J- X2 f9 G# k3 v4 |Japanese ground losses:
9 `; [! J: r0 e' m189 casualties reported: K3 B# n% e5 P* j
Guns lost 16 ]9 ] ^! \7 Y! v W# m) P8 o! w
3 y& z K, g1 fAircraft Attacking:; E4 d0 I+ L# d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ^ N: e' ^! V4 ? 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: x% P& _9 i. ^; B! k+ l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! {# S& a3 ]; p0 f5 y/ O6 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 Y4 _4 J) C6 }0 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; l- w8 H6 {6 t4 |/ } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* a: F: \2 X l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, x w( b& v- ]! ?- O) m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft+ Y6 |" p: S' i/ E" }# z* _
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
: s/ V5 G5 [& L" gA6M2 Zero x 10
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2 A+ u, Y; T' ?1 p- S: FAllied aircraft3 A* l, v9 H- @. n
SBD Dauntless x 15
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( Y8 b3 n- H' l' pNo Japanese losses
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\' x3 Z( Q5 K4 f* h9 q RAllied aircraft losses6 v1 M; Q' F# w! f# \; F8 k5 J
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
* p2 w) o, h W; n, v5 oAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage! w0 k5 Z t2 T, z& {1 M1 g6 f+ ` M
AP Tarushima Maru! U, B( l8 k: K* h+ v( H& ?
AP Chihaya Maru
7 ?! W' S4 r% c; v; H3 ^AK Asahisan Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 g; a! r: W. P/ @+ v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
\+ m+ P5 _2 Y& U8 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( g0 s& A: g! R t, y" b# H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 L: Z9 Z. c+ H* y7 j+ o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Q8 s- g5 ~) T1 j
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,104% b/ H" B G/ A- r3 q @( r* `
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Japanese aircraft/ C1 N0 }: z/ \* U/ q
A6M2 Zero x 49
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' T0 K/ L! ^. o" r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
' p4 x2 O0 d3 ~$ [7 p. FSBD Dauntless x 62
2 a0 g7 Q( M. W1 D3 JTBD Devastator x 5
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" ~" e* w. r7 ~5 d* A# N4 R( u+ `1 iJapanese aircraft losses1 g2 [4 X* {* w. n7 k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 i! ~9 ?5 |7 B% u) c; _ $ l& b3 p# M6 K% N2 B. X
Allied aircraft losses
' j) K* C: Z; K& B& F- |F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed+ m' O# C. V& Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed/ v/ s" U+ |) _, P' S0 M2 p
SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
- g( ~+ `. t# D- uTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed6 I! ]6 d: A N. L
. _3 H9 A% E7 z8 {# UJapanese Ships1 D' Z$ D0 }3 f5 D( F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12 j; w5 j. X1 x0 }
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ W6 `/ ^3 g* I2 P6 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:# h l$ Q( i1 }( s- l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; c, c8 V, O3 H! y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 U+ h7 j- ~$ O3 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ b4 D" _5 R# k/ i5 D0 } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. n% @, v) z }: }" K$ E3 Y
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 w/ `% p1 X) t 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
L, {! C# ~* s5 c) E# Z& N, U M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 @7 m/ P" T' m* {8 ?! _2 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) W8 W; A" X% U) x" m* K6 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ]/ x0 A, t, G7 A6 U: k$ i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( m: {1 [0 C5 a o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 V# K) Z" j. i" d. T1 B0 e
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# h& L8 [5 q$ c/ z3 j9 V6 R" Q, ^Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft$ T; F" h1 ]' l/ B5 v) r- ?
A6M2 Zero x 207 g8 U* T$ c5 C# F; l( }
D3A Val x 36) h+ v* d" ~5 }
B5N Kate x 37
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+ }. L3 B; {$ l6 `* V" |2 |Allied aircraft
1 ^3 h$ M$ O5 I9 N9 _; XF4F-3 Wildcat x 10; R0 X1 R/ N( I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
. ?; v( |! |6 y t* w: xA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 M& X- c5 _# X% N" v$ j b& Q
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
$ m2 W5 ?2 E( h% C EB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 I! F4 Q# l( C5 S" K* c) Z+ tF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
, e" q6 c" y' L8 c# QF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships* u8 z% T/ `: f2 |! m7 z
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
l; N6 O4 ~4 T) @$ M- A* ]1 w' HCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& t! D5 } d0 k( N$ M
CA Astoria+ a/ D0 {* g+ @! Z
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
U+ d4 s: {5 D, z% G- CDD Patterson: p8 X' `. V: O( e+ ]
CA New Orleans1 _- Q* J Q& N; N5 G6 A4 E* c
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Aircraft Attacking:! L2 X* ^0 t/ _5 |( K1 Q8 K
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 q# Q( h$ l* A$ B; q, B8 b) l 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ?: u. M- e' ?8 ^- Y9 ]
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. z; v# T5 L+ _6 [& Q) d
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% p n2 J2 Y& Q3 J! l
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- W' ^2 e6 a! b$ ?
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, s/ Y6 K1 U9 _5 T 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 e: N* _% H0 k o) Z f9 K2 t 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' O0 d8 b: n4 c P 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& Q- B- k& ~5 Z3 G7 e
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 S6 [/ w! ~" |0 f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' j# t) V5 ~" `5 D0 U! E 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 S/ ?; W$ G$ w8 X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 Z. H( D5 [- ^! _9 i: T) n
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |