AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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& y T" }' A% Z7 k' S8 lSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
6 _ T% N3 M4 {" JSS I-28, hits 12 `+ o/ ?- v% L7 u! f' f; g
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Allied Ships
$ G3 d" J: H9 N9 J3 `/ ]CA Shropshire
! c4 M" b) X8 X0 {DD Dewey
: A6 B0 D: o7 }7 g0 v% lDD Russell
% A9 U6 f. T% |7 d4 BCA Portland
( T7 K7 T0 s }# A$ xDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Allied aircraft
2 J i/ z, O, \. T& ?' W' }7 CP-39D Airacobra x 25
( ^7 l6 E1 F& o3 r3 d( kA-20B Boston x 33
" J( L, K. v& D6 p/ W- ^B-25C Mitchell x 15
+ ?$ p' i* ~# x4 QB-26B Marauder x 30
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; `2 c* ?, I/ R# n" \8 xNo Allied losses- z: r% t; v" P! G' ]3 G6 @4 j0 ?
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Japanese ground losses:1 H: c1 v% ]. o* K8 P# o1 n6 p2 H
125 casualties reported9 }8 h! f& ~5 \( q4 i2 h8 D
Guns lost 1, K, i/ w* w4 C
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Airbase hits 4
1 h! f Y. d |" l$ w( QRunway hits 66$ @. t0 _4 E0 d2 q8 r% B& f
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Aircraft Attacking:
& E7 _% A2 y. n1 {. {/ y+ _ 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet2 I1 a% n2 J" B4 U9 a: F# W' m
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 N' f! E; }6 n4 g( P
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
, `0 k) @# W1 o' g. t 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet H1 O6 _$ `5 o; s- z( T1 f1 n- X
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
: |7 R) a! ?3 Y! W! T 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) E% A6 k+ L" q& e/ i) E3 C 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# p) P" l0 ^- W$ v, ~5 y 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 [1 _5 T8 W0 y
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet N" L% }4 s* U0 }8 x9 `
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet6 k1 y! I7 [! W% d; [) @
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* Z$ S- I( o9 C- w* ^
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
4 E9 }- U* p$ H2 o9 q1 c9 ? 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
. o4 g% F2 \8 [0 ]9 ]. P 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet9 R( ]5 t6 F& k K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
0 O8 ~, O, v$ q. I0 X0 A7 y; h& U# L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet; F/ A) O; ?/ `' h
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet4 ?) r* C- u! p
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet: i0 a' u G+ {; f* j" J) c
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1031 F5 U1 _: v8 H- S j7 ?: d
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Japanese aircraft. v2 c8 B E+ T' U' n. {$ p9 F3 l
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
) W' z' ?- d5 q% kA6M2 Zero x 32+ k3 E7 B q! o v) h. }
$ f% ]8 r4 w0 sAllied aircraft
2 V S& k9 G2 W0 c3 p( J6 d, e7 YF4F-4 Wildcat x 217 z$ _/ s8 e9 ~
SBD Dauntless x 49
# V+ m" i# ^% s2 a8 E* {) e. `TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses7 M' u: q& R9 r* W X
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed7 `# V) @& ]& ~" H( w! p
/ M7 T4 D- t. D/ S& K' Z5 ?) i' WAllied aircraft losses U2 n' O8 p: z4 G, I% |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 m+ V" u& j$ s3 D& gSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
# O! T9 E( |5 ^2 _7 cTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 d- u$ u: q, y6 n+ t$ {$ s- I7 {( B/ s+ JDD Mochizuki
& S) }8 ]. _! V7 l5 JCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
+ s5 J- f; w* eDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) j9 S& P! ]% E+ ^0 ~
DD Yuzuki$ _' P# `: o8 w- p) }8 v
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) g' d) k/ E3 C5 JDD Asanagi
, u& [ q5 K5 S, X9 R, sDD Akebono2 D# z8 [- x4 |% e( Q
DD Sazanami1 P z% q/ Y! x3 C% H |
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Aircraft Attacking:
% B/ ~' Q9 R7 M! _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' l- Z7 b, r5 G5 ^- q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( _( G- |1 E. N& {9 N, O3 r u, n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 G; _1 @7 {) T. N" |! b 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. {1 [. O( ]7 `% p" ?9 X# v: |# G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ~, Y j6 ~; C' R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 x2 a$ u B6 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) Z% S6 W' A" W: P3 k3 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; @1 I1 Y& w, {3 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( V$ S3 T5 @) Z1 n& x' @) k: g1 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 c7 L U. j4 R7 M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 i* [% G8 }! \0 K' e: n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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& X( }$ r$ a) `* v$ G0 E( |3 E3 \# P 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet& b" o# ]+ \7 ]
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese aircraft
: J- Y5 V" I {. v- ~A6M2-N Rufe x 9( a1 }9 V/ s! Q" M; C r; z
A6M2 Zero x 28
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1 s1 L3 ~" x: w- }Allied aircraft
( m" E2 e: ~ |F4F-3 Wildcat x 21, O) R/ y$ G. b: r
SBD Dauntless x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ^7 |8 W5 ]9 x+ d5 f$ bA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed0 c0 }1 N/ Q2 O: O, ~ s$ b
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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- m- \: {; K6 R: z$ P' R0 S" FF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ V" t5 V& c1 Q. X
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& v2 W& R; F% gAP Tofuku Maru/ I% W0 x* @& u: ]
AK Sagami Maru
( n5 ?- @9 n2 Z0 r, u: BAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; h) I' d1 o `; F7 E2 D
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# [; ~4 J+ |$ i% k# b$ N1 VAP Ryotaku Maru( X: R: t ?* {+ l' A
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Japanese ground losses:
- B o. e! O& D# w189 casualties reported4 Z1 B* D1 T N' z, b Y
Guns lost 1: h# B- C" N9 N D5 T
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' o4 t/ |7 n; N4 a( I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 o' z. z9 @5 }6 u& _: m- o4 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 C( k' V' h* l8 q4 t" g' @! ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 _9 h0 U. X x; `' D: I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 e Q/ {5 t7 u# }' N$ H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 y: s% M1 J4 }& g3 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ]0 e; q5 ~0 \/ `' L# }5 s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 {) j$ D) r6 a( \& ]/ h) p
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2 b7 Q2 t7 D8 E5 ~% p. k) `+ G0 WDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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Japanese aircraft
% }& |* j9 S3 O9 FA6M2-N Rufe x 35 E/ j2 {/ M" G/ k
A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft( T0 b- t6 U3 g) {/ f6 [8 C1 x
SBD Dauntless x 15* i% ~' Z! ^ Q5 E. z8 Z- m
% h9 Q5 ~& h8 a4 M! tNo Japanese losses$ V; B1 d8 T; {% T J/ M
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Allied aircraft losses
$ f# D, _" V3 l! `1 @6 vSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, U. Q& b( J* D
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Japanese Ships
@ i. j! t5 g: ]/ SAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
! k" L3 R, a, TAP Tarushima Maru: l s; c' b" x* O
AP Chihaya Maru2 Z1 S' O; V2 [9 w$ W, d
AK Asahisan Maru4 ^! ?5 o/ T* Z2 g1 {2 f% S
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Aircraft Attacking:5 F5 Q" I8 N; i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 }3 T) ?% j0 X9 z8 [+ @. s" X) R7 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& A# ]6 _& z7 Y1 q( a6 F+ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: i: H& v6 X5 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: r+ d5 q& F( c! j4 g, I
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Japanese aircraft# v% l8 M0 V0 T- q
A6M2 Zero x 49( e/ C" J. a: N/ s: K: \1 j
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10; X: e( M' Y+ q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
& B8 c4 [* [: \: iSBD Dauntless x 62
+ L9 ? s+ f4 u1 ]5 d( ITBD Devastator x 5* \8 U# R2 c/ l; K
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Japanese aircraft losses
" B+ R l8 G( ]6 v$ uA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged. ^' j! ?0 d; H2 w; E* v
9 G+ B) W5 p! N8 @Allied aircraft losses
! E c' @ Q( j8 H$ |F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed+ U/ _5 _$ \: g" E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
5 y% t/ _' ?" |; g+ H s( K( VSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
) ~$ D3 p3 ]0 R3 ]+ o0 W* HTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships2 \# E$ m+ m5 e8 A4 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 10 ]) c) A/ Y' J
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire% V! B* \+ n! r; [1 L8 u* R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 J5 x6 ^; E+ p/ s
0 O# V' @8 B" m0 }3 q3 _Aircraft Attacking:+ x' W* I/ m/ S1 q: Q% R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) W, B+ V5 V4 R: ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 O7 q2 ?$ h3 [6 h& c& G) f0 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. I9 A$ r) ]2 C8 a. k
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ k1 f' G9 j( N+ L+ C2 k 1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 v( X: k0 `2 h( ]5 T( U 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' W2 B( g" C4 w5 M9 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: K8 o8 `% h/ |0 w7 L 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# Z. U7 E$ R5 Q2 X" l1 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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Japanese aircraft' e. m1 l$ p( F# `2 |5 O
A6M2 Zero x 20
, d9 `/ y( u0 Q: N& FD3A Val x 36( g8 L4 v# |- Y. I/ d
B5N Kate x 37
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) b6 L8 W1 t" JF4F-3 Wildcat x 10: s% l8 d1 g' ~) n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
: j; Y' Y' I- a4 `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed I5 l* ~) b5 d
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged( t- a% I8 C; o, D& z( A. e7 u# x# Z
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 F2 I* B# H1 `8 g, E1 M% R xF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
6 N3 {# `$ c" B9 v3 ~6 B( NF4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 B/ R" p' U4 \9 i5 A
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Allied Ships
! ^+ m& O8 }# wCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) C1 [3 ~- S0 V: _" Z. v) v/ HCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' B* ]* Y6 ^4 L
CA Astoria! s& u) |) N9 N! Y
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
- s/ p3 i3 v9 k# M- PDD Patterson
% b* M; c% `* n% R* ^CA New Orleans8 _4 p( a+ ~& T. i
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Aircraft Attacking:1 k( i; _/ s6 I2 X8 J# p, Z* M
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! N9 ^% k' v" w8 f/ S& M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 s. T* {1 Y& ?, B3 N% R* g 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
D. ]) G- i5 X4 |2 E8 |6 t( A! w 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# f: V2 T) n' n+ W0 c1 v- s; V
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. w- k* C1 y/ @; R% C k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 _6 X4 H9 U5 Y. \& H( z
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ O7 @2 q. k# U7 v: ~, x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 q# k, _& ^- w. y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 p* q* M- {1 f T. d9 \7 | j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" C! C* q2 V. T) S9 U$ v- F2 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* K" _ G. X$ x! w/ S. e( p
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- A& v9 K( v; ?; l 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( h$ l, c/ B* \2 K# ^* ] 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ t! |0 n6 M; v( W9 L: L6 U3 N
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: m( b' T) N: m, y) W x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ L) |7 b* l! O2 M# @5 i
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |