AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42
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Sub attack at 70,107( C; d$ _7 _" b. ^% W: N7 e
2 D- i" ?- b) {6 DJapanese Ships' U+ N/ y; j! g( H
SS I-28, hits 13 z8 B- `( Y: Z( q0 T% o
# _" \* v( w7 P, T+ t* JAllied Ships! N: z" ^4 s1 S6 h+ R/ z
CA Shropshire
( s+ | ~/ m* D! VDD Dewey
0 x$ @, x! j* I& T fDD Russell
) f8 q4 c, Z- y: l+ X7 MCA Portland
: V, S8 {' G2 p+ N$ iDD Arunta
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" U) G1 _; A" @- v: lDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87% M6 N1 }# F0 l2 f7 z' L3 f: a1 a
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P-39D Airacobra x 25
# {( G# h0 @) ]* P+ e+ U+ {1 uA-20B Boston x 33
7 s5 m. U# s. E7 q& A- TB-25C Mitchell x 158 E, T6 L F1 U- ]* U% s
B-26B Marauder x 30
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No Allied losses& o9 S2 C" S4 ]% M* f8 F
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Japanese ground losses:8 H5 b. h3 q4 o' v8 ]
125 casualties reported
6 W8 V# a( O. p. ?' X% YGuns lost 19 Y! R7 y7 M+ k1 I
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Airbase hits 45 G* p2 J# F4 s4 w- T! D
Runway hits 66
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# x' \0 i2 g8 b2 vAircraft Attacking:
7 k% y5 `$ `, {) M5 V+ o" o, z 6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
% {# W' q# z! {2 Q9 M* C14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet0 `; m3 A' q$ G9 J" b2 ]9 [/ Z$ o
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet O4 `* y2 M" Q- s- {$ c" p
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
. \) X) ~: t7 D0 i 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
7 V4 k/ I$ F: a( [; V/ H( Q 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 C: f" [) |, i5 R
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet* i6 X( I0 @7 Z# s5 K6 p' L8 D
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet% ]/ N2 R1 b+ b' T& }
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
8 l' B/ z6 h) `# ^& a) N# p; v 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 r7 T- E" D+ d7 F 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet
$ [0 f' w, E7 K) I 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet( F" n" e3 M4 t' _" Q: q
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet9 ~8 n6 s$ m6 @# p( i! l( w
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet1 y: r, o* Z7 P) U: a# ]6 J
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet8 E4 ^; ]! a# c' |4 \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet7 c2 y5 i. F( D; q
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet6 `. A1 c y, |( ~; j
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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9 E" D2 W: v {) x4 O$ {Japanese aircraft
' S, I, h/ y% s6 C! [% ZA6M2-N Rufe x 9
9 ~1 Z/ |9 @! i: I, i5 ^A6M2 Zero x 32
2 g0 G4 h. ?+ k$ e- |- V
7 l& ?6 I5 {) H. ? H6 wAllied aircraft
- k4 U$ i6 ]4 o1 Y; WF4F-4 Wildcat x 21, s% i, e9 ^, w
SBD Dauntless x 490 c: u/ Q1 I; f7 r2 g) ?
TBD Devastator x 15
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! S4 ~/ ~2 A4 b- b4 TJapanese aircraft losses+ l" A8 S- g: l& H8 ? I5 u
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
5 V0 a: U( C6 x* \) e 9 i6 t) j5 U6 ?$ ?& m6 _
Allied aircraft losses$ E* e4 s0 M0 j# r8 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
, M7 Q$ y% b: F" _% x0 JSBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged4 D+ s6 b n& m0 O) E) ]& w3 s+ p
TBD Devastator: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 k& N$ X# g6 s9 t l( PJapanese Ships
/ K& ^0 m6 D+ ^6 J: |0 BDD Mochizuki
! C- u- r% A- Q' c+ ~* h j9 UCS Nisshin, Bomb hits 19 j' Z9 S8 w$ F7 i
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 e' V. ^) o @1 A8 B! BDD Yuzuki- b4 e# r$ _& \. ~5 R
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( b! g4 s: w- S6 yDD Asanagi
' P3 e4 _" a) ADD Akebono- \5 W6 u0 g0 v* J2 [) q
DD Sazanami
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Aircraft Attacking:* f+ l( |1 j" l. i9 q4 Z+ m; t
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 R) O1 v u: t+ p: M! n% w
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ w3 t+ I! ^1 W( V8 K- i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 v, K* g) t; q/ ` 2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 n3 M2 g* L$ D) t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ]7 Y8 @! t: f8 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! G _+ d$ }! B1 j4 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- V. w: c7 f. @2 ~* V+ L4 S1 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" k8 ^5 U' t: l8 z5 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 f8 d# }) Y7 Q5 u, h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- P4 P! J. \( P& E, h1 e! O. \1 h# i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- w' l& T+ i) ?: _9 i. f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" n7 e0 ?" A; s$ r4 n2 k! i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* W$ ?- E1 M0 _ 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 O2 l' b# w' U6 n; y/ c( n 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet: s3 H# u( B$ t- i% X4 s
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,103
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2 ~1 @$ @8 M% i3 }: }Japanese aircraft8 e2 ?& L+ l2 g# o1 Y5 o
A6M2-N Rufe x 91 X. C* O& p0 l
A6M2 Zero x 28
9 x# Y) h& k6 {' j' q' r; p 6 B, ~8 C# J8 Q
Allied aircraft( V6 I' Q" L/ I& x7 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
/ i$ C: T$ n/ f6 B) uSBD Dauntless x 34+ ]& O5 J T+ u" l0 y. i
Q! e0 V& t5 D3 ~) [2 c2 \4 `Japanese aircraft losses$ D# o8 v) @6 o
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed, ?2 d# X! Y+ N0 @9 P- \
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 o9 p# j+ X" `4 eF4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 u* z6 k9 N9 G0 t& kSBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged& t* D7 B! y' ~6 M
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Japanese Ships
3 z+ g# P1 Z# _2 U9 vAP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ Q, d. E5 m; T* k: c9 |" A
AP Tofuku Maru
( v, ?! A0 I8 q8 p& G; X) wAK Sagami Maru8 r5 j$ @# T( u, k- T( u
AK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% Y0 I! i/ {9 B: ~5 k: rAP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ J5 v9 U; D: {3 D5 ?" ~ C0 YAP Ryotaku Maru5 E$ J o0 _" ^. |" R' f
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Japanese ground losses:
1 C* j* A& k1 c3 h i+ r189 casualties reported
" u2 i% T9 k5 W9 q, ?2 p" `Guns lost 1# n, s$ n! R' x! N$ u
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Aircraft Attacking:
( U4 ~2 {' i1 L& h# U! H1 o% m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, J9 J! w" w( L% m' z; F- p k
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 R& X: a# l/ y6 X8 W' P+ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" L& K1 t \/ h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet s; a( S! q9 f9 \: S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- z* `6 `/ J6 G+ u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 b( _8 u" a& w0 ?6 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 n! A# d' J3 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: K3 S& @9 z% Z' q! Z2 S. \
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0 T8 l+ M7 ]+ R- c: pDay Air attack on TF at 70,103
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3, P' e* }# ]! q7 f8 f2 n# N
A6M2 Zero x 10" ~" f+ G% b3 }1 k' N% f3 E
" R" A: V) u* D2 Q8 LAllied aircraft
& l% M* t7 `* D: w( WSBD Dauntless x 15
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No Japanese losses
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5 e# t9 T ~9 i7 p3 d' mSBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' L/ ]! I# C: O; ?+ P( bAP Yamakuni Maru, on fire, heavy damage
( m& e1 D+ T" f" b& ~2 cAP Tarushima Maru# E5 Y! F; j7 q; i' T( @+ _
AP Chihaya Maru# k4 E5 m6 ~/ K; c) C' c; {
AK Asahisan Maru$ m3 A) w* I6 n4 h3 @, e! p
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ J6 p a; ]9 M0 ?) I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% @& Q% | t9 F) k* h& `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: `3 Q( V- p" _7 E# u/ _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' C, T- ~ b( U8 d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 p) R5 r z( o) q" }Day Air attack on TF at 70,1048 Z% ?; E2 |) N) o( i9 A
7 I8 z2 X0 c$ wJapanese aircraft
. I: i2 V8 v1 g( hA6M2 Zero x 49
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% _7 d1 m( ?" L2 PAllied aircraft
8 L6 p4 y2 }% E3 l4 V( q* ?; AF4F-3 Wildcat x 107 Q/ E }4 Z9 l! q2 n0 I: n8 M2 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. r4 J3 i, W9 o& c7 LSBD Dauntless x 62
+ g9 i" ?5 D% Q3 oTBD Devastator x 5, {. g' [9 f! y1 f3 Z) {
8 K5 y8 M, c* I+ [Japanese aircraft losses- v% B/ l& d1 |$ _# |8 V0 Y4 o4 C
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged8 s& U8 l" ]$ [$ R0 Z# g- C( V' r! Q
. s) Z8 E" u p9 `- h2 t% h+ NAllied aircraft losses
* ?1 G& z: ]6 }. S, fF4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
+ `$ L4 Y3 X4 e _: n8 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
E% f9 a& l& \SBD Dauntless: 28 destroyed, 6 damaged" I) e' t0 n3 G% I% M3 _3 g
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed
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+ i" H" `4 ^' s: XJapanese Ships. i( G4 I: j$ P/ {/ U9 Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
1 l( f3 J& x: c8 F- LCVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; R1 b/ V/ s$ b0 o; GCV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 J- g$ a9 F* n
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ F6 p/ F6 n! e! Y4 k% m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 j# J& F! X4 @2 O4 {: y* O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# q; g4 P4 y' } Z, Y. O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* m1 |" W: T. o+ B* O' Y8 E
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" p; x8 {+ a2 f6 Q
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% m+ L2 v! ]" C0 A. L/ J4 S6 s; E 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 s1 b, J( w. H9 `0 b- B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: I/ Z5 {1 Z, @& f' ?9 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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3 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
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D3A Val x 36
! A# P2 y( Q$ \$ @5 VB5N Kate x 37; o: l% i# V+ v- g$ M( N6 n
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' V0 m7 P& m9 C/ t; q( A' h1 D% H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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( [* Z, F/ e$ q; h' M% u1 OJapanese aircraft losses/ @- b7 f" H( z) ?/ q* X _" L$ L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ n5 K& l: j v& hD3A Val: 5 destroyed, 19 damaged
+ s! Y, J7 z {" {3 J0 |" zB5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged2 _4 q2 n n; @- @( X
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Allied aircraft losses* a! H& q( A' d0 @; l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! {! L* l- Y7 L5 {F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. Y4 W+ O3 q6 N1 T: }
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CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ [" `( b# f4 Z+ D6 w$ n* yCV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* x. ^* H9 [/ M2 h
CA Astoria$ s. K2 k7 L6 c4 [- Q( f" q1 A
CA Shropshire, Bomb hits 1% d" J/ F; d0 K J) W
DD Patterson
# Z5 A8 u9 L j% p/ iCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:7 @% f! W8 a5 P- ]. Z; z8 x6 k ]
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( V# {+ S" p9 x% P$ M2 U p! V
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* r) E) q, h9 l 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ V+ X- j; q* p* ` 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 D4 \6 ]7 N; V 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ a. s: G7 V2 z9 ?1 U( ]5 p 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' \/ c; ?8 A) m/ ~3 w. o
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 j9 |3 x: ^ \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 k2 i5 C' _( c# W. I; O 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ~& C# ^: N/ q0 l L7 F 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- K2 v0 d3 D. N3 J; M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 @7 y v$ ^# {
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- ~* E7 R _1 O( _ Q: C- _( U( M4 \6 ? 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 ~. a: H6 s' y* Q) c, _7 i( g; k 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; u- y; R# J/ E- T/ j
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 E4 g1 ^6 Q- I7 [& i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ X: M& G0 x% I4 i1 B0 V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 s$ u% u* Y7 [3 b/ y ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# e; _$ v% K" p" T
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |