AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships
4 ]" P* K3 U. S) u) {' rSS I-28, hits 11 x+ L( N& o* [* M) T0 }9 E
! {" S+ l9 V+ N$ m+ ]( F: k0 cAllied Ships; C! J7 G7 i0 _6 \0 Q, `! G7 J
CA Shropshire2 R2 \# ` b2 b/ ~! f+ @8 u
DD Dewey
4 T5 Z6 P" [# `' qDD Russell
2 F$ E7 ~# e8 @5 P, @CA Portland# B8 g" E5 y0 {- a6 A, d% I0 y& H
DD Arunta3 q' G8 Q8 h4 h: R! i* i
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1 h6 T2 o: \ [: }& L$ ADay Air attack on Lae , at 54,877 U( i8 Z9 r, T9 }/ d+ O R* T
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- |$ c5 V, m6 M) C+ AAllied aircraft9 g* @( Y% {8 N* g; W
P-39D Airacobra x 25
* v. I! B; Y: A7 x" H4 rA-20B Boston x 33/ e+ _* f" K1 V* Z: {
B-25C Mitchell x 15
% E, K2 |% G3 U/ iB-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses9 I' e/ H6 F* o9 g% J. t6 h& S) t
) Z: b7 P+ k1 X) D9 @Japanese ground losses:
3 s+ n6 p' r) H/ Y+ a125 casualties reported
9 P5 e {) l2 b1 R. ~2 \Guns lost 1
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8 X1 f: N, T# _$ g0 ]; B4 i4 N- \4 PAirbase hits 4
7 S' k4 ?) P# L. ^7 Z5 bRunway hits 66& f3 o8 z' c4 h* j$ g( X
2 F8 u4 r; x' W% Q9 h4 l5 b3 UAircraft Attacking:
7 \0 {# l; X3 L 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( c' s& P. }* L# i) x
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
) m! A, @$ k7 }$ d% u 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! h8 _' B" l) A- q6 {6 x/ V+ B 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet$ u4 E9 y- N& i/ Q6 \6 t! M5 o
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
' b% _4 j7 ~4 m. Z 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet) o3 ^+ N% N/ m& `! z
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet/ O4 @9 }7 e4 f+ B9 W
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. n: d, C0 T8 G3 ^8 W 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet! L" N' m6 W3 e; }$ N) R
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet/ j: s: T: G6 q: l) f0 H2 v
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet: H9 U' R: y8 U
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
' c0 B3 v8 [# s! O9 w, o 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet# i5 r- L) R; U/ }, S( k
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
# d$ l1 O9 L/ K) |" ? 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- m: U' y0 G/ a 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
" a" P. M5 I# u% t' K b- r0 J 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet2 d: z9 D' n; c5 d, f$ K
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet+ \4 V/ r. G( }( T
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 9
1 p+ }" J1 X7 XA6M2 Zero x 320 ^$ n9 d9 B8 ]8 W6 k
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Allied aircraft
- h$ h6 H3 |8 H: ~& AF4F-4 Wildcat x 21) ^7 `' a* u* d; p+ v) P
SBD Dauntless x 49
% Z$ n$ l1 \ b& `* OTBD Devastator x 15
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# l" H8 _. g j+ E. `. aJapanese aircraft losses8 U( d( T) u2 z5 `" u
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 ^; { R0 h; a9 r
6 j6 J9 u2 B7 Y, @6 ^6 JAllied aircraft losses
F! G3 l- _2 w7 W: y: YF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
( }4 P6 `- j! |2 Y. xSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
* b; Y3 i+ t) k! O/ {& \7 T$ bTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged& u/ A5 q; N+ V7 i
& o9 h ] ]5 _9 NJapanese Ships
* i7 h8 _& J) w' H& k' `DD Mochizuki( ~9 B& b5 i, {) e
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
9 v: [% r( r9 ^DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ]5 g! n( N! w& u% W
DD Yuzuki
5 O, C$ n& y3 f: X8 t0 hDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 ^+ C& z [. ^- ]% D3 SDD Asanagi
" _+ a' g) z% y& f" {+ Q. E8 }DD Akebono. _' F! K! Q! i- |2 c4 ^. C
DD Sazanami
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$ d" Q. {3 `4 ~; |5 Z# IAircraft Attacking:& v5 T! J3 l9 q. Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 T- h( u$ z$ z& Q& S# w 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) c0 H4 f4 K# E) K5 V& D$ K0 X 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* X9 g- ?9 z0 v6 o; F4 B1 g j4 S 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' {0 \& d6 `9 L* X5 D3 z$ t t: q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 z$ g4 o, v& a' X3 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 i" y {5 L% [) M1 u' d; D3 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; S! Y# L6 G3 P% k! u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ j' \3 ~6 R1 p( L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; B1 K8 }- s, L1 U v ?" ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- u$ p6 Z- p1 y0 M6 s" y9 E. M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! m# B3 P: _6 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* G) j b# r' W( K; |: A% C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G; C9 b+ S! l/ m
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 D& H) Z! e0 y! P. \& S 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 ?' c$ o6 m4 ^ C$ t7 S' }
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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9 U E! q q2 X* _. bJapanese aircraft a- p7 j' k+ E7 ^# n
A6M2-N Rufe x 9& I( ~' ~1 D# K
A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft
* l: r0 h" k1 K4 L+ w3 [9 ?F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
5 r+ b3 x9 w* V4 f! W. oSBD Dauntless x 34
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' y2 w0 d- o; w5 G) cJapanese aircraft losses
# G* q8 x9 V9 a. y0 v+ X& WA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
- m5 l7 S& e$ N3 T2 qA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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( P4 R: V$ h' C6 [' K+ IAllied aircraft losses3 f1 F8 `& }' H3 |1 i+ \: H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 P& h% F& w2 Z, f! W/ @SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged2 H% U7 V7 U: }& a
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Japanese Ships
r8 T( i, M. v( c; w! i1 OAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 v/ `6 e3 ]9 s! O: \+ r
AP Tofuku Maru
2 h# k2 s) I v5 ]. ^AK Sagami Maru
( v! s6 d7 Q5 F0 o0 tAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. s7 {0 H2 `0 M' |, N9 KAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* _$ Z3 @1 f- S9 j5 t8 L
AP Ryotaku Maru
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- W# f4 X: A, ?0 zJapanese ground losses:
. P7 Z! o( \7 I7 O/ ]' I189 casualties reported5 d! X! N- d/ ^9 u \: m* f7 X
Guns lost 17 P$ ~3 T# U1 B; S4 g
+ C/ V" e3 v% b/ x7 uAircraft Attacking:
$ ]4 a5 q0 o" {0 Z; G w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 _& n2 G4 V1 z+ v/ v' S2 @) x2 g 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ~6 ?/ z. H% E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. u+ {3 n6 v3 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ w7 I8 n7 {! r& _. i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 t0 f, b9 m; O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ |" P* O- w; W! E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1033 C! f* K7 X7 ~9 c9 V' R9 d: Z, q
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 105 m2 `- K- @2 P& ]9 ^+ c
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Allied aircraft
8 h- b$ ~& r+ y' J4 NSBD Dauntless x 158 z/ o# m% b( c6 h& n. P& E
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 u1 P) O; e' {+ YSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed/ i5 u% a$ i, t! u
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Japanese Ships
9 v7 g, S, f4 J' pAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage8 j" h/ n# W/ R8 T" \, c4 R4 h
AP Tarushima Maru; j3 Q; X) \5 ?3 R) m1 H: c+ I
AP Chihaya Maru0 D: K" f4 x* l
AK Asahisan Maru
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; S" d$ \% o+ ]2 P4 M ?# \) QAircraft Attacking:! a* n* h/ k9 Q8 v5 i3 L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 k, m" D4 B( ^1 e* f8 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! v9 T& F; g% Q9 l, }- M2 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 d, F$ o; o! g2 ^# f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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/ o: v( u- }# CDay Air attack on TF at 70,104 W' V, C4 H& M; {1 |# Q+ y
6 Q/ E" W4 b" l& K9 r' CJapanese aircraft
, s" w* t, N1 K _& i- X$ w u% cA6M2 Zero x 49
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8 E! t' S& I2 p0 p$ X1 M/ h! CAllied aircraft$ K8 I/ ^ F' U0 @3 m7 A) x; a1 k; K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
3 \+ z" X- Z% V1 |8 ?3 W6 G9 Q# z& m* dF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* r. D v/ o8 s( ?7 {% XSBD Dauntless x 62
1 c+ C& {0 B: [# h& TTBD Devastator x 5' ?* Y; M7 |3 u0 ~( i/ c+ e% n- ?
% F2 d: d; N/ T) [; Q3 C1 ~Japanese aircraft losses
5 y+ ~+ ?8 @7 @, M4 E, T2 pA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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( a7 j P2 D7 H; \3 Z9 GAllied aircraft losses+ Y4 k/ `+ s6 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed) @1 \: k! N9 l. {! ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
( `5 h/ e' G$ z$ DSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged Z0 R, L0 f# W0 r+ r! ]1 x
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships) N2 l; ]; D- V" f, G& c' {7 Y, X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1" W9 J( R. }& U$ V
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( V6 C' \4 t! x! H1 yCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
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1 E3 w5 d, Z- t9 X9 O( }Aircraft Attacking:( x# h$ {0 [2 ^0 t, v; H4 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x% ?+ B7 X) p# k" o, |/ I$ M& {* W
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- j* r b, I/ c {' k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( \- l3 b4 T1 t, f, C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet f) V. v0 m. ?8 y v6 K
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 r3 G1 P$ y1 {- r, _8 r4 W0 _ 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ ~* T5 v4 B4 N+ i* j8 v5 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 W! U; ~: U+ u) U; \4 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 L6 V3 m6 b) a& G% `7 m" |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ l& i4 _+ ]5 `5 Z/ n 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; m @+ B9 U2 E9 \) z% b$ B. q8 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,1041 ~; @- q6 w0 ~6 H! V4 c
7 |8 Z7 m' l2 r6 m/ ^1 Z: M' DJapanese aircraft
0 H M% n8 I- F$ L. K1 O# dA6M2 Zero x 208 n1 q: A) q0 C( ?' m
D3A Val x 36
1 ^& K! W; _8 uB5N Kate x 37' z' V1 ?8 l- K2 ?1 e- H
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Allied aircraft4 S+ U+ q( C( A. g: W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
# z- X: h. C+ r9 l) yF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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; {( h+ T7 Q ~1 ^ P$ w- Q5 ]Japanese aircraft losses
$ m @" F3 M) ~3 m/ ~- p9 gA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% s8 e7 V/ k, y* q
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged' q2 q% p" \7 h- ]7 t
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged* c4 s: V6 E5 n
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Allied aircraft losses: F3 z9 r+ o! a+ a# j/ T
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, ]! k, H% g5 d4 [# _, n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 X' y: A1 a3 [. |9 y; e y& z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; ~: A1 H# B* x9 t, A/ P3 r; v
CA Astoria
9 a5 u; z, `6 R9 |2 gCA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
?+ S5 T4 {: ~2 [9 W2 A! HDD Patterson
8 r _+ [3 Y3 D, r5 g) TCA New Orleans
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' x3 J4 o: y. z) l4 c# V1 i* wAircraft Attacking:
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) J- }+ p+ K4 B0 N( B+ f/ N" @
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( c3 B; e7 u7 @+ Q. h4 F: _
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 s- Z+ s: T, A+ |4 G, G$ m [- Q 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 o' [+ t& U1 X c/ F, Y 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. l x* q, w/ S$ _ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 p, x& H7 [$ t: C7 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; W! H4 [/ C, h ?% o 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 i" k {2 n3 G0 K3 A# G2 P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, ?; o9 l! z; t: y8 N) A2 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
~7 a2 w1 v/ [3 T: L, Q* I 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 T' D4 t3 j0 V+ @# D" K1 b. x
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 D. z$ q' T! ~8 E
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! z& ], D$ x5 n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! j: o; O4 {3 X3 x; a' s- m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 I, X0 i6 Y/ n3 m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 D5 C. C0 z. n# d6 ?0 g6 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: c/ g" L! {0 }
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |