AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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: d& y* s$ t Y& YSub attack at 70,107
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Japanese Ships ~ X% o' M/ e3 c
SS I-28, hits 1
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" A3 V3 i& I @9 X& o, AAllied Ships7 I3 F- Z! K2 X) ~- H
CA Shropshire Y2 w( t+ N" M# \& O* H
DD Dewey! I' m" \$ N0 h2 z8 Y% I+ P& W5 V. M/ W
DD Russell/ |* n9 ? I0 L. p) S: O* q, J
CA Portland
/ e- d% S! ^$ b0 h. RDD Arunta
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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0 ?5 Y* O1 P) M: X/ L$ xAllied aircraft8 R7 i, T( A% h7 n
P-39D Airacobra x 258 g6 W5 p: g! u7 [+ N. K: D0 F" f! s
A-20B Boston x 33
( {0 u+ W) e, _2 g1 i+ {% X* A" l# yB-25C Mitchell x 15 S5 I5 N' |! V9 Q
B-26B Marauder x 30% V* C) E2 e a s
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6 c @4 y: s+ c% M5 Y, ?6 Y7 T, rNo Allied losses1 }. l( ?$ ^9 U# P( ^! j* K
0 ^: ]6 v- v. KJapanese ground losses:
- D2 U8 j* Q k* `125 casualties reported. G% b" @- Q: c5 p! l0 w" R& x% q
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 42 r: h( k* Z, I
Runway hits 66; D6 \, P3 `; V
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Aircraft Attacking:, P) k5 T5 c, w4 @- x* S' o
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet& j$ r+ ?7 w& |# Z( T
14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet8 ^; n) V3 X$ C4 `0 A, t
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
; Y1 ]2 I+ ~# W& { 5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet' R X4 {. a( n2 h( ]/ {
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
p; B0 {$ S E: c: s$ t# v3 c 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
/ r/ a v) Z$ D# X' M. f 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet- k1 H% V% ]5 o) G& \$ {
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet4 w: K2 W2 `6 w5 Z3 F& P
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
6 A3 M, l- K7 g6 D$ ^# b) Y0 f 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet, l2 Q( t" }8 F
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
3 h( l, W& ^+ k- @5 H" ^ 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
! C0 v5 G9 ]$ V% L 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet* D! ?1 J' g2 P% ~+ b
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet3 [$ S- [7 s1 u
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet' R: [# j. D, D; g6 N
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
- k" T9 [- ?- u4 Q 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
* {( s, @' ~0 s: h 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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# [/ c! Z" F# H- hJapanese aircraft
$ D$ [4 p5 W8 Y) P* P- r% qA6M2-N Rufe x 9
+ r% e0 b. k# i5 P S* o. a. }A6M2 Zero x 32- O- }/ ~) w3 d/ [# F; b8 V3 K2 g
: ]+ [3 [" S7 Q% [" p; d7 uAllied aircraft( f% z& ]) t3 ~. j& ]. T( T. C/ G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& a3 \: L/ \2 k* t/ P
SBD Dauntless x 49+ H# y+ V9 a" w
TBD Devastator x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 _$ q3 ]+ r. `9 v, iA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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7 l M/ |! V6 u- U3 C8 P Z7 SAllied aircraft losses
* o& ]. B- V+ j( C1 ^( dF4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
. O$ A# b) e }' b$ YSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
m8 P' S" {5 R5 }- Q1 GTBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged0 D7 N' d! o/ K1 r
8 l. M0 t( A$ n- ]! d1 LJapanese Ships8 b( o+ e5 l' a: V. s. n- }
DD Mochizuki
) {4 g# |1 @1 f7 yCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 1
( L- `, P8 S8 m% T' x$ p' B) wDD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- n! B' m7 j& ~5 |; s: O2 o {DD Yuzuki
8 c5 O, S* }9 c5 DDD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ e! t9 b G: `( Y' NDD Asanagi
6 x9 ~ K0 t: }/ t: N2 o* V5 y- cDD Akebono2 K' S; d: ~5 w: l
DD Sazanami
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6 ]& \+ x7 ? s; \Aircraft Attacking:1 N$ ]- C( Q+ Q. \+ o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 L1 a8 C4 J F4 ?; V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 s* `! z. l- F" t# v p6 b( F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' M9 e' R3 | K( o9 j" a3 S3 o
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ I0 L" y$ A$ L3 r7 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& l9 [7 z! c/ X; \- P+ P5 f% ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 k9 ?' S* n/ i1 r3 W8 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" I9 G, ^ F0 K' \ s7 Z" P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, J5 j7 R& H+ L4 E- h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- w' r( E l' g' _; g+ v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% A- |& b& ?6 |' |3 u( z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 y4 K& E' W6 o$ [" H. m
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ B. ]$ P) Y7 i: Q! {: x 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,1038 C/ a M2 s: {2 O+ v
, Q p- X& c1 TJapanese aircraft t3 x& ?2 C+ q3 w2 Z) t" K
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
3 s: A1 k0 T( K! S4 K) JA6M2 Zero x 28
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( a4 r4 d3 ]( @& l1 @F4F-3 Wildcat x 21# |- t( Q' o7 d3 Q4 n5 ?
SBD Dauntless x 34) Q$ `2 z+ J2 j( e! [# m
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Japanese aircraft losses
) m! ^6 O% D, r! GA6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed3 {9 t$ |# O/ f3 ?" ^
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 |4 `. @+ U" `- K; [, r
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Allied aircraft losses) g# c+ A! Z- U8 _) X- P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged$ |: I6 O! t4 a( L* F" @
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged9 y/ Z3 M# I! ~( w# l! f
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AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; l0 t8 o5 _, a! f7 vAP Tofuku Maru# E4 ?4 D! T2 V% G- k8 i; S% c( w
AK Sagami Maru
& [3 S/ c& {0 d" ^' U! m. P, M# qAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 F4 W8 e9 u* W3 c
AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ {4 N' p5 v, i: xAP Ryotaku Maru
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3 t/ w4 Z/ Y& T3 B0 j6 c5 T* j( a1 EJapanese ground losses:
: a* e, A( a; P: v$ g$ q0 ^189 casualties reported
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^ P( T8 k2 e8 r% ?; S3 v* O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ H6 [2 x) t2 U J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Y( K$ ` y" @( X' t4 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. ~/ h3 O2 G1 g" r+ u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 I, p; z. m3 g% p; A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* p6 u! E& {. @4 u5 K7 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 i% d- J$ S1 H' j$ R% j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( c; w4 L1 l2 g; |. @
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& h- ^2 {$ Q& S" e% |Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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_9 O6 E5 b6 \) KJapanese aircraft0 ^7 \$ y/ u! Z. k+ f+ m
A6M2-N Rufe x 37 D* _; N) n5 L+ b8 p. P0 n* B
A6M2 Zero x 109 C. R$ z7 Y9 _" U+ m
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Allied aircraft) j% |, q1 B! e3 N: m! J [% P# l
SBD Dauntless x 152 }/ M" U* O: ^1 P7 v0 N
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No Japanese losses" E' ]' V: o9 Q. J3 M
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7 r! v# \9 s6 D9 \9 u& l1 A' cSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed- U6 P( _' x9 U6 K' ]1 o- ^
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AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage! `- {* C3 B& H a& E: [1 @# K# t
AP Tarushima Maru/ V' l" l2 h8 j9 y
AP Chihaya Maru
. T1 Q- }" D. \# u1 f# K& YAK Asahisan Maru$ B$ J% T+ a5 Q. B
! z, _# D! P( T- J5 G* o+ RAircraft Attacking:$ s; ?1 s# U5 F& B! h% X" x3 p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- S4 N6 R0 X) X& F0 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! D- p. s& k0 v8 {8 D; h* K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& L6 e" b6 N5 B: K( I; v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 `" T5 z0 f2 v
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Japanese aircraft3 d. j0 @! \7 a- O( _! x
A6M2 Zero x 494 t# S& Z( W% H3 s4 d
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Allied aircraft
# R' F6 }: Z! r8 K4 R+ p% o& ?F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
2 T% F+ K8 M8 a' dF4F-4 Wildcat x 80 _( W1 n% h& M
SBD Dauntless x 62
9 p# z$ K+ y$ A! `9 [) b6 |TBD Devastator x 5/ R) q% \2 f. L
% o ~, j* _' s2 n, [; C$ CJapanese aircraft losses% U6 ]7 U3 K" [& w+ C+ q$ n0 p! g
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 s6 M' T2 a, ~& ~1 y3 M- hF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed0 Z9 g$ Z+ c5 D6 q) o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
1 x f4 s; N) N% s3 g! zSBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged
* \2 K$ ], _1 \/ Q! e+ R+ DTBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1/ L+ w% v# K$ L7 @
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire q& t6 E; j" u4 z, f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 y1 I7 h* @: |
( U. B, F u# S5 C" t4 PAircraft Attacking:
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3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [- \; j" o9 H+ S0 {2 [0 i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 S* c" @& }7 M; i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, H `) n1 ?7 {3 c
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet' _7 z, j* l2 g; ~6 E0 k7 z
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& V* D! Y7 o' ~+ E& s4 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( z! X( h: [; M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ |( ?5 @$ D# n* S8 [& l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Q, K5 [/ c$ v7 b% v% P$ x 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Z5 i6 Z4 y$ r' M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 72,104
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8 V$ I0 C3 n% s* m/ {4 i1 sJapanese aircraft
9 ^# q( A7 @ y# R0 j2 s* j" aA6M2 Zero x 20
/ e2 ?2 M) z: N( O/ u( I* G1 lD3A Val x 364 X2 D4 t4 c$ r! _/ m4 T6 E4 u
B5N Kate x 37
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Allied aircraft2 r4 B- j( r9 v: B9 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
$ u( T0 F4 X9 R U: E: y L/ HF4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
- I5 j- F+ K$ q0 J$ QA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 ]" B1 i! G& F+ C4 `
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged5 Y2 X3 |! Z1 @; M( H
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged1 T3 Z/ v2 K1 e; j' X& z
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- L: |4 j) w( F! bF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed; x! P. h* M+ d2 l, B2 S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 S8 B2 ?' R: ICV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- {" F0 n; n, |0 G- \& E9 T
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) b, Y9 k# @7 V" v, p/ d" N! M
CA Astoria8 H' J. R( }8 `2 a& `4 e
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1
+ Y9 {. J$ h% w, l. L8 FDD Patterson. U3 d e$ ~: n! _1 o( O
CA New Orleans
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5 ]' D7 U+ y; \. a3 [ 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 T& \: Y* L; k7 D+ C$ Y: G6 n 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% i6 u2 L0 c; Z7 p0 \ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. r3 h; C1 u6 _7 _& @# `5 v. g
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 r% S% L% R- R0 a% M0 ` 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 I) {5 C" O9 e+ ~. a 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: ]$ v! Z* `7 B0 P0 q' @
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 b! O1 C" W9 x4 N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: b, g; o6 g! _, t$ `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. c x0 a; _# r
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( F# ~2 R( b% z; r4 f% F5 Z, |4 N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ \0 I% x" F1 N+ X0 K" K5 n 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ l5 V. e5 z- E. b" {$ n
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" y F+ T" i! v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, {8 w, R% |, w/ [ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* \( G% v+ @, J+ k/ r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 _+ E8 R! t9 H5 _5 Q9 x# U 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |